Tryin' again!

[redhotmama]

Hi Butt Kickers!
I am back for another round! The last one was so much fun (NOT!!) that I had to try again. graemlins/crazy.gif I quit Jan.1/03, started again :mad: May 1/03,..........trying again as of midnight tonight. Wish me luck! I am going cold turkey (worked last time) and have my hard candies ready and the veggies are stocked.

Diana graemlins/wave.gif

[jkj1027]

Sending some (((vibes))) to you. Good luck!

[pooder]

Welcome back Diana! Sometimes it takes several time to succeed. Keep trying and you will succeed. Remember stay focused and positive. Post if I can help in any way.

Hugs,
Clara

[Catrina]

Hi Diana,
Good luck. It took me three tries and hopefully this time is the last. Try getting a quit meter at Silkquit (http://www.silkquit.org) It is fun to watch this to see how much you didn't smoke and how much you should save.

One year, one month, one week, two days, 2 hours, 7 minutes and 33 seconds. 24305 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,977.40. Life saved: 12 weeks, 9 hours, 25 minutes.

[redhotmama]

OK here's the scoop........I never made it to the end of that day (Sept. 20) but quit Sept. 30..........I am 4 days, 4 hours, 55 min,84 not smoked,saved:$35.74, Life saved:7 hr. It is not fun; wanted a ciggy soooo bad last night........joined Quitnet and that is very helpful. I want to eat instead.......that's the biggest prob, cuz when I started smoking again this past May after 4 months smokefree, it was cuz I freaked out when I got on the scale after the first month. How stupid is that? :eek:

Diana graemlins/bcbsalute.gif graemlins/wave.gif

[Catrina]

It wasn't stupid at all. In fact, I did the same thing on one of my tries to quit. I had lost 70 pounds on slimfast but I got bored and started eating. When I realized that I was gaining I figured that if I started to smoke I would stop gaining weight. Boy was I wrong. Now I have fights with myself about do I want to write the stuff down in my journal and use points or do I want to keep the weight off. Usually the keeping the weight off wins out.


Keep the quit
Cathy

One year, one month, two weeks, two days, 4 hours, 20 minutes and 41 seconds. 24730 cigarettes not smoked, saving $3,029.53. Life saved: 12 weeks, 1 day, 20 hours, 50 minutes.

[Bkindsm]

Diana, good for you deciding to quit again. This time you will do it. I know that I went into it with the attitude that I would never smoke again...not even one puff...(who did I get that from....someone here, perhaps Clara) This mantra really did help me, and posting here regularly helped tons too, being accountable. In the weight area I have not been as successful I have put on about 15 pounds (I was well below my goal) and taken off the five of it about 20 times over the last 12 months. I have done the "if I start smoking, I could take it off again" thing. I was talking to a friend of mine and after two years she started smoking again and is still 20 pounds overweight, it did not help her and now I know that it is not the answer for me. I was not one of those that stayed the same or lost weight, but that is totally possible, although I have not gained anything except those same five pounds since January, I still am happier (most days) that I have quit, and I will get the extra weight back off eventually.
Ok this was probably tmi, but congrats and you can do it.