Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, February 25, 2003 - 05:37 am     One day at a time, Cyn. How about trying this? When the urge hits you bad, think about the absolute relief you felt when the doc told you you are healthy and the dread you felt before that because you KNEW you had been poisoning yourself! Go Cyn! Yay Tasha! Yay Denecee! |
Tashakinz | Tuesday, February 25, 2003 - 09:27 am     Cyn - if I can do it anyone can. It's day 45 for me (albeit with medical help). Congrats on your decision!!! Tash |
Denecee | Tuesday, February 25, 2003 - 10:17 am     Thanks all! Congrats Cyn on making the decision to quit! This is day (counting here)....day 56 for me. I smell better and am abut $150 dollars richer. I also breath easier especially during biking. keep on posting!! Denise |
Cyn | Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 06:27 am     I'm still hanging in there. I have no idea how I did it yesterday. I guess I just took it every 15 minutes at a time at some points. I did it though. And already when I look in the mirror, I can see the difference. Now all I have to do is get through today. :-) Thanks for the encouragement everyone. This is probably the hardest thing that I have ever had to do. |
Dahli | Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 06:57 am     COngrats Cyn!! Freedom awaits, just let your wisdom guide you, I've seen it in your posts all over the board, so I know it will be one of your biggest allies to beat the monster. (along with us!!) |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 03:46 pm     Yay, Cyn!!! I know you are going to make it. Sometimes the very scariest thing about quitting is deciding to do it. And then second scariest is coming here and making a public declaration that you are going to do it. If you can't go day to day yet, go hour to hour. And when you pass by those poor souls standing outside buildings freezing and you feel just the teensiest bit sad because they get to still smoke and you don't, give yourself a mental slap. Think about the poor souls part. You won't have to do that foolish thing EVER again! |
Hippyt | Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 03:54 pm     Gooooo!!!! Cyn!!!!!!! Keep up the great work! You can do it! |
Tashakinz | Friday, February 28, 2003 - 09:45 am     Day 48 - it's definitely getting easier! How's everyone else doing???? Tash |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, February 28, 2003 - 12:24 pm     Yay, Tasha, told you so!!! You might already BE a nonsmoker. |
Tashakinz | Friday, February 28, 2003 - 12:43 pm     big smiles for juju = ))))))) |
Denecee | Friday, February 28, 2003 - 01:04 pm     Good job Tash! Two whole months of smoke free lungs for me ! |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, February 28, 2003 - 08:24 pm     Yay Denecee!!! |
Denecee | Tuesday, March 04, 2003 - 12:40 pm     Thanks Juju! |
Cyn | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 12:58 am     I was off track yesterday several times. Today, I have been back on track since this morning. The hardest part is the mental. I don’t like the feeling angry part. But I guess anger is necessary sometimes, but this is just raw anger that I’m not directing at all. So, I broke down and puffed the stinky-yucky-disgusting-could-start-a-fire stick. I mean, the physical is difficult, but it passes relatively quickly. Today’s a new day and I’m gonna do it. I'm in the groove with even more resolve. It’s interesting to me what triggers me to want a cigarette too. It so weaves itself into your social habits. Way to go Denecee & Tashakinz! Hippy, Juju and Dahli – I’ll make you proud and kick this horrible yuckiness. THANKS for the support everyone. It so helps. |
Llkoolaid | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 04:59 am     I have been really busy the last 2 weeks and am so glad to come back here and see everyone doing so well. Tasha and Denecee, you guys did it. I am so proud of you. You are non-smokers. I noticed that you both have started encouraging others. It is a good sign that you are thinking of yourselves as non-smokers and passed a big hurtle. There is a big difference in thinking of yourself as quitting and thinking of yourself as a non-smoker. Cyn, We will support you anyway we can. Juju and Dahli are amazing in that department. They sure help me when I quit a year and a half ago. It sure doesn't seem that long ago that this thread was started. Wow, time does fly. My son is now going on 3 weeks quit after reading the book. He says that he had absolutely no trouble at all. My brother is almost 2 months now, he read the book and also says that having quit many times and how hard it was that after reading the book he just stopped smoking. It was as simple as that and he didn't have a problem. The only problem both of them have is that no one believes them. It is funny but when you read that book it is like you have this amazing news that you want to share with everyone but the problem is, it is so amazing no one believes you. It is so hard to convince people to just try it. |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 05:59 am     Cyn, the anger is part of it. I had it. It is like you are mad at the universe that other people still get to smoke and you don't. That will not last forever. When you make the hurdle to being a nonsmoker, you will marvel that you were ever jealous of people obviously voluntarily shortening their lives. Right now you are probably still a smoker depriving yourself. And that's not where you want to be. Hang in there. It IS possible to do this thing. One day at a time. |
Dahli | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 08:15 am     OH Tash and Denecee - FANTASTIC!! It's wonderful to see you're beating the filthy monster into the dust Come on back Cyn, we're rootin' for you. LOL Kool! you always make me chuckle cuz what you post is just what I think! and you put it into words for me, it's exactly like some great news and if you could just get people to hear it...they'd see it's not hard at all!! It's also a huge secret that so many of the powers that be don't want us to know for some reason. Whenever I see a program talking about how 'hard' it is I just wanna scream! My Mom is in town this week for a visit and confessed to me that she absolutely hates detests and abhors smoking! I did not know that and was very pleased to hear it, she has admitted that since her life felt so out of control her smoking was something she couldn't let go of... but now she says she is actually considering reading the book, since many areas (diet - exercise) are on her get better list and that the filth of that disgusting habit does not belong in her life. |
Tashakinz | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 11:24 am     Hey everyone: Day 53 and I'm still hanging in there. Cyn: I so know where you're coming from. I still have days where I want to shove someone through the nearest window. 99 percent of the time they haven't done anything to deserve such a nasty thought either...we won't talk about the other 1 percent lol. I set up a laundry bag in the basement and used it as a punching bag. It helped. I just imagine whoever's face and pound away. My doc has also been helpful in that dept. What's really amazing me is my sense of smell and how it has tuned in on smokers. Did I really smell like that???? How did my hubby live with me??? You have all helped me so much - it's been great to have a place to come & vent when I've needed to. Tash |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 02:33 pm     Quote:What's really amazing me is my sense of smell and how it has tuned in on smokers. Did I really smell like that???? How did my hubby live with me???
Exactly, Tasha!!!! Yes. You did. |
Denecee | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 04:04 pm     Thanks everybody! Cyn, you have the right attitude, you are an non-smoker in the making(just like me). Keep posting, I know it helps me. |
Lumbele | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 05:07 pm     WOW!!!! You guys are doing great!!!
<-- lumbele |
Tashakinz | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 01:16 pm     LOL Juju - never tell a girl she stinks - even if it's true - you might hurt her feewings. hehehe |
Cyn | Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 10:28 am     I'm still hanging in there with a few slips here and there. I'm trying to justify its ok-ness by using a non-chemically enhanced tobacco. The bottom line though is that it is harmful and manipulative and these are not qualities that I want in my life. The martial arts classes that I have started taking are helping the most. When I feel the need to indulge in my lack of self-confidence, I get up and move around. The activity of Tai Chi also help with the anxiety that comes from creating new social skills. And, I do believe that this horrible addictive habit weaves its way into your social skills. It did for me because I started smoking killing myself when I was a teenager. |
Llkoolaid | Tuesday, March 11, 2003 - 12:37 pm     Great to see everyone doing well, hang in there. I haven't been around much because I was away again, I was at the Nokia Brier, I know my American friends don't know what that is but I bet most of my Canadian ones here do. It was so much fun. I wish I could go every year. |
Conejo | Tuesday, March 11, 2003 - 12:57 pm     I've been thinking about quiting for years now although I really enjoy smoking, I know it's not the healthy choice and I'm sure I smell like a walking ashtray. Llkoolaid, what book were you refering to in your March 5, 2003 post? Did it really help? I get anxious just thinking about quiting. |