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Old October 7th 04, 05:03 AM
Jeanne Hedge
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Default EUREKA!! I Did It!!

Congratulations!

My grandmother quit as you have, cold turkey, and was rightly quite
proud of it. Afterward though, she said she wished she hadn't been
forced to quit (she quit after having a heart attack), not because she
missed smoking but because she thought people who quit because they
wanted to (instead of being forced to do so) had achieved an even
greater accomplishment!






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Old October 7th 04, 05:34 AM
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Well done Catherine!!!!!!!

Its great to finally hear of something worth well and truly celebrating her
ein RPCA, we've had such bad news recently.

yeaa-haaah, and way to go!

And enjoy those choccies.

Yowie

"CATherine" wrote in message
...
The last couple weeks have been so hard. And right in the middle of
everything, i had a killer toothache. But maybe it helped in its own
way. You see, after 40 years, I quit smoking!

The bronchitis i had last month was pretty bad and the last of it
never left me. I was plagued with a constant bronchial rattle. Then
one day I was driving to the next client and smoking and coughing.
Then, for some reason, I looked at my cigarette and asked myself "What
am i doing? This tastes like sh*t!"

I have known for years the bad effects of ciggies; but always
rationalized it away by telling myself I enjoyed the taste of tobacco.
But that day I realized it had been a long time since a ciggie tasted
like tobacco, and I was not enjoying smoking or hacking my lungs out.
My smoking was an addictive habit; kind of like pavlov's dog. So I
told myself, "I'm going to do it! I am going to quit" So I stubbed the
cigarette out and that was it. I haven't had one since.

I gave the remainder of my cigarettes to my son and told him my
decision. Then I told him I wasn't buying any more; not even for him.
He agreed and said he would use the two packs to taper off. Well, by
now we are smoke-free. And I am done with the bronchial rattle.

But I talked with a nurse at work and she said after 40 years damage,
I would be coughing up sh*t from my lungs a long time. But it is just
an occasional loose cough. And i am able to breathe deeper already
than I have in years.

I even went through the house and gathered up all the many ashtrays
and cleaned them and packed them away for my spring yard sale. Except
for a couple decorative ones that don't really look like ashtrays. I
cleaned my car and sprayed it thoroughly with Odo-Ban.

Now, over the next few months, as I have time, I need to clean house
bit by bit. I realize the smell of tar and ashes is ingrained in the
carpet, curtains and sofa, etc. I am so used to it I don't even smell
it--yet. Once the crap is finally cleaned out of my body, I will
probably regain my sense of smell. And taste.

Oh, No!! What have I done? I love food even without a sense of smell
and not much taste. What is going to happen when the tar and nicotine
is gone? I am going to balloon, is what!! Let me tell you, the
addiction to ciggies is nothing compared to the addiction to tasty
food! ;-))

I stopped at Safeway on the way home tonight. They had my favorite on
sale--3 for $6. Regular price is $3.69 apiece! What a sale! So of
course I succumbed! Godiva dark Belgian chocolate ice cream! YUM!

--
CATherine


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Old October 7th 04, 05:34 AM
Yowie
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Well done Catherine!!!!!!!

Its great to finally hear of something worth well and truly celebrating her
ein RPCA, we've had such bad news recently.

yeaa-haaah, and way to go!

And enjoy those choccies.

Yowie

"CATherine" wrote in message
...
The last couple weeks have been so hard. And right in the middle of
everything, i had a killer toothache. But maybe it helped in its own
way. You see, after 40 years, I quit smoking!

The bronchitis i had last month was pretty bad and the last of it
never left me. I was plagued with a constant bronchial rattle. Then
one day I was driving to the next client and smoking and coughing.
Then, for some reason, I looked at my cigarette and asked myself "What
am i doing? This tastes like sh*t!"

I have known for years the bad effects of ciggies; but always
rationalized it away by telling myself I enjoyed the taste of tobacco.
But that day I realized it had been a long time since a ciggie tasted
like tobacco, and I was not enjoying smoking or hacking my lungs out.
My smoking was an addictive habit; kind of like pavlov's dog. So I
told myself, "I'm going to do it! I am going to quit" So I stubbed the
cigarette out and that was it. I haven't had one since.

I gave the remainder of my cigarettes to my son and told him my
decision. Then I told him I wasn't buying any more; not even for him.
He agreed and said he would use the two packs to taper off. Well, by
now we are smoke-free. And I am done with the bronchial rattle.

But I talked with a nurse at work and she said after 40 years damage,
I would be coughing up sh*t from my lungs a long time. But it is just
an occasional loose cough. And i am able to breathe deeper already
than I have in years.

I even went through the house and gathered up all the many ashtrays
and cleaned them and packed them away for my spring yard sale. Except
for a couple decorative ones that don't really look like ashtrays. I
cleaned my car and sprayed it thoroughly with Odo-Ban.

Now, over the next few months, as I have time, I need to clean house
bit by bit. I realize the smell of tar and ashes is ingrained in the
carpet, curtains and sofa, etc. I am so used to it I don't even smell
it--yet. Once the crap is finally cleaned out of my body, I will
probably regain my sense of smell. And taste.

Oh, No!! What have I done? I love food even without a sense of smell
and not much taste. What is going to happen when the tar and nicotine
is gone? I am going to balloon, is what!! Let me tell you, the
addiction to ciggies is nothing compared to the addiction to tasty
food! ;-))

I stopped at Safeway on the way home tonight. They had my favorite on
sale--3 for $6. Regular price is $3.69 apiece! What a sale! So of
course I succumbed! Godiva dark Belgian chocolate ice cream! YUM!

--
CATherine


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Old October 7th 04, 05:37 AM
Yowie
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"Jeanne Hedge" wrote in message
...
Congratulations!

My grandmother quit as you have, cold turkey, and was rightly quite
proud of it. Afterward though, she said she wished she hadn't been
forced to quit (she quit after having a heart attack), not because she
missed smoking but because she thought people who quit because they
wanted to (instead of being forced to do so) had achieved an even
greater accomplishment!


Your grandmother quit because she *wanted* to, as well. Sure, she was told
of the consequences etc etc of what would happen if she didn't, but unless
something phsyically prevented her from putting a cigarette in her mouth,
lighting it up, and inhaling, then her victory is just as good as everyone
elses. After all, there are plenty of people out there who have had heart
attack after heart attack and still keeping puffing away regardless.

Yowie

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Old October 7th 04, 05:37 AM
Yowie
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"Jeanne Hedge" wrote in message
...
Congratulations!

My grandmother quit as you have, cold turkey, and was rightly quite
proud of it. Afterward though, she said she wished she hadn't been
forced to quit (she quit after having a heart attack), not because she
missed smoking but because she thought people who quit because they
wanted to (instead of being forced to do so) had achieved an even
greater accomplishment!


Your grandmother quit because she *wanted* to, as well. Sure, she was told
of the consequences etc etc of what would happen if she didn't, but unless
something phsyically prevented her from putting a cigarette in her mouth,
lighting it up, and inhaling, then her victory is just as good as everyone
elses. After all, there are plenty of people out there who have had heart
attack after heart attack and still keeping puffing away regardless.

Yowie

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Old October 7th 04, 05:46 AM
Marina
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CATherine wrote:

The last couple weeks have been so hard. And right in the middle of
everything, i had a killer toothache. But maybe it helped in its own
way. You see, after 40 years, I quit smoking!

YAY! Good on ya, Catherine!!

The bronchitis i had last month was pretty bad and the last of it
never left me. I was plagued with a constant bronchial rattle. Then
one day I was driving to the next client and smoking and coughing.
Then, for some reason, I looked at my cigarette and asked myself "What
am i doing? This tastes like sh*t!"


Exactly what I told my last ciggie before stubbing it out ten years ago.
Now I know you are serious, because when that realisation hits you,
there is no going back.
snippage

I gave the remainder of my cigarettes to my son and told him my
decision.


I gave the remainder to a coworker. Can't have any temptations lying around.


But I talked with a nurse at work and she said after 40 years damage,
I would be coughing up sh*t from my lungs a long time. But it is just
an occasional loose cough. And i am able to breathe deeper already
than I have in years.


About a week after I quit, I had this prickly sensation in my gums, as
if they had been numb and were coming out of it.


Oh, No!! What have I done? I love food even without a sense of smell
and not much taste. What is going to happen when the tar and nicotine
is gone? I am going to balloon, is what!! Let me tell you, the
addiction to ciggies is nothing compared to the addiction to tasty
food! ;-))


I did put on a lot of weight after I quit, so I don't really have any
advice. P Maybe since you can feel the taste and smell better, you
will be able to make do with less?

I stopped at Safeway on the way home tonight. They had my favorite on
sale--3 for $6. Regular price is $3.69 apiece! What a sale! So of
course I succumbed! Godiva dark Belgian chocolate ice cream! YUM!


You've earned it! Only don't go on rewarding yourself in this way. ;o)

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki
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Old October 7th 04, 05:46 AM
Marina
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CATherine wrote:

The last couple weeks have been so hard. And right in the middle of
everything, i had a killer toothache. But maybe it helped in its own
way. You see, after 40 years, I quit smoking!

YAY! Good on ya, Catherine!!

The bronchitis i had last month was pretty bad and the last of it
never left me. I was plagued with a constant bronchial rattle. Then
one day I was driving to the next client and smoking and coughing.
Then, for some reason, I looked at my cigarette and asked myself "What
am i doing? This tastes like sh*t!"


Exactly what I told my last ciggie before stubbing it out ten years ago.
Now I know you are serious, because when that realisation hits you,
there is no going back.
snippage

I gave the remainder of my cigarettes to my son and told him my
decision.


I gave the remainder to a coworker. Can't have any temptations lying around.


But I talked with a nurse at work and she said after 40 years damage,
I would be coughing up sh*t from my lungs a long time. But it is just
an occasional loose cough. And i am able to breathe deeper already
than I have in years.


About a week after I quit, I had this prickly sensation in my gums, as
if they had been numb and were coming out of it.


Oh, No!! What have I done? I love food even without a sense of smell
and not much taste. What is going to happen when the tar and nicotine
is gone? I am going to balloon, is what!! Let me tell you, the
addiction to ciggies is nothing compared to the addiction to tasty
food! ;-))


I did put on a lot of weight after I quit, so I don't really have any
advice. P Maybe since you can feel the taste and smell better, you
will be able to make do with less?

I stopped at Safeway on the way home tonight. They had my favorite on
sale--3 for $6. Regular price is $3.69 apiece! What a sale! So of
course I succumbed! Godiva dark Belgian chocolate ice cream! YUM!


You've earned it! Only don't go on rewarding yourself in this way. ;o)

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki
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Old October 7th 04, 06:27 AM
Yoj
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Congratulations to you and your son!

--
Joy

"You can never do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it
will be too late." - Ralph Waldo Emerson


"CATherine" wrote in message
...
The last couple weeks have been so hard. And right in the middle of
everything, i had a killer toothache. But maybe it helped in its own
way. You see, after 40 years, I quit smoking!

The bronchitis i had last month was pretty bad and the last of it
never left me. I was plagued with a constant bronchial rattle. Then
one day I was driving to the next client and smoking and coughing.
Then, for some reason, I looked at my cigarette and asked myself "What
am i doing? This tastes like sh*t!"

I have known for years the bad effects of ciggies; but always
rationalized it away by telling myself I enjoyed the taste of tobacco.
But that day I realized it had been a long time since a ciggie tasted
like tobacco, and I was not enjoying smoking or hacking my lungs out.
My smoking was an addictive habit; kind of like pavlov's dog. So I
told myself, "I'm going to do it! I am going to quit" So I stubbed the
cigarette out and that was it. I haven't had one since.

I gave the remainder of my cigarettes to my son and told him my
decision. Then I told him I wasn't buying any more; not even for him.
He agreed and said he would use the two packs to taper off. Well, by
now we are smoke-free. And I am done with the bronchial rattle.

But I talked with a nurse at work and she said after 40 years damage,
I would be coughing up sh*t from my lungs a long time. But it is just
an occasional loose cough. And i am able to breathe deeper already
than I have in years.

I even went through the house and gathered up all the many ashtrays
and cleaned them and packed them away for my spring yard sale. Except
for a couple decorative ones that don't really look like ashtrays. I
cleaned my car and sprayed it thoroughly with Odo-Ban.

Now, over the next few months, as I have time, I need to clean house
bit by bit. I realize the smell of tar and ashes is ingrained in the
carpet, curtains and sofa, etc. I am so used to it I don't even smell
it--yet. Once the crap is finally cleaned out of my body, I will
probably regain my sense of smell. And taste.

Oh, No!! What have I done? I love food even without a sense of smell
and not much taste. What is going to happen when the tar and nicotine
is gone? I am going to balloon, is what!! Let me tell you, the
addiction to ciggies is nothing compared to the addiction to tasty
food! ;-))

I stopped at Safeway on the way home tonight. They had my favorite on
sale--3 for $6. Regular price is $3.69 apiece! What a sale! So of
course I succumbed! Godiva dark Belgian chocolate ice cream! YUM!

--
CATherine



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Old October 7th 04, 06:27 AM
Yoj
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Congratulations to you and your son!

--
Joy

"You can never do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it
will be too late." - Ralph Waldo Emerson


"CATherine" wrote in message
...
The last couple weeks have been so hard. And right in the middle of
everything, i had a killer toothache. But maybe it helped in its own
way. You see, after 40 years, I quit smoking!

The bronchitis i had last month was pretty bad and the last of it
never left me. I was plagued with a constant bronchial rattle. Then
one day I was driving to the next client and smoking and coughing.
Then, for some reason, I looked at my cigarette and asked myself "What
am i doing? This tastes like sh*t!"

I have known for years the bad effects of ciggies; but always
rationalized it away by telling myself I enjoyed the taste of tobacco.
But that day I realized it had been a long time since a ciggie tasted
like tobacco, and I was not enjoying smoking or hacking my lungs out.
My smoking was an addictive habit; kind of like pavlov's dog. So I
told myself, "I'm going to do it! I am going to quit" So I stubbed the
cigarette out and that was it. I haven't had one since.

I gave the remainder of my cigarettes to my son and told him my
decision. Then I told him I wasn't buying any more; not even for him.
He agreed and said he would use the two packs to taper off. Well, by
now we are smoke-free. And I am done with the bronchial rattle.

But I talked with a nurse at work and she said after 40 years damage,
I would be coughing up sh*t from my lungs a long time. But it is just
an occasional loose cough. And i am able to breathe deeper already
than I have in years.

I even went through the house and gathered up all the many ashtrays
and cleaned them and packed them away for my spring yard sale. Except
for a couple decorative ones that don't really look like ashtrays. I
cleaned my car and sprayed it thoroughly with Odo-Ban.

Now, over the next few months, as I have time, I need to clean house
bit by bit. I realize the smell of tar and ashes is ingrained in the
carpet, curtains and sofa, etc. I am so used to it I don't even smell
it--yet. Once the crap is finally cleaned out of my body, I will
probably regain my sense of smell. And taste.

Oh, No!! What have I done? I love food even without a sense of smell
and not much taste. What is going to happen when the tar and nicotine
is gone? I am going to balloon, is what!! Let me tell you, the
addiction to ciggies is nothing compared to the addiction to tasty
food! ;-))

I stopped at Safeway on the way home tonight. They had my favorite on
sale--3 for $6. Regular price is $3.69 apiece! What a sale! So of
course I succumbed! Godiva dark Belgian chocolate ice cream! YUM!

--
CATherine



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Old October 7th 04, 06:40 AM
Steve Touchstone
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On 7 Oct 2004 03:48:29 GMT, CATherine
wrote:

The last couple weeks have been so hard. And right in the middle of
everything, i had a killer toothache. But maybe it helped in its own
way. You see, after 40 years, I quit smoking!


ConCatulations - I made the same decision a couple months ago. I think
it does help (some at least) if you quit when a little sick. I have
tried to quit several times in the past, but this time was maybe a
little easier because I had a head cold at the time. Like you say, I
thought I enjoyed the cigarett taste, but of coure you don't enjoy
them when you have a cold.

Folks tell me that you keep wanting them for years, and that may be
true since I still find myself reaching for once every so often. I
backslid and bought a pack one I was over my cold and was half way
through the pack before I knew it. Taught me something, I can't just
smoke a little. Threw away the remainder when I realized that I had
only actually enjoyed a couple, but had smoked ten.

Good luck staying off the evil weed. Like I said, it's only been a
couple months for me, but I'm determined to stay off them this time.

One last word, in the past when I stopped for awhile I gained weight.
This time I sucked on hard candy (sugarless) and so far haven't put on
any weight.
--
Steve Touchstone,
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