MarylandQuitter

Not a person with any morals in the whole lot of them. Jax acts like a spoiled brat. Still, I like the show but despise the main characters. lol I even bought one of the soundtracks from the show. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuLBhxZUkmU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDoZ3z0ET6Y

After some reading I think you'll see where the above is false. You're still believing in the cigarette; that is has something of benefit to offer you. It does not. Here are a couple of quick videos to get you started. I used to think the same as you which is why I can call you on this and try and show you that thinking that smoking benefits you in any way is a lie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVEyGdqwjmQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WDTzfD_Vi4

I heard from Beth when I was out and about and she was on her way home. :) She's probably home by now. Welcome home, Beth! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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Just be honest and upfront with them. When people asked me why I wasn't smoking I told them I had enough of it. Watching Others Smoke Video discussing how to watch others smoke and to use such occasions to reinforce your desire to stay smoke free. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEEk5-0kj1A&list=PL4F05C03D0F9B86DB&index=15 Avoiding Situations Where You Used To Smoke This video discusses the importance of facing triggers head on as opposed to the natural inclination of many to avoid situations where they used to smoke. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M681p2B-8kA&list=PLB9C6D1DB230060AA Dealing With People Who Try To Undercut Your Quit This video discusses how there may be times when you encounter family members or friends who actually try to undercut your quit. Often they are smokers who feel threatened by your quit, but there are times where non-smokers may encourage you to relapse too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S46gMeHbws&list=PLC450F77D542064AB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD25ZzRiqnA

On Season 6 now. Jax is starting to get on my nerves. Other than Piney, I don't really care for any of them. I don't know why I even watch it but I keep doing it. lol They all need to be buried. Jax and his little yelling tantrums needs to be smacked around. Punks. I liked the Irish priest though.

Please keep in mind that big tobacco is behind much of this; trying with all they have to not only keep you hooked on their drug but also create new drug addicts who foolishly think they are getting the best of both worlds. Look at what PM did to cover up their deadly product, the gunk science, paid off politicians and the list goes on and on and on. All of this, including the depositions can be found at the QT Blog. Nicotine-Free E-Cigs Still Deliver The Juice The amount of nicotine in e-cigarette refill solutions doesn't always match what it says on the label, particularly if the label says nicotine-free, a study showed. A quarter of refill liquids tested (eight of 32) differed by at least 20% from the labeled nicotine content, with discrepancies that ranged from 92% less to 103% more than stated. All three solutions labeled as "nicotine-free" contained traceable amounts of the addictive substance, Skyler Reinhardt and Maciej Goniewicz, PhD, PharmD, both of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., reported at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco meeting in Seattle. Two "nicotine-free" products contained 0.9 mg/ml, while a third tested at 0.8 mg/ml nicotine. Labeled nicotine content in other tested brands ranged from 5 to 36 mg/ml. "E-cigarettes have enormous potential to hook all types of users," the researchers noted in a poster presentation. "Nonsmokers that try e-cigarettes, even with nicotine-free refill solutions, may develop an addiction because of faulty manufacturing." For conventional cigarette smokers, the battery-powered vaporizer devices are considered a safer route of nicotine delivery than burning tobacco and as a possible aid to smoking cessation. But the findings suggested that "for users that are trying to quit tobacco cigarettes by switching to e-cigarettes, there is a possibility that they are actually inhaling more nicotine than is labeled," possibly counteracting their attempts to cut back, Reinhardt and Goniewicz explained. Their study involved a random sample of 32 e-cigarette refill solutions from 16 brands purchased via online vendors in the U.S. that were tested with gas chromatography for nicotine content. The findings should have implications for regulation by the FDA, they argued. "This science can inform health policy organizations as they determine e-cigarette regulations, which can and should include ... standards for accurate labeling," Andrew Hyland, PhD, also of Roswell Park, commented in a statement. Nothing about e-cigarettes, including labeling, is yet under FDA regulation. The agency's long-delayed proposed rules are currently with the federal Office of Budget and Management awaiting release for public comment. Use by youth has been a concern, especially given flavorings likely to appeal to kids. Products included in the study had flavors like Gummy Bear, Root Beer, and Caramel Kona Milkshake. The researchers noted that while most of the refill solutions tested had fairly accurate nicotine content labeling, those levels were commonly high enough to be fatal to children. They recommended that a broader range of refill solutions be tested in the future. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/Smoking/44238 The study was supported by Roswell Park Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute grant, and JP Morgan Chase. Goniewicz reported research support from Pfizer, which makes smoking cessation medications. Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner

Does It Take 21 Days To Break The Smoking "Habit"? A common misconception is that smoking is simply a habit and that if you can go 21 days without using you will break the habit . Video discusses how smoking is more than a habit, it is an addiction accompanied by associations with many events and activities encountered throughout life. Experience, not time is what is going to determine how long it is before you break all of the different associations that you may have with cigarettes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1v7o4q399s Related resources: Craves and thoughts that occur over time http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/207 Other related videos: Craves or thoughts that occur over time http://youtu.be/P7Z980ITCvk Will I ever stop thinking about smoking? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8310BI... The terrible 3's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTIr3U... Predestined bad days after quitting smoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SdPE... Difference between physical and psychological urges https://youtu.be/_A8s7Pw7jA0 Smoking triggers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMhyHz... Everything you did as a smoker you can do as an ex-smoker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqlyA... You smoke because you are a smokeaholic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9rRR... Being locked up to quit smoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBHsH... Avoiding situations where you used to smoke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M681p... Smoking breaks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qJkZ... Make a list of why you want to quit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgZ-P.. I Will Control My Smoking Now One of the major reasons why some people relapse is because they have been off smoking a significant period of time and they begin to believe that they will now be able to control the way they will smoke. Video explains the full power of the grip that nicotine can take on an individual once it is administered and how they will likely end up smoking just as they had before and possibly even worse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kALov4eEK4w Related videos: The power of nicotine addiction https://youtu.be/TpYRrZG5l8A "Were you addicted" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWcTk... "Nicotine addiction" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-EGq... Complacency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZSkt... Amount smoked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8MEE... Are there social smokers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Wmt... "I've got my smoking under control" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl9uo... "Don't let a slip put you back to using" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cfxz... "Lost long term quits" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJeHt... Resources explaining interaction between nicotine and stress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHbpX... The fallacy of "good" cigarettes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WDTz... "I want one" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHvi6..

Joel discusses the common myth that smoking is merely a habit and another common myth that once you're off smoking for an extended amount of time, you'll be able to control the amount that you smoked. During times of happiness or catastrophe, you aren't going to be able to control how much you smoke. http://www.quittrain.com/topic/4214-two-new-videos-that-everyone-needs-to-watch/

I Will Control My Smoking Now One of the major reasons why some people relapse is because they have been off smoking a significant period of time and they begin to believe that they will now be able to control the way they will smoke. Video explains the full power of the grip that nicotine can take on an individual once it is administered and how they will likely end up smoking just as they had before and possibly even worse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kALov4eEK4w Related videos: The power of nicotine addiction https://youtu.be/TpYRrZG5l8A "Were you addicted" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWcTk... "Nicotine addiction" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-EGq... Complacency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZSkt... Amount smoked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8MEE... Are there social smokers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Wmt... "I've got my smoking under control" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl9uo... "Don't let a slip put you back to using" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cfxz... "Lost long term quits" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJeHt... Resources explaining interaction between nicotine and stress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHbpX... The fallacy of "good" cigarettes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WDTz... "I want one" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHvi6..

Does It Take 21 Days To Break The Smoking "Habit"? A common misconception is that smoking is simply a habit and that if you can go 21 days without using you will break the habit . Video discusses how smoking is more than a habit, it is an addiction accompanied by associations with many events and activities encountered throughout life. Experience, not time is what is going to determine how long it is before you break all of the different associations that you may have with cigarettes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1v7o4q399s Related resources: Craves and thoughts that occur over time http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/207 Other related videos: Craves or thoughts that occur over time http://youtu.be/P7Z980ITCvk Will I ever stop thinking about smoking? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8310BI... The terrible 3's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTIr3U... Predestined bad days after quitting smoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SdPE... Difference between physical and psychological urges https://youtu.be/_A8s7Pw7jA0 Smoking triggers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMhyHz... Everything you did as a smoker you can do as an ex-smoker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqlyA... You smoke because you are a smokeaholic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9rRR... Being locked up to quit smoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBHsH... Avoiding situations where you used to smoke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M681p... Smoking breaks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qJkZ... Make a list of why you want to quit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgZ-P..

I'm almost finished with season 5. Piney was my favorite character. Never liked his son Opie though. At first I liked Gemma but can't stand her anymore. Hated Clay from the first episode. Hate Pope too. I think season 5 is a bit of a drag and liked the previous seasons better. Otto is an asshole. I do like Bobby though but had to shut if off today right when he pulled Clay aside and said he was going to help him save his life or something. RIP Piney

I'm going to have to find it. Gotta do it for the club. SAMCRO lol

I've been binge watching Sons of Anarchy. Pretty good flick. When does the DEAD come back? How long will this season last? I hate that they split it up.

Now how can that pic of Beth not put a smile on your face?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA45gKLv9Ys

The Terrible 3's This video discusses why people "may" have problems at three day and three month marks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTIr3UEez1w&list=PL4F05C03D0F9B86DB&index=11 Related articles: The Miserable Threes http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/13906 The terrible threes http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/12531/The-T... Other related videos: How long before I don't want a cigarette http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLp_ic... Change of season triggers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADlHtj... What Is It Like To Breathe With Emphysema https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf0tsDrgx2k Is Relapsing On Nicotine A Good Experience? Many people write off their past or current relapses as "good learning experiences." This video addresses the potential problems of minimizing the serious nature of these relapses, and how doing so may cost you future quits or maybe even your life. The videos attached in this description really hit home this issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgcdqzu5JFE Related video: I know I will quit again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHp8y... Past "successful quits" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39An4... "Don't beat yourself up for smoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rIzl... "If I relapse I will smoke until it kills me." http://youtu.be/UCRLo94FrLI "Get right back in the saddle" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcEzzF... The lucky ones get hooked http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8XvSi... "Don't let a slip put you back to using" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cfxz... "Maybe a puff isn't that big of a deal" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLxFE... If this is your first time quitting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLyGB... Is relapse a natural part of the addiction process? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk6OFR... Who Wants To Go Back To Smoking? This video discusses how former smokers at times think they want to go back to smoking, but if they really remind themselves of the package deal that goes along with being a smoker, it will be easy for them to stick to their quit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG9qGjf2hd8&list=PL76365B6CE2DA076B

Beth will be going home on Friday. :) She's gonna feel like a new person.

That's exactly what he is; a whiny little girl. And a cheat.

Just heard from one of Beth's family members and she just got out of surgery and it went well. Beth is now in her room and her family will be with her shortly. I know that Beth really, really appreciated all the kinds words, support and prayers leading up to this. I'll post any updates as I get them. Please keep THE QUEEN :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: in your thoughts and prayers as she enters her recovery process. :)

...and that was frustrating because my rational brain KNEW that the "pleasure" of smoking was vastly over rated and mostly imaginary. I KNEW that I was romancing the cigarette and I really did not want to go back to smoking. But the seductive thoughts were there... http://www.quittrain.com/topic/4093-how-to-prevent-a-relapse/

Perfect post. Perfect timing. :)

Welcome, Oneistoo! We have a blog section to the site if you'd like to publish your own blog. Either way, it's good that you're keeping a journal because it will be invaluable as you get some time under your belt. We don't beat this addiction by being stronger than it. We beat it by being smarter than it. Learning about our addiction and "why we smoke" instead of "why we shouldn't smoke" makes a huge difference in whether we're happy non-smokers or non-smokers who feels like we're missing out on something. As you know, cigarettes don't benefit us in any way. Your past quits don't mean anything now, only this one does. You must treat this quit as the final one and protect it at all costs. You must keep it separate from life because life will always throw us a bunch of crap at times and we can't let life's woes influence our quits. Doing so only keeps us constantly quitting and then relapsing and in the mean time, we're doing more damage to our bodies. It has to come to a stop and education about this addiction will make the difference. Have you started watching Joel's videos from the beginning? I have them in some fashion of order, especially on the first few pages. Here's a couple of my favorite videos from Joel. Good Reasons To Take A Puff On A Cigarette After Having Quit Smoking For people who think that there are no good reasons to take a puff on a cigarette after quitting, and more importantly, for people who think that there might actually be good reasons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvHl-zwUdBo Related video: There is no legitimate reason to relapse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCm_5... Who Wants To Go Back To Smoking? This video discusses how former smokers at times think they want to go back to smoking, but if they really remind themselves of the package deal that goes along with being a smoker, it will be easy for them to stick to their quit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG9qGjf2hd8&list=PL76365B6CE2DA076B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KViTfIfHUv0

I remember back when I lived in Ohio they closed bridges and freeways because the President was coming through on his way from Cleveland to Pittsburgh. I remember thinking how cool it was that he was coming through the same streets that I drove everyday and I didn't even get to see anything but cops blocking everything. :) It's cool indeed to see The Commander in Chief, whoever that may be. Where I live and work now, it's commonplace and when he comes to the base I work at, it's just a pain because my routing gets interrupted. lol Cool pic and a good one at that. I saw where he was speaking at some community college there today.