What do you mean by a (pond person)Nick?Donna


-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Toth <nicksrevelle@...>
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:49 am
Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] Where is everyone?






Great job Gary!? Also, I install custom?ponds. Looks like your a Pond Person as
well!
?
NICK TOTH CEO/President of Smoke Free Travel
Independent Distributor/Regional Manager
www.smokefreetravel.com(909)831-1523 100% Tobacco Free, No Flame, No Second Hand
Smoke, No Carcinogenes, Smoke in most public places.

________________________________
From: GARY BISHOP <bishop56@...>
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 2:30:05 PM
Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] Where is everyone?

Don't worry Jerry and Pete, i'm still lurking! Did wonder where most of the
usual suspects had gone though!
?
Cheers
Gary
?
1 year, 5 months and a few days ;-)

--- On Fri, 19/12/08, Pete <pondkeep@earthlink. net> wrote:

From: Pete <pondkeep@earthlink. net>
Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] Where is everyone?
To: quitsmoking@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Friday, 19 December, 2008, 6:25 PM

It has been slow ... but it could be the time of year. A few of the
"older" members are in hibernation ( LOL ). Maybe once the holidays
are past things will come back to life.

Pete
Two years, six months, one week, three days, 23 hours, 54 minutes and 53
seconds. 42595 cigarettes not smoked, saving $5,255.14. Life saved: 21
weeks, 21 hours, 35 minutes.

jerry_crrll wrote:
> I can't believe how quiet this board has become. I know that I don't
> post very often but WOW!!!!! One year, one month, two weeks, four days,
> 3 hours, 1 minute and 34 seconds. 14494 cigarettes not smoked, saving
> $3,261.57. Life saved: 7 weeks, 1 day, 7 hours, 50 minutes.
>
>
>
>
>

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]






[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Warning - if you even remotely think that you may be diabetic, the worst thing
that you can do to yourself is to start pumping yourself full of sugar - whether
it be fruit juice or soda or sugar pills.

The dizziness has nothing to do with BG - it has to do with your body adjusting
to the poisons leaving your body and your getting more oxygen.  It does not last
long and will pass just like all of the other wonderful things that we go
through as we quit.

If you think that you have diabetes - go to your doctor and be tested before you
try to self-treat it.  If you think that you are hypoglycemic - do not self
treat - go to the doctor and be tested and treated properly.

Lois - Type2
One year, six months, two weeks, four days, 2 hours, 32 minutes and 16 seconds.
16983 cigarettes not smoked, saving $3,889.15. Life saved: 8 weeks, 2 days, 23
hours, 15 minutes.



---- Amanda <amanda_vanessara@...> wrote:

=============
Hi Big A and Shini, I  did send quite a long reply to this message
but can't find it in the list....maybe the message was too long.

Of course you and Shini and anyone else can join my husband and I in
quitting on saturday Nov 17, thats the day we plan to have our last
ciggies, so I guess that means the 18th will be the first day with
none.

Re the sugars in ciggies, never knew that, will have to find out
more about it. I've never taken sugar pills, but I'm guessing that
lots of fresh fruit with natural sugars would be a healthier
alternative to sugar pills, unless of course your doctor says to
carry on with the sugar pills as well as fresh fruit etc.

Well...I have to go find lots of things to do, trying to keep busy
and spacing out the ciggies as much as I can...in preparation for
quitting.

I'll look out for your posts to see how you are doing, don't give up
hope, it can be done and we must keep telling ourselves that.
  kind regards,

amanda

--- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, likeduh65@... wrote:
>
> Amanda
>     I was reading your post and when in one of my quit's i
noticed being
> dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar levele for when
I gave up
> cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter act the lost of
the  sugar I was
> getting from the cig's......... Very strange I thought but the
pills  help
> me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure smoked for 30
years and  I
> didn't know that, lol....
>     I would like to also jump on your band wagon and quite  with
you and your
> hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me tagging along give  me
a
> holler......I need help to quit I have tried everything there is
and I just  haven't
> made it very far but haveing suport might just be the
key......................
>      Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is _likeduh65@..._
> (mailto:likeduh65@...)
>             Thank  you
>   and hope info might be of help
>
>
>
> ************************************** See what's new at
http://www.aol.com
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>



--
Whatever you are trying to avoid won't go away until you confront it. -- Author
Unknown

It is good that you are where you are.
Because where you are is a place from which you can surely move forward.

Just so that you know.. Most people who try the method you guys are doing
are not successful... It is an either you are quit or not.. You actually put
your system through withdrawal everytime you have a smoke..

It takes 72 hours.. Or 3 days for your body to rid itself fully of nicotine.
  On that third day, your body craves it hard as the last ditch effort to get
you to smoke.. Think of it as a nicodemon on your shoulder... One that you
can tell where to go and that you do not want to smoke anymore and that you
are not listening to any of his petty excuses of why he wants you to smoke..


What is worse about quitting smoking and quitting drugs is that you can go
into a rehab center to get you through detox if you are quitting drugs.. You
cannot do that while quitting smoking.. And I think that the whole first
month is detox period as you are not only ridding  your body of nicotine,
but all the other drugs that are in those cigarettes...

Please do not lie to yourself to think you can have just one more puff...
When you quit.. It is NOT ONE PUFF EVER again... You are an addict and
addicts cannot do one iota of whatever they are addicted to...

Ok I know this is a speech, but your husband is ready to quit smoking, he
just has to put his foot down when the going gets tough.. There are days I
spent crying all day long.. You will both go through those days.. It is
normal.. The only difference is.. Some people end up lighting up and others
don't... You have to make yourself not to.. Yes it is easier said than done.
. But it can be done...

From what you have said.. It sounds as the curse of the three's got ya...
Yes a curse to smokers... Well most .. Maybe not all. There is an exception
to everything ya know..

But it hits 3 days.. 3 weeks.. And 3 months... Usually those who fail at
quitting will fail on those milestones.. It is like somehting kicks in or
whatever and it seems like life is impossible... But all you have to do is
get through that day... And then it is over... I get cravings now an then,
but I have learned to go past them and move on with life.. Since the
nicodemon has learned that I cannot be pressured anymore, he does not visit
me much anymore... And I am loving it..

Six months, three days, 30 minutes and 21 seconds. 5610 cigarettes not
smoked, saving $1,445.06. Life saved: 2 weeks, 5 days, 11 hours, 30 minutes.


Trish~~





  If you bought it, A Trucker brought it ~ Respect the Truckers


Myspace:  http://www.myspace.com/jiibayag_niimiidiwag
Associtated Content: http://www.associatedcontent.com/join.html?refer=24079
  My gather writings: http://www.gather.com/inviteLanding
jsp?parentMemberId=70322
myLot: http://www.mylot.com/?ref=gishwashquay
MyPoints: www.mypoints.com
Judy's Book: www.judysbook.com
BzzAgent: www.bzzagent.com
Netwinner: http://jackpot.netwinner.com/?signupCode=gishwashquay
MyCashHoney: http://mycashhoney.shiftcode.com/members/register
php?ref=gishwashquay
(most of these places you can earn points for free gift certificates or
money.  No cost to join.)
-------Original Message-------

From: Amanda Vanessa Moore
Date: 11/13/2007 8:37:53 AM
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!

Hi Trish.....I'm sorry too that we went back to
smoking, but we decided that when we quit a few days
ago that we did not do it right, we were not prepared
for all the side effects. Thats why we started again
but we've made a plan of how to cut down over the
week, and also of how we will deal with various
situations that will crop up....in my husbands case he
has planned how he will cope with any stress at work,
and also how to cope with weekends when he is not
working and is home and has more free time...thats
when he usually gets a bit bored and will crave
ciggies. In my case I just have to keep busy as much
as I can, at least for the first few weeks. I've just
started a home study Legal Secretary course, which is
going to take up quite a bit of time, so hopefully it
will help keep my mind off ciggies after we quit.

I'll mention chantix to my husband and we'll both ask
the doctor about it. Not sure if they sell it in the
UK but if they do we'll be happy to try it.

We've also both agreed that when he is feeling cranky
after quitting day that he is to tell me, and I'll do
the same.

My mum is 67 years old and smoked heavily since she
was 18 yrs old, but 2 years ago she just woke up one
morning and said to herself "I want to live"...and she
quit smoking, right there, just like that, and has
never smoked since. She feels so much better now,
looks healthier and has saved lots of money that would
have been wasted on ciggies. I've seen the physical
damage that smoking has caused her over the years, and
it really is scary....but since quitting there is a
drastic difference.

Well done to you for quitting and for staying quit so
long, I can imagine how wonderful that must feel, and
can't wait to feel that way.

Best wishes, amanda

--- Trish Brown <gishwashquay2@...> wrote:

> I am sorry to hear that you both went back to
> smoking... You will be going
> through this all again.. If he does not like being
> so cranky he should talk
> to his doc about using chantix... It really does
> help that first couple of
> months and dealing with the meanness that comes with
> quitting.. .. I used it
> the first month and would have killed my entire
> family.. Seriously... And
> chantix is not a nicotine replacement... It actually
> works differently... It
> does not replace the nicotine in your system, but
> blocks the receptors... It
> was a wonderful thing to help me quit. And I think I
> could not have done it
> without using chantix...
>
> Six months, two days, 23 hours, 50 minutes and 16
> seconds. 5639 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving $1,444.84. Life saved: 2 weeks, 5
> days, 13 hours, 55
> minutes.
>
>
> Trish~~
>
>
>
>
>
> If you bought it, A Trucker brought it ~ Respect
> the Truckers
>
>
> Myspace:
> http://www.myspace.com/jiibayag_niimiidiwag
> Associtated Content:
>
http://www.associatedcontent.com/join.html?refer=24079
> My gather writings:
> http://www.gather.com/inviteLanding
> jsp?parentMemberId=70322
> myLot: http://www.mylot.com/?ref=gishwashquay
> MyPoints: www.mypoints.com
> Judy's Book: www.judysbook.com
> BzzAgent: www.bzzagent.com
> Netwinner:
>
http://jackpot.netwinner.com/?signupCode=gishwashquay
> MyCashHoney:
> http://mycashhoney.shiftcode.com/members/register
> php?ref=gishwashquay
> (most of these places you can earn points for free
> gift certificates or
> money. No cost to join.)
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Amanda
> Date: 11/12/2007 9:06:52 PM
> To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY
> NEED ADVICE!!!
>
> Hi Pete! Thanks so much for your advice. And thank
> you to all those
> who have sent replies to my message.
>
> My husband and I had a very long talk, and it turns
> out that the
> reason he was so grouchy and grumpy and short
> tempered with me is
> because we had quit cold turkey a few days ago and
> he was not ready
> for it. Anyway, we have been very very naughty and
> have started
> smoking again, BUT, the plan is to cut down over the
> week, so that
> we are more prepared, and we have set Saturday Nov
> 17th as our final
> quit date.....we have also discussed his
> grouchiness, and he has
> promised that if he feels like he is getting cranky
> that he will
> tell me and then he will go watch tv, or play on the
> playstation or
> even go for a walk. I in turn have promised that if
> on quitting day
> I feel uptight and anxious that I will find things
> to do,,,read, go
> on ebay, etc....but he has made it clear to me that
> if he does vent
> any frustration on me that it is not me, its just
> the withdrawal
> symtoms, like you said, so I said I will understand.
>
> I feel very very very bad about going back to the
> ciggies, not had
> any in a few days, and to be totally honest, that
> first ciggie made
> me feel ill....but we are determined to make it work
> this time.
>
> If all goes well, I'll be posting a message on here
> on Nov
> 18th....after quitting on Nov 17th, and this time I
> plan to stay
> quit.
>
> Thank you to everyone, you have all been very
> helpful and I look
> forward to messaging you again after my quitting day
> Nov 17th...
>
> Best wishes, amanda
>
> --- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, pondkeep
> <pondkeep@...> wrote:
> >
> > Amanda ... You both made the decision to quit ...
> to improve your
> lives
> > together. You are both in "Hell Week" and since
> you are going
> cold
> > turkey it will get past faster then if you were
> using an NRT (
> nicotine
> > replacement ). Give him time but don't totally
> shut yourself
> out ...
> > leave lines of communication open. Write little
> notes ... not
> being
> > critical but understanding... tell him you are
> here for him and
> know how
> > he feels. Be ready to talk ( on the off chance he
> may be
> stubborn ) you
> > may need to initiate things :-) Keep in mind why
> you love each
> other ;-)
> > Yes being dizzy is normal ... your body is getting
> "CLEAN"
> air .... :-)
> > Seeing your doctor is never a bad idea ... he can
> help with ideas
> too.
> >
> > Pete
> > One year, five months, four days, 26 minutes and
> 18 seconds. 24012
> > cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,965.82. Life
> saved: 11 weeks, 6
> days, 9
> > hours, 0 minutes.
> >
> >
> >
> > Amanda wrote:
> >
> > >Hi Pete, thank you, I hope you are right, as I'd
> hate for my
> > >marriage to break up just because my husband is
> cranky after
> > >quitting smoking....I am trying to keep out of
> his way now. I
> cook,
> > >clean the house and once he comes home from work
> I go and stay in
> > >another room so he does not have to see me or
> speak to me.
> Hopefully
> > >that will help.
> > >
> > >Also, I feel very very dizzy all day.....is that
> normal? It only
> > >started a few days ago after we quit smoking.. Or
> should I see my
> > >doctor?
> > >
> > >Best wishes, amanda
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>

__________________________________________________________
Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it
now.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Dawn, It certainly is difficult, we've tried lots of
times,never lasted more than a day until recently when
we stopped a few days ago, but then started back
yesterday.

The last few days without ciggies was great because I
was not coughing at all. But since yesterday I've been
coughing a lot, its very annoying....but it proved to
me that just a few days with no ciggies does make a
difference, I never believed that until I noticed it
myself.

Good luck with your quit too, and good luck to
everyone else who is getting ready to quit, stay
positive and focused and keep thinking of how great
you'll feel...thats what I will keep telling myself
over the next few days...it helps...
Treat yourself to something nice with the money you
save after your first week.


Amanda

--- DAWN HINER <dhiner80@...> wrote:

> Hi Amanda  I know how you feel I have tried soooooo
> many times to quit
> I have set a new quit day  good luck to you and your
> husband dawn  I will
> quit smoking in 1 days, 23 hours, 35 minutes and 22
> seconds.
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Amanda
> Date: 11/13/2007 7:16:09 AM
> To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY
> NEED ADVICE!!!
>
> Hi Big A.....Thats the first time I heard ciggies
> had sugar in them,
> will have to read up on that to find out more. I
> won't be surprised
> if it does have sugar, it has almost everything else
> in there.
>
> It might also be an idea when you quit next to try
> having lots of
> fruit, as an alternative to sugar pills and see if
> that helps get
> rid of any dizziness. Lots of natural sugars in
> fruit etc....
>
> Of course you are welcome to quit with my husband
> and I on the
> 17th....(you too Shini if you are reading this).
>
> My husband and I had quit a few days ago but it did
> not quite work
> out and unfortunately we started smoking again
> yesterday. I still
> feel guilty. However, we are determined to quit on
> Nov 17th, in the
> meantime what we are doing over the week is really
> spacing out the
> ciggies. I can easily smoke 3 ciggies in the space
> of an hour....but
> now I'm trying to only have one every hour or hour
> and a half. Then
> tomorrow I'll extend the time to 2
> hours....hopefully by friday
> there should be a 3 or 4 hour gap, or longer. Its
> difficult but I
> find that if I keep busy and find things to do it
> keeps my mind busy
> and the time goes quickly. Today I'll be clearing
> out all junk and
> old clothes, old books etc...should help pass a few
> hours.
>
> We've tried so many times to quit, but this time it
> feels different.
> I'm just fed up of the constant cough, and
> everything else that
> comes with smoking. I'd love to get healthy, eat
> lots of fruit and
> veg and actually know its doing me good and not just
> being depleted
> by ciggies....also the thought of getting cancer due
> to smoking
> scares the daylights out of me....so, this Saturday
> Nov 17th is the
> day my husband and I are quitting....and if thats
> the day you'd like
> to quit too then you are welcome to join us. We have
> not set any
> particular time to quit on saturday, we just decided
> that we will
> have our last ciggies on saturday night....and once
> we wake up
> Sunday morning Nov 18th then no more.
>
> Stay positive, and please keep posting to let us
> know how you are
> doing, I'll be posting on here too over the week, it
> helps to have a
> group like this as many of us are in the same
> situation and those
> who have already quit are there to give advice and
> support.
>
> Best Wishes, Amanda
>
> amanda_vanessara@...
>
> --- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, likeduh65@...
> wrote:
> >
> > Amanda
> > I was reading your post and when in one of my
> quit's i
> noticed being
> > dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar
> levele for when
> I gave up
> > cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter
> act the lost of
> the sugar I was
> > getting from the cig's......... Very strange I
> thought but the
> pills help
> > me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure
> smoked for 30
> years and I
> > didn't know that, lol....
> > I would like to also jump on your band wagon and
> quite with
> you and your
> > hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me
> tagging along give me
> a
> > holler......I need help to quit I have tried
> everything there is
> and I just haven't
> > made it very far but haveing suport might just be
> the
> key......................
> > Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is
> _likeduh65@..._
> > (mailto:likeduh65@...)
> > Thank you
> > and hope info might be of help
> >
> >
> >
> > ************************************** See what's
> new at
> http://www.aol.com
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>



       ___________________________________________________________
Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it
now.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/

Dawn!!!

I know that you can do this!  Stay close to the board and know that we are here
for you!

Lois
---- DAWN HINER <dhiner80@...> wrote:

=============
Hi Amanda  I know how you feel I have tried soooooo many times to quit
I have set a new quit day  good luck to you and your husband dawn  I will
quit smoking in 1 days, 23 hours, 35 minutes and 22 seconds.


-------Original Message-------

From: Amanda
Date: 11/13/2007 7:16:09 AM
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!

Hi Big A.....Thats the first time I heard ciggies had sugar in them,
will have to read up on that to find out more. I won't be surprised
if it does have sugar, it has almost everything else in there.

It might also be an idea when you quit next to try having lots of
fruit, as an alternative to sugar pills and see if that helps get
rid of any dizziness. Lots of natural sugars in fruit etc....

Of course you are welcome to quit with my husband and I on the
17th....(you too Shini if you are reading this).

My husband and I had quit a few days ago but it did not quite work
out and unfortunately we started smoking again yesterday. I still
feel guilty. However, we are determined to quit on Nov 17th, in the
meantime what we are doing over the week is really spacing out the
ciggies. I can easily smoke 3 ciggies in the space of an hour....but
now I'm trying to only have one every hour or hour and a half. Then
tomorrow I'll extend the time to 2 hours....hopefully by friday
there should be a 3 or 4 hour gap, or longer. Its difficult but I
find that if I keep busy and find things to do it keeps my mind busy
and the time goes quickly. Today I'll be clearing out all junk and
old clothes, old books etc...should help pass a few hours.

We've tried so many times to quit, but this time it feels different.
I'm just fed up of the constant cough, and everything else that
comes with smoking. I'd love to get healthy, eat lots of fruit and
veg and actually know its doing me good and not just being depleted
by ciggies....also the thought of getting cancer due to smoking
scares the daylights out of me....so, this Saturday Nov 17th is the
day my husband and I are quitting....and if thats the day you'd like
to quit too then you are welcome to join us. We have not set any
particular time to quit on saturday, we just decided that we will
have our last ciggies on saturday night....and once we wake up
Sunday morning Nov 18th then no more.

Stay positive, and please keep posting to let us know how you are
doing, I'll be posting on here too over the week, it helps to have a
group like this as many of us are in the same situation and those
who have already quit are there to give advice and support.

Best Wishes, Amanda

amanda_vanessara@...

--- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, likeduh65@... wrote:
>
> Amanda
> I was reading your post and when in one of my quit's i
noticed being
> dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar levele for when
I gave up
> cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter act the lost of
the sugar I was
> getting from the cig's......... Very strange I thought but the
pills help
> me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure smoked for 30
years and I
> didn't know that, lol....
> I would like to also jump on your band wagon and quite with
you and your
> hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me tagging along give me
a
> holler......I need help to quit I have tried everything there is
and I just haven't
> made it very far but haveing suport might just be the
key......................
> Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is _likeduh65@..._
> (mailto:likeduh65@...)
> Thank you
> and hope info might be of help
>
>
>
> ************************************** See what's new at
http://www.aol.com
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


--
Whatever you are trying to avoid won't go away until you confront it. -- Author
Unknown

It is good that you are where you are.
Because where you are is a place from which you can surely move forward.

Trish!

Congratulations on 6 months smoke free!  I am so proud of you!  I remember early
in your quit - how hard it was for you!  But you are doing it!

Keep fighting the good fight!
Lois

---- Trish Brown <gishwashquay2@...> wrote:

=============
I know that you have had many responses..... But



I did the same thing.. It is all part of quitting smoking and do not take it
personally at all... There were days I was ready to divorce my husband had
he come home from work and handled my quitting smoking differently than he
did.... It was not him.. It was me not being able to deal with the emotions.
. Just remember it will not last.. It may seem like it is forever, but for
the first few months dealing with quitting smoking for some is like bringing
out some demon from the bottomless pitt of He**... I ended up being one of
them... It does go away.. It just takes time and no smoking...



Good luck



Six months, two days, 23 hours, 41 minutes and 58 seconds. 5639 cigarettes
not smoked, saving $1,444.79. Life saved: 2 weeks, 5 days, 13 hours, 55
minutes.





Trish~~











  If you bought it, A Trucker brought it ~ Respect the Truckers





Myspace:  http://www.myspace.com/jiibayag_niimiidiwag

Associtated Content: http://www.associatedcontent.com/join.html?refer=24079

  My gather writings: http://www.gather.com/inviteLanding
jsp?parentMemberId=70322

myLot: http://www.mylot.com/?ref=gishwashquay

MyPoints: www.mypoints.com

Judy's Book: www.judysbook.com

BzzAgent: www.bzzagent.com

Netwinner: http://jackpot.netwinner.com/?signupCode=gishwashquay

MyCashHoney: http://mycashhoney.shiftcode.com/members/register
php?ref=gishwashquay

(most of these places you can earn points for free gift certificates or
money.  No cost to join.)

-------Original Message-------



From: Amanda

Date: 11/12/2007 12:50:20 PM

To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [quitsmoking] PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!



Hello everyone. My husband and I quit smoking a few days ago, but

since quitting my husband is very cranky and moody and is hardly

talking to me. He used to be very loving, now he won't even touch

me...all in the space of a few days. I don't know what to do....I'm

sure it is because we quit smoking and he is having trouble handling

it. Which is odd because he used to smoke much less than me, I used to

have 30-40 ciggies a day over the past 12 years, he used to just smoke

about 10 or 12 ciggies a day over the last 10 years.. but 4 days ago

we just quit cold turkey, and to be honest, I am missing it a bit but

its not bothering me too much, but what is bothering me is the way my

husband is behaving, I am worried that it could affect our marriage.

Has anyone else had this problem?









[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


--
Whatever you are trying to avoid won't go away until you confront it. -- Author
Unknown

It is good that you are where you are.
Because where you are is a place from which you can surely move forward.

Kira....are there any particular fruit juices that are
more helpful than others, not just whilst smoking, but
after quitting too?
Amanda

--- kira sleek <dlsleek@...> wrote:

> Hey All,
> I found that apparently when we smoke, the nicotine
> causes the body to release glucose into the
> bloodstream.  I also found that smoking increases
> the risk of type 2 diabetes.  The actual cigarettes
> do not contain the sugar, but the nicotine causes an
> alteration in the blood sugar level.  So, drinking
> fruit juices while quitting smoking is a good plan.
> Kira
> Four months, one week, one day, 4 hours, 56 minutes
> and 33 seconds. 2624 cigarettes not smoked, saving
> $524.99. Life saved: 1 week, 2 days, 2 hours, 40
> minutes.
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Amanda
>   To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:20 AM
>   Subject: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY
> NEED ADVICE!!!
>
>
>   Hi Big A and Shini, I did send quite a long reply
> to this message
>   but can't find it in the list....maybe the message
> was too long.
>
>   Of course you and Shini and anyone else can join
> my husband and I in
>   quitting on saturday Nov 17, thats the day we plan
> to have our last
>   ciggies, so I guess that means the 18th will be
> the first day with
>   none.
>
>   Re the sugars in ciggies, never knew that, will
> have to find out
>   more about it. I've never taken sugar pills, but
> I'm guessing that
>   lots of fresh fruit with natural sugars would be a
> healthier
>   alternative to sugar pills, unless of course your
> doctor says to
>   carry on with the sugar pills as well as fresh
> fruit etc.
>
>   Well...I have to go find lots of things to do,
> trying to keep busy
>   and spacing out the ciggies as much as I can...in
> preparation for
>   quitting.
>
>   I'll look out for your posts to see how you are
> doing, don't give up
>   hope, it can be done and we must keep telling
> ourselves that.
>   kind regards,
>
>   amanda
>
>   --- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, likeduh65@...
> wrote:
>   >
>   > Amanda
>   > I was reading your post and when in one of my
> quit's i
>   noticed being
>   > dizzy as well, but found out that it was my
> sugar levele for when
>   I gave up
>   > cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter
> act the lost of
>   the sugar I was
>   > getting from the cig's......... Very strange I
> thought but the
>   pills help
>   > me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go
> figure smoked for 30
>   years and I
>   > didn't know that, lol....
>   > I would like to also jump on your band wagon and
> quite with
>   you and your
>   > hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me
> tagging along give me
>   a
>   > holler......I need help to quit I have tried
> everything there is
>   and I just haven't
>   > made it very far but haveing suport might just
> be the
>   key......................
>   > Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is
> _likeduh65@..._
>   > (mailto:likeduh65@...)
>   > Thank you
>   > and hope info might be of help
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > ************************************** See
> what's new at
>   http://www.aol.com
>   >
>   >
>   > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>   >
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>



       ___________________________________________________________
Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it
now.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/

Hi Trish.....I'm sorry too that we went back to
smoking, but we decided that when we quit a few days
ago that we did not do it right, we were not prepared
for all the side effects. Thats why we started again
but we've made a plan of how to cut down over the
week, and also of how we will deal with various
situations that will crop up....in my husbands case he
has planned how he will cope with any stress at work,
and also how to cope with weekends when he is not
working and is home and has more free time...thats
when he usually gets a bit bored and will crave
ciggies. In my case I just have to keep busy as much
as I can, at least for the first few weeks. I've just
started a home study Legal Secretary course, which is
going to take up quite a bit of time, so hopefully it
will help keep my mind off ciggies after we quit.

I'll mention chantix to my husband and we'll both ask
the doctor about it. Not sure if they sell it in the
UK but if they do we'll be happy to try it.

We've also both agreed that when he is feeling cranky
after quitting day that he is to tell me, and I'll do
the same.

My mum is 67 years old and smoked heavily since she
was 18 yrs old, but 2 years ago she just woke up one
morning and said to herself "I want to live"...and she
quit smoking, right there, just like that, and has
never smoked since. She feels so much better now,
looks healthier and has saved lots of money that would
have been wasted on ciggies. I've seen the physical
damage that smoking has caused her over the years, and
it really is scary....but since quitting there is a
drastic difference.

Well done to you for quitting and for staying quit so
long, I can imagine how wonderful that must feel, and
can't wait to feel that way.

Best wishes, amanda


--- Trish Brown <gishwashquay2@...> wrote:

> I am sorry to hear that you both went back to
> smoking... You will be going
> through this all again.. If he does not like being
> so cranky he should talk
> to his doc about using chantix... It really does
> help that first couple of
> months and dealing with the meanness that comes with
> quitting.. .. I used it
> the first month and would have killed my entire
> family.. Seriously... And
> chantix is not a nicotine replacement... It actually
> works differently... It
> does not replace the nicotine in your system, but
> blocks the receptors... It
> was a wonderful thing to help me quit. And I think I
> could not have done it
> without using chantix...
>
> Six months, two days, 23 hours, 50 minutes and 16
> seconds. 5639 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving $1,444.84. Life saved: 2 weeks, 5
> days, 13 hours, 55
> minutes.
>
>
> Trish~~
>
>
>
>
>
>  If you bought it, A Trucker brought it ~ Respect
> the Truckers
>
>
> Myspace:
> http://www.myspace.com/jiibayag_niimiidiwag
> Associtated Content:
>
http://www.associatedcontent.com/join.html?refer=24079
>  My gather writings:
> http://www.gather.com/inviteLanding
> jsp?parentMemberId=70322
> myLot: http://www.mylot.com/?ref=gishwashquay
> MyPoints: www.mypoints.com
> Judy's Book: www.judysbook.com
> BzzAgent: www.bzzagent.com
> Netwinner:
>
http://jackpot.netwinner.com/?signupCode=gishwashquay
> MyCashHoney:
> http://mycashhoney.shiftcode.com/members/register
> php?ref=gishwashquay
> (most of these places you can earn points for free
> gift certificates or
> money.  No cost to join.)
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Amanda
> Date: 11/12/2007 9:06:52 PM
> To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY
> NEED ADVICE!!!
>
> Hi Pete! Thanks so much for your advice. And thank
> you to all those
> who have sent replies to my message.
>
> My husband and I had a very long talk, and it turns
> out that the
> reason he was so grouchy and grumpy and short
> tempered with me is
> because we had quit cold turkey a few days ago and
> he was not ready
> for it. Anyway, we have been very very naughty and
> have started
> smoking again, BUT, the plan is to cut down over the
> week, so that
> we are more prepared, and we have set Saturday Nov
> 17th as our final
> quit date.....we have also discussed his
> grouchiness, and he has
> promised that if he feels like he is getting cranky
> that he will
> tell me and then he will go watch tv, or play on the
> playstation or
> even go for a walk. I in turn have promised that if
> on quitting day
> I feel uptight and anxious that I will find things
> to do,,,read, go
> on ebay, etc....but he has made it clear to me that
> if he does vent
> any frustration on me that it is not me, its just
> the withdrawal
> symtoms, like you said, so I said I will understand.
>
> I feel very very very bad about going back to the
> ciggies, not had
> any in a few days, and to be totally honest, that
> first ciggie made
> me feel ill....but we are determined to make it work
> this time.
>
> If all goes well, I'll be posting a message on here
> on Nov
> 18th....after quitting on Nov 17th, and this time I
> plan to stay
> quit.
>
> Thank you to everyone, you have all been very
> helpful and I look
> forward to messaging you again after my quitting day
> Nov 17th...
>
> Best wishes, amanda
>
> --- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, pondkeep
> <pondkeep@...> wrote:
> >
> > Amanda ... You both made the decision to quit ...
> to improve your
> lives
> > together. You are both in "Hell Week" and since
> you are going
> cold
> > turkey it will get past faster then if you were
> using an NRT (
> nicotine
> > replacement ). Give him time but don't totally
> shut yourself
> out ...
> > leave lines of communication open. Write little
> notes ... not
> being
> > critical but understanding... tell him you are
> here for him and
> know how
> > he feels. Be ready to talk ( on the off chance he
> may be
> stubborn ) you
> > may need to initiate things :-) Keep in mind why
> you love each
> other ;-)
> > Yes being dizzy is normal ... your body is getting
> "CLEAN"
> air .... :-)
> > Seeing your doctor is never a bad idea ... he can
> help with ideas
> too.
> >
> > Pete
> > One year, five months, four days, 26 minutes and
> 18 seconds. 24012
> > cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,965.82. Life
> saved: 11 weeks, 6
> days, 9
> > hours, 0 minutes.
> >
> >
> >
> > Amanda wrote:
> >
> > >Hi Pete, thank you, I hope you are right, as I'd
> hate for my
> > >marriage to break up just because my husband is
> cranky after
> > >quitting smoking....I am trying to keep out of
> his way now. I
> cook,
> > >clean the house and once he comes home from work
> I go and stay in
> > >another room so he does not have to see me or
> speak to me.
> Hopefully
> > >that will help.
> > >
> > >Also, I feel very very dizzy all day.....is that
> normal? It only
> > >started a few days ago after we quit smoking.. Or
> should I see my
> > >doctor?
> > >
> > >Best wishes, amanda
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>



       ___________________________________________________________
Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it
now.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/

Hey All,
I found that apparently when we smoke, the nicotine causes the body to release
glucose into the bloodstream.  I also found that smoking increases the risk of
type 2 diabetes.  The actual cigarettes do not contain the sugar, but the
nicotine causes an alteration in the blood sugar level.  So, drinking fruit
juices while quitting smoking is a good plan.
Kira
Four months, one week, one day, 4 hours, 56 minutes and 33 seconds. 2624
cigarettes not smoked, saving $524.99. Life saved: 1 week, 2 days, 2 hours, 40
minutes.

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Amanda
   To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:20 AM
   Subject: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!


   Hi Big A and Shini, I did send quite a long reply to this message
   but can't find it in the list....maybe the message was too long.

   Of course you and Shini and anyone else can join my husband and I in
   quitting on saturday Nov 17, thats the day we plan to have our last
   ciggies, so I guess that means the 18th will be the first day with
   none.

   Re the sugars in ciggies, never knew that, will have to find out
   more about it. I've never taken sugar pills, but I'm guessing that
   lots of fresh fruit with natural sugars would be a healthier
   alternative to sugar pills, unless of course your doctor says to
   carry on with the sugar pills as well as fresh fruit etc.

   Well...I have to go find lots of things to do, trying to keep busy
   and spacing out the ciggies as much as I can...in preparation for
   quitting.

   I'll look out for your posts to see how you are doing, don't give up
   hope, it can be done and we must keep telling ourselves that.
   kind regards,

   amanda

   --- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, likeduh65@... wrote:
   >
   > Amanda
   > I was reading your post and when in one of my quit's i
   noticed being
   > dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar levele for when
   I gave up
   > cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter act the lost of
   the sugar I was
   > getting from the cig's......... Very strange I thought but the
   pills help
   > me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure smoked for 30
   years and I
   > didn't know that, lol....
   > I would like to also jump on your band wagon and quite with
   you and your
   > hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me tagging along give me
   a
   > holler......I need help to quit I have tried everything there is
   and I just haven't
   > made it very far but haveing suport might just be the
   key......................
   > Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is _likeduh65@..._
   > (mailto:likeduh65@...)
   > Thank you
   > and hope info might be of help
   >
   >
   >
   > ************************************** See what's new at
   http://www.aol.com
   >
   >
   > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
   >





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I did not know ciggies had sugar in them.. I was told that when you quit
smoking that your blood sugar levels need to be checked on especially if you
have problems with sugar levels.. Smoking affects what your body does with
the sugar in your system...

Trish~~





  If you bought it, A Trucker brought it ~ Respect the Truckers


Myspace:  http://www.myspace.com/jiibayag_niimiidiwag
Associtated Content: http://www.associatedcontent.com/join.html?refer=24079
  My gather writings: http://www.gather.com/inviteLanding
jsp?parentMemberId=70322
myLot: http://www.mylot.com/?ref=gishwashquay
MyPoints: www.mypoints.com
Judy's Book: www.judysbook.com
BzzAgent: www.bzzagent.com
Netwinner: http://jackpot.netwinner.com/?signupCode=gishwashquay
MyCashHoney: http://mycashhoney.shiftcode.com/members/register
php?ref=gishwashquay
(most of these places you can earn points for free gift certificates or
money.  No cost to join.)
-------Original Message-------

From: Lois
Date: 11/12/2007 10:17:29 PM
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!

Can you please provide links to this suggesting that cigarettes up blood
sugar?
I'm diabetic, but I was not diagnosed until over a year after I quit and I
know that the two are not related. The dizziness is from the fog that we
get early in a quit from our brain suddenly getting more oxygen as we deny
our body oxygen when we suck in those over 4000 poisons.

Lois
One year, six months, two weeks, three days, 15 hours, 41 minutes and 40
seconds. 16969 cigarettes not smoked, saving $3,886.04. Life saved: 8 weeks,
2 days, 22 hours, 5 minutes.

-----Original Message-----
From: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com [mailto:quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com]On
Behalf Of likeduh65@...
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 8:05 PM
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!

Amanda
I was reading your post and when in one of my quit's i noticed being
dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar levele for when I gave
up
cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter act the lost of the sugar
I was
getting from the cig's......... Very strange I thought but the pills help
me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure smoked for 30 years and
I
didn't know that, lol....
I would like to also jump on your band wagon and quite with you and your
hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me tagging along give me a
holler......I need help to quit I have tried everything there is and I
just haven't
made it very far but haveing suport might just be the
key......................
Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is _likeduh65@..._
(mailto:likeduh65@...)
Thank you
and hope info might be of help

************************************** See what's new at
http://www.aol.com

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I am sorry to hear that you both went back to smoking... You will be going
through this all again.. If he does not like being so cranky he should talk
to his doc about using chantix... It really does help that first couple of
months and dealing with the meanness that comes with quitting.. .. I used it
the first month and would have killed my entire family.. Seriously... And
chantix is not a nicotine replacement... It actually works differently... It
does not replace the nicotine in your system, but blocks the receptors... It
was a wonderful thing to help me quit. And I think I could not have done it
without using chantix...

Six months, two days, 23 hours, 50 minutes and 16 seconds. 5639 cigarettes
not smoked, saving $1,444.84. Life saved: 2 weeks, 5 days, 13 hours, 55
minutes.


Trish~~





  If you bought it, A Trucker brought it ~ Respect the Truckers


Myspace:  http://www.myspace.com/jiibayag_niimiidiwag
Associtated Content: http://www.associatedcontent.com/join.html?refer=24079
  My gather writings: http://www.gather.com/inviteLanding
jsp?parentMemberId=70322
myLot: http://www.mylot.com/?ref=gishwashquay
MyPoints: www.mypoints.com
Judy's Book: www.judysbook.com
BzzAgent: www.bzzagent.com
Netwinner: http://jackpot.netwinner.com/?signupCode=gishwashquay
MyCashHoney: http://mycashhoney.shiftcode.com/members/register
php?ref=gishwashquay
(most of these places you can earn points for free gift certificates or
money.  No cost to join.)
-------Original Message-------

From: Amanda
Date: 11/12/2007 9:06:52 PM
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!

Hi Pete! Thanks so much for your advice. And thank you to all those
who have sent replies to my message.

My husband and I had a very long talk, and it turns out that the
reason he was so grouchy and grumpy and short tempered with me is
because we had quit cold turkey a few days ago and he was not ready
for it. Anyway, we have been very very naughty and have started
smoking again, BUT, the plan is to cut down over the week, so that
we are more prepared, and we have set Saturday Nov 17th as our final
quit date.....we have also discussed his grouchiness, and he has
promised that if he feels like he is getting cranky that he will
tell me and then he will go watch tv, or play on the playstation or
even go for a walk. I in turn have promised that if on quitting day
I feel uptight and anxious that I will find things to do,,,read, go
on ebay, etc....but he has made it clear to me that if he does vent
any frustration on me that it is not me, its just the withdrawal
symtoms, like you said, so I said I will understand.

I feel very very very bad about going back to the ciggies, not had
any in a few days, and to be totally honest, that first ciggie made
me feel ill....but we are determined to make it work this time.

If all goes well, I'll be posting a message on here on Nov
18th....after quitting on Nov 17th, and this time I plan to stay
quit.

Thank you to everyone, you have all been very helpful and I look
forward to messaging you again after my quitting day Nov 17th...

Best wishes, amanda

--- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, pondkeep <pondkeep@...> wrote:
>
> Amanda ... You both made the decision to quit ... to improve your
lives
> together. You are both in "Hell Week" and since you are going
cold
> turkey it will get past faster then if you were using an NRT (
nicotine
> replacement ). Give him time but don't totally shut yourself
out ...
> leave lines of communication open. Write little notes ... not
being
> critical but understanding... tell him you are here for him and
know how
> he feels. Be ready to talk ( on the off chance he may be
stubborn ) you
> may need to initiate things :-) Keep in mind why you love each
other ;-)
> Yes being dizzy is normal ... your body is getting "CLEAN"
air .... :-)
> Seeing your doctor is never a bad idea ... he can help with ideas
too.
>
> Pete
> One year, five months, four days, 26 minutes and 18 seconds. 24012
> cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,965.82. Life saved: 11 weeks, 6
days, 9
> hours, 0 minutes.
>
>
>
> Amanda wrote:
>
> >Hi Pete, thank you, I hope you are right, as I'd hate for my
> >marriage to break up just because my husband is cranky after
> >quitting smoking....I am trying to keep out of his way now. I
cook,
> >clean the house and once he comes home from work I go and stay in
> >another room so he does not have to see me or speak to me.
Hopefully
> >that will help.
> >
> >Also, I feel very very dizzy all day.....is that normal? It only
> >started a few days ago after we quit smoking.. Or should I see my
> >doctor?
> >
> >Best wishes, amanda
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I have to agree with you on the stink.. OMG.. My husanbands cousin in here
for a couple of days and he smokes... OUTSIDE of course, but now the air
outside my door stinks ... When he comes in and puts his coat with the rest
of ours... Welll they all stink... Then  I made the mistake of washing his
coat with ours... OMG>. Thank god for odobegone.. I have sprayed tons of it
and ended up using it to wash the coats a second time...

When he comes back in for a smoke I am actually physically ill now when I
get a wiff of that horrible smell of cigarettes.. How did I smoke for all
those years..a rgh.. Yuck.. Gross..

Sorry.. That was my rant for the day.. Oh yeah.. Since he has been here my
allergies are now acting up0.... It is like as if I am allergic to cigarette
smoke now... Waaaa..

I am loving that fact that I quit smoking...

Six months, two days, 23 hours, 47 minutes and 8 seconds. 5639 cigarettes
not smoked, saving $1,444.83. Life saved: 2 weeks, 5 days, 13 hours, 55
minutes.


Trish~~





  If you bought it, A Trucker brought it ~ Respect the Truckers


Myspace:  http://www.myspace.com/jiibayag_niimiidiwag
Associtated Content: http://www.associatedcontent.com/join.html?refer=24079
  My gather writings: http://www.gather.com/inviteLanding
jsp?parentMemberId=70322
myLot: http://www.mylot.com/?ref=gishwashquay
MyPoints: www.mypoints.com
Judy's Book: www.judysbook.com
BzzAgent: www.bzzagent.com
Netwinner: http://jackpot.netwinner.com/?signupCode=gishwashquay
MyCashHoney: http://mycashhoney.shiftcode.com/members/register
php?ref=gishwashquay
(most of these places you can earn points for free gift certificates or
money.  No cost to join.)
-------Original Message-------

From: Scott
Date: 11/12/2007 7:31:15 PM
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [quitsmoking] 3 Months

It has been 3 months since I had my last cigarette. My last one was on
the way into see the lazer therapist. I still dont know wether it was
the $400 bones it cost to have the lazer treatment or if the treatment
worked that well. Well, I guess I'll never really know. The only
important thing is that I have not lit up again and now feel they
stink like hell. I dont share too often but I felt this was a special
milestone....Thanks for listening, Scott





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I know that you have had many responses..... But

I did the same thing.. It is all part of quitting smoking and do not take it
personally at all... There were days I was ready to divorce my husband had
he come home from work and handled my quitting smoking differently than he
did.... It was not him.. It was me not being able to deal with the emotions.
. Just remember it will not last.. It may seem like it is forever, but for
the first few months dealing with quitting smoking for some is like bringing
out some demon from the bottomless pitt of He**... I ended up being one of
them... It does go away.. It just takes time and no smoking...

Good luck

Six months, two days, 23 hours, 41 minutes and 58 seconds. 5639 cigarettes
not smoked, saving $1,444.79. Life saved: 2 weeks, 5 days, 13 hours, 55
minutes.


Trish~~





  If you bought it, A Trucker brought it ~ Respect the Truckers


Myspace:  http://www.myspace.com/jiibayag_niimiidiwag
Associtated Content: http://www.associatedcontent.com/join.html?refer=24079
  My gather writings: http://www.gather.com/inviteLanding
jsp?parentMemberId=70322
myLot: http://www.mylot.com/?ref=gishwashquay
MyPoints: www.mypoints.com
Judy's Book: www.judysbook.com
BzzAgent: www.bzzagent.com
Netwinner: http://jackpot.netwinner.com/?signupCode=gishwashquay
MyCashHoney: http://mycashhoney.shiftcode.com/members/register
php?ref=gishwashquay
(most of these places you can earn points for free gift certificates or
money.  No cost to join.)
-------Original Message-------

From: Amanda
Date: 11/12/2007 12:50:20 PM
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [quitsmoking] PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!

Hello everyone. My husband and I quit smoking a few days ago, but
since quitting my husband is very cranky and moody and is hardly
talking to me. He used to be very loving, now he won't even touch
me...all in the space of a few days. I don't know what to do....I'm
sure it is because we quit smoking and he is having trouble handling
it. Which is odd because he used to smoke much less than me, I used to
have 30-40 ciggies a day over the past 12 years, he used to just smoke
about 10 or 12 ciggies a day over the last 10 years.. but 4 days ago
we just quit cold turkey, and to be honest, I am missing it a bit but
its not bothering me too much, but what is bothering me is the way my
husband is behaving, I am worried that it could affect our marriage.
Has anyone else had this problem?





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Amanda  I know how you feel I have tried soooooo many times to quit
I have set a new quit day  good luck to you and your husband dawn  I will
quit smoking in 1 days, 23 hours, 35 minutes and 22 seconds.


-------Original Message-------

From: Amanda
Date: 11/13/2007 7:16:09 AM
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!

Hi Big A.....Thats the first time I heard ciggies had sugar in them,
will have to read up on that to find out more. I won't be surprised
if it does have sugar, it has almost everything else in there.

It might also be an idea when you quit next to try having lots of
fruit, as an alternative to sugar pills and see if that helps get
rid of any dizziness. Lots of natural sugars in fruit etc....

Of course you are welcome to quit with my husband and I on the
17th....(you too Shini if you are reading this).

My husband and I had quit a few days ago but it did not quite work
out and unfortunately we started smoking again yesterday. I still
feel guilty. However, we are determined to quit on Nov 17th, in the
meantime what we are doing over the week is really spacing out the
ciggies. I can easily smoke 3 ciggies in the space of an hour....but
now I'm trying to only have one every hour or hour and a half. Then
tomorrow I'll extend the time to 2 hours....hopefully by friday
there should be a 3 or 4 hour gap, or longer. Its difficult but I
find that if I keep busy and find things to do it keeps my mind busy
and the time goes quickly. Today I'll be clearing out all junk and
old clothes, old books etc...should help pass a few hours.

We've tried so many times to quit, but this time it feels different.
I'm just fed up of the constant cough, and everything else that
comes with smoking. I'd love to get healthy, eat lots of fruit and
veg and actually know its doing me good and not just being depleted
by ciggies....also the thought of getting cancer due to smoking
scares the daylights out of me....so, this Saturday Nov 17th is the
day my husband and I are quitting....and if thats the day you'd like
to quit too then you are welcome to join us. We have not set any
particular time to quit on saturday, we just decided that we will
have our last ciggies on saturday night....and once we wake up
Sunday morning Nov 18th then no more.

Stay positive, and please keep posting to let us know how you are
doing, I'll be posting on here too over the week, it helps to have a
group like this as many of us are in the same situation and those
who have already quit are there to give advice and support.

Best Wishes, Amanda

amanda_vanessara@...

--- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, likeduh65@... wrote:
>
> Amanda
> I was reading your post and when in one of my quit's i
noticed being
> dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar levele for when
I gave up
> cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter act the lost of
the sugar I was
> getting from the cig's......... Very strange I thought but the
pills help
> me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure smoked for 30
years and I
> didn't know that, lol....
> I would like to also jump on your band wagon and quite with
you and your
> hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me tagging along give me
a
> holler......I need help to quit I have tried everything there is
and I just haven't
> made it very far but haveing suport might just be the
key......................
> Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is _likeduh65@..._
> (mailto:likeduh65@...)
> Thank you
> and hope info might be of help
>
>
>
> ************************************** See what's new at
http://www.aol.com
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Big A and Shini, I  did send quite a long reply to this message
but can't find it in the list....maybe the message was too long.

Of course you and Shini and anyone else can join my husband and I in
quitting on saturday Nov 17, thats the day we plan to have our last
ciggies, so I guess that means the 18th will be the first day with
none.

Re the sugars in ciggies, never knew that, will have to find out
more about it. I've never taken sugar pills, but I'm guessing that
lots of fresh fruit with natural sugars would be a healthier
alternative to sugar pills, unless of course your doctor says to
carry on with the sugar pills as well as fresh fruit etc.

Well...I have to go find lots of things to do, trying to keep busy
and spacing out the ciggies as much as I can...in preparation for
quitting.

I'll look out for your posts to see how you are doing, don't give up
hope, it can be done and we must keep telling ourselves that.
  kind regards,

amanda

--- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, likeduh65@... wrote:
>
> Amanda
>     I was reading your post and when in one of my quit's i
noticed being
> dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar levele for when
I gave up
> cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter act the lost of
the  sugar I was
> getting from the cig's......... Very strange I thought but the
pills  help
> me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure smoked for 30
years and  I
> didn't know that, lol....
>     I would like to also jump on your band wagon and quite  with
you and your
> hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me tagging along give  me
a
> holler......I need help to quit I have tried everything there is
and I just  haven't
> made it very far but haveing suport might just be the
key......................
>      Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is _likeduh65@..._
> (mailto:likeduh65@...)
>             Thank  you
>   and hope info might be of help
>
>
>
> ************************************** See what's new at
http://www.aol.com
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Hi Big A.....Thats the first time I heard ciggies had sugar in them,
will have to read up on that to find out more. I won't be surprised
if it does have sugar, it has almost everything else in there.

It might also be an idea when you quit next to try having lots of
fruit, as an alternative to sugar pills and see if that helps get
rid of any dizziness. Lots of natural sugars in fruit etc....

Of course you are welcome to quit with my husband and I on the
17th....(you too Shini if you are reading this).

My husband and I had quit a few days ago but it did not quite work
out and unfortunately we started smoking again yesterday. I still
feel guilty. However, we are determined to quit on Nov 17th, in the
meantime what we are doing over the week is really spacing out the
ciggies. I can easily smoke 3 ciggies in the space of an hour....but
now I'm trying to only have one every hour or hour and a half. Then
tomorrow I'll extend the time to 2 hours....hopefully by friday
there should be a 3 or 4 hour gap, or longer. Its difficult but I
find that if I keep busy and find things to do it keeps my mind busy
and the time goes quickly. Today I'll be clearing out all junk and
old clothes, old books etc...should help pass a few hours.

We've tried so many times to quit, but this time it feels different.
I'm just fed up of the constant cough, and everything else that
comes with smoking. I'd love to get healthy, eat lots of fruit and
veg and actually know its doing me good and not just being depleted
by ciggies....also the thought of getting cancer due to smoking
scares the daylights out of me....so, this Saturday Nov 17th is the
day my husband and I are quitting....and if thats the day you'd like
to quit too then you are welcome to join us. We have not set any
particular time to quit on saturday, we just decided that we will
have our last ciggies on saturday night....and once we wake up
Sunday morning Nov 18th then no more.

Stay positive, and please keep posting to let us know how you are
doing, I'll be posting on here too over the week, it helps to have a
group like this as many of us are in the same situation and those
who have already quit are there to give advice and support.

Best Wishes, Amanda

amanda_vanessara@...






--- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, likeduh65@... wrote:
>
> Amanda
>     I was reading your post and when in one of my quit's i
noticed being
> dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar levele for when
I gave up
> cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter act the lost of
the  sugar I was
> getting from the cig's......... Very strange I thought but the
pills  help
> me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure smoked for 30
years and  I
> didn't know that, lol....
>     I would like to also jump on your band wagon and quite  with
you and your
> hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me tagging along give  me
a
> holler......I need help to quit I have tried everything there is
and I just  haven't
> made it very far but haveing suport might just be the
key......................
>      Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is _likeduh65@..._
> (mailto:likeduh65@...)
>             Thank  you
>   and hope info might be of help
>
>
>
> ************************************** See what's new at
http://www.aol.com
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Hi everyone... well I smoked and quite frankly it almost made me sick.
I feel so terrible about this.
I got very upset, and did what I used to do in moments like those. I
lit up.
I have thrown the cigs away, and restarted the meter.
The patch is firmly in place and so is my resolve. I know if I can make
it through hell week I can sucessfully become an ex-smoker.

I have been quit for 11 minutes and 46 seconds (0 days). I have saved
$0.04 by not smoking 0 cigarettes. I have saved 0 minutes of my life.
My Quit Date: 11/13/2007 1:30 AM

Please pray for me.
Ruthie

Hi all,
I'm still fighting the good fight, you can too.

Karen

One month, three weeks, five days, 7 hours, 26 minutes and 47 seconds.
1126 cigarettes not smoked, saving $337.86. Life saved: 3 days, 21
hours, 50 minutes.

Shini I'm almost 4 months quit!and if you're really serious quit right away
!Don't set quit dates!Donna
________________________________________________________________________
Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! -
http://mail.aol.com


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Thanks when do u plan to quit??

Shini



From: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com [mailto:quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of ddll508@...
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:00 AM
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [!! SPAM] Re: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED
ADVICE!!!



Shini
You're most welcome aboard!Come and join us!Donna

-----Original Message-----
From: Shinanthi Kelly <shini@...
<mailto:shini%40infinitemedia.ws> >
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com <mailto:quitsmoking%40yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 5:18 am
Subject: RE: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!

HI

I too haven't been able to hold my quitting for long enough. Would like to
join the bank wagon too

Shini

From: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com <mailto:quitsmoking%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com <mailto:quitsmoking%40yahoogroups.com> ]
On
Behalf Of likeduh65@... <mailto:likeduh65%40aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 8:35 AM
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com <mailto:quitsmoking%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!

Amanda
I was reading your post and when in one of my quit's i noticed being
dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar levele for when I gave up
cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter act the lost of the sugar I
was
getting from the cig's......... Very strange I thought but the pills help
me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure smoked for 30 years and I

didn't know that, lol....
I would like to also jump on your band wagon and quite with you and your
hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me tagging along give me a
holler......I need help to quit I have tried everything there is and I just
haven't
made it very far but haveing suport might just be the
key......................
Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is _likeduh65@...
<mailto:_likeduh65%40aol.com>
<mailto:_likeduh65%40aol.com> _
(mailto:likeduh65@... <mailto:likeduh65%40aol.com>
<mailto:likeduh65%40aol.com> )
Thank you
and hope info might be of help

************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

__________________________________________________________
Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! -
http://mail.aol.com

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Shini
You're most welcome aboard!Come and join us!Donna

-----Original Message-----
From: Shinanthi Kelly <shini@...>
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 5:18 am
Subject: RE: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!






HI

I too haven't been able to hold my quitting for long enough. Would like to
join the bank wagon too

Shini

From: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com [mailto:quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of likeduh65@...
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 8:35 AM
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!

Amanda
I was reading your post and when in one of my quit's i noticed being
dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar levele for when I gave up
cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter act the lost of the sugar I
was
getting from the cig's......... Very strange I thought but the pills help
me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure smoked for 30 years and I

didn't know that, lol....
I would like to also jump on your band wagon and quite with you and your
hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me tagging along give me a
holler......I need help to quit I have tried everything there is and I just
haven't
made it very far but haveing suport might just be the
key......................
Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is _likeduh65@...
<mailto:_likeduh65%40aol.com> _
(mailto:likeduh65@... <mailto:likeduh65%40aol.com> )
Thank you
and hope info might be of help

************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





________________________________________________________________________
Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! -
http://mail.aol.com


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Cigs have sugar in them?????I knew that they had so many bad carcinogens but
sugar!????!Maybe they affect the blood insuline level .Is that what they told
you?


-----Original Message-----
From: likeduh65@...
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 5:05 am
Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!






Amanda
I was reading your post and when in one of my quit's i noticed being
dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar levele for when I gave up
cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter act the lost of the sugar I was
getting from the cig's......... Very strange I thought but the pills help
me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure smoked for 30 years and I
didn't know that, lol....
I would like to also jump on your band wagon and quite with you and your
hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me tagging along give me a
holler......I need help to quit I have tried everything there is and I just
haven't
made it very far but haveing suport might just be the key......................
Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is _likeduh65@..._
(mailto:likeduh65@...)
Thank you
and hope info might be of help

************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





________________________________________________________________________
Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! -
http://mail.aol.com


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Scott
Broke the 3 jinx!well done!Donna

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott <r10000share@...>
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 2:30 am
Subject: [quitsmoking] 3 Months






It has been 3 months since I had my last cigarette. My last one was on
the way into see the lazer therapist. I still dont know wether it was
the $400 bones it cost to have the lazer treatment or if the treatment
worked that well. Well, I guess I'll never really know. The only
important thing is that I have not lit up again and now feel they
stink like hell. I dont share too often but I felt this was a special
milestone....Thanks for listening, Scott





________________________________________________________________________
Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! -
http://mail.aol.com


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

HI

I too haven't been able to hold my quitting for long enough.  Would like to
join the bank wagon too

Shini



From: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com [mailto:quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of likeduh65@...
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 8:35 AM
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!



Amanda
I was reading your post and when in one of my quit's i noticed being
dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar levele for when I gave up
cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter act the lost of the sugar I
was
getting from the cig's......... Very strange I thought but the pills help
me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure smoked for 30 years and I

didn't know that, lol....
I would like to also jump on your band wagon and quite with you and your
hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me tagging along give me a
holler......I need help to quit I have tried everything there is and I just
haven't
made it very far but haveing suport might just be the
key......................
Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is _likeduh65@...
<mailto:_likeduh65%40aol.com> _
(mailto:likeduh65@... <mailto:likeduh65%40aol.com> )
Thank you
and hope info might be of help

************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Can you please provide links to this suggesting that cigarettes up blood
sugar?
I'm diabetic, but I was not diagnosed until over  a year after I quit and I
know that the two are not related.  The dizziness is from the fog that we
get early in a quit from our brain suddenly getting more oxygen as we deny
our body oxygen when we suck in those over 4000 poisons.

Lois
One year, six months, two weeks, three days, 15 hours, 41 minutes and 40
seconds. 16969 cigarettes not smoked, saving $3,886.04. Life saved: 8 weeks,
2 days, 22 hours, 5 minutes.

   -----Original Message-----
   From: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com [mailto:quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com]On
Behalf Of likeduh65@...
   Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 8:05 PM
   To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
   Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] Re: PLEASE HELP!! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE!!!


   Amanda
   I was reading your post and when in one of my quit's i noticed being
   dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar levele for when I gave
up
   cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter act the lost of the sugar
I was
   getting from the cig's......... Very strange I thought but the pills help
   me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure smoked for 30 years and
I
   didn't know that, lol....
   I would like to also jump on your band wagon and quite with you and your
   hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me tagging along give me a
   holler......I need help to quit I have tried everything there is and I
just haven't
   made it very far but haveing suport might just be the
key......................
   Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is _likeduh65@..._
   (mailto:likeduh65@...)
   Thank you
   and hope info might be of help

   ************************************** See what's new at
http://www.aol.com

   [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]






[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Amanda
     I was reading your post and when in one of my quit's i  noticed being
dizzy as well, but found out that it was my sugar levele for when  I gave up
cigg's that I had to take sugar pills to counter act the lost of the  sugar I
was
getting from the cig's......... Very strange I thought but the pills  help
me..... they say cigs have sugar in them go figure smoked for 30 years and  I
didn't know that, lol....
     I would like to also jump on your band wagon and quite  with you and your
hubby on the 17th so if you's don't mind me tagging along give  me a
holler......I need help to quit I have tried everything there is and I just 
haven't
made it very far but haveing suport might just be the  key......................
      Oh sorry name is Big A and e mail is _likeduh65@..._
(mailto:likeduh65@...)
             Thank  you
   and hope info might be of help



************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Pete! Thanks so much for your advice. And thank you to all those
who have sent replies to my message.

My husband and I had a very long talk, and it turns out that the
reason he was so grouchy and grumpy and short tempered with me is
because we had quit cold turkey a few days ago and he was not ready
for it. Anyway, we have been very very naughty and have started
smoking again, BUT, the plan is to cut down over the week, so that
we are more prepared, and we have set Saturday Nov 17th as our final
quit date.....we have also discussed his grouchiness, and he has
promised that if he feels like he is getting cranky that he will
tell me and then he will go watch tv, or play on the playstation or
even go for a walk. I in turn have promised that if on quitting day
I feel uptight and anxious that I will find things to do,,,read, go
on ebay, etc....but he has made it clear to me that if he does vent
any frustration on me that it is not me, its just the withdrawal
symtoms, like you said, so I said I will understand.

I feel very very very bad about going back to the ciggies, not had
any in a few days, and to be totally honest, that first ciggie made
me feel ill....but we are determined to make it work this time.

If all goes well, I'll be posting a message on here on Nov
18th....after quitting on Nov 17th, and this time I plan to stay
quit.

Thank you to everyone, you have all been very helpful and I look
forward to messaging you again after my quitting day Nov 17th...

Best wishes, amanda


--- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, pondkeep <pondkeep@...> wrote:
>
> Amanda ... You both made the decision to quit ... to improve your
lives
> together.  You are both in "Hell Week" and since you are going
cold
> turkey it will get past faster then if you were using an NRT (
nicotine
> replacement ).   Give him time but don't totally shut yourself
out ...
> leave lines of communication open.  Write little notes ... not
being
> critical but understanding... tell him you are here for him and
know how
> he feels.  Be ready to talk ( on the off chance he may be
stubborn ) you
> may need to initiate things :-)   Keep in mind why you love each
other ;-)
> Yes being dizzy is normal ... your body is getting "CLEAN"
air .... :-)
> Seeing your doctor is never a bad idea ... he can help with ideas
too.
>
> Pete
> One year, five months, four days, 26 minutes and 18 seconds. 24012
> cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,965.82. Life saved: 11 weeks, 6
days, 9
> hours, 0 minutes.
>
>
>
> Amanda wrote:
>
> >Hi Pete, thank you, I hope you are right, as I'd hate for my
> >marriage to break up just because my husband is cranky after
> >quitting smoking....I am trying to keep out of his way now. I
cook,
> >clean the house and once he comes home from work I go and stay in
> >another room so he does not have to see me or speak to me.
Hopefully
> >that will help.
> >
> >Also, I feel very very dizzy all day.....is that normal? It only
> >started a few days ago after we quit smoking.. Or should I see my
> >doctor?
> >
> >Best wishes, amanda
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

Congrats on 3 months smokefree Scott!

Keep fighting the good fight - keep your guard up - it will continue to get
easier - but don't let one blind-side you :)

You can do it!
Lois
One year, six months, two weeks, three days, 14 hours, 15 minutes and 12
seconds. 16967 cigarettes not smoked, saving $3,885.63. Life saved: 8 weeks,
2 days, 21 hours, 55 minutes.

   -----Original Message-----
   From: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com [mailto:quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com]On
Behalf Of Scott
   Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 5:31 PM
   To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
   Subject: [quitsmoking] 3 Months


   It has been 3 months since I had my last cigarette. My last one was on
   the way into see the lazer therapist. I still dont know wether it was
   the $400 bones it cost to have the lazer treatment or if the treatment
   worked that well. Well, I guess I'll never really know. The only
   important thing is that I have not lit up again and now feel they
   stink like hell. I dont share too often but I felt this was a special
   milestone....Thanks for listening, Scott






[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

It has been 3 months since I had my last cigarette. My last one was on
the way into see the lazer therapist. I still dont know wether it was
the $400 bones it cost to have the lazer treatment or if the treatment
worked that well. Well, I guess I'll never really know. The only
important thing is that I have not lit up again and now feel they
stink like hell. I dont share too often but I felt this was a special
milestone....Thanks for listening, Scott

Congrats on making it through hell week Roseanne!

Just keep it up -one day, one hour, one minute at a time - soon it will be two
weeks :)

We're here for you
Lois
---- Roseanne ralph <roseanne_ralph@...> wrote:

=============
Sometimes all I need is the air I'm breathing Roseanne.One week, 1 hour, 11
minutes and 27 seconds. 140 cigarettes not smoked, saving $38.77. Life saved: 11
hours, 40 minutes.



  __________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


--
Whatever you are trying to avoid won't go away until you confront it. -- Author
Unknown

It is good that you are where you are.
Because where you are is a place from which you can surely move forward.