....can't believe I've gotten so far
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Starting week 7: ....can't believe I've... - No Smoking Day
Starting week 7
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HercuValued Contributor
Hey Mmaya.. well done and now you can believe in yourself... You have nailed it Mmaya
Maya Angelou said :"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song". You can sing your song now, you've got it !!
Owww thanks Hercu, I still don't trust myself and choose not to trust myself....too many failures in the past.
Today was great, I didn't think about smoking at all, only when I was driving home, was stuck on the traffic for one hour and had a laugh on my own, I would have smoked at least 4 cigarettes during that hour
Not missing it, I'm very happy that I am not smoking anymore.
Ta ta I'll report my status again tomorrow 
Still going strong! I'm at home chilling with my kids, TV is broken! Great! I'm seriously thinking about not buying another one ahahah....
Something really cool happened to me today, because I haven't been smoking, I've decided to go down to the bank and start up a savings account for the kids with the money I am not smoking.
When I was talking to the woman in the bank she said ideally I would have an account set up for myself as well bla bla bla...when she started entering my details, she looked at me with a very cheeky face and asked me for id, I didn't have the passport with me, so she couldn't continue the conversation, but the story is that apparently I opened up a savings account almost 20 years ago and put money in it and forgot all about it until now lol
She couldn't tell me any more details but I'm really looking forward to go back tomorrow ahahah
I wish that would happen to me! Hope there's a few hundred in there waiting for you mmaya....or maybe even more!
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...that would be lovely...cant wait for tomorrow ahahah
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Nozmo, I had a all 18 euros in there! Lol I thought she was going to say a few hundred... A little bit disappointed!
Ah well. better than nothing. At least you won't be wasting it on cigarettes!
The day is nearly over and I'm finding it really easy now...there's the odd thought about the cigarettes but that's all it is.
I hope everyone is doing fine, hang in there, there is a light at the end of the tunnel...
HercuValued Contributor
Nice.. Mmaya and you have seen that light and I promise it gets brighter and brighter...until you are out in the sunshine, smelling, Tasting, breathing so Nice ! ....Good for you !!
Still here and still behaving lol
I was a bit agitated this morning because of something that happened last week at work.
Somehow, I just locked myself in the bathroom and had a set of 10 deep breaths... That didn't work to calm down.
I then went for a all pint of cold water, didn't work either..
Just as I thought I was doomed, I looked outside the windows and saw a very strong built old man dressed up as a bailarina walking around with 4 small kids - most likely grand kids.
We all had a laugh and between going back to the bathroom and washing my face...it was gone!
It comes to prove that I am far from done here. Still a long way to go.
Sure that wasn't some sort of psychedelic experience? Gave me a laugh anyway. Keep it going!
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Ahahah! I think Halloween is really getting into people's heads!
I know, I know... It would be great if everytime we get a strong craving there was an old man dressed as a bailarina outside the windows lol
I wish I'd been there to see that Mmaya lol. Glad it calmed a stressful situation better than reaching out for a cigarette would have. That used to be my first reaction whenever something unexpected cropped up. Sometimes the urge is still there but it's only fleeting now so I'm hoping I'm finally getting to grips with my new smoke free life. It's taken some getting used to though but I'm so relieved that I'm no longer smoking. As you say there's still a long way to go but I think we're going to get there this time come hell or high water.
We are definitely going to get there.
I've got the feeling I'm going to be very tired when I get there, this is a very exhausting job...but I can do it and you can too.
I am delighted that you're finding it easier now...xxx
I am finding it easier Mmaya but there are still times (not many) when the feeling comes over me and for just a few seconds I think smoking a cigarette would actually be lovely - I shouldn't be saying this I know. The good thing is that I am able to quickly come to my senses and I tell myself that I DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK TO SMOKING. I just couldn't, not after coming this far. I think I said somewhere else that I do feel good about myself since I quit - I'm not going to spoil this feeling.
After smoking for so long I do understand that 8 weeks quit is nothing in comparison and that I've got to prove to myself that I REALLY don't want to be a smoker anymore.
I will get there and so will you. We've just got to keep our guard up and not be fooled that it's getting too easy. We don't want to let this quit rule our lives either.
I do feel positive and I know you do too. We are going to win this battle this time.
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You're right, you shouldn't be saying it, but it's true and we will all agree with it.
I'm a bit lucky with that because it's been a very long time since I actually enjoyed a cigarette.
I'm a very determined kind of person, I'm all goals in my mind.
I said I was going to buy a house when I was 30, I did it.
I said I was going to have my children around 29-32 and I did it.
I also said all my life that I would not smoke after 40 and I won't, I'll be 40 in 2 weeks. This is it, I smoked for half of my life....not smoking the other half!
RoisinO1Administrator3 Years Smoke Free
I am finding it easier Mmaya but there are still times (not many) when the feeling comes over me and for just a few seconds I think smoking a cigarette would actually be lovely - I shouldn't be saying this I know. The good thing is that I am able to quickly come to my senses and I tell myself that I DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK TO SMOKING. I just couldn't, not after coming this far. I think I said somewhere else that I do feel good about myself since I quit - I'm not going to spoil this feeling.
After smoking for so long I do understand that 8 weeks quit is nothing in comparison and that I've got to prove to myself that I REALLY don't want to be a smoker anymore.
I will get there and so will you. We've just got to keep our guard up and not be fooled that it's getting too easy. We don't want to let this quit rule our lives either.
I do feel positive and I know you do too. We are going to win this battle this time.
Hey Linda, you hit the nail on the head with your post above, I posted this last weekend, I am no longer thinking of a cigarette when a stressful situation arises as I have the mindset now that will only make it worse having a smoke, what I am finding is I could be sitting reading or listening to music, watching television, it would just come into my head, I would love a smoke but quickly tell myself there is no way I am going to blow 44 days smoke free and it passes. These thoughts I presume will go, I also had my weekly smoking dream last night and always wake up thinking how am I going to tell you guys!! It really is unbelievable the motivation this forum gives in a quit and how we are in this together and don't want to let each other down....
Life is good, the sun is shining, the TV is not working and the Ps3 is banned from the house.
I'm really starting to enjoy being smoke free, kids are upstairs cleaning their rooms, I'm baking today.
By the way a few in here have heard me moaning abt my migraines, well last time I stopped smoking the migraines went away, as soon as I relapsed, the migraines came back.
I am delighted to inform you that I found the cure for migraines - stop smoking!
Haven't had one since I stopped pretty much.
Have a good weekend everyone! Xxx
Well ...another day...I'm a bit agitated today because I'm making my favorite dinner and getting really annoyed that I cannot have a cigarette after all of that food.
Menu for today is:
Shrimp a le chef ( also known as shrimp with herbs - my recipe )
Desert Pasteis de belem - home made with buckets of Port wine aside
nice expresso after...huuuuummmmm!
Have a nice sunday everyone!
I can't smoke but no ONE will stop me from eating instead ahahaha
My plan is when they finaly get rid of me, I'll open up a restaurant, a fish grill restaurant.... Specialised in sea food, anything that has more than 4 legs I like it!
Now you are talking..... !
