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11 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

BUMP!

Another great post for y'all to read and think about! I can't believe that I missed this post considering that it was floating around during the beginning of my quit! Lainey and others provided some great insight on the first couple of pages before the thread sort of changed directions here on page 3. The musings on this page should also be good food (and drink) for thought for all of our new quit buddies!

Enjoy the read and feel free to tell us about "The New You"!

Jim

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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 591

Amen, Patrick. ;) We're kind of trained in our society to believe that in order for one to enjoy themselves they must be doing something very bad for them, and nobody really enjoys making themselves sick, or being stoned, drunk or full of ciggarette smoke.. nor do they enjoy the health problems that go with those things. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 610 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 45,750 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $11,437.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 54 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 50 [B]Seconds:[/B] 55

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1890

Hey, Greger, I appreciate this sense of L'chaim! you have but I really don't miss the alcohol THAT much. I know that when the Spring gets here and I can stand on my balcony or be in the back garden and watch the sun go down with a balmy breeze in the air, then I'll quaff a good Weissbier or two and enjoy the taste and the relaxation it gives me. I should have pointed out before this that I was a terrible abuser of alcohol and only modified it in the early 90s to a point where I lost that belief that if I had one drink I had to get "fully hammered" before I lay my head down... just more addictive behaviour. I'll drink French and Italian roast coffee again (I have done already but, as usual, I was excessive) because I love it - but I want to have my head screwed on right tight before I do so again. I've already tried my triggers since I quit with booze and coffee and I know the "rumble" they bring to the surface... I will wait until I know that I can deal with the "rumbles" without even getting a little off-balance and that way I'll get through this final quit. I'm not stinting my life, Greger. Rather I'm savouring this new life and celebrating a better quality of it without a great need for mood-changers. It's a learning process; how to learn to live in a new way and enjoy each succcessive day as it brings more quality. I'll take as much as I can get and be glad that I'm aware of the sensation all the time now... at my stage of life and health, quality is relative ... I get 'high' watching the sun rise over the rooftops to the east of my window; I walk slowly and smile a lot at folks in my village and nearest town. I get more of an anticipatory buzz out of those things than I do from all the other kickstarts I needed before to call my life a "life"... Patrick [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/18/2008 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 59 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,475 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $663.75 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 11 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 34

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2039

I haven't given up my coffee in the morning. I'm OK with that. But I enjoy tea in the daytime. I play in a Friday night dart league, where I would have a couple of drinks while playing. I've been drinking diet pop at darts since I quit. I don't know if I can wrap my head around a drink without a cigarette right now. I don't think I'm quite ready to find out yet. So Patrick, I'm thinking along the same lines as you. KTQ, Cheers, Jan [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/27/2008 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 50 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,250 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $425.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 24

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 591

Oh I don't know, gregor. If alcohol and smoking go toggether in his life, then he should probably avoid until he feels strong enough to do so. Every quit is different, and everybody is different. I drank when I quit - it helped me to relax... but other people don't have that same sort of reaction and need the smoking to go with it. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 608 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 45,600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $11,400.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 54 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 46 [B]Seconds:[/B] 43

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 248

Patrick, Dammit man I keep seeing all these references to all these things people think they need to give up to keep their quits. I chewed tobacco constantly 16 hours a day. I smoked more than a pack a day. Let's just say I had as bad a habit as just about anybody. You've given up coffee, you've given up beer, youve given up wine, since your wife is away we will assume you have also given up other things which were once followed by a cigarette. I'm willing to bet you have given up a lot of foods you previously enjoyed. I simply refused to give up all the things I loved for the sake of beating tobacco. I quit cold turkey. Not because I am strong but quite the opposite, my NRT habit led to a chewing tobacco habit and when I finally failed and went back to smoking I wound up with both. This is my final quit as I imagine it is yours. I'm not suggesting you go out and get drunk or that you drink that triple strength coffee you love I'm just saying that tobacco cessation is not a cessation of life but a new beginning. Go out and enjoy those things you love and get past the triggers they will cause. Better to do it now than be surprised one day when you have a couple of beers and find triggers you have not dealt with. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/17/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 212 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,088 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $890.40 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 38 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1890

Hey, Debbie? Drop us a line and let us know that you're okay ... alcohol and tobacco, huh? Now I know why I still have my favourite German beers in the fridge untouched since before my Quit. I'm scared to death to lose those hard won inhibitions I got from this programme and the support... I don't know when I will let myself have a beer or a glass of wine but it's not going to be anytime soon... shame; I love my beer... Patrick [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/18/2008 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 57 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,425 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $641.25 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 10 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1288

deb48, You're going to miss your cigs for a little while, but with time you will feel better about your quit. Keep reminding yourself of all the benefits you will experience as a non smoker, better health, more energy ect. Hang in there! Sylvie, Bilingual Health Educator

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1209

Hey Deb ... thats not you talking it's the junkie. He will say anything to get nicotine. I am so sorry to hear of the loss in your life. You have to deal with things a cigarette is not going to change anything. No we don;t know how much time we have... we should enjoy each day and think of things we like and people we love. Why try to deliberately shorten the time you have??? Go to sleep.. tomorrow is another day. Now you can help you friend.. by not running out to smoke... [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]2/10/2008 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 33 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 561 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $112.20 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 21 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 220

Lainey, Loved reading this and seeing how your recovery has progressed. Gives me hope to keep going! Prairie girls don't puff! :) Faith [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/23/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 82 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,050 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $984.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 58 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39

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