Post by judyb on Mar 23, 2018 12:52:38 GMT -5
DAY 7
"Just for today" is a key slogan in Nicotine Anonymous. "Just for today, I will not smoke." You may
reassess the situation tomorrow, whereupon you may decide to smoke again. Thus, your only
problem is getting through today. In the years to come, if you want to smoke, say to yourself, "Well,
maybe tomorrow." Tomorrow, one hopes, you will decide you can get through tomorrow. This takes
the chill off making a lifetime decision. The thought of forever may be too much to contemplate. And
if tomorrow seems too close to forever, there's "just for the next 7 minutes I will not smoke."
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DAY 8
Congratulations! Your first and worst week without cigarettes is over. It is not, however, time to relax
your vigilance. Instead, count your blessings. You look better, you smell better, and you're welcome
wherever you go. You are probably enjoying your food more, too. Few great cooks are smokers, as
smokers generally lack both the passion for food and the nose for it. You may, however, now be
demonstrating an obsession with food that you'd rather not have, and you should take certain
precautions.
If you crave sweets, suck on lemon drops or Life Savers. Bowls of sunflower seeds around the house
are diverting. Keep plenty of fruit, juice, and ice water on hand, and fill the fridge with ready to eat
vegetable snacks. You can use the vitamins; as a smoker, you needed more and absorbed less. And
eat good square meals, remembering that the US Government recommends that we all eat five to
seven servings of fruit and vegetables each day. This is no time to diet. Chew gum if you must, but
bear in mind that some people find gum chewing even more irritating than smoking
from: www.amazon.com/Meditations-Surviving-Without-Cigarettes-Wanning/dp/0380769166
"Just for today" is a key slogan in Nicotine Anonymous. "Just for today, I will not smoke." You may
reassess the situation tomorrow, whereupon you may decide to smoke again. Thus, your only
problem is getting through today. In the years to come, if you want to smoke, say to yourself, "Well,
maybe tomorrow." Tomorrow, one hopes, you will decide you can get through tomorrow. This takes
the chill off making a lifetime decision. The thought of forever may be too much to contemplate. And
if tomorrow seems too close to forever, there's "just for the next 7 minutes I will not smoke."
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DAY 8
Congratulations! Your first and worst week without cigarettes is over. It is not, however, time to relax
your vigilance. Instead, count your blessings. You look better, you smell better, and you're welcome
wherever you go. You are probably enjoying your food more, too. Few great cooks are smokers, as
smokers generally lack both the passion for food and the nose for it. You may, however, now be
demonstrating an obsession with food that you'd rather not have, and you should take certain
precautions.
If you crave sweets, suck on lemon drops or Life Savers. Bowls of sunflower seeds around the house
are diverting. Keep plenty of fruit, juice, and ice water on hand, and fill the fridge with ready to eat
vegetable snacks. You can use the vitamins; as a smoker, you needed more and absorbed less. And
eat good square meals, remembering that the US Government recommends that we all eat five to
seven servings of fruit and vegetables each day. This is no time to diet. Chew gum if you must, but
bear in mind that some people find gum chewing even more irritating than smoking
from: www.amazon.com/Meditations-Surviving-Without-Cigarettes-Wanning/dp/0380769166