Smoking

[maltesemum]

NOT:tongue6:

I have not had a fag(ciggie) all day today:D & i plan on not having any the next or next or next or ever:tongue6:

I know it's going to be hard & John is doing it too, we've already had little bickers with each other & we know why, so we just have to try harder & understand that sometimes we may find it hard but we need to support each other:D

Thanks for listening & if anyone has any good tips, fire away:D

[I Found Nemo]

:clapsm: :clapsm: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley:

What great news!! I am so happy for you and John!! You can do it, I know how hard it is, but you can do it Lainey...

Love YA,
ANDREA~:smlove2:

[maltesemum]

Thanks hun:D yes i can do it, cant i?:tongue6: :D

[Chloeandj]

:yay_jump:That's wonderful!!!!:yay_jump:

:cheer: :cheer: You can do it girl!: :cheer: :cheer:
:cheer::cheer: :cheer::cheer:

[Morkie4]

:madeday: GREAT Elaine.......I am so glad to hear that you AND hubby are doing it together! You will both feel better in the long run. I know you can succeed, you just have to want it bad enough. It's quite an accomplishment for a smoker to go "a whole day" without a cig! I am so happy for you ...... it's the best news I've heard all day!!!:notworthy: :notworthy: :heartsenv: :clapsm: :clapsm:

[ladyjazz]

Wow congrats Elaine! I am soo pround of you:) And its always great to have the support of your husband and the fact that you guys are doing it together makes it easier. Its would probably be harder if only one of you quit but since you are both doing it, its great!! Woohooo!! Congrats:cheers_mate:

[Kanga]

Congratulations :friendship:

For me it was one hour at a time then one day at a time I never put pressure on myself by looking too far ahead;)

If I stumbled and had a cigarette I didnt beat myself up I just started all over again till one day the smell of someone smoking nearly made me want to throw up and I knew then I was done with smoking.

I quit 15 years ago on Boxing Day ... The only New Years Resolution I ever kept.:D

[bek74]

:yay_jump: :yay_jump: :cheer: :cheer: :clapsm: :clapsm: That is wonderful news Babe, you can do it, I know you can. I know it is hard and I still have my moments, but hang strong. Feel free to PM me anytime honey.

CONGRATULATIONS



Hugs
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

[Gregswife]

Elaine, I am soooo proud of you. Think how many years quitting can add to your life, not to mention how much better you will smell!!! Like Bren said, one hr. at a time. Hang in there - we are all pulling for you. I gotta' say (and I hope I don't offend anyone) but it is so funny to see you say "fag"...

[dogloverx4]

GO ELAINE - I'll bet you live to 100 now !!!! Just remember - food tastes better when you don't smoke . Sarah

[Jadey]

WOW congrats Hunnie :D

I didnt smoke its been 12 hours :p
but im trying to do what bren is doing quit little by little...
i hope my boyfriend quits with me too!

[Morkie4]

I gotta' say (and I hope I don't offend anyone) but it is so funny to see you say "fag"...

Yes, I thought the same thing. Obviously it doesn't mean the same there as it does here.........should we tell her? haha:D

[Morkie4]

GO ELAINE - I'll bet you live to 100 now !!!! Just remember - food tastes better when you don't smoke . Sarah

A hundred years of "chatting on Yahoo" with Elaine??!!!:fainted: :fainted: :fainted:









My heart won't take it!
:D :sidesplit: :sidesplit:

[I Found Nemo]

:D When Elaine first said Fag:eek: I almost peed myself:sidesplit: :sidesplit:
I told her what it means here in the U.S...


I hope today is going well for you Elaine, how many hours is it now???


xo ANDREA~:smlove2:

[Chloeandj]

How are you doing Elaine? I hope you are another day smoke free!
You can do it!!!

[maltesemum]

Oh NO:mad: i had one today:( :( & i felt really guilty after it & did not enjoy it at all:( It did not make me feel the way i thought it would:(

I'm sorry guys:(

BUT, i'm not going back on them:) i still want to be a non smoker!

I need to change my habit into something more positive so i think i will concentrate on doing up my bedroom & i need to stay away from people who smoke:tongue6: i.e. my dad:tongue6: I cannot 100% blame him but i think it would help if in at least the first few days that i don't see someone smoking.

Thanks for all your support guys, i do need it:smlove2: & when i feel that really strong urge for one i'm going to come here.

I really admire all yous for quitting & i admire yous that wasn't stupid enough to start it in the first place.

I stopped Wednesday night, so for me thats about 39 hours with one cig.

[Morkie4]

:clapsm: :clapsm: You are truly doing great Elaine! 39 hours is quite an accomplishment.........how about the hubby? How's he doing?

My dad smoked since he was 12 years old............always smoked in the house and now my mother has emphezema (spelling) and she has never smoked a day in her life. I never started so don't really know just how hard it is to stop but I know you are determined and that makes a big difference.

You go girl! You CAN do it!!:grin4: :big_hug:

[bek74]

Elaine, when I gave up the fags, I knew I wouldn't be able to do it alone. I went and saw my Doc and got "Zyban" and they REALLY helped so much. I never had any mood swings, and I never felt like a fag.
It was the habit, the routine that I found hard, like smoking after dinner, when talking on the phone etc etc.
So after dinner, I would have a shower and relax and the craving would pass, I avoided the phone as much as possible and if I did talk on the phone I sat in the bathroon ( we NEVER smoked inside the house at all) I changed my day to day routine.
Just remember there is help available out there if you need it. You don't have to go it alone.
It has been 152 days smoke free for me Elaine, and I still have moments every now and then when I get a quick craving, but it passes in seconds.
When you get that craving, don't feed it by stewing on it, get up and strip your kids bed sheets off and remake them, and craving goes away.
Hugs to you babe, you can do it, go and see your Doc if you need to.
Luv
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

[Kanga]

Hang in there Elaine it is just like being on a diet.... One step at a time. If you fall off the wagon just pick yourself up, brush yourself off and start all over again :smlove2:

I didnt start smoking till I was 30 :confuse2: Everyone who smoked looked so calm to me...

At the time, I had a mother who was dying and a now ex husband jealous of the time I was spending with her and a son who came down with Perthes Legge Disease.

Smoking wasn't the answer but, I was well hooked on smoking before I came to that realisation.

Bek, I never smoked in the house either. But, when I quit and got my sense of smell back WoW did I have to have a big clean out of my closet. I swear every item of clothing just reeked to high heaven. Even now, if anyone brushes past me I can smell cigs on their clothing.

Finding something to do with my hands was the hardest for me.

Every association with a cigarette I avoided.... I rarely drink tea or coffee now as I associated a cigarette with those drinks. my poor sister who I first borrowed a cigarette from, was no help, so I avoided her like she had the plague.

Then in the middle of my withdrawal she needed me to drive her to the specialist to have a cancer removed from her tongue :eek: That was the clincher for me..... I was done with smoking after that.

It wasn't easy, and was the hardest thing that I have ever given up (apart from an ex husband) But the benefits are so worth it......

[lilybellesmom]

Hi Elaine,

Congrats on your decision to quit smoking. I know that it is hard, I've been there several times. But, once you're ready, you'll quit. Don't let one setback put you down. Just start over again. You can do it!

[maltesemum]

Thanks guys, i do think we need help though as we both seem to be bickering all the time & that is not like us:(

I'm trying to change my routine & also the cup of tea thing is hard. & i feel it's harder when someone asks me how i'm doing:tongue5: if i dont talk about not smoking it seems to be easier but when someone asks about it then i find myself thinking about them for ages:confused:

[I Found Nemo]

Thanks guys, i do think we need help though as we both seem to be bickering all the time & that is not like us:(

I'm trying to change my routine & also the cup of tea thing is hard. & i feel it's harder when someone asks me how i'm doing:tongue5: if i dont talk about not smoking it seems to be easier but when someone asks about it then i find myself thinking about them for ages:confused:
:( Okay then!!






























Hows your sex life??:bleh: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:


XO ANDREA~:D

[maltesemum]

:( Okay then!!


Hows your sex life??:bleh: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:


XO ANDREA~:D


:tongue6: with all the arguing that went out the window:fainted: thank goodness, you know what you always want after the deed is done????

[Morkie4]

Thanks guys, i do think we need help though as we both seem to be bickering all the time & that is not like us:(

I'm trying to change my routine & also the cup of tea thing is hard. & i feel it's harder when someone asks me how i'm doing:tongue5: if i dont talk about not smoking it seems to be easier but when someone asks about it then i find myself thinking about them for ages:confused:

aaaaaaaaah, let's see..........how's the weather??? And the skin kids? and the Furkids? and I think I didn't do the stair pics asap, did I? Do you still want the pics? That will keep your mind where it should be, on a project!!!!:D

[maltesemum]

aaaaaaaaah, let's see..........how's the weather??? And the skin kids? and the Furkids? and I think I didn't do the stair pics asap, did I? Do you still want the pics? That will keep your mind where it should be, on a project!!!!:D

Carol pics would be great:)

I've started to strip the paper in my bedroom & John started the new shelves in the wardrobe, so i'm thinking that maybe we could make little steps to go in the room with the wood that is left over.

[Jadey]

you are doing such a great job!
honestly :hug: i wish i had the wellpower like you babe!!!
i will i must! i really want to quit but sometimes i just cant seem to do it which pisses me off then im puffing another one :(
i will quit after my trip this thursday!

[bek74]

Elaine, go make an appointment for you and hubby to see your doctor. Ask him about Zyban and if he feels they will work for you and hubby. They stop the mood swings etc etc. I honestly don't know if I could have quit without taking them.
You don't have to bicker and go it alone, there is plenty of help so go and use it.
Hang strong, I am sending positve thoughts your way.


















Remember in 20 to 40 years ( maybe even sooner) you don't want your 3 skin kids watching you battle cancer, coming to the hospital to hold your hand with tears rolling down their cheeks knowing there is nothing they can do. Seeing the pain and heartach in their eyes as they watch the most important person in there life slipping away.
You don't want to lay there watching this and thinking " If only I had the strength, if only I had quit 20-40years ago, I would be baby sitting my grandbabies instead of saying goodbye to them.

Don't live your life with regrets. Thinking about what I had to gain and my 3 sons was the strength behind my quit. You and hubby want to grow old together, you don't want to leave him behind, just as you don't want to be left behind.

Seek some help, and you already have each other.


Babe I believe in you, and I am here for you. You can do this, I know you can. If you can give birth to 3 skin kids and care for them and raise them right, then to quit smoking is nothing, you can do it, your a strong person with a big heart.
Sending my love and support


BEK ( your turn Andrea, we all luv you.)

[I Found Nemo]

Elaine, go make an appointment for you and hubby to see your doctor. Ask him about Zyban and if he feels they will work for you and hubby. They stop the mood swings etc etc. I honestly don't know if I could have quit without taking them.
You don't have to bicker and go it alone, there is plenty of help so go and use it.
Hang strong, I am sending positve thoughts your way.


















Remember in 20 to 40 years ( maybe even sooner) you don't want your 3 skin kids watching you battle cancer, coming to the hospital to hold your hand with tears rolling down their cheeks knowing there is nothing they can do. Seeing the pain and heartach in their eyes as they watch the most important person in there life slipping away.
You don't want to lay there watching this and thinking " If only I had the strength, if only I had quit 20-40years ago, I would be baby sitting my grandbabies instead of saying goodbye to them.

Don't live your life with regrets. Thinking about what I had to gain and my 3 sons was the strength behind my quit. You and hubby want to grow old together, you don't want to leave him behind, just as you don't want to be left behind.

Seek some help, and you already have each other.


Babe I believe in you, and I am here for you. You can do this, I know you can. If you can give birth to 3 skin kids and care for them and raise them right, then to quit smoking is nothing, you can do it, your a strong person with a big heart.
Sending my love and support


BEK ( your turn Andrea, we all luv you.)
:( Thanks bek, I am going to try real soon..xoxoxo

[Morkie4]

Carol pics would be great:)

I've started to strip the paper in my bedroom & John started the new shelves in the wardrobe, so i'm thinking that maybe we could make little steps to go in the room with the wood that is left over.

I was at the dog show for the biggest part of the day so didn't get back in time to take some pics of the stairs.....I want to do it outside to get "good" detailed shots of the stairs........so I promise I will do it tomorrow for sure.:)