I cheated

bird1218 · 08-07-2007, 07:07 PM

Not on the diet.

But I did smoke.

I had been quit for 31 days. Today was a horrible horrible day, (I have a 3 year old) and was losing my mind so I smoked.

As soon as my husband came home, I forked them over and quit again.

Now let's hope I don't go and eat a box of cookies.

Brenda · 08-08-2007, 07:23 AM

Well you have a good attitude and obviously WANT to quit. Good luck - you CAN do it. Does your DH smoke?

myhrmayd · 08-11-2007, 09:08 AM

(((hugs)))
You didn't blow you quitting...I know every time I cheated, I felt like I had failed, so why even try again.

BUT!! I'm here to tell you, that I smoked for 12 years and I quit cold turkey 3 1/2 years ago and if I can do it...ANYONE can...THIS MEANS YOU!!

The one thing that saved me was SUNFLOWER SEEDS!! Smoking is all about the oral fixation, having something to do with your hands and your mouth at the same time, so shelled sunflower seeds are a great way to handle that fixation.

Another thing that helped me was to know that any craving is like an anxiety attack;

IT WILL ONLY LAST A MAXIMUM OF 3 MINUTES

If you're having a mad craving, just time yourself and keep repeating this mantra:

"I only have to make it thru this minute...any minute after that is not a concern"

You only have to make it thru this minute...

((hugs))

Christine

08-07-2007, 07:07 PM	#1
bird1218 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11 Gallery: bird1218 Stats: 210/191/130 WOE: South Beach Start Date: August 2007	I cheated Not on the diet. But I did smoke. I had been quit for 31 days. Today was a horrible horrible day, (I have a 3 year old) and was losing my mind so I smoked. As soon as my husband came home, I forked them over and quit again. Now let's hope I don't go and eat a box of cookies.

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08-08-2007, 07:23 AM	#2
Brenda Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 5,048 Gallery: Brenda Stats: 168/??/140 5'8" (44 yo) WOE: Atkins	Well you have a good attitude and obviously WANT to quit. Good luck - you CAN do it. Does your DH smoke?

08-11-2007, 09:08 AM	#3
myhrmayd Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 252 Gallery: myhrmayd Stats: 5'10.5 ~154.2/125/130.0 WOE: Atkins Induction Start Date: Restart 2/18/2008	(((hugs))) You didn't blow you quitting...I know every time I cheated, I felt like I had failed, so why even try again. BUT!! I'm here to tell you, that I smoked for 12 years and I quit cold turkey 3 1/2 years ago and if I can do it...ANYONE can...THIS MEANS YOU!! The one thing that saved me was SUNFLOWER SEEDS!! Smoking is all about the oral fixation, having something to do with your hands and your mouth at the same time, so shelled sunflower seeds are a great way to handle that fixation. Another thing that helped me was to know that any craving is like an anxiety attack; IT WILL ONLY LAST A MAXIMUM OF 3 MINUTES If you're having a mad craving, just time yourself and keep repeating this mantra: "I only have to make it thru this minute...any minute after that is not a concern" You only have to make it thru this minute... ((hugs)) Christine