Hi fellow January Quitters. It's the countdown to our Penthouse arrival, and I'm worried incase the Penthouse just isn't ready for us. I think we need to be putting in our requests for redecoration and plans for a party night.
I'll keep my request simple: new expensive furniture, have to have a water feature like all of the reality makeover shows, we need a theme since the reality shows like them too. Also, for the party night we'll have to invite a band - The Rolling Stones should be available - they'll be sympathetic to our drug addled past: especially Keith.
Oh, we need a celebrity chef to do the catering. Jamie Oliver?
This is the list - please amend if not correct.
Aitch Jan 30
Bec81 Jan 30
Si22 Jan 30
gina1506 Jan 30
jonnynosmoke Jan 30
Capitan Jan 26
Rochelle Jan 26
Grumpy1 Jan-24
Jubilee. Jan-19
nonico Jan-19
pammiewammie Jan-18
Mojo76 Jan-14
1 Bluetree Jan-11
foreverfree Jan-11
niconomore Jan-11
paulo assis Jan-11
russellington Jan-09
Andrew G Jan7
Moonlightblonde Jan-05
bex_boo Jan-05
Dapower Jan-01
Jae0404 Jan-01
mumi76 Jan-01
ppat324 Jan-01
Thisistheday71 Jan-01
Tracy71 Jan-01
Ace_Wisdom Jan-01
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Well, I am still here ! , may have put a bit of wieght on, just love chewy peppermints, but have managed to stay totally clear of the fags. It has been a rough ride at times and still the cravings like to pop up now and then, but hey, whats life without a challange ?
Hi fellow January Quitters. It's the countdown to our Penthouse arrival, and I'm worried incase the Penthouse just isn't ready for us. I think we need to be putting in our requests for redecoration and plans for a party night.
I'll keep my request simple: new expensive furniture, have to have a water feature like all of the reality makeover shows, we need a theme since the reality shows like them too. Also, for the party night we'll have to invite a band - The Rolling Stones should be available - they'll be sympathetic to our drug addled past: especially Keith.
Oh, we need a celebrity chef to do the catering. Jamie Oliver?
This is the list - please amend if not correct.
Aitch Jan 30
Bec81 Jan 30
Si22 Jan 30
gina1506 Jan 30
jonnynosmoke Jan 30
Capitan Jan 26
Rochelle Jan 26
Grumpy1 Jan-24
Jubilee. Jan-19
nonico Jan-19
pammiewammie Jan-18
Mojo76 Jan-14
1 Bluetree Jan-11
foreverfree Jan-11
niconomore Jan-11
paulo assis Jan-11
russellington Jan-09
Andrew G Jan7
Moonlightblonde Jan-05
bex_boo Jan-05
Dapower Jan-01
Jae0404 Jan-01
mumi76 Jan-01
ppat324 Jan-01
Thisistheday71 Jan-01
Tracy71 Jan-01
Ace_Wisdom Jan-01Noooooooooooo wait for meeeeeeee, I call in from time to time as is does me the world of good and still fighting strong and good to look back, here's my original post on the same quit day as Andrew on the 7th
Oh yes please, could I please order Lucy Pinder to be mine for the day starting by serving me with ice cold pints of Carling on request and other stuff which I'm not going to post on a public forum img39.imageshack.us/img39/2... That's it really, I'm not greedy although when leaving the penthouse after washing down the top draw steak a pre set up with Camelot rigged lottery ticket on the table on exit wouldn't go a miss, mmmm that's about it really, thank you!
:):)few day's left and the first year has gone by!!!!!!So quickly and some times so slow!!!,some may understand me! Last year this time I came to England. Bought Allen Carr's book went back home ,I'm back in Oxford to see my family and to close my first year as a ex non smoker,I dont know were I will be next year but I know one thing for sure it will be as a ex non smoker.Thank's to Allan ,2 months of nicotine patches ,this forum x2,and my family's suport ,thank you. If i did it anyone can,you must first let your mind stop smoking then after awhile your body will follow !!!! I used my smoking money of 10 months for a cheap but wonderfull holiday in Barcalona! Think about that (all new quiters,and strugling qquiters) The rewards are endless in so many ways.Today i am going to the market to have aBen's Cookies or 2 ,I deserve it ! You all can deserve it as well
Congratulations Paulo Assis - you're nearly at your 1 year mark- Jan 11. How exciting is that
Steelfixer is nearly there too. Jan 7 he should be with Lucy Pinder in the Penthouse. I'm assuming he's asked Santa for his wish. I must say, I thought he'd go for an international model rather than a provincial one -I had to google lil' ol' Lucy - hadn't heard of her in Australia. Seeing though she doesn't work the globe she'll probably be able to make it.
These people must be VERY excited - Jan 1 is their day
Dapower Jan-01
Jae0404 Jan-01
mumi76 Jan-01
ppat324 Jan-01
Thisistheday71 Jan-01
Tracy71 Jan-01
Ace_Wisdom Jan-01
Any of you Jan quitters around please let us know - I'd love to see how many have made the 12 months, and can go in the Penthouse. I'll be in there on Jan 19. I intend to do more exercise by then - Christmas meant too much food.
Hi all, well I'm still here although been thinking about smoking alot these past few days, not going to tho gone through too much. only 6 days to go and IM IN THE PENTHOUSE :D:D
I am still here, I don't post alot but call in from time to time...
I quit on Jan the 14th 2012 so it will be a year for me this comming Jan 14th...
I quit using the Alan carr method, I was worried about quitting because I suffer from Bipolar disorder and used smoking to destress (Or So I thought).. But after listening to Allan Carr CD rom, I quit and haven't looked back, my life is so much better without the ciggies, I feel less stressful now than when I was smoking and can handling lifes problems more easily.... And no more yellow teeth or stained fingers.
Here's the amended list. Congratulations on reaching this milestone. Good luck in the Penthouse on Jan - 14 - I'll be joining you 5 days later on the 19th.
I hope that others who aren't on the list get added to our Honour Roll.
Hi all - I notice on the bottom of Ace_Wisdom's posts that there are people listed for quit in Jan 2012 that are not on the list I have. Does anyone have updates on the following?
The people at the bottom of my list was done awhile back....I only added the members that was apart of the group....but you can add them to the official list if you like.....them maybe we could put stars at the side of the members that are still smoke free so we can keep track of who's missing and who's going in the penthouse
Hi there I m still here along with captain and Rochelle , unfortunately we lost Si on the way but hoping he is going to restart soon !
I m jealous of all you 1st jan quitters !! I have to wait 29 more days to get into the penthouse !!! Wish I had quit earlier lol ! But nevertheless 11 months over tomorrow and then another 30 days yoohoo
Ohh yes please can we have some stars next to our names, the more fuss we make the better I will feel. I'd like to order some lobster to go with my bottle of champers please
Can I have my star please? Still free. Don't miss it either.
My order for the Penthouse - A taxi in Lagos, Nigeria from the Countdown on the Beach to my house on 1st Jan 2013 at about 4.30am. The government's paying for all the beer you know
Well done all those who've made it this far, bear in mind this is just the beginning though. For those who didn't I pray that you will find the strength to keep trying until you succeed.
BTW, I must thank all of you on this forum. I don't post much but I read a lot both before and after I quit. I don't think I would have made it this far with the challenging year I've had without your help and encouragement witting or unwitting. As my people say "may you always either be strong or find those who can be strong for you"
Hi Dapower - Congratulations - Jan 1 will be a monumental milestone. As for the taxi - no problems, but wouldn't you prefer a private jet? That's how I'm getting there from Australia.
Actually 41 people - there was a double up on the list which I've amended.
Looking at the amended list ( adding more people from Ace_Wisdom's list ) 12 people quit smoking on Jan 01 2012 and 4 have reached the one year mark ( in approx 3 days time ). So, on the information I have, that's 25% success rate. Any more smoke free quitters? Please let me know & I'll amend the list.
It is an honor to be on the list of those who have succeeded.
I am counting the hours until I can say 1 year, only 73 1/2 hours left until I reach the Penthouse. It is overwhelming to me that I have done this. I thank each and everyone of you for your help!! Without you I don't believe I would be standing at the door to the Penthouse.
To those still fighting the battle...do NOT give up....EVER!!!! I was a 3 pack a day smoker and I did it...so can you!!! ppat
In about 14 hours and 40 or so mins I'm in, I'm there, I can't belive I've done it! Well done to the rest of you January quitters to, If I feel proud of myself you all must be too, and I'm proud of you too
Well done fellow Jan quitters. Nice long list there who will soon be moving into the penthouse. I've have to wait until the end of Jan but at least you rowdy lot might have quietened down by the time I get there. Not too much though as I want to join the party also. Still going strong and wont be beaten.
And to the new Jan quitters about to come on board all I can say is go for it and like us you will be amazed how quick a year goes and you will never regret the decision to stop.
It gets better, come the 1st of March I finish my plan that I made and it worked as stuck by it, I will 100% debt free Promises of a good good year ahead, just shows that the sayings totally correct that you get out of things by what you put into them and sticking with it.
It makes me feel so happy to know that ppat324 & Tracey71 are loving being 1 year free from the cigarettes. I'm sure that Ace_Wisdom and Dapower are loving being in the Penthouse too. I'll be joining you on Jan 19.
Steelfixer it's wonderful to hear you'll be debt free in March. That's another great thing about giving up smoking - it's a really expensive habit these days, and giving up means some very significant savings.
$6,000 a year in Australian money is serious money, and that is what people are spending if they smoke a pack a day. It's equivalent to:
-a very good overseas holiday.
-one year's University fees (for 4 subjects)for a son or daughter or yourself.
-the bulk of a family's groceries for a year.
etc etc.
The list just goes on and on for the positives upon giving up smoking. I hope that people thinking about giving up smoking realise that materially, their quality of life will improve significantly as well as the enormous benefits to health.
It makes me feel so happy to know that ppat324 & Tracey71 are loving being 1 year free from the cigarettes. I'm sure that Ace_Wisdom and Dapower are loving being in the Penthouse too. I'll be joining you on Jan 19.
Steelfixer it's wonderful to hear you'll be debt free in March. That's another great thing about giving up smoking - it's a really expensive habit these days, and giving up means some very significant savings.
$6,000 a year in Australian money is serious money, and that is what people are spending if they smoke a pack a day. It's equivalent to:
-a very good overseas holiday.
-one year's University fees (for 4 subjects)for a son or daughter or yourself.
-the bulk of a family's groceries for a year.
etc etc.
The list just goes on and on for the positives upon giving up smoking. I hope that people thinking about giving up smoking realise that materially, their quality of life will improve significantly as well as the enormous benefits to health.Everything just seems to have gone better as a whole since quitting, it's took it's time obviously in fact a year but I seem to go about things better as a whole and dealing with things 100% instead of reaching for 20 Regal, nearly all of the time in "reach for the smokes" situations I don't even think about them at all, I still have the odd craving but hardly ever and very weak. So if anyone who's reading this who's lets say a couple of months into a quit and your getting down as you thought it would have all gone away by then, IT WILL GET BETTER.
Technically I'm 11 hours early going by my signature but I don't care it's still a year going by, a very fast year as well, the first 2 to 3 months where the hardest by far, some days where slow some fast, some knackering some too much energy, many a early days felt like i was in a sub conscious state and put that with one of the few sleepless nights I was feeling weird but everything gradually came together and just looked at everything super positive
here's to the future, good luck everyone old or new
Congratulations steelfixer on reaching the Penthouse. I don't think you're 11 hours early since you can go by Australian time - 11 hrs before the UK I think
( or is it 10? ). I never know the times with daylight saving in some states of Australia and not others.
You achieved something very very important in 2012 by quitting smoking & I hope the Penthouse is everything you want it to be. I think the Penthouse symbolises freedom, liberation and courage; no one gets in there without those 3 attributes so you've done very well.
If russellington Jan-09, Tinkerbell Jan-08 aren't ready to join the Penthouse this January they may be along another month.
The next group to be very excited and proud are:
1 Bluetree Jan-11*
foreverfree Jan-11
niconomore Jan-11
paulo assis Jan-11*
I'm interested in obtaining some sort of statistical data from the January group. Just to see the % of those ( that we know of anyhow ) that made the year, and which method of quitting they used.
I'm so happy and excited for you. What a great achievement you made in 2012. I have ordered lobster for the menu in the Penthouse for Jan 11 - a little bird told me you like lobster.
A whole new world has opened up for 1Bluetree the non-smoker. It is like being reborn in many ways isn't it?
I've been going through the posts and pammiewammie Jan-18 who quit using Champix was going very strong at 10 months. Is 2013 the year you enter the Penthouse pammiewammie?
It's interesting, we don't have quitters before Jan 18 on Champix. It makes sense since you resolve on New Year's Day to go to the doctors as soon as you can and get Champix. Then there is a 2 week continuation of the smoking before the quit starts. We'll be getting the Champix stoppers in Jan now.
This is my list of who is left to go into the Penthouse ( the ones with the stars):
Aitch Jan 30*
Bec81 Jan 30
Si22 Jan 30
gina1506 Jan 30 *
jonnynosmoke Jan 30
Capitan Jan 26 *
Rochelle Jan 26*
Grumpy1 Jan-24
Anyone any update on those people with no stars next to their name?
Aitch Jan 30*
gina1506 Jan 30 *
Capitan Jan 26 *
Rochelle Jan 26*
Once the 4 above enter the Penthouse that brings the January 2012 total to 14. 42 originally started the quit. That's where my 33% comes from: (14/42)x100
I have a sneaky feeling that the % may even be slightly higher since I think a couple just stopped posting yet they were going strong when we last heard from them. Anyway, 33% is still very good going.
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