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alleghany
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Posted: June 14, 2004 8:44 AM Post subject: 1st week joy! |
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Well, I can not begin to thank all of you for welcoming me and helping me with this incredible journey. The nice little euphoric feelings that I got at the end of last week ("Is the normal?") have gone. Now, I am having concious moments where I feel a deep sense of peace because of my non smoking. As I am in a different place (literally!) than I was last week, I am having tons of triggers. Just letting them come and go with a reminder to myself that I am now a non-smoker.
Best first of last week ~ DH came home from a long business trip and kissed me for the first time as a non-smoker. (In my previous, feeble attempts, I never got past 25 hours! )
Also, gift to myself ~ my new signature here. There is a certain place I went over 10 years ago that had a beautiful plague that said "Please enjoy smoking." It was the most nighmarish, sci-fi, weird thing I had ever seen. I continued for the last decade to tell people about it because even as a smoker, it bothered me that much. So, I have decided to shift it around and say "Please enjoy quiting."
Maybe this should have been in the rambles....LOL!!!!
Thanks, again, everyone! _________________
Face your fears.
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tsjay49
Quit Date: January 1, 2004
Posts: 1863 Location: Kentucky
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Posted: June 14, 2004 8:53 AM Post subject: |
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Alleghany:
One week is a tremendous start! So many people fail before getting that far. You can expect another couple of tough weeks, but not as bad as that first week.
It's a cliche, I know, but true nevertheless... take things one day at a time.
Tom _________________
If a person with Multiple Personality Disorder threatens suicide, is that considered a hostage situation? |
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kevin Site Admin
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Posted: June 14, 2004 9:01 AM Post subject: |
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congratulations on surviving hell week!
and i like your new sig! _________________
keep choosing life!
kevin
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Pamela
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Posted: June 14, 2004 9:39 AM Post subject: |
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It sounds like your doing really well, and it's good to embrace the quit! Keep it up1 _________________
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bwick18
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Posted: June 14, 2004 10:17 AM Post subject: |
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Good for you getting through hell week!!! Give yourself a huge pat on the back! Keep up that great attitude!! And I really like the new sig.
Barbara - Free and Healing for Eleven Days, 10 Hours and 25 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 20 Hours, by avoiding the use of 252 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $37.75. _________________
Barb
After the rain comes the rainbow- I will get my rainbow back |
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Tammy
Quit Date: February 16, 2004
Posts: 2565 Location: Florida
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Posted: June 14, 2004 9:34 PM Post subject: |
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Wahoooooooo for making it through hell week! _________________
Tammy
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mikegeorge
Quit Date: May 30, 2004
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Posted: June 15, 2004 1:06 AM Post subject: |
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Congrats on making it through the week and good luck with the days ahead.
Cheers |
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Snowlover
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Posted: June 16, 2004 10:29 AM Post subject: Keep the Quit. |
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You're doing an awesome job.
Keep it up.
We're all reaching out to you with open hands.
K |
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alleghany
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Posted: June 16, 2004 11:21 AM Post subject: |
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Thank you ~ everyone ~ for your support. Like most everyone I have my ups and downs. I deeply appreciate being able to read the encouragment.
Now, if I can just figure out why chocolate is a trigger?!?!?! Please, God, don't have me give up chocolate, too! LOL!!! Seriously, I used to hate smoking after eating cholcolate. I guess now it is more about the caffiene than the taste. I might just have to keep eating chocolate until the trigger loses its effectiveness! j/k!
My prayers are with each of us for our success! _________________
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alison
Quit Date: June 3, 2003
Posts: 751 Location: Next Stop, Michigan
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Posted: June 16, 2004 11:29 AM Post subject: |
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Congratulations Alleghaney
One week is great but I think you need a better reward. While I applude your desire to have a tongue and cheek moment from your past I believe you need to do something more substantial for yourself. For example:
1) dinner (with all the money you saved
2) a pampered evening (bubble bath and beauty treatment)
3) manicure and/or pedicure
4) Cute boots (my favorite reward)
Please be sure and do something for you. Take care this week some find the second week worse than the first but if you keep drinking your water and using your subs you will be fine.
Take care of you
PS Chocolate is Gods gift to woman _________________
I wish you peace.
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kannprint
Quit Date: April 10, 2004
Posts: 4988 Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: June 16, 2004 12:18 PM Post subject: Terrific |
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You've gotten through hell week successfully. That's awesome. You're to be congratulated. I, too, felt very euphoric after my first week. Also felt great pride in my accomplishment. People who have never smoked have no idea just how difficult quitting is. That's why I enjoy these boards so much; everyone here is dealing with what I'm dealing with. You're hanging around with a great group of people.
Please do reward yourself. You certainly deserve it.
Living free for 2M,5D,14H,45M and loving it. _________________
LIVE WELL, LAUGH OFTEN, LOVE MUCH.
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