Hi, just to let anyone know, I've had to re-register on the site in the new Version 6. This means I will appear as *Lolly* or, hopefully, Lolly2. If anything else seems odd, I'll get around to fixing it. I will sign myself as always on my posts.
Funnily enough, way back I always thought of myself as Lolly2, as my grandaughter's nickname is Lolly, and one of the reasons I quit was for her. She was my inspiration.
My Mantra: NEVER LOOK BACK! THE FUTURE IS AHEAD!!!
Lolly.
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 11/25/2004 Smoke-Free Days: 2041 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 71,435 Amount Saved: �17,858.75 Life Gained: Days: 270 Hrs: 20 Mins: 49 Seconds: 21
Do prepare yourself as everyone is saying............do the program and have your fruit, sweets, water and whatever ready for the day. The most important preparation you can do is a mental/psychological one..........
Do not go into this quit with the "I hope I don't fail this time" idea in your mind. Have really determined, positive thoughts in your head saying, "I will not let anything come between me and my quit!"
WHATEVER IT TAKES...............JUST DON'T SMOKE!
Lolly.
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 11/25/2004 Smoke-Free Days: 2042 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 71,470 Amount Saved: �17,867.50 Life Gained: Days: 270 Hrs: 23 Mins: 58 Seconds: 5
Leslie is so right...............to keep your quit separate from your hubby's.
I'm sure what you are feeling right now is a bit 'let down,' as you had thought he was going through the same as you. You just have to rise above it all and remain committed to your quit at all times. Well done for not condemning or losing your cool! That must have been difficult.
My husband continued to smoke for about 9 months after I quit. Admittedly I did not ask him to smoke away from me, as I felt it would make me stronger to be exposed to a smoker right from the start. It was difficult, but my quit became the be all and end all to me. I never asked him to quit, he just did it quietly after that 9 months.
I'm sure you are in the same position now. You are strong and can fight off any doubts. You are right to be aware of the Nicodemon in the wings, and revising your earlier entries will do not harm. You are FREE now, and I'm sure you do not want to lose that freedom!
NEVER LOOK BACK. THE FUTURE IS AHEAD!!!
Love Lolly.
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 11/25/2004 Smoke-Free Days: 2044 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 71,540 Amount Saved: �17,885.00 Life Gained: Days: 271 Hrs: 6 Mins: 23 Seconds: 4
Thanks for this post of a couple of years ago. It was very important to me and helped me to feel more positive, as did many of your posts at the start of my quit....6 months after you quit!
When this post was first bumped in April 2008, I had just had the diagnosis of a Sarcoma and was making every effort to be positive.....it was not easy, but reading this post did 'snap me' into a much more positive frame of mind. I had to stay strong for my family and to fight the cancer. My favourite part is also "if you can't make it fake it."
To all new quitters, faking it can somehow melt into making it! You find that you can make it if you remain positive.
Thanks again Penitent.
Love Lolly.
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 11/25/2004 Smoke-Free Days: 2044 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 71,540 Amount Saved: �17,885.00 Life Gained: Days: 271 Hrs: 6 Mins: 25 Seconds: 0
Cristinas has hit the nail on the head.....many of us did go through that stage.
You are tired!.....it's very tiring making the effort to quit, to fight the war against the Nicodemon. You have to dig deep to find the extra resources inside you to keep fighting. You must do it though, or the addiction wins.
At risk of being branded as negative, I still, very occasionally, smell a freshly lit cigarette and wish I could have one........it's a sort of nostalgia, and as long as you see it like that you will keep on winning.
I'm afraid that you will have those feelings off and on for a while, but you are strong enough to dismiss them as an intrusion into your quit. Do you really want to give up your new found freedom, and return to enslavement? I doubt it!
Stay close to us here on site and stay strong! Whatever it takes, just don't smoke!
Lolly.
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 11/25/2004 Smoke-Free Days: 2044 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 71,540 Amount Saved: �17,885.00 Life Gained: Days: 271 Hrs: 7 Mins: 17 Seconds: 13
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