Quitting smoking - Part 37

[Bread]

Jeezus Christ this shit is bonkers! Good luck sir.

 

[Mudcat]

Day two recap: I think I made it through the worst of it.

That's right. You've got it by the throat now.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

Day three recap:

Things got a bit easier. I only had a few really strong cravings. I still had a mild cough. My airways began to clear up. I can't get enough liquids today. I'm downing water like a fish. My throat feels strange and almost tickles as I drink it. We're in the home stretch. If I can make it through today and day 5, I think I've got it kicked. This time it's for keeps. I'm never going through this shit again.

 

[Bread]

BOL sir. One of the good habits to kick.

 

[kato]

great news mf

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

Thanks, guys. This little daily journal is actually helping me stay on course. The last thing I wanna do is come in here and say it was all for nothing.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

And waking up at 9:30 AM?!?!? Who the fuck gets up this early? Farmers? WTF?!?!?

 

[kato]

Thanks, guys. This little daily journal is actually helping me stay on course. The last thing I wanna do is come in here and say it was all for nothing.

no homo

i am looking up to you for doing this

 

[MrMonkey]

Seriously MF, if you can do this it would be tremendous! My day was a heavy smoker starting in his teens. Before I was born (was in his early 30's) had a growth removed from his throat and doc told him to stop. Doesn't know how he did it, but just stopped completely! Keep it up buddy!

 

[wal66]

Keep fighting the fight MF'er. Good for you.


Focker, on an unrelated subject, will you be posting plays as you did last week? One pro to another, I found it interesting to track.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

Well, day four and day five were rather uneventful.

I still have a little cough, but it doesn't hurt like it did. I went through as stressful of a day as possible yesterday with 14 hours of action. While Auburn and LSU both gave me thoughts of saying "fuck it," I managed to stay on track.

The progression of my cravings has gone like this in under a week:

1. I NEED A MOTHER FUCKING CIGARETTE RIGHT NOW!!!!!!
2. I should be having a cigarette right now. Where is my pack? Oh yeah. I'm trying to quit.
3. Hmm. A cigarette would be nice right now. No. I quit.
4. Meh. Cigarette? Meh.

Subtle changes:
I can smell things a lot better even though that's not always a good thing. I needed a ton of liquids the past couple of days, and I find myself spitting a lot as my mouth is seemingly used to being dehydrated by smoke. The twitching and joint weirdness has subsided as well.

It seems I'm on track. I'm not about to call it a success yet, however.

 

[Blitty]

Nice work. Keep it up.

 

[Mudcat]

That sounds like the normal progression and you are right where you should be. Excellent work!

 

[mcbaseball10]

Glad to hear you are sticking to the plan MF. Has to take a lot of mental strength to overcome such a strong addiction.

 

[reno cool]

The meh part doesn't last. You're gonna have to stay constantly vigilant if you are to quit for good.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

I'm beginning to lose track of the number of days it has been. I still have a cough. It's like a smoker's cough which seems like a weird name since I never had it when I smoked. I think my body is just trying to get used to all of this oxygen it's getting now. My sinuses still seem a little congested. I might take some sort of antihistamine and see if I can clear them out that way. I really can't wait until all of this is over. What a stupid fucking habit.

 

[Bread]

You're a good man, Charlie Brown.

 

[Bread]

You're a good man, Charlie Brown.