OQS Day 7 – First of Many Milestones

Today marks 1 week exactly since I quit smoking and to be honest I am amazed at how I am not craving at all and how easy it all seems looking back on quitting. I am at the point where I have been able to be around others smoking and don’t even feel tempted to smoke at all. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised as I was always adamant that my smoking habit was exactly that, a bad habit that I developed from boredom and social events.

The only thing I have experienced at random moments is kind of like a weird day dreamy haze where I start thinking I should have a smoke but not because I am craving it but purely as a habitual reaction. Daydreaming is probably the best description I could give to explain it. Of course when this has occurred I simply snap out of it immediately and then I am all good 🙂 This happened to me at work whilst having a chat with my boss and he looked at me like I was on the gear or something!

As I mentioned in my last post, the next part of my plan is to start getting stuck back into the gym and getting healthy overall. Once again having been so big and lost so much weight I know that exercise is made up of 2 important ingredients, these being MENTAL STRENGTH and HABIT.

I have no issues in the MENTAL STRENGTH and not to brag but I never really have in my opinion as I believe it stems from my STUBBORNNESS. Some would argue that they are the same thing (that’s a whole different discussion) but basically if someone says I cant do something then there is no stopping me. So all I really need to do is get back into the HABIT of exercise which I plan on starting ASAP.

Not sure how this blog turned into a bloody diary but if your enjoying the journey than I ask that you please post a comment below and share the love via the Facebook\Twitter links below.

OQS Day 4 – Well played sir, well played….

Well it’s Day 4 of Operation Quit Smoking and I couldn’t be happier because today I didn’t have one craving at all!! I also am feeling so much better overall and I am also sleeping better too!!!

I am proud of myself because I know that not everyone can accomplish what I have over the last 4 days. I know there are still challenges ahead but my confidence is growing with everyday that passes.

Next part of my plan is to start picking up my cardio and enjoy the benefits of a clean set of lungs!

P.S: To all of you that said I couldn’t do it, thanks for the motivation 🙂

OQS Day 3 – Hump Day

Its Day 3 of Operation Quit Smoking and I am in a bit of a daze today, hard to gauge how I am feeling and how my progress is doing! I feel great but also feeling a very tired too.

I have been told constantly that my three day milestone is very significant and thats why I am pretty happy today cause I keep telling myself that every single day I put behind me smoke free should be celebrated! Having said that I am not fooling myself and I know Monday will be a HUGE test of my will power because it will be my first day at work smoke free.

I am pretty confident though as I have structure to my work day that I can alter pretty quickly and I can always keep myself busy so as not to think about smoking. Plus the guys I work with (not all) will be supportive no doubt!

I keep telling myself over and over to remember that better days are ahead and that withdrawal is a temporary condition. I must keep focused and take it one day at a time. My list of reasons to quit has also been a massive help, these being:

1. I AM KILLING MYSELF, STOP BEING AN IDIOT!
2. I will save lots and lots of money
3. I want to be healthy again and get back into the shape I was in back in June 2010
4. I am scared of dying young and the impact it will have on my family and friends
5. I want to be able to prove to all the people who have been saying that I cant do it that I can and SHOW THEM ALL!

OQS Day 2 – Back to Work….well, sort of

Well Day 2 of Operation Quit Smoking today and it was all about breaking habits. I had to work today but worked from home as I usually do on Fridays. Had plenty of work to keep me busy too which was always my plan so as to continue to keep myself distracted. I usually wake up and make myself a coffee and then would have a morning smoke but not today. Decided not to even have the coffee which I have heard is good to cut out also when your going cold turkey. As you can imagine it was hard to calm at times but at least I didn’t lose it like this guy LOL!

One thing I did noticed today is that the cravings, when they do occur, are now not as strong even after only 2 days. Anyways, I have survived Day 2 pretty well and now I have the weekend to get through.

OQS Day 1 – Let the Battle Begin!

Well I am on the verge of closing out Day 1 of Operation Quit Smoking and to be honest I am feeling pretty good. I thought I would be down at the local police station in lockup by now after going postal but I am still a free man 😛

I went for a walk down to the beach this morning to try and clear my mind and the rest of the day I have just been trying to keep myself occupied so as not to think about smoking. There has really only been one moment today that I had a bad craving, I was cleaning up in the kitchen and I found and empty pack of smokes on top of the microwave.

So I am pretty happy with how things have progressed so far but I am not a fool to think that I have already won too. Its only the 1st day however every minute not smoking is a victory. The poster below gave me a reason to smile today 🙂

Operation Quit Smoking

OK, so here I go, I am on the verge of quitting smoking and have dedicated to start on Australia Day. As I sit here beating my chest repeating “YOU CAN DO IT” to myself I thought it would be a good idea to blog my experience. The idea being that I can jot down whatever I am thinking of at that precise moment during the hard few days that lay ahead.

Last couple of days have been tough after losing a few people very close to me and I guess that is just extra motivation for me to do this. For the record, I quit approx 5 years ago and only started smoking again around March last year. This will be the 2nd time I am taking the “cold-turkey” approach and I am confident that I can do it!

One little mental trick I used last time which I will using again is to list the the reasons why I want to quit. Sounds pretty straight forward I know but it would amaze you how many people tuck these things away so as to avoid having to quite. My list is quite simple really:

1. I AM KILLING MYSELF, STOP BEING AN IDIOT!
2. I will save lots and lots of money
3. I want to be healthy again and get back into the shape I was in back in June 2010
4. I am scared of dying young and the impact it will have on my family and friends
5. I want to be able to prove to all the people who have been saying that I cant do it that I can and SHOW THEM ALL!

This list will be with me for the next 4 crucial days as my body slowly stops to crave nicotine. For those of you that have read this I hope I can count on your support 🙂

2011 Review for 3cardmagictrick.com

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,800 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 30 trips to carry that many people.

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My 2010 In Review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,800 times in 2010. That’s about 4 full 747s.

 

In 2010, there were 21 new posts, not bad for the first year! There were 186 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 16mb. That’s about 4 pictures per week.

The busiest day of the year was July 2nd with 199 views. The most popular post that day was La Previa – La Celeste vs Ghana – Quarter Final.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, sienzuf.wordpress.com, healthfitnesstherapy.com, images.yandex.ru, and obama-scandal-exposed.co.cc.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for damian didonato, vamos uruguay, the eliminator card trick, 6 dayts left, and witchdoctor tools.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

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La Previa – La Celeste vs Ghana – Quarter Final June 2010
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7 Days Left – The Eliminator June 2010
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La AUF estan LOCO!!!! May 2010
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FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 – The Wait Is Over! June 2010
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“OMFG, It’s Official” April 2010
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