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Fruitbat

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 04:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I hit send too quickly! So sorry about your knee Kool. Dahli, thanks so much for that chapter. You are a gem for doing that.

And most of all....I am impressed that Kool, Wargod and Franny are still smoke free. What a terrific accomplishment. You are my inspiration to continue this process/fight/tremendous task.

Willi

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 04:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Of course it's just a blip on the screen, Fruitbat.

Just climb right back on that horse.
(You already have the outfit)

:)

Fruitbat

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 05:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
:) Ok. Should I wear the tasteful bolo or the one I bought on impulse in Santa Fe that caused my son to say I needed an intervention where my Indian jewelry is concerned. (It's his damn fault for moving to New Mexico anyway. He knows I fall prey to local accesories.)

Franny

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 06:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Fruit, just consider it one step backwards and now step forward again. You are going to succeed. Glad you had a good time....ohhhhhh Indian jewelry, my favorite...

Llkoolaid

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 06:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I need a life, I woke up this morning thinking I spelt ashphalt wrong in my last post. I think since I gave up smoking I'll go out and get drunk, that should shake things up.

Fruitbat, when are you getting back on board with us. We will all be here to support you, you can do it, you did 2 weeks and that is the worst part. You are still part of the team and we want you back on board with us. None of us are perfect and we all knew there would be ups and downs so just get right back up. We are all here for you. I know you can do it.

Fruitbat

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 06:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
<laughing at Kool's morning thought> Spelt is an ancient type of wheat. :) "Spelled" is the word you intended! All spelling errors are forgiven. I make them all the time. I am far to impatient to use the spellcheck on this board and tend to make phonetic slips and often type literally. I find myself typing potatoe and tomatoe because, as I type, my head says the word "toe" and that is entered in my brain chip a part of the foot.

Thanks for the words of encouragement and I will start again tomorrow. I am trying very hard at not seeing this as a failure and doing pretty well with it.

Babyruth

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 07:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Fruitbat!! Get back on your horse, he's waiting for you! You slid off when you weren't paying attention-- maybe you went right under a low hanging tree branch. Now get your sweet butt right back on where you slid off. The past 2 weeks are still way behind you on the trail. You've gotten past the roughest part. Now hurry up and hop back on the horse and rejoin your trailmates....

*gently cracking the whip*

Fruitbat

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 08:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ouch, good aim. I'm hopping. :)

Willi

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 08:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wear the bolo you bought on impulse with the tasteful one as back-up.

Your coach & carriage & trusty steed are awaiting HRH.

Now dust off yer royal butt & hop on!

Juju2bigdog

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 10:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Here, Fruittoot, you can use my back to jump back up on that horse.

Giddyup!

Wargod

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 04:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey Fruit...I keep waiting for my falling off the horse. I know sooner or later it will happen, though I'm not using that as an excuse. We are human, and quiting is difficult to say the least.

Glad you had a great time! And very good to see you back!

Buttercup

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 06:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
<Buttercup carefully tip-toes out of Rabbit's folder with fresh carrots in hand...however, it is all for a good cause! Walks over to Fruit's horse and whispers sweet nothings in its ears...>

Okay, Fruitbat, you are all set to go!!

Juju2bigdog

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 07:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
War, you stay up on that horse now, y'hear? Fruitbat's downfall was she left the safety of the nest and her cheering squad. Just keep on keepin' on, and one of these days it will stun you to realize you didn't even think about having a smoke. Just keep on keepin' on.

Wargod

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 08:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, I'm doing good Juju. I just know that sooner or later almost everyone will probably slip once, and I dont want to freak out and give up for good if it happens, so I'm preparing myself for it. Trust me, it's been too hard to quit, so I'm not planning on it, but it might happen.

Juju2bigdog

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 10:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah, but see, Wargod, that is thinking like a smoker. Smokers smoke. You are a non smoker, so it would be ridiculous for you to have a smoke. Believe it or not, if you just keep not smoking, you will one day get to where that sentence makes sense.



(now, let's get serious here, do you by any chance have a cocktail weinie you could spare?)

Wargod

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 10:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You are right....I will think only happy thoughts. And pray for the strength to continue the fight!

<wargod hands Juju a spare cocktail weinie...not sure why other than she asked!>

Buttercup

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 11:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Right. Juju, found the words I couldn't.

War, you are a NON-SMOKER!

Lancecrossfire

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 11:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Way to go non-smokers!!! Bat, it was a slip, and by no means anywhere near failing. You just go right back to it!!!!!!!

Keep strong Bat!! Keep up the great work everyone.

Tess

Thursday, November 08, 2001 - 12:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I still count 4 non-smokers here!!!

KEEP IT UP, NON~SMOKERS! WE'RE ALL BEHIND YOU 110%!!!!

Have a great Survivor Thursday, Fruitbat, Franny, Wargod and Llkoolaid!!!

Gail

Thursday, November 08, 2001 - 03:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Here is an interesting tidbit I got at the AF Base (lots of literature laying around here and there in anticipation of the Great American Smoke Out next week)

Regarding smoking and gaining weight: Many smokers hurry through dinner so they can smoke (I was totally guilty of this!!) When they quit smoking, because they're used to eating faster, they may finish their serving before anyone else finishes theirs. Then they may have a second helping or replace their after-dinner cigarette with a rich dessert. As a result, they consume more calories than they did before.

I never thought about this but it makes sense. For me, once I had a cigarette, I didn't eat another bite either.

Anyone else here wake up to 6 inches of snow and foot high drifts. Yippee! Winter is here!!

Hey!! Today is the start of Day 18! Way to go! Fruit, jump right in there. There is safety in numbers. Get with the program!!! Think about seeing a doctor to get Zyban to help you out.

Fruitbat

Thursday, November 08, 2001 - 04:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Snow, oh God. Where are you Gail?

With restaurants and public places banning smoking I realized that what were once cues to smoke have changed. Immediately after a meal is no longer the strongest pull for me. Morning coffee and night are the hardest. That is funny because we do not eat in restaurants all that often to have made that shift.

I have quit before and not gained weight so I should be cool with that but metabolism changes as we age and I am on guard. I have not found myself eating more but a metabolism skew can happen so I have to exercize more. ug.

Franny

Thursday, November 08, 2001 - 05:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Good morning...I woke up and went right to my purse for my cigerettes, it was like and instinct or something, then said "this is not what you do now" and quickly jumped in the shower.

I used the excuse for years that I couldn't quit because I would gain weight and I gained it anyway so that little ploy doesn't work anymore.

Why does my skin itch when I'm having a bad moment? I'm going back to bed for 30 minutes maybe I will feel better when I get up.

Llkoolaid

Thursday, November 08, 2001 - 05:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think you are nervous, maybe Franny, I don't know but I get that way after I have a bad urge to smoke. They are getting farther and farther apart so are not that much of a problem.

I hate to say this with everyone having problems but I am doing great, I am thinking like a non-smoker like Juju said, you have to. I am not going to refer to myself anymore as trying to quit but just as I don't smoke. I can't allow myself to think that I will slip because as soon as I do, I will, that is just the way I am. I am not going to smoke again and I have quit for the last time. (If I keep telling myself this I will believe it}

Have a great day everybody, I am not going to say welcome back Fruitbat, because you have never left us and that's the way I am going to think of it, so instead I will say so glad to be doing this with you and Wargod and Franny and all our supporters.

Gail

Thursday, November 08, 2001 - 06:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Fruitbat - I am near Colorado Springs. In town they got a dusting, farther east and north I think we got a lot more. :) Luckily, I am getting 4 new tires tomorrow so I will hopefully be good for winter driving. :)

Dahli

Thursday, November 08, 2001 - 06:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well done Kool! you are absolutely correct in how you put that and Juju too - the whole mental thing is KEY!
Our mind is the strongest tool in the arsenal here and it's unbeatable - so keep thinking those good thoughts everybody.

As long as you know that is what you really really want, you got it covered, that's what your reality will be!!

Have a great day all