January 8, 201511 yr Great choice Laura post every single day if you can, I really think it will help you. We're all rooting for you xx
January 8, 201511 yr So happy to read that you are going to get started on your sticky quit! We are here for you!
January 9, 201511 yr Laura I'm late reading this, but please know we are here for you every step of the way. Just keep in mind, all of the uncomfortableness goes away. Else none of us would stay quit. Maybe not overnight but sooner than you think! I know you can do this, I can tell you are sick of smoking. Keep on watching, reading, and posting. We cannot do it for you, but knowing you have all of us rooting for you should bring you some comfort. Your health is #1 priority.
January 9, 201511 yr Have you kicked off Laura? The 9th January NOPE pledge is open... we are here walking next to you but you need to want and do this!
January 9, 201511 yr Author Have you kicked off Laura? The 9th January NOPE pledge is open... we are here walking next to you but you need to want and do this!
January 9, 201511 yr Author Hi Evelyn, I sure have I am feeling ok thank you, I will be viking the board every day xx
January 9, 201511 yr Hey Laura - late ... as always !! - so proud of how you have jumped back in to the quit :-) Stay close sweetie, as you can see there is so much support here !! We all know you can do this ..and I will be checking for daily updates on how you are going :-) xxx
January 11, 201511 yr Author So day 3 and feeling a bit like something is missing u know i had heard or read that people say when u first quit smoking it's a bit like something is missing. I actually went out to my utility room last night out of habit to have a smoke then remembered i didn't smoke it felt very strange. But i guess i will reajust to my smoke free life soon enough. Feeling positive and keeping busy helps :-)
January 11, 201511 yr So day 3 and feeling a bit like something is missing u know i had heard or read that people say when u first quit smoking it's a bit like something is missing. I actually went out to my utility room last night out of habit to have a smoke then remembered i didn't smoke it felt very strange. But i guess i will reajust to my smoke free life soon enough. Feeling positive and keeping busy helps :-)This thread is awesome and talks about your utility room incident. :) We've all been there. http://www.quittrain.com/topic/805-executive-assistant/?hl=%2Bexecutive+%2Bassistant
January 11, 201511 yr So day 3 and feeling a bit like something is missing u know i had heard or read that people say when u first quit smoking it's a bit like something is missing. I actually went out to my utility room last night out of habit to have a smoke then remembered i didn't smoke it felt very strange. But i guess i will reajust to my smoke free life soon enough. Feeling positive and keeping busy helps :-) That's it in a nutshell Laura... Stay positive and keeping busy. Day 3 already! Be day 33 before you know it, then day 333. And if somedays you don't feel positive just offload with us Laura, we have all been there so know what it's like. A big fat WELL DONE on your current 3 days xx
January 11, 201511 yr Hi Laura, I'm on my first couple of days, too. I've had many attempts at quitting over the years, but I've never before used an online support group to quit cigarettes. Right now, I feel as if I'm walking around in a strange, new land, or some kind of altered reality. I try to stay away from where I used to smoke (for me, it was in the kitchen with the window open nomatter how cold it was outside), and when I'm there I try to do something else than I would do before. I now only make healthy foods or clean/do dishes when I'm in the kitchen. I want to break my association with smoking in that room. Wishing you well on your quit-journey! :)
January 11, 201511 yr Laura and Oneistoo, you're both doing so well! Good for you! I love the fact that you are trying to stay busy and distract yourself from thoughts of smoking (that's SO important!) and that you're trying to develop some new habits to break the association between certain places or tasks with "time to smoke now." Brilliant! Stay close to the board, both of you. Make the N.O.P.E. daily pledge every day and read some of the classic posts or watch one of Joel's videos every day-- keep educating yourself about how to break this addiction. I've got a very good feeling that you two are both going to make it! :)
January 11, 201511 yr Author Hi Laura, I'm on my first couple of days, too. I've had many attempts at quitting over the years, but I've never before used an online support group to quit cigarettes. Right now, I feel as if I'm walking around in a strange, new land, or some kind of altered reality. I try to stay away from where I used to smoke (for me, it was in the kitchen with the window open nomatter how cold it was outside), and when I'm there I try to do something else than I would do before. I now only make healthy foods or clean/do dishes when I'm in the kitchen. I want to break my association with smoking in that room. Wishing you well on your quit-journey! :)
January 11, 201511 yr Author Hi oneistoo - congrats on quitting first of all, I believe we are just going through the adjustment period, which apparently takes a couple of weeks to adjust. Such as doing things that doesn't involve smoking. I went shopping today and my husband said does it feel weird walking pass the cigarette kiosk without stopping and I said a bit, he said its weird for me I always found it a inconvenience, I had to laugh. If you want to be my quit buddy that would be cool :-) Keep going oneistoo we got this quit. The best thing u could of done was to join the quittrain the support here is second to none, great people and great advise always.
January 11, 201511 yr Author Laura and Oneistoo, you're both doing so well! Good for you! I love the fact that you are trying to stay busy and distract yourself from thoughts of smoking (that's SO important!) and that you're trying to develop some new habits to break the association between certain places or tasks with "time to smoke now." Brilliant! Stay close to the board, both of you. Make the N.O.P.E. daily pledge every day and read some of the classic posts or watch one of Joel's videos every day-- keep educating yourself about how to break this addiction. I've got a very good feeling that you two are both going to make it! :)
January 11, 201511 yr Author Laura and Oneistoo, you're both doing so well! Good for you! I love the fact that you are trying to stay busy and distract yourself from thoughts of smoking (that's SO important!) and that you're trying to develop some new habits to break the association between certain places or tasks with "time to smoke now." Brilliant! Stay close to the board, both of you. Make the N.O.P.E. daily pledge every day and read some of the classic posts or watch one of Joel's videos every day-- keep educating yourself about how to break this addiction. I've got a very good feeling that you two are both going to make it! :)
January 11, 201511 yr Author Laura and Oneistoo, you're both doing so well! Good for you! I love the fact that you are trying to stay busy and distract yourself from thoughts of smoking (that's SO important!) and that you're trying to develop some new habits to break the association between certain places or tasks with "time to smoke now." Brilliant! Stay close to the board, both of you. Make the N.O.P.E. daily pledge every day and read some of the classic posts or watch one of Joel's videos every day-- keep educating yourself about how to break this addiction. I've got a very good feeling that you two are both going to make it! :)
January 11, 201511 yr Author This thread is awesome and talks about your utility room incident. :) We've all been there. http://www.quittrain.com/topic/805-executive-assistant/?hl=%2Bexecutive+%2Bassistant
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