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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 5:30 pm
Granny, how hard do you think it was for me to come in here and admit I was smoking again after 5 months? But I was glad I did because nobody had anything to say but encouragement. We all know how hard it is to quit so none of us judge you or anyone else. Now, get your skinny butt back in here and tell us how today went! LOL
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 8:41 pm
I know that was really hard, Twinks, but you are one determined non-smoker. You will make it this time. Go Grannyg!!! It will be over one of these days, and you will be the winner, I know.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 10:41 pm
Granny , you are doing great!!! Main thing and GREAT thing is you said it tasted bad and you put it out......remember I smoked into the 3rd week...some take the whole 2 months....you are awesome so what if you need the next months r/x...they recommend it...so you are doing great!!!! xoxoxooxoxo I am soo very proud of you!!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 10:43 pm
Twinkie, I agree that took tons of courage and I am glad everyone was not judgemental and still here to help ya (I didnt peek in here too often back then ) I am sooo proud of you too!!!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 10:44 pm
MEME....hope today was a good day! I didnt see ya post in here and missed ya 
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 6:21 am
LOL, I was here, Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 8:01 am I haven't been posting much, I'm grumpy with pain, and pissy, and grumpy and pissy, and tired. But, I'm so proud of you and all our fellow QUITTERS!!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 7:21 am
LOL now how did I miss that?! I bet it archived and I forgot to ck archives. sorry you are in pain, hope ya feel better today I cant believe how good I feel...I have been fighting a swolen gland/sore throat off and on for a couple weeks but other than that I feel better than ever Granny, hope today is a better day. Love ya! Hope everyone has a great day
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 8:40 am
Hey, Pamy, do you know some of the tips in that book that you can give us for the psychological cravings?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 9:33 am
Twinkie, when I was looking up to find some information on how long the cravings last, I saw a lead-in to a website that looked like it could be good. This is the link to the cravings page, and look what they are advertising - that book!! http://www.quit-smoking-stop.com/nicotine-addiction.html It looks like there could be some other good information on the links on that page. I think it was Slothkitten who had found a good website for people either quitting or wanting to quit. I don't remember exactly what it was right now, but it had quit in the name. Maybe Slothkitten is lurking and will remember.
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 10:41 am
Twinkie, one thing that helped me a LOT with cravings during the first year was taking a very deep breath and then slowly blowing it out to the count of eight. While I exhaled, I told myself the craving was leaving along with the breath. Simple but very effective. Hope it works for you. I have some other tricks that have been very helpful in the long run too. Quitting is not really the hard part. Staying quit is. At least for me that's how it's always been.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 12:17 pm
Slothkitten, are you lurking somewhere? Yeah, staying quit is the hard part. Especially in the car.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 12:47 pm
Holly that sounds like a good technique.
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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 1:16 pm
Great article, Juju! thanks for posting it. I've printed it out so I can have a copy handy when I need it. Today has been a good day. Pamy, Meme hope you both have had good days. Yay!!! Gal and Twinks!!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 2:11 pm
Very good article, Juju! Sometimes I crave a cig and don't even know why or what the trigger was. So, I'm trying to just jump up and do something to keep busy until it passes. I'm so bummed that I still want to smoke.
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Slothkitten
Member
09-16-2003
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 4:05 pm
Hey Twinkie, yeah lurking and gob smacked ( watching too much BBC, love those Brits ) by all the action in this thread. Everybody in here is kicking ass and taking names ! Just amazing. And that Chantax, wow. I've been exercising and dropping pounds and quitting the cigs ( forever ) is next. I want Chantax. I have such a lovehate thing with the cigs, they are like a evil boyfriend, really bad for me, why do I cling ? Thank's everybody for sharing so much, it really helps. Juju, I can't remember who posted that Quit web site . . . . don't recall doing that, but it was good. Off to work the night shift . . . all quitters here should be so proud, freakin ciggies are worse than heroin, the addiction is so strong. But, look !!! You all prove that it can be done and there is a life without them.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 4:34 pm
Hey, Sloth! Tell your doctor to give you a script for Chantix! It really is soooooo much easier to quit with it. I hope we see you in here soon.....when you are ready.
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 7:33 pm
Better day today. Juju, thanks for the link. Lots of great tips! Yay to all that fought the urge today!!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 8:21 pm
Well, poopie-doo, I sure thought it was Slothkitten who posted that quit smoking site. Oh well, the one I found by accident has some good stuff on it anyway. Slothkitten, you made me laugh out loud with your analogy. That is exactly right! Smoking IS like a bad boyfriend. Exactly like a bad boyfriend. Hahahahaha, and everybody around you knows it, but they are afraid to get on you too bad because you will just jump to his defense or maybe cling to him even more. Hahahaha!!! So, okay, who is the lurker out there who was in here for a while with the really good quit-smoking website? I am pretty sure I will recognize the name when I see it, even though i never went to it, since it was after my time. Oh, and Yay Grannyg!!! and Yay Pamy!!! and Yay Twinkie!!! and Yay Meme!!! and Yay GAL!!! We have not had such a great group of quitters since whoever first started this thread. Might have been Wardog, or Franny (now Earthmother) or maybe Christina. No Chantix in those days, so not everybody did so well, but some did. Keep up the good fight.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 10:13 pm
Twinkie, best I can describe is that the addiction is a demon and the demon doesnt want to die but if you dont smoke he dies...so the demon tempts you, TRICKS you, whispers just have a little puff or whatever..becauses the demon wants to live and if you continue to not smoke he is dying I have pictured him looking like the whammy on that old game show! LOL when i get craving I picture him and laugh to myself and say 'nice try Whammy!!! but I aint falling for it!!' does that help you Twinkie??? if not let me know and I will ck book and write more tomarrow...
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 10:15 pm
Holly, maybe Twinkie, Meme, and Granny would like an email from you.....to help with those times....like you helped me. I can send them mine if you agree. xxooxoxoxooxo
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 10:25 pm
With as much weight as I've gained since quitting I'm having a hard time seeing smoking as the demon, if ya know what I mean. I feel worse than at any time when I smoked.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 10:31 pm
I figure we can all move to the lose weight thread in January 
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 11:32 pm
lose weight thread LOL, Pamy!!! I'm trying to organize my home, solve some health issues, quit smoking to help meds work better, the doctor told me the meds were going to make me blow up and he wasn't even counting on me gaining weight for quitting smoking. And now to worry about the weight ...SOUNDS GOOD...but, I don't know if I can keep up with ya! LOL!!!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 11:43 pm
I'm not ready for the lose weight thread, yet! ACK! I'm still eating as a substitue for smoking!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 11:44 pm
LOL!!! well I didnt say we would for sure move there LOL I went and 'bought a carton tonite' I plan to my new outfit and shoes when we go out tomarrow! 
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