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Fruitbat

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 05:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Heavens to Betsy, yes, join us most definately. I reccomend getting some nicorette.

Franny

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 06:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Made it through and know "I will survive"...Glad to hear everyone else made it too. I am a bit jittery and felt real nauseated yesterday, but woke up fine today, and slept well. Plastic coffe stirrers do work for the oral fixation too.

Thanks for the cute message Babyruth. Welcome Christina, the more the merrier.

Franny

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 07:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Gail, thank you for all your wonderful advice.

Willi

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 07:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
So proud of you non-smokers!

:)

Willi

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 07:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Christina,

Friday sounds like a great day to become a non-smoker. We'll all be here ready to cheer you on!

Franny

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 07:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I know that I must quit, but I can't make the same mistakes I have made in the past. I was not prepared to falter the last time and by saying I wouldn't, that I refused to backslide I set myself up for failure. By demanding perfection from myself I didn't allow for the occasional mistake and when I did blow it, I couldn't accept that it was ok, just get back to the program, but instead just started smoking again as if I had never stopped. I need to prepare myself for how I will handle it if I do digress. I have decided that a slap on the wrist will suffice and right back to the program with no guilt. Not that I am, but I won't beat myself up if I do.

Willi

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 07:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
A very good plan Franny. Right back on the horse if you should fall off.

(Now where is that horse clip-art?)

Fruitbat

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 07:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Absolutely Franny. Just keep moving forward. No slapping on the wrist allowed either. Just keep going....

Llkoolaid

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 07:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Franny, whatever works for you go for it, I am just the opposite, I have to keep telling myself that this is a piece of cake and I will never smoke again.

Christina, welcome aboard, go to the very beginning of this thread and read it through, some very helpful people have put some great advice here that has really helped me. The support is amazing , I come on several times a day just to read it and then type a message about how great I am doing. This is therapeutic for me. I am kind of brain washing myself.

Today is Day 3 and it is easier than the first 2 days. I kept typing that they were great but they were actually very hard at times but I made it.

I find it helps me to break my day up in sections so I come on here first thing in the morning, around lunch and supper, early evening and just before bedtime. That way I just have to go without a cigarette for a few hours at a time, then I come on here and get loaded up on positive energy from all these great people and I can handle the next few hours with no problem.

Whatever works for you Christena, glad to have you with us.

Oregonfire

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 09:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Great job all of you guys! Keep up the good work. You have my respect and admiration.

Misslibra

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 09:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Goodluck to you all today. One day at a time. Franny you hang in there!

Hi Christina welcome aboard, and goodluck to you as well.

Woo hoo ! Go Christina, Go Llkoolaid, Go FruitBat, Go Franny, Go Wargod, You can do it, yes you can ! Woo hoo !

Franny

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 11:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
taking a break, normally I'd be out puffing, thought I say Hi! instead...

Llkoolaid

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 01:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well I am of to quilting, I figure if it gets bad I will just pack up and come home. Wish me luck I will check in after the great race. Good luck everybody.

Wargod

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 01:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, I am doing great today. The nicorette is doing its job, and I have even given up the coffee stirrers. Franny, usually at this time of day I would be sitting at work on my lunch break smoking away, but now have time to come home instead. Feels great.

I do have a question for the ex-smokers, though. I feel as if I'm on a roller coaster ride. Day 1, I felt great, Day 2 I felt so lousy, and today, I feel great. Is this normal???

Christina, we're glad to have you join us on Friday. The support, encouragement, and advice I have gotten here is invaluable. Hope you find that to be true too.

Oh well, back to work!

Fruitbat

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 02:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am doing very well, too. The roller coaster is to be expected and we should be prepared in the days ahead. I remember that part.

It all passes in time.

Another thing I remember is that as the cravings get farther and farther apart they can take you by surprize and cause a sharp mood snappy jumpy thing to happen. Just when you think you are in the clear you get that wave and feel irritated that you are still dealing with it.

Gail

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 04:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I can't say for certain about the roller coaster feelings of up and down but consider this thought: Remember when something wasn't going your way? What did you do? Run out and have a cigarette? Grab a friend and go out and smoke and talk?

Part of the physical withdrawals of nicotine are that you are going to be getting snappy and grouchy sometimes. You aren't having a worse day because you aren't smoking but your emotions might be a little on edge because of not smoking. It might have seemed like a cigarette was a cure all to all problems but the reality is (at least for me) it was a way of distancing myself from a stressful situation and either having a few minutes of fresh air (with a cigarette) or talking with a friend to vent.

Remember my first posts in this thread was one of the best things I learned in my quit smoking class. Keep repeating to yourself: Even nonsmokers have bad days! It is all a matter of finding ways to cope - take a walk, get a drink of water or juice, take deep breaths, find a friend to vent to. It gets easier!

Keep up the good work!! Just think, winter is coming - in some parts of the country I think it is already here. You won't be outside in the wind and snow and cold and rain having a cigarette.

Consider rewarding yourselves this weekend by going to see a good movie - you won't have to worry about rushing out at the end to have a cigarette.

Congratulations for making through day 3!!! :)

Llkoolaid

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 05:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Just got back from quilting and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. A few people smoked but asked my permission first, I told them to go ahead , it was my battle not theirs. I was fine. I haven't had the roller coaster feeling yet, I have been up the whole time. I do get strong urges for a cigarette but I do something to take my mind of it. Those urges never go away, they just get further and further apart and easier to ignore. I quit for six years and every once in a while felt them. I gave in and tried one cigarette after 6 years and was back to my pack a day within days. I know now that all I have to do is not have that first one.

Well I am all done with my evening rambling, so here I go off to bed and looking forward to taking on day four. OOps I almost forgot "The Amazing Race", guess I have to stay up for a little while.

Good luck everybody, talk to you tomorrow.

Sunshinemiss

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 06:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay team! Perservere! You CAN do it! We are all pulling for you!

Juju2bigdog

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 08:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wargod wrote: "I do have a question for the ex-smokers, though. I feel as if I'm on a roller coaster ride. Day 1, I felt great, Day 2 I felt so lousy, and today, I feel great. Is this normal???"

Yes, Wargod, I think that is normal and probably will continue to happen for a while. But you should be close to the end of the really BIG dips already, particularly if you are using Nicorette or a patch. And one of these days, you will find you are off the roller coaster and you never even noticed. Okay, I said one of these days, not today.

Congratulations everybody on day 3, and jump right in, Christina.

Buttercup

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 10:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
NON-SMOKERS ARE AWESOME!!!

Tess

Thursday, October 25, 2001 - 12:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Now who could possibly top Miss Buttercup's message???

Congratulations, FRANNY. FRUITBAT, WARGOD and LLKOOLAID for arriving at DAY FOUR as NON-SMOKERS!!!

We all hope today is a little easier for any of you who had difficulties yesterday (though is sounds like most of you came through relatively intact). If yesterday was wonderful--may today be even more so!! Keep up the terrific work. Yes, we know it's work and we're so proud of all of you.

Fruitbat

Thursday, October 25, 2001 - 03:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Day 4....here we go.........we are well on our way now. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Gail

Thursday, October 25, 2001 - 04:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Good luck to all of you today!! Day 4! You've come a long way!!! Truely an accomplishment to be proud of. :)

Franny

Thursday, October 25, 2001 - 06:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Good morning. It is so nice to wake up to encouragement..Thanks

Having my coffee and going to read the paper, no meetings today so lots of time to reflect.

Try to have a non-stressful day Fruitbat, llkoolaid, Wargod, and Christina....

Babyruth

Thursday, October 25, 2001 - 07:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hugs to all the new non-smokers! Congrats and keep up the great work!! It's worth it!