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Lancecrossfire

Sunday, October 28, 2001 - 10:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kool, Franny, Bat, War, it's been a week!!!! WAY TO GO!!!!

Christina, I hope you are out there right in line with your fellow non-smokers.

Keep up the great efforts--I know you can continue on.:)

Tess

Sunday, October 28, 2001 - 11:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
CONGATULATIONS, NON-SMOKERS ON WEEK #1!!!!


We are all so proud of the four of you, Llkoolaid, Fruitbat, Franny and Wargod!!

Welcome to the group, Christina!!! Good luck to you!!

Lancecrossfire

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 12:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Holy shit, I'm blind!! Way to go Kool, Bat, War, and Franny!! hang in there Christina, and it's great you are starting as new nonsmoker.

<runs into everything, retinas are gone>

Wargod

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 12:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Lance! Thank you everyone for the encouragement and support. Could not have made it through the first week without all of you.

Will post tommorrow about first weekend not smoking. Had a very busy day though, and for most part did great. I will say when I woke up this morning with the raw, sore throat I thought I was getting sick! Thanks llkoolaid for letting me know that is somewhat normal. Franny, kool, fruitbat, weve made it through the first week together, I know we can make it through the second.

Oh, and Rabbit, I'd like to r.s.v.p. for the party at the hot tub thread now. Please hold my spot. Thank you!

Tess

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 02:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, shoot!! I must have been blinded, too, or perhaps I have caught "Lance disease" and just can't type. My heart was in that rainbow even if I can't spell. So sorry.

Ummmmm, Lance???? When did we start being able to type the "S" word without the red dots? You know I can't type it out.....and if you tell anyone you've heard me say it I will deny it you the death---your death!!!

Franny

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 06:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Good Morning! Well I certainly know now why I smoked, actually surprised I'm not a flaming alcoholic too...Family reunion over the weekend. I don't quite know which is worse for my health. It was real tough this weekend, but I'm doing okay and thinking positively, thanks to all of you.

I realize I must keep it up or be left out of cool parties like Rabbits. There is safety in numbers, right? As for the thong thing Rabbit: Did you see Survivor last week? I don't think I'd go there if I were you, cuz she looked real good compared...Hell that sight might start you to smokin'..

Gail

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 06:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Congratulations to all of you for 1 whole week of not smoking!! Think of where you were a week ago and how far you've come to get to this point and give yourselves a big pat on the back!! 1 week is a major milestone and you should be proud of yourselves!!

Have a great day today as you start your 8th day of being a nonsmoker!! :)

Llkoolaid

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 06:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah, Franny I am afraid if I wore a thong it would look like dental floss. The mental image is scary. Glad you made it through the weekend, I had a good one, glad I didn't have a family re-union though. Everytime someone gets on my nerves which with my family is when ever I see them, I just smile and think to myself," I'm not letting an ••••••• like you make me smoke". I kind of make it a mental battle with that person. It works, I end up feeling like I won something. This quitting smoking is all a head game so for those of us that like the reality tv we can think of it as a kind of survival game.
It is much easier now, for me anyway, I still get urges to smoke and they are quite strong but they are getting further apart and they are easier to dismiss. I find myself going an hour or so without thinking about it, which is a lot better. If you want to see how far you have come go back and read some of your earlier posts, you will remember how you felt when you wrote them and you will see just how much better it is. Thank you supporters, you guys are what is making the difference this time.
Have a good day everybody. Talk to you guys tonight.

Fruitbat

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 07:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Guys, week #2 :)

Gail

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 08:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I still like the examples that Dahli used a few days ago comparing smoking to be like having a tapeworm or like feeding a monster. It is like you have something in you screaming to be fed but it is getting weaker and weaker. If you feed it, it will know all it has to do is scream loud enough and you will give in. If you don't feed it, it is going to starve to death and leave you alone. It doesn't go out without a fight though.

It is a tough battle and in a way, you are still fighting the uphill part of it. Right now, some of you are still thinking about smoking, not smoking, withdrawals, being deprived, etc. It gets better each day - some days more then others.

Keep in mind - you will be in situations where before you used to "make it better" by lighting up. Remember, all nonsmokers have those situations too and tough it out. Drink water and take deep breaths and separate yourself if a situation is getting tense for you.

Don't forget to start some kind of exercise program too - walking is great - it helps relax you and helps you clear your head. It will also help work off calories.

Llkoolaid

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 02:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It's 6:20 pm here and I have had a great day, I only got a couple of urges to smoke and I didn't need any gum. Hope everyone else has as easy a day as I had, I have a busy night planned so I won't have time to worry about cigarettes. Talk to everyone later. Oh yeah, the water helps a lot, I drink a lot of orange juice too.

Neko

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 02:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hello and Congarts to guys!
*Brings out pom poms*
GO!Go!GOOOOOOOOOO GUYS!!!Whoooo!!!

Buttercup

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 03:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Repeat after me: I Am a Non-Smoker! WOO HOO!!!

Wargod

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 04:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm feeling pretty good on the whole. Disneyland was a great place to spend the day yesterday, since they don't really allow smoking in too many places there. It was very nice not to be surrounded by a bunch of people smoking. Anyway, only problem I'm having is automatically reaching into the desk drawer. That's where I always kept my cigarettes, and it is driving me nuts that I do that, even though I'm not even thinking about a cigarette. It is just one of those things that you get so used to doing, it's hard to stop it.

Buttercup

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 06:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey, War--how about if you put one of those motion sensor gadgets in your drawer? This way very time you open the drawer it will make some kind of noise, or even say something, e.g., "Buttercup is the GREATEST!"

See--I got you distracted already...hehehe



By the way, I am very proud of you and the rest of the Fabulous Four!

Juju2bigdog

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 07:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey, War, I was thinking of putting something in the drawer too, like maybe something that is fun to play with. A slinky? One of those koosh balls? How about a hand exerciser?

Twiggyish

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 07:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
or a chewy dog bone.

Dahli

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 08:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
How womderful you all are doing, it is the best feeling for us to see your freedom and confidence growing with every day that passes.

Remember if strains and stresses come your way... they're still there after a cigarette, it adds nothing of value, it only takes from you - your health,money, dignity and control.
"non smokers have bad days too!"

I smoked because I thought it helped me to concentrate and because it helped my nerves. Now as a non-smoker I see the worst aspect of it is the warping of the mind. You search for any plausible excuse to go on smoking.
The only thing that persuades us to do it in the first place is all the other people doing it We feel we are missing out. We work so hard to become hooked, yet nobody ever finds out what was missing, and every time we saw another smoker it reassured us that there must be something in it, otherwise they wouldn't be doing it.
But deep down we knew better.
Now with each new non-smoker that joins the ranks it's another monster slayed

Many many congratulations to you guys and any lurkers who have joined in too!!!

Gail

Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 03:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Can you believe you are starting Day 9?? That is terrific!! Way to go everyone!!

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Franny

Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 06:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm alive and caffine charged for yet another fun-filled smokeless day at Middle School. I will be very busy for the next few weeks so this was a perfect time to quit. I was thinking last night how dumb it would have been to quit during the summer when I had 8 weeks off and hung around the house reading. Thanks again cheerleaders....

Misslibra

Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 07:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Another day that put all of you closer to your goal. Hang in there your doing very well. :)

Babyruth

Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 07:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! YOU'RE GETTING PAST THE TOUGHEST PART AND ARE DOING GREAT!:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Sunshinemiss

Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 07:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay team! You are doing so well and we are very proud of you!

Fruitbat

Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 09:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Bye....I'll be back in a smoke free week. Thanks everyone.

Llkoolaid

Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 02:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Have a nice trip Fruitbat.

Franny you teach middle school, god love you, I am just a parent volunteer at our school which is both middle and highschool and I think you must be a saint. I will do anything with the seniors but when it comes to the middle school I just cringe. I love kids but boy that age group is hard, I am so glad that 3 of my kids are past it, just one more to go.

This is funny but I forgot all about smoking or I should say quitting smoking today, For the last week that is all that has been on my mind, but I actually forgot about it until a little after 3 when my daughter and her friend came in after school. What a weird feeling, it was like " oh, yeah I am supposed to be having a hard time."

Thanks Cheerleaders for making this so much easier.