DAY ONE. A NEW BEGINNING.

[jojo29]

OK,IAM VERY NEW AT THIS. BUT I RELI HAVE TO GIVE THIS MY BEST SHOT HERE. 2-3 WKS AGO I PICKED TODAY AS MY QUITING DAY,NOT KNOWING IT WAS LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH BEGGINING TODAY. SINCE I JUST LOST MY MOTHER IN AUG TO LUNG CA, I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD RELI TRY.SHE WAS DIAGNOSED ON JULY 14TH DIED 2 WEEKS LATER.ANYWAY,I SMOKE MY LAST CIGG AT 130. I HAVE NO MORE,WASHED MY ASH TRAYS OUT,BRUSHED MY TEETH, THE THING IS WEN I EAT I ALWAYS WANA SMOKE RIGHT AFTER THAT. SO THATS THE MOST THING I CONCERNED WITH. WELL WISH ME LUCK,THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING I HAD TO EVER DO.I ALSO FOUND THIS SITE ON ACCIDENT,SO THE SIGNS ARE AROUND FOR ME TO BEGIN A NEW BEGINNING OF MY LIFE.ANY IDIEAS IM OPEN TO LISTIN TO ANYTHING. I WAS ,LOL, A 2 PK A DAY SMOKER,SOMETIMES EVEN MORE THEN THAT,DEPENDING ON THE DAY.IAM A 53 YR OLD WIFE AND MOTHER WITH 4 GREAT KIDS.BUT SMOKIN SINCE IM 12 YRS OLD. I WAS JUST READING SOME OF UR BLOGS HERE AND I THINK ITS A GREAT THING THAT WHOEVER MADE THIS AVAILABLE TO PPL LIKE US.AT LEAST WE HAVE A WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS GOIN THREW THE SAME STUFF. SO GLAD TO GET TO KNOW MANY OF U. AND JUST WANA SAY THANKS, WITH OUT THE BLOGS THEN WAT LOL. OK WELL IM OFF N GONA FIND SOMETHING TO DO RIGHT NOW.AS IM GONING ON 2 HRS NO SMOKING, BEST  OF LUCK TO ALL OF U GUYS OUT THERE. JOANNE.

[anacondahead]

Welcome, Joanne! Congrats on your excellent decision to quit. Do you have a plan? If not, it is a good idea to get one. Keep very busy to keep your mind occupied. You might want to check out quitsmokingonline.com. Lots of good information there. Make a promise to yourself and keep it.

Let us know how you are doing. It's your time to quit. If you really want to, you CAN. Best wishes to you. And luck has nothing to do with it. YOU'RE in charge of your quit!   😃

[cb_3]

Welcome JoJo, first I would like to say, "I am so sorry for your loss", and I am so happy you have made the decision to stop smoking.  The people here are terrific and very supportive, check in often.  Read as much as possible, it really does help.  Stay strong, protect your quit!!!

[jojo29]

HI,THANX VERY MUCH. NO PLAN,BUT IM TRYIN TO STAY BUSY.I WILL TAKE UR ADVICE THO AND GO TO THE QUIT SMOKING SITE. UR VERY RIGHT,IM IN CONTROL.. THANX AND YES U WILL SEE ME HERE SO MUCH THAT ULL GET TIRED OF ME HAHA THANX AGIAN.

[kat72]

Welcome Joanne, You have found a great site for the best support group!!!! There are many sites out there you need to check but on this site you'll find that you are not alone in your decision to quit. Keep in touch and know you have support. Always protect your quit. You are in control, not the nicotine!. Glad you decided to join. Be Strong, Kat

[jojo29]

HAN U VERY MUCH,YEA IM DOIN LOTS OF READING,STAYING POSTIVE SO FAR, LIKE I JUST TOLD SOMEBODY ELES U WILL SEE ME HERE SO MUCH ULL GET TIREDOF ME HAHAHA.THANX FOR UR KIND WORDS. AND UR SUPPORT. IT HELPS.

[maggie_8-1-2010]

Hello and welcome!  Glad the blogs are back up so we can all participate with one another again. The more you know about the nicotine addiction the more likely your success. So read as much as you can. IN addition to http://quitsmokingonline.com/ this site http://www.whyquit.com/joel/dayzero.htm also offer tons of info. Congratulations on making the decision to quit. Remember to drink lots of water and juice in the beginning days. In fact if you scroll down about half way on the whyquit site above you'll see what to expect in the beginning.  You may want to check that out!  Best wishes and come back often to the blogs to let us know how you are doing. You CAN do this!

Maggie

[jojo29]

HI Kat, yea so far so good. iv been to other sites.not like this one tho. i like this one the best.thanx for ur support.ill be in and out of here im sure all the time. im still trying to figure this out. seems alil bit like facebook. lol. well yep im in control that is one of the things i keep tellin myself.. best of luck to u too.and thanx agian.

[laurie37]

Welcome to this site. The people here are SO supportive! What a wonderful day to quit! Congratulations on your excellent decision!

[grumbles]

Hi Joanne,

Welcome to the group. I read a lot on the sites Maggie has recommended, using them as re-inforcement to prove to myself that I am not actually giving up anything other than the right to pay money to slowly poison myself. Knowing I am not giving up anything, but moving toward a better lifestyle is very liberating.

My first day was only 9 days ago smoke free days ago. I did what the sites suggested, drank juice etc. i also went to bed early. I put the boys to bed at 8pm and said to my wife - thats it im going to bed. It was a Saturday night, my wife said "what, why" - so I said I can either sit around here thinking about smoking for another 3 hours or just sleep and get the first bl*&dy day over with. Everyone has to get through that first day somehow.

look after yourself

Peter

[jojo29]

to pete and laurie,thank u. so far i like the site alot if i can figure out how to use it lol. pete,yea i heard u drink juice,even penuts help they say. well its funny u mention goin to bed early b/c not 20 min ago i said that too,if i dont go to bed early i dont no wat the hell iam gona do. i didnt by cigg my big challenge will be in a lil bit and after dinner. im goin to my dr appt. as long as i dont stop off on the way home, or smoke after i eat dinner,then ill no iam on my way. thanks agian for ur help.

[Strudel]

Welcome to the site! You are in the right place! You can do this! I quit after 40 years - and many others here have also! I agree about quitsmokingonline.com - great place to read about the addiction. Keep coming here - reading and blogging. Congratulations on your decision to quit!

[time-to-change]

All right another one! Yea we'll get um all, I like the point about paying someone to slowly poison ourselves!  So true! 

Another good site to got to is quitmeter.com.  It tracks how many cigs you haven't smoked and how much you have saved.  Hey, if you smoked 2 packs a day, in a year you could take a real nice vacation! 

I have quit a lot of times (I've made it 3 months), this time is 8 days ago(and feels soooooo good).  I got ANOTHER cold and it went straight to my chest.  It is so easy to let little things bug you for the excuse to go back.  It is all a waste of time, money, health.  It ain't easy, but man is it ever worth it!!!  Stay strong, stay here and it is all possible.  Yeah, when I lost my quit last Spring, I didn't stay here and I lost my way.  Even if you slip, this site has more support to get you back than anywhere.

[jojo29]

hello there,thanx,and yep 2pks a day sometimes more,well iam 8,1/2 hrs no smoking,craving one but not to to bad yet. yea i dont think i was reli ready today,so its all cold turkey, I didnt get no patches like i wanted to, for that lil bita  xtra help. i never cleaned out my car, still have a ll the matches lighters around, the thing thats keepin me goin is the 8 hrs. holy crap then ill have to go and do this agian from scratch,ohhh hell no LMAO so im holdin up thank god, this will be my 2nd time i quit,last time was 8 yrs ago,for 3 alil more months. alota stress,was at a party,had a few drinks and lit one started smokin and didnt even relize what the hell i did, so i figured theres tomm. every time i say im not gona smoke,i smoke more,and dont follow threw,this time tho, i forgot what i planned for today,till i got up and wen i heard it lung cancer awareness,i said.. ok thats all no more!!! so hope itll work. wishing u luck as well, and iam gona go checkout that site u gave ,well u have a good night and god bless everybody!!!!