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This needs to stay on page one. Thank you for this.

I want to smoke. Monkey is being very vocal today . I'm not going to. But I sure do feel weak.

Life. Life truly rocks. :D

for me today at 15:14. Yay me !!!! On to month 2. I'm so done with smoking. Although I still have it tough at times, I take it one day at a time. And yuppers, got 30 of them bad boys behind me now.

Well I feel like a moron. I didn't see this post. Oh well. I just knew I had seen that somewhere. Sorry,

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Ricki, it is so nice to see you at your one week. You are simply amazing. And your breath smells so much better !!! lol Keep on rocking this !!!! Your doing awesome !!!

Congratulations Marti !!! You rock !!

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I have heard it takes about 3 months for that to clear up. Which if this is the case..... CONGRATULATIONS !!! You only have one more week of fuzziheadness to go !! But, and this is a big but, everyone's quit is different. I say give it some more time..... make sure your eating healthy as your blood sugars are greatly altered with quitting and one of the signs of altered blood sugars is mental fogginess. You're doing awesome and I am so glad you're here. And Beacon is right..... start exercising. It's good for the brain.

CPK, If it really was this easy, then there wouldn't be anyone smoking. I get where your coming from. I have had a hard time with it myself in the past. It's almost unfair that they get to smoke and we don't. But it's not like that at all. He's a prisoner inside his own self. And he needs support. I encourage you to protect your quit in every way. But I also encourage you to examine why him smoking upsets you so much. I strongly think it's cause you have a heart. And you want to see him succeed. But I also wonder if there isn't an ounce of jealousy somewhere in there too. And IF that's the case, please remember there is nothing to be jealous of. He doesn't "get" to smoke. He feels like he HAS to smoke. And that is what is imprisoning him. Mike, you keep reading and talking to us. I want you here as much as possible. You have quit before and you CAN do it again.

Mine is Monday, 03/09/2015. But please, no celebrations for me. It messes with my head. For some reason, I tend to think..... ok, I did it. Now I can smoke again. I appreciate you wanting to but I need to get some time behind me first.

Yeah, thanks y'all. I may not be gone that long anyways. Being excited about my plans seems to trigger major craves. Which kinda sucks but it's ok. it just means that the next time I get excited, the crave will be less. I'm not giving in. So I reckon I'll be back for some reading and maybe, MAYBE, a little support. But I kinda want to do this on my own. I promise. I'm not going to smoke. I'm going to WIN this battle this time. One puff away from a pack a day.....or in my case, 2 packs a day. and that's just plain silly.

Howdy !!! Glad your here.

You know what Jackie ? I kinda reckon it like a bad relationship. And you decided to end it. You love what you wanted the relationship to be, how you fantasized it could be...... but it never was. And then you see him out with another girl. And you wonder..... is he for her what I wanted him to be for me ? And the darndest thing is all you have to do is wait. Cause then the next time you see him.... he's with a different girl. Another victim. Then you realize..... nothings changed. Same game just different players. You don't want to smoke. You want what you THINK smoking offers. But truth be told, it never really was there in the first place. It was just something you wanted so bad that you started to believe it was. Just like in a bad relationship.... it brings you no peace. No joy. All it really does is suck the life out of you. And all those other people that you see with your "buddy' hanging of their mouths.... well it's the same game. Just different victims. You're no longer a victim.

still quit. Tomorrow I will be on day 5. And I have a very busy weekend starting tomorrow at 3 so I might not be here tomorrow or this weekend. But know, I will still be quit when I get back. Just don't want y'all thinking I disappeared again. Have a good weekend y'all !!!

oh and to answer your question..... No. Your in the right place. So dont' you go get any strange ideas and try to leave........lol

No. You are NOT cheating. You quit the way you need to quit. There is no one way or any right way. This is YOUR quit and you do what you need to do to accomplish it. People may tell you your only torturing yourself....blah, blah, blah. It doesnt' matter what anyone thinks or says. What does matter is that you quit smoking and if the lozenges help you, then by all means.....I SUPPORT YOU 100% !!! Many people succeed with NRT's. Many people succeed without them. Many people don't with or without them. It's all up to you how you do it.

Ricki, Your such an inspiration. Keep marching forward. Your doing awesome !!!

Thank you so much. I am doing better today. ALOT better. It's still coming in waves, but much shorter ones and not near as intense. I'm still fluctuating between anger, depression and happy spells. Almost minute by minute. I think they call it BIPOLAR !! I very much remember these waves and this is the very thing that I was so scared of resulting in me deciding I never want to quit again. So I kept on smoking. But now that I'm back in them......it seems manageable. Today, it does. Yesterday, I seriously thought about throwing it away. A few times. It wouldn't be any different than what I have done in the past repeatedly. So it's not like anyone would be shocked. But I just kept thinking how much I really do want to quit these damn things. But I can't deny that it still bothers me that I thought about it. Accepting that I'm not that strong with this is really bothersome. However, I also know that this can be one of the most rewarding things I may have ever done for myself or may ever do again and so that is what is keeping me going right now. I have noticed my 2 biggest triggers are 1. waking up and 2. getting home after work. If I could somehow manage to avoid these 2 things, I might be ok. But then that would mean I would just be a homeless narcoleptic and not sure I want that either. So anyways, I didn't mean to ramble. I am doing good. Still smoke free. And at this moment, I'm loving it. oh and PS: this was written from my IPAD. such a huge relief.

You know what ? I didn't think of that. You're so right. There is never is just one. No matter how much I would like for there to be, there never is just one. And honestly, what's it gonna solve ? I might enjoy that one..... but then tonight, later, in the morning, I'm gonna want another one. So why go throught it ? over and over and over again. But I have to admit.... I did come close today a couple of times.

I know it is DD. But somehow I have convinced myself that I enjoy these damn things. It's funny. When I'm smoking, I hate it. When I'm not, I miss it. It's so stupid.

NO. I have NO doubts with this quit. I am going to do this this time. But if I ever do, and today I thought about going to the store REPEATEDLY and just saying "screw it" again. But the thing is..... if I keep saying "screw it", then one day......I'm gonna be the one screwed. I just have to hold on tight to the quitting side of me.