OT: Just me. In a nutshell.

That is a pretty significant challenge you have given yourself.  Go for it. Are you using any supports like patches, gum, hypnotherapy or just old cold turkey.

You are a determined young lady and I for one would never bet against you.  Good luck.

Thanks Paula!  Cold turkey for now, unless it gets unmanageable - then I'll get the patch.

 I'm confident that you will be successful and hold yourself accountable Karen! Those are two hard things to kick.... but you can do it!!   

I would never have guessed that you smoke. Best of luck quitting. That's a huge step to an even healthier you!

You're a strong person, I know you can do it. I'd like to share a quote I once read that I think is appropriate: "it isn't that I fell 7 times that matters, it's that I got up 8." So even if you stumble, keep at it

Best of luck.

i'm behind you on this Karen. you can do this, y ou've accomplished so much in your life already!!!

All thoughts and prayers are with you on this...

Tracy

Thanks so much guys - I am READY to face.... today. lol

xoxo

Go for it Karen, you are worth it!

Ready and waiting to cheer you on.  You ARE a strong person.  If you can beat the sugar monster, you can beat this too.  :)  Love yah, and wish you all the will power in the world!! 

Oh Karen, You MUST read this book. It changed my life. I quite smoking 2 years 283 days ago (there's an App on my phone that keeps track for me) and the reason I was successful was because of this book. It only costs about $15 at chapters, it's not a huge book..maybe 160pgs, but it truly saved my life. I watched this book transform 30yr veteran smokers into quitters...I'm talking 2-3 pack a day people. This book deals with the mental part of the addiction we have to smoking, and I jump on any opportunity I can to pay-it-forward when someone mentions quitting.

It's weird how the book came into my life too. I was contemplating quitting smoking, then over a course of 1 week I came across old friends, and aquaintances 3 different times...in 3 different locations, none of them knew each other, but they were all reading this book and claiming victory. I was skeptical at first, then after the 3rd person telling me about it, I looked up to the Sky and said "Ok. big man - I get the hint, I will buy the book tomorrow"...and here I am - a Quitter and proud of it.

I swear on my soul, this book will help you...

Good Luck Karen, and You have a large community of people here ready to cheer you on!