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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 12:26 pm
Yay, Shasha and Graceleigh!!! Congrats on your decision to butt out! Sounds like you are both doing very well. Do come back and let us know how it's going. We're here as your cheering squad and sympathetic ears.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 9:08 pm
Yay Shashakaye!!! Yay Graceleigh!!! Here's a suggestion: If you hit a rough spot and are sorely tempted to have a smoke, come in here and type away until the urge passes. It will. Good luck to both of you.
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Shashakaye
Member
05-19-2003
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 5:31 am
I did pretty good yesterday, went to bed really early last night. I'm having a much harder time today. Still haven't had one but the urge is really there. Is there ever going to be a time that I'm not thinking about wanting one?
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Graceleigh
Member
09-22-2006
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 5:46 am
I'm actually pretty good still...only when I'm out in a social setting that I want to smoke but I don't. I always hated the smell on my hands afterwards. Thanks for the support y'all! 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 8:54 am
quote:Is there ever going to be a time that I'm not thinking about wanting one?
Shashakaye, yes, there will be a time. Unfortunately, it will not be soon. The first few days are the absolute hardest. You are using gum as a nicotine substitute, so that should remove the physical withdrawal symptoms, but you are still left to battle the psychological addiction, which is huge. Hang in there. It is a matter of attrition. Every day you manage to hang on without smoking brings you one day closer to freedom.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 10:33 am
What Juju said. I chewed on a straw and sometimes inhaled it like a cig. The deep breathing seemed to help. Try NOT to substitute food for a cig unless it's something healthy like fruit or carrots or celery. Last thing you want to do is put on weight. Try a glass of water or go for a walk and see how much better your breathing is. Unfortunately I found I had to give up coffee at the same time because the trigger for wanting a cig was so great. I found tea to be a great substitute and made my doctors happy--those flavored teas are great. Treat yourself.
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Shashakaye
Member
05-19-2003
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 11:03 am
I'm doing a little better now. I'm just trying to get through an hour at a time. Not snacking much, I got a big bag of dumdum suckers. I think the reason I'm not snacking or really eating much at all is because I know I'll really want to smoke after I eat.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 1:51 pm
Hang in there Shashakaye!!
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 3:24 pm
Shashakaye, how many hours has it been?
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Shashakaye
Member
05-19-2003
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 5:08 pm
49 hours
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 5:40 pm
Excellent!!! Keep going!!!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 6:33 pm
Hahahaha!!! I forgot about that. Halfunit counted hours when she quit. I think she came in here and posted her hours every time she got a craving. How could we ever forget that? She had 43,786 posts.
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 7:02 pm
51 hours! 
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Shashakaye
Member
05-19-2003
| Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 1:19 pm
69.25 hours! Feeling good
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 4:28 pm
Hello new non smokers! I figured I better check in just to say I don't think about smoking all that often now, and it's just been since April 1st that I stopped. I did not replace smoking with food, but still put on some weight. I can blame some of it on working out at the gym but I like the way my trainer put it: A little extra weight is preferable to what you were doing to your lungs and body with the smoking. Don't worry about a bit of poundage now; you can work it off with a bit of exercise. I have no cravings at all, not a one. I am amazed and thrilled at being a non-smoker.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 5:53 pm
It's great to be FREE, isn't it Shadoe? That is exactly right about the weight. Health-wise, you are better off with the extra weight. I was lucky that I drank beer (heehee), and I could cut it out when I quit smoking, so that cut down on a bunch of calories, but I did still gain weight, all of which slowly disappeared by itself over the years. Well, now that I am retired, I also walk a lot more, well maybe 2 miles a day now vs. 1 then. Yay Shashakaye You are getting through the very hardest part right now, although there will still be some bumps to come, but they are probably not any worse than you have already endured.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Friday, October 06, 2006 - 1:18 pm
Yay Shashakaye! Very proud of you.
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Monday, October 09, 2006 - 5:19 pm
Shashakaye???? Graceleigh????
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 10:16 am
Anyone thinking of quitting for the new year?
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 3:36 pm
I am still not smoking; I guess I am going to be successful at this quitting business. Good luck to those who plan to quit in the new year.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 4:48 pm
Congrats to all of you new non-smokers. It's huge. I have been smoke free for 11 1/2 years now.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 5:30 pm
Yay Shadoe!!!
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Doodlebug
Member
09-11-2006
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 5:53 pm
I'm so excited because I've been a non-smoker for 45 days. After 30+ years of smoking I never thought I would be able to do it, but I have!! The changes have been amazing and I am so glad I took the steps to quit. I encourage anyone thinking about it to give it a try - you'll really be glad you did!!
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 5:56 pm
Way to go, Doodlebug!
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 6:32 pm
Doodlebug, I don't know about you but I was really upset with myself because I waited so long to quit - that's how easy it was, compared to what I expected. I did use Zyban to do it, but still I really thought it would be impossible for me after almost 40 yrs. Even though it's been since July 1st for me with no Zyban, and April 1st my first smoke free day, I still can't believe it. I am enjoying the freedom though. Good going to you Doodlebug.
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