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Guess Who's Back... Back Again! * 09/07/2005 12:48 am
Okay, so it's been almost a year since I've written here... my bad! I need to start up again, though, so here I am. The main thing going on right now is that we are quitting smoking... we HAVE to do it, not only for the obvious health reasons, but because we flat-out can't afford it anymore. Between the price of cigs going up, and the price of gas going insane (and G's daily 3-hour commute), it's really not a matter of choice. Plus, we did have a small scare a couple of weeks ago - G was having chest pains and we were in the ER for over 6 hours. The good news is it wasn't his heart (his dad had 9 - yes, that's NINE - heart attacks before he died.) But it was enough to scare us and make us realize that neither of us is really ready yet to 'check out'. I want to grow old with this man.So anyway, it's now Wednesday, September 7th at 12:55 am. I had my very last cigarette on Tuesday, September 6th at about 9:00 am. I slept from around 1pm until 11pm - with chemical help, of course - but it's not even been a full day yet and I'm struggling. Since I'm already on the medication (Wellbutrin if prescribed for depression, Zyban if prescribed for smoking cessation, but EXACTLY the same drug), I'm not really having any physical withdrawal symptoms to speak of. BUT... I really would like a cigarette!!! I have the patches and the lozenges - G says the lozenges work for him, and I've tried a couple and they do seem to help. I've used the patches in the past and I have a few from my last quit attempt. I also have to watch the over-eating... I really don't want to gain even more weight!
So, that's the biggest thing happening for the moment. Lots more to write about - I'll fill in the gaps a little at a time.