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jukes

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Tue Jun-28-05 10:39 AM
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10 days nicotine free

you bastards!

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meegbear

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Tue Jun-28-05 10:44 AM
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1. 11 more days and the nicotine will be out of your system.

You go girl (or guy)!

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Goldmund

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Tue Jun-28-05 10:45 AM
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2. No patches, gum, no nothin'?

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jukes

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:16 AM
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13. quit for 4 years using the patch

Edited on Tue Jun-28-05 11:16 AM by jukes

eft up, smoked 1 & was jonesed for a year. tried the patch 5X during that year to no avail.

just fucking QUIT. but at the moment i HATE every1!

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Scout1071

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Tue Jun-28-05 10:46 AM
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3. Jukes! Congratulations. I'm struggling so badly right now. Day 2 here.

And I'm thinking I should have done this next week. I don't think I can get thru the fun party weekend with all my friends and family in town.

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Goldmund

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:01 AM
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9. Day 2 here as well!

As Mark Twain said, it's easy to quit smoking: I've done it a thousand times. :D

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Scout1071

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:05 AM
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10. I'm really concerned about this weekend.

I'm not sure I can get thru a weekend of friends, family, fun as my first smoke free weekend.

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Goldmund

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:06 AM
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11. Think of it this way:

if you get through this weekend, the deal's sealed. When you start jonesing next Wednesday, you can say to yourself: "If I didn't start smoking last weekend, I sure am not gonna do it now."

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radwriter0555

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:40 AM
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20. How about skipping the festivities this weekend so that you're not tempted

Edited on Tue Jun-28-05 11:41 AM by radwriter0555

to smoke?

Perhaps to find some alternatives to the usual partying?

OR you could ask them all for HELP in getting through the weekend. I'm SURE they'll support you if you ASK them to!

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Scout1071

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Tue Jun-28-05 12:02 PM
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27. But i have friends and family coming in from out of town to celebrate

the holiday. No way I can tell them "forget it." Some smoke and some don't.

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radwriter0555

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Tue Jun-28-05 05:04 PM
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30. Then ask them all, each, quietly, to HELP you with your effort this

weekend.

It's amazing what real friends will do when you ask them for help.

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Scout1071

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Tue Jun-28-05 05:08 PM
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31. Thanks. I'm trying to be strong. Today has been especially rough.

I'm working from home and that isn't helping. Couple that with the fact that I won't drink coffee because it's such a strong trigger and that spells b-r-e-a-k-d-o-w-n.

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radwriter0555

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Tue Jun-28-05 06:27 PM
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35. 5 minutes at a time is the best we can do on some days!! You're DOING IT.

You're ridding your system of poisonous addicting cancer causing republican profiteering TOXINS!

Hang in there! ((((hugs))))

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Scout1071

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Tue Jun-28-05 08:15 PM
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37. Thanks Rad. Probably the toughest thing I've had to do.

I've done it before, but never with longterm success - obviously.

Thanks for the hug.

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Goldmund

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Tue Jun-28-05 06:54 PM
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36. I have the same problem

The thing is, caffeine defficiency is the last thing you need. What I do is wait till the coffee cools down and then chug it -- you can also do a caffeine pill.

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youthere

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:43 AM
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21. Goldmund and Scout hang in there!

You're doing great!

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MuseRider

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Tue Jun-28-05 10:47 AM
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4. YAY!

Congratulations! It took me years to finally get free, it is wonderful but I have to admit, one smoke and I would be gone forever. Hang in there jukes my friend. You can DO IT!

I have been in and out and have not seen you around since your flare up, missed you buddy.

Just think of the corporate pigs making LOADS of money off of you if you feel the urge to smoke. Pig skinned boots, cowboy hat, JR Ewing types. It kept me strong during the rough times.

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jukes

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:35 AM
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16. musie!!

:pals:

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underpants

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Tue Jun-28-05 10:48 AM
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5. Good for you

I hear that is the hardest period to get through

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ewagner

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Tue Jun-28-05 10:57 AM
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6. Congrats!

It will get easier....

good job....

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JimmyJazz

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Tue Jun-28-05 10:59 AM
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7. Congratulations! It's one of the hardest things you will ever do, but

it is SOOOOO worth it.

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jukes

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:36 AM
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17. JJ!

:pals:

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Misunderestimator

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Tue Jun-28-05 10:59 AM
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8. 12 days here!

Edited on Tue Jun-28-05 11:09 AM by Misunderestimator

:woohoo:

(On edit... today is day 13)

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youthere

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:45 AM
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22. You rock misunderestimator!

:bounce: :applause:

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Misunderestimator

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Tue Jun-28-05 12:02 PM
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26. Thanks!

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MsUSA

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:09 AM
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12. *hugs* , be strong, and NTAP!!! Never Take Another Puff

Check out this website too.... It helped me tons, I'm 58 days into my quit. The stop smoking center. http://www.stopsmokingcenter.net/support/default.aspx

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LastKnight

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:17 AM
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14. hang in there

:thumbsup:

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jukes

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:20 AM
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15. TX++ for the good wishes, all!

but i'll despise you all for @ least 4 more days.

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redqueen

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:37 AM
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18. Congrats!

:bounce:

:hug:

:hi:

Do you feel any better? I mean, other than the grouchiness...

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youthere

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Tue Jun-28-05 11:40 AM
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19. Way to go Jukes

and everyone else quitting! Hang tough and take it day by day...hour by hour if you have to. You can do it!

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Misunderestimator

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Tue Jun-28-05 12:00 PM
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23. This book helped me a lot... after years of attempting to quit...

this has been by far the EASIEST time. No nicotine replacement this time, but I am on Wellbutrin as well (which has helped tremendously). Here's the book... I highly recommend reading it (I discovered it in a thread here actually):

The Easy Way to Stop Smoking:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1402718616/qid=1119977887/sr=8-2/ref=pd_csp_2/102-5786185-6530548?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I read the book, but I also just found this site:

http://www.allencarrseasyway.com/

(And I agree with the poster above that says NEVER take another puff again. Doing that has killed my non-smoking efforts everytime, and I quit for eight years once.)

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RPM

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Tue Jun-28-05 12:01 PM
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24. where - i love free cigs...

and a ten day supply = whoo-hoo!!!

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Beware the Beast Man

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Tue Jun-28-05 12:01 PM
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25. Great work, man!

:party:

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11 Bravo

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Tue Jun-28-05 12:03 PM
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28. Goodonya!

Since Summer of '97 for me.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Jun-28-05 12:05 PM
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29. Thirty plus years nicotine free! You guys can do it, too!

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d_b

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Tue Jun-28-05 05:18 PM
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32. You'll be back.

(no need to thank me for the vote of confidence)

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Shredr

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Tue Jun-28-05 05:20 PM
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33. Yay! The first 2 weeks are the hardest!

You're doing great!

I quit a year and a half ago. I'll never go back.

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4_Legs_Good

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Tue Jun-28-05 05:26 PM
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34. Woo hooo!!! Nice work!

I gotta shoot for similar goals with alcohol soon I'm afraid.

david

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samplegirl

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Tue Jun-28-05 08:50 PM
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38. Good for you

Just in time to miss the big cigarette hike

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NawlinsNed

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Wed Jun-29-05 12:22 AM
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39. I'll have a fine cigar in your honor!

La Flor Dominicana Chisel in Oscuro it is!

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BeTheChange

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Wed Jun-29-05 01:10 AM
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40. Couple things...

a tsp of baking soda 2 times a day (if you dont have ulcers or stomach problems) lowers the ph of your urine making nicotine elimination slower.. which helps with cravings.

niacinamide- A form of niacin- is almost identical to nicotine in chemical make up... it can help ease with drawls as well as jitters.

Oat extract- They used this for centuries for opium withdrawl and it has been shown very effective in cigarette withdrawl treatment.

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