Thanks, everyone, for your thoughts and support. I'm so glad to be here with you all...
So, I'm still here and still an ex-smoker. image Had my second encounter with smokers yesterday. The first was last weekend when my younger sister came to visit from Florida. Thank God I don't allow smoking in my house, ever, even as an active smoker, so she knew she had to go outside. When she told me she was coming up, she asked if I would wait to quit smoking until after she left!!
But I didn't -- I moved my quit date up two days, i.e. I quit two days earlier than I first planned, because I wanted those first three days to be over before she got here. Funny, cuz I was concious of how often she went out to take another hit of her drug. And how badly she smelled when she came back in. But I didn't lecture, and I still love her. Had to work at not quoting too much from this site!
So yesterday I had my second encounter at a wedding shower, which I was a little nervous about. The bride-to-be and I spent a lot of time together over the years, talking, smoking, drinking coffee, so I was worried it would be a big trigger for me. But it wasn't.
A few people were smoking outside when I got there. There was one other ex-smoker, so I didn't feel too weird. And I was surprised and happy to learn that I didn't really miss it (or judge them for doing it). One woman told us that she had gotten "lasered" to help her stop smoking (which, of course, didn't really work cuz there she was, toking away). I told her about this site, so maybe she'll come. I also told them that I am an ex-smoker, because if I think of myself as a NON-smoker, than I might think I can safely have one, and I know I can't.
Anyway, just wanted to say I'm still here, still an ex-smoker, on day 12 -- yahoo!!! Still waiting to get my "wind" back walking up stairs or a hill! image
I have been quit for 1 Week, 5 Days, 10 hours, 30 minutes and 25 seconds (12 days). I have saved $46.63 by not smoking 186 cigarettes. I have saved 15 hours and 30 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 3/20/2006 9:54 PM