584 days and $12 140 saved...
Hi all. Must say 584 days ago I never thought this day would arrive so "quickly". It did because I got to vent and share with this amazing community. Great feedback when you need it. Just would like to hear from those who were here oh, so long ago. If you have slipped up, I hope you come back with a vengeance and have more staying power. I often wonder what ever happened to BigJon who gave me the clever idea of naming my craving "Margaret Thatcher". To this very day, I know whenever I have wicked thoughts about lighting up, it is she who is trying t make me err. I don't know how many have said the old habit is just one puff away. We know that to be true. I know I could not stop at one puff. I know me! One stuff up would just lead to another and the guilt would just drown in smoke fumes.Sometimes I wonder if having saved over $12 000, I might weaken. I know I won't because that amount is "only" about 50 cartons...I only hope others will succeed as the cost is prohibitive and must be sending smokers to the wall. Honestly, the longer one lasts the more wary one must be of efforts by "Niko Teen" to derail us. Always beware of possible sabotage... As others have already said, at least we don't have to make a new year's resolution, we just have to keep going. Best wishes to everyone on this journey.
Hey Lia. Well done on your achievement. I think the " one puff and I am addicted " cliche is the best defence against starting smoking again. It seems that there are an exceedingly small amount of smokers that can take or leave a cigarette and for sure none of them are on here. I believe like you that any thoughts of being able to have just one has to be smashed. The other defence against smoking is for me staying on here and keep posting. There is always something to share. Dobbin
Hi WendyOhNo. Reading the last bit of your response gave me goosebumps... "...we may never get another chance to beat it again..." You are not wrong there...
Hi Wendy, Dobbin and Lia. Wendy you are so right in what you say. Sometimes i get thoughts going through my head such as " one will not hurt................is it worth it after 50 odd years............has'nt the damage been done"?
When i asked my Doctor he said "I can only advise you to quit and that it will be beneficial for you especially in the long run and the amount of damage that has been done will be arrested"....So , yes quitting is beneficial but must be taken seriously. Temptation will always linger around us....but it is only i that knows what i felt when walking up grades before quitting and it is mostly for this reason i cannot go back to smoking. If we are not serious about quitting then we are fooling ourselves. Sorry but i say it how i see it. Cheers fir now.
What a massive effort Lia so proud of you...
Even though we have been on our No Smoking journey for many months, we can stand and be very proud on how far we have come.....
My Nicotine Devil sits on my shoulder...just waiting for me to stuff up, but I have to be strong n determind ....I have had visitors who smoke in my backyard, I sit with them as well just to enjoy the smell of my past habit, but I am never wanting to partake.
I think how far I have come in 15 months, my aim is not to be at the starting gate again.
That's awesome Lia, well done! The temptation for me has pretty much left me so I dont have a problem there anymore. My hubby still smokes too. Most times, cig smells stink for me but on rare occasions it can smell 'attractive', that's the only time I think...hmmm that smells nice and get this fleeting romantic thought of a puff....but thats where it ends cause I know I dont really want or need it. From the beginning of my quit journey.....I always used the mantra N.O.P.E...Not One Puff Ever.