SMOKERS... LETS KICK the HABIT!!

[OS Butch]

Driving range?! Now there is a good release ... Wacking the snot outta that wee little white ball. Wow, that is grand that you are able to be around all that temptation. I can't imagine it yet....Hopefully at 9 weeks I will feel different.
You keep on keeping on! This wreck feeling will past

Originally Posted by gaea

Keep on keepin on....

not only have i used it a lot lately however i have also seen in written context in just about every book i have picked up ...

temptation all around all the time...its a choice i'm making every day,yesterday ,today etc...through the tears the heartaches and what not's...

I went to the driving range with a smoker friend yesterday...hm no i did not cave...no i did not smoke....i did however roll one around between my fingers to see how it felt...and well it was odd the feeling in all honesty...tried to get a hold of what i used to feel...and i couldn't...i could have taken the next step and lit it however i didn't want to and i didnt want to throw away my 9 weeks 2 days lol

i like what you say doc...

I dont conform easily to societal rules and such on how to live same went for the patch...i used a 21 mg the whole time....when i want to cut down i cut the 21 mg in half then quarters then in 8ths....im officially off the patch...no wonder im a wreck...

[lillith]

Just swinging by to give hugs and loves to everyone.

[Starrynightaw]

I applaud everyone for fighting the good fight. I lost my father to lung cancer, and ever since I always try to help people understand you being here is worth more than you wanting to light it up.

Much respect!

[OS Butch]

Sweet! Thank you.

Originally Posted by lillith

Just swinging by to give hugs and loves to everyone.

[OS Butch]

Thank you for the support. I am sure you know that it takes more than knowing.... That is the hardest part. My daughter would frown and sigh, every time I would go back to smoking. This is the last time I am quitting.

Originally Posted by Starrynightaw

I applaud everyone for fighting the good fight. I lost my father to lung cancer, and ever since I always try to help people understand you being here is worth more than you wanting to light it up.

Much respect!

[gaea]

Originally Posted by OS Butch

Driving range?! Now there is a good release ... Wacking the snot outta that wee little white ball. Wow, that is grand that you are able to be around all that temptation. I can't imagine it yet....Hopefully at 9 weeks I will feel different.
You keep on keeping on! This wreck feeling will past

yes the driving range....so ive learned how to bowl, and im learning golf oh holy hell i must be aging or something im finding i am interested in just learning about things i never cared for in the past....golf is one of those things...im good on the pool table can clean house pretty well...but golf? seriously? yea sure why not...im having a blast and my good friend now gets a good laugh...

no more patching.......i actually after 3 days of being off te patch am starting to feel a bit better...

[OS Butch]

Originally Posted by gaea

yes the driving range....so ive learned how to bowl, and im learning golf oh holy hell i must be aging or something im finding i am interested in just learning about things i never cared for in the past....golf is one of those things...im good on the pool table can clean house pretty well...but golf? seriously? yea sure why not...im having a blast and my good friend now gets a good laugh...

no more patching.......i actually after 3 days of being off te patch am starting to feel a bit better...

WooHoo for you, 3 days off the patch.

I love to golf. I just wish I had started sooner. I hack up the course pretty bad. I haven't golfed in almost a month. I play on a ladies league every Monday. My next outing will be on June 20.....I have never golfed without smoking between tees...

[gaea]

Originally Posted by OS Butch

Driving range?! Now there is a good release ... Wacking the snot outta that wee little white ball. Wow, that is grand that you are able to be around all that temptation. I can't imagine it yet....Hopefully at 9 weeks I will feel different.
You keep on keeping on! This wreck feeling will past

Originally Posted by OS Butch

WooHoo for you, 3 days off the patch.

I love to golf. I just wish I had started sooner. I hack up the course pretty bad. I haven't golfed in almost a month. I play on a ladies league every Monday. My next outing will be on June 20.....I have never golfed without smoking between tees...

that was me, i play pool every monday and i had never played pool without smoking between games....no wonder i played alone often....im 9 weeks now started my quit on a monday...i have the folks at the hall even inquire where im at...im ok without the smoking...

you will be as well....

you might find your game is less stressed.....

and well in terms of the golf...one thing at a time...because im brand new to this im certainly appreciating the park like atmosphere.

[OS Butch]

Originally Posted by gaea

that was me, i play pool every monday and i had never played pool without smoking between games....no wonder i played alone often....im 9 weeks now started my quit on a monday...i have the folks at the hall even inquire where im at...im ok without the smoking...

you will be as well....

you might find your game is less stressed.....

and well in terms of the golf...one thing at a time...because im brand new to this im certainly appreciating the park like atmosphere.

I hope you enjoy golf. To me it is a nice relaxing, albeit at times cause of much angst, great time. The plus is that I was only one of 3 smokers in the league, so I will request a non smoking group for this Monday. After that, I am sure I will be fine

[gaea]

Originally Posted by OS Butch

I hope you enjoy golf. To me it is a nice relaxing, albeit at times cause of much angst, great time. The plus is that I was only one of 3 smokers in the league, so I will request a non smoking group for this Monday. After that, I am sure I will be fine

I personally beleive your going to be fine anyway.... i believe you have a different mindset this time and that is why it is going to work for you...

PS you do not have to change groups or the people you hang out with you have to change you one day at a time...one step at a time...the only person you can change is you...if you enjoy the group your with i say stick with them...

[OS Butch]

Originally Posted by gaea

I personally beleive your going to be fine anyway.... i believe you have a different mindset this time and that is why it is going to work for you...

PS you do not have to change groups or the people you hang out with you have to change you one day at a time...one step at a time...the only person you can change is you...if you enjoy the group your with i say stick with them...

I really am not changing anything. We are a group of 24 and groups are different every week so everyone gets to be with everyone at some point during the season. I know me and I have a very addictive and routine driven personality....It isn't the nicotine that drives my cravings to smoke. I am very visual. I see it, especially when doing something that I always do...Retraining me isn't the easiest thing for me to accomplish.... Very "who moved my cheese?!" thing

Probably why I am single

[gaea]

Originally Posted by OS Butch

I really am not changing anything. We are a group of 24 and groups are different every week so everyone gets to be with everyone at some point during the season. I know me and I have a very addictive and routine driven personality....It isn't the nicotine that drives my cravings to smoke. I am very visual. I see it, especially when doing something that I always do...Retraining me isn't the easiest thing for me to accomplish.... Very "who moved my cheese?!" thing

Probably why I am single

"I moved your darn cheese" lol runs n hides quickly.

nah I'm kidding and I hope you laughed at that because person to person I might said an alternate word to darn.

I get being routine oriented as most onus are...here's the trick include "not smoking " into your routines.

I too am visual with the whole smoking thing I might follow a smoker with my eyes however I've noticed the last several weeks I don't do that anymore.

I might and have been known to ask for one however love it when my friends say oh hell no you don't.

you will be ok.

Hugely visual and routine driven here and the visual cues still get me sometimes, especially with my 'smoking buddy' who still smokes joints whilst I smoke a bong. It's not half so bad anymore but it has required much 'digging the heels in' to get through.

[gaea]

so this is day 5 without the patch....

im thinking this is so much better...no more itching...no more something idk i feel so calm...

i have a whirlwind of shit happening at work....and yet i feel calm about it..

good on me

diggin my in

[OS Butch]

How excellent for you! Friday is here and you have a weekend coming. Have a grand day!

Originally Posted by gaea

so this is day 5 without the patch....

im thinking this is so much better...no more itching...no more something idk i feel so calm...

i have a whirlwind of shit happening at work....and yet i feel calm about it..

good on me

diggin my in

[OS Butch]

Holy cow, I am munching everything in site. I just put in some popcorn in the microwave....I burnt it.....grrrrrr.. Good thing it wasn't the last bag! Of course when I went to put it in there, I found the cup of coffee I put in there to warm up a bit ago.....

[gaea]

Originally Posted by OS Butch

Holy cow, I am munching everything in site. I just put in some popcorn in the microwave....I burnt it.....grrrrrr.. Good thing it wasn't the last bag! Of course when I went to put it in there, I found the cup of coffee I put in there to warm up a bit ago.....

ok this made me laugh out loud seriously, not because you burned your popcorn however because you forgot about a cup of coffee in the micro, i did that in my first month felt so lost all the time and because of feeling lost i started losing things ie ...warmed up a cup one day couldn't find my coffee knew i had it where'd it go ? was 2 days before i found it because i rarely use the microwave...imagine my laughter when i did...

this too shall pass just hold on on tight ok...

Your body is tricking you and so is your mind....fight it trick it back..."holler" if you need to eventually all this goes away...kick the "trickster" out of your
"house"

the trickster clearly being your "cravings" and your "house" being your mind..

[OS Butch]

Originally Posted by gaea

ok this made me laugh out loud seriously, not because you burned your popcorn however because you forgot about a cup of coffee in the micro, i did that in my first month felt so lost all the time and because of feeling lost i started losing things ie ...warmed up a cup one day couldn't find my coffee knew i had it where'd it go ? was 2 days before i found it because i rarely use the microwave...imagine my laughter when i did...

this too shall pass just hold on on tight ok...

Your body is tricking you and so is your mind....fight it trick it back..."holler" if you need to eventually all this goes away...kick the "trickster" out of your
"house"

the trickster clearly being your "cravings" and your "house" being your mind..

Thanks so much for your insight. No matter how old someone is, it is always great to get another's support.

I just got home from my parents, Sunday evening and nothing to do....Boredom is another thing that use to trigger me smoking. I am fine, I will be fine and I don't need to smoke Stomping my boots....well, not really, took my shoes off when I got home

Y'all are doing brilliantly!

Go you gaea getting past using the patches.

I've had visual cues all weekend as I've spent time with two smokers. One of them is a heavy smoker and I've been breathing in her second-hand smoke whilst I've been teaching her things on the computer which has been quite unpleasant. Just that breathing in what has become vile tasting smoke has made it really easy to put any thoughts of smoking out of my head.

Don't give up giving up!

[OS Butch]

Originally Posted by Incubus

Y'all are doing brilliantly!

Go you gaea getting past using the patches.

I've had visual cues all weekend as I've spent time with two smokers. One of them is a heavy smoker and I've been breathing in her second-hand smoke whilst I've been teaching her things on the computer which has been quite unpleasant. Just that breathing in what has become vile tasting smoke has made it really easy to put any thoughts of smoking out of my head.

Don't give up giving up!

Good morning Incubus. If I remember correctly. don't you have COPD? I have a very good friend that has this and as a curosity we never smoke around her and if we even have sniffles of a cold, we do not go visit, it could be deadly to her. Small price for us to pay for our friend.

If it were me and I had that, I would certainly ask people to not smoke around me. I never have people smoke inside my home, even when I was smoking. I believe that they could abstain for the short time they are visiting or they could out to the back porch as I had always done.
Of course out in public, it is your choice whether or not to go into a place where there is smoking. Here there are more and more smoking bans so it is pretty easy to dine and do most things without having to deal with the smoking folks.

Please put you and your health first