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15 years ago 0 84 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I'm flipping out!

the most important thing to remember is yes, everyone's quit is different.  some people can do it all at once, others cannot. some do it cold turkey - others do not.   i do believe, however, that smoking ONE cigarette is SMOKING.  you are not quitting yet.   maybe you aren't ready to...but one cigarette counts.   it is nothing to beat yourself up over..and in the long run..one is better than 20.....but one is one and it counts.   we are all supportive of your attempts...your success...we will be here for failures and bumps in the road.  you will be a non-smoker when you realize that a cigarette IS not your friend regardless of what it promises....your first real day of non smoking is when that ONE cigarette is not part of it.  it will happen when you're ready...and it's okay if it isn't today....try and stay strong....i cried every day for the first two weeks...i dropped things and bumped into people - i was on edge and sad and moody and felt like i lost my best friend...i had, in a way...that marlboro was there for me through every hard time i ever had.   amazing that my life is still not easy and yet i am surviving..i guess it was me all along and not the marlboro.    please keep trying...we do not judge...those of us who are into this for a few months know how much better we feel physically, emotionally and financially and we wish the same for you.  so...here we are...and good luck.     please keep trying.  NotOnePuffEver.


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 342
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 10,260
Amount Saved: $4,360.50
Life Gained:
Days: 40 Hrs: 4 Mins: 27 Seconds: 16

15 years ago 0 84 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Am I Dreaming?????

wow.  the dreams.   remember them well.   in the early ones i ran around looking for smokes...found them, lit up and coughed so much i woke myself up.  woke up thrilled it was a dream.  the next series of dreams involved me stamping them out...looking for matches...borrowing matches...bumming cigs...exhausting.  again, woke up relived.   a few weeks later the dreams involved cigs with no matches - or wind tunnels - or broken cigs....which led to the dreams about putting out other peoples cigs and finding broken ones all over the house.    it seems that my subconscious was giving me 'dream messages' according to where i was in my quit....each dream convinced me how right i was to quit - and it kept me strong and free from cheating.      i was never so tired than the days i woke up from the smoking dreams.  i even mentioned to my husband the other night that it's been a while since i had one....seems so long ago...and before you know it...it will with you as well.  keep up the good work...and remember, it's only a dream
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 342
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 10,260
Amount Saved: $4,360.50
Life Gained:
Days: 40 Hrs: 4 Mins: 28 Seconds: 53

15 years ago 0 84 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
question....

how does everyone have pictures as their Avatar? how do i do this? i am tired of being just 'sassy,' i want to be 'sassy with a face.' a non-smoking face. :)

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 342
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 10,260
Amount Saved: $4,360.50
Life Gained:
Days: 40 Hrs: 4 Mins: 51 Seconds: 9

15 years ago 0 84 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
question....

YAY! thank you!! i am a happy person now. i love this site :)

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 342
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 10,260
Amount Saved: $4,360.50
Life Gained:
Days: 40 Hrs: 4 Mins: 51 Seconds: 55

15 years ago 0 84 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
question....

glad you like Henry James. and i am not sure what you are talking about in reference to flower child.  but let;s say that when I WAS A FLOWER CHILD i was also a smoking one.   there is almost no time in my life - other than childhood - when i can say i was a non-smoker.  how cool is that - i finally can!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 343
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 10,290
Amount Saved: $4,373.25
Life Gained:
Days: 40 Hrs: 6 Mins: 31 Seconds: 39

15 years ago 0 84 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Everyone

Hi There!  Welcome!  this is the best place for you to do one of the most important things you will ever do in your life...you will start out afraid and frustrated and doubtful....but with each passing day it will get better and the quit will be easier...before you know it you will be months and months into it.    congratulate yourself for your decision...for finding 'us'...and for each cigarette you didn't smoke.    one day at a time...and i agree...NotOnePuffEver is an awesome mantra.   post often, read often and remember....we are all here to support you...you can do it!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 343
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 10,290
Amount Saved: $4,373.25
Life Gained:
Days: 40 Hrs: 6 Mins: 51 Seconds: 55

15 years ago 0 84 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Everyone

hi again.   stress? you asked the right place.   i have a super stressful job..i am a headhunter/recruiter in NYC....i see 35 people a day and they are all unemployed...i used to run out after each appt. for a smoke.     what do i do now?  i drink a lot of water, i go into an empty conference room and breathe deeply...i tell a co-worker.."i would kill for a cig right now" and the co-worker will say..."you're doing great...want gum? nuts? a walk?"  i tell people....  i ask for help.  i walk around the block.  i think to myself "wow, i would be smoking right now but i am not...how cool am i?"   i count my blessings.  i make a list of my blessings.  i make a list of reasons why i want to stay alive...i make a list of the people who will be proud of me as a non-smoker and i am always the first on the list.   you will need to learn how to be WHO YOU ARE but as a non-smoker....in the beginning of my quit i would say "how can i live without this? how will i get through my day?" and then one wonderful day you will think back to that sentence and smile...and realize that the cigarette does NOT define you.   you WILL be able to answer mail, the phone, hear bad news, good news, eat a big meal, have an arguement, make up, stay mad, forgive, have a drink, make love, get off a bus, come out of a movie and NOT HAVE A CIGARETTE AFTERWARDS.  hard to believe..but it's true.    water.  friendship.  patience.  pride.   YOU CAN DO THIS.
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 343
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 10,290
Amount Saved: $4,373.25
Life Gained:
Days: 40 Hrs: 6 Mins: 57 Seconds: 0

15 years ago 0 84 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
HELP!!!

Hi there.  Welcome.  First and foremost....No damage was done to your baby. NONE.  my mother smoked while she was pregnant with me..i am 50 now...*she smoked the entire 9 months...no one knew back in 58 just how damaging smoking was...but i came out fine...and have been fine my whole life.  Ironic though...the first chance i could - 13 years old...i picked up a cigarette...so maybe the salem cigarette smoke i was bouncing around in pre-determined this addiciton for me. So..now that we know that only active smoking can hurt your unborn - not yesterdays...you are soooooo lucky to be starting fresh. I cried every day in the beginning.  every day.  sometimes a few times a day.   then i said "okay...6 hours have passed and i am almost through day one".   i wasn't crying on day five...i was adjusting.    It is a struggle, yes...i still want a cigarette from time to time and still have to remind myself that i am a non-smoker and this is not an option.    How exciting for you...your first child.....you are a mom.   right now...this second...you are a mom.    this Mom business is bigger than a cigarette...you will protect this child from the cold and speeding cars - bad friends and stupid TV...you will dry tears and throw birthdays and possibly slam a door so loud the neighbors may raise an eyebrow or two.   So..given this incredibly wonderful opportunity...you absolutely have no options but to say "thank you for this chance" and cry.   cry loud.  call your husband and tell him i am crying bring home Smart Food popcorn.   Go buy what to expect when you're expecting.   take a nap....and tomorrow...when you wake up and say "whoa...i didn't have a cigarette yesterday'  you will be so incredibly proud of yourself....the next day will be easier.   Or not.   NotOnePuffEver has to be your new motto Mommy.   I am here, we all are...good luck and buy soft tissues.
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 344
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 10,320
Amount Saved: $4,386.00
Life Gained:
Days: 40 Hrs: 9 Mins: 18 Seconds: 35

15 years ago 0 84 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
HELP!!!

You are very very welcome....it will be a struggle but a life-changing one.....hormones will be especially crazy right now and this can work in your favor...the tears, the ups and downs...all of it can be blamed on two incredible situations...your new "quit" and your pregnancy....patience is important - and it's okay to cry.  i mean it.   it releases all sorts of stress and emotion..its cleansing..and then it's over...as long as you don't reach for a cigarette - *i hope you don't have morning sickness only because it's soooo not fun.....but i have to say if you do get it....thinking of cigarettes will be a thing of the past...all you will be craving will be dry toast and ginger-ale.   i will be checking this often...so vent away.  
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 344
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 10,320
Amount Saved: $4,386.00
Life Gained:
Days: 40 Hrs: 9 Mins: 28 Seconds: 1

15 years ago 0 84 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Miss Marple has 3 months smoke free!

Congratulations!    WHOOO HOOO.....who's better than you?   reward time!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 350
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 10,500
Amount Saved: $4,462.50
Life Gained:
Days: 41 Hrs: 2 Mins: 24 Seconds: 8