Don't think about it. I like to offer my wife a few chips, and then cut her off. THATS IT,no more. chips are not healthy, just quit LMAO

Thanks. I'll try not to think about it, but that seems like all I do. I love your name mrcoffee. I think I drink more coffee than I smoked cigaretts.

First off, congratulations on your quit! You are doing great and should be proud of your achievement. There have been some discussions on this board about the need for us to be good to ourselves and reward ourselves for quitting. There have also been discussions about how nonsmokers don't really understand what we've done and, after bugging the heck out of to quit, don't really give us "rewards" or "kudos" once we do quit. You are not alone in experiencing that. I think many of us have learned that WE must learn to reward ourselves and to fill up that huge empty space that smoking used to occupy - nobody is going to do it for us. So I encourage you to find healthy, creative ways to celebrate your quit and to reward yourself. I think that will help make the quitting feel easier and feel better. I recommend reading through the posts titled, "Be 'GOOD' to 'YOURSELF,'" "Celebrating Achievements," "What R U Going to Do With All that $$," and "Non-smokers do not understand." All are very good on these topics. In the meantime, you've come to the right place for encouragement and kudos. We recognize your achievement and know how hard you've worked for it . . . so, Cheers to you, Golfgirl7, for nearly 5 months smoke free! Hang in there and keep quit!

Golfgirl, you totally rock!! Unless someone has actually quit, they don't realize that it isn't just "not smoking anymore". I expect your hubby falls into that category. It's not that he doesn't care, but that he just does not understand. So he is not a good place to look for support. That's just how it is.

Come here for support, or maybe there is a local smoking cessation group that can give you face-to-face support, if that's what you would prefer.

Read Beesley's post a few times, too. Let those words about the rewards sink in. They are very, very important to your healing process.

Oh, and about that "Hope I can hang in there"? No need to hope, girl, you are doing it. Just keep on keeping on.

Peace and blessings to you, golfgirl.
Shevie

Well, but think about it. . .you had a 42-year "relationship" with nicotine. The grief/anger/sadness of the "break up" doesn't go away overnight.

I've not made it to 5 months yet. But, I am finding tiny bits of light that make me believe my life is going to get better, and I can be happy without the constant "need to feed" my addiction. But, I do know where you're coming from.

As Beesley said, be good to yourself with this quit.

You really HAVE achieved a great thing!

Congratulations Golfgrl. I have struggled as you are now.
And, no one understands unless they are going through it. Remeber I'm out here and take me out for a walk when you want to smoke and we can have a nice conversation. psssst ...don't let your lips move or you really will look nuts.
It is depressing. No one is supporting my quit now. I quit 97 days ago and the non smokers dont even give you an "atta girl" with a little pat. pbbbbbbbbttt to them.
It's amazing how the mind works! As Tselani said, we had a relationship with cigarettes.
Oh, and buy some flowers for yourself and a nice bathtub soak and remember: you don't smell like cigarette smoke anymore.

keep going!

Dear Golfgirl
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ~!~!~!~
to you. I also quit in June - on the 12th. I agree with Beesly -- you should read the posts regarding "Be 'GOOD' to 'YOURSELF,'" "Celebrating Achievements," "What R U Going to Do With All that $$," and "Non-smokers do not understand." Something I have that really helps me is that smoking calculator you can get at http://www.silkquit.org/. I have it on my desktop at work and it is the first thing that opens everyday. Today I learned that have saved $1,057.37 (can you believe that??) on $ I would have spent on cigarettes, I haven't smoked 3,240 (unbelievable!!) I would have smoked had I not quit smoking and I have gained 1 week, 4 days and 6 hours of life. I really like this it is where I get my pat on the back everyday. I did something for myself after I had saved $250.00. I have a friend who has beautiful crystal watch her boyfriend bought for her at Zales Jewerly store for her birthday. She told me it cost $425, plus 5% sales tax here in MA. Well, I did some searching around and I found the same watch at amazon.com for $229.00.
You can see the watch at
http://www.zales.com/search/index.jsp?sr=1&fbc=0&origkw=crystal+watch&kwCatId=&kw=crystal+watch&pg=3&kpc=1
it is the gold watch, the third watch in the from the left the picture really doesnt do the watch justice but I am so glad I bought it. Every day, every time I look at that watch I am reminded that I am a non-smoker and proud of it. Another pat on my back.

I hope this helps you and lets you know that you are not alone, there a lot uf us out her dealing with the same thing. Take care & again, congratulations. YOU DID IT!