MC,
Congratulations! I say congratulations so much that it almost feels like it's not meening as much as it used to, but I really mean that you did something huge, and I hope that you're rewarding yourself with more than a chicken leg. LOL Unless, of course, chicken legs are your absolute favorite. Did you get those nasty butts out of there?
I just read what RD said about not allowing smoking in his yard, porch or anything, and i think that i am going to adopt that policy. I was torn... One person here said that she refuses to become one of those people that won't allow anyone to smoke around her, and that made me reconsider my original policy. I don't even let my friend bring her cigarettes to my house. If she wants to come over, she'll respect that I guess. Then i was considering reconsidering that choice, and after reading what RD wrote - I'm not going to. I'm going to look for some no smoking signs to buy as well for when i'm not feeling asertive enough to say "Hey, I don't want you to smoke on my porch either... you're going to have to go to your car." to people. I've already had one lady go out on my porch to smoke,a nd then I was locked in my house - I couldn't go out there! It's my porch - hello.
Anyhow - let me tell you what got me through hell week, and the nasty three weeks after that. I wasn't in a state of constant crave, but I had about 4 really horid days in that period.. I never even experienced those 5 minute craves - these lasted all day long.
My husband. My husband held me while I cried and screamed, and called him names. He talked me out of driving to the store for cigarettes, and he took the rationailasion out of what i was saying about why I should smoke again. He took out and out abuse from the junkie me, and never faltered. I think that sometimes we get nastier and nastier to our loved one, hoping THEY will justify our starting smoking agian.... He never did. He's my rock and I love him.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 41
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,287
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $533
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 1 [B]Seconds:[/B] 38