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Danas15146
Member
03-31-2004
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 4:38 pm
34 hours and 7 minutes. I have had a couple of bad cravings but so far have been able to work through without having a cigerette. How long have you been quit halfunit?
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 4:50 pm
I quit the Sunday before Thanksgiving, 2003. We'll round that to a year and a half, lol. If you take a look in the ARCHIVES you can have some laughs at our expense. Keep it up - you're doing great! 34 hours 19 minutes!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 6:07 pm
21 should be sufficient to relieve the physical withdrawal. Okay, so your cravings are most likely mental and not physical, Dana. So you need to try to find something to do when the craving hits to get through it. Ummmmm, you can come here and post. I think Wargod did that. Got a treadmill? I think some folks did that. Sounds like Tashakinz sparred a few rounds.
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Danas15146
Member
03-31-2004
| Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 4:41 am
Made it through another day. Night cravings are the worst - so I know that it is a mental thing more than physical. Day three starting now ...
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 8:01 am
Hang in there, Dana, you are doing good! Whatever helps you through, use it. It will get easier and easier with time, I promise.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 8:02 am
Yay, DanaS!!! One day at a time. That is how you defeat this monster. One day at a time. You CAN do it, and you are proving it.
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Sisalou
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 1:13 pm
Thanks everybody. I am really nuts, I forgot I even posted here few weeks ago. Congrats to everyone. It really is quite an accomplishment. Hang in there Dana!
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 9:28 pm
Congrats to all for quitting smoking. Like you, I know how tough it is to stop. The cravings, physical and mental, are not easy. But you can do it! Keep thinking positive! I'm at one year and four months. Woo hoo!
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Saturday, June 11, 2005 - 8:37 am
:::hanging head in shame::: I was bad for half a day after vacation. I didn't wear any patches on vacation and I now know it was way too early to not wear them....I was constantly inhaling while walking around Disney's smoking areas. lol I'm back on the patch. I realized that I feel so much better not smoking.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Saturday, June 11, 2005 - 3:39 pm
The ides of March was my anniversary. Hubby quit a few weeks later. I just found out my granddaughter who just graduated is smoking. Arrrrgggghhhh I sure hope it is just a phase and will go away as soon as she is out on her own. Hey, Hypermom, she was at Disney recently too. You're back on track and that is what counts.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, June 11, 2005 - 5:52 pm
LOL, Hypermom. WAY way way way too early to take that patch off. Just keep those babies slapped on until you forget what they are there for. (Well, step down a level when you are supposed to.) Yay Urgrace!!!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Sunday, June 12, 2005 - 8:35 am
Hyper, when things are going well it is tempting to take the patch off or downgrade early. But I agree with Juju, it's not wise. What did your doctor recommend? Mine had me on 6-4-4 weeks.
YAY, WENDO, GRACIE and HISGRACE!!! Congratulations! Sorry to hear about the granddaughter, though. Keeping my fingers crossed that she will chuck it before she gets too hooked.
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Danas15146
Member
03-31-2004
| Monday, June 20, 2005 - 5:02 am
Hey guys - things have been nuts with my mom's doctor schedules - but just wanted to let you know I am on two weeks - smoke free!!!!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, June 20, 2005 - 7:35 am
Yippeeeee, Dana!!! You are doing really well!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, June 20, 2005 - 10:33 am
Good going, DanaS!!!
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Friday, June 24, 2005 - 8:34 am
....still smoke-free here. Has anyone had problems with their sinuses after quitting? Mine are a mess! I thought it was bad when I was smoking, but this is worse.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, June 24, 2005 - 9:27 am
YAY, Hypermom!!!! You are going strong! Sorry, can't help you on the sinus issue. Never had any problems with mine, neither before nor after quitting.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Saturday, July 02, 2005 - 8:02 am
8 months for me today. Yay!!! Can't believe how quickly the time has passed. I remember when I wasn't sure I'd last 8 hours.LOL It's been a hard row to hoe these last couple of months. With the diet cutting off my little "rewards", the thoughts of lighting one up, especially after meals, have become more frequent again, but so far so good, I've been able to shake those thoughts off. How's everyone else doing?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, July 02, 2005 - 1:35 pm
Yay Lumbele!!! and remember, non-smokers never think about lighting one up. I was especially glad yesterday that I no longer smoke. Cigarettes just went up here by 60 cents a pack more tax. They are now something like $5 or $6 a pack. In U.S. dollars!!! Damn! How did the states make money before they rode on the backs of the smokers?
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 7:32 am
Guess I haven't quite arrived there yet then, Juju. $5-6 a pack, even U.S., would sound like a bargain up here.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 8:38 am
Good grief, Lumbele. I hope you are banking your non-smoking money for a special treat.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 9:06 am
Yeah, Juju, I am - chiropractor, masseuse and Curves.LOL
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Danas15146
Member
03-31-2004
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 12:48 pm
I am pleased to say that although I am stressed beyond belief due to my mom's illness and the lack of help and/or support that I have - I have not had a single puff in five weeks!!!!!!! I also haven't slept or eaten in two days -- I am pretty sure a full fledged nervous breakdown is coming.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 3:39 pm
Yay DanaS!!! I was wondering about you the other day. I usually don't go ask when people don't post, though, because it often means the monkey got back on their backs, and they are embarrassed. Good for you! You know we also have a venting thread around here. If you are interested in finding it, you can go to Search at the top of this page and enter "vent" in the search box and then choose to look in Subject lines. I will warn you that sometimes when you vent in there people try to suggest solutions for you when all you wanted was for someone to give you a hug or just feel sorry for you. LOL. Hazards of a message board.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 7:32 am
Yay, Dana!!!! You are doing so well, especially under the circumstances. As Juju suggested, go to the vent thread if things get particularly rough or come here. We'll try to help you through those rough patches.
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