SMOKE FREE - DAY 9

MadJack

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nervousTic said:
Jack - Still going strong?
yes, thanks for asking. no problems at all today. the normal urges that i just ignored. sat with the wife in the garage while she smoked and wasn't even tempted. she joined back up this afternoon too. i will make it this time around.
 

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Great job, guys!

Chuck -- this was about the toughest time for me because I would convince myself that I had it licked then get blindsided by the urge. I guess you just have to keep your guard up. It shouldn't take too long before you will go a week or so and not think about it. Then it will hit you how real your quitting has become.

We are NON SMOKERS!

Yah.. its tough everyday and will be probably for a very long time. At work we have a few people who smoke and some still dont know that I don't smoke anymore so they come by or when I go outside for a break i see them all gathered up smoking. Its a tough habit to quit but I just refuse to smoke those little cancer sticks anymore. Its just not worth it. If I want to smoke, I can either a] smoke a j :nono: or b] put my mouth on the tailpipe of my car and inhale. :mj07:

Today was my first day (so far) that I didnt have a gum but I had plenty of tea, water and lots of carrots. Another few hours to go and now leaving the office and getting ready for the 30 minute drive home

Later!

I AM NOT A SMOKER!!! :nono:
 

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I've been reading these threads since the smokeout began and on Sunday I finally acheived the inspiration and determination to jump in myself. I didn't post til today because I still had so little faith in my ability to make it.

I originally quit in 1980 and stayed smoke free for 11 years. How much of a dork do you have to be to stay clean that long then pick them up again? But that's how insidious this addiction is.

The compelling factor that is driving me to stay off cigarettes this time is fear. The wheezing I hear when I go to bed sounds like another person is in there.

Jack, thanks for starting this. Glad to see you back on board. Good luck to everyone.
 

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Zorba, welcome aboard. let's kick this thing in the ass.
 

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Well..... you may have noticed that my screen voice has been a little quiet the last couple of days. I returned to work after 4 months medical leave and recommenced the 1-1/2 hr. commute. What can I say?

I cracked on Sunday in anticipation of "the Grind". My SO and I went out to dinner and had just been praised highly by one of our regular waitresses who noticed immediately that we weren't sitting in her (Smoking) section. Somehow, on the way home, we talked ourselves into stopping and buying the damned things, thinking of how good it would taste. It tasted like $hit but I kept hooving away. I kept telling myself that I'd just get through this pack and get back with the program but this a.m., when I stopped for gas, I bought another pack.

I'm deluding myself saying how well I did for a week and how well I'm still doing because I made a pack last for three days rather than the usual day (or former 1/2 day from a year or so ago). On the other hand, I'm getting a little sore from kicking myself in the ass and have only smoked two from the new pack. I'm not making excuses because I'm the only one to blame but jeezus, how can I keep lying to myself?

Come on guys (and gals), I need your help. I just don't know what that help is. You'd think, with my medical education, having nursed on an oncology unit and having family members who are suffering from or have died from cancer and COPD, that I'd be able to get off these things!

Any thoughts?
 

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VaNurse,
No need to beat yourself up!
You are in this to win and win you will...(if you WANT to)
Long ride, stress, boredom etc,etc,....we can rationalize our way back to our favorite drug any time, any day....it's DRUG ADDICTION
and its a tough ordeal....BUT....most try to do it alone .....we have a support group here...that will help any time you can get here. Ya gonna join us again...like Jack, Taoist and new members Zorba and Dice............C'mon Va Nurse ..whadda ya say?? Come each day and tell us how ya beat the cravings!!
gl
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Right now is the best time to quit, VA Nurse!

Make the decision RIGHT NOW to NEVER smoke again. You can and will be a NON-SMOKER as soon as you decide that you are!

Throw the rest of the pack away and you and your SO get back in the ballgame. This thing is beatable.

WE ARE NON-SMOKERS!
 

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i'm glad you guys talked me back into this because i was not planning on stopping again anytime soon. this disgusting habit just has to come to an end and I'M GOING TO DO IT THIS TIME, DAMMIT!!

thanks :)
 

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VaNurse...No one said this was gonna be easy. Get back on board Now. :yup We can all beat this chit together.


WE ARE NOT SMOKERS!!
 

taoist

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bear,


...you're fast becoming my hero...along with those that have a few days on me. :SIB

VA Nurse, you know what to do. :scared

Jack, glad to see ya back. ;)


Everyone else, thanks!!! :)




p.s. TJ, YOU are the role-model for reform.... I might get you a job in Bush's cabinet.... :142smilie Keep up the inspiring work, man! (I might actually do a few crunches tomorrow. LOL) :)
 

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MadJack said:
i'm glad you guys talked me back into this because i was not planning on stopping again anytime soon. this disgusting habit just has to come to an end and I'M GOING TO DO IT THIS TIME, DAMMIT!!

thanks :)

Great news MJ. No lapses man. NONE!! A month from now you'll be laughing bro.
 
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