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Post by ncpops on Nov 29, 2004 21:15:08 GMT -5
Hi Cathy. Welcome. Need some advice? Ask and people will show up with answers. You've taken the big step, someone is usually around during the week, and with the new quitters here, you have quit company
KTQ Jimpops
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Post by zamphir66 on Dec 12, 2004 22:14:59 GMT -5
Hi I'm new, call me Zam. This is day 8 for me. Other than lethargy and depression, I feel great.
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Post by johnpic32 on Dec 12, 2004 22:18:40 GMT -5
Welcome Zam, hang in there. It is a little depressing when you quit, I guess for some less for others more. What has been helping me is to focus on all the health benefits. I can say that after 23 days of being smoke free I am feeling much better. I hope the best for you and God bless, John
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Post by lizzysgirl on Dec 14, 2004 7:42:00 GMT -5
Hi I am Liz and I have decided to give up smoking, I smoked my last cigarette on saturday evening and have decided to go cold turkey as i think using the patches and stuff may just prolong the nicotene cravings. I too have started a money jar putting in money i would spend on cigs and already there is £12 in there, wow it grows fast!!!! Well today is day three and it hasnt been easy, I find myself getting really fidgity when i am craving a cig! during the day isnt too bad as i can really keep myself busy but its in the evenings when you sit down and just relax thats when i feel it most..... Any ideas for how to handle it ? I have also found the last two nights my sleep as been more broken than usual waking in the early hours!! and my concentration is a bit poor at the minute too, i find myself not being able to focus on anything for very long. oh well hopefully will get through it, I want to see my kids grow up and have children of their own and my eldist daughter who is nine keeps saying to me look at how much you have saved and now you wont die!! Liz xxx
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Post by Don on Dec 14, 2004 8:02:56 GMT -5
Saved money is a good indicator of progress and incentive toward staying quit. Since that money would've been blown up in smoke, use that money after a set time frame to treat yourself to a little reward. Once I stopped smoking I found I had more money to spend on foods I had never tried before. As for you having time on hand in the evenings....How do you have time on hand with children Movies or anything that takes your complete attention should help in this regard. "Cold Turkey" will have unique challenges of its own for you. Experiment and research what things work best for you. You are re-learning how to deal with life without the constant crutch that was part of every facet of our lives. Stay strong!
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Post by lizzysgirl on Dec 14, 2004 8:19:48 GMT -5
hi there don, well my children are aged 9, 6 and 2 so they are all in bed for 8.30pm and its then that i feel it, when i dont have them to run about after!!! I have recently seperated from my husband in summer ( giving up all the bad things)so I am sat there alone in the evenings and thats when i really feel it. Liz x
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Post by slim on Dec 14, 2004 16:26:13 GMT -5
Hey Zam
;D
Your a funny guy!
I felt the same way when I quit too! What a coincidence. who knew
Seriously, it's well worth the pain, and depression and whatever else the beast throws at you to get to freedom! you can wake up one day and not think of smoking....wouldn't that be nice!
KTQ Zam
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Post by slim on Dec 14, 2004 16:30:42 GMT -5
Hey Liz Was this your new years resolution......... hmmm quit smoking get rid of husband better job 2 out 3 ain't bad LOL You can get thru this and beat this addiction. Hang out with us for awhile No smoking is encouraged P.S. i quit cold turkey as well. It can be done and be rid of the nast nic in yur body. Just be careful of the hand to mouth habbit.... try not to eat the kids dinner, as well as your own and dessert too ;D read and post for best results!
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Post by lizzysgirl on Dec 15, 2004 15:00:48 GMT -5
I know wht you mean slim about the han to mouth, I have been terrible today everytime i had something in my hand I ate it lol! ;D anyway been to the shop and stocked up on more sugar free mints they really help me not to think about smoking, only thought about it about 4 times today so not too bad!!! and I dont seem to miss it in a morning like I thought I would do and we have been ready for school on time too because normally I have to sit and have my cig before anybody gets ready. Liz Three days, 21 hours, 4 minutes and 3 seconds. 77 cigarettes not smoked, saving £15.51. Life saved: 6 hours, 25 minutes.
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Post by Barby on Dec 17, 2004 12:24:16 GMT -5
Finally got a chance to read thru all the new member posts and I'm so impressed with all the successful quitters on here! Having a craving right now, so thought I'd post instead. Can't smoke while typing! Here's a good one for everybody. Before I quit, I had cut back my smoking first, and had 1/2 pack left. It's still in the refrigerator! Now you probably think I'm crazy by tempting fate this way. But knowing it's there has a strange psychological value to me. If I get really desperate it's there for me. But that doesn't mean I have to smoke them!!! It's an actual physical challenge that can be met more easily than the emotional challenge of WANTING a cigarette--I don't have to walk to the frig, take them out of the frig and smoke them. In fact, most of the time I forget that I have them. I know, it sounds weird, but it works for me! Hang in there everyone. We can do it! Four days, 6 hours, 15 minutes and 27 seconds. 127 cigarettes not smoked, saving $16.62. Life saved: 10 hours, 35 minutes. and I haven't touched those cigs in the frig! Barb
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Post by Graciedonovan on Dec 17, 2004 20:08:39 GMT -5
Barb, you're a braver woman than I am, but whatever works for you, do it.
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Post by bici on Dec 18, 2004 22:47:42 GMT -5
I stopped smoking 1 week, 4 days, 22 hours, 29 minutes ago, but I only know that because of the meter I downloaded on December 7. Otherwise I would have no idea how long, maybe a week or maybe 2 weeks, because it hasn't been as difficult as I expected. I started smoking 43 years ago, and have tried to quit only 3 times in those years. Once for a year, once for 9 months, and once for 2 weeks. That was the most recent time. This time I was SO motivated to quit, and had several advantages to help me succeed: We bought a new car, and the only way we could afford it was with the money saved by not smoking (over $300 a month); I didn't want the smell of smoke inside the new car; I was spending the next 10 days with my sister while she had major surgery and recuperated (she would not be able to tolerate second-hand smoke); and my grandchild who visits at Christmas has gotten old enough to really harass me about my smoking...This was my window of opportunity! So I started off with Commit lozenges - they were horrible! After only 3 on the first day, and 3 on the second day, I never wanted to have another one. And they effectively killed my desire for anything in my mouth, or any nicotine withdrawal. After the second day, I didn't need them. Anyone want the other 162 tabs I paid for? While I was away for the ten days, my husband also tried to quit - using the patch. He did not succeed and as we speak he is smoking downstairs in the game room. He would rather be down there smoking and watching TV than be with me after being apart for 10 days! Well, I can sympathize... I don't blame him - and he goes on those Commit lozenges tomorrow! I hope they work for him like they did for me! If anyone wants a candid review of the Commit plan, I'll be happy to share! Thanks, everyone. Reading the messages here really helped me make up my mind two weeks ago!
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Post by Cally on Jan 6, 2005 22:24:15 GMT -5
Hi,
I am in the fourth day of my quit; the meter scares me for some reason so I haven't down loaded it on my system. It seems that I have the advantage of familiarity with several of you through your posts; I did some reading prior to signing on. I guess the real advantage is having found a group who offers so much inspiration and compassion with such sincerity.
I stumbled onto your site while surfing for information associated with my habit and what to expect over the next few days, months and years as I maintain my quit. My habit, it appears, is one you all seem to be very familiar with too – that nasty, smelly, disgusting, unhealthy addiction to cigarettes.
I picked this week to quit as I was scheduled in the office for work, next week I start to travel again and am very much dreading the driving, airports and being away from home in the evenings I am afraid I will slip without my family and friends supporting me. I am fine all day at the office as it is a non smoking environment and it is very easy not to step outside and smoke when the temperature is -10 below zero.
I will visit often, post when I can and hope someday to be able to encourage and inspire others to quit smoking as so many of you have already been able to do for me.
Thank you!
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Post by Don on Jan 6, 2005 22:57:51 GMT -5
Hi Callie!
I never used a meter. In the beginning I used to track the days, then weeks then I gave up tracking as it didn't seem to matter that much to me anymore.
Business travel was always a tough one for me and I would smoke like crazy. But as I have learned...smoking doesn't change a single thing. All you do is waste time and money. You really can live without those cigs.
Are you looking at using any quit aids??
Please stop by often. We will all be cheering for you.
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Post by slim on Jan 6, 2005 23:20:02 GMT -5
Hi Cally Welcome to smokebusters! It's always nice to hear that our posts speak more that just words cause we really do care! Our wish for you is to fight the good fight and win your life back from the nasty nicobeast! WE can help you along the way...... It happened that way for me and I found this bb the same way you did (on day 4) and felt that the folks here are special and really care. Never joined any online support groups or any groups before so this was all new for me. Let me tell you, support from people that understand is very important and can help you thru the humps. Your family support is important as well! Stay determined and focused on your goal, reside that smoking is not an option, be a little selfish early on, learn new routines as you go to work and travel, stay positive, avoid known triggers, reward yourself for staying quit, and one day at time you can make it! You really can! post and read of often for best results!
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