Monnie1's Status Update on 02/14/2019

[Monnie1]

Hello my name is Monica and I am on my way to stop smoking and I pray that I will suceed in it because cigarettes is starting to take effect on my health March the 1 is my commitement date

[anaussiemom]

Of course you will succeed ! 🙂 

[karenjones]

It helps to be prepared.  ;You need to make up a no smoking tool box and fill in your stats on your profile page.  Welcome.
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[sweetplt]

Hi Monica and Welcome to Ex's
​You can quit ... it is so doable and this site is a Godsend.  If you haven't already I suggest you read and prepare at My Quit Plan.  It will help you with Knowledge and Preparation and Choosing your Quit date.  I like to think you plan for that day like no other...because You are Choosing your Life back.  We are here to help you...so keep it close to the site...~ Colleen aka sweetp

[MarilynH]

Good afternoon Monica please read everything you can about quitting smoking and remaining quit because there's a wealth of information right here on this site to strengthen your resolve to quit and stay quit, we're all here to help you in any way we can you can and will be successful one precious Smokefree Day at a time or hour minute or even a second at a time you can turn your DAY ONE INTO DAY WON with many more to come you can do this quit believe it deep breaths and beginyour precious quit journey YAY. Monnie1

[DonnaMarie]

Welcome! Come here often and bellyache and gripe all you need to or want to. Your quit is the most precious gift you could ever give yourself. The people here care and we've all be at day one at least once. Remember that an urge is not a command to smoke. Learn all you can, read and become obsessed with quitting, and just do it.
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​Can't wait to hear more from you.
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​Donna
​Day 60

[indingrl]

CONGRATS MONICA AND GOOD JOB CHOOSING FOR YOUR SELF A NEW NON SMOKER LIFE STYLE! WAY TO GO! Yahoooooooooo

[elvan]

Congratulations on your decision to quit smoking.  You cannot be too educated about this addiction, YoungAtHeart  will hopefully step in and give you a welcome.  Education, support, and commitment are vital to a successful quit.  Commitment has to come from you. Start preparing NOW for your quit date...My EX Plan | BecomeAnEX  Figure out your triggers and what you will do INSTEAD of smoking when they occur...they WILL occur.  You might want to read a couple of really good blogs, one by YoungAtHeart For Our New Years' Quitters (and community member... and another by JonesCarpeDiem My Welcome To New Members (12+ Years Of Watching)  I think you will find those blogs to be a helpful start. 
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​Welcome to EX, we all want you to succeed.
​Ellen

[YoungAtHeart]

Welcome!
​I highly recommend the book by Allen Carr mentioned in my blog noted above.  He dispels the myth that smoking does anything FOR you....what you think is a lie.  Educate yourself on this addiction to find out all about it!
​Then make think about each cigarette you smoke, the whens,wheres and whys.  THEN try to put each one off just a bit as you get busy doing something else. You will naturally cut down on the number you smoke that way, and prove to yourself that just because you think you have to smoke, you probably only WANT to!  Then you can start to make plans for what you will do instead when you quit.
​this isn't easy, but it IS doable - and the better prepared you are the more likely you are to be successful.
​I'm glad you are here!
​Nancy