Yup, it's now nearly 3 weeks since I last inhaled. And it's been bloody hard. Both Furry and I started on the Champix nearly 4 weeks ago. The idea is that you smoke "normally" for the first 7-14 days, and then pick a day to give up. What we found is that once we started on the pills, we became much more aware of our smoking. And for myself, in particular, I realised just how many of my smokes were habitual.Got to work, opened the practice, turned on the computer, unlocked the filing cabinet?
Yup, time to REWARD myself with a fag.
Finished an hectic patient session, taken 40 phone calls, replied to 12 idiot emails??
Yup, time to REWARD myself with a fag.
Not killed that 45th "We're not selling you anything, we're just dong a survey" unsolicited phone call??
Yup, I DESERVE a fag.
It was only when I stated really identifying nicotine cravings from perceived rewards, that I realised just how much I was relying on ciggies to break up my day.
And one of the things I have noticed over the last nearly three weeks, is that I have so much more time on my hands!!!
But the really amazing thing is my sense of smell and taste. Even when I was smoking 30+ ciggies a day, I had a pretty amazing sense of smell and taste, and yes, I heard all the hype about your sense of smell returning, but I really didn't believe it. But last night, my wonderful next door neighbour was cooking up a storm, and I thought I was going to swoon from the sheer overpowering goodness that wafted into my house on the wind! My house and office smell so much nicer, my clothes fresher, and food tastes so much better!
Also, I am apparently MUCH nicer to kiss now that I don't have morning breath like a badger's bum.
There are still times when I find myself getting up from my office and heading out to have a "weather check", without even knowing it, but it's about 3 months before the new habit of NOT smoking becomes really ingrained.
So that's my final say on it. I am bloody proud of myself for doing it. I still "crave" a fag several times a day, but I am not going to give in. And I am not going to turn into one of those fundie rabid anti-smokers, either. But if you drop by either CFdM or the House of Fur and Purple love over the next 3 months, please leave the fags in the car.
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