over 45 quitters show yourselfs

Present... I can take a deep breath without wheezing AND I think my heart palps are going away! Yaaaaaaa! :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 63 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 507 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $236.25 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 5 [B]Seconds:[/B] 20

Another VIP Fresh Air Freak Arrives

Congratulations SweetPea! I'm impressed! Way to go! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 46 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 371 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $172.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17

50 to 99 Cruise Ship Departing for the Century Beach!

(Stormy sneaks around the corner) BOO! I'm here! Hi guys! I've been watching from a distance for awhile now. Wow, I'm impressed by this cruise ship...NICE! :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 51 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 411 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $191.25 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 36 [B]Seconds:[/B] 32

Stormy is 51 days

Thanks everyone! It's so good to have you all for support and encouragement. Today was rather challenging, but all I can do is go with the flow. Thanks so much to each and every one of you. I'm going to relax on the ship and find some peace and tranquility for awhile. Where's my bikini?? I am SOOOO ready. Hey Princess, may I join you on deck 16?. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 53 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 424 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $198.75 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 34

Keep this quiet will ya?

Congratulations CybrDuke! 6 Months is truly awesome! :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 52 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 422 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $195 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7

This is unreal Smoke-Free Days: 515

Cool stats skypark. Congratulations! :8|: [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 52 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 422 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $195 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 29

This Coming Weekend Trip

Hi, My husband and I are planning a weekend trip to visit my family. I only get to see them 3-4 times a year and it's always good to see them, however, this trip will be different and I have some concerns. Both my sisters smoke and we were always used to going outside my Mom's house(no smoking allowed inside) for "smoke breaks" together whenever I visited, and to catch up on each others lives. I guess you could say that was our "sister time". Since my quit, I have pretty much stayed home and haven't been exposed to smokers, except for occasionally walking past someone standing outside a public place getting their "fix". Back home is like "land of the smokers", so I feel somewhat weary, instead of the usual excitedness, as I still feel so vulnerable with my quit at this point. It's been tough for me to maintain my quit, and it's even been a bit shaky at times recently, so this has me worried. Also, normally during our drive, we would stop at certain places for a "break" and I always looked forward to them. Now, it's going to feel different, not the normal routine that I got accustomed to and anticipated. Now THERE is going to be some empty feelings. I just can't get into this trip and feel the excitement as I normally do. I guess my concerns outweigh my excitement this time. I actually dread it. My husband says I will be the shining example to my family, but I feel more like I'm trying to be someone I'm not, someone who is just putting up a "front". Does that make sense? I have been doing what I can to avoid any additional anxieties. The doctor says I have GAD and I don't handle medications to treat it very well, so I basically just cope as best I can. I'm not making excuses, but at this point, I REALLY don't need any additional anxieties at this time, as I feel like I am barely hanging on to my quit. I know it's been 8 weeks now, but it isn't necessarily easier for me just yet. I guess everybody handles their own quit in their own way and time frame varies in the amount it can take to get over it. I guess it really is all about attitude, but at this point, my attitude isn't rising forth in a positive way, it's more like cowering in the corner, requesting not to be seen or heard. It's kind of like keeping an old wound covered with a bandage for fear of exposi

This Coming Weekend Trip

Thanks everyone for the vote of confidence. I will certainly let you know how everything went after I get back. Picture this: Lil Stormy inching her way forward with tiny little steps, as she keeps looking timidly back to her SSC friends while they urge her along with shouts of praises, "GO ON STORMY! YOU CAN DO IT! THAT'S THE WAY! ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER! AND DON'T WORRY, WE'LL BE HERE FOR YOU"! Sorry, I let my thoughts take over there. :blush: [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 58 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 469 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $217.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 9 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49

This Coming Weekend Trip

Windy, Yes, I will let you know how it goes. I know what you're feeling. The pressures and the guilty feelings, all very familiar that just leaves you feeling defeated. But I knew that I didn't want to have this battle going on with me forever and just decided to stop putting it off. Time to stop making those lame excuses so I decided It's MY life and I intend to take it back. I was so sick and tired of this addiction being a constant issue and I had to be the one to put a stop to it. I am doing this one day at a time, just like you. You know what.....There really IS life after cigarettes! Just stick to your guns and with the right attitude, we will see this as nothing more than a distant memory. HANG TOUGH, We can do this. :)

Nicotine Dreaming

Those "Nic" dreams are something else aren't they? I've dreamed that my husband was laying out cigarettes throughout the house for me. A few here a few there, a couple packs here, a carton there. I'd see them and say to myself, "Well, I guess he doesn't mind then, oooKKKK"! But at the same time when I'm gathering them up, I feel sooo nervous about smoking it as I put one to my lips and start to light it, when I suddenly woke up. It's rather amusing once you think about it. :)