Today is my big day :)

Yes, its is true.... I made it... 2 years without even a puff..... smoke free. Yay! What should I do? Should I go out and have a ciggarette? hahaha J/K! I am very proud of myself. I am flat broke so the celebration will have to hold off, and I am home in agony awaiting plastics approval... so for now I just will have the gift of clean lungs.... and that is really the greatest gift of all. It is not easy....but its a day at a time. As, is this whole process and I thank all of you. I didnt want to post this on the main board because I am 'bragging' hope it doesnt sound bad though...to brag? but I just want to share it with my may buddies, since its a smaller group. Hope our reunion does come to be, but until then... I send you all a hug and a smile. Jess

I am so happy for you Jess! My mom has smoked all of her life and has no intentions of quitting. I really wish she would reconsider but she has the attitude that you are going to die anyway(but she doesn't have to hurry things along!). I hate it because everytime I go to her house when I leave I reak of cigarette smoke. Again congrats on your big day! You definately deserve to celebrate!!! Candy

Candy, thank you so much. I know that whenever people would come over to my place they had the same reaction as you. And before MA went non smoking all the bars had that smell too. I dont know if I could have quit without the motivation of my ex and the requirement for the surgery. It was so very difficult. I still struggle each day with it. If your mom ever wants support, have her go to the website quitnet.com It really helped me. hugs to you. J. ;)

Good for you, Jess! That is a huge accomplishment. Breaking ANY addiction is difficult and cigarettes are one of the hardest. I'm so proud of you!!!!! Enjoy breathing that fresh air in nice and deep!! Michelle

Thank you SO MUCH, Michelle. Good to hear from you. It was the very first step in breaking my food addiction... which lead me to my gastric bypass. And then that lead me to this message board, where I still come today for support and growth... spiritual and growth/guidance. I have a long long way to go. Next step is plastics and that will help me with a few things... pain for one, the chest pain I am experiencing from all the skin that is pulling is tremedous, but also the self esteem issues need a lot of work, so I am toying with getting a little facial work, IF I can swing it on a credit plan when i go in... so we shall see what the higher power has in store for me. patience is a very difficult lesson, isnt it.... hugs to all of you. Jess

Congrats Jess!

Thank you, Aliya!

Congratulations, Jess, I am so proud of you!!!! You go, girl! Hugs, Tracy

Hi Tracy! Thanks for the well wishes! I am always so inspired by you. I also wanted to say how cool I thought it was that you offered all of those exercise dvds and tapes. I have a few of them and as soon as I get my surgery I will start doing some more hard core ones again. For now I need to keep it simple. So, I am officially in my 3rd year as a non smoker now.... heehee... have a wonderful day! Jess