Comments on: On Loving That Which is Not Good For You

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:41:53 +0000

I am off the cigs nearly 5 weeks now. While I feel so much better for it physically & Im not craving any more (I am using the patches) – this week (5th week)was most definitely the hardest. I felt – to say the least suicidal, hormonal(which should not be so) & as if my body had been battered and bruised. A friend has said this is the detox process as I have never lasted this long before & my body may be objecting a little!! I eat healthily, drinks loads of water & exercise. Any words of wisdom please?

By: Al_Pal

Al_Pal — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:06:08 +0000

Oh, honey! *hugs*
I’m lucky — I never smoked more than a few here and there. I wish you luck with your path, whatever route it may take.

By: Colleen - Mommy Always Wins

Colleen - Mommy Always Wins — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:32:07 +0000

Whatever, dude. All the cool kids are quitting and you know it! Visit Colleen - Mommy Always Wins to read...Is this a sickness?

By: Nicki

Nicki — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:38:03 +0000

I never got around to taking up smoking (tried a couple times but it irritated my asthma too bad to make it worth it) but I could compare this to my Dr. Pepper habit. I must have it! I must have several bottles in the house at all times! (In fact I'm drinking one right now!) Everyone tells me it makes me gain wait and that the amount of sugar and caffeine in it is going to kill me just as fast as smoking can. But I CAN'T give it up! Diana and Jimmy said the whole household was going to give up drinking pop, and I replied, "Except for me! I'm not giving up my Dr. Pepper!" ::sigh:: Visit Nicki to read...Be Kind... Our President Wants You Too!

By: Indigo

Indigo — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:26:51 +0000

I had 26 years with the cigarette addiction. 22 with Alcohol. In the end when your truly ready you'll kick the habit. I do hope it's before any major damage is done. My dr. likes to grind it in my head if I had quit as much as 2 years earlier, I might of stopped the onset of the Emphysema... The Alcohol..I needed to drown. I was successful in that. If I were to ever drink again it would truly be the end of me. Honestly 43 is a little too young to end my story yet. (Hugs)Indigo Visit Indigo to read...Do I Get A Disclaimer?

By: Red Lotus Mama

Red Lotus Mama — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:50:34 +0000

Oh how I miss smoking on the deck of my beach house reading novel after novel. It really was a favorite pass time of mine. Health got the best of my habit and I quit in 2000. I had been smoking for 8 years by then. I am so happy I did quit, but there are days when I do crave it. Good for you for cutting back. You will quit when you are really ready.

By: Miss

Miss — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:18:12 +0000

I'm with you. As per the usual lately no? Visit Miss to read...Weekly Winners [Jan11/Jan17]

By: the mama bird diaries

the mama bird diaries — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:40:21 +0000

My husband quit smoking once and for all on the day Bush got inaugurated. So maybe tomorrow is your day. Visit the mama bird diaries to read...a trip to the mall

By: vancityrockgirl

vancityrockgirl — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:21:56 +0000

What the hell would I do during time outs?
i’m impressed you have time outs, lol. i thought you had 1000 plates spinning at all times.

And what if I gained a bunch of weight?
realistically, you might gain a couple pounds… but that’s only if you replace cigarettes with food. unhealthy food. so don’t. replace it with something better. a keep your hands busy hobby like knitting… playing with your kid… exercise… or teeth whitening. or if food is your choice… carrot sticks and gum should keep you out of trouble.

And really, the major one: I wouldn’t be a cool kid, anymore.
well that one’s true. although vancity is making it such a nightmare to be a smoker these days, the tide is turning on smoking = cool. smoking now = social pariah.
(and that’s why i love vegas. you can still smoke almost everywhere)

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By: Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:51:19 +0000

Aw, don’t worry. The cool kids don’t smoke anymore. They’ve moved on to heroin!
My mother finally quit after about 112 years (or something like that) and while she was a major BITCH at first, she’s finally mellowed out and started saying she feels better, breaths better, and isn’t killing her animals with second hand smoke anymore.
But there IS that love factor…..
Good luck – either way you go.

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