Here I go again...
It's time now. I'm buddying with my Linda at work and this time I'm going to try really hard and really do this.
No more smoking.
Had my last one (hopefully) last night while Aaron and I were watching Order of the Phoenix. I feel ok this morning, I reached for them a few times out of sheer habit on the way into work but so far I'm ok.
I have a very strategic plan set in my head. If the cravings get to be too much, I'm going to go buy some patches. Otherwise I'm just going to rough it out. I have straws to chew on (because I will get chompy I always do when I try to quit). Every 2 days I make it without smoking 10 bucks goes into my savings account. I figure on average I get 2 packs every 2-3 days. If I make this a monetary thing I can see right away I think that will motivate me more.
As I was telling Jess last night for the first month every week I go without I'm going to buy myself something with the $ I would have spent on smokes. That way I'm not just doing this for nothing. I'm doing this because it is a complete waste of money I already don't have.
...and there's the whole health part too.
I may never quit 100% but at this point I'd feel better if I only did so when out drinking or on bowling nights, once a week even. I did the math and it's a huge chunk of change that goes into feeding this habit. I'm trying to get my shit together money wise and I'm never going to do that if I don't help the situation.
Last night I went and bought myself 2 new DS games as a kickstart motivation. Those games together cost what I would spend in smokes in 2 weeks. So as of right now I do not have the money for smokes I usually allocate. Hopefully that will be enough to keep me on the right track...that and lots of New Super Mario Bros. to play.
Wish me luck, it's been over 10 years of this...I'm going to need it.
No more smoking.
Had my last one (hopefully) last night while Aaron and I were watching Order of the Phoenix. I feel ok this morning, I reached for them a few times out of sheer habit on the way into work but so far I'm ok.
I have a very strategic plan set in my head. If the cravings get to be too much, I'm going to go buy some patches. Otherwise I'm just going to rough it out. I have straws to chew on (because I will get chompy I always do when I try to quit). Every 2 days I make it without smoking 10 bucks goes into my savings account. I figure on average I get 2 packs every 2-3 days. If I make this a monetary thing I can see right away I think that will motivate me more.
As I was telling Jess last night for the first month every week I go without I'm going to buy myself something with the $ I would have spent on smokes. That way I'm not just doing this for nothing. I'm doing this because it is a complete waste of money I already don't have.
...and there's the whole health part too.
I may never quit 100% but at this point I'd feel better if I only did so when out drinking or on bowling nights, once a week even. I did the math and it's a huge chunk of change that goes into feeding this habit. I'm trying to get my shit together money wise and I'm never going to do that if I don't help the situation.
Last night I went and bought myself 2 new DS games as a kickstart motivation. Those games together cost what I would spend in smokes in 2 weeks. So as of right now I do not have the money for smokes I usually allocate. Hopefully that will be enough to keep me on the right track...that and lots of New Super Mario Bros. to play.
Wish me luck, it's been over 10 years of this...I'm going to need it.