Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Hi there Ray! My smoking update: 61 hours without a cigarette. Yeah me! My surgery is not going to be until August at the soonest, so I am quitting (or should I say I HAVE quit) smoking way before the surgery. I, unliike you, am not one for double challenges, and rather than deal with both challenges, I probably would have just wound up smoking, so I had to quit before the surgery, if that makes any sense. I know with my wisdom teeth, even though I was told not to, I left the doctor's office and immediately proceeded to contaminate my mouth with all the toxins I could find (neatly rolled in a piece of paper with a convinient, but apparently useless, filter at the end). Somewhat self-destructive, but that's what cigarettes will do to you. So anyway, I have a recipie for you, you are probably close to " real " food though, so I don't know if you need it or not. I also am not sure how nutritious it is, but it is really good. There is juice in it... ORANGE JULIUS Ingredients ************** 1 - 6 oz. can frozen orange juice 1 cup milk 1 cup water 1/4 cup sugar (or less to taste) 1 tsp. vanilla 5 - 6 ice cubes Procedure ************* Place all ingredients in blender. Blend about 30 seconds. Serve. Alright, that's all, Bye-bye Kim > > Ray, > > > > It's great to hear that all goes well. How goes the smoking? In > > your post yesterday you said you had your first " real " craving for a > > cigarette, I just wanted to make sure you didn't cave into it. I am > > also attempting to quit smoking (pre-op though). When was the last > > cigarette you had? > > > > I'm looking forward to my next round of appointments at the end of > > June when I can tell my surgeon, ortho, and dentist that I quit! > > > > Keep your chin up! > > > > Kim > > Thank you Kim ;-) > > I had my last cigarette on the evening before, at about 10 PM (a few > minutes beofre going to bed). And no, I didn't restart since my last big > craving neither. It's not easy, but it's feasible. I think that what helped > the most is that I couldn't smoke for four days at the hospital. It's usually > agreed upon that the tougher days are the first 3 days. After that, the > cravings are tougher, but less frequent. Until you have none anymore. > > I did quit in 2000. It lasted a year and a half. Stupid me, while on vacation, > I did the unimaginable.. I asked my friend for only one cigarette. There I was, > 24 hours later, with a pack of my own. > > This time, I know the consequences, I know the benefits, I know the traps. > > I encourgage you to stop at least two weeks before the surgery, but hey, > anything will help. My surgeon said that smokers usually have a tougher time > when they remove the breathing tube because of the stuff our lungs are filled > with because of the cigarette. If you stop two weeks before, you won't cough > that much (I know I didn't, but I was already slowing down the weeks before), > and you better your chances of succeeding, because you'll be facing only one > issue, that is, quit eating :-) > > I'm a mad person, I like double challenges.. ! > > Finally, I did set up goals for myself. A few things I've been wanting for sometimes, > and in a case, some years, that will now be possible for me to have (a new > lens for my camera, a laptop, etc.) > > That's it! > > Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 > Hi there Ray! My smoking update: 61 hours without a cigarette. > Yeah me! My surgery is not going to be until August at the soonest, > so I am quitting (or should I say I HAVE quit) smoking way before the > surgery. I, unliike you, am not one for double challenges, and > rather than deal with both challenges, I probably would have just > wound up smoking, so I had to quit before the surgery, if that makes > any sense. I know with my wisdom teeth, even though I was told not > to, I left the doctor's office and immediately proceeded to > contaminate my mouth with all the toxins I could find (neatly rolled > in a piece of paper with a convinient, but apparently useless, filter > at the end). Somewhat self-destructive, but that's what cigarettes > will do to you. So anyway, I have a recipie for you, you are > probably close to " real " food though, so I don't know if you need it > or not. I also am not sure how nutritious it is, but it is really > good. There is juice in it... > > ORANGE JULIUS > > > Ingredients > ************** > 1 - 6 oz. can frozen orange juice > 1 cup milk > 1 cup water > 1/4 cup sugar (or less to taste) > 1 tsp. vanilla > 5 - 6 ice cubes > > > Procedure > ************* > Place all ingredients in blender. Blend about 30 seconds. Serve. > > > Alright, that's all, > Bye-bye > Kim Thanks Kim for the recipe, I'll print it right away! As for the smoking, I congratulate you... 61 hours, it's close the tougher mark of 72 hours, at which point, it comes easier. Hang in there, you're gonna make it, I'm sure! You've done a great thing for you, bravo! I just had my friend visiting me this evening. My roomate and her smoke all evening, whitout me feeling the need to have a cigarette. I'd say I'm passed the trouble zone my self ;-) It's been 10 days now for me, and still no relapse!! Woohoo! Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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