Every great oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground!

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

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!!

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