god I want a cig

[Rising Phoenix]

its been a little over three months and it is only getting harder

I tried to google ugly smoking face and got.....Hitler! dead series.

true it was on the fourth page....but hey

[reyd reid reed]

1. No, you don't.

You think you do, but you really don't because if you cave at this point, you're gonna be pissed off beyond words. Plus, it'll make you sick to your stomach -- you know, that icky, queasy, nasty feeling?

Find something to do with your hands. Get a little hand-held video game or something. Something to occupy your fingers and your mind until it passes.

And it will pass.

Hang in there -- three months is excellent progress -- don't give up now. Not even a teeny bit.

:hug:

[Rising Phoenix]

2. thank you good advice

maybe I'll start sketching in a bit......

[Roon]

3. Hey baby girl

This helped me quit smoking. It's 101 things to do instead of smoking.
http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/cravingsandurges/a/101thingstodo.htm

[Rising Phoenix]

4. thanks hon

my surgery was my motivation and now that I am almost healed I have it in my head that once I am I can smoke.....which is BAD....I was watching Brokeback Mt. yesterday and wanted to smash the screeen all they did was smoke and it looked so fun!

lol

hey babe
:loveya:

[Roon]

21. When you first quit, you notice everyone smoking

But now I hardly ever notice anyone smoking. It was like when I was a kid. There are less smokers today too.

[trof]

5. Here, have one of mine.

Hate to see a fellow smoker suffer.
:evilgrin:

[Rising Phoenix]

8. evil you are

[trof]

10. Evil is as evil does.

:-)

[NashVegas]

6. My Trick When I Wanted a Smoke

Was to think, in detail, about how great it would be. Eventually my mind wandered off onto another subject.

[fight4my3sons]

7. it might sound silly,

but my husband chews insane amounts of gum since he quite smoking

packs of it - has to have gum at all times

I think it has been about six years now

it has been 9 years for me

[Rising Phoenix]

9. I once quit for 5 years

but again I"m hooked....it just never goes away....sigh

that was me bitching.....congrats to you and your hubby.....good work

[BarenakedLady]

11. Me too

But I figure I've got enough vices already, no need to pick up another one.

Good for you for quitting!

:yourock:

[Inchworm]

12. Scared me!

I didn't have you pegged for a stinky smoker!

:scared:

[BarenakedLady]

20. LoL

Nope, not me...not at this time.

How are you smelling, stinky?

:rofl:

[WCGreen]

13. The first few months are the hardest although

25 years later, I still have dreams of shame about starting to smoke again...

[Danger Mouse]

14. keep on fighting the good fight.

[applegrove]

15. Have you been to the quitnet.com? Great place to go to become a quitter.

[otohara]

16. Sunflower Seeds Helped Me

gave my hands and mouth something to do and salt plus ciggie not as appealing as something sweet and ciggie.

Hang in there...picture that nasty smoke swirling around your 3 month old, toxic free lungs. Drink lots of water, flushes out the nicotine.

[whistler162]

17. You have one don't you?

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

Isn't this your SIG?

[Xipe Totec]

18. You are in transition

That's the hardest time; when the addiction is over, but the habit is not.

When you realize that you actually have the will power to quit...

Then the little voice starts...

- Hey, you did it! Great! Now you know you can quit, if you really really want to...

So, you're safe; you can have a cigarette now because, you can quit again right afterwards....

WHOOP! WHOOP! WHOOP!




WRONG!

[liberaltrucker]

19. Hang in there

Tried a nicotine patch? Cig-shaped peppermint candy?
We're behind you, just hang on. You can beat this.
Our new President did.

:grouphug:

[Scout]

22. quick! go brush your teeth, and then drink some ice water. that would help me when i quit n/t

[Odin2005]

23. Just keep telling yourself "No I don't"

And tell that inner voice telling you that you need a cig to STFU.

[mykpart]

24. Take a slow deep breath thru your mouth.

Hold it for a second or two, then exhale thru your mouth.
Repeat 2 or 3 times. You will get a buzz similar to the one from tobacco.
I quit 7 years ago, and I still do this sometimes. Hang in there.

[Fearless]

25. Obama???? Is it you?

Hang in there!

[TroglodyteScholar]

26. Stay strong

I hope it gets easier for you. http://www.whyquit.com/ has some good tips and stories for staying quit. Also, have you replaced the cigs with something else? I've been chewing the shit out of some gum. I've only been quit for about a week and a half, but I'm determined that this will be my LAST time to quit. I still kick myself for picking them back up after quitting one time for two years! Never again!

[Lil Missy]

27. Quick! "Toy" and AA batteries immediately!