You can do it!

(With apologies to Rob Schnieder).

Do your best! Don't beat yourself up if you slip up, because we're all human! I'm rooting for you and your health!

Hurray!  I understand the difficulty in quitting smoking...I am still trying to quit.  I prefer the procrastinators method of weening myself off.  Also kudos for the grosse lung pic!  I was wanting a smoke and now I don't want one!  Think I may just drop by this blog everytime I want a smoke and I am  at home! 

As for the weight loss, just stick with it.  I lost like 80lbs just walking twenty minutes twice a day.  (it was to and from work)  It took time but I knew good this were happening when I was walking to the mall and my pants were falling off!  Those are the days that make diets worth the while!  I will root for you, cheer for you and send you positive energies.  (send some this way please as my muffin tops are getting out of hand!)

My niece read a book to stop smoking. It took her a month and she has been smoke free for a year in a half. Mine over matter, you'll do it. As for losing wieght, I'm in the same boat, so YOU GO GIRL. I a year in a half, I've last 20lbs and that is after having three kids!!! I'm guessing by this summer you'll be a slender, sexy non smoker. Keep up the good work

            &nb sp; WOOTAMUNGUS  !!

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Keep up the good work, I know it's hard to fight an addiction (I'm addicted to buying Kindle books) but just keep focused on your goal and find other things to occupy your mind when you feel the need for a cigarette. My aunt used lollipops, granted not great for your teeth, but that helped her a lot. Also, I totally understand the spiritual funk you are in right now I used to get it every couple months and something that helped me was reading Phyliss Currot's Book of Shadows. It always made me feel like when I first found the Craft and the new excitement of it all. It always recharges my batteries so to speak and actually my coven has read it a few times as well. Keep up the good work- we are all rooting for you!

Lillith

I know people do what works for them, and I want to tell you what worked for me.  I went (25 years ago, thank the Goddess) through a stop smoking program in my local area, then had phone support through the same program for a year to break the nictotine addiction.  I later taught that progam in order to give back what had been given to me.  The point?  There is a book by the woman who built the program I used to stop smoking, it might help you considerably and should be readily available at the library.  The name of it is "Hooked But Not Helpless" by Patricia Allison.  She really knows what she's talking about and thanks to her program I have been off nicotine for 25 years, and I am not round as a house because I learned to break the addiction instead of substituting cookies, fort instance.  I pray you will break the addiction, and quit torturing yourself with those "cheating" smokes.  Bless your heart, I know what a struggle this can be. 

Thanks guys!! 

GOOD FOR YOU!  I fought with my mother everytime we were together because of her chain smoking and it caused the final split between us when I would not allow her to smoke around my grandmother or in our house. After every one of her visits, I had to spray the drapes, carpet and furniture with Fabreeze and open the windows to get the stench out of the house,  Don't get me wrong, I like the aroma of pipe tobacco-there s a difference between an aroma and a smell. Finally my mother died from lung cancer, and when I went to clean out her house EVERYTHING had to be thrown out because of the sickening odor of stale tobacco. We even had to sand the floors and refinish them before the house could be sold.

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and yes---the chocolate candels are a great idea-------

and try and get some Nag Champa incense---the REAL stuff-0-in the blue box with all the indian/tibetan writing on it ; it will DEFINITELY override your roommate's smell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT should solve THAT little stumbling block!

You GO GODDESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!           ;            &n bsp;             ;            &n bsp;