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Boberg
Member
10-04-2002
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 4:19 am
((((((Oldtex)))))) I do know, I do. I have been watching for you around here, thank you for coming out and giving me a YAY! It means a lot to me. Oldtex work through whatever is going on now and know that we are all here for you whenever you are ready to quit feeding the beast. Each of us will do this in our own way and on our own time table. Oldtex you have just as much determination and desire as I do and you will make it. Seamonkey....thanks for updating the chart, IT LOOKS GOOD! Let me see now, already this morning I think I have used up about 48 of those NO's. lol The funniest ones are where you just automatically start reaching for a cigarette and then realize what you are doing, lol, then I remind myself....you don't feed the beast anymore, you are a non-smoker! Yep, it feels good!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 8:01 am
Congratulations on five years, Retired!!! Congratulations, Boberg!!! Hang in there, Oldtex. I think you might be right on having a new cheerleader, Pamy, which is good because I am trying to go on a real long trip in March if I can get Bigdog nursed back to health.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 8:13 am
Wow, this thread is just hopping! Congrats to Retired and Boberg! Small step, big steps, as long as they are steps in the direction of quitting, all count. Some of us need more time, react differently to the various options. It's a very individual thing. Keep it up, quitters and just put one foot in front of the other, soon-to-be-quitters!
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 8:53 am
Pamy, I'm not worried about a particular stop date. It's about the journey for me. That's been about three months or so. As long as the journey gets me to the end as a non smokers...that's my reward. They were the hard pissy months..LOL Thanks for being concerned... Oldtex, I'm glad you checked in. Keep trying!
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 10:03 am
Thanks Juju and Lumbele! Congratulations to all and continued good wishes for a successful quit.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 10:20 am
LOL Sea,I swore I cked the chart and it didnt have Boberg's quit date on it!! Sea rocks!!! She is the best non smoker cheerleader ever!!!! I do like the Update. That. Chart! phrase lol cuz in my head I am hearing Ty and a crowd of peeple yelling it!!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 10:28 am
Oldtex, you are still making good strides forward! Dont give up, we wont ever give up on you!! Realizing your triggers is huge, cutting down is huge...you will do this! Keep taking the Chantix and maybe read/re read the book. YOu will do it! Meme, I totally understand and I love the way you look at it as a journey. You need to buy one of those beautiful diamond journey necklaces! HEY!!!! I need to buy one of those also! lol Bill got me one for Christmas but it was for our journey of love so I think I need a quitters journey one! Actually I think we all need to get a diamond journey necklace!!! How awesome would that be??? when you feel an urge/pang you grab onto the pendant and rub it and feel the power that you now have, the freeedom you now have!!! ...<running off to jewelry store!>
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Boberg
Member
10-04-2002
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 11:05 am
LOL Pamy, stop tempting me to go buy jewelery....well maybe you have a good idea there. I can see me now....I am at work, the beast starts to speak to me and says its ok, just one cigarette and you will feel better. That's when I speak up to the beast and tell it, outloud of course...."I will not feed you, I am a non-smoker, I've got the POWER"...said to the tune of that song as I rub my Journey Power Pendant! (My co workers will just know I have finally gone over the edge....lol) Darn, thats a good idea.....< hhmmm thinking about running off to the jewelry store> Meme...you are so right....each hour and each day is exciting. I feel like I am slowly getting to know a brand new person....me....the non-smoker version. I wonder what I will be like each new hour and I look forward to finding out. I can't believe I became the one thing in life I thought I could never be....a drug addict. REally, I never tried any illegal drugs because I was always, even as a teenager, afraid of them, afraid of getting hooked. Yet that is exactly what nicotine/cigarettes did for me. What a fool I had been, I was brainwashed. I believed I enjoyed them, I believed they helped me relax. What a lie! They caused anxiety, they caused stress, and they caused me to become a drug addict without even being aware of what was happening....for more than 26 years. What a fool I was! But today I am FREE and the knowledge I have gained has given me POWER to conquer the beast. I will not feed the beast and it will DIE!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 11:11 am
A pair of satin underwear would be cheaper than jewelry. Then when you need to rub your underwear, your coworkers will KNOW you've gone over the edge! Congratulations to Boberg and Retired! Now go buy yourselves some satin underwear and get to rubbin.
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 11:22 am
Love the jewelry idea!!!!!! It's something to do with your hand, specially in the beginning! Boberg, that is the way I have always looked at illegal drugs and alcohol. Never touched drugs...I do enjoy a good drink, and I have always known I like it a little to much. LOL So, it's something I watch because I have seen what it can do to people's lives and their families. Moderation is the key. For some reason cigs can not be done with moderation...at least for me(and many others).
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 11:23 am
lol at the satin underwear!!!!!!!!!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 1:40 pm
That is correct, Boberg. This is, actually, an addict's thread. Everybody here has been there. It is SO freaking easy to get hooked and SO freaking HARD to get unhooked. But it IS possible to get unhooked.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 1:51 pm
Since we're all addicts one cig would never be enough. Hell, one puff would never be enough. We'd all be right back to smoking full time. Its the same for us that it is for alcoholics. One is never enough and one is way too much. Stay strong!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 2:25 pm
LOL, Pamy, you were typing while I was working on the chart.. just a coincidence. Now, I won't be here every day, especially when BB starts and I have to confess I'm not one of those people who use NEW MSG, so probably the best way to nudge me is in my folder. And any time any of you want your "Notes" to change, or you want me to add in info such as number of years smoked, packs a day, etc. Just put it in this thread.. bold would be nice but isn't a requirement. Quite a journey, huh?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 2:33 pm
Hmm. On eBay
The last two are Italian charms and you get your date put on them.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 2:35 pm
I like the little broken cig one. but it should have a jewel for the ash!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 3:13 pm
Bo, get that pendant! (why do I feel like Ty again? LOL) ROTF Hukd!!! <puts satin panties on her list> Sea, I agree that one needs a jewel!! you dont do new messages!!! omg! I couldnt live without that feature! one, I would forget where I posted, 2 my arm would be on fire with all the clicking around! I will put note in your folder when I see an update needed, thanks for doing this for us!!! xoxoxoxo Meme, yes rubbing the pendant is an awesome way to make urge go away. I am thinking that might help Oldtex. OLDTEX!! get some diamonds! stat! today Bill and I went to navy base, where he usually would get my cigs...I bought a bathingsuit for FL with the money I woulda spent on cigs! now if only I could kick these damn food urges!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 3:31 pm
Oldtex, a good friend just reminded me that cigs have sugar in them...so when you get an urge try eating a piece of fruit before ya puff and see if that helps. xoxoxoxo
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Slothkitten
Member
09-16-2003
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 5:55 pm
Wow, this thread is full of quitting goodness ! I noticed yesterday that the cigs taste awful, really nasty. I thought it was the pork chops,lol, that I had for dinner and kept brushing my teeth. They taste like acrid poop,lol. Still, I am smoking the poopy things ! Not as many the past 2 days though. I feel like I am not getting anything but yuck ( and no rush whatsoever , I don't feel any nicotine doing nothing ). It's weird. Tomorrow, I'll get Carrs book and get a clue. I feel like I'm teetering on the edge, almost ready to stop. Boberg, you are amazing ! Thrilling to read your posts and how you are blowing the beast off, you're so focused, it doesn't matter to you one bit that you have to say no to the urges all the time ! You can say no all day long and deal. Way to go ! I like the idea of a tangible something to get strength and focus from . . . . those charms are too funny, that busted cig ! Oldtex, it really takes a lot of effort and strength to cut back . . . I've never been able to, I'm always impressed with people who can make changes that are so hard. Way to go ! Everybody at their own pace and by their own lights. You've done something great by cutting down ! Pamy, you're so much fun !!! ( going to brush my teeth again . . . . and I know I'm missing somebody ).
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Boberg
Member
10-04-2002
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 6:46 pm
}2 DAYS, 2 HOURS, AND 15 MINUTES BUT WHO'S COUNTING!
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Boberg
Member
10-04-2002
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 6:58 pm
Sloth I am really not amazing. After reading the book, for the first time in 26 yrs....I do not want to smoke. For a long time, I wanted to not want to smoke...but I never reached that till I read the book. Now I truly do not ever want to touch a cigarette again. I think probably the Chantix helps the withdrawal be milder and more tolerable but the ability to be done with the cigs came directly from the knowledge I gained from reading the book. I am so excited that you are getting the book tommorrow! Remember it tells you to keep on smoking while you read it. I am willing to bet though that by the time you get to page 60 you will feel the power! You will ask yourself, "What the hell have I been doing?" Nicotine is a liar and a deciever and the best one I have ever met. I am excited for you!
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Boberg
Member
10-04-2002
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 7:02 pm
Oldtex, I am thinking of you! 
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Slothkitten
Member
09-16-2003
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 7:44 pm
Oh yes, you are amazing, Boberg. You're posts are amazing to read. You are expressing your new found thoughts so well, it's wonderful to read about all the ways you've changed your thinking ! Amazing,lol ! 2 DAYS PLUS !!! Yay Boberg !!!
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 7:46 pm
YAY Boberg!!!!!!!!!!! SK you're getting there!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, February 04, 2008 - 8:06 pm
Boberg, you've made it another 90 minutes now!!!
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