Conference turris::womannotes-v2

    Wonderful. Best   of   luck   in   dealing   with  the  inevitable
    difficulties.  With  this  group  to offer moral support, I'm sure
    you'll make it.

--David

    Congrads I've been clean of cigerattes as of 3/2/88. 
    
    Miracle or Conidence- the last night I smoked my friend died of
    cancer. Thank God he went quickly and without much pain.
                                                        
    
    Lise

    Hey, Amos, congrats !  The first two weeks will be tough,
    then your taste buds will rise from the dead and you'll
    never want another smoke.
    
    I know, I'm the eldest son of the eldest son, I have the
    gift of prophecy. Besides, I quit many years ago :-)
    
    Dana

    Good for you! I quit almost fifteen years ago and haven't really
    missed it. A friend of mine quit almost that long ago and still
    misses smoking. Sure hope you have the former experience, not
    the latter!
    
    Adding my congrats...
    
    --DE
    

    That's taking 'personal responsibility' quite personally, Amos.
    
    Congratulations- hang in there.
    
    DougO

    Good for you!!
    
    Best wishes (and a long overdue hello!)
    
    --Lynn
    

    Amos,
    
    I'm probably the most impulsive person alive...My kids love when
    I go to the mall they know I won't give them money to just throw
    away so they like point me in the dirction of the pinball machines
    and works everytime! I start playing and I give them a couple bucks
    to leave me alone with the ball.
    
    ell when I quit smoking about twenty years ago Iand have never
    regretted it yet and probably the only reason I never started again
    is that I didn't want to have to quit again. 
    congratulations and good luck with healthier life,
    
    Fred Mudgett
    

    Amos,
    
         Congratulations on quiting smoking, I hope that its easier than
    you expect it to be.
    
         I'd also like to commend you practicing what you preach.  Lots of
    people (me included sometimes) are all talk and no action.
    
    ASP

    
    
    	Amos,
    
    	I am with you since yesterday. I too quit smoking ! (Yes, now
    	everyone knows). I did it for 3 months a couple of years ago
    	and indeed, I can't wait to get back to the point where I
    	actually taste what I eat; it's a great experience.
    
    	So, I'll be checking "751" over the coming period whenever I
    	feel weak and longing for a "fag". I'll keep you and the others
    	posted on where I am and how I feel, you do the same, OK ?
    
    	Good luck !  :-{  -> :-|  ->  :^)  ->  :^D
    
    	Marcel
    	(-who-is-desperately-looking-for-things-to-keep-his-fingers-busy)
    

    Congratulations, Amos!  It's not everyone who makes such a personal
    link between principle and action.
    
    And congrats to you, Marcel (.10), too, and very best wishes for
    permanent success this time 'round!.  As someone else who hasn't smoked
    in 20 years, I can only tell you that it gets better and better with
    time.
    
    						=maggie

   Congratulations and best wishes for continued strength to both of you! 

   I can tell you that the first few weeks are the worst and that it
   _does_ get easier to resist. I took up sugarfree bubble gum and
   avoided going out to restaurants for a year or so - I had some of my
   strongest desires to smoke sitting around at a restaurant and didn't
   feel I could get away with blowing bubbles at the table };)

   reg

    Wishing you all the best from another ex-smoker.  I thought you
    might like a few helpful tips for when the going gets tough.  When
    I quit smoking, I read everything I could about the effects of nicotine
    dependency and how to conteract, etc.  Some articles claimed that
    high acidic juices cause some of the same chemical reactions in
    the body as nicotine does without the dependency.  The articles
    recommended dringing small glasses of juice when the urge for a
    cigarette strikes.  If you live in the States, try getting some
    of those small juice boxes to keep in your desk at work.  The juices
    that seemed to work for me were cranberry and grapefruit.  The juices
    keep you from picking at higher calorie foods when the oral urge
    gets to you.  I was also afraid that I would gain weight when I
    quit.  Using the juices helped avoid that and I never developed
    the 'chewing gum' habit.  Just make sure you don't start chewing
    the straws from the juice carton.  Good luck.  It's been ten years
    for me and I don't miss it any more.
    
    Kerry
    

Best of luck to both of you as you start out on a tough road.  Let us know
how you make out!

						--Q (Dick Wagman)

Two weeks tommorrow and not one smoke in that time.
I think I've got it! :-} :-}
Amos

   um, remember that the accident rate for pilots spikes once they start
   feeling confident, Amos!
   
   Don't relax yet!
   
   						=maggie

    I, too, was two packs a day for fifteen years. Gave it up in '78 and
    glad I did.
    
    I don't miss them, but I travel, occasionally, and when I'm alone, a
    thousand miles from home, it's late, and I'm in the hotel lounge, I
    miss 'em. If anyone then offered one, I would have a hard time
    declining.
    
    While I was smoking, however, I enjoyed it. That is what made it so
    hard!
    
    I gave 'em up via SmokeEnders.
    
    					Charlie.....