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Karen Williamson 55, Female
Austin, TX
United States

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Well, I made it to 2 months! Woohoo!! I still occasionaly have a craving, but it's nothing like at the beginning. I can't believe how much better I feel now than I did a couple of months ago. To anyone who is just starting out on their quit I would say it's definitely worth working through the hard times. Taking control of my life instead of letting cigarettes control my life has been very liberating. My children who are 35 & 32 have been telling me how proud they are of me. That's enough to make a parent smile from ear to ear! Here's to a longer, healthier, happier life as an EX smoker!!
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Pretty sneaky additction--that nicotine is!!!!

I have to share something funny that happened today with everyone. I am a painter--I paint houses. My past life as a smoker included taking smoke breaks throughout the day. The first couple of weeks when quitting really, really sucked. I couldn't quit thinking about smoking. But, thank God is has been much better this week. I go really long periods of time without even giving it a thought! Yeal!!! I'm on day 25. But, today when I got in my truck to come home the weirdest thing happened. My brain… Continue

Posted on June 23, 2009 at 4:00pm — 4 Comments

Karen Williamson

Woohoo!! Yea!! Made it through 20 days!!! Thank you everyone!!

Happy Friday everyone!!! Made to through day 20--Yea!!!!!!! Day 21 & I am so excited to be an ex-smoker. I never thought I would feel this way. Yeah, there are still rough spots, but they are getting less & less---and getting easier to manage when they come. The fear of quitting has turned into a feeling of accomplishment and happiness. Thank you everyone for helping me through 20 days and thank you in advance for the next 20 days of friendship and support!!

Posted on June 19, 2009 at 6:26am —

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Education is definitely part of winning the battle!

Hello to all! Thanks to hwc for his comment. It led me to his page where I discovered recorded messages from Joel?? One of my major problems during my 15 days has been the lack of energy. I can usually run circles around everyone (even at 55 years old). After listening to some of the recordings I learned that nicotine boosts your blood sugar level within 7 seconds compared to food which takes about 15-20 minutes. For years my daily schedule has been to eat breakfast, no snacks or lunch--just wat… Continue

Posted on June 14, 2009 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

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At 10:50am on September 26, 2009, Spunkie said…
WOW I just found you on LIbby's page and would like to be your friend I read you comments on your life and you are one stronge lady one I would like to know hope all is well now. Would love to be your friend. Our quits are close I have 125 days we are so close together. SMOKE FREE AND LOVING IT
At 9:09am on July 24, 2009, sherry said…
Good Morning Pictures, Images and Photos
At 9:57am on June 25, 2009, Giulia said…
Glad you like my links. Safe journey.
At 9:32am on June 25, 2009, Giulia said…
Hmmm, now why does it say you just joined Relapse Traps, when I know you joined earlier in the month? Oh well.

Great to see you closing in on a month. Keep those children proud of you!
At 5:04am on June 24, 2009, sherry said…
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At 5:24pm on June 23, 2009, Karen said…
Hey Karen, great to hear from you. I was an emotional wreck kind of basket case. But I'm better now. I'm forcing myself to the gym tonight because I promised my daughter I'd take her for her first visit with her new membership. I'd rather stay home and hibernate like you said. It's sunny and beautiful outside, but a little breezy and I already went for a bike ride today. I'll read your story in a bit, I need to have some coffee and get psyched up for this work out tonight.
At 4:30pm on June 23, 2009, sherry said…
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At 7:01am on June 23, 2009, Karen said…
Good Morning Karen! Edmonton has had a slow start to summer this year, and we haven't even had a lot of rain. The farmers are calling it a drought. In celcius our temperatures have been in the 20's, so I think that's around 75 degrees farenheit. You have a beautiful family, it sure is fun to make slide shows and music players. This site isn't just a supportive community, it has all the bells and whistles too!
At 5:16am on June 23, 2009, sherry said…
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At 10:09pm on June 22, 2009, Saprina said…
Thank you so much for your comment! you know, when i first saw this site i thought "nah its just going to be a worthless site" and i am glad I decided to join. because of people like you, its helped me a lot to stay focus. I have honestly never had this much support in mylife. don't get me wrong, my parents loved us and took care of us but i guess they were just really negative and thats how i have been all my life. Thank you so much it really means a lot to me!
 
 

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