I'm Ready, I Think
Tennessee2019
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As I posted before, my quit date is 1-1-12. I need to do this, but am really afraid it will discourage me from continuing to lose weight because of the weight I will gain once I quit. I know my ticker doesn't show any weight loss, but that is due to being disabled & not able to exercise like I used to because of foot surgery. My foot is slowly healing & I should be back on my feet (pun intended) after the holidays.
Looking back, I regret EVER having my first cigarette but I wanted to spend every waking minute with my boyfriend & enjoyed the quiet time we had together when we smoked outside his parent's house. The relationship lasted 18 months, but I was hooked on smoking by the time it ended.
I kept my bad habit from my family, doused myself with perfume & kept breath mints in my pockets & in my car. They probably knew, but never said anything when I'd offer to run to the store for them, which is something I had never offered to do before I started smoking.
My first marriage was an abusive one & I have the burns from cigarettes on my skin to prove it. I didn't smoke when pregnant with my daughter or my son, nor after my accident or the divorce. But one night at the car races, I was handed a cigarette & I started up again.
My 2nd husband smokes & that will be the hardest time for me. I can go all day without a cigarette while he is at work, but the minute I hear him pull into the driveway - I'm waiting for him in the garage with a lit cigarette in my hand by the time he gets out of his truck. After meals will also be difficult, but I think I can handle it. I'm thinking about doing what my father-in-law did when he quit & would stand in the garage & just inhale the smoke. He said that was enough for him.
My husband & I have agreed NOT to try to quit at the same time, because we'd probably end up kiling each other. He says it will be easier for me because I am not as heavy a smoker as he is. This is true. He will also be able to use Chantix, which I can't due to my head injury. He has set his quit date as my birthday because I told him that would be the best gift he could give me.
I know that he wants to quit as well & I know that he CAN do it, I'm just afraid that he will smoke while he is at work. But if he comes home sucking on a breath mint & smelling of after shave, I will know. Then if he thinks I am cranky when I am PMSing, wait until he sees me if he smokes after my birthday.
Looking back, I regret EVER having my first cigarette but I wanted to spend every waking minute with my boyfriend & enjoyed the quiet time we had together when we smoked outside his parent's house. The relationship lasted 18 months, but I was hooked on smoking by the time it ended.
I kept my bad habit from my family, doused myself with perfume & kept breath mints in my pockets & in my car. They probably knew, but never said anything when I'd offer to run to the store for them, which is something I had never offered to do before I started smoking.
My first marriage was an abusive one & I have the burns from cigarettes on my skin to prove it. I didn't smoke when pregnant with my daughter or my son, nor after my accident or the divorce. But one night at the car races, I was handed a cigarette & I started up again.
My 2nd husband smokes & that will be the hardest time for me. I can go all day without a cigarette while he is at work, but the minute I hear him pull into the driveway - I'm waiting for him in the garage with a lit cigarette in my hand by the time he gets out of his truck. After meals will also be difficult, but I think I can handle it. I'm thinking about doing what my father-in-law did when he quit & would stand in the garage & just inhale the smoke. He said that was enough for him.
My husband & I have agreed NOT to try to quit at the same time, because we'd probably end up kiling each other. He says it will be easier for me because I am not as heavy a smoker as he is. This is true. He will also be able to use Chantix, which I can't due to my head injury. He has set his quit date as my birthday because I told him that would be the best gift he could give me.
I know that he wants to quit as well & I know that he CAN do it, I'm just afraid that he will smoke while he is at work. But if he comes home sucking on a breath mint & smelling of after shave, I will know. Then if he thinks I am cranky when I am PMSing, wait until he sees me if he smokes after my birthday.
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7 Days today and not one smoke for me, today i also posted a 2.6lb loss.
Quitting does not mean you will automatically gain.
Do it for you, do it now, never look back.
My 2p.0 -
I'm rooting for you! I will be there for you on this board and on T.H.E, because expecially when you are trying to quit AND eat right you REALLY have to Try Hard Everyday!
My quit date is tomorrow, so hopefully by 1-1-12 I will have some good advice for you!
I have quit before, both with Chantix and the patch, and the Chantix really, really screwed with my head. It works, for sure, but for me it was at the expense of my sanity (for a time) so just be aware that it affects people in strange ways, and watch your hubby for signs that he's acting different.
Good luck to you on both of your journeys!0 -
You can do it! I kn ow you can I quit after 40 years and I didn't gain one ounce!! I am rooting for you all.
Yeah yeah yeah!!!0
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