**Coming up on 3 Months***

Feb 26th will make 3 months STOP for me.. It will also be my 40th Birthday.. YES I said it I will be 40! And OMG I can barely believe that I quit smoking before I was 40 thats freaking awesome I am proud of myself even if it has taken me over 5 years later to the date I said I would quit at.. I promised myself years ago I would quit before I was 35 well I didn't make it but at lass I finally done it!

I wont ever smoke again its creapy it stinks it makes me wonder how the hell I done it so damn long :D
Sure I think about it.. but then think why would I want to do this to myself again.. I am finally getting semi healthy and I can actually breath when its needed :P

I'm just glad my clothes house car and myself doesn't smell so shitty any more!
Any how I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!!

I also hope........ Everyone has a Happy Valentines Day!

xoxo
Babs

Day #9 The Chantix Way!

Today was a prety normal day - I didn't struggle much with out smoking / was even around smokers it only irritated me.. actually made my nose run to be around the smoke.

I find that odd since it's only been 3 days for me.

20+ years of smoking lol I still dont know why I ever wasted so much money and good health.

I really hope things keep going this good, I'm not saying I don't want ever.. Because I still do at times but only when I actually sit and think about it.

or find myself in a situation where I would normaly light up like after meals and so forth. I picked up Crochet again after many years just to keep my hands busy LOL*

Ok I am headed to bed..
I really appreciate all the support I am getting from the people leaving me comments..
It really means alot to me to see theres others out there willing to help and offer advice!
You are all great!

xoxo
Babs

Day #8 on Chantix

2nd day with out smoking I'm not crying I really don't want to smoke but I can say I do think about it every so often more so often then every so lol*

But I'm not letting it get to me.. and since I don't find comfort in food or candy I'm kinda screwed. I made muffins thinking it would make me feel better lol* I was like gross! So yeah I ate one feed the other one to the dogs.

Has anyone out there had their doctor cut the dose of the pills down to one a day?
I really don't see the point in taking two I take one right before bed and then another one when I wake up I feel its a bit silly to take one that effects me while I sleep.

Another problem I have found with Chantix is I guess I didn't realize they are time released until the other day when my stomache was burning. I have always had a wee bit of a problem with time released pills :/

Any how I will report more tomorrow :D~ have a good nigth everyone~
xx
Babs

Day #7 One day behind again!

I'm so tired all the time I have no energy to intertwine - I wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep.. my system is all screwed up!

Its probably not the chantix its probably me and this sleeping disorder I seem to have from time to time. What can I do about it I refuse sleeping pills or any other type of drug that will make me sleep.. keep the toxins out I don't want them!

Today is my quit day let's see if I can do it let's see if I have faith in myself to just walk away.. I hate cigarettes never did like them wonder why I ever smoked? I must of been crazy to fall prey to such a horrible toxic life steeler!

I have 4 cigarettes left I'll smoke them just to end them then I am throwing everything away! I will spend the rest of the week scrubing my house and washing my clothes I dont want to smell it any more. It only smells like death knocking at my door!
My hands have more constructive things they need to do - like painting a picture or writing to you!
I know if I can beat this there is nothing I can not beat - and I am striving to be the winner!
Wish me luck!

xoxo
Babs

Day #2 the Chantix Way!

Ahh today I have taken pill #2 Yes for now I am still smoking -
The program works like this:

Week 1:
The first 3 days you take 1 pill the other 4 days you take 1 Pill in the morning 1 Pill at night.During this week you keep smoking, and set your quit date for the second week.

Week 2: Take 1 Pill in the morning 1 Pill at night - NO smoking.

Week 3-? you take them the same way you do week 2 until you are finished with the program.

You have a year suscription to their quit program that has live support to help you with your quit. Chantix also has a website that you can log into that helps with your quit.

Even with this just being the second day since I have started Chantix (varenicline) I notice a difference, I really do not have the desire to smoke nearly as much as I was one day ago.

You maybe have heard rumors of people having nacious side effects from Chantix I suppose people sometimes do. I haven't had any type of side effects yet.

The directions read "take with plently of water" however the woman that told me about these pils told me she takes hers with her morning coffee and she never gets sick.. however she told me her sister and best friend both take them with big glasses of water and both get nacious from them.

I probably will keep a day to day post of my progress with my quit and Chantix =-)