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15 years ago 0 42 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Newbies please check in :)

hello all, I have been quit for 138 days now, I have been using champix with little or no side effects. I still want a cig and I miss them but I am managing to stay away. I cant stand to see people smoking because I want one and I do not go anywhere near smokers right now.  I think I will always miss it but hope I will soon stop the craving for one. I will admit it gets easier and I can go longer without craving but it`s still there.  The reason I joined this forum now is because the last couple of days have been really rough and I seem to be thinking of going to Mac`s for a pack. there I said it.
14 years ago 0 42 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
please be honest

When do the cravings start to ease off?  I mean, when will the day come when its not the first thing on my mind  when I wake up and the last thing on my mind before I sleep? Obviously it`s not as bad as it was the first few days but how long before i feel like I have won the fight.
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/17/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 164
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,100
Amount Saved: $1,312.00
Life Gained:
Days: 23 Hrs: 5 Mins: 49 Seconds: 29

14 years ago 0 42 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
please be honest

Thank you all for your opinions, it was good to hear it wasn`t just me. I needed to know if something was wrong with my quit, I have to agree about thinking positive and telling yourself NO, I just don`t like the constant back and forth my mind plays.  As long as I know other people also still have or had the same feelings I feel a bit better.  Sometimes I feel like the 7th week and the tenth week is here all over again.  Though I managed to get through them without a single puff I found them to be tough weeks. Some weeks are easier than others and when I pass someone who is smoking I have to admit, I love the smell. I still cannot go near anyone who smokes for fear of asking for one and if someone handed me a smoke right now, I would smoke it.   I want to keep this quit but it is very hard. thanks for being honest.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/17/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 165
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,125
Amount Saved: $1,320.00
Life Gained:
Days: 23 Hrs: 7 Mins: 16 Seconds: 12

14 years ago 0 42 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
excellent campaign

Wow, powerful stuff Deb, you have come so far and maybe it`s good for you to get that out , another reason to stay quit. 
 


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/17/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 165
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,125
Amount Saved: $1,320.00
Life Gained:
Days: 23 Hrs: 7 Mins: 18 Seconds: 0

14 years ago 0 42 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
please be honest

Thanks Bob, I am hoping to start a new thought regime today, god only knows how I have stayed away from smoking this long so far. I know being busy the crave slips away some then comes crashing through the front door as soon as it`s time for a break. Today I am going to start yelling at my craves, luckily I am alone so the only person to feel like an idiot is me but no witnesses.  I wish for a calm day in my life for a change.   good luck on your quit as well though you have a much better attitude than I do.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/17/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 165
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,125
Amount Saved: $1,320.00
Life Gained:
Days: 23 Hrs: 7 Mins: 20 Seconds: 52

14 years ago 0 42 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
please be honest

Thank you all for the posts, I am so happy to know I am not the only one who still gets the craves, I was really starting to think it was not worth it but it has reinforced my will to keep my quit and i don`t feel so alone. thanks all.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/17/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 165
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,125
Amount Saved: $1,320.00
Life Gained:
Days: 23 Hrs: 7 Mins: 59 Seconds: 45

14 years ago 0 42 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
This post is for anyone who is thinking about starting back.

Just for anyone who doesn`t want to go all the way back to page one
14 years ago 0 42 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
please be honest

Any newbie reading these posts would probably flip out thinking five months and still going crazy? what I mean to say is it does get easier as you go along, there are some good days and some bad but there is in your life also, with or without smoking. I may be crying the blues right now but I also am very proud of my quit. Please any new people don`t read into this more than is there, in each month we all face new things in our fight for freedom. I am just having some problems at this point in my quit. Needed to know others face the same feelings at some point.
We all knew is was not going to be easy but again, it does indeed get easier as you learn how to cope. Thanks all for the advice, it helped.


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/17/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 165
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,125
Amount Saved: $1,320.00
Life Gained:
Days: 23 Hrs: 9 Mins: 1 Seconds: 2

14 years ago 0 42 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
checking in :-)

Yikes,,, good going Bob, no way I could have done that,,least I don`t think I could.
When I get a bad crave I always say,,,,the next person who comes along I am asking for a smoke..as if I would but when I tell myself that somehow I feel better.  whatever works right?


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/17/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 166
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,150
Amount Saved: $1,328.00
Life Gained:
Days: 23 Hrs: 12 Mins: 30 Seconds: 13

14 years ago 0 42 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
costly poisoning

cigs in Canada have been over 10 bucks for awhile now though you can still get cheap cigs (no Name) for about 7  bucks.  when I smoked I didnt really care how much they were, when you are addicted it doesn`t really matter as long as you have your fix.  Now that I have quit I can see how much I really spent and it shocks me.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/17/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 167
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,175
Amount Saved: $1,336.00
Life Gained:
Days: 23 Hrs: 15 Mins: 22 Seconds: 32