Hi all
i was here before but dont believe i was ready.Tonight i was walking
up my stairs and i couldnt breathe by the time i got up to the top.Im
new im here and im gonna start taking peoples suggestion cause i dont
wanna smoke anymore.My quit smoking date starts tonight when i go to
bed ive tried this many times before and have failed.Please help me
Lee
— In CognitiveQuitSmoking@y…, dayla harris <zazu_73120@y…
It makes sense.
Phil
I finally got a keyboard I can type on so now I got no excuse
Congrats to both of you on your anniverseries..
awesome going.
Cat you have been such a help to me, thanks for everything,
Indi we just havnt talked much yet, it will happen I hope 
anyway both of you. great going!!
caisy
Things I’ve Learned From Quitting the Smokes:
~~~~ I’ve learned of many benefits to quitting the smokes. What
reason do you have to quit? Take your pick from many…
Improved overall health (reduced risk of lung cancer, emphysema,
esophagus cancer, throat cancer, etc.)
Smellin’ better. Remember those commercials “gee, your hair smells
terrific!” Now, it does, especially right after a shampoo. And don’t
forget the fresher breath. Oh, and here’s one motivator I just
started thinking of the past year. What if I get one of these kinds
of cancer and have to have chemotherapy or some kind of therapy that
makes my hair fall out? I’m vain about my hair so that worked for me.
Lookin’ better. Whiter teeth. Healthier skin color. Less wrinkles.
Addiction. The biggee. Not being a slave to a poisonous pacifier.
Just the thought of it makes me so mad - how I used to have to stop
in the middle of everything (work, time with loved ones, etc.) to
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but hey, it’s better than sitting idle. I hated that I couldn’t get
into Spinchat yesterday for more than a few minutes, having major
home puter problems and I’m too busy at work to do much catching up
(Steve and Pam, sorry about the rush again this morning). Anyway, I
wanted to thank everyone for the congrats (wow, Marde, it’s so good
to see you!!), to welcome Sheila, and to encourage Laura. This is
the place to learn how to quit smoking forever. Do the work, and
it’ll work for you!!
I wrote up a little ramble I’m going to post in a minute. It’s just
some other posts that I put together but I thought it may help some
of the people here who are struggling.
Later gators,
- Cat
HI. Don’t know if anyone remembers me, since this is the first digest I’ve
received since my first post over a week ago. Maybe this group is slowing
down?? A short review :
I’m 40, married 20 years, 2 kids, 19 and 17. Been smoking for 25 years
(GROSS) I’m adopted. My birthfather was diagnosed with COPD (emphysema) at
40, quit at 43, and recently got a lung transplant. I don’t want to follow
in his footsteps. I’ve tried the patch twice, nicotine gum twice, had 2
boxes of inhaler, but never tried, tried zyban for too short a time, and went
to a quit smoking class for a month. Nothing has worked. My doctor wants me
to try the zyban again. Anyone try zyban and the patch/gum? I really have
to stop smoking. Time may be running out. I’m starting to feel its
hopeless.
Sheila
In a message dated 10/14/2002 11:41:14 AM Eastern Standard Time,
ahumblemom@… writes:
Hi, Laura,
You won’t be better off; and the funny thing is, you won’t even be comfortable.
I quit for a month or so and then picked them back up for much the same reasons
— all my friends smoke, my husband smokes, and I just got tired of it. It
seemed like every experience was just one more thing I’d have to learn to do
without smoking, and I thought, “Gosh, is this never going to end? How long am I
going to have to remind myself that I’m not a smoker?”
So I ended up picking them back up again and am now working on quitting again.
Funny thing is, I can’t be an oblivious smoker anymore. I know how much better
it feels not to smoke; have feelings of failure because I picked them back up
again; and know I can’t ignore all the literature I read about what exactly
smoking does to the body.
The more time passed between what scared/inspired me enough to quit, the less I
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Geez!! I just read that post and it sounded like I’m way ahead of
them. For those of you who don’t have the foggiest idea of who I am,
I joined the group at the same time that Indi and Cat did….a year
ago. I lasted five weeks and fell off the wagon. Picked myself up
again and quit again in December. Not quite ten months yet for me.
Just wanted to set the record straight.
Marde
Surprise!!
Just wanted to drop by and say congratulations to Cat and Indi!!!
CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS!!! It was a long haul I know, but you did it.
Seems like a short year in retrospect huh? Ya both did good.
Marde
Hi Steve, thanks for the invitaion to meet you and fellow ex smokers on
spinchat. I didn’t read your mail until this morning so my apologies, hopefully
I will be able to speak to you all another time untill then, take care Lizzie