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Waking up with a craving


13 years ago 0 230 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Pass the yummy homemade muffins! lol..........wait i'm on a diet!  I took this pic memie the day i quit smoking.  If i can smile that day, i can any day! lol...........
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 11/6/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 230
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 9,200
Amount Saved: $2,300.00
Life Gained:
Days: 26 Hrs: 5 Mins: 20 Seconds: 46

13 years ago 0 2778 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hey Memie!!!
 
        The demon is now too weak to challenge you in your waking hours and is resorting to his sneaky tricks when you are not quite awake!!!  Well, you showed that sucker, didn't you!!!    Pow, to the moon, nic!!!
 
         I do love your reward to beat the crave...  mmmmmm  muffins!!!
 
                        Jim


My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 841
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 21,025
Amount Saved: $3,469.13
Life Gained:
Days: 144 Hrs: 20 Mins: 53 Seconds: 36

  • Quit Meter

    $44,227.50

    Amount Saved

  • Quit Meter

    Days: 1058 Hours: 14

    Minutes: 43 Seconds: 55

    Life Gained

  • Quit Meter

    5897

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    176,910

    Cigarettes Not Smoked

13 years ago 0 242 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Thank you all for your post and great support..... I had no cravings for the rest of the day but I did get tired by the middle of the afternoon .  Hope I sleep all night tonight..........I saved you all a apple and cramberry muffin made from scratch....
 
Gimm were did your avatar picture go, it was a nice picture....
 
Memie 

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 1/25/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 149
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,490
Amount Saved: $596.00
Life Gained:
Days: 18 Hrs: 6 Mins: 45 Seconds: 25

13 years ago 0 230 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Good job memie for beating the crave!!!   Sometimes those craves sneak up on ya from time to time.  Keep saying N.O.P.E 
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 11/6/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 229
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 9,160
Amount Saved: $2,290.00
Life Gained:
Days: 26 Hrs: 1 Mins: 48 Seconds: 39

13 years ago 0 1209 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
 WOW I am sorry the crave woke you up.. maybe you were having a smoking dream... Well you should certainly sleep well tonight,, with all the completed tasks. yummy muffins, a full day of work..  oh.. I'll take a nap for you.
 
 great Job...
 
 Bonnie

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/7/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 47
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 799
Amount Saved: $159.80
Life Gained:
Days: 6 Hrs: 5 Mins: 51 Seconds: 6

13 years ago 0 433 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0

 
You're hired!  I could use someone around here to make me muffins and clean my house while I sleep. haha
 
You are a non-smoking champ.  You didn't dwell on it, you jumped up and distracted yourself with other tasks.  What the other members have said is so true.  Memories bubble up when you least expect them, very natural.  It's the way you handle it that will keep you a nonsmoker.  Good job!
 
Best, 
HP

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 4/1/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 813
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 19,512
Amount Saved: $4,682.88
Life Gained:
Days: 107 Hrs: 15 Mins: 4 Seconds: 11

13 years ago 0 2606 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi memie,
 
I am sorry to hear that your sleeping was disrupted by a craving in the middle of the night. Perhaps this happened because you are so close to celebrating your 150 days smoke-free. Regardless of the reason why this occurred, be very proud of yourself for staying strong and being productive while you could not get back to sleep. Your fellow members made a few great points, sometimes old memories come out of nowhere. Shrug it off as one of those coincidences, and move forward!
 
 

Samantha, Health Educator
13 years ago 0 134 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi memie, 
 
That is pretty wild that you woke up with a craving in the middle of the night this far into your quit. But you know, I feel like things like this happen from time to time. For example, the other day I had a dream with some people in it that I went to school with years ago. I haven't seen or spoke to them in years so it was very strange that they appeared in my dream. I was wondering why in the world they were in my dream. It's not like I had been thinking of them or anything. So I feel like our brain has a memory, and sometimes we think of things, or dream things, or wake up thinking of certain things that have no relevance anymore.... That's just my theory.
 
The best part of this whole thing was that you were productive and used your restlessness to your advantage! Have a great smoke-free day at work, and keep that guard up at all times!
 
Serenity

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 12/20/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 185
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,220
Amount Saved: $888.00
Life Gained:
Days: 16 Hrs: 17 Mins: 41 Seconds: 31

13 years ago 0 639 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0

Sorry you had the crave...glad you made the best of it.  You now have jumpstarted your day, knocked out a few things from the to-do list and are almost free of nicotine for five months!!!!!  Great work. 

Always keep looking forward, but do not forget the past!!!!

Keep the Quit,

Dave


My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 1/19/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 520
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 15,600
Amount Saved: $4,095.00
Life Gained:
Days: 88 Hrs: 2 Mins: 42 Seconds: 43

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    $50,434.92

    Amount Saved

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    Days: 1123 Hours: 16

    Minutes: 11 Seconds: 28

    Life Gained

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    5576

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    167,280

    Cigarettes Not Smoked

13 years ago 0 242 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
God this is crazy waking up in the middle of the night with a big craving on day 149 .  It felt like I just quit a week ago. I found myself taking long deep breaths to take away the craving.  I though the nicotine was all out of my body by now.  I'm sure the craving is not  because of habit of smoking.  Anyway I couldn't get back to sleep so I got up made some muffins,   did the dishes,  did some exercise pilates,  checked my e-mail  and I steel have two hours to go before I leave for work. The cravings did pass, it's just weird that cravings just show up unexpected.......
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 1/25/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 149
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,490
Amount Saved: $596.00
Life Gained:
Days: 18 Hrs: 5 Mins: 9 Seconds: 39


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