Quitting Nicotine For Good (again).

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Pauline - I keep checking on ya baby - doing so good. I tell everyone it's harder to quit smoking than to change your sex! HA!!!! The only TS joke I know!

Confession - I smoked from 1983 to 1991 - a WONDERFUL pipe habit (no real honest tobacco all you hippy types - legit). It took me TWO Lenten seasons to quit because I did successfully do it the first time (auggggggh toughest thing I ever did - until my divorce - grin). But then I WENT BACK to it. STUPID STUPID STUPID.

So that next Lenten season I did it again (quit I mean, not divorced someone again). And NEVER went back.

A STILL crave a pipeful when I eat certain foods - and I smoke after sex (I've looked down there and it's hot! Oh stop it - a joke- a joke).

And alcohol consumption (in moderation kiddies - Aunt Lizzy says so) and smoking! Yin and Yang - love and marriage - red beans and rice - Currier and Ives - cows and cow patties.... oh you get the idea.

So we are your cheerleaders here- Go Go Go Girl.

And that's all I have to say about that! (Forrest gump)

Remember in the movie? "Lt. Dan, she tasted like cigarettes!" Killed that party!

Lizzy

[Guest April63]

Just remember that you're still getting closer to the ultimate goal. The road is rough, but you're doing well.

April

[Guest SanctuaryKitten]

Just remember that you're still getting closer to the ultimate goal. The road is rough, but you're doing well.

April

Well I fell off the 'bus' for one bedtime smoke tonight. Better than yesterday when i must have had 2-3 through the day. but one a day is still NOT good enough. And so i keep trying and trying, but its getting closer, i can smell it (err the clean air i mean). hehe

[Sally]

Well I fell off the 'bus' for one bedtime smoke tonight. Better than yesterday when i must have had 2-3 through the day. but one a day is still NOT good enough. And so i keep trying and trying, but its getting closer, i can smell it (err the clean air i mean). hehe

It may take longer but you will still get there even when you take babysteps!

love ya,

Sally

[Guest SanctuaryKitten]

It may take longer but you will still get there even when you take babysteps!

love ya,

Sally

Thank you everyone for all your help!!! I mean it!!! I wasn't able to quit like i thought i could, but i've probably smoked less since starting this thread than in the 8 years since i first started. Its obvious to me now that my anxiety over being able to get hormones is too much to bear while also trying to quit smoking. However i think it'll be possible once i move, and join some trans support groups. In the meantime, i'm going to try to keep cutting back, even with buying the occasional pack, and we'll see how that goes. hugs to everyone, and hope nobody is too disappointed with me.

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Baby - you are doing so good - if you start again in a week or two you are going to get back to where you were or worse! Then the next time you will have to suffer all over again from the beginning - you need to quit cold turkey for at least two weeks for the cravings to start going away. Been there done that.

Liz

[Sally]

Sweetheart,

You can never disappoint me, you can disappoint yourself and I can't help you there because you can be really hard on yourself!

Don't let yourself sneak back up, if you decide to hold at a lower level until you get support, make sure that you stay this low, if you let it creep back up, all that you have done so far is lost!

We want you to succeed, and will always be here when you need a hand to hold or a shoulder to cry on.

Personally I can't wait till you need someone to pat you on the back!

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest April63]

Just because you haven't reached your goal yet doesn't mean that you need to stop trying. Like you said, you've smoked much less. Keep it up and eventually you won't be smoking anything.

April

[Guest mia 1]

Not disappointed at all. Every time you light up tell yourself you hate the smell of the cigarette and you hate the taste of it. Just say "I'm trying to quit this stupid habit and I'm giving it my best shot and one day it will be my last darn one. CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT DAY!!!. Then give yourself a hug from all of us and remember we love you,,,,Mia......