Petra

-9

-7

Hi Rain! Welcome!

Great to see you, Paula! Happy you found your way over here! :)

CONGRATULATIONS, HOLSKI!!!!! 6 Months is so AWESOME, and so are you!!!!! :) Do something special for you today!

Goes to..... Me! My son caught a cold. He was completely fine yesterday. Complained of a sore throat and didn't want to go to basketball practice. So I let him slide. He stayed home from school today. Mom is still thinking he is "faking." Later in the day, he gets the runny/stuffy nose - maybe a fever (our thermometer is out of batteries). His sister just recently learned how to use a neti pot, so I tell her to show her brother how to do it. 20 minutes later he is still at the sink barely squeezing the bottle. I'm like, "Oh my gawd. Just shove the thing in your nose and squeeze the bottle." Mom grabs the bottle & squeezes it as son is gags into the sink. "Does it kinda feel like you are drowning?" Asks Mom. "Kinda", says son, "you're getting water all over me." "That's good. We're doing it right then." We finish in like 30 seconds instead of 20 minutes. He wipes his watering eyes, nose and mouth. "You'll feel better in the morning. Now go to bed." 13 years later and Mom of the Day is still working on her sympathy skills. Sheesh - it's a cold. Let me know if you think you're gonna hurl so I can get a trash can for you. No puking on the carpet. I believe I am more sympathetic when kids or family are hospital sick. I hope I am.

Thanks so much!!! You are all an awesome group of people, and I love being quit with you! :)

Tiffany! Look how pretty you are!! You are definitely too cute to smoke anymore! :)

Hi Melody! So happy you are a non-smoker! :)

Congrats medic! Hope you will join us! :)

Happy birthday! Great job staying smoke free! :)

How about sunflower seeds for the car? or a sucker, or chew on a straw.

GO GO GO you two!! Woot Woot!

So happy for you Soozie!!!!! Two weeks is AWESMOE!!!! You are well on your way now!

I'll be part of the food, wine, leisure & entertainment sections - after all it's in my name (See here: http://www.quittrain.com/index.php/topic/213-im-gonna-tell-something/page-2 Page 2, post # 36. However, I am far too irresponsible to be the sole reporter, so the more the merrier! :)

Keep a list of all the reasons you quit smoking and put it in your pocket. Read it like five times a day. When they light up, look at your list or recall it in your mind. Do not romance the smoke. If you start getting those feelings you need to knock them off right away! Come here, go to the bathroom, punch a pillow, do anything except allow those feelings to fester. Be oh so very happy that you are not a slave anymore like they are. Remember that one puff will lead to a pack a day. I keep my list on my phone and refer to it often. I still even add to the list now and then.

What a great bunch of quitters! Iam, Amy, Juan!!!! You all are AWESOME!!! You can do this! Post as often as you would like and especially if you are struggling. I like to eat peanuts in the shell and chips and salsa early in my quit. Other than the chips and salt, these are relatively healthy snacks, plus they keep your hands and mouth busy. :) If you like really hot salsa, even better, I used to hate smoking when my mouth was on fire from the spicy salsa! Spicy mints or cough drops help too. You've got this!!!!

Welcome! 3 months is AWESOME!! :)

Remember Juan, you are attractive and smoking is not attractive, so you can't smoke. Like Bakon said, college is for kissing and those pretty college girls don't want to kiss an ashtray mouth. :) Seriously though - you can do this Juan! You are gaining more strength and freedom everyday.

Monday - jogged on treadmill. Tuesday - missed yoga :( Today - planning to hit barbell class. Crossing my fingers that I can make it.

I've got some room by me HM! On the NoSmoking Train!

LOL - I was gonna use Emeril instead of Bobby. Beef Big Dogs or Little Dogs?

shower Guy Fieri or Bobby Flay

You're funny, Julie! :)

Hi Rowly! I can't remember how far along you are in your quit, but I was having a hard time last week too, and I am almost 9 months quit. I think it was the change of seasons & stress & feeling kinda blue and, and, and..... I almost bought a pack at the gas station where i used to get them. I made a post about it (other site), and many of the fine people here helped get my head back on track! So stay strong, ok!!