October 22, 201411 yr Couple of girls I work with were talking today about how they are going to quit smoking next month. I chimed in, "I used to smoke too, quit April 2013." My boss said, "no way, I cannot picture that at all." That was a big step for me!
October 22, 201411 yr I thought about posting on my Facebook page very recently - mostly cuz we need more Westerners and most of the peeps I know are in the west. :) jk Haven't done it yet, but will. Soon! I need to do it for others and not worry about what people think of me. One thing though is that I read some article that said that people form this bad image about you if you smoked - whether you have quit or not. I shouldn't care about shallow people like that, but I do. :(
October 22, 201411 yr Ava, that's awesome! You rock. :) I've gotten similar responses in the past and they always make me smile. Such a compliment. :D
October 22, 201411 yr About time you came out of the closet. Now you can drink out of a QuitTrain mug at work! I guess I had no shame because I smoked in places that I shouldn't have and at work was known as always having a cup of coffee in one hand and a smoke in the other. Now I just have a cup of coffee in one hand which leaves my other hand free to flip people the bird or in rare occasions shake their hand. :good:
October 22, 201411 yr Good for you Ava!! I think you should be very proud and I do believe people like to hear the odd success story too. Wow Petra, I never gave that a thought, mind you like MQ, everyone knew I was a smoker!
October 22, 201411 yr Nice one Ava, Petra I know what you mean, lots of people knew I smoked but some I know on facebook through sons school etc don't know so I don't post it for exactly the same reasons as you, ido believe people still judge even if we have quit, shouldn't worry what people think but suppose we do x
October 22, 201411 yr anyone who really knows me....knows that i put it all out there......My smoking history, my weight loss pics......i think owning it is important for accountability. If you don't admit it happened..you can possibly leaving yourself wide open to go back. Not that you would....but anyway...be a proud ex-smoker...don't walk around with shame in it. You don't smoke now...that's what matters. Plus...there are more people like you than you realize....and your story could possibly inspire someone to quit
October 22, 201411 yr That's awesome Jen! I bet that it felt liberating to come out and let it be known, and even more freeing to say that you quit almost 18 months ago!
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