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Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Friday, December 31, 2004 - 11:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mmmmm picking fleas is worse than quitting smoking! Remember to eat a banana when the craving is the worst. It will temper the craving and the banana is good for you, too! Good luck!

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 8:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks guys, I'll keep you posted!!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 9:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Looks like you made it almost 8 hours, Luv! Yay!!

Babyruth
Member

07-19-2001

Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 3:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
CONGRATS to Lumbele, DJ Girl, and Luvmyjrt! :-)

Urgrace, that's appeeeling advice. I would, however, caution against smoking those bananas!

Llkoolaid
Member

08-01-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 7:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ok, I am back, with my head hung low but getting geared up to do this all over again. My quit date is January 5, because that is when the kids are all back to school and I have time to take care of myself.

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 7:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Vewy eenteressting Baby dat you were theeinkeeng about smokeeng a banana! I never ate a smoked banana!

That's Kool LL, less stress and a promised date. Go for it!

Way to go Lumbele! Is it two months yet?

Hurrah Djgirl!

How's it going Luv?

Congratulations to everyone here who has quit!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 8:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yay, LL!!! You will make it.

For those who don't know, LL was a big success story. She beat that bad boy, and she was a big help to others for a long time. She did ALL the heavy lifting in here last winter while I was out of the country. Then she had a setback and that monkey climbed right back on her.

Go Llkoolaid!!! I have all the confidence in the world in you. You know I have been here patiently waiting for you to get right again. I'm just sorry you have to go through it.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 10:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, dear, I missed the monkey getting a hold of LL again. Sorry to hear that, LL, but you know you can do it, after all, you have done it before. It is inspiring that you are shaking that ape right off again. Go, LL, go!!!!!!!

Thanks, Gracie. 2 months today and hanging tough.LOL Need to restock my candy stock soon. Tried to switch to gum, but heck I hate to feel like a cow all day. Still trying to alternate though.moo

Hey, Luv, how ya doin'?
Wonder what happened to Deej, Fruitbat, Nimtu, Y2K and her better half; and shouldn't we be whoopping it up for a 1 year celebration?(Half)

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 1:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks all, for checking on me. In the spirit of true confessions, here's the deal:

At midnight, I had 5 cigarettes left. I stowed them. In reality, I knew I would smoke them, but it was fun to try and fool myself. HA! So, in the last 36 hours, I've smoked all 5.

In retrospect, I have to give myself some credit, I am not officially out of cigarettes and for a two pack a day smoker, 5 in 36 hours is pretty damn good.

But, let's just say I am a complete but am really working on my mental state to accept and adopt the new philosophy.

I guess the hard part is that it has been such a part of my life for 24 years, I'm kind of lost. But, I really need to do this for my health. For example, I take high blood pressure medicine...no smoking = no high blood pressure. How much of an idiot does that make me to smoke?????

So, any words of wisdom out there for a frustrated ex smoker??

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 2:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wish I had words of wisdom, but like you I am struggling every day, some more than others. Don't throw in the towel just yet, Luv. We've all been there. That inhaler isn't helping much? Have you considered other aids?
Gradually reducing the amount of smokes was what I kept trying. Would get down to 5 a day and that was it. Then gradually I'd increase and before I knew it I was back at a pack.
This time I went cold turkey, slapping on patches, sucking candy, chewing gum, exercising, whatever it takes.
What got me to this point was a realisation that if I didn't begin to live healthier, my senior years would become hell, if I'd make it that far. Before I mainly tried to quit because my family hated it so much. This time around I am really doing it for me and the fact that my family is thrilled is icing on the cake.

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 3:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks, Lumbele. I've come here to take my licks, though. I was not successful. I think the key is that you wanted to do it for you. I'm not there yet. I've got a horribly stressful job (that I ironically love) and am just at a point where I need the monkey.

I wish all of you success, and I know I'll be back here again.......when I'm ready. But I do have one goal......I am not going to smoke at work. That is my goal, and I have my inhaler for help. So, maybe I didn't quit but I absolutely tried.

I have a problem with panic attacks even when i do smoke, but without smoking, they were absolutely disabling.

You know, even to my own ears these sound like excuses, so I'm just going to stop typing. Thanks so much for all of your support, and one of these days, I promise not to let you down.



Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 4:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Luv, don't beat yourself up. It serves no purpose, just makes you feel bad. Some day you will be ready. Only you'll know when that is.
Most ex-smokers have a trail of quitting attempts behind them. This was yours. Not smoking at work is a good step in the right direction. So hang in there, you didn't let us down, and come back whenever you feel your time to butt out has come.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 4:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Actually, they ARE excuses, Luv. And the fact that you can see them for such is just the slightest glimmer of hope for YOU that one day in the not too distant future you can give it up for YOURSELF. You can ONLY quit for yourself. Don't know how old you are but of course every day you smoke compounds the nearer the death sentence. But of course you know that. All of we smokers do.

Blood pressure. I wasn't to pills yet, but mine stayed around 140/90, flirting with the edge of danger. Took it the other day and it was 114/66.

Quitting smoking at work will probably help in your decision to quit for good. After a while you will find yourself going by those people huddled outside and asking yourself if you really looked as pitiful as they do. Yes, you do.

Um, I suppose Jan. 5 would be too soon to try again when Llkoolaid does?

Hehe, well, we can hope ...

Don't beat yourself up for failing. Just get tougher for the next try.


EDIT: Lumbele and I were postiing at the same time. I see we said some of the same things.

Halfunit
Member

09-02-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 4:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Luv, you didn't let us down! We will be here for you when you are ready. You will be someday!


Dear dear Lumbele! You are sweet for remembering that I have passed my one year mark! I thought I better check in before ya'll thought I'd started back up again.

My quit date was the Sunday before Thanksgiving, 2003 so let's see.... November 23, 2003? That makes it 1 year, 1 month and a couple weeks?

YAY ME!


I quit because 2 guys at work quit and challenged me to use the Commit lozenges and try and quit. So I bought the lozenges and tried them to prove the fellows wrong. Well, it worked, lol. After almost 20 years of smoking, I just quit. Sad thing is both of the men are back to smoking, but I have promises from them that they are quitting again.

I am so proud of everyone here! Wargod, Juju, Urgrace, Tasha, Fruitbat, DJ, and all the other quitters! I am also proud of LLKool and Luv for trying! KEEP TRYING!!! And post here!!! It'll help keep you sane!

Special thanks to all of the NON SMOKING CHEERLEADERS !!

OK, I am off to find some smoking bananas.


Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 4:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
pYAY, HALF!!!p2

Happy Belated 1 Year Anniversary!!!

wave


Halfunit
Member

09-02-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 4:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lumbele

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Funny you were challenged to quit and made it - Wow! Great to see you Half.

As for me, I made everyone quit smoking in my house about sixteen years ago, because my daughter was coming to visit and she has asthma. She had not been home for four years at that time. I cleaned every surface in the house, washed all the linen, curtains, drapes, rugs, carpets, floors, walls and knicknacks, in preparation.

Then I kept the no smoking in the house rule following that. I also decided not to smoke around her while she was here and found that it was easy not to smoke if I found other things to preoccupy me.

My worst addiction would hit me every evening after dinner and into the night until bedtime. I got where I hated the smell of it and whittled my way down to only one or two per evening. Then after quite some time it was amazing to hear people who knew me say they didn't know I even smoked! It was time to quit completely.

So even though I quit 'cold turkey' I had already started the process years before. I don't recommend waiting as long as I did to remove the monkey and eat a banana.



Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bravo all of you quitters, including those celebrating anniversaries! Wahooo!

Luv, I know how true it is that YOU must quit for you. Good luck getting there.

And good luck to you on the 5th, LL. I know this crew will be there for you every step of the way.

Llkoolaid
Member

08-01-2001

Monday, January 03, 2005 - 3:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well gearing up to quit, I bought my last pack of cigarettes, put the slip from the store on the fridge so that I have to look at the price I paid for them. They are 10.75 now for a pack in Nova Scotia and I buy a pack a day, that is one heck of a lot of money. First step taken, now I am reading my book and really examining each cigarette as I smoke it. I want to get started but I am going to follow the plan that I set out for myself and that is to have my last cigarette on January 5th. I will post again after I have finished it.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Monday, January 03, 2005 - 9:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
$10.75????

Ack, LL!!! You start putting that money away Jan. 5 then. And the Canadian dollar is way up right now. $10.75 used to be 50 cents U.S. Now it is, well ... let me go look it up. $8.90!!! Highway robbery!

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 8:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The government robbing the taxpayer, now there is a new concept, Juju!
But for some of us it does figure in with the rest of the reasons to quit. So maybe they'll get somewhere.
Although I have recently read that the new generation of teens has more smokers than even my generation did. From all the anti-smoking propaganda ds brought home from school, I thought that generation would reach for cigarettes much less than mine. So where did they go wrong?

Kristylovesbb
Member

09-14-2000

Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 11:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Today is my one year anniversary!!!!! I have not smoked one single cigarette since the day I quit. Many times, through the years, I have tried to quit with the aid of patches and what have you only to smoke again within a month. This time I quit cold turkey, no patches, no gum, no nothing and it worked! The smell of cigarettes now makes me sick to my stomach. My hubby still smokes and he says I have become the non-smoker from hell.LOL

To everyone that has quit, congrats, and to everyone trying, hang in there it can be done and I am pulling for you all.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 1:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
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fHappy 1 Year Anniversary, Kristy!!!f2





Kristylovesbb
Member

09-14-2000

Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 3:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Lumbele I am cheering for you too, keep up the good work!

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 4:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks, Kristy, hope we'll party hardy next fall again, and all the other 1 year anniversaries we'll be celebrating between now and then, right gang?