Exactly 35 days...feels good

[cheyenne7]

Life has it's ups and downs...but it feels so good that I haven't smoked thru any of it...It wouldn't make the tough times easier, and it would ruin the good times....so cigarettes are NOT invited...

Must say, I saw a guy smoking a cigarette outside of 7-11 today, and I hate to admit it, but it looked sortof good...

Then I thought of all the poison that it contained, and in addition, the nicotine alone is dangerous...

It quickly lost its appeal...and I turned my head...went about my business...

But it is a reminder to keep my guard up...to protect this precious quit...

I just have to say that moments like the above are few now...most of my moments are spent being damn proud that I'm not a smoker...Not One Puff Ever...that's the way to do it!!!!

Love, love, love, being a non-smoker !!!

...and to all newbies (I'm one too)...believe me, if I can do this...YOU can do this too!!!

[GreenThumb3]

Congrats on 35 days ,I think the same when I see someone smoking that I don't want anymore poison smoke in my lungs keep stacking the days should get less craves just watch out for the out of the blue ones 

[JonesCarpeDiem]

muy buena

[cheyenne7]

Yeah, that one surprised me...my husband went into the store and I was sitting in the car...when I saw this guy smoking, it kind of just took over me for a minute, like he was lucky to have that...like I too would like that...I guess you could call it a smoke "day dream"

I had to shake my head, and realized that he wasn't lucky...he was actually a prisoner to nicotine, he needed to smoke...I don't want that!

Scary, how it mesmerized me for a moment thou...

Actually, I'm glad it happened ...I think it just made me stronger & more aware that these moments can, for whatever reason, happen...

[moody_9-18-13]

Life is good when you stop the insanity! That's how I see smoking now, but until a smoker is educated, we don't realize just how bad it is to smoke.  

Congratulations on 35 days!! You ARE doing this!! Keep moving forward.

[OldBones-Larry]

Way to resist that nicodemon. Don't let him have his way no matter what.

Congratulations on those 35 days smoke-free!!!! Way to go !!!!  Keep up that great quit.

Larry

[JRC]

Good for you! Congratulations on 35 days!!

[cheyenne7]

(((to all of you)))

     Thanks!!

[ljguptill]

Good on ya! Congratulations on 35 days! That is something to be happy about! Great job! Isn't it great to be able to have a moment when you start to reminisce, and then BOOM- turn it AROUND! You are not missing anything! Keep up the good work Cheyenne!

Laura

[msgardengirl320]

I am only a few days ahead of you with my quit, this time around, so I know exctly the feeling you described today when you saw that smoker. I have also kicked it's ass by this thought: When a person has been quit for any longer than 24 hrs, that 1st relapse ciggie tastes terrible & makes you sick, & dizzy. I always remind myself that I have to work almost just as hard to learn to "like" the taste again as I had to not smoke them for those 1st 3 days. When I relapsed a few months ago, It took a day or 2 to actually enjy smoking them again. So whenever I THINK I want one, I just remember how really aweful they taste, & I lose my desire immediately. Kinda cool built-in defense system!

[Strudel]

Congrats on 35 days! It is normal to have those memories when you see someone smoking. Rewiring takes a little time. Also - I worked at feeling sorry for those smokers! It sounds like you knew how to turn things around. - great job! Never forget - that guy doesn't "get to smoke" - "he HAS to smoke"! We aren't ever going back to that! 

Congrats again! 

[joyeuxencore]

WONDERFUL dear friend...xo

[lpears]

That's great that you were able to shake it off. I'm on day 38 and had a few similar things happen at school. I would catch someone smoking outside and just stare at them for a while and do the day dream thing. Last week I had this whole fantasy where I was half way to Mexico with six cases of Cigarettes in the back of my car. I had to slap myself. I'm glad to know I'm now the only one. 🙂 Way to go with day 35! That's great!