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It’s D Day!

tracy0924
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‎09-24-2021 09:36 AM

Well it’s D Day! I’ve been up for 30 minutes and I haven’t had a cigarette. I actually came to my office instead of going to the patio and I’ve been browsing around on the site for the last half hour instead of smoking a cigarette (or two or three). Fortunately I have a lot to do this morning, an early doctors appointment to get ready for so I don’t have a lot of time to sit around and worry about smoking, or should I say not smoking. I’ve been dreading this day for weeks but right now I’m actually feeling kind of good. A little lost, but good. I know that it is going to be a rough day though. I don’t know why I picked my birthday to quit. I’m going to have to be especially careful tonight, if I decide to have a couple drinks to celebrate. I might just skip the libations this year since I’m not a big drinker anyway. I don’t have any major birthday plans so I figured it would be as good a time as any. Sorry, I guess I’m rambling a little bit. It’s that lost feeling! I could use all the support I can get so please help me get through this! I don’t have a lot of friends and family I can turn to right now so I’m counting on those of you in the EX community to help me get through this!

Please let it be a fantastic quit day!😊

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I am a 59 year old single female who loves animals, working in my yard and photography. I currently have 7 animals: 2 dogs, 3 cats and 2 parrots. I love the outdoors, especially the ocean, and like to get outside as often as possible. I became very sick In 2017 and I was diagnosed with Myofibrillar Myopathy, a rare form of muscular dystrophy, in 2018, and had two major spinal surgeries to correct neuromuscular scoliosis, which was causing a 75° curve in my lumbar spine, in 2019. I then had my left knee replaced in 2020 (my right one had been replaced in 2016). So I have been through a lot of surgeries in the last six years. Not to mention several that came before that. I am on a quest to get healthier and I’m currently on a weight loss journey to lose 55lbs, which I’ve already lost 40lbs. I want to quit smoking while I am on my weight loss program so that I don’t gain weight during the quit! I’ve quit smoking several times in my life for over 2 years, and one time for 10 years! This time I want to quit for good! I know I can do it! It is just going to take willpower and the right state of mind. I’m hoping that this program and support group can help me achieve that! From what I have seen so far of the group, I want to remain a long-term member, and be able to share my advice and story 10 years down the road! I am finding that helping others quit, helps me stay quit!!