Leanna

Tac, I am on a diet and this is EVIL!

Great post Tracey. I sure miss you Cris! I definitely miss reading your inspirational posts. I hope you post soon.

I was going to say read a book, go for a walk, eat, post a blog entry. You can do anything (other than smoking) with your hour! :)

I started at 20. You would think a 20-year-old would know better! Yeesh. Thanks for sharing this Action. :) It's amazing how fast an addiction can grow.

I've done that before MQ. We used to always have cans in the car and I would use them to put out my cigarettes. Big mistake. I used to forget which can was which and I'd take a sip of the soggy cigarettes/ashes one. God, that was gross! I can STILL remember the taste.

Yes, an update would be nice IAm!

Hahaha, I love the "just one" picture. It had me giggling over here.

Lol, I figured it would be. Haven't tried it out yet because the weather has been kind of icky here. I was waiting for it to warm up. Now I have no excuses not to try the jump rope. My knees are going to love this, I'm sure.

I like that Jonny! Good way of saying it.

Go Amy, go Amy! You've got this. :D I am so very proud of you and your attitude towards your quit. You are DEFINITELY a non-smoker, no matter how many days in. High 5!

Looking good Jimmy! :)

Aw crap Julie. Insomnia prevails. :( 1:54 a.m.

Thanks Tracey! I will try that. My boyfriend put a humidifier right beside the bed. He thinks that may help.

Damn Tracey. :( Are you at work right now? It's currently 11:33 here. Not sure how much sleep I'll get because I can't lay down without coughing.

Monday's definitely a smoke-free day for me! NOPE.

I love his posts too. Come out, come out, wherever you are! Lol.

Hope all is okay Rachael! I love thunderstorms too. We're dealing with one right now and I'm loving it. I have my window open too and the breeze feels wonderful.

Just wish I could convince my baby brother (18) to quit!

Addicted to this song right now:

Omg Petra, I am laughing & coughing like crazy over here!

There are many reasons to quit. I think what finally made me quit was me realizing that I couldn't justify smoking anymore. I was standing outside, sick, smoking away. I'd take a drag and cough like crazy. I couldn't understand why I was doing this to myself. So I quit. What kept me motivated was family, my age, health, and money. I was only 25 when I quit and I was already so scared of the damage I did to my body. I saw so many loved ones struggle with emphysema and COPD. It scared me to think I might get that way. I also thought of how much time I wasted smoking and how I could have been spending it with the people I loved. Those minutes are precious to me, because you never know what's going to happen or if there will even be a tomorrow.

Exactly! No one puts the cigarette in your mouth and lights it. That's all you. Take ownership of that. Be accountable for justifying your "need" to have a cigarette. Quitting requires some serious commitment.

Crazy what smoking does to our bodies, eh? Ugh! Thanks for the articles Frez. :)

In the year leading up to my quit, I was smoking about 12. Before then, it was somewhere between 25-50 a day. :(