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Aussiedeb

Saturday, January 26, 2002 - 06:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
**Hides under rock with shame**

Hi all...well i have been bad...i was on the morning to quit and was cleaning up before i put the patch on and lo and behold, i found a full pack of cigs sitting there...not one to waste something..i lit one up...now i have to get it back into my head to quit..I still have the patches and they are sitting on my pc desk...Thanks for the support and i will try to not let you all down real soon...will check back in when i finally get the courage again....

Gail

Saturday, January 26, 2002 - 07:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
AussieDeb, go back to the beggining of this thread and read the first week before the original group quit. I wrote a lot of stuff there and then Dahli wrote some things too. In order to quit, and really quit, you have to be committed! There are always going to be temptations! The question is, how are you going to handle them. Consider going to a doctor to get zyban also. It is a big help in quitting! Kind of almost eliminates the bad cravings.

Llkoolaid

Saturday, January 26, 2002 - 07:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
AussieDeb, please do everything Gail said, My cousin quit with Zyban and I used nicorette gum.
You wrote that you would try not to let us down, we are here to support you and you are not going to let anyone down but please remember YOu have to do this for yourself. You are the only one who has control of whether you quit or not. The support you will get here is wonderful and I can't thank the people here enough for it. Go back and read the first of the thread, and give yourself a few days to mentally prepare yourself for a battle. You can do this, if you knew how little willpower I have and I did it. I acted like a freaking moron when I was quitting. I pretended I was fighting a big enemy and I became very selfish and wouldn't let anything or anyone get in the way of me quitting. The battle is all in the head, you can do it, and as the days go by it gets easier and easier and you start feeling so damn proud of yourself. You really will feel like you have accomplished something. E-mail me if you want to vent or brag about how things are going, I got a lot of help on here and I owe it back big time.

Juju2bigdog

Sunday, January 27, 2002 - 10:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
{{{{{{Llkoolaid}}}}}}}

Just pick a start time Aussiedeb and then go one hour at a time. I wish you well.

Llkoolaid

Friday, February 01, 2002 - 10:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Just keeping this alive for AussieDeb when she is ready

Juju2bigdog

Sunday, February 10, 2002 - 07:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Aussiedeb? Any luck?

Cablejockey, how you doing?

Dilli? You good?

Aussiedeb

Monday, February 11, 2002 - 07:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry still no luck, I have had a lot of stress lately..

I got verbally abused and almost attacked at work over the weekend by a so called friends hubby who works there too..Was not a pretty site, I am still pretty worked up about it all..

I have lodged an official complaint and if nothing gets done I will be getting an attorney friend to file a lawsuit...

I also have a college placement test today...Am aiming at quitting next week at this stage..

Will post next week when I finally go with the patches..I cant take the anti smoking drug as I am already on a high powered antidepressant...
Hubby still has no inkling to help me quit...so I am going to have a really hard time...

Thanks for the support, will check in next week with news I put the patch on.

Juju2bigdog

Monday, February 11, 2002 - 10:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Do the best you can, Aussiedeb. It is not an easy thing to do in the best of times. Your little buddies here will be wishing the best for you.

Babyruth

Monday, February 11, 2002 - 10:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hang in there, Aussiedeb! We're here for ya' no matter what.

Cablejockey

Monday, February 11, 2002 - 03:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
hey juju, thanks for asking. I still haven't smoked a cigatette since dec3. I dont't know how I'm doing it, I was the world's biggest smoker! So much stuff in my life went with a cigarette---certain tv shows, getting in the car, talking on the phone and being on the computer. I guess when the doctor said "it looks like a spot on your lung " I saw my life flash before my eyes and I knew I didn't want to die! I got that second chance-so rare-no matter how much I crave a cigarette at times I won't break down. I did find that the cravings are getting further apart and don't lastso long. So hang in there people, it can be done.

Juju2bigdog

Monday, February 11, 2002 - 07:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay, Cablejockey!! Sounds like you almost have it licked. And pretty soon, if not already, you can start adding back in the things you had to avoid because they were triggers. And if you just keep on keeping on, one day (well, okay, not soon but someday) it will become a surprise to you to reflect back and think you ever smoked. Really.

Dilligaf

Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 04:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just hit the three month mark on February 14th! Wooooohoooo.....now if I can just get this weight off so I can fit in my wedding dress. UGH.......

Lancecrossfire

Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 04:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Dilli, great to hear from you, and congratulations on your success as a nonsmoker!!

How are things going for you these days?

Tess

Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 04:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Congratulations, Dilli!!!

Juju2bigdog

Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 05:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay Dilli!!!!!

Tksoard

Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 05:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well gang, I did it!!! As of tomorrow, I haven't had a cig for two weeks!! I've smoked for almost 30 years!! I'm really so proud of myself!! That's one reason I haven't been around here much lately. I'm trying to be more active and not sit here in front of the TV (WebTV) as much.I always smoked when I sat. I know I can do it this time. I decided to quit on Feb. 4, because that's my dads birthday. He died in 1977 of cancer. I tried every year on his birthday, but this time I WANTED to quit. Well, gonna go do something now. Just wanted you guys to know.

Lancecrossfire

Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 05:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
TK!!! That is great!!! What a tribute to yor dad's memory. Best of luck, and way to go for being a nonsmoker for two weeks. Hang in there, and keep up the great work.

Tess

Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 05:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow Tk!!! That is incredible!! Congratulations and hang in there!! Just think, less than 2 months I'll be hugging the new non-smoking you in person! Yippppeeeeeee!!!! In the meantime, I'll be watching you....
tess

Buttercup

Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 05:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Woo hoo!!! TK and Dilli!!!!

Buttercup

Urgrace

Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 09:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Way to go Tk and Dilli I am very proud of you both. My husband is on the same track with you Tk. Just hope he doesn't start back up. He's doing it on his own with no prompting from anyone, and he has smoked for over fifty years! [I made him quit smoking in the house years ago, so it wouldn't be convenient.]

Juju2bigdog

Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 10:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
TK, I guess this makes you an out of the closet non-smoker. Congrats.

Aussiedeb

Monday, February 18, 2002 - 07:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well for those who didnt see my thread I started, Its been 6 days now and No Smoking..I will be washing all the curtains etc today in the house to get rid of the smoke smell. Hubby is smoking outside in the garage and is cutting down finally.
Congrats to all my fellow TVCH people who quit smoking..
Unfortunately for me it took what happened to me last week to finally make me take quitting seriously, maybe it was higher powers giving me a really big hint to quit before it was too late.

Juju2bigdog

Monday, February 18, 2002 - 08:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Go, Aussiedeb. Yeah, probably better to move over here than stay in your own thread.

Washing the curtains is an excellent idea. Seems like there is also some stuff you can spray on nonwashable stuff to get rid of odors. Maybe somebody else will know what that is. Never used it. Is it Febreze?

Car54

Monday, February 18, 2002 - 09:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Deb, at the beginning of the quit smoking thread, Gail has a great post about all the cleanup things she did when she gave it up. You might want to go back and read the beginning of that thread... she had some great advice.

Juju2bigdog

Monday, February 18, 2002 - 02:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah! That's where I read it!