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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 916

Great idea!!!!

Marivi

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/23/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 186
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,790
Amount Saved: $279.00
Life Gained:
Days: 21 Hrs: 4 Mins: 38 Seconds: 21

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 823

A ceremony sounds like a great idea.............a positive way of reinforcing your intentions and committment to quitting!

Let us know how it goes Spacecas!

Faryal, Health Educator

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 95

Thanks all of you for the advice and the support it means more than words can say..

Breather, I am not afraid now, I use to be in the past but now I am looking forward to ditching those cigarettes and taking my life back..

Ashley,I am going to take my craves one at a time and deal with each one as they come..i know straws and water works and for the big ones that that want cure I have decided i will go play with my kids and let them occupy me and of course come here also...The kids know the 30th is my quit day and they are being like little guards for me against my not smoking, so pulling them in on this was a great idea..

Jim,I am so prepared and keep reading and getting ready and your right preparation is the biggest factor in quitting..I really am ready but I refuse to jump early again and already have the kids watching the calender and they are counting down the days too...I think they have something prepared for that day so I don't wanna ruin it for them...I love your sense of humor and honesty..so be a stinker all you want..lol

Christmas, I am usually around alot but today was an acception ,but your welcome any time I can be of help..You are not alone here ever.... you said you have kids right...Pull them in on your quit since your doing it for them also..They can be such a big help when it comes to understanding and even reminders to you not to smoke..If you feel like crying you do it...What ever it takes not to smoke is worth doing in the long run..Yes having GOD in your life is a big bonus in my mind..I lean on him every day and am glad all he ask in return is our love..But back to you saying your alone,as long as you are here then you are never alone..there is always someone around to help,listen or chat if you need someone..Most the time I check the boards through out the day and if I see someone who needs help I log in...Don't be scared to reach out to anyone here, for that is why we are all here...Take it one step,one crave,one second at the time and you and I will beat the heck out of the nico demon..stay strong and keep saying NOPE...

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/30/2009
Smoke-Free Days: -5
Cigarettes Not Smoked: -100
Amount Saved: $-20.00
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 0 Mins: 0 Seconds: -27447

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 16

HEY;;; THANK U 4 GETTING BACK 2 ME;;; IT MAKES ME FEEL SOOO GOOD THAT IM NOT THE ONLY 1 DEALING WITH THIS ALONE..... I SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE CRYING IT GETS SO BAD !!! BUT I TRUELY BELIEVE THAT I HAVE GOD BY MY SIDE N THAT HELPS IN ABONDANCE; !!!!!!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/23/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 1
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 19
Amount Saved: $4.04
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 3 Mins: 33 Seconds: 3

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Hey Spacecase!!!

6-P's!!! You know... if you really can't wait and you feel you are ready, you don't HAVE to wait until the 30th!

Just a thought!!! Yes, I am a stinker!!!

Jim

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 506
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 12,650
Amount Saved: $2,087.25
Life Gained:
Days: 85 Hrs: 18 Mins: 42 Seconds: 40

Quit Meter

$48,532.50

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 1184 Hours: 22

Minutes: 42 Seconds: 33

Life Gained
Quit Meter

6471

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

194,130

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 11226

Great Spacecas,

The 30th is almost here! You sound to be very prepared and motivated!

How do you plan to cope when you get a big crave? Whats your coping plan?

Ashley, Health Educator

Here to help :)

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 816

Hello Spacecas Well it looks like it's counting down to crunch time now. Don't be afraid of this , welcome it. Take it from a 50 cigarette a day 43 year smoker who's gone through it cold turkey. I know it's tough ( might be the hardest thing you've ever done ) but you're tougher. I decided early on in the quit that I was going to go through whatever I had to and basically welcome it. I looked at craving as my body healing. We'll help you fight and beat this thing. Keep lots of ice water on hand as it really does help with the craves. Excellent for you Spacecas , you're the most important person here.

breather. P.S. I haven't had a craving in weeks and feel like at this point that I've never smoked which is possible for you as well. Yay for you.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 11/11/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 255
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 12,750
Amount Saved: $6,120.00
Life Gained:
Days: 46 Hrs: 18 Mins: 10 Seconds: 52

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 95

Now I only have 6 days to go...I am so ready and everyday that passes I find that I hate smoking even more and more...The best thing I could have done for this quit is making us go outside to smoke,because now it is so lonely out there on the porch especially at night at midnight and after when I can't sleep..i hate it and can't wait for the days to get here when I no longer have to do that...I am also figuring that when I quit,it will take so much out of me that I can finally get some sleep and will be ready and welcoming bedtime when it gets here...I had my first stop smoking cessation over the phone today...It was not what i was expecting really...They told me no more than what i already know and I feel I don't really need it but it is another person to answer too when the day gets here...Another means of support and another reason to stay smoke free...i was going to ask for patch's but since it will take so long to get them or before I go back to the doctor that I will be over a week quit I am going head on cold turkey...I know I can and will do this..i know you all say you need no excuse and that even if it doesn't stick I haven't let any of you down,but for my quit I really don't want to let any of you down or my kids or my self..So no matter what I am keeping that thought in my head as it will have some quitting power if I have someone I don't wanna let down...I am also promising GOD on the 29th at midnight that I want smoke no more cigarette's because I have been looking back at the past and when I quit all the drugs I was doing it was because I promised GOD that if he would help me get straightened out and get my life back in order that I would never do those drugs again and I haven't...So I gotta pull GOD into this because he is the biggest key to my determination and will power and he is my streanght when my own is gone..Well just rambling on now but that is where I am standing for the moment..Can't wait to say NOPE and still going strong waiting on the big day to get here...Come on the 30th...

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/30/2009
Smoke-Free Days: -6
Cigarettes Not Smoked: -120
Amount Saved: $-24.00
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 0 Mins: 0 Seconds: -33781

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 95

First... Big Thanks to everyone of you...It is all of ya'll's support that keeps me focused and reassures me that I can do this...This site just wouldn't be the same without all of you here...

...8 days to go well it is late enough that I can say 7 to go now...I did some more research and preparing today and have found I have been having complete conversations with myself lately

..lol I did realize today that if I struggle any it will come down to the battle I have in my head,I know that my biggest down fall with every thing that i deal with is the fact that I live with being hyper active....Not in the usual way though,mine is my brain it goes none stop even when I manage to sleep it is still rolling one thought after another...I will have to find a way to slow that down and catch the thoughts that go through there so I can focus on those that would jeopardize my quit...That is going to be a challenge...I grew up watching people and even my kids space out without a thought ticking up there and so wished I could do that even once in my life...My brain stays so busy that it wears me out just trying to make since of all the jumbled stuff running around in there...I know that I can do this and I will succeed because I am stronger than all the thoughts and the-demon and the addict that all live up there....I am going to make myself notes for my quit and stick them all over the place and make sure I check them often,it works with everything else I gotta do..So I know it will work for this too..Well here I am just rambling on when all I really wanted to say was THANK YOU ALL for the support and THANKS FOR BEING HERE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE WHEN I COME CALLING...Staying strong living one moment at the time and preparing and ready to say NOPE...
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/30/2009
Smoke-Free Days: -7
Cigarettes Not Smoked: -140
Amount Saved: $-28.00
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 0 Mins: 0 Seconds: -46803

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