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Okay I decided to bite the bullet......oh my God can I do it?

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 278

Jewely,

Hard to say. It is your quit and up to you. I did have a slip 4 days in, and reset my quit date. At the point that I am at now, I am glad I did. I can say that I am smoke free for x number of days, weeks, months, etc. However, please know that when I slipped and you having that puff can be important and empowering. It strengthens your resolve to quit, and now you can remember how disgusting smokes are! You're doing great, keep it going!

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 4/3/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 54
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 810
Amount Saved: $405.00
Life Gained:
Days: 5 Hrs: 23 Mins: 44 Seconds: 4

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1693

jewelyluv,

It is great to hear that you are feeling much more energetic since your quit! Hang on to that feeling

Like Jim said, in terms of your quit date, it's up to you. It's your quit, and you seem like you are motivated and determined to remain smoke free...so hang in there, and stay strong

You can and will remain smoke free!

Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Hey Jewely!!!

Your "quit" day is the day you pick to be your quit day. We all have our own thoughts as to what that really means! Some have maintained their original quit date and have had a "slip" along the way! Who are we to say... it's YOUR quit! We are not here to judge you, your quit date or anything else other than to be here for you and answer questions you may have!

The bottom line for everyone here is to quit smoking! That's why we came here in the first place and a lot of us chose to hang around and be here for the rest of our new quit buddies to help them along this journey to freedom!

That being said, since you do have a quit date, be proud of it and go into your profile and get that quit meter set up so that it appears on your posts! Go to the Stats forum and get on Mr. Ed's statistic list and join the celebrations with the rest of your quit buddies and let us celebrate with you when you reach significant milestones!

One thing that may help you is to post when you get a crave. Yell for help!!! If you wait for 5 replies, your crave will be gone and you'll have won one more battle against the nicodemon! Successive battles won will only make you stronger in your resolve to win EVERY battle!!! That's what it is all about... just saying NOPE to the nicodemon.

Read through the different threads in the forums when ever you have some spare time and learn a little bit more on every visit! It's a great distraction and the information that you gain will really help you along this journey!

Jim

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 448
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 11,200
Amount Saved: $1,848.00
Life Gained:
Days: 75 Hrs: 22 Mins: 40 Seconds: 16

Quit Meter

$44,212.50

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 1058 Hours: 3

Minutes: 58 Seconds: 48

Life Gained
Quit Meter

5895

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

176,850

Cigarettes Not Smoked

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 855

Hello iam so glad your still in here :) Hey the Embrodiery is a wonderful thing to do, i did alot of it and it keeps the brain and the hands busy, i put alot of stuff on flour sack dishtowls, just draw and sew fun, fun ,fun :) have a great smokefree day Jewels Tresa
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/8/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2484
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 59,616
Amount Saved: $10,432.80
Life Gained:
Days: 322 Hrs: 15 Mins: 38 Seconds: 31

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 42

I don't know if I am the only one who has written a paragraph to post and suddenly your computer freaks out and you lose it in cyber space, I don't know where it goes....some kind of cyber junk yard? I smoked part of a ciggerette yesterday, just to see if it would make me sick, and yes it made me sick, so I had to strengthen my resolve. I am okay today. Does this mean that I lose my original quit date? I felt a lot of guilt so I did some cognitive therapy and talked myself down from mental sucide by ciggerettes, I bought some embrodiery thread, thought I would try embrodering something, I don't know what yet, maybe something for a baby,,,,,still hopeful. I am feeling much more energetic since my quit, and I am singing in my car, which really feels good, to be able to hold a note....or hit a higher note that usually I can't acheive because I smoked. I am still having urges, but less and less, I think I am really learning how to be a nonsmoker agian, and its been forever since I can remember what that was like. I apperciate everyones encouagement on this website. its fun to be here posting.

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1

Keep up the good fight!!! It is hard at times, but I just passed my 1 year mark (not even a puff) - Yay ME!!!. I feel better and I sleep better. You can do it, just "try" to not think about it so much and if "keeping" you hands busy is an issue put a rubber band around your wrist, not too tight and when you sart thinking about a smoke lightly pull it back and let it slap your wrist. It helped my Dad and he quit 5 years ago!!!

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/19/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 372
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 9,300
Amount Saved: $1,506.60
Life Gained:
Days: 35 Hrs: 9 Mins: 34 Seconds: 26

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 278

Jewel,

Keeping busy is a great way to get rid of some of those cravings. There is no shame in getting help via a NRT, the end goal is to get rid of smoking forever. I went to the gum for a few days, and then switched to regular gum. I too thought I was addicted to gum for a week or two, but that subsides. If chewing hurts your jaw, you might want to try a NRT Lozenge. That might help in keeping your jaw calm. Great job and keep the quit going!

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 4/3/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 50
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 750
Amount Saved: $375.00
Life Gained:
Days: 5 Hrs: 12 Mins: 0 Seconds: 43

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12049

jewel,

Your doing it! Don't mourn the loss of something that was never good for you!

Keeping busy is an excellent way to cope with cravings, so keep active!

Be ready and post often with us!

Josie, Health Educator

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 639

Jewely - Yay for your success to date. Keep focused on the prize. You are doing great.

Now is the time for you to drill into this site a bit deeper. We've all been there and know what and how you are feeling right now and there are some excellent posts to help you through. Do not feel sorry for yourself. Be proud of your accomplishments to date. Take deep cleansing breaths and realize how wonderful it feels to fill your lungs and be smoke-free, independent and in complete control of your being.

Keep your guard up and your attitude on the positive side.

Good luck on your baby-making efforts, too!!!! Practice makes perfect......and it is pretty cool diversion to smoking, too!!

Keep the Quit,

Dave

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/19/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 124
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,720
Amount Saved: $976.50
Life Gained:
Days: 20 Hrs: 6 Mins: 11 Seconds: 51

Quit Meter

$50,416.83

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 1123 Hours: 4

Minutes: 7 Seconds: 17

Life Gained
Quit Meter

5574

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

167,220

Cigarettes Not Smoked

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 42

Still smoke free, however I have let myself use nicotine gum, and now I am concerned that I am getting addicted to the gum, and I don't want that either. I actually hate the gum, it hurts my jaw. But I am not sure I can trust myself not to smoke, if I don't use the gum. What a dilemma.......... staying busy though, getting ready to paint a mural I have been commissioned to do, so I am busy with everyday life and hardly realize that I am not smoking. It hits me at weird times. Like after I eat. I know this is normal, but my goodness, its annoying. I often have wished in the past that I had never started smoking in the first place. Its good to be free, but there are occasions I do mourn the loss of the ciggertte you have at certian times. The big monster dosn't want to die. I am trying to hang in there, and stay smoke free, for whatever life has to throw at me. A baby or not.

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