I want it NOW! I am so impaitient, which leads to frustration in my quests. I want to it all now...To quit smoking, to lose weight, to have money. I want it all and I don't want to have to fight for it.
I only smoked 10 today, didn't use the E-cig much today. Have to figure out a schedule for using it and implementing it along with the regular smokes. I can see where it can be useful to me to quit smoking, just have to figure out how to implement it's use in my daily and evening life. Interesting that I can go 7 to 8 hours during the night and not want a smoke, sleeping...but during the day when my mind is alert it seems to think about smoking a lot. Need to train my brain to think of other things. Working on that.
Only 10! Wahoooo! You're getting there!
ReplyDeleteOne of my hardest vices to give up is ice cream. Once I want it, I can't let go of it. It nags me until I have some. I try to train myself to not think about it those moments, but that rarely works. I usually end of having some eventually that day or a few days later, and then it goes away. Maybe I'm too weak, maybe the desire is too strong. Maybe it's a silly comparison because nicotine is an addictive drug and ice cream is a dessert drug. Whatever. That's the dance.
But.... the healthier I get, the less often the want comes. And that's the cool part. It's just what you said before. Our body begins adjusting to a reduced intake, and needs less, then wants less.
That's recovery. And it's coming your way, but not without a fight, because addiction is as much about the psychological aspects of behavior as it is about the physical body.
You're making progress, Mickey. Only 10 yesterday - amazing!