Hi Chris- I am going to get that book. I have been moving for the past couple of weeks and have cut down alot. I dont want to smoke in my new place. How are...
Hi Dorothy. Good for you- 8 months is great!!! I can't wait until i get to that point. I was taking Paxil to help with my eating disorder and OCD. I stopped...
Hi Cherri- Welcome and good job!! I love that meter- that is what kept me going last time. It is good to see it that way. Keep up the good work!! ... lurking...
i know what you mean. when i quit before i felt depressed and out of it. Mostly in the car- that is where i smoked most of the time. what i did what put...
Any tips on how to handle not smoking afte ra meal? that is what gets me alot too. ... worst. The chemical withdrawals only last about 3 or 4 days. This time...
Keep up the good work!! and thanks for sharing that. I quit for four months and the way i went back was- i said i just wanted to see what it taste like again...
A quick reply... Take a sip of water. Enjoy the taste of the food in your mouth. Enjoy the fact that you had that $$$ to eat instead of just burning.... get up...
Thanks Dorothy.. I am trying today. My last drag was last night at 9:30pm. i feel very tired today and out of it. ... Enjoy the fact that you had that $$$ to...
Sometimes, you will feel worse before you get better- you have been putting lots of chemicals in your body, and it needs to adjust. Off hand, I can't think of...
i think last time i felt like this, but i was on medication so it was not to bad. i am not using the patch. just doing it on my own. i hope i can do it. i will...
Good work mish, take one day at a time, before you know it you will be counting weeks and then months! annabel www.ivequit.com ... From: mish4464 To:...
You're doing great Mish! Before you know it the days and weeks will add up. Donna ... From: mish4464 To: quit-smoking@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October...
i hope so. i am not so sure of myself yet, but i am trying. thanks Annabel ... will be counting weeks and then months! ... Health and wellness program ... ...
Thank You Donna!! I thin kthe weekend will be harder then the weekdays. I will have to think of something to keep my mind of it. I really have to try to quit!!...
Mish, you are right about the weekends being harder, but you sound like you are prepared for that and thats really half the battle. Try and find a new hobbie,...
the hard part is that i work ata bar on the weekends and it is so boring. i will go thru a pack in 5 hours. i think i will go buy that book and read that...
Hi Mish, I would find a bar atmosphere difficult since most people usually smoke at bars. It's good you're prepared for it ahead of time. That's always been my...
From my experience, people seem to cope with this is different ways donna, i know of people who have faced it head on and not changed their routines and...
i wish i could avoid the bar- but it pays me cash...lol otherwise i have not been in a bar in moths, besides work. ... From my experience, people seem to cope...
Hi! My name is RainBear. I am a former smoker and I smoked for thirty three years; I started at the age of nine. I started smoking because my whole household...
RainBear, Congratulations for quitting. Hope you are feeling better. YES those feelings go away- they are caused by the cigs and the longer you are away from...
Dearest, Dorothy, Thank you so much for writing to me! I am hoping to meet other people that have the same goals in mind. I made a mistake on my smoke-free...
Hi all, Well, today I celebrated giving up drinking (2 yrs ago) and smoking (2 mos. ago). Wow, I used to wish I could say that and now I can. Amazing! I ...
My pleasure RainBear. I wish sometimes that my thoughts would just appear on the screen because I can never find the words. Some people seem to write so...
Hi RainBear. Thank you so much for sharing this. This is a real life story of what can happen to us from smoking. You can try yoga or palates?? i know a couple...
Hi KAren- thanks for sharing your story. i am using everyones stories and inspiration and motivation for me to quit. Keep up the good work!!!! ... From:...
Hi Karin, Congratulations on your Anniversary. I've heard it's harder to quit smoking than drinking, and you've done both, what an accomplishment. Donna ... ...
The emotional Moon is in stable Taurus today, where she has the security to experience her feelings without fear of becoming imbalanced. We are more likely to...