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Title: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting Post by Tiannia on Jan 3rd, 2008, 6:31pm OK hubby and I are both stopping. 2 days under our belts. Figure I need to do it. My 5 yr old was awesome. He took our empty pack after we had our last ones and smooshed it up and and OK ALL DONE!!!! |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by barry_sword on Jan 3rd, 2008, 6:37pm [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif] You have made it through two of the toughest days! CONGRATS TO BOTH OF YOU!! ;;D |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by Jonny on Jan 3rd, 2008, 6:38pm [smiley=headbanger.gif] |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by Guiseppi on Jan 3rd, 2008, 6:40pm Keep looking at your son, most children of smokers become smokers, congrats to both of you for looking after his future!!! ;;D Best of luck to both of you. Guiseppi |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by Linda_Howell on Jan 3rd, 2008, 6:45pm 3 months for me with only one little tiny back-slide. You CAN do this hon. You can. I would say you only have about 2 or 3 more days of the really hard stuff...after that it's a piece of cake. However, one caveat here...you're BOTH stopping? At the same time???????? May want to give a neutral third party your last wishes..jk of course but dang!! I'd think one at a time would be better. Good luck sweetie |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by Melissa on Jan 3rd, 2008, 6:47pm Good for you Tia! One day at a time hon. :-* |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by Tiannia on Jan 3rd, 2008, 6:52pm on 01/03/08 at 18:45:07, Linda_Howell wrote:
We both tried that. I stoped while he was still smoking and vice versa and it was too bad to have them just sitting there and not garbbing one. So we figured we better do it together and get it over with. I an doing pretty good, but there are times like right now that I am jonesing really bad for one. But I grabbed a toothpick will stay away form everyone for a little and it to shall pass. |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by Linda_Howell on Jan 3rd, 2008, 7:12pm If it's not raining too hard in Oregon go for a power-walk. Walk hard and fast...by the time you get home the urge will be gone for a while. If it's raining, do something strenuous. Wash walls, scrub something, do sit-ups or push-ups. (at the very least your house will be clean and you'll get rid of the Christmas calories. Mastiff sent me this and it too helped: http://whyquit.com/ |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by deltadarlin on Jan 3rd, 2008, 8:19pm Quitting is the best thing you will ever do for yourselves. To make the *pot* sweet, take the money you would normally spend on cigarettes and put it aside somewhere. Then at a certain point in quitting, reward yourselves. Carolyn |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by colorsoverall on Jan 3rd, 2008, 8:30pm ok so I don't know much about alot, but this one I KNOW!!! The first morning I woke up without a smoke I figured life wasn't really worth living. I hadn't told my son who was 7 at the time that I had quit. So I dragged my pathetic butt to the coffee pot with my happy,very awake and enthusiast son listing off breakfast demands at a mind blowing speed. I started to seriously wonder how much therapy would cost to repair the damage of being gagged and bound in the closet for hour...or so. My motherly instincts kicked in and instead I snapped," Give me a freakin' moment, I just quit smoking yesterday!" Instead of the tearful response I might have expected, he looked up with huge eyes and a big smile and said for the first and only time, "I'm so proud of you mom." Now you would think that the tears that began to stream down my face were from the great love I have for this amazing kid,......bbuuttt nnnooo. I was crying because I realized I couldn't back down now. Not without sending the message to my son that its OK to quit. Holy shit, All I could see was his future drug addiction and his telling me ,"Well you couldn't handle it either." Seriously though, its been 2 years and I won't lie to you, if they found a harmless tobacco, smell, smoke, ash be damned. I'd smoke my brains out. Keep the reasons why you quit close to you. Be prepared to grieve for those little white friends. Be prepared to have your relationship effected. Alot of time the act of smoking is when you have a chance to talk. Sometimes when you quit, you also quit that chance to talk. I know alot of people will say "Don't you feel better?" To them I say fuck no. I was a happy smoker. What I feel good about is maybe I can spare my son the addiction that made me a "happy smoker". Hang in there! |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by Langa on Jan 3rd, 2008, 8:47pm I'm proud of you T. I know it's not easy, but if you can handle CH, this will be a piece of cake. ;) Good Luck, Langa |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by cash5542 on Jan 3rd, 2008, 9:48pm Way to go!!! To all of you who are working on quitting, Tess, Linda, Tia and your husband (I bet there are more out there)! It is the best thing you have done in your life. I am so proud of you for changing the quality of your life and your children's life!! Keep it up!! Charlotte |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by Linda_Howell on Jan 3rd, 2008, 10:10pm Quote:
This is good advice. Now what the hell do I do at the next convention? (probably 90% of us smoke) |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by Melissa on Jan 3rd, 2008, 10:51pm on 01/03/08 at 18:52:08, Tiannia wrote:
If you check your local health food store or co-op, you'll find tea tree oil toothpicks that worked awesome for me when I quit. Just a thought. |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by colorsoverall on Jan 3rd, 2008, 10:52pm 90% smokers,huh? I knew I liked you people. From a smoker that chooses not to. |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by Melissa on Jan 3rd, 2008, 10:57pm on 01/03/08 at 22:10:00, Linda_Howell wrote:
Stuff your mouth full of bubblegum, drink wine & eat lots. ;;D |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by nani on Jan 4th, 2008, 2:33am Hooray for quitters!!!! Tia, it's hard, but do-able. Think ahead to what you'll do when REALLY stressed. That is always my freakin' downfall. Everytime I quit, something major happens and I end up smoking again. Well, I plan to quit again in February. Hopefully for good. LOL, colorsoverall: I know alot of people will say "Don't you feel better?" To them I say fuck no. I was a happy smoker. I feelin' that. ;) |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by sandie99 on Jan 4th, 2008, 5:26am Congrats! :) In a way you two can be a tiny support group to each other and help each other when the rough spots arrive. :) Lots of luck and I know that you can do it. :) Sanna |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by LeLimey on Jan 4th, 2008, 6:03am colorsoverall - WELCOME! I've never smoked (can't really be a ch'er eh you lot?!) but I read your post smiling wryly cos it can fit ANY addiction from chocolate to weird shit like me - I can't give up tomatoes and I eat far more of them than can possibly be good for me! I really enjoyed reading that post though! Helen |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by barry_sword on Jan 4th, 2008, 7:37am Day 3, you can do this you two!! ;;D ;;D As said earlier, take the money that you would have spent on smokes and put it aside then go buy something nice. I still put aside my smoke money and have bought some good stuff with the money! |
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Title: Re: 48 hours since my last smoke.... Post by Ghost on Jan 4th, 2008, 8:32am [smiley=thumb.gif] [smiley=thumb.gif] [smiley=thumb.gif] [smiley=thumb.gif] [smiley=thumb.gif] [smiley=thumb.gif] [smiley=thumb.gif] [smiley=thumb.gif] Mike |
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Title: Re: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting (Updates) Post by Tiannia on Jan 4th, 2008, 11:42am We will put aside that money once I dont need it to acutally live and pay bills. But I figure if I put away what it cost for 5-7 cartons a month (some months where worse then others :P ::) ) then we ought to be able to save up enough for a nice vacation this summer. I actually ate breakfast this morning. But since I did not have a smoke for breakfast I figured I better eat something. I am not a breakfast eater. Shaun was doing better last night. He is at home with the kids until after Christmas break. Wednesday Night (day 1), I get off at 5, he calls me at 5:15 and says are you coming home sometime this year? I was in the apartment parking lot.. I am almost there I just have to get to the parking spot. I walk in the door, he grabs his coat and says bye. I asked the kids if they made daddy's life hell, and my 5 yr old says, no we just fought with him. I was sure that he was going to get cigs. But he came back an hour later, sweaty and out of breath. I think he went for a run. But we are both doing it. Last night I was trying to figure out if I could get away with buying a pack of smokes and just have 1. But I knew that that was a bad idea. I would not stop at one. I like smoking. So it is an all or nothing thing with me. colors, I totally feel your story. My 10 yr old told me how proud of me she was. I know that I can give up now. Tia |
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Title: Re: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting Post by writer on Jan 4th, 2008, 2:37pm To all of you quitters: Keep going! If you slip, just start up again! Eventually, you WILL do it. I was 60 years old when I finally went to a 12-step "Stop Smoking" group and that's what finally did it. I've never been so glad of anything in my life. And: before I quit, I had a very stressful job in a police department and usually killed a full two packs a day. Thank God for every hour you're clean, and just keep trying. It'll happen!! Barbara |
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Title: Re: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting Post by echo on Jan 4th, 2008, 3:31pm Great news. An hour at a time. |
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Title: Re: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting Post by midwestbeth on Jan 4th, 2008, 3:49pm Good Luck Tia, you can do it. I have quit before and I'm determined to quit again, but this time my hubby is going to quit with me. Chantix worked great, but when I was put back on steroids, it was either smoke or start killing people :-/ Beth..........who loves smoking, but needs to quit too |
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Title: Re: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting Post by JDH on Jan 4th, 2008, 4:00pm on 01/04/08 at 15:49:29, midwestbeth wrote:
I would suggest waiting until after Davcon before you try ;) |
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Title: Re: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting Post by Rosybabe on Jan 4th, 2008, 4:02pm Tia, congratulations!!! now to keep you both busy make tons of love!! ;;D |
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Title: Re: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting Post by colorsoverall on Jan 4th, 2008, 5:49pm Tia, I didn't mention that I used nicorette gum the last time I quit. I was a very situational smoker. Driving, work breaks, after meals and sex, opening my eyes in the am etc. The gum was unpleasant but it kept me from totally loosing it during those moments. The gum also bought me time to change some of my habits that were triggers. The only one that still kicks me in the ass is a cold beer, outside on a hot summer night, chattin' it up with my best girlfriends. I'm starting again when I turn 80 with those same girlfriends. Wanna join us? Till then hang tough. |
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Title: Re: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting Post by Tiannia on Jan 4th, 2008, 6:06pm Chantix make me sicker then shit. I could not even keep water down. I figure smoking was better then puking my guts out. The last time I quit was when I found out I was preg with my daughter. Never had a problem until the day after I had her I wanted a smoke so damn bad. But I stayed quit. Until I was working high stressed job 60+ hrs a week, and I worked with construction guys that the only time I could talk to them, they where standing out back having a smoke. Figured I'd do better to stop cold turkey. As long as I dont buy any I'm good. |
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Title: Re: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting Post by colorsoverall on Jan 4th, 2008, 6:15pm Damn girl, you have bigger ones than me! I too, started again after my son's birth working on construction with the guys. I still miss those breaks- best jokes ever. Surprisingly, I've run out of advice. All that's left is great respect and encouragement. |
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Title: Re: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting Post by Tiannia on Jan 4th, 2008, 6:36pm Hun you might want to look in thte convention this summer. Even if you only go down to TX for one day, you would meet some great people. |
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Title: Re: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting Post by Charlie on Jan 4th, 2008, 10:04pm Nice going. I'm proud of all non-smokers. I know how hard it can be for some. Lots of water, kid and no alcohol. Charlie |
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Title: Re: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting Post by Patrick_A on Jan 5th, 2008, 10:59pm I quit May 13, 2005. My daughter was born Aug. 19 2005, I'll never smoke another cig. Patrick |
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Title: Re: Day 3 non-smoker... and counting Post by zwibbs/Scott on Jan 6th, 2008, 6:49am Great job Tia---keep it up---you can do it !!! |
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