Was wondering if anyone else made a New Years Resolution. As for me, I am going smoke free. Over the past month I have managed to cut way back. I was a heavy smoker. I am taking a nicotine blocker and that seems to help, but the habit is old. I was virgin when I started smoking. lol But I have heard many reasons to quit smoking and they are all valid but have never been strong enough to get me to stop. Sphinxnc gave me one of two strong reasons to quit. " More money for hobbying" and the second is the ladies I have visited. Who wants to kiss an ashtray? And no matter how hard I tried they were honest enough to say they could still tell. And those kisses are so important to me. I find being around smokers makes it hard. Yes I slip but I have been enjoying victories.
Nuff bout me. anyone have a New Years Eve Resolution??
I know people who have quit successfully by....
going cold turkey
hypnosis (it REALLY worked for them)
sucking on lollypops (those people put on a lot of weight though)
I don't know anyone who successfully stopped using patches or gum, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened. Everyone has to find their own path. What works for one may not work for another. What's the expression? There is more than one way to skin a cat. Keep asking how other former smokers have stopped. You'll get a ton of good ideas
Has anyone noticed I'm using too many anti-animal quotes this morning?
I'm big into resolutions. I did mine for 2011 and felt awesome about it!
This year it is pretty much the same as last year
Stick to my eating plan, journal my food......and this year I am adding yoga to my weekly routine
I'm also going to put more effort into not being as judgemental as well as being more compassionate towards other people that I just plan don't understand
Nicotine is a demon, for sure!
After drinking like a fish and smoking like a smokestack in the military and beyond, I woke up one morning with a potty mouth and, in the mirror, I saw Santa Claus in profile looking back at me
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It was enough to jar me into the reality of the causes, and I just quit both cold turkey. That was 20+ years ago, and I go day to day telling myself that smoking is a bad habit(Whoa! the $$$$ for the things) and I ain't gonna go that route again, NO SIR!
Alcohol in moderation! The sight, smell, and taste of the ladies in my life is enough to make my head swim thank you;P
They all, non smokers, tell me how much they appreciate my clean mouth--Ahem! No gutter thoughts here;P
Road....., when faced with a daunting task, like giving up tobacco, repeat to yourself every day the Chinese saying that a trip of a 1,000 miles starts with that first step, or something like that
) Good Luck!
thanks Bird. My mind didnt go into the gutter, not at all, well a little bit, OK IT WENT THERE! lol.
It isnt just nicotine, it is HABIT. It is funny and may sound stranger than crap, but ever day, I select a lady from the board, and it doesnt matter if she is someone I have saw or not. I go to her website and select a picture I like and for that day, every time I want a smoke I look and think of her. And I go for another hour with out one. That turns into 2 or 3 hours at times. Am I allowed to have a smoke, sure, but I keep skipping them, And if I absolutly cant take it anymore, I am allowed 1/2 of one. And then I start all over. My record thus far is 2 cigarettes in 1 day. Will I win??? I will as long as the ladies keep posting lol
Dude do you have
Congratulations dude, on at least starting. I have never smoked, but I have been told that by about the 2nd smoke-free day, you can already tell the difference breathing.
Two things; First, the people I have known that successfully quit ultimately got motivated by deciding that they did not want to be known, or know themselves, as someone who smokes any longer. It is not that smoking is evil, but it is a health issue and it can define one's life.
Second, I have several friends, generally long-term and somewhat heavy smokers, that successfully quit with the help of Chantix.
Good luck.
Try to stick to the plan my dear for your own health and for those of us who know you have very nice kisses!! Wink! Wink!
As for me, my biggest NYE resolution is to get my "real" work schedule more under control and concise, so that I am not bouncing around the Carolinas like a ping pong ball. I am going to MAKE my attorneys understand that I can do alot more of my work out of office!! The magic word here is "freelance"!!! Lol!! That would mean I would have more time to play as well!! Woo hoo!!
"freelance"?????????
Lordy, Lady, Every time I look at your pics, I have to set my "lance free" for a bit ---LOL
Bring on those lances and swords!!! wink!!
Then there is one Guinevere and a whole round table of knights. I think I want to be KING! Or maybe Lancelot. Wait, do you see something here. Camelot, cumalot??? And then Lance a lot falls into place. Yep it was a medieval orgy.
I've got you sword swin.....
for your travels to "Hobbywood" sure would make me quit!!! I have heard & seen that it is a real challenge to quit. I can't say "I know what you going through" because I am thrilled to say that I have never smoked cigarettes, cigars or pot, so I honestly don't know first hand. But, I saw my Dad finally quit after many attempts & he was sooooooooo proud of himself & he loved the thought of the money that wasn't going up in smoke ...... & he didn't even hobby!!! Well......I don't think so anyway --- HaHa
Anyway.......good for you!!!! I bet you will get even more kisses from the "girls"!!!
I too make resolutions. Both personal & professional. I won't bore you with the professional ones. A few of my personal ones:
* Eat healthier
* Be more understanding of others because I don't always know what is happening in their world
(i.e. ---- don't be an ass quite as often !!)
* Help others who are less fortunate
* & there are (2) of our "Carolina Girls" that I really want to meet properly & make "friends" with
Happy New Year !!!
And then you fall into the eating more instead/gaining weight trap lol! My new years resolution is to continue with my new found passion for the gym! As of this morning I'm officially down 18 lbs! The past couple of months of eating right and having my ass kicked by my trainer 3x a week is really paying off!
Who wants to scrap?
I felt those muscles, you are toned ! And I am pretty sure you can kick my butt. But you do look realllll good Gabby, especially in leather , I am sooooooooooo bad lol
surrendering because I do not want that well-trained & toned body kicking my ass!!!
Congrats!!! It sure does make you feel better, but I don't see how it could make you any more sexy & lovely than you already are !!!
You are just awesome!
xoxo,
Steph
Not me either. Hard to imagine you being any more fit ! And this guy for one is not messing with you. Well, let me re-phrase that. I might want to wrestle....but you are going to win...
Posted By: ItalianGabriella
And then you fall into the eating more instead/gaining weight trap lol! My new years resolution is to continue with my new found passion for the gym! As of this morning I'm officially down 18 lbs! The past couple of months of eating right and having my ass kicked by my trainer 3x a week is really paying off!
Who wants to scrap?
and this is a lil joke between Roadie and me...
Mine is to never forget to pack my brush when I'm having a romantic tryst,lol! Ok, ok and not to panic if I do!
xoxo,
Steph
Next time I will have one in my back pocket. I swear. And with my head of hair that will look quite strange.
I has decided to try to see one new provider and one favorite provider each and every month. Course if I misses a month I'll have to do extra the next month.
Would duets count for one of each if I already knows one of them?
Welllllllllllll Based on your original premiss. One of the duo would have to be a 'favorite provider' and the other would have to be new. I am assuming when you say new you are referring that she would be 'new to you' and not new to the business as that would severly limit choices. So hence, then the 'duet' would count. But your quandary would come to play if neither was a favorite. Then you would only get credit for one, the 'new'.
If I could be so bold as to offer some advice. I use the Roadie Mix and Match system. Basically I combine my selections in a harmonious and interesting way. I select from the known quanities, in other words from an interesting, pleasurable previous engagements and then I select from the unknown, of which I have yet to sample. I am still working on this system and it is not fool proof as of yet, but shows great promise. And thus far I have achieved the basic goals that I truely seek in sincere earnest. I Have a Blast!
You can do it.. It's hard but I have faith in you......
My resoultion was to get back to the gym. Guess it will have to wait til the first of Feburary.
Posted By: Roadshow2
Was wondering if anyone else made a New Years Resolution. As for me, I am going smoke free. Over the past month I have managed to cut way back. I was a heavy smoker. I am taking a nicotine blocker and that seems to help, but the habit is old. I was virgin when I started smoking. lol But I have heard many reasons to quit smoking and they are all valid but have never been strong enough to get me to stop. Sphinxnc gave me one of two strong reasons to quit. " More money for hobbying" and the second is the ladies I have visited. Who wants to kiss an ashtray? And no matter how hard I tried they were honest enough to say they could still tell. And those kisses are so important to me. I find being around smokers makes it hard. Yes I slip but I have been enjoying victories.
Nuff bout me. anyone have a New Years Eve Resolution??
