EvolutionHealth.care

Home
Main Forum
Quit Smoking
Introduce Yourself!
Quit smoking-take two

Advanced Search Form

Quit smoking-take two

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

Welcome hotgal. You are motivated. You might want to get a quit kit together: sugar-free candy and gum, veggies to munch on...

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/1/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 342
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 9,576
Amount Saved: $4,069.80
Life Gained:
Days: 38 Hrs: 12 Mins: 5 Seconds: 28

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 11214

Sounds like you have a lot of great reasons!

Great coping mechanisms too!

Another idea that some members have had success with is to create a vision board. Vision boards include images, words, etc. of what you want your life to look like or about a certain goal you want to achieve. This board is then looked at and used as a meditation tool daily. It is in interesting idea and I thought your list of quotes would be great to include there!

Ashley, Health Educator

Here to help :)

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

Hi Ashley,

My reasons for quitting are 1-for health, my mother, who was a smoker, had cancer and had a heart attack last year, so there are genetic risk factors 2-to save money and 3-I'm tired of being a slave-tired of feeling panicky and uncomfortable w/o cigarettes, I want my life back!!!!

To avoid a slip, whenever I have a craving, I'm going to pratice deep breathing, go for a walk, take a hot bath, write in my journal, log into the support group and i have also compiled a list of positive affirmations and motivational quotes that I will read!

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 4/8/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 0
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 0
Amount Saved: $0.00
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 0 Mins: 55 Seconds: 43

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 98

Welcome and congrats! i quit a million times as well, this one..well its still hard but i really really want it! Good luck with your quit and yes take it one day at a time!! Allow those frustrations/ cravings see them for what they are, laugh em off and see that one here... a million people have succeeded here!

I read the book- didn't "quit by the end" as he says but, it really changed my point of view towards cig and got me rolling to where i am now!

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 3/12/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 27
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 675
Amount Saved: $337.50
Life Gained:
Days: 2 Hrs: 3 Mins: 26 Seconds: 21

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 11214

Welcome Hotgal!

Welcome to the group! You have come to the right place to find motivation and support! Congratulations on your first day!

Try not to be too hard on yourself for your past slip. Slips happen and it often takes a few tries before a quit sticks. The important thing is that you are back at it again! Other then the support group what will you be doing differently to prevent a slip?

What are your top three reasons for quitting?

Ashley, Health Educator

Here to help :)

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

Hi everyone,

I had quit smoking on October 27th, 2009, and started up again around the end of January. I'm a little disappointed because I was doing so well. It was my emotions that got the best of me, I was feeling irritated and down, and I started to have a smoke here and there, and next thing you know, I'm buying packs again.

Well, I still wanted to quit, but now I finally found the courage to quit again---this time for good!

I didn't use this community before, but now see there is a wealth of motivation and support in this community, so here I am!!!!

I actually smoked my last cigarette yesterday aroung 4 pm, but I put my quit date as today. So, I've passed my initial 12 hours, and feeling ok...a little irritable, a few cravings, but other than than...ok

I'm just reminding myself to take it one craving at a time!!

I'm also reading Allen Carr's "Easyway to Quit Smoking" and was wondering if anyone else has read it?

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 4/8/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 0
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 0
Amount Saved: $0.00
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 0 Mins: 53 Seconds: 21

Reading this thread:

today's top discussions:

This Month’s Leaders:

Most Supportive

Most Active

Most Loved

Quit smoking-take two