Jenny

I miss seeing you. Hope you pop in soon. :)

Well, my weight is on it's way down again slowly. I get off track sometimes. Back at it now! Today was a good "eating" day as there was much food around and I loaded up on vegetables and some lean turkey. I know what I need to do. I just need to do It consistently.

Now that is a sign of a very good day! Nice job!

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How could it be that you are so close to a year quit! Well done Betsy. Thanks for being such a wonderful supporter to all!

I could not be happier to see you hit 10 months! Wonderful job! So happy you're here with us. xoxo'

Love that you're here with us! Well done!!

Wonderful job! Keep it going Marti!!

Woot Woot Jackie! Well done!

Awesome job sweet Mel!

So proud of you Sharon! You are amazing!!!

That is awesome Jonny! What a gift you gave to yourself and your beautiful family. Very inspiring!

LOL! The fears of an Easter Egg.

Posted 25 August 2012 - 12:35 AM I am so flippin excited!!! Before I quit I found it difficult to go 3 hours without smoking!! Glad to be taking this journey with all of you. :D ~Jenny

Posted 06 August 2012 - 01:21 AM The last few days have not been the best. I am stressed due to a project at work and stress appears to be the strongest trigger for me. I go along just fine, hardly thinking about a cigarette & happy to be a non-smoker. I get little craves, but they are easy to dismiss. My only difficulty are days when the stess level goes up. It does not appear to be getting weaker either with each stressfull situation in which I do not smoke. I'm sure I have just not given it enough time...I guess I just want to complain a bit. Days like this where I crave all day make me so mad!! :evil: ~Jenny

Posted 27 July 2012 - 01:58 AM ...And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in..." ~ Haruki Murakami ~Jenny

Posted 25 July 2012 - 12:01 PM I had a dream last night that everyone in my office was smoking---except me. They said it was too bad I had quit and could not smoke with them. What is really strange is that no one in my office smokes. It used to be just me. I felt sad when I woke up. Kind of like the early days of my quit. Still feeling a bit down which is foolish I know because it was just a dream. I have been so proud to have recently reached two months smoke free and as time goes by I feel better and better mentally and physically about being a non smoker. Just a strange dream is all. I hope I am not "romancing" smoking without being aware of it... ~Jenny

Posted 24 July 2012 - 01:05 AM Today I reached two months in this journey to be smoke free. I cannot believe how fast the time has gone. I smoked one pack a day for 28yrs and thought I would be chained to it forever. I cannot believe how long it took me to quit. I am 44 years old and have had many medical issues directly related to smoking. In my mid 30's I began to experience wheezing, especially when I lay down--and still I continued to smoke. At 38 I began to have severe pain when I walked more than a few feet. After some testing it was discovered that I was not getting adequate blood flow to my legs. I had a stent put in to my artery to help--I smoked on the way home from that procedure. Two years ago I had a blood clot go to my lung and was hospitalized for two weeks. I was told to quit smoking---this could have been fatal--and I smoked the moment I was released. I felt guilty constantly, I felt weak and inadequate. Since I quit smoking, I have no need to feel guilty. I have no need to worry about what I am doing to myself and my family. I am stronger than I have ever been before. I am no longer chained to an addiction that kept me from enjoying my life. I am not as good with words as some of you are here or as forthcoming with what I am feeling etc... Thank you all so much for helping me to get my life back. A life I had forgotten even existed. ~Jenny

I love these blogs. Even though we "talk" every day I did not really know your quit story. :)

Go get 'em!