Karen

Well....I'm still using step 2 patch. so maybe I have not completely arrived just yet.....but I'm heading in the right direction and never :) looking back, ok?!

Nope. For you Dad...can't believe it's been 19 years today since the Lord took you away from us. But I know you're smiling down and happy that I finally am fulfilling my promise to you.

Chasing the dream= all of the other attempts and false start I've made with my nicotine addiction Living the dream= finally stopping the chase and arriving! LOVING THIS!

," don't hope because when you hope when dealing with an addiction such as nicotine, you open the door to failure". MaryLand quitter posted those profound words to you that just JUMPED OUT AT ME. These words hold true for any addiction! I myself have had many failed attempts to quit and quit for good. But this quit has a feeling deep down in my heart and soul and and I don't know how I know but I know this is IT. I'm DONE. I want you to feel what I'm feeling. I want SO BAD for everyone here to feel what I feel....I know SO many do. Take this one day at a time right now. Whatever you think happened in january that led up to that first puff, reflect on that now and make a change/changes this time. Somethings gotta change and you have to dig deep down and find it within yourself. We can support you, but ultimately it is your choice. CHOICE...I LOVE to have the choice to be smokefree today!

Keep it going, you know the drill! Congrats one your first week over, now it gets better :D

no.............nope!

Rad means cool, groovy, totally far-out! Or in other words AWESOME!!!!

Wow ! THANKS!!! Didn't expect to wake up to a Thread JUST for me! You all are :yahoo:

Yes. I'll join you. NOPE, not today :D

how did it turn out?

Lol, thanks Joe! I made it a mission to figure that out!

Congrats to you! 4 months seems forever away to me right now!!!!! :D

Yup, I do...I GOT this! Decided to go with step 2 patch until I run out then use up step ones and be done with it. This is what I feel will be best for me. Again (as always) tons of good, supportive replies. Man I am soooooo BLESSED TO HAVE FOUND you guys! Today is a new day and all is well again. I have a better attitude and have been reading Allen Carrs book on my nook each night before falling asleep . And also watching Joel's videos here. All good stuff :)

NOPE!

I uploaded all my pics from fb into photobucket and have tried repeatedly to import pic for my profile. I am seriously doing something very wrong and it is extremely frustrating! Is there ANYONE that can guide me on this???? Other members have tried t help, to no avail. It's ME, not them!

Hi Morgan! So glad you found us! I joined less than two weeks ago and the folks here are a great, supportive welcoming bunch with all kinds of smober time under there belts! My husband also smokes so you aren't alone here. and when it comes right down to it , it's ALWAYS about choice. I choose not to smoke, but just for today. There is a daily NOPE pledge that helps me with that here. NOPE means Not One Puff Ever....but ever can be scary so just stick with today, it's easier! You'll find all kinds of informative reading here also. I wish you the very best and I'm sure others will be along shortly! :)

No nancy, in the long run smoking is more expensive in every way. Now I'm more confused than ever. Maybe I 'll just stay on this step 2 patch until they're gone (I've had all 3 step patches at home since last time I "tried" to quit) , then finish up the 7 mg step 3 box and be done with it. Takes longer that way, I know. But this gives me time under my belt to get used to being an ex smoker. Last fall I called the 1-800-quit now line and the American cancer society sent me a workbook and free patches. Those are the patches I'm using up this time. Last time I chewed the nic gum with the patches and it was a frickin JOKE! I was probably getting double the nic than when I just smoked cigs. This is a WICKED ADDICTION. I cannot even imagine what it would be like to quit heroin. And guess what? I'm a recovering alcoholic! Been sober for many years and very grateful for it.

quite possibly just going cold turkey tommorrow. Thanks for your help guys.

And I'm pretty irritable. Frickin waiting and waiting on important stupid people to return my calls. Last night I went to buy more of the step one patches and they were out of the store brand ones and I was NOT about to pay the price for the name brand one, so I decided to just step down to 14 mg patch today. Anger has always been a BIG trigger for me. Glad I don't get angry much. But right now I am just P*SSED off. Can we say that word here? I don't care, I just did. Do you think maybe I should not have stepped down so soon after quitting? :help:

Hi Evelyn, I'm newer here but just wanted to say I appreciate that you came back to this very special place. I need all the help I can get :blink: I put a post up a while back saying I was so impressed with the long term quitters who still take the time out of their busy days and stop in here to support all others. I love the comaraderie(sp) here!

still trying to post profile pic and somehow ended up with this.

Sonic, a few summers ago I did that weight loss chart thing according to lose weight. I was allowed 1400 cals. per day and also drank TONS of water. I lost 20 lbs in 3 months!!! The first few days are pretty difficult, but you soon learn to automatically make better choices in what you consume. I have kept off about 15 of those lbs, but I want to lose about another 20. Not right now though, I feel I am too new in my quit to worry about that just yet! Bakon I wish you the best in this endeavor! You got some great advice :)

Nope, not one puff for me today.

no nancy that photo I never put on fb! It was in my comp. though. Even I was surprised to see it pop up! Need to figure out how to put already existing pics from fb into photo bucket One more question: why does it show I'm an advanced member on here ?????

my son plays D&D! He also is really into Magic (the cards)