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Friday Smile

Teach

14 hours 14 hrs

6,883 Days Quit

Repost: Scared to fail……. Again

Another excellent gummer repost. This is so true.
KTQ
Cara
D6883

BoldPrint ..boldprint3917 Days Quit
RE: Scared to fail....again
From gummer on 1/8/2009 1:25:05 PM
Do you think you have it in you to smoke for the rest of your life? Because that is the only alternative. There is no middle ground. And isn't the thought of smoking for the rest of your life far more scary than the thought of quitting? Think about it. Think about where you want to be in 5 years... Show more

Teach

14 hours 14 hrs

6,883 Days Quit

Good morning all
Happy Friday and a huge TGIF!!!!!!

Up and going for the day today. It is another full assessment day. I subbed in the class with the kids yesterday so it should be an easy transition to the assessment with me today. Saying NO to smoking today and keeping to my path along the Freedom Road. I offer my hand to the next winner joining me kicking ash to the curb.
Have a fantastic Friday!
Cara
D6883

3Y 11M
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Teach

yesterdayyesterday

6,883 Days Quit

Repost:  The Rules of Quitting

Posting this to give you a smile.
Have a good one
Cara
D6882

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Rules of quitting
From Dr.Avery on 5/9/2011 7:31:20 PM

Disclaimer: This post is just for fun, and not meant to be taken too seriously.

In order to successfully drop smoking like a bad habit once and for all, there are certain habits - rules to follow - that tend seem to be instrumental to success.

1. Don't smoke. Don't smoke if something bad happens, don't smoke if something good happens, don't smoke even if nothing is happening. Don't f@cking smoke.

2. For the first week, NyQuil is your best friend. Stay sauced, stay groggy, stay asleep. If you don't feel comfortable misusing an over the counter drug, consider the fact that you've been inhaling a potent combination of known carcinogens for several years now.

3. You don't have to know why you want to smoke to break under the pressure, but you DO have to know why you don't want to smoke if you're going to survive.

4. Smoking was, is, and will always be your decision. No one else can make you smoke. Once you start blaming others for your habit, you are no longer responsible. Once you eliminate your personal responsibility for your addiction, you have made the first step towards relapse.

5. If you can't drink without smoking, quit drinking. If you can't eat without smoking, don't eat. If you can't drive without smoking, quit driving. If you can't enjoy marital relations without smoking, sleep on the couch. Once you are tired of depriving yourself of everything to avoid smoking, you will learn the truth: You *can* do all of these things without smoking.

6. That said, protect your quit. If hanging outside with the smokers is going to be more temptation than you can handle, go inside. Can't go to Vegas without smoking? Postpone your vacation. In a few short months you'll be ready for real life. Take it easy when you can.

7. If you use a gum, patch, pill, lozenge, or other cessation aid, buy extras and carry spares. For example: If you use the lozenge, keep 2 vials in your pants, keep a vial in your room, a vial in your car, and a vial at your desk at work. That way, when you forget to put your lozenges back in your pocket, or if you run out unexpectedly, or if you wear different pants, you always have a backup.

8. It might not yet seem easier not to smoke if you don't smoke today, but it will be almost infinitely harder not to smoke if you do. We are all one puff away from being full time smokers again. It will never be safe to have 'just one'.

9. Start easy and ramp up the difficulty as you go. Visiting your indoor chain-smoking in-laws might have to wait a few months. Sooner or later, you will have to deal with the world on its own terms. Start slowly, and work your way into harder scenarios. You can't live in a cave forever. Eventually the world is going to force you into a worst case scenario. Be prepared.

Repost: The Rules of Quitting

Posting this to give you a smile.
Have a good one
Cara
D6882

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Rules of quitting
From Dr.Avery on 5/9/2011 7:31:20 PM

Disclaimer: This post is just for fun, and not meant to be taken too seriously.

In order to successfully drop smoking like a bad habit once and for all, there are certain habits - rules to follow - that tend seem to be instrumental to success.

1. Don't smoke... Show more

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Teach

yesterdayyesterday

6,883 Days Quit

Good morning all
Happy Thursday!!!!!!

I am up and moving for the day. I am subbing all day and I have decided to stop for gas a day early as it will be cold tomorrow and I would rather be pumping in decent weather. Not sure what my day will bring but I know smoking will not be part of it. Saying NO to smoking and keeping moving forward along the Freedom Road. Who will join me in kicking some ash to the curb today.
Have a good one
Cara
D6882

3Y 11M
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Wednesday Smile

Repost:  Quitting Smoking is an Inside Job!

Sooooooo true!
I thought I was helpless.  Finally I had enough of the serial quits and I took back control and started fighting for my power.  I refused to smoke no matter what happened.  Every day I refuse to become a slave again.  I am in charge of me - I hold the power and no matter what it takes - I refuse to give it up again.
KTQ
Cara
D6881

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From the Q-Blog

Quitting Smoking is an Inside Job!
Posted by Alan Peters on Fri, Mar 08, 2013 @ 02:15 PM

The most commonly asked question in tobacco treatment is, "What's the best way to quit smoking?" The best answer is: "That's not the right question." What most of us really want to know is, "How can I quit for good this time?"

The evidence tells us that Quitting is a Process, Not an Event. Very few of us quit by simply putting down the death sticks and then willing ourselves to not pick them up again -- though most of us try that approach at least once. Multiple quit attempts using various methods are the norm, not the exception. Why?

The US Public Health Service reviewed 8,700 quit-smoking studies, and declared that smokers enjoyed the best chances of quitting for good when they not only took advantage of quit-medications, but peer and/or professional support as well.1 Why the dual approach? Because tobacco addiction isn't only physical. It's mental and behavioral as well, and interacting with professionals and/or other ex-smokers is the most effective way of getting at the psychological reinforcers of our addiction. When we try to quit by dealing with the physical aspect alone, we're usually tripped up by long-held thoughts and attitudes associated with smoking (which can 'trigger' urges to smoke even years after quitting).

Make Quitting Your Idea

So how can we put together a quit plan that addresses the mental component up front? One good way is to develop our own reasons for quitting. Most of us first consider quitting smoking because of external motivations--the pleas of spouses or loved ones, health scares, smoke-free workplaces, or increases in cigarette or insurance costs. For us to be best-motivated, it helps to mentally position our quit as our idea.

A simple Pros & Cons list is one way to do this. Ask yourself: What do I like about smoking? Is it a welcome break from work, a reward, or time spent with friends? And what don't I like about it-- the smell, coughing, the expense, the hassle of smoking publicly? List these things so you can compare and contrast. Do your reasons for quitting outweigh reasons to keep smoking? Let your brain play with this list for a few hours/days/weeks; you'll notice your mental picture of smoking changing over time.

Another way of changing how you think about quitting is to imagine a smoke-free life, full of all the possible advantages of quitting. A dramatic improvement in health is one possibility, as is a longer life. But there are other benefits, as well. You could look younger, with fewer wrinkles, softer skin, and shinier hair. You might save a lot of money that would have gone up in smoke, or been spent on treating tobacco-related illness. You could have more stamina and endurance; sleep better; enjoy more tastes and smells; have whiter teeth; increase your self respect; be a better role-model for your children and grandchildren; save your loved ones from second or thirdhand smoke--the list of great reasons to quit smoking is potentially endless. Try listing as many of these benefits as you can think of, and then ask yourself: What are my 3 BEST reasons for quitting? Write these down, too, and return your thinking to this list whenever you find yourself obsessing about cigarettes in your mind.

Repost: Quitting Smoking is an Inside Job!

Sooooooo true!
I thought I was helpless. Finally I had enough of the serial quits and I took back control and started fighting for my power. I refused to smoke no matter what happened. Every day I refuse to become a slave again. I am in charge of me - I hold the power and no matter what it takes - I refuse to give it up again.
KTQ
Cara
D6881

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Good morning all
Happy Hump day to everybuddy!

Up and going for the day. Subbing this morning and I am hoping a kiddo who has been away all week to complete my last assessment. No matter what my day brings, I will not be smoking today or any day thanks much. Saying NO to smoking and keeping to mypath along the Freedom Road. My hand is extended to the nextt winner joining me.
Have a great day!
Cara
DD6881

3Y 11M
Life Saved
$102,183
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Thought for Today

Tuesday Smile

Repost: Shout it Out – An Ex Smoker’s Rant – The NicoDream Police

How creative is this…. I will always be an addict but I never again have to act on a crave.
Quitting is doable.
KTQ
Cara
D6880

writermiker Q.
mikewt
4850 Days Quit

Shout it Out - An Ex-Smoker's Rant - The NicoDream Police
The NicoDream
He lives inside of my head
Four Thousand and 400 Hundred and Twenty two days
The NicoDream still comes to visit
Comes to me in my bed
Smoking Dreams
The Nicodream police
So Here I am just Just...youtu.be/UxSI79RR0Ng

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Good morning all
Happy Tuesday to you!!!!!

Up and going for the day today. I am back to doing more assessments today. Smoking is not part of my day today or any day thanks much. Saying NO to smoking today and keeping to my path along the Freedom Road. I offer my hand in friendship and support to the next winner joining me kicking ash to the curb today.
Have a great day
Cara
D6880

3Y 11M
Life Saved
$102,168
Money Saved
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Unsmoked

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Monday Smile

Repost:  Option A or Option B

Think on this repost next time you think you can have just one.  I am sticking with Option B.  It may be tough at the start but it gets easier - it gets better and I will say honestly I went from an unhappy, miserable person who did not want to quit to a happy - even though some days suck - person who never wants to smoke again.
KTQ
Cara
D6879

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REPOST:

From Peter_is_in

Option A:
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- Hold . . . still on the table for up to 30 minutes.
- Hold . . . your breath multiple times.
- Remain . . . still and do not to cough during the procedure.
- Maintain . . . the same breath to insure proper needle placement.
- Fact: Small incision approximately 1/8 of an inch, will be made into the skin.
- Fact: Needle is generally several inches long.
- Fact: Barrel thickness similar to a large paper clip.
- Fact: Needle is hollow so it can capture the tissue specimen.
- Fact: Tissue specimen is pulled into the needle by suction.
- Risk: Bleeding.
- Risk: Coughing up blood (hemoptysis).
- Risk: Infection.
- Risk: Punctured lung allowing air to leak into the chest cavity,collapsed lung.
- Benefit: Less invasive than open and closed surgery.
- Reality: In a some cases, tissue obtained may not be adequate for diagnosis.

That's for a Needle Biopsy of Lung Nodules:
- Easiest way that tissue can be safely removed from the body for testing.

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Option B:
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- Hold . . . on to your Quit.
- Remain . . . smoke free.
- Maintain . . . your focus.
- Fact: Quitting smoking is not painful.
- Risk: None.
- Benefit: Live healthier, live longer
- Reality: You can do it.

That's for Quitting Smoking:
- Easier than Option A

Peter_is_In

Repost: Option A or Option B

Think on this repost next time you think you can have just one. I am sticking with Option B. It may be tough at the start but it gets easier - it gets better and I will say honestly I went from an unhappy, miserable person who did not want to quit to a happy - even though some days suck - person who never wants to smoke again.
KTQ
Cara
D6879

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From Peter_is_in

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Good morning all
Happy Monday everybuddy!!!!

Up and going for the day today. Today is a screening day. I am doing assessments with kids all day. Smoking is not going to be part of my day today or any day. Keeping moving forward along the Freedom Road. I offer my hand to the next winner joining me kicking ash to the curb today.
Have a great day
Cara
D6879

3Y 11M
Life Saved
$102,153
Money Saved
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Unsmoked

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