I'm the same way! As soon as I wake up a grab a coke and start smoking. It helps me wake up. I tried to get as many cigs in before I left for work and then smoked on the way there too! Gotta get rid of this habit!
>From: "Linda Sheehan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [BookCrossing] Re: OT: the size thing / Linda >Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 11:45:11 -0000 > >Oh, I know the feeling. My 3 guys would not let me smoke in the house >the last few years I smoked and I respected that.....because it kept >the house cleaner too. I laugh now but I would get out of bed and go >down to the basement and smoke practically before I opened my eyes. >And, would have 3 or 4 before I left for work...coffee & cigs, that >was my breakfast. Thank God I got smart. I won't lie tho', when I get >a whiff, it still smells good, stupid as that sounds, but never good >enough to start again. Why make someone richer who's killing me??? >Last night I was almost singing I Feel Skinny (to the tune of I feel >pretty) and while I'm far from skinny, I had on a new pair of black >jeans in a size smaller and felt like a million bucks!!! Small steps >definitely do work!!! > >--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Jenn S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > > Linda, speaking as one who lives with a smoker, I say > > "CONGRATS!" to you on quitting, and on losing all the > > weight! That's fantastic! I've watched my DH try to > > quit soooo many times. He's tried the gum, he's tried > > the patch, he's tried the drugs, and he's tried > > cold-turkey. Cold-turkey is the only one that really > > has seemed to work for him ... kind of. He has gone > > without anything for at least 11 months, but just > > recently started back up again. He always claims > > stress as the reason why. Oh, how I wish he would quit > > and quit for good! I worry about my kids picking up > > the habit, etc. It's just not healthy. I am very lucky > > in that he doesn't smoke in the house, and he doesn't > > smoke in the car when our kids are with us. But, I > > still don't like watching him do that to himself, > > either. :? > > > > Jenn > > <>< > > > > >>Linda wrote: Hi Courtney.....I gained 30 lbs. of > > course not overnight (gee, how > > did THAT happen) when I quit smoking (YAAAAY) nearly 7 > > years ago. I > > put a patch on and never looked back AND I smoked > > about a pack a day > > for at least 40 years. So, I'm taking baby steps again > > and it IS > > coming off. Three years ago when I returned from our > > 1st trip to > > Italy, I looked at the pix and almost cried. So, I > > dropped 25 lbs. > > over the course of months and have kept most of it > > off. Kudos to US!!! > > > > > > > > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > _________________________________________________________________ Don�t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/wnIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
