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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I kinda identify with 'Leaving Las Vegas'....... Good luck escaping Las Vegas......I am trading one vice for another right now.......whiskey.....cigs........whiskey......cigs......whiskey....OH......SHUT THE FRICK UP ALREADY.................. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
[KWSN]John Galt 007 Send message Joined: 9 Nov 99 Posts: 2444 Credit: 25,086,197 RAC: 0 |
I kinda identify with 'Leaving Las Vegas'....... My friend Jack ang I have had some good times...he even gave me the nerve to ask a pretty little lady out one night back in 1998...we've been married since 2001. Thanks, Jack!! Best years of my life so far, and many more to come w/o Mr. Camel in my life. I still do talk to Jack now and again, but he understands that I have alot on my plate and we can't get together as much. That's the best thing about friends, they understand without an explanation... Clk2HlpSetiCty:::PayIt4ward |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I kinda identify with 'Leaving Las Vegas'....... If only all my associates were so understanding............ "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
If only all my associates were so understanding............ I can work with that...........compensating underway.............. But have still not bought any cigs.......... Mrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroeeeeewr......... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Luke Send message Joined: 31 Dec 06 Posts: 2546 Credit: 817,560 RAC: 0 |
If only all my associates were so understanding............ Good on you Mark, eventually, it won't get harder each day, it will get easier... - Luke. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
If only all my associates were so understanding............ Not sure about that......seems harder everyday....... But I am sure darned determined!!!! 'Tis the hardest thing I ever have done......... Quitting that cute li'l blondie that..............oh, never mind... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Mumps [MM] Send message Joined: 11 Feb 08 Posts: 4454 Credit: 100,893,853 RAC: 30 |
Bump Just so you know we're all still out here rootin' for you and John. And if either of you fall off the wagon, I'm close enough ta come up there to try to knock some sense into ya'll. :-) |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
Keep up the strong will, and off the death sticks Mark and John. It is hard, but the days are passing, and the time off these cancer sticks is accumulating. Good resistance both of you. Mark, I am sure the kitties appreciate the cleaner air! It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Luke Send message Joined: 31 Dec 06 Posts: 2546 Credit: 817,560 RAC: 0 |
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Whats this? Day 5 or 6? Keep it up Mark! Six....but it seems like foreeeeeeeeeeever...LOL. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3243 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Mark, Keep up the good work! Day 7/Week 1 will be over before you know it. Here is something to make you and the kitties laugh... |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
Mark and John You have succeeded for a week. The week that others have stated are the worst part of coming off the weed. This implies that week 2 should be slightly better, but still difficult and needing the will power to stay in top gear. You know you can do it, and the kitties will appreciate it. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Luke Send message Joined: 31 Dec 06 Posts: 2546 Credit: 817,560 RAC: 0 |
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Dune_Finkleberry Send message Joined: 25 Feb 06 Posts: 6454 Credit: 198,656 RAC: 0 |
Mark..... it doesn't have to be difficult. Try the nicotine lozenges or nicotine gum, or the patches. (I liked the lozenges best.) They greatly enhance the chances of successfully quitting. You can buy 'em without a prescription, over the counter at the drug store. It isn't necessarily the nicotine that's bad for you, it's the tars & stuff that is going into your body. Don't get me wrong, cold turkey has been done successfully, & whatever works is good. Keep it up, & remember your kitties. What you smoke..... they smoke! Account frozen... |
GalaxyIce Send message Joined: 13 May 06 Posts: 8927 Credit: 1,361,057 RAC: 0 |
Hmmmmm, they have just started a programme at my work and offer an 8 week course of Zyban, Champix or Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) for those who want to quit smoking. They are charging the cost of just one prescription charge - £7.10 (they say 8 weeks worth of patches bought over the counter from a chemist could cost over £100). And they are throwing in a weekly 15 muinute session for 7 weeks with an experienced Stop Smoking Specialist. Should I go for it? flaming balloons |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Hmmmmm, they have just started a programme at my work and offer an 8 week course of Zyban, Champix or Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) for those who want to quit smoking. They are charging the cost of just one prescription charge - £7.10 (they say 8 weeks worth of patches bought over the counter from a chemist could cost over £100). And they are throwing in a weekly 15 muinute session for 7 weeks with an experienced Stop Smoking Specialist. By all means DO!! It is still very hard for me to ignore the cravings...and I realize that I am being stubborn about it going 'cold turkey'.... But I do believe I am just starting to feel a hint of having a burden lifted from my shoulders... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
It is still very hard for me to ignore the cravings...and I realize that I am being stubborn about it going 'cold turkey'.... This seems to be the start of the burden easing, so keep going! It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24882 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Well done Mark - Starting week 2.......... Looking forward to you posting at start of week 5... |
Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
Well Mark, the burden is only going to get less and less heavy on your shoulders if you keep going, so please do keep going! Although it is going to take some time, it will eventually get easier and easier to ignore the cravings and you should feel better and begin seeing a financial burden lifted off of your shoulders as well. |
Dune_Finkleberry Send message Joined: 25 Feb 06 Posts: 6454 Credit: 198,656 RAC: 0 |
Just go one day at a time. If you start thinking of a smoke do something else. Pretty soon you'll feel the need less & less. One day at a time. Good for you Mark. Account frozen... |
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