How in the Sam Hill do I get my meter up? I have it downloaded, it's on my tool bar, and I'm watching it but, when I post a note my stats don't show.
I appreciate your advise. I'm having a hard time here because we have a home based business which means, I'm on the computer a lot doing book work. That happens to be the time when I want to smoke the most. I can't get away from the computer for long so, I'm trying to figure out what else to do to get my mind off of smoking.
Heya Aunt Deb, I checked the little box to show my quit meter but I see that my stats aren't showing. Hmm. Well, I just quit on Valentines Day so I'm trying to hang in there. Even before I snuffed out the last smoke, I felt nervous just knowing that was it. Not a great attitude, right? But that was yesterday and I'm chewing on everything I can get my hands on to take the place of a cigarette. I've smoked just shy of 30 years and anywhere from a pack and a half to two packs a day. Sometimes more if I felt anxious on a particular day. Does it make sense when I say, "I want to want to quit." I've always felt that way but now, I truly want to quit. I have to quit if I want to live. We all do. But I've been diagnosed with diabetes so, there is no choice for me here. The two just don't go together at all. You know how tacky some women look with a cigarette in hand? I'm one of those. All day today, when a craving hits, I sing that silly song, "I Feel Pretty." ha ha ha I do that to make myself laugh because that song drives most people up the wall. ha ha ha God, whatever it takes. Right? Please, give me some pointers because the cravings are starting to get more intense. Help!! Everyone!! ha ha Tutti
Hi everyone. I don't mind telling you, I could shoot myself in the foot for EVER picking up the first cigarette. HA HA I quit on Feb. 14th. Just yesterday. I've heard people say in the past, just put cigarettes out of your mind. Okay, I try. Then I think to myself, "Am I thinking about cigarettes?....Yep, I'm still thinking about them.......Okay, how bout now?......Crap, I'm still thinking about them. ha ha I'm laughing but I'm serious too. How the heck do you get cigarettes off of your mind when you want one REAL bad!!? If I'm not thinking about them, I'm wondering if I'm thinking about them. ha ha ha ha Geesh!! Tutti
babygirl, I have to tell you, your post was so honest and I could feel what you're going through. I thought it was just me but, neither one of us are jerks. We are addicts. I just quit on Valentines Day and I'm not just a real peach to be around right now either. Let's just keep talking to each other and listening to everyone else. Keep venting when you need to, okay? Take care and keep plugging away at it. Tutti
Hey Mary Jane. Your quit date and mine are the same. The lozenges really help a lot? I'll have to run down and grab some. I'm chewing on toothpicks and straws like they're going out of style and using gum and cherry lifesavers to boot. I think I need a little more help than that. I feel like a total wimp here. Tutti
Hi NicoAddict. Well, I was suppose to stop on January 17th but, I didn't. So yesterday, Feb. 14th, was my day to quit. Like you, I've tried several times to quit. The thing is, and I hope this makes sense, I want to want to quit. The fact is, I like smoking and I'm ashamed to admit that. Like you, I have health problems too and I know that I have to be off of my rocker to continue sucking smoking into my lungs. The idea of living longer and not spending money hand over fists has become so appealing that here I am, trying again. Oh, I have a toothpick, a straw, a lifesaver, and gum stuffed in my mouth right now but hey, better than a cancer stick. Right? Yea, and I still feel the urge to smoke and have no idea how long these cravings will last. Keep trying, okay? I'll be here if you need to talk because I'm trying again myself. Take care, Tutti
Sher, I can't figure it out either but I was scared to quit. I quit on Feb. 14th, just yesterday. But every time I've tried to quit, I would be scared to quit and it makes no sense at all to me. And, I keep expecting myself to become an absolute nervous wreck without a cigarette. I've told myself all of the same things you have but that "stinkin thinkin" comes back to mind and then I find myself scared and expecting to become the meanest, crabbiest, bundle of nerves that ever walked the planet with the only thing that'll help is a cigarette. I'm over thinking or dwelling on cigarettes. Ugh!!! Tutti
This is really hard. My husband and I bought a truck for work so this evening, I walked out to see how the Cd player sounds. I guess my husband was getting himself prepared for my bad moods since I quit smoking yesterday so, he bought a pack of smokes and I found them on the seat of the truck. He didn't tell me about them, he was just arming himself just in case I went totally bonkers. I haven't opened the pack but I did bring it in the house. I don't have to tell you, since they're here, I really want one. At the same time, I know if I open them and light up, I'm really going to be disappointed in myself....down right mad at myself. Any advice? Tutti
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/14/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 98
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2.79
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31
Thank you so much for taking some time to spend with me. That means so much. I spent the night with those cigarettes but, I didn't open them. I knew if I had, I would light one up. This morning when my husband came off of graveyards, I gave them to him and asked him to throw them away and please, not to buy anymore. Part of me wished I hadn't done that!! I really wanted to keep them and have one with my coffee this morning. Stubz, you are so right when you spoke about how "taunting" and "haunting" they are. You used the perfect words to describe how they've been treating me since I quit on Valentines Day. I think I'd manage better with a ghost haunting me instead of cigarettes. At least I'd have the sense enough to get scared and run like hell!! ha ha ha I'm still hanging in there and I need to hear how much better I'm going to feel and all those words of encouragment. Thank you so much!! Tutti
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/14/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 2
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 119
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $5.58
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 18
FreshAir, you know that saying, "Misery loves company?" Well, I'm miserable right along with you!! I just quit on Valentines Day and I've found myself hunting down excuses not to quit right now so I could go ahead and light one up. Oh, the excuses are easy enough for me to find but I'll hunt down more excuses for good measure. Maybe we need to spend more time thinking about the reasons why we want to quit, how much better we'll feel, and how much money we'll both save rather than putting that energy into looking for excuses not to. I know we can do this. We have to keep hanging in there until we won't feel we're hanging on by a thread anymore. And we have to keep reading and sharing on this site. It took us both a while to build up to the amount of cigarettes we smoke per day so it'll take us a while to get over the shock of not having them. Keep in touch, okay? Tutti
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/14/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 2
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 121
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $5.58
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 8 [B]Seconds:[/B] 29
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