This ain't gonna be easy....

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jeannieballerini said:
OY!!!!!!
I have never....and I do mean NEVER had to do something so effing FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Had some pals over fora nice sunday dinner....had some vino.....well, lets just say I have alot of bruises from "falling off the wagon!".............Keeping at it tho.....(she types with gritted teeth)....
I guess I just want it all to happen rightthisminute!...........I keep having the most bizarre conversations with myself!.....
okay...here's to another day! me and my wagon! :)
now, where the heck is some gum!
Thanks for checking in.....
jeannie...the somewhat cranky,but oh so almost non-smoking florist!
THis really is gonna take a bit of time (sigh)
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Did you fall off the wagon because of the wine or because friends were smoking? If you cannot drink and not smoke cut out the wine also...you may find it easier to quit the smaokes in the first few months. I have several friends that cannot drink without smoking, it is very very common....
 
lori042499 said:
Did you fall off the wagon because of the wine or because friends were smoking? If you cannot drink and not smoke cut out the wine also...you may find it easier to quit the smaokes in the first few months. I have several friends that cannot drink without smoking, it is very very common....
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Giving something up you enjoy can be really hard but it's all a matter of perspective - your health depends on it. The hardest part about quitting anything is making sure you have a support group of some sort.

In my case, it's an allergen that you wouldn't necessarily think is in some foods. My husband and my mom are my two biggest assets - they think of things that I may not necessary consider and between us, we keep me healthy. Create firm rules with your friends and don't deviate from them. Draft a buddy, keep them on their toes and they'll keep you on yours. They have a vested interest in keeping you healthy too.

Audra
 
If you like.

I was at the Doctor yesterday and picked up a Stop Smoking pamphlet for my Wife (I would like her to quit smoking, but she has not made the mental decision to be FREE) I thought it had some very sound realistic ways to go about it. I can mail it to you if you like.

Let me know.

Doug
 
jeannieballerini said:
OY!!!!!!
I have never....and I do mean NEVER had to do something so effing FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Had some pals over fora nice sunday dinner....had some vino.....well, lets just say I have alot of bruises from "falling off the wagon!".............Keeping at it tho.....(she types with gritted teeth)....
I guess I just want it all to happen rightthisminute!...........I keep having the most bizarre conversations with myself!.....
okay...here's to another day! me and my wagon! :)
now, where the heck is some gum!
Thanks for checking in.....
jeannie...the somewhat cranky,but oh so almost non-smoking florist!
THis really is gonna take a bit of time (sigh)
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when you find yourself falling "off"...just think about sex.....and which you enjoy more??:pblush:
 
A yes smoking after sex.

Reminds me of the old question

Do you smoke after sex?:ssmoke

I don't know I never looked!!!!

But I do keep fire extinguisher close by just in case.
 
to the smokers here.

You all need to get yourselves pregnant.

It worked for me 17 years ago.

joe
































ah, Anna got pregnant, not me, but it worked. ;)
 
Doug Hatcher said:
Reminds me of the old question

Do you smoke after sex?:ssmoke

I don't know I never looked!!!!

But I do keep fire extinguisher close by just in case.
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IF it's "rising" it's smoke, if it's dripping, it's steam...if you're passed out, it was great!!:thumbsup
 
Joe Mioux said:
to the smokers here.

You all need to get yourselves pregnant.

It worked for me 17 years ago.

joe
































ah, Anna got pregnant, not me, but it worked. ;)
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Thank you for clarifying that Joe. ;)

V
 
After a big melt down.

We have had a major melt down of the snow. All you see on the side walks are putrid looking cigarette butts. There must be thousands of wet, filthy (been in people's mouths and then thrown on the ground) cigarette butts.

They are wet, soggy and gross.

I can't believe the number of them. Thousands of them.

The cigarette companies are legal purveyors of weapons of mass destruction.

The cigarette companies take your money.

They take your freedom (you become a slave to cigarettes and the habit of feeding your nicotine addiction (that's what it is an addiction)). Brave people have fought and died to maintain freedom but smokers give up their freedom to filthy cigarettes.

They take your health, your health what you need to live a full, productive life. You need your health.

Please, please, save yourself. Be Free.

You need healthy lungs to be a Real Florist.

Doug
 
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Thanks for the morning smiles...........PREGNANT!!!!!....perhaps I should just do a lot more practising????..................Oh Mikey..you do make me smile!
Have realized you can o'd on the gum....
got the wildest "wows" mid-morning....one of our growers was in and I made him stay at the store till I no longer felt dizzy........really wierd,and a bit scary too!
my new weapon is to brush my teeth every time I get the urge.....really helps!...bonus is obvious there !

Onward and forward!!!....oh ya....did I mention THANKYOU to you all ?????
You guys ROCK!!!
jeannie
 
Doug, you nailed it. :) Also they rob you of taste. You can't appreciate the true flavours of food when smoking.

Oh and you stink when you smoke... clothes, skin, hair and breath... yetch!

Jeannie, brushing your teeth is a good plan.

V
 
Eight Days and Counting

Today is my 8th day with no smokes....

I had a close call Saturday morning when I found a pack in my robe. I immediately turned the "contraband" over to Nancy...who dumped them in the trash can at a gas station.

Right now, I still get the little twinges (wanting a smoke). I like to thing of these twinges as the last gasps of a dying nicotine habit. I am determined to kick this b*tch.

Don't Give Up!

All the best....
 
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Way to go Mike!!! Eight days is huge... and you are on the road to even better days. The twinges will die down. At least they did for me. I now feel like hurling whenever I smell new smoke or old lingering foul smelling smoke. ;)

V
 
I quit smoking after one of my lungs ruptured (pnemothorax) 15 year ago. A surgen punched a hole under my armpit, inserted a 1/4" tubing directly into the chest cavity to suck the air out. Painful is a gross understatement.

After the hospital stay (1 week), I had two choices. Quit smoking or punching a hole into the chest and sucking the air out again. I humbly took the first option.
 
Goldfish, that's a he#l of a good reason to quit... somewhat drastic, but a great reason. I'm glad you quit and you have no more body piercings (to the nth degree) going on.

V
 
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