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  • smellrose
    smellrose Detroit Posts: 72
    HeartShapedBox wrote:
    Wow!! You read this whole thread? If you can do that, you can definitely quit. :D I'm psyched to see this come back to life.. :D

    Good Luck Everyone!!!

    Keep posting, so we'll all know how everyone is doing. ;):mrgreen:

    ((((((((((((((((((((((((( love & hugs ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

    Thanks! I sure hope this thread does liven up again. I sure could use the help!!

    :)
  • PearlOfAGirl
    PearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    smellrose wrote:
    HeartShapedBox wrote:
    Wow!! You read this whole thread? If you can do that, you can definitely quit. :D I'm psyched to see this come back to life.. :D

    Good Luck Everyone!!!

    Keep posting, so we'll all know how everyone is doing. ;):mrgreen:

    ((((((((((((((((((((((((( love & hugs ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

    Thanks! I sure hope this thread does liven up again. I sure could use the help!!

    :)
    I guess it's a good, and a bad thing that this thread hasn't been busy. Either way, I wish people who have quit, come by and give some encouragement to those who are trying, and to those who are trying and/or thinking of trying, come back for the support... :mrgreen:;):D

    Good Luck :D

    Wish you were here...
    ♥~RIP Dad
  • edvedder913
    edvedder913 Posts: 1,810
    I haven't smoked in 5 days. I miss it but I am really trying to quit for good.
  • Stella
    Stella Posts: 283
    Hi Smellrose (and everyone else :) )

    if you are having difficulty with the ones in the car on the way home.. is there anything you have tried to do differently here? Some people find it helpful if they try varying the way the drive home (take a different route, listen to a different radio station or cd) .. are some small examples. Do you normally drive with the window down? could you change anything about that? Could you change the way your car smells? is there anything at all different you could do? Becuase behaviours and habbits are hard to change, it's something you've learned over a period of time. just about breaking those habbits any way you can :)

    Best of luck to you and all the new quitters out there. I hope you are starting to notice some changes !
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  • PearlOfAGirl
    PearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    Stella wrote:
    Hi Smellrose (and everyone else :) )

    if you are having difficulty with the ones in the car on the way home.. is there anything you have tried to do differently here? Some people find it helpful if they try varying the way the drive home (take a different route, listen to a different radio station or cd) .. are some small examples. Do you normally drive with the window down? could you change anything about that? Could you change the way your car smells? is there anything at all different you could do? Becuase behaviours and habbits are hard to change, it's something you've learned over a period of time. just about breaking those habbits any way you can :)

    Best of luck to you and all the new quitters out there. I hope you are starting to notice some changes !
    That was one of the tough one's for me to, along with after eating and drinking coffee. Just try and keep something in your hands all the time, and chew gum or some kind of hard candy.

    You can try all the above that you mentioned for the car ride out. I do have the music louder in my car and I am constantly chewing gum..

    I wish you & edvedder913 the BEST of LUCK!!!! edvedder913 that's so fantastic that you have gone 5 days!! I've always said if you can do one then your chances to succeed are that much better Yay!!!

    Wish you were here...
    ♥~RIP Dad
  • smellrose
    smellrose Detroit Posts: 72
    Thanks HeartShappedBox!
    and thanks for the tips, Stella... I'll give some of those a try...

    Okay, I am gonna be completely smoke free today!

    edvedder913, I hear ya... I really wish I didn't miss it so much... I keep telling myself I don't need it, I never really liked it, etc... I'm gonna keep trying, one day at a time...

    :)
  • Porchsitter
    Porchsitter Loganville, GA Posts: 1,091
    This may sound ridiculous (and I can guarantee it looks ridiculous), but for driving you could try taking straws and cutting them to the length of regular cigarettes and hold them as if you are smoking. Whenever you need to drag, you could drag on the straw. Believe me, I quit last year and this is what I did to take my mind off of smoking while driving to work. As I said, you may look ridiculous but it worked for me. I even found myself flicking the "ashes" out the window without thinking about it. Good luck.
    We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution.--Bill Hicks
  • smellrose
    smellrose Detroit Posts: 72
    Porchsitter wrote:
    This may sound ridiculous (and I can guarantee it looks ridiculous), but for driving you could try taking straws and cutting them to the length of regular cigarettes and hold them as if you are smoking. Whenever you need to drag, you could drag on the straw. Believe me, I quit last year and this is what I did to take my mind off of smoking while driving to work. As I said, you may look ridiculous but it worked for me. I even found myself flicking the "ashes" out the window without thinking about it. Good luck.

    thanks, maybe I'll give that a try... I have noticed that when I'm stopped at a light, I find my left hand kind of hovering with my fingers moving around, like they are looking for something to hold on to! maybe the straw is the solution:)
  • Porchsitter
    Porchsitter Loganville, GA Posts: 1,091
    smellrose wrote:

    thanks, maybe I'll give that a try... I have noticed that when I'm stopped at a light, I find my left hand kind of hovering with my fingers moving around, like they are looking for something to hold on to! maybe the straw is the solution:)


    Hope it works for you. The car was the toughest. Everywhere else wasn't so bad but the car was the toughest b/c I was by myself.
    We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution.--Bill Hicks
  • Music For Rhinos
    Music For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    I'm on Day 98 of no cigs. April 23rd will be 4 months.
  • smellrose
    smellrose Detroit Posts: 72
    Music For Rhinos wrote:
    I'm on Day 98 of no cigs. April 23rd will be 4 months.

    that is awesome!! congrats...

    well, I made it all day, even through the drive home... up until about time to take the dogs for their nightly venture through the park... I don't know what I was thinking, but I just had to take one with me... as soon as I lit it, I regretted it... but, today is a new day... I know I just need to get rid of this pack...

    double argh...
  • PearlOfAGirl
    PearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    Congrats to you all!!!

    I hope your really feeling great about yourselves :D you certainly should...I hit my 7th month mark. I can't believe it will be coming up on a year soon.. :D Keep this thread alive... I believe it really does help

    Once Again Congrats!!!

    (((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Big Hugs ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

    Wish you were here...
    ♥~RIP Dad
  • smellrose
    smellrose Detroit Posts: 72
    Well, I think it's obvious this thread is a shadow of it's former self, but I'm just gonna keep postin' my successes and failures. It's kind of therapeutic in itself!

    Well, for the past 2 weeks, I have been having 1 sometimes 2 smokes a day. This past weekend I finally finished the pack I bought about 2 weeks ago, so now I am smoke free for a continuous total of 46 hours. I did pick up some cinnamon flavored toothpicks at the health food store that I've been using in the car, which seems to curb that desire. Now if I can just stop thinking about smoking. How long does that take to go away??

    That's all for now,

    :)
  • smellrose
    smellrose Detroit Posts: 72
    Today is a total of 72 hours... I guess if I make it until tomorrow, I can start measuring by days instead of hours... here's hoping for day 4:)
  • PearlOfAGirl
    PearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    smellrose wrote:
    Today is a total of 72 hours... I guess if I make it until tomorrow, I can start measuring by days instead of hours... here's hoping for day 4:)
    You can do it!!! I have to go back to the hospital for a PETSCAN, and what that is, is they inject your body with radiation. Then you have to wait an hour for it to go through your whole body, then you go under a scan that go from your head to your toes.

    I have COPD and a partially collapsed lung. What the PETSCAN does is let you know if you have cancer. I've stopped smoking over seven months ago, and I'm very proud of that. I'm just dreading this test.

    Please everyone, don't wait till you actually are sick like I did, to stop smoking..

    Good Luck to all of you!!!!

    I'm really very proud of you. Just keep checking in no matter what. It really does help :)

    (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( hugs )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

    Wish you were here...
    ♥~RIP Dad
  • smellrose
    smellrose Detroit Posts: 72
    HeartShapedBox wrote:
    You can do it!!! I have to go back to the hospital for a PETSCAN, and what that is, is they inject your body with radiation. Then you have to wait an hour for it to go through your whole body, then you go under a scan that go from your head to your toes.

    I have COPD and a partially collapsed lung. What the PETSCAN does is let you know if you have cancer. I've stopped smoking over seven months ago, and I'm very proud of that. I'm just dreading this test.

    Please everyone, don't wait till you actually are sick like I did, to stop smoking..

    Good Luck to all of you!!!!

    I'm really very proud of you. Just keep checking in no matter what. It really does help :)

    (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( hugs )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

    Fingers crossed and healthy vibes heading to you, HeartShapedBox, for a clean bill of health!
    Thanks for your continued support:)
  • jmurray
    jmurray Stratham, NH Posts: 3,538
    Good luck to all. It's obviously not easy but so worthwhile. I can't believe it's been almost 25 months for me. Who would have thought, I was such a hardcore smoker. So nice not to have to plan things around the next smoke.

    I wish you well HeartShapedBox.
  • Music For Rhinos
    Music For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    Still going strong, Day 108 here.

    Looking forward to my 4-month mark in 2 weeks exactly.

    To all the doers, keep it going.
  • pinot768
    pinot768 Posts: 295
    Well, the nicotine monster got me again! :( I have been really stressed the last few weeks, what with the whole law school transfer and moving thing, and I just snapped! We'll see how long this lasts before I get sick of it again - or decide I really want to get my nails done! That was my reward for quitting smoking - I took the money I spent on cigs and used it to get my nails done and a pedicure. So we'll see if the stress or the vanity wins out :D
    "I was born, and I know that I'll die...the in-between is mine."
  • jmurray
    jmurray Stratham, NH Posts: 3,538
    pinot768 wrote:
    Well, the nicotine monster got me again! :( I have been really stressed the last few weeks, what with the whole law school transfer and moving thing, and I just snapped! We'll see how long this lasts before I get sick of it again - or decide I really want to get my nails done! That was my reward for quitting smoking - I took the money I spent on cigs and used it to get my nails done and a pedicure. So we'll see if the stress or the vanity wins out :D

    When your ready try again. It took me several tries to quit.

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