My quit smoking adventure begins in 1 hour..... I'M READY!!!!!!!

Thank you all so very very much. Your words are soothing and do help. I had a couple of moments where I saw my sons cigarettes and felt the hard pull from them. I immediately said a mental NO and left. I went into my room where the door stays shut and there is almost no detectable smell of cigarettes and wait out the craving whilst breathing deep. Worked! Last night I had a dream about smoking. I almost never remember my dreams so this was significant. And here I am...another day smoke free. Thank you all for being there and helping guide me through this. I just know I can make it this time... the motivation is strong and your support is humbling. Now...should I move to another area to continue the adventure? Any recommendations? Ln [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/28/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 17 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 174 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $27.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 2 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1

My quit smoking adventure begins in 1 hour..... I'M READY!!!!!!!

Wow, thank you all so much for the kind words of encouragement!!!! Yes...I did it! 15 days free from smoking and my sense of smell is already showing signs of getting sharper. I've so missed the way some things smell...like a freshly cut field of hay, or the fresh smell of a Spring shower! Nothing like it, so help me! I had cravings and I used the under the tongue Stop Smoking spray for the really tough spots, maybe three times used. Otherwise, the days were so filled with fun and activity that I didn't have a whole lot of time to dwell on the fact that I was in the process of withdrawing from Smoking. Then came the dreaded drive home. I'd been really REALLY afraid of this drive. In the past, if I was all alone, like in a car driving a long distance, I would stop and pick up a pack of cigarettes. By the time I got home, if it was a long drive, I would have smoked at the very least a 1/2 a pack if not nearly all of it. I prepared myself by having water and coffee, (yes, I drink coffee and it wasn't something I even thought about giving up while quitting smoking,)and psyching myself up for getting in my car. I started my breathing exersizes and I kept saying...you only have to make it for one more minute...or one more mile. 4 1/2 hours later, I was home and I made it without a cigarette!!!! It is now a quarter till 8 PM, and I've still not had a cigarette. There are smokers in my house and they are being quite good about smoking outside away from my window. So now, its one day at a time, one moment at a time to success. And I am so very happy that the worst part of it is behind me. The withdrawal from the Nicotine, especially the fourth day, is awful for me every time. Now, it's the day to day fight in my head against the nicotine monster voice beguiling me to, "just take a drag off one, and it won't hurt a thing!" Yeah right...I've talked myself into smoking just one so many times and immediately am back to smoking one cigarette after another! So thank you everyone and I am now here for the duration. I promise that when I am feeling that urge, I'll write. When I feel in any way weak against this incidious addiction, I will write. And again in advance, Thank you for being here! Ln [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/29/2006

New person

delart, Welcomd to SSC. You will find lots of support from the other members here AND please be sure to use the many tools that are provided to members which really will help you thorugh this process. Congratulations on your quit! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/29/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 26 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 269 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $41.6 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7

New to Group

Welcome Carmen and congratulations on your quit. Use the tools SSC has for you and read the many topics concerning quitting. The members will give you all sorts of support when you need it. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/29/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 26 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 269 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $41.6 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 37

Smoke-free on my B-day :)

Joyfulspirit, Happy Birthday to you...Happy Birthday to you.... You REALLY have lots to celebrate! How cool, 10 years sober anniv. and now a non-smoking birthday! HOW COOL YOU ARE!!! ....Happy Birthday Dear Joyfulspirit....Happy Birthday to you!!!! AND MANY MOIRE!!!!!

may 1st is the day I am planning on giving up this addiction

:::waving at Birdie::: Welcome, Welcome. I think you will find the Forum and all those here to be a wonderful group of folks who are all too willing to help you when you need it. Congratulations on your decision to quit. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/29/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 25 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 259 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $40 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 56 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8

Today is the day

Hey bladekicked!!! Good to have you aboard, and congratulations on your decision to quit. You will find lots of folks here who will be so very supportive of your efforts and will help you along the way as you enter a new life as a non-smoker. I agree with CobenFan's advice to utilize all the tools that have been made available to you here on SSC. Those tools become VERY Important as you go forward in your quit. And DO DRINK that water...it helps your body in so many ways. Good luck! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/29/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 25 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 259 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $40 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 16

Calling all March Smogfree Shamrocks

Hummmm I didn't know abour the Shamrocks and have been adopted by C.A.R.E. Definately have a life-renewal date in March though! [b]22 DAYS[/b] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/29/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 22 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 226 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $35.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 21

BRAIN FOG TIMELINE

Geez you people crack me up!!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/29/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 22 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 228 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $35.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 33 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23

Back to day 1

Kaiser, I am genuinely sorry about the break in your quit. Please allow me to tell you why I don't see this interruption as a failure. Oink is SO very correct that loosers give in. That most OBVIOUSLY isn't a correct label for you...look at you...you are STILL HERE and you apparently are still standing ready to fight. It's just that in this round, you weren't fully prepared...you didn't have what you needed to succeed! No one.....NO ONE, expects someone to win an unfair fight. If you slipped into the darkness of depression, (yes, I'm all too aware of this abysmal mental state of being,) then you went into the ring with little chance of winning the fight. I don't know what the Doctor told you, but personally I'd wait a week or two after beginning the Welbutrin to begin your next quit. In the mean time...Stay, ***please stay*** and let everyone lift you up and inject you with the strength you need to begin your next quit with a running start at it. I personally am very proud of you Kaiser. You could have just logged onto another site, with another name. But you chose not too... and that tells me a great deal about you. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/29/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 22 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 228 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $35.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 30 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9