I fell overboard but I'll be back soon

Freemom, Quitting this addiction is not easy...or there would be no smokers left in this world. I have posted on the Magic Ship for you and look forward to being able to support you in your final quit. Never give up, and you will win by quitting. Pat Your friend and first mate [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 43 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,732 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $602 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 20 [B]Seconds:[/B] 20

MAY BE A DUFFISM?

bump for kindness to others and to ourselves [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 43 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,733 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $602 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 27 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31

Reality

Well said Lady bump for someone I care about [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 43 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,733 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $602 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 27 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46

The difference between winners and losers...

Lainey this is so true. Having a good attitude helps too. Keep up the great work. :) You doing great! Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 42 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,710 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $588 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7

The Magic Ship Continues!

Good Evening Cap'n, Shipmates and Visitors aboard the Magic. I'm posting in a little different style tonight...hee hee, not to worry...I'm not gonna give the mods more work to do, at least not tonight. Was reading some threads here at SSC today and thought some of our visitors might appreciate some upbeat info on how to get past and cope with some cravings. Wowsers peoples, it's hard to believe that the three :) :) :) original Magic Shipmates have already sailed past the 6 week mark on our journey to The Land Of Quit. We've been joined since day one by some really, really wonderful people all in different stages of quitting. We've had lots of vistors on board too and I thought it was time to share some of our coping skills for anyone who's dropping in for the first time. Yes, at first read the Magic Ship may seem like a silly boat floating amilessly at sea, but trust me there really are magic methods on our party ship. I'm going to start a list of how I think we've gotten this far and I sure hope my shipmates will add to this list. I for one could not have gotten this far so easily without the Magic Ship. Ok, here's my list: -Positive attitudes, (Rainie preaches this to us all the time...thanks sista) yes it's important to all of us that we stay positive and if we're having a bad day we reach out for a shipmate to show us our glass is half-full and it always has our favorite drink inside. -Everyone has a job to do (the Captain, Mr.Magic will not allow slackers on board...but oh how well he likes to reward his crew), it doesn't matter what your job is as long as it's encouraging our shipmates in our no smoking policy. We use these jobs of ours everyday to help and encourage each other, whether it's in a song, a joke, a story, a lecture, or just a hello. -Laughter, (everyone including the first mate is trying...feel free to help us out please) it's impossible to think of a craving when you're laughing yourself silly or trying to think of something funny....go ahead, give it a try...it's no joke, it really works well! -Milestones, we try to celebrate them all as every single one is so very special. We dance, we sing, we eat, we laugh, we sail to special ports of call, we do all the things we can to celebrate every suc

My introduction

Hi El...Welcome to SSC! You are lucky to have Ter724 as your friend and she has pointed you to the very best possible place to help you quit smoking. We are all addicts to nicotine here and we all have made the same or similar excuses not to quit. Start reading el, and you will soon see that you are not alone in the fear and that it is very possible to overcome your fear and beat this addicton. The more you learn, the less fear you will have and before you know it, you will understand that you can quit and still loose weight...you just have to want to do it. We all said we enjoyed smoking, but in reality none of us does...that's just the junkie talking. :8o: Use the tools on the left side of this page to help you get started. READ, read and read some more. We all start where you are right now, so take the advice that works for you from this site and know we are all here for you to lean on. :) It is up to you to decide when you want to quit, but if you don't take the medication now, you may have to delay if you do decide you want to quit. You can discontinue the medication if you decide you want to wait, so I see no reason to put it off...do you? Best of luck and hope to see you stick around El. Pat PS There are some good books you may find very beneficial to read on quitting smoking and on losing weight. Both are by A***n Carr and I have read the one on quitting smoking and highly recommend it. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 41 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,677 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $574 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 14

My Introduction/How it's worked for me.

Wayno, Good for you for not quitting on quitting. Congrats on 64 days...be proud and keep up the great job. Having that positive attitude makes all the difference. Our bodies go through some amazing healing, but if you have symptoms that are severe or are concerning, you should see your doctor as smoking can mask any number of illensses. I'm right behind you at 41 days, have had no major withdrawls and no slips or setbacks, using generic zyban/wellbutrin. All the new people can see that every quit is different but quitting is possible for everyone. Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 41 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,678 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $574 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 32 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10

The Magic Ship Continues!

***Pat wanders above decks having just cleaned up the mess from last night's blowout bash with the Chips on board for Faith's party*** Good evening Cap'n, shipmates and all our visitors. Sorry I couldn't make the flight to Vegas...sure hope you're taking tons of pictures with the camera for me. I spent all my money on tipping the dancers, but it was worth every 1, 5 and 10 I had and ;)I'm saving my money for next time the Cap'n calls his people for us to have a party with our favorite dancin boys (thanks again Cap'n, you know's your wenches by now, :eg: so you knows you'll be makin the call again before too long). WAHOOOOO, Rainie's gonna looooove the pictures we took for her last night ladies!!! Hey, was that Phil in the middle row, second from the end last night??? It's so hard to tell with all the dancin boys wearing carnival masks like that... ;)...you don't suppose Phil'd be hiding from us do you? Hey now Phil, WE ARE NOT TOTALY INSANE on board the magic ship........not even one of us are smokers, so there, that settles that.....and we's glad ya love it mate. JT, So sorry your day was so long and stressful. I'm so glad you worked your way past the tight spot :)...here's a whole boat load of (((Hugs))) and exta voices to put in your pocket in case it happens again. Did you know that being hungry can make you have cravings or feel like a craving? Of course you did...so please start eating your regular meals and being kind to yourself woman! What was your last reward and what is the next one going to be??? Rainie and all your shipmates do not want you or anyone else walking any planks around here so vent whenever you need to and keep kicking that ash! Faith, sweetie pie hunny bunches...don't look down :8o: but aye caraummbaa, some of your numbers are making my head spin!!! Holy cow...Batman, Robyn and Gotham City are all on their feet cheering those amazing stats! MomMom, can you please watch Faith's back at the tables in Vegas for me? He he he... :eg: I had to postpone my trip to V E G A S with you due to....ah...financial hardships caused by...ah...well...circumstances that were not in my...shall we say....complete control. Arrghhh, it's problem for some of us wenches have because we don't have grandchildren, boats,

The Magic Ship- Board Here!

Josie, thank you for starting the new Magic Ship thread. Captain, it's good to see you at the helm and I must say I can only agree with you that this thread needs to continue so that it can continue to be a place to quit smoking for people who want to have fun and be positive. I know I have made some really good friends here and my quit has been very smooth because of you all. Unfortunately time does not permit me to post as often as I am now back at work and my life has moved forward with extra responsibilities. Like you, (and I also believe Rainie), I am quit, I have QUIT, I will never smoke again!!! No doubt. I don't crave, I don't urge, and if I think of smoking at all...it is just that...a thought because smoking is not an option for me ever again. I would not let my quit buddies or myself down that way. N.O.P.E. ~ N.I.D.S. I feel very forutunate to have found such great shipmates so early in my quit to help me through and I want to thank all of you for being here for me...you know who you are...please keep in touch. I know that the newer members of the crew will stick together, keep supporting and encouraging each other and will be here for each other when the "older quitters" are away. Now, should any new people want to join in the Magic Ship, I am going to copy the original intent that Mr.Magic~the Captain, Rainie~our Serving Wench, and Ladycigevictor~First Mate had in mind for the Magic Ship. I hope you'll try to keep the party to the Land of Quit alive for us. Faith, JT, MomMom and all the rest of the crew...I will be back as soon as possible. MAGIC SHIP, METHODS TO QUIT SMOKING Yes, at first read the Magic Ship may seem like a silly boat floating amilessly at sea, but trust me there really are magic methods on our party ship. Here are some of the important things that have really helped us quit. -Positive attitudes, (Rainie preaches this to us all the time...thanks sista) yes it's important to all of us that we stay positive and if we're having a bad day we reach out for a shipmate to show us our glass is half-full and it always has our favorite drink inside. -Everyone has a job to do (the Captain, Mr.Magic will not allow slackers on board...but oh how well he likes to reward his crew), it doesn't matter what your jo

JT hits the 2-month mark!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Way to go JT....you make me so proud. :8|: What's your reward??? (((magic hug))) Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 46 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,878 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $644 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 38 [B]Seconds:[/B] 27