Hi everyone, my name is AL, i have just signed up, and have chosen sept 12 as my quit date, so wish me luck. If anyone else has chosen this date , maybe they could let me know and we could make it a joint effort, and give support to each other. My best quit to date lasted 12 days, so... heres hopin. Look forward to hearing from you.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/12/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] -1
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 0
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] �0
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0
Just wanna say thanks for all the encouragement ive received all day, really means a lot. I kinda feel at home already, didnt take long. A great site. On my final countdown, lookin forward to it. 13th attempt in the past year, maybe lucky number for me THIS TIME. Lookin out for ya jan58.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/12/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] -1
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 0
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] �0
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0
I would just like to take time to mention you all by name here, for taking the time to chat and lend your support the way you all have. its very heartening to see just prior to my quit date. So.... thank you....Danielle, Theresita, Jan58, Shevie, Tresa, Gonnadoit, Riverdale man and Sparky. :)
Hi Guys, Its takin me all day to summon up the courage to touch my keyboard. Yeah, i hit the proverbial brick wall at six hours, and feel disgusted with myself since. I feel ive let myself down as well as all you guys. At six hours the monkey on my back was chattering non stop, drivin me insane, i felt i was at my own interrogation with me doin the interrogating, eg go on light it up, why torture yourself, you know youre gonna light up next week anyway so why do this to yourself, youre insane wanting to punish yourself this way. Then the usual excuses its not the right time, try much later. Physically the pain in my legs was intense, although i know my arteries and vessels were opening up i thought if i smoked it would stop the pain, wrong the pain was still there because they were shutting down again after i lit up. Really DISGUSTED. fEEL RIGHT THIS MINUTE I WILL NEVER GET OFF THIS MERRY GO ROUND. Had a strange thought in the middle of this tug o war, A friend of mine was in a bad car smash around 9 years ago, very lucky to survive, but was left in a coma for 5 months, He like me was a very heavy smoker, when he came round after 5 months someone offered him a cigarette, and everyone was stunned when he refused it, as they all knew how heavy he smoked, surprised this person asked the doctor why did he refuse the cigarette and the explanation given was that because of the accident and the coma my friend had no recollection of being a smoker. Just didnt remember. Today I envied him just a little, isnt that pathetic. I think i need something like a 3 month non smoking boot camp. Out in the wilderness somewhere far away from everything and all temptations and not a cigarette in sight for miles. FED UP FAILING. Sorry guys especially after all your encouragement.
Hi Gonna, Love hearing from you, Your comments are always crisp and to the point. THeres a freshness in your outlook which i hope aids you in your quit when you need it. Just gonna hang out at the forum for a couple of days, just to get my bearings again, a little demoralised after todays encounter. Hopefully teamin up with the wife for the next battle, a problem shared is a problem halved they say. Nice talkin to ya Gonna.... c ya soon. AL
Hi Grace, Thanks a lot for your positive words, because i dont feel very positive at the moment. As regards to feeling tired, I took my wife shopping this morning, In the car park outside the supermarket i fell asleep while waiting on her, at this stage i was about 3 hours into my quit. I fell asleep i think because i got tired arguing with the monkey on my back. When i awoke all i wanted was a smoke, so i suffered on for another 2 hours and finally caved in ,which i knew i would do. I barely spoke a word the rest of the day. My wife has been here before and knows how im feeling. Tonight we talked about maybe both of us taking a shot at it together. A combined effort so to speak. She quit before back in June with patches for 3 weeks, a minor family upheaval lit her up again, but i think she'll be ready again pretty soon. As for me i think im gonna review my cold turkey strategy and maybe use the patch. Dont give up givin up , isnt that how it goes. Anyhow I love hangin out here talkin to you guys. Thanks again Grace, Speak to you soon, AL
Hi Jan58, Bet your glad you aint in a two legged race with me, Day two for you, Hope things are workin out for ya. Will still be watchin your progress, but from the sidelines for a while. Wishin you every sucess Jan. Speak to you soon, AL
Hey, I'll spin the discs, how about Elvis singing "I used to Smoke I used to Drink,i used to smoke, drink, and dance the hoochy coo, anyone remember it? uhuh huh. Still a great party rock n rolllll.... AL :)
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