tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51013133146049785592012-02-16T08:35:00.992-06:00Quitting Through ChristSinInRetrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092634109224586229noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101313314604978559.post-25050104593330441892007-12-03T00:08:00.001-06:002007-12-03T00:08:56.798-06:00

This is the end of day two of my stop-smoking attempt.  It hasn't been a resounding success, but it has been okay.  I did have an unexpected set-back. Apparently, the nicotine replacement lozenges I was using were either too strong, taken too frequently, or I just can't tolerate them.  I purchased the 4 mg. strength based on the recommendation on the box.  It said to use at least 9 per day for

SinInRetrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092634109224586229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101313314604978559.post-79203120727913147332007-12-01T11:15:00.001-06:002007-12-01T11:15:57.260-06:00

Well, I have been awake for a little over an hour with no cigarette.  That really doesn't sound like much of an accomplishment, does it?  The mornings have always been my worst time, though.  Normally, I would have had at least two cigarettes by now. The nicotine replacement lozenges are taking some getting used to.  The taste actually isn't that bad.  You are not supposed to suck on them or

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I have smoked since I was 14, and I am now 34. 20 years is a long time to abuse a body. I know all the medical warnings. I know the recommendations for quitting smoking, the reasons I should quit, the economic factors, and the stigma attached to Christian smokers. This will be my fourth serious attempt to quit. So what is the difference this time? I don't know except that it just feels

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