Hope for Smokers who think they can't quit!
03-10-2011, 04:50 PM
#41
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,453
I quit January 3rd.
so it has been a couple months..and i want one so bad.i used the patch for 8 weeks. then just stopped.
my husband can't understand the addiction. he figured i would be over it by now..:roll:
his only fault, is knowing all mine..
i can feel the weight coming on..been going to bed early to keep from eating. what a vicious cycle.. :-(
so it has been a couple months..and i want one so bad.i used the patch for 8 weeks. then just stopped.
my husband can't understand the addiction. he figured i would be over it by now..:roll:
his only fault, is knowing all mine..
i can feel the weight coming on..been going to bed early to keep from eating. what a vicious cycle.. :-(
03-10-2011, 05:25 PM
#43
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Portland, OR via Hawaii
Posts: 1,342
Good for you!
It will be 5 years for me come May...I guess nearly 2 weeks in ICU would do it.
Had quit twice before, both times for 1 week short of a year before I picked it up again. This time I had absolutely no desire to start again...probably because I knew that if I did I would just be telling all those doctors and nurses who (as I'm told) saved my life that I didn't care or appreciate what I must have put them through. Half the battle is the mental frame of mine....if you want to quit, you will.
Again...good for you...........and welcome to the club.
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It will be 5 years for me come May...I guess nearly 2 weeks in ICU would do it.
Had quit twice before, both times for 1 week short of a year before I picked it up again. This time I had absolutely no desire to start again...probably because I knew that if I did I would just be telling all those doctors and nurses who (as I'm told) saved my life that I didn't care or appreciate what I must have put them through. Half the battle is the mental frame of mine....if you want to quit, you will.
Again...good for you...........and welcome to the club.
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03-10-2011, 05:27 PM
#44
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Marengo, Iowa
Posts: 802
Originally Posted by Qbee
Just wanted you all to join in celebrating with me! :D
Tomorrow, March 9th, marks ONE YEAR since I had my last puff!! I honestly can NOT believe I made it a year. I told myself that after one year, I woud begin calling myself a "non smoker" instead of saying "I'm quitting smoking".
It was not a great year to stop given that I lost my DF in July and my DM in December but the good thing is, I figure if I can make it through the first year with all that happening, then I have it beat!
So for those of you who are wanting to quit, don't give up! I quit several times and always started back after a few weeks.
Just keep on trying! :D
Tomorrow, March 9th, marks ONE YEAR since I had my last puff!! I honestly can NOT believe I made it a year. I told myself that after one year, I woud begin calling myself a "non smoker" instead of saying "I'm quitting smoking".
It was not a great year to stop given that I lost my DF in July and my DM in December but the good thing is, I figure if I can make it through the first year with all that happening, then I have it beat!
So for those of you who are wanting to quit, don't give up! I quit several times and always started back after a few weeks.
Just keep on trying! :D
Isn't it a good feeling. I had smoked for 50+ yrs. Tried to quit many times but failed. Finally decided I had to have more guts, so tried again and I made it. One yr. last Oct. l. I still want to light up at times, but the Lord has helped me resist the temptation. We have reached a wonderful goal. Hoooray for us and anyone else who has reached their goal.
03-10-2011, 05:59 PM
#48
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Huntington, Texas
Posts: 45
Congratulations on your huge acheivement. My husband and I both quit last May and have not smoked a cigarette since. It really helped that we had each others support because I don,t think I could have done it on my own. Again congratulations...
03-10-2011, 06:42 PM
#50
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Northwestern Lower Michigan/Seminole, Florida
Posts: 363
Originally Posted by Qbee
My way of making it work was to treat it like alcoholics treat alcohol....you can NOT have a SINGLE drink. I had to admit that I was really addicted to cigarettes and that I would NEVER be able to touch them again. I used alot of mental stuff like the months before I quit, every time I would light up I'd think of how that horrible stuff was sticking to my lungs, etc. What had killed my progress in previous attempts was the whole "well I'm gonna let myself smoke just this week while on vacation at the beach" or "while out celebrating this one night", etc. It honestly did come down to a "just say no" thing.
Now....if I can "just say no" to the snacking! LOL :D Wish me luck! :D
Now....if I can "just say no" to the snacking! LOL :D Wish me luck! :D
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