Welcome willpower!!! :Yes this is doable. I have slipped but one cigarette one day and a few another much later. That time reinforced my quit as I got a headache and during the night developed a sore throat. I personally feel the slip helped me but I don't recommend it. I am a long time 35 yr smoker just over a pack a day and this was my very first real honest attempt at this and I have to say I am proud of what I have done. I didn't think it possible and look what I am doing. You hang in there. Walks have helped me. Lots of water, juice, fruits and I never used to chew gum. I have gone through alot of that and mints instead of a smoke.
It is going to be a great smokeless weekend. Good luck and come back often :)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/17/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 70
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,123
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $220.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 15 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22
Still here, not often, checking in. Doing fine. No patch since March 24, and finally going most the day not thinking of a smoke. It is a great feeling. Have a great weekend everyone!!!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/17/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 77
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,321
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $242.55
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 20
Here I am. Don't post much, but I do stop in to read often. Can't believe I am where I am, toughtest journey I have ever been on. The past few days have been rough again. Not so much craving, but thinking of smoking and lots of crying which I didn't have in the beginning. Making up for it now. Try to keep myself busy with something to help keep the tears in check. Monday was bad and I still went to work in the afternoon and that helped, not sure how my eyes looked :( but I made it. I feel so much better than when I smoked that I just don't want to go back to it again, but I sure hate some of this we all go through.. Well anyway, keep up the good work all you that are starting out on this journey. We can do this!!!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/17/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 60
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,815
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $189
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 30 [B]Seconds:[/B] 50
I am feeling pretty down right now. After 60 + days I went out and bought a pack. I never even thought of buying a pack before today, I just walked in and did it without thinking, just before going to work.
Smoked a couple this afternoon and a few tonight and threw the rest away...All this time I have been able to get past the craving, the thoughts and anything else thrown at me. I used the patch for 6 weeks, had to step down faster at the end because I was getting real bad reactions to the adhesive. Been off for 3 weeks. I have made it through bad days of depression late in this quit. The beginning of my quit was fairly easy. Now it is just getting to me. I just had to do this and get it out of my system. Not sure why...
I do not plan to keep smoking again. I know I can't. Whatever this horrible feeling I had was, didn't get better with the cigs, and it didn't help. I knew it wouldn't and I couldn't get here to read and post when it got to me..
I did so well and everyone so proud of me and my hubby so supportive, even during the crying spells. He said you smoked 35 years, don't expect it all to get better in 60 days. Give it time. I couldn't have gotten this far without him. He is at a class and I will have to tell him when he gets home what I did...
In the 35 years I have smoked I never made it more than 2 hours, this is my first real attempt at quitting this monstrous habit, so I am proud of what I have accomplished, as I have never tried this hard before. just not too happy right now, but in a way, glad I did this, I had to get it out of my system.
I will be sitting here awaiting any spankings you all want to dish out!! Thanks for letting me vent!!! :mad:
Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I really needed all the good words. I plan to get back on the horse and stay there. This DUMB (Rob-doesn't even begin to describe what I did) thing I did just reinforced my desire to quit and stay quit as butterfly put it made me realize how much I don't want to smoke.
So here I go, and I promise to ask for help more often if I need it.
I told my hubby about my slip this morning. He is awesome!! Said he wasn't going to throw me away yet. He is my best support ever.. I feel better now that he knows also and I am back in the saddle.
I plan to leave my meter alone as I need those days of not smoking and it will help me keep on tract. As other have it is a personal choice and I don't judge others by their meters. :)
Thanks everyone for the kind words.
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