DO YA WANNA QUIT OR NOT?

[Laurenfra]

Are all my quiters being good?

[spirittalker]

I guess so. Day 16 for me. No big deal for the most part now altho0ugh yesterday I had a craving. Weird cause I havn't had one in a while now. Oh well. I need to have DH bring out the scale now cause I gotta get hard core on the wagon again so I can look semi decent in a swim suit come august. TTFN, I am a busy girl these days.

[higgies]

Ok, so I've got 4 more to smoke and then I'm joining back up! I got my gum....and I'm all about it this time!

[nikki_e]

Hey all you non-smokers! Just checking in with you all and it looks like you are doing well!

Good luck, Higgies...not that you need luck, but you know what I mean. Maybe I'll join you sometime on a second attempt.

[higgies]

LOL! The gum came with a CD-ROM on how to use it! Funny...I think I know how to chew gum and can read, but I'll check it out anyway. Too funny..

[Bugaboo]

Hi everyone! Day 10 for me! I don't really have time to think about smoking today! Writing test in a couple of hours! Glad to see you're back higgies, I know you're going to do awesome! Just remember when you put out that last cigarette that you're killing Mr.Nico Demon and it's all about you and escaping the nasty trap to become free. :hug Good for you! The cd rom thing is pretty funny. It probably instructs people not to try to chew a bunch of pieces at once. A long long time ago my husband tried that gum while he was in the Marine Corps. When he came home he had a bunch left over and I took a piece and started chomping chomping chomping...whooooooa....dizzy. The worst part will be the mind games though. Every ex-smoker tells me the same thing. Mr.Nico Demon will try everything he can to trick you. Wait him out and eventually he'll starve. I've even lied to myself. Yesterday I told myself when my husband got home I was going to the store. I didn't of course, but we're great at lying to ourselves aren't we! I knew I wasn't going to but just giving myself "permission" even with absolutely no intent of doing it got me through the craving. Plus, I've gone 10 days! I can't make them for nothing!

[higgies]

Ok, so had my last cigarette an hour ago. I cleaned out and put away all my ashtrays and lighters. I picked a time while my gf is away, she won't be back until Saturday. So without that pressure hopefully I can get through these first few days before she comes back and wants to smoke! I also have my first piece of gum in! LOL! I got the 2mg one, but I think I should've gotten the 4mg...I was about a pack a day smoker.

Hey, anyone got the link to that thing that tracks how much money you save and all? The sharemeter one doesn't work...

[jimmie 48]

i heard a new face showed up over here!

a new journey for you higgies. you'll do as well with this as you did your loss. we have faith in you. oh what bugs said about the gum! jack did the gum and man did he get the whomp put on him too! he kept forgetting it was nicotine gum!

who has kept up with this merry little group?
i see bugs and higgies,
nikki_e and spirit

that's just what i can scroll through on this reply page. has aurora dawn popped in here? she hasn't been in journals much either. time for a bump for that quitter or a pm!

[Bugaboo]

Yay higgies!!!!! I'm so incredibly proud of you! Here's a counter I found last night. It's pretty cool. So far, it seems to play nice with the computer... http://www.silkquit.org/ It's somewhere on that front page...
edited to add: I've been searching around that website front page and that's where I got Mr.Nico Demon...a.k.a nicodemon...there's some cool stuff in there!

[higgies]

Thanks Bugaboo!!

I've already had the feeling like I was gonna cave (and it's only been 4 hours), but I'm holdin strong. I think if I can make it to bedtime, I'll be ok! This gum isn't doing much for me...

[Bugaboo]

You're welcome! And if it helps...take it at 5 mins at a time. Don't worry about the next hour or day...just concentrate on the next 5 mins. Go take a walk, bake a cake, take a shower...anything to occupy yourself. On that site are some message boards and reading them has helped a lot. You can also just ramble like mad in this thread if you'd like. I have and found it to be very helpful to get my thoughts out of my head.

[higgies]

So how's everyone else doing?! I'm kind of feeling all alone as I dropped out before. I've been reading through the pa.quitnet.com It's a really big thing, I think most states have it. I've also ben chewing the gum pretty regularly. The cravings are pretty bad.
:sadblinky

[Bugaboo]

Yeah, I get kind of lonely too, I hear ya there. For awhile it seemed no other quitters were posting here but I just kept on keepin' on. I know this sounds strange but try to enjoy the withdrawl by realizing that it's poison leaving your body. The cravings are just the Nicodemon freaking out because he's getting the big boot. Hang in there! I can sympathize if it's consuming your every thought (check out some of my posts from when I first quit) but eventually you'll realize "Hey! It's been a couple hours since I've thought about it!" Deep breathing helps me too. I'm probably going to join one of the special boards for quitting smoking. This Atkins board has helped me to stay on track so I think in addition to being here joining a message board devoted only to kicking the Nicodemon will reap great benefits. Here's to you higgies! It takes courage and I'm cheering you on! :capital

[higgies]

Good morning!! :wave I'm feelin' ok so far today. I got my workout in and now time to make breakfast. The good (or bad) thing is I actually have to go somewhere today. So I'll be a bit more occupied than usual.

I need to deodorize stuff today too...like my car!

[jimmie 48]

good morning non smokers!

higgies, you made it through the night! you are going to have so much cleaning! you're gonna find out just how badly the smoke smell is.
is the gum working any better for you now?