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Started this discussion. Last reply by Nan Apr 1.
Smoking 7 years and only 20 years old.
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- I've been smoking since I was 13 years old. Stopped smoking when found out I was going to be a mother. Cold turkey, after smoking 2 packs of marb reds a day. I still dunno how I did that, I guess it was the motherly instinct. Well went great, didn't smoke for a year from that day. Went back to work, tried hard to ignore the sea of smokers that took an extra 15min break while I did everything. So I started back up. I can't believe I did that. Now that I live in a different state and a new job with literally zero smokers, I think it's time to kick it again. I just can't...it's like a wall. I feel like I want to, should, and so forth, but I just can't drop the pack of lights. I started reading about triggers and I believe this is the program that will help me stop, once and for all.
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My goal right now is simple.
So, it's day one of understanding my triggers and working toward quitting. That wall is still in front of me, but I know I am strong enough to take a bulldozer to knock it down.
I am surprised at the tracker; that's a new step. I am actually very surprised at the amount of ciggerattes I have in day. If you would have asked me, honestly I would have said two or three. It's more like seven or eight; WHAT! I just don't seem to think about it, I grab my pack and walk outside.
It maybe a little mor… Continue
Posted on March 28, 2009 at 9:40pm — 2 Comments
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I am 45 yrs old and had my first taste of a ciggarette at 13. I really didn't start smoking until I was around 16-17 years old and even then it wasn't a "full-time" affair. I didn't totally quit when I was pregnant with my first daughter at 20 - but cut back to a couple of "puffs" here and there. With my 2nd daughter, I didn't even know I was pregnant until almost 4 months along so quit after I found out, and started almost the day after I delivered.
In 1993 (when I turned 30) I quit smoking in my house. I rarely smoked in my car and did not have the time to smoke at work so I cut back quite a bit....even though at the time I only smoked on average 3/4 of a pack a day.
I quit late in 93 until almost mid 95 and started back up...still very little (3-4 cigg's a day if not less).
Now 10-12 years down the road, I find out that I need a bone graph in my foot and the chances of healing a procedure as this are cut almost in half if one smokes. This was one of the deciding factors in quitting.
I had pre-planned my destined date for when my husband and I returned from our trip to Vegas...made mention of it to some but did not carry on from there. The day we arrived at McCarran Airport, I tossed my remaining pack with all of my lighters and called it good. I have been that way since, but it is hard.
What has been my driving force is my stubborness, bullheadedness, and just plain bitchiness.