THE SMOKERS QUIT CAMPAIGN - ADDITONAL NOTES

[omelette'smom]

keep going!!

 

[English Chick]

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Yeah...keep going namreknat! well done you.....x

 

[Imp]

Beware of your smoking friends. I had neighbors that offered me cigarettes daily when I was quitting. they would go out of their way to bring me cigarettes, knowing that I was trying to quit. I think they were jealous that I was successful (this time) and they had not been. I am no longer friendly with those neighbors, and they are still smoking.
Imp/Russ

I'm so glad that so many of you are taking this seriously, and being so successful with it. It doesn't matter how you get there, just get there.

 

[BirdBoy88]

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So how many eggs can you sit on and hatch?

lets just say it's been messy! LOL


I have been keeping me eyes on this thread so don't think i have left!

you all are keep a big smile on my face

you should be very proud of yourselves

 

[Feathered Wings]

Way to go!!

I quit cold turkey 10 years ago after 30 years of smokeing.

Best Thing I Ever DID!!!

Your taste will come back and you will be able to have lungs that can breath!!

Yes it was hard when i first started but each day was another victory until finally i got up one morning and didn't want one

I can run,walk,and work and never give out of breath or energy.

GOOD GOING AND I"M PROUD OF YOU ALL!!!

 

[shmooborp]

i just found out that my friends niece has lung cancer.. from second had smoke from her dad and mom.

another good reason tho quit. AND i live in oregon and starting january first we now ban smoking inside and withing 10 feet of any biulding ! WOW ! keep it up yall !

 

[LilBizzy]

So, 1/2 day Wed, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and now Sunday. I DID light a cigarette today, and lit one yesterday, but didn't smoke em- just lit them, and then put them out. As for WHY I lit em- I have no clue. I just .. needed to.
Otherwise not doing too bad. I think I actually miss my laptop (in the shop) more than my cigarettes.
Hubby stopped being grumpy about smoking outside- and has actually decided he wants to quit also. He is weaning first- he went from 2 packs down to.. get this.. only HALF a pack. Thats a cut back of 30 cigarettes. I'm quite proud of him. He bought the patch, but isn't quite ready for a cold turkey.

Normally, there are alot of posts on this forum that I read, and have a very strong opinion about. I try to keep my opinion out of it, because in a place with so many opinions, they could start some negative. There were a few coments posted on this thread that upset me. Because I am part of this thread, I need to speak.
EnglishChick, I truly want to thank you for starting all this. And everyone who joined in, thank you also. Because of you all, I just decided heck, I'll quit too. So this thread has literally helped me change my life for the better. In turn, it has made my husband change his life for the better.
We're all different. For me, smoking between a half pack and a full pack a day, it is easier to go cold turkey than it will be for my husband, a 2+ pack a day smoker.
I have a pack of cigarettes on hand. It wasn't planned. I was supposed to smoke em before New Years, but I quit 12 hours early. I don't need to throw them away. And yup, maybe I will smoke one. But I have proven to myself that I don't NEED to smoke.
Everyone is quitting in a different way also. Some will cut back, taper off. Some will do cold turkey. Some will smoke now and again. Others will never pick up a cigarette again. Some will use patches. Others will use gum. Some will get cranky. Others will cry, or sleep.
Ultimately, though, the end results will be the same. We will have kicked our addiction to cigarettes. We will not crave the nicotine. We will learn to live without that thing that has been a good part of our lives for 10, 20, 30 or more years. We will stop craving the smoking.
The thread was started to encourage each other, to be there, to have a support group. A support group says..

"You are doing great" even when someone slips, because it ain't easy.

To all you quitters- no matter what your method, you are doing something good for yourself.

Something positive. Something difficult. Every hour that goes by is an accomplishment. Keep the chins up. Pretty soon, we'll be able to do a cebratory dance without collapsing!!!

 

[skand]

YAYY LilBizzy! You said it better then I could have. That is exactly what I was trying to say, but my fingers dont fly like yours, saying what your heart and mind says. Thank You.

 

[LilBizzy]

hee hee skand- I'm having story withdrawals. I cant stand not having my laptop. The biggest little rooster and the gang have been having sunny days, and lots of stories.

All of us are doing well, and I don't want anyone feeling discouraged... We're kicking Butts!

 

[skand]

Kickin Butts, saving lives, hey! It's all good from here on out!
Just not smooth sailing yet.. but we are getting there! One day at a time, one hour at a time.
How about a story of a rooster ... Rambo Roo... the butt kicker... hehee