Checking in...checking around

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Hello my fellow quitters... er winners just stopping by to say hello. Let's see this is day 4, no day 5 and all is well. Having a busy week at work so sorry I have missed some of your posts.

I hope everyone is doing well and staying committed to your plan. Life is good, no real struggles. Just making the choice each morning to do one more day.

See you on the other side of a new week! Take care and talk soon...

~S

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Hey.......I am back and determined again......I had weakened and succumbed but now I am mentally strong again......though I know I will need help on the way.......here we go again.....

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Thanks to all of you for stopping by lol.

Ramasus I can't tell you how happy I am to see you back!!!!

There are some really nice new folks here who I am sure will love to welcome you as well.

.......Now we can begin to get this party started Whoo Hoo, been a bit like a monestary around here as of late!!

xo

Sherri

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Good on you Sherri, take each new day slowly and you will get there.

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Doodlebug YUCK!! TMI lol.

Teehee sorry, hope you feel better soon, geez some folks will go to any lengths not to smoke

Hi Jane,

I am glad to hear from you yes, feeling really good about everything at present. Big test will be the weekend, that's always when my swan dive occurs. Having said that I have armed myself with a plan of non stop things to do leaving not much free time for daydreaming about the glamourous smoking life haha!!!

Talk soon!!

~S

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Hi Sherri,

A plan of non stop things to do sounds like a plan:D. At least you aware of the problems at weekends, I know you can get through it, is it when you drink?

Take care x

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Hi Sherri,

Day 4 for me to and also making the right decision not to smoke every morning

So far so good and looking forward to a healthy happy weekend.

Take care.

J.

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Hi Jane,

One of the things I have learned is that I am not an associative smoker ie. coffee and a smoke, dinner and a smoke, drive and smoke etc. ~ I am an anytime, anywhere for any reason smoker and associate it most with relaxation so drinking isn't an issue for me. Thank god, I would hate to have to teetotal as well ugh!! :eek:

Hi Jonny so glad to hear that you are getting on well.

One of the times that "was" a problem for me was in the mornings before work. What I have done is set the alarm for 25 minutes later so I don't have time to contemplate it just enough time to get ready and then off to work. It may work for you as well if that time is causing you difficulty....

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Sounds like I'm the opposite to you Sherri,

Mornings no problem but drinking was always a problem as was after a good meal.

I'm nervous for the weekend as I'm more relaxed and that creates an urge in itself.....such a complex little monster isn't it!

Anyway I have an e-cig and some very good intentions so I will beat this little s**t.

You sound like you have it all under control to me so should be a walk in the park :cool:

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Hi Jonny, since you mentioned the e-cig... if you wouldn't mind, I would like to relay to you my experience with that.

When I originally quit back on 1/1/13, I was using the e-cig and what I found was it became somewhat of a trap for me because the E-cig still allows you the physical action of smoking, so the look, hand hold, feel of, dragging on etc is a habit the e-cig is allowing you to hold on to which I believe is what a lot of smokers miss. You know, that something in your hand the motion of drawing on a cigarette etc. ...... it was all bad for me. I found I began to cling to puffing on that thing relentlessly telling myself that it was better than all the toxins and tar etc. and the very worst part was I still felt like I was smoking, sort of.... like a little cheat on myself if that makes sense.

This is just my opinion, and I am not suggesting you should change anything you are doing. Just wanted to share my take on the E-cig. I am obviously not a fan.