Get the Support You Need

Learn from thousands of users who have made their way through our courses. Need help getting started? Watch this short video.

today's top discussions:

logo

Mother's Day is coming in a few weeks!

AABBYGAIL RUTH

2024-05-15 10:52 PM

Depression Community

logo

Addiction

Lynn123

2024-05-15 9:17 PM

Managing Drinking Community

logo

Challenging Worry - Worry Time

Ashley -> Health Educator

2024-05-14 3:33 PM

Depression Community

logo

Fibre

Ashley -> Health Educator

2024-05-06 5:05 PM

Healthy Weight Community

This Month’s Leaders:

Most Supportive

Browse through 411.753 posts in 47.056 threads.

160,634 Members

Please welcome our newest members: CuppaJo, GCAJULAO, RPABIA, TEBON, SJOLINE GEL


17 years ago 0 44 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
TO ALL THAT ARE STARTING AGAIN!

I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO QUIT. I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I AM QUITTING FOR ME, MYSELF!! I WANTED TO DO THIS. NOT EVERYONE ELSE WANTING ME TO DO IT! IT HAS REALLY MADE IT SO EASY FOR ME. I HAVE SMOKED FOR 35 YEARS. ABOUT A PACK A DAY, SOMETIMES MORE OR LESS. I TRIED THE PATCH BUT IT WOULDN'T STAY ON. I PRAYED ABOUT IT. I KNOW I AM WEAK, AND I HAVE NO WILL POWER. I DECIDED TO NOT WEAR THE PATCH THIS TIME. GOD ANSWERED MY PRAYERS. I HAVE NOT SMOKED A CIGARETTE IN 15 DAYS, AND KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER PUT ANOTHER ONE IN MY MOUTH. I AM WATCHING WHAT I EAT, SO I DON'T GET FULL AND WANT ONE. I BOUGHT SOME EXERCISE EQUIPMENT AND A BIKE TO KEEP BUSY. I AM AROUND SMOKERS BUT IT DOES NOT BOTHER ME AS WHEN I SEE THEM SMOKING, I REMEMBER THE NASTY TASTE, NASTY SMELL, THE MONEY I SPENT AND HOW THE CIGGS. CONTROLLED MY LIFE. I LIVED MY LIFE AROUND THEM. I CAN BREATH EASIER, TASTE MY FOOD, AND KNOW MY BREATH SMELLS GREAT! SO FOR ME THE POSITIVES WON. THE NEGATIVES (DEVIL,MONSTER) HAS LOST. THEY WILL NEVER WIN IN MY LIFE AGAIN. I PRAY FOR EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU AND KNOW YOU CAN QUIT JUST AS I DID. BE STRONG, STAY WITH THIS PROGRAM, AND IF YOU FALL, GET BACK UP AND GO AGAIN. YOU WILL WIN!!! PEPPERMINT :)
17 years ago 0 44 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
QUESTION??

EVERYTIME I GO UP ON MESSENGER THERE IS NEVER ANYONE ONLINE. DOES ANYONE EVER COME UP IN THERE?
17 years ago 0 44 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
HAVING A ROUGH 4TH WEEK!!!!!

HI EVERYONE, JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF ANYONE KNEW WHY I AM HAVING SUCH A ROUGH WEEK ON MY FOURTH WEEK? I HAVE BEEN SO BITCHY AT MY HUBBY. AND WHEN I FIRST STARTED I FELT SO GOOD AND DIDNT EVEN WANT A CIGARETTE, NOW I AM CRAVING FOR ONE? I ALSO HAVE BEEN SLEEPY? I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND, HEHE. ANYWAY I REFUSE TO GIVE IN TO THIS NASTY ATTITUDE I HAVE BEEN HAVING. I KNOW ITS JUST THE LITTLE OLE DEVIL TRYING TO WORM HIS WAY BACK IN! HOPE ALL IS GOING WELL FOR EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU. HANG IN THERE, IT IS SUCH A GREAT FEELING TO KNOW MY BODY IS GETTING CLEANSED AND SO IS YOURS! LOVE TO ALL MY SMOKELESS FRIENDS [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 25 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 517 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $57.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 2 [B]Seconds:[/B] 3
17 years ago 0 44 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Nicotine patches !@#$%

HI KYPALAK, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME. I BOUGHT TWO BOXES! I JUST QUIT WITH THEM AND WENT COLD TURKEY. IF YOU MUST USE THEM THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO TAPE THEM ON AS I DID THE FIRST FEW TIMES I TRIED TO QUIT. I THINK IT IS REALLY UNFAIR TO PUT SOMETHING THAT COST ALOT OF MONEY AND THEN NOT DO WHAT IT SAYS IT DOES. I WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR QUITTING. YOU CAN DO IT! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 27 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 552 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $62.1 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 56 [B]Seconds:[/B] 12
17 years ago 0 44 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
STILL HANGING IN THERE!

HEY TO ALL MY NON SMOKING FRIENDS, HAVE SURVIVED 29 DAYS! THIS LAST WEEK HAS REALLY BEEN ROUGH FRO SOME REASON. LAST NIGHT I WENT TO BED AT 7:00. I NEVER GO TO BED BEFORE 11:00. I HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT TIRED AND GROUCHY. I EVEN BLAMED MY HUSBAND FOR LETTING ME BUY MY NEW TRUCK, HAHA. I DID APOLOGIZE TO HIM AND TOLD HIM IT WAS JUST MY CRANKINESS FROM NOT SMOKING. HE HAS BEEN VERY PATIENT WITH ME. THE FIRST THREE WEEKS WERE EASY?? GO FIGURE! THE FOURTH IS RUNNING ME RAGGED. I WILL NOT GIVE IN TO THE NOCODEVIL! JUST WANTED TO SAY HI AND LET YOU KNOW IM STILL SMOKE FREE. ALL YOU NEWBIES, HANG IN THERE. IT WILL GET BETTER, AND IT IS WORTH THE EFFORT! I NO LONGER HAVE THE VOICE OF A MAN, MY SKIN IS SMOOTHER AND I HAVE ENERGY TO BREATH AND SING AGAIN. MY TEETH ARE CLEAN AND MY BREATH IS SO MUCH MORE REFRESHING. I AM NOT EMBARRESED FROM THE SMELL. THANKS ALL [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 27 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 553 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $62.1 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49
17 years ago 0 44 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
HAVING A ROUGH 4TH WEEK!!!!!

THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE CHEER UPPERS! LADY, YOU ARE SO RIGHT. MY POOR HUBBY IS GETTING THE BRUNT OF IT! HE ASKED ME THE OTHER DAY WHY I WAS BEING SO MEAN, HAHA. I TOLD HIM I WAS SORRY AND THAT I WAS HAVING A BAD WEEK. I ALSO TOLD HIM HE WAS THE ONLY ONE AROUND SO HE WAS THE ONE THAT WAS GONNA HAVE TO TAKE THE BRUNT OF IT! HE LAUGHED, AND TOLD ME HE HOPED I WAS GONNA BE OFF THIS MEAN KICK SOON. ITS A FEW DAYS LATER. LOCKED MY WORK KEYS IN CAR WHILE IT WAS RUNNING, (IM A POLICE OFFICER) WAS ABOUT 30 MINUTES FROM THE OFFICE SO HAD TO WAIT IN HEAT AND KNATS FOR THEM TO BRING ME EXTRA KEY. GOT BACK AND WENT TO LUNCH. HAD ENOUGH TODAY, LOL. IT CAN ONLY GET BETTER! AGAIN THANKS ALL [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 27 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 552 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $62.1 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 14
17 years ago 0 44 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Scared to stop

HI BANAGRACE, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL, I HEAR IT ALL THE TIME.IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT OTHERS THINK RIGHT NOW. ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT YOU ARE DOING THIS FOR YOURSELF NOT THEM. I HAVE BEEN SMOKING FOR 35 YRS. I AM ALMOST 51 YEARS OLD. I FELT THE SAME WAY YOU DID ABOUT THE SMELL, AND I HATED KNOWING THAT IT WAS CONTROLLING MY LIFESTYLE. I HAVE BEEN SMOKE FREE FOR SIX DAYS TODAY. NORMALLY I WOULD SMOKE ALL MY CIGARETTES AND THEN QUIT WHEN THEY WERE GONE. THAT WAS DUMB! THIS TIME I ACTUALLY TOOK OUT A HALF PACK AND CRUMBLED THEM UP IN THE TRASH. I SAVED ONE AND LIT IT AND TOOK TWO PUFFS AND THREW IT OUT ALSO. I WAS READY! FINALLY I WAS FEELING CONFIDENT. I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO WORK THIS TIME, THIS SITE HAS HELPED ME CONSIDERABLY. I ALSO PRAYED FOR HELP DEEP WITHIN MY HEART. IT HAS BEEN SO REMARKABLE. I HAVE VERY FEW SMALL CRAVINGS. I EAT THREE MEALS A DAY AND TWO SNACKS. I ALSO SUCK ON ALOT OF MILD FIREBALLS. ITS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE BUT, I FEEL UNLESS YOU ARE REALLY HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND WANT TO QUIT IT WONT WORK. THERE IS PLENTY OF READING IN HERE TO PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR QUIT DATE. ALSO WHO ARE YOU QUITTING FOR AND WHY ARE YOU QUITTING? YOU CAN DO IT!! DO IT FOR YOURSELF!!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 6 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 136 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $13.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 1 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49
17 years ago 0 44 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Disappointed

HI SMOKED OUT. SORRY ABOUT YOUR INLAWS, ITS TOUGH, I WENT THRU IT WITH BOTH MY PARENTS. MAYBE YOU NEED SOME STRESS RELIEF TIME WITH YOUR HUBBY. YOU STATED YOU HAVE SOMEONE THERE ON WEEKENDS AND NIGHTS. WHY DON'T YOU PLAN SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE. A NIGHT OUT TOGETHER, ALONE. DINNER AND, A MOVIE, BOWLING, WHATEVER YOUR INTEREST ARE. PLAN THAT ON A WEEKLY BASIS, A REWARD FOR QUITTING AND TIME TOGETHER ALONE. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. KEEP COMING HERE, IT REALLY HELPS. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 6 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 128 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $13.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 52
17 years ago 0 44 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
A New Day

WAY TO GO SPARKY, KEEP GOING IT WILL GET EASIER. I STARTED MY DIET A WEEK BEFORE I QUIT SO THAT IS HELPING, NO EXCUSE THAT IM GAINING WEIGHT. I ALSO SUCK ON ALOT OF FIREBALLS. THIS SITE IS VERY HELPFUL AS IT TEACHES LOTS OF TECNIQUES FOR EACH PERSON AS WERE ALL DIFFERENT AND HAVE DIFFERENT REACTIONS. SO KEEP IT GOING YOUR DOING GREAT! YOU CAN DO IT!!!! ;) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 6 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 128 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $13.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8
17 years ago 0 44 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
i fell off the wagon

HI LOVES 2 FISH, I HAVE FALLEN OFF THE WAGON MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS. THIS TIME I WAS REALLY READY AND IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH EASIER SO FAR. I STARTED DIETING BEFORE MY QUIT DATE, WHICH HELPED. PREPARE YOURSELF AGAIN. THINK OF ALL THE POSITIVE THAT WILL COME OUT OF QUITTING. I PRAYED ABOUT IT. WISHING YOU THE BEST AND I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 6 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 128 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $13.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 55