posted on March 1, 2001 02:41:24 PMWAY TO GO EVERYONE!!!! I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ALL
I can in early today specially to cheer you all on. It is only 8:30am here in my world.
Mybid, Rocker, Boots, Snowey, Chepi you are the best. {{{{{HUGS}}}}}
Welcome oddish
I wish you all the best of luck and success, I know you can do this. But remember it is no ones fault if you slip, just get up and try again. We will not abuse or be critical to you.
I hope I did not leave anyone out. Anyway I think it is time to CELEBRATE
posted on March 1, 2001 02:51:12 PMToke - Nettak - SOMEONE Tell us again about how addicted you were. I need a good long, going on forever speech from someone who has already done this and I need it NOW! I'm feeling very much like no one could possibly have been addicted as I am... Somebody slap me!
I had to restart my quit meter. I left to pick up my son from school and found a pack with 1 cigarette left in it in the console. I didn't even let myself think about it. I just lit it as fast as I could. Took a few puffs and threw it out the window.
I'm not beating myself up about it but I'm not too happy about it either. I'm telling myself that the horse I'm riding spooked me but I held on.
Is anyone else having physical effects yet? I have such a headache and I think it's honestly from the difference in oxygen. That ought to really motivate me to stay off them.
posted on March 1, 2001 02:59:07 PM
Towards the end, I smoked close to 3 pks a day. I woke up in the middle of the night to smoke and after awhile I woke up TWICE a night and smoked TWO cigs, because one would not do it.
Is that addicted enough for ya? Smoke and that is where you are headed.
RUN! RUN! RUN and don't look back!
posted on March 1, 2001 03:04:52 PMMybid, do not feel bad it is only day one and you will get through this I promise.
I smoked for a period of about 20 years give or take the time out when I was pregnant. Can you believe that I could give it up while I was with child but I had to smoke after, usually within about a week of having them I wanted to smoke again.
I think it must have been all the drugs from the cesar had worn off and my mind said you have to have this burst of something so I smoked. (Never near my babies)
Anyway I tried to give up many times and sometimes I would succeed for a short while, once I made it to 8 mths, but my husband and best friend were still smoking and I started again. The funny thing is I can not even remember how it happened.
This time both my husband and myself gave up together. We are still missing them but do not think about it nearly as much as we used to. We have just hit the 4month mark and we have no intention of starting again.
In the last couple of months we have had so much stress put on us. My mother in law is dying of a brain tumor and it is not a nice thing to witness. My father had to have eye surgery, but is okay now, and my mother is having heart surgery next week.
I have thought about borrowing a smoke from a friend but decided not to give in again. I can not tell you the things that we have had to do to overcome our stress and wanting to light up. Our house has been clean from top to bottom so many times, the kids' while happy about us stopping, do not want to be near us at times. WE DO GET REAL CRANKY
I intend to see this through. We can not afford to give up and light up again. My husband has been told he is borderline diabetic and he has a couple of other minor health issues that could get very serious if he were to start smoking again. So for us that is all we need to know.
I have put on weight since I stopped smoking, but as a family we are now all losing weight together.
Feel good about yourselves. It will get a lot better. I will be here when ever you need me or email me and I will talk to you.
[email protected]
posted on March 1, 2001 03:13:34 PM
ThanksVeryModern That does sound more addicted than I am. I think I'm just feeling some of the nicotine withdrawal right now and it's causing me to hyperventilate....
Nettak I'm so impressed that you're able to stay off them with all the added stress. That's one of the reasons that I wanted to kick the habit now... because for the first time in a long time I don't have any major stress situations going on. I'm sorry to hear about your mother in law. I lost mine to cancer in 97 and it's still hard to think about that time and loss.
I keep telling myself that this is the time to quit and make it stick. And, I know it is - it's just hard... Well, you know - you've been there.
Hey, is Rocker still in the shower? LOL
How's everyone else doing with the withdrawals??? I still think I'm actually sweating nicotine out of my pores.
posted on March 1, 2001 03:21:11 PM
If Rocker feels better in the shower, than I say let her stay there.
One of the reasons that we have been able to stay off the cigs even with all the added stress that has been in our lives lately, is that my husband is only 44 and I would like him to live to see 54 and 64 and so on.
If he continues to smoke he will not live to see those ages. I intend to have him around for a few more years yet. This has been my biggest motivation and will continue to be so.
posted on March 1, 2001 03:27:15 PMNettak I can relate. I love the way you say "only" 44. I'll be "only" 44 tomorrow. LOL I was feeling old til you put the "only" in front of it.
Yes, I've got to get things under control before my health issues deteriorate. I ain't no spring chicken anymore. LOL
I agree about Rocker If it takes turning into prune fingers, why not? I'm still trying to convince my hubby to lock me in the bathroom for a couple of weeks and just slide balogna and cheese under the door but he keeps saying no.
posted on March 1, 2001 03:39:10 PM
mybidness: I've had a fearsome headache since noon. I even had to take Tylenol (and I did natural childbirth). But it didn't work, so I'm assuming it's nicotine withdrawal. I'm super thirsty too. And I'm GRUMPY! Expletive deleted!!!!
nettak: When I'm tempted to smoke, I'm going to think about having my hubby around for more years. That's a good motivator.
posted on March 1, 2001 03:42:34 PMSnowey Yes - I'm super thirsty too! I didn't think about that being related but I'll bet it is. I didn't expect a headache either but here we go... Blahhhh!
Hubby is taking me out for an early birthday dinner shortly. I'm so grumpy that when he called me from the kitchen to ask if I wanted to go out I snapped his head off without thinking. I'm thinkin it's gonna get really bitchy around here. LOL
posted on March 1, 2001 03:58:45 PMmybiddness early Happy Birthday greetings to you! What a super gift to give yourself.
snowyegret I am experiencing dry mouth but that is a side effect of the Zyban. I also have a headache, but I think that from not eating. I'm afraid of craving the smoke after eating.
It's been a tough day, but not as bad as I thought. There was one point I would have caved in and smoked... but I didn't have any laying around.
Deep breathing and ice water.
rocker We will leave NO ONE behind. Post here....it helps!
I keep this pic framed in my kitchen to help remind me not to sweat the small stuff... Well, I guess quitting smoking isn't small for us today but in the realm of things it's technically pretty small. Anyway, I thought some of you might enjoy her as much as I do. It's a Mary Englebriet (sp?) piece.
edited to add thanks to Bootsnana too.
Not paranoid anywhere else but here!
[ edited by mybiddness on Mar 1, 2001 04:02 PM ]
posted on March 1, 2001 05:02:19 PM
Boy am I clean
LOL!!!!!!
You guys, if I were in the shower all that time, it would be to drown myself cos this is so freakin HARD!!! Oh my god, I have been thinking of ALL of you ALL day, but I HAD to stay away from the computer for a while cos my computer (being at my desk) is a major trigger point for me. It will take time to go near my desk with the NEW habit of NOT lighting up. (Sheeeeesh if only I would've LISTENED to enchanted and STOPPED smoking at the computer before!! But NOOOOO, I hadda be the BOSSA me.)
MyBid KEEP GOING honey, I am RIGHT ALONG with you. This is REALLY painfully hard. (MUCH ANGER comes up!!!) I have 15 hours and 50 minutes off cigs now and it is absolutely A MINUTE at a time. If I say I am never smoking again, I will smoke a freakin pack RIGHT NOW. So I try to make it through the next 5 minutes, and do whatever I can to STAY busy. I am always right on the verge of saying "OH F*&K IT!!!" it is SO uncomfortable and SO irritating... but I KNOW the first three days are the hardest and I am just trying to make it through with you guys.
Thank you Nettak and Muriel and everyone, hi to the new people...
VeryModern - sometimes I wanna run back
I will stop back later.
XOXOXO {{{{{GROUP HUG}}}}}
Rocker
posted on March 1, 2001 05:05:46 PMIf Rocker feels better in the shower, than I say let her stay there.
LOL nettak!
{{{Rocker}}}}
Mybiddness you were excellent today! I cannot believe you threw the cig out the window after a couple of puffs, you go girl!
oooh, I can relate to the headaches and feeling thirsty. Everytime I've quit I have to drink huge glasses of water to cut the thirst, maybe your body is getting rid of the nicotine and the water helps flush it out?
Plenty of aspirin, water or ice tea, and walking around can help the headaches.
posted on March 1, 2001 05:13:43 PM
My recommendation: Chew lots of the nicotine gum. Carry several pieces with you everywhere. When you've got some control, switch to the patch. Plan on gaining 20 pounds. Don't worry if you slip. You want to quit.
posted on March 1, 2001 05:28:56 PM
Hi enchanted!
Yes more bubble gum please. I am trying to see how many pieces I can fit into my mouth at once. Sigh.
I need to write my list of reasons for quitting (AGAIN) to keep REMINDING myself. Anyone care to join in on your reasons? PLEASE DO!
I don't want to die of lung cancer & emphysema like my Dad did.
I want to smell better for myself and for the people around me. I want my clothes and apartment to smell nice too.
I have been WASTING too much money on this. (Literally just setting it on fire.) The money will be much better spent and will not go to the theiving corrupt tobacco companies who DON'T CARE if we die of cancer as long as they're making their money.
I am tired of going outside of restaurants, parties, office buildings, friends' houses, etc to find a place to smoke, tired of leaving the house at whatever crazy hour in whatever crazy weather just because I need more cancer sticks, tired of the nicotine withdrawal fits when I'm somewhere I CAN'T smoke like in a plane, train, theatre, etc. It is a horrible uncomfortable feeling EVERY time that happens. So maybe we can get this feeling out of the way NOW so we won't have to feel it again in the future every time we are in a no-smoking atmosphere - which is just about EVERYPLACE now!
I don't want to ruin my singing voice, and I don't want to be struggling for breath on stage.
I am saying all this right now cos I know rationally it's all true, but I am not FEELING it yet. I FEEL like I am going to set ANYTHING on fire any minute and inhale it.
posted on March 1, 2001 05:53:54 PM
This Saturday marks 6 years since I quit my 21 year old 2-pack-a-day habit.
I did it cold turkey.
I was able to do it when I realized that I was going to spend the rest of my life with an addiction to nicotine.
It was either smoke and have nicotine urges or stop smoking and have nicotine urges. I choose the latter.
I guess the realization that my cravings would never go away, but coughing up cupfulls of mucus from pain-filled lungs everyday would (and did).
I cleaned the walls, rugs, furniture (I smoked indoors) to remove the smell, through away all my ashtrays and other smoing paraphenilia. I aired the place out 24 hours a day, no matter how cold it was. I lit incense and kinda, you know, sniffed it a few times. That helped. A bit. I stayed away from everyone I knew for the first four days and anyone who smoked for the first year.
posted on March 1, 2001 06:22:53 PMRocker Sweet girl...do not roll the
drapes and smoke them....bad, bad, bad.
You are the BOSSA U hugga kitty, Gosh
think of it...their little lungs will be better off too. And those Tobacco companies
PI$$ on them..no MORE MONEY for THEM. They have lied, and cheated you for long enough.
All of us are pulling for everyone...have a
friend massage your neck and shoulders, Ice water sipped slowly, deep breathe fresh air..look forward to a really good breakfast.
Orange juice tastes great when you don't have smokers mouth.
{{{{to all you warriors}}}}
[ edited by zilvy on Mar 1, 2001 06:24 PM ]
posted on March 1, 2001 06:53:03 PM
How right Zilvy is about things tasting better, once you have stopped smoking.
The one big thing that I noticed after a couple of weeks of not smoking, was that the flowers, especially roses had the most fantastic smell about them. It was just that when I was smoking I could not appreciate the beautiful fragrance. Oh and the different tastes of everything. You do not realise just how different things taste until you stop smoking.
I have always been a vegetable fan, but now I savour the flavours of everything. It is almost like I have been given a new sense of smell and taste.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MYBID!!!!!!!, It is now 1pm on Friday the 2nd March (well in Australia anyway), so it is your birthday and I think we can have a 2 day celebration. One in Australian time and one in US time. Okay let's have a party. LOL
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MYBID HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
This comes with warmest wishes for a wonderful day. XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
[ edited by nettak on Mar 1, 2001 06:55 PM ]
posted on March 1, 2001 08:18:33 PM
I smoked for 44 years, and finally stopped on April 22,1996. Took a HEART ATTACK to stop me...
I did it cold turkey and haven't looked back once.
Found lots of good things happened.
Headaches for years and years disappeared.
Food tasted GOOD,and Smells were nice.
No coughing, clear breathing, and dam the MONEY I have saved...
Heck the house doesn't even get YELLOW anymore, and oh no SMELL, the house is fresh.
I can't say it was easy, but I just kept remembering that childs story?.
the little engine who thought he could ????
I should have bought stock in Good & Plenties.
They saved me, I still keep them around in little butter cups here and there around the house...
Guess you could say I have an adiction to Good and Plenties, but they sure aren't harming me...
The many faces of Muriel
It will take time to go near my desk with the NEW habit of NOT lighting up. (Sheeeeesh if only I would've LISTENED to enchanted and STOPPED smoking at the computer before!! But NOOOOO, I hadda be the BOSSA me.) 
