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Life made me do it..

Tabbiekat
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This morning I wrote a letter to my non-smoking self and set it to post on Oct 31st. My husband is going in for a procedure at a hospital 2 1/2 hrs away on the morning of the 30th and is expected to stay overnight. I am getting a hotel room for the night before since he has to check in at 5am. I am then spending the 2nd night in the hotel room before I pick him up and take him home on the 31st, so I expect to see that post patiently awaiting me. My husband told me about 45 days ago that he would quit that day. I set Oct 30th as my quit day too, found this group and started reading and making plans. Plans for my last day, plans for when triggers hit and I know I will be successful and become a non smoker. I saw my doctor a couple weeks go, we decided to have me try Chantix. Day 5 started today and I am very pleased with the lack of desire to smoke. A few side effects, but nothing I cannot work with. Break the habits I told myself.

I have, all day. Not one puff. A few times the "urge" hit, but it was a matter of saying NO! to myself, a couple times I grabbed a mint to get me through and others I just occupied myself either cleaning or playing on the computer. I just cleaned up the kitchen and was taking the trash out, letting my dog do her thing and when I came back into the house my husband was just about to step out and join me. By that time I would normally still have half a cigarette to finish. He said "oh your done smoking" I grinned and said "yes, I am done, finished, never lighting a smoke again, done" he then went out to smoke.

I had pretty much told myself earlier today I would be changing my quit day to today. I had the "well what if you just have one more, enjoy it, have the final...." nope I do not need nor want that. Verbally admitting to my husband that I was done was proof enough for me to pop on this site and change my quit date. So life did make me change my quit date and I can honestly say I am an EX smoker as of today and will forever say I am a non-smoker when asked in the future.

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I quit smoking Oct 31st 2017. It was hard, I had rough moments, but even with my husband and roommate smoking I kept from smoking since I decided to do it for me. Aug 7th 2018 my husband quit smoking. September 18 my world was turned upside down as my husband died in front of me. February 19, 2019 I quit..it took a few tries after my husband passed, but I am no longer a smoker.