I think I'm ready already

[bella22]

Okay... so my quit date was supposed to be November 1, but I want to quit now.  Here's my rationale...  It's a 3 day weekend and if I end up having trouble sleeping, it will not affect my work and therefore trigger me to smoke.  That's been a biggie for me.  If tonight is my last smoking night, I will have 3 days to get through before going back to work.  The other reason is that the tracking has made me aware of how much I smoke and I want to be an EX now.  I want my own countdown clock and my QuitKeeper stats and I want to blog about not smoking.  Oh... and I'm a bit impatient, so November 1 is just too far away for me.  It's too much time for me to talk myself out of quitting.  I've done this before and I can do it again.  I know I can and since there has been so much support already on this site, I feel like I'm not alone in this and it's a great way to share what I'm feeling and it's great to get feedback and comments.  It makes me want to join all of you who are already quit.  I read your blogs and want to be happy about not smoking too. 

[lisagee]

So go ahead and quit.  Only you know when you are ready.  I only have a few weeks under my belt, but when I did quit it had nothing to do with a "quit date" and everything to do with it being the right time for me. 

[onvacation]

I quit sooner for that same reason - 3 day weekend.  Today is day 2 for me.

You can do it!

Kim

[Yaya2.6.10]

You know when the time is right.  I was on Chantix and did a week of tracking, etc.  It was a relief to get to Quit Day and have only one decision to make and that was to not smoke.  Granted, I had to make that decision over and over again, but better than should I smoke now or wait ten minutes, etc. 

[jaynalynn]

If you are ready now than jump on it!  I've quit before and I know there is a big difference when you really are ready.  I really wanted to a month ago but for stupid reasons didn't jump on it.  Now I don't feel ready again so I'm woking on it and waiting for that excitement to quit to come on me again.  Now my quit date is almost hear and I just can't do it.  So I say - go for it now!!!   Good luck - you can do it!

[daisy6]

Go for it! We are all here to help. Keep a positive attitude & you'll be fine. I wish you a very happy quit 🙂

[IrishRose]

I ran out of cigarettes before my quit date and refused to by another pack!  You will love the freedom you grant yourself with your quit.  Free yourself - go for it!!!  Begin the process of feeling so very good, breathe better, and smell so very pretty!!  Here's wishing you the beginning of a beautiful, smokefree Labor Day Weekend if you decide to take the plunge.  You can do it!

[choptrice]

Jump on the freedom train we all had to start sometime if your ready just do it and we will all be here for you promise this site rocks 186 days today for me    come on along   breathing is waiting for you  😄  luv lesa

[dawn4]

MY "guit date" went like this:  bummed a cigarette off of Gabby at work cause I'd run out.   On my lunch break drove over to Walgreens to buy a pack.  SOMEHOW I ended up buying a box of nicotine gum instead of cigarettes.  THEN found this web page.  I havent had a cigarette since. 

That was almost one year ago!

GO FIGURE!

[dawn4]

MY "        guit     Quit Date" went like this:  bummed a cigarette off of Gabby at work cause I'd run out.   On my lunch break drove over to Walgreens to buy a pack.  SOMEHOW I ended up buying a box of nicotine gum instead of cigarettes.  THEN found this web page.  I havent had a cigarette since. 

That was almost one year ago! 

MY point is that YOU know when you are ready!!!

[Sootie]

Then---jump right on in!!! Many of us (as you can see) did NOT do the set quit date thing. I actually had been wanting to quit because my husband had about one month before...I went to my sister's house (a big smoking location as we visit and talk) forgot my cigarettes. Decided to get through without buying more (too expensive) and then just sort of on a whim---KEPT GOING--one more hour? two more hours? Another day?.... and that's my story. I will be 10 months quit on September 15.

I could never sit on September 4 and wait for ANYTHING until November 1 unless I had to---AND YOU DON'T! Just think---you can look forward to the fact that when you hit your "computer generated" quit date---you will already be quit for TWO MONTHS!!!! How fantastic---welcome to EX!

[dreamseva]

go for it!  i am feeling impatient too.  only you know when you are ready- i am rooting for you!