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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 303

Hi Pet,

Glad to hear things are going well. The sleep stuff is common. They say it's that your getting more oxygen and that makes you feel more rested even though you aren't sleeping as much. On other quits I didn't know this and freaked out because I was getting 4 or 5 hours of sleep a night not knowing why and perceiving that things were horrible. This time around I read it and easily accepted it and enjoyed having some alone time in the morning....It tapers off after a month or so....Believe me I'm back to my lazy ways of "Hey, wake up, you've got like 20 minutes to get to work." lol.

With regards to the real world everybody's different. Take your time. Get some time under your belt and when your ready you'll know. Better to leave the world behind for a few months and come back then to soak yourself in the real world your whole life and leave 10 years early..

Your doing great....We are all very proud of you.

Mr Q

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/4/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 80
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,920
Amount Saved: $600.00
Life Gained:
Days: 8 Hrs: 14 Mins: 50 Seconds: 21

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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 289

Hi Pet, you are doing great, everytime you have a crave and don't give in you have WON the battle. I remember going to bed early alot in the begining of my quit, you just do whatever it takes to hang on to your precious quit.

Lisa

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/30/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 207
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 8,280
Amount Saved: $910.80
Life Gained:
Days: 22 Hrs: 15 Mins: 24 Seconds: 14

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 30

Thank you for you support. I am still smoke free. Feeling better. On that bad day i went to be bed at 830pm.

Lisa

I watch your quit video yesterday morning and ouah that will motivate you.

Mr Q I guess I am not totally ready for the real world but getting there. Really want to be the last time I quit.

Colleen, Brenna, Kelly, CybrDuke,PM, Windy ,Karren thank you so much for your kind words.

I think I back on track. I have not been sleeping good since I stopped, having lots of dream, sleeping few hours and waking up.

I only slept 4 hours before my bad day I guess it did not help.

When does the sleep patern gets better??? On all my other quits I always slept more.

Hugs to all of you and again thank you. That was a great help

Petruchki

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/9/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 14
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 126
Amount Saved: $34.65
Life Gained:
Days: 1 Hrs: 6 Mins: 22 Seconds: 2

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 130

Hey Petrruchi -

I've been pretty busy at work so I'm a bit late on my reply here, but all I can say is -

I hope you hung in there. It will get easier - I promise you.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/6/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 109
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,270
Amount Saved: $752.10
Life Gained:
Days: 18 Hrs: 2 Mins: 25 Seconds: 8

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 53

Hi Petruchi well I think it was a good thing that you did not go out to the bar, That is a big trigger it was for me and I went right back to smoking it was one of my many failed attemps to quit. Try to stay away from bars for a while, untill you get stronger when you know how to handle it. Hope this helps

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/3/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 20
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 800
Amount Saved: $250.00
Life Gained:
Days: 3 Hrs: 6 Mins: 30 Seconds: 34

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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2631

Hi Pet

I am an oldie who is just dropping by. Hope you are doing okay. Those REALLY BAD craving days are awful but they do go away.

I have to admit that I had to make some major lifestyle changes when I first quit smoking. I started spending alot more time in non-smoking places and with non-smoking friends. I didnt drink much the first few months. It was much easier to be a non-smoker in Canada in the winter because the smokers all had to go out in the snowstorms while I got to stay in warm. Now the first summer surrounded by smokers outside was sometimes rough but the next summer was much easier. I can honestly say that now there are some smoking thoughts but I cant remember the last REALLY BAD craving day. (I hope that helps...see it really DOES get better!!) And.....your life will come back together....maybe not exactly the same way it was but hopefully in an even better way.

Sending warm thoughts your way and wishing you the best...

Windy

Some of those lifestyle changes stuck and they are still part

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 9/11/2006
Smoke-Free Days: 772
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 19,300
Amount Saved: $5,404.00
Life Gained:
Days: 75 Hrs: 4 Mins: 44 Seconds: 31

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1080

Hi Pet, hows today doing?? well done on handling the bar situation the other day- and if eating chocolate helps, then eat chocolate, deal with one thing at a time-you are doing so good- hang on in there every day is a day closer to your success.
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 165
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,125
Amount Saved: $2,475.00
Life Gained:
Days: 19 Hrs: 9 Mins: 53 Seconds: 49

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 967

Hi Pet,

Are you feeling any better today? Those days will come, but they also go, remember that.

Kelly

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 12/6/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 321
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 9,630
Amount Saved: $1,203.75
Life Gained:
Days: 26 Hrs: 3 Mins: 42 Seconds: 9

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1153

Petruchki,

You've received some great support from your fellow members here. When the cravings are strong your Emergency Coping Plan found in your Toolbox and remember the 4 D's; Drink water, Distract, Deep Breath and Delay. Making a list of all of your reasons for quitting is also a great motivator. We also suggest thinking about all of the benefits you've noticed thus far.

Your almost through Heck Week - Congratulations!

Keep us posted.

Brenna, Bilingual Health Educator

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 289

Hi Petruchki some days are just really bad but there are good days and I swear to you the craves are alot less and different as time goes on. Seems that bars and smoking kind of go together so you really did probably make the right choice by not going.

Lisa

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/30/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 206
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 8,240
Amount Saved: $906.40
Life Gained:
Days: 22 Hrs: 12 Mins: 20 Seconds: 52

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