Almost at 150 days now!

[sheilalynn]

Saturday will be 150 days since I quit smoking after 30+ years, oooooooo. Nobody ever thought I'd even quit for 2 hours. Even the hubby says "but you wouldn't have quit if you didn't HAVE to"...and I say big whoop, who cares why, a quit is a quit!

The thing here was always "when you quit smoking, I'll quit drinking". Now it's "you had to quit smoking, I don't have to quit drinking". Guess he got scared and changed the rules on me :wink:

[JPono]

Yay you!! Congrats!

[sheilalynn]

Thanks I told the hubby that a new snake would be a kinda cool thing to get since the snake show is also on Saturday, hehe :lol:

[RRK]

Congratulations, I'd say you are past most of the big hurdles. When I quit cold turkey I found two weeks, and three months to be important times. Of course you will have rare times when you have a big craving for years but those were pretty noticeable changes in my cravings.

[Veganpunk]

Major props to you!

[sheilalynn]

Of course you will have rare times when you have a big craving for years but those were pretty noticeable changes in my cravings.

Oh yeah, those cravings are still there every once in a while and I was one of those ones that actually liked smoking. I'm still hardly ever without a snus in my mouth these days too. And, I still have a half-used cig on top of my desk that's been sitting there for those almost 150 days...I know it'll taste disgusting if I light it up but it's staying put just for that reason. :wink:

[justintempler]

sheilalynn, great feeling isn't it?

One of the best ways to deal with cravings is substituion. That way you aren't denying yourself anything, you are choosing one thing over another.

[sheilalynn]

sheilalynn, great feeling isn't it?

One of the best ways to deal with cravings is substituion. That way you aren't denying yourself anything, you are choosing one thing over another.

I guess it's an ok feeling :wink:

I am doing the substitution thing, and actually lost weight instead of gaining it like most people do when they quit. I think having the snus in my mouth is the reason for that though...since I don't eat when I do have one in. I also learned to keep some Thunder around for the really tough times, or just pop in 2 Discreets if need be.

[justintempler]

I guess it's an ok feeling :wink:
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...I meant the 150 days 8)

[sheilalynn]

I guess it's an ok feeling :wink:
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...I meant the 150 days 8)

Ok, yes, that too :P

[Ainkor]

Congorats! (for your snakes :P)

It's been 9 days over a year for me and the first 6 months or so were the hardest. Its easy from here on out

[lxskllr]

Congrats Sheila!

Pick out a good reptile Saturday. You can afford it now that you aren't spending all of your money on cigarettes ;^)

[sheilalynn]

Congorats! (for your snakes :P)

It's been 9 days over a year for me and the first 6 months or so were the hardest. Its easy from here on out

Really glad I found out about snus...so much better and more effective than any of those gums/lozenges/patches/inhalers/etc.

[sheilalynn]

Congrats Sheila!

Pick out a good reptile Saturday. You can afford it now that you aren't spending all of your money on cigarettes ;^)

This is true! Just checked my counter at myspace and it's up over $1300 saved. Of course some of that did get spent on snus and snuff, but nowhere's near that.

As far as the reptile goes, I already have one picked out from A+Serpents, and since the hubby just picked himself up a $1200 monstrosity of a snowblower, I think I can get this little girl. She's a Dumerils boa, and she's purty :wink:

[mlkramer]

Big time gratz!!! Uv given me some hope to keep on snusin!