The Magic Ship Continues!

Good Morning Everyone�wow we�ve got a lot going on today people! Happy Birthday Faith�..sit back, relax, enjoy the cake, the drinks, and the show!!! Congratulations Rainie!!! You�re the bestest ever serving wench and shipmate�keep up the great job you�re doing�you inspire me girlfriend and I thank you for sailing with me :) Now it�s still the middle of the night for me but I wanted to make sure I wished everyone a special day. Soon, we�re going to have to have a special Magic thread in Stats Parade just for the members of our crew�it�s getting hard to keep up with all our celebrations, so if we miss any please SHOUT IT OUT TO US!!! All this exercise going on is really inspiring me. I have been doing a short daily walk and last night I counted steps�not impressive by anyone else�s standards but holey moley�I�ve been doing at least 2445 steps a day and that calculates into just over � a mile! I�ve been doing my beach walk on the weekends when the rain permits and have walked approximately 12.5 miles along the shoreline over 2 weekends. I used to be a potato chip, chocolate-covered-almond eating couch potato/computer geek whose motto was�Why walk when you can ride? When I quit smoking I substituted celery, carrot sticks and fruit for those junk foods and when I need a sugar fix it�s a 50 calorie strawberry licorice. Hee hee, so I guess it�s no wonder some body parts have gone missing�.. Have an awesome day today everyone�.will check back in for all the parties later! Pat, First mate and talent show promoter Magic Ship ***wanders back down to her private cabin singing dreamily*** We were born before the wind Also younger than the sun Ere the bonnie boat was won as we sailed into the mystic Hark, now hear the sailors cry Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic -Van Morrison [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 25 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,010 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $350 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 50 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36

The Lord of the Rings (Director's cut!)........

brentw1, Thankyou for this great post...I for one have found SSC essential in my quit. Here I have found the knowledge, the support, the laughter, the words of wisdom and the friendships to succeed. Thank you everyone. Pat :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 25 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,012 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $350 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 30

Outta NO-Where

Stay strong and positive Mercy. Maybe go for a quick walk to get the blood pumping or find a good joke to laugh at. These will release endorphines into your system and help improve your mood. More experienced quitters will be here soon with even better advice. :) Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 24 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 980 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $336 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19

Outta NO-Where

Mercy, Hang on tight till the big guns get here. It could be the 30 day pit I keep reading about. Use all your coping skills...you're doing so great! It's only the junkie thoughts and you are stronger than it is. I believe in you. Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 24 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 980 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $336 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 42 [B]Seconds:[/B] 24

The Magic Ship Continues!

Good Morning Cap'n, Shipmates and all you visitors on the Magic Ship! Well now, I guess we all had fun yesterday huh? Whew, all the beads, the great cryin blues, excercise and walking, wonderful conversations, tastey new foods and planning new destinations and entertainment, wow...all good people, all good. :) It's still early here for me...still a bit tired so no sense of ha ha yet. Will check back in with everyone a little later. Gotta start jogging around my block to catch up to all you walkers! Hope you're all having a great day and keep me posted please. Pat First Mate ***tightens up the laces on her runners and waltzes out the door singing quitely as she jogs into the rising sun*** Does your mother tell you things? Long, long when I'm gone? Who you talking to? Is she telling you I'm the one? It's a grave mistake and I'm wide awake Drive-In's rained out Weatherman wet-fingers the sky He pokes it out, he pulls it in He don't know why It's the same mistake It's been a long time running It's been a long time coming It's well worth the wait -The Tragically Hip [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 24 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 978 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $336 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 36 [B]Seconds:[/B] 41

Sneak attack on Day 8

MomMom....keep patting yourself on the back and I'll help while you fight the crave. Some days are just like that, but in general they will get better and better. Do your deep breathing, distract, delay do whatever it takes, just don't smoke. I find not fighting, but acknowledging that it's just the addiction speaking will get me past it faster. Look for what's triggering you and then make a plan to avoid it in the future. Keep your water bottle, sunflower seeds or whatever works for you in the car...crank up the tunes, roll down the window, or sing like no one can hear you. Call 911 for Magic help if all else fails. We're here for you.... Pat :8|: [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 24 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 978 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $336 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10

This is one of those days...

Phil...the pain could have been lower in your backside...what kind of doctor could fix that? :eg: Wow, is it true that not everybody who leaves for a while slips...you mean I can take a day off now? :) Pat ;) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 24 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 982 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $336 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36

When am I quit ??

Kiwi, I understand where you and all the others are coming from even though my quit is still so new. I think it's an individual thing that happens to every quitter in their own good time. I hope one day soon you'll wake up, smile and think to yourself, yes I feel quit now. I was one of the lucky ones who felt happy and quit when I put out my last sickarette and like Rainie, I know I am never going to smoke again. I'm not missing out on anything but ill health and slavery to an addiction. I'm also aware I can never let down my guard. NOPE Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 24 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 982 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $336 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 46 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53

The Magic Ship Continues!

[size=4]***Quick, somebody call the cops......some very obvious things are being stolen right from underneath our noses***[/size] He he he....got your attention huh??? Ok people here's what's gone missing....Please add anything to this list that I've failed to notice is gone. Darn theives!!! 1. Half of my belly!!!! What you say??? Yes, woke up this morning and realized that my belly is shrinking!!! Have you seen it anywhere? 2. Those yellow bags under my eyes are gone....who could have gotten away with those and I didn't even see them sneaking up on me. 3. Most of my (cover your eyes gents) fat dimples on my a$$ have quit smiling at me in the mirror!!! Guess they didn't like me anymore ;( 4. Some of my smokers lip took off looking for my a$$ dimples!!! Whew, don't report that stolen please...I won't be missing the wrinkles on my smoocher! 5. Alright...who would have wanted my wrinkled old lady hands??? Ok, they're not that young but holy cow batman, robin and gotham city, I did'nt even mosturize today! 6. Where's my brown tounge and who the heck left all the pink inside my mouth???? 7. Is this a wig??? How come my hair isn't all greasy and stringy just a few hours after I wash it??? Who the heck stole that old hair??? 8. Yegads.......some of the yellow got ripped right off my teeth!!! 9. Wot??? Where's that rough scaley skin that lived on my elbows??? 10. Somebody snuck in here yesterday and ran off with all...let me repeat....alll.....that's every last single one...of my cravings. SAY IT AIN'T SO!!! I didn't even notice it till today!!! 11. I'M REALLY TICKED ABOUT THIS ONE AND I WANT IT BACK RIGHT THE VERY SECOND YOU FIND IT!!! Cover the gents ears and their eyes...somebody took a little somethin, somethin off the...well you know girls...upper frontal region of my body.....this is not funny, bring 'em back you rotten theives.... :eg: :eg: ... Please report all stolen merchandise promply to the Magic Police. Magic reward may be given for any information leading to a conviction or return of certain missing propery. Pat First mate and head of security Magic Ship ***Magicstoppers commercial airs with this musical lead in*** Bad boys bad boys Watcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they

Outta NO-Where

Mercy, I have fibro too, so I understand some of what you're going through with that....sorry to hear about your Lupus with it, that has to make it much worse. Flare ups alone aren't nice I know, but you need to keep doing your low impact excercises as long as it won't make the Lupus worse. I used to find swimming was great, especially in a heated pool, but walking has always been the best for me. I still use my bathtub as pain therapy. Good luck and hang in there. Pat :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 24 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 983 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $336 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 52