Re: please help, I wanna stop smoking
From: mom (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Oct 2000 13:14:07 -0600 (CST)
I'm sorry Winter. That's a bummer. Do you think maybe you caught him
off guard or something? Maybe if you put the money away for a honeymoon
cruise or something he'd be more encouraging?
I, for one, would be very proud of you if you quit smoking!
--
mom
At Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Winter wrote:
>
>I asked my husband if I quit smoking, if I could then use the money for
>myseld to reward myself, and he didnt like that idea. To be honest it
>really de-motivated me or deflated my desire to quit when he said that.
>Sometimes I think he wants me to smoke
>
>At Mon, 30 Oct 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>Winter,
>>
>>I quit smoking a year ago August. I used Zyban. Zyban has a weird side
>>effect of making you loose your appetite so it might be the best bet.
>>It's an anti depressant and you take it for a couple of weeks before you
>>try to quit. It takes away the desire in your brain for a cig. I
>>didn't find it painful but it was tough. Had I not been determined I
>>wouldn't have made it.
>>
>>The money I save goes for stuff for me now. Instead of burning my
>>money, I get a new dress once a month or whatever.
>>
>>Good Luck,
>>
>>mom
>>
>>At Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Winter wrote:
>>>
>>>I want to quit smoking, but I dont wanna gain weight! How can I stop
>>>smoking without gaining 10 pounds! last time I quit smoking I gained
>>>about 10 pounds. I wanted to quit before the holidays, but with all the
>>>extra goodies around, is this really wise?? Is it ok to request a lung
>>>x-ray from my doctor to see what's going on inside? I wann stop, but my
>>>fear of gaining weight keeps me from quitting....I am stuck in a
>>>rut...argh!
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