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TWO YEARS TODAY!!!! patting myself on the back...
Just wanted to share an important milestone for me today...I QUIT SMOKING TWO YEARS AGO TODAY!!!
Lots of Luck to those of you quitting, trying to quit, contemplating quitting and if you need any hints, just drop me a line!
Lots of Hugs,
Rena
Lots of Luck to those of you quitting, trying to quit, contemplating quitting and if you need any hints, just drop me a line!
Lots of Hugs,
Rena
PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT,
PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT,
PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT,
PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT,
breathe
PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT,
PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT,
PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT,
That is really something to be proud of - you for yourself and me for you!
Keep on not doing it!
q
PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT,
PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT,
PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT,
breathe
PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT,
PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT,
PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT, PAT,
That is really something to be proud of - you for yourself and me for you!
Keep on not doing it!
q
Well done and congratulations to all who have quit. I stopped in Jan 2007, it was difficult but to be honest the money I was saving is what spurred me on. When I think about it I have spent a ridiculous amount of money on cigarettes and I smoked for a ridiculously long time - about 35 years.
I just found a post by Quix from May last year that states "Smokers are more likely than non-smokers to develop MS, given the same genetic susceptiblities and triggers"
Scary, I hadn't realised that.
Mand
I just found a post by Quix from May last year that states "Smokers are more likely than non-smokers to develop MS, given the same genetic susceptiblities and triggers"
Scary, I hadn't realised that.
Mand
Congrats on becoming smoke free! It's a tough habit to quit. My Dad quit cold turkey when I was younger after smoking since the age of 13. I STILL remember some 40 years later how tough it was for him.
You should all be proud of this accomplishment , even if you still in the process of being smoke free. Wishing you all continued luck and success!
Ren
You should all be proud of this accomplishment , even if you still in the process of being smoke free. Wishing you all continued luck and success!
Ren
congratulations on reaching this milestone. Having been raised in a home of smokers, I have witnessed many unsuccessful attempts at quitting, and understand how hard it must be. I also understand that it isn't luck that makes you successful; it was and is nothing more or less than your own sheer will and self-discipline. You obviously truly wanted to be done with it. Way to go! Smoking is no good for anyone, but esp those with compromised immune systems. People shouldn't wait until after they get the dx of lung cancer, COPD, etc, or in my mother's case, an abdominal aortic aneurysm, before getting serious about quitting.
A big congrats, to you, girl! You done good!
I know how hard it is to do that, since I did it myself, after several half-hearted attempts over the years. I smoked a pack and a half a day (sometimes more) for 15 years. You are right that you *really* have to want to quit, even more than you want to smoke.
I quit with 2 friends from work. One Memorial Day we made a pact that on Labor Day we'd quit. That gave us all summer to get psyched up. When the day came we did quit. We were emotionally kind of freaky and way wound up for about 2 weeks. No one could stand us, but we had each other to commiserate with, so it worked out well.
I'm all for using any aids, pills, patches---anything that works. 'Back in the old days' there weren't such things, but still, wanting very much to quit was the best medicine. I haven't had as much as a puff from a cigarette since then, and have not the slightest desire for one.
I'm here with Rena to say you can do it if you really want to. This Labor Day will make 31 years since I did.
ess
I know how hard it is to do that, since I did it myself, after several half-hearted attempts over the years. I smoked a pack and a half a day (sometimes more) for 15 years. You are right that you *really* have to want to quit, even more than you want to smoke.
I quit with 2 friends from work. One Memorial Day we made a pact that on Labor Day we'd quit. That gave us all summer to get psyched up. When the day came we did quit. We were emotionally kind of freaky and way wound up for about 2 weeks. No one could stand us, but we had each other to commiserate with, so it worked out well.
I'm all for using any aids, pills, patches---anything that works. 'Back in the old days' there weren't such things, but still, wanting very much to quit was the best medicine. I haven't had as much as a puff from a cigarette since then, and have not the slightest desire for one.
I'm here with Rena to say you can do it if you really want to. This Labor Day will make 31 years since I did.
ess
God bless you and a huge congratulations on this, Rena. I, too, know this struggle. Way to go. Love, Amy
Thanks so much for your kind words of support and for those that are trying to get that horrible Nicodemon off your back the following is the way I quit.
I started with the Nicoderm Patch BUT I tried the 21 mg and it made me have awful nightmares, skin irritation and when I told the doc this she lowered me to a 14mg patch. This was what really saved me! The doc said herself that she didn't care if I was on the patch for a year as long as I used it instead of smoking! So I stayed on the 14mg patch for about 2 months and then went down to the 7 mg patch and used it for about 3 months and then slowly weaned myself from it.
I also found that the 5 minute rule helped a LOT!! When I got that craving I would look at my watch and time myself to wait for 5 minutes. It was amazing that in 5 minutes I would find something else to do and would forget about the smoke temporarily...then when it hit again I would wait another 5 minutes. It worked for me so you might want to give it a try.
The main thing is that you have to REALLY WANT TO QUIT because if you don't, it won't work. We all know that if we really want something that is out of reach we will keep reaching for it until we get it in our hot little hands...if you really want to quit, keep reaching cause it will come. I tried to quit 5 times before I was successful but it is soooo worth it!
It is a real lifestyle change that you have to accept. Instead of having that smoke after a meal you need to find something else to occupy your mind. I used crocheting, walking, fly tying, even cleaning the house or yard...anything that will distract your mind from having that smoke.
I now have Chronic Bronchitis and Asthma and it is a high price to pay for continuing to smoke for waaaayyyy too long. I can't sit around a campfire any longer if it is too smoky, I can't go anywhere that people are smoking heavily unless we are outdoors and even then I have to watch the wind and stay upwind. We are currently inundated in our province with massive forest fires. I contemplated going to Whitecourt with a trucker friend for a run yesterday but changed my mind at the last minute. I found out later from my friend that had I gone I would have spent all my time in the hospital there on oxygen because the air is soooo full of smoke from fires in the area!
If you are thinking of quitting. the first thing is to set a date and stick to it. Don't make it tomorrow, make it a day that means nothing else but the day you quit smoking...it is a milestone that you should be proud to celebrate for the rest of your life. Good luck to all and if you need any support drop me a line and I will offer you what I have in my feeble little mind that helped me!
Lots of Hugs,
Rena
I started with the Nicoderm Patch BUT I tried the 21 mg and it made me have awful nightmares, skin irritation and when I told the doc this she lowered me to a 14mg patch. This was what really saved me! The doc said herself that she didn't care if I was on the patch for a year as long as I used it instead of smoking! So I stayed on the 14mg patch for about 2 months and then went down to the 7 mg patch and used it for about 3 months and then slowly weaned myself from it.
I also found that the 5 minute rule helped a LOT!! When I got that craving I would look at my watch and time myself to wait for 5 minutes. It was amazing that in 5 minutes I would find something else to do and would forget about the smoke temporarily...then when it hit again I would wait another 5 minutes. It worked for me so you might want to give it a try.
The main thing is that you have to REALLY WANT TO QUIT because if you don't, it won't work. We all know that if we really want something that is out of reach we will keep reaching for it until we get it in our hot little hands...if you really want to quit, keep reaching cause it will come. I tried to quit 5 times before I was successful but it is soooo worth it!
It is a real lifestyle change that you have to accept. Instead of having that smoke after a meal you need to find something else to occupy your mind. I used crocheting, walking, fly tying, even cleaning the house or yard...anything that will distract your mind from having that smoke.
I now have Chronic Bronchitis and Asthma and it is a high price to pay for continuing to smoke for waaaayyyy too long. I can't sit around a campfire any longer if it is too smoky, I can't go anywhere that people are smoking heavily unless we are outdoors and even then I have to watch the wind and stay upwind. We are currently inundated in our province with massive forest fires. I contemplated going to Whitecourt with a trucker friend for a run yesterday but changed my mind at the last minute. I found out later from my friend that had I gone I would have spent all my time in the hospital there on oxygen because the air is soooo full of smoke from fires in the area!
If you are thinking of quitting. the first thing is to set a date and stick to it. Don't make it tomorrow, make it a day that means nothing else but the day you quit smoking...it is a milestone that you should be proud to celebrate for the rest of your life. Good luck to all and if you need any support drop me a line and I will offer you what I have in my feeble little mind that helped me!
Lots of Hugs,
Rena
!! a BIG CONGRATS !!
know that monkey all too well. happy for you that you now have that in your rear view mirror.
know that monkey all too well. happy for you that you now have that in your rear view mirror.
Rena, that is awesome. Giving up those nasty things was one of the hardest things I ever did, and I can only say that it took divine intervention to get me off of them, then to get me off the gum. Those who pray should; those who don't pray should start. Good going!
Way to go, Rena!
1 year, two months + change for me, not that I'm counting... ;-)
Dam if I don't still think it smells enticing: If a car half a mile ahead of me has a smoker in it, I'll smell it AND I speed up for a better whiff! I keep being told that'll change???
LuLu-It's all been spent for sure and then some, medical bills + ice cream!
~Wonko of Lyme
PLEASE TELL ME HOW YOU DID IT. I have been trying on and off for years. I know I need to and I want to just no such luck as of yet I have cut down to 4 packs per week. I hate the patch it irritates my skin so bad, and I didn't care for gum either. I do better when I'm working I can go all day without smoking, but as soon as I get off it is on. School is out now so I am home all day. NOT GOOD!! Congrates to you!!!!! You sould be very very proud of yourself.
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