Comments on: The Quitiversary: A Very Candid Post http://www.choosingraw.com/the-quitiversary-a-very-candid-post/ A Celebration of Vegan and Raw Food Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:20:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cyndi http://www.choosingraw.com/the-quitiversary-a-very-candid-post/comment-page-1/#comment-62124 Cyndi Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:51:36 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=284#comment-62124 August 26 2011 is my one year anniversary of not smoking after 40 years of one pack a day. I feel great, joined the gym and am weight training. I do think of smoking at least once a week at certain times of the day, or when I am stressed, but when I walk by a smoker I am nauseated by the smell. Best thing I ever did for myself. I wish I could let every smoker feel how good it is not to smoke, how good it is to breath. August 26 2011 is my one year anniversary of not smoking after 40 years of one pack a day. I feel great, joined the gym and am weight training. I do think of smoking at least once a week at certain times of the day, or when I am stressed, but when I walk by a smoker I am nauseated by the smell. Best thing I ever did for myself. I wish I could let every smoker feel how good it is not to smoke, how good it is to breath.

]]> By: Wai Gloff http://www.choosingraw.com/the-quitiversary-a-very-candid-post/comment-page-1/#comment-56819 Wai Gloff Sat, 07 May 2011 16:47:09 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=284#comment-56819 With all the doggone snow we have gotten recently I am stuck indoors, fortunately there is the internet, thanks for giving me something to do. :) With all the doggone snow we have gotten recently I am stuck indoors, fortunately there is the internet, thanks for giving me something to do. :)

]]> By: Lauren http://www.choosingraw.com/the-quitiversary-a-very-candid-post/comment-page-1/#comment-56279 Lauren Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:47:51 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=284#comment-56279 This was an incredibly candid and passionate post. loved it. I actually smoked one pack of cigarettes on my 18th birthday (over prom weekend). It was my form of rebelling. Today, I am surrounded by people with COPD daily... some of which still smoke... others that have a 40 yr history of a pack a day. I just want to beg them to stop. It is such a terrible disease. Congratulations on quitting. I think this should be an article for young high schoolers to read. Bleh cigarettes. Blah copd. <3 This was an incredibly candid and passionate post. loved it. I actually smoked one pack of cigarettes on my 18th birthday (over prom weekend). It was my form of rebelling.

Today, I am surrounded by people with COPD daily… some of which still smoke… others that have a 40 yr history of a pack a day. I just want to beg them to stop. It is such a terrible disease. Congratulations on quitting. I think this should be an article for young high schoolers to read. Bleh cigarettes. Blah copd.

<3

]]> By: Georgia http://www.choosingraw.com/the-quitiversary-a-very-candid-post/comment-page-1/#comment-56271 Georgia Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:04:49 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=284#comment-56271 Congrats Gena! April 19 is specially for m too- it is my vegan anniversary. 3 years today! Congrats Gena!
April 19 is specially for m too- it is my vegan anniversary. 3 years today!

]]> By: Kate http://www.choosingraw.com/the-quitiversary-a-very-candid-post/comment-page-1/#comment-45707 Kate Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:45:24 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=284#comment-45707 You rock. And when I went to Columbia, I was SHOCKED by how many of the students smoked. One day, I walked out of a class with the other students and the professor and EVERYONE except for me lit up and stood there, talking critical theory and smoking coolly. I felt like I had nothing to do with my hands. You rock. And when I went to Columbia, I was SHOCKED by how many of the students smoked. One day, I walked out of a class with the other students and the professor and EVERYONE except for me lit up and stood there, talking critical theory and smoking coolly. I felt like I had nothing to do with my hands.

]]> By: Robyn http://www.choosingraw.com/the-quitiversary-a-very-candid-post/comment-page-1/#comment-45586 Robyn Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:30:57 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=284#comment-45586 wow! I am on day 4 and it SUCKS! Great timing as i was browsing through recipes and found this post. THANKS for sharing...you are exactly like me and although i know there is light at the end of this suck tunnel it's great to see it in writing. Thanks again! wow! I am on day 4 and it SUCKS! Great timing as i was browsing through recipes and found this post. THANKS for sharing…you are exactly like me and although i know there is light at the end of this suck tunnel it’s great to see it in writing.

Thanks again!

]]> By: Cathy http://www.choosingraw.com/the-quitiversary-a-very-candid-post/comment-page-1/#comment-40681 Cathy Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:14:46 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=284#comment-40681 Thank you for writing this. I have been off and on cigarettes since Sept 2, 2009. You are right, if I can exercise everyday and watch what I eat, why can't I just put these damn things down...forever?! I'm going to mark this as a favorite place and read it often. Thank you! And thank you to Kath for linking this to her website, that's how I found you! I feel better already. Cathy Thank you for writing this. I have been off and on cigarettes since Sept 2, 2009. You are right, if I can exercise everyday and watch what I eat, why can’t I just put these damn things down…forever?! I’m going to mark this as a favorite place and read it often. Thank you! And thank you to Kath for linking this to her website, that’s how I found you! I feel better already.
Cathy

]]> By: zoe http://www.choosingraw.com/the-quitiversary-a-very-candid-post/comment-page-1/#comment-40670 zoe Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:50:30 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=284#comment-40670 Gena - thanks for this post. I'm a freshman at Columbia, sitting in my John Jay dorm room, in the process of quitting. I haven't been a smoker for too long and never smoked more than 5 or 6 cigarettes in a day, but am still finding the process difficult. I can relate to your attitude towards smoking. It's my favorite activity to sit outside on the benches at night and have a couple minutes to myself, with a cigarette to distract and comfort me. I'm six weeks in. I needed this to keep me going! It's also motivating me to make that trip to the gym I was reconsidering. Almost a year after your quitiversary you're still inspiring! Gena – thanks for this post. I’m a freshman at Columbia, sitting in my John Jay dorm room, in the process of quitting. I haven’t been a smoker for too long and never smoked more than 5 or 6 cigarettes in a day, but am still finding the process difficult. I can relate to your attitude towards smoking. It’s my favorite activity to sit outside on the benches at night and have a couple minutes to myself, with a cigarette to distract and comfort me.
I’m six weeks in. I needed this to keep me going! It’s also motivating me to make that trip to the gym I was reconsidering.
Almost a year after your quitiversary you’re still inspiring!

]]> By: Anastasiab http://www.choosingraw.com/the-quitiversary-a-very-candid-post/comment-page-1/#comment-40418 Anastasiab Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:30:28 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=284#comment-40418 Almost 2 years now! Well done lady :) Your post struck major chords with me (those memories could have been mine, and I really wanted to light up while reading them) I gave up 5 weeks ago (3x smoke relapse over the weekend). I obviously was addicted to the nicotine, but it was, is, the social aspect I truly miss (yes, miss). Its so hard to sit out with mates and not smoke, to drive in my car and not smoke, to wait around for someone and not smoke, to get home at 4pm and not smoke...as you mentiond, what is my right hand meant to be doing in these times?! It was great to read this blog, I could relate to every point and I am glad to see you made it and youre now a non-smoker! Thank you for the inspiration to keep going (or rather, continue being a quittter :) ) Almost 2 years now! Well done lady :)
Your post struck major chords with me (those memories could have been mine, and I really wanted to light up while reading them) I gave up 5 weeks ago (3x smoke relapse over the weekend). I obviously was addicted to the nicotine, but it was, is, the social aspect I truly miss (yes, miss). Its so hard to sit out with mates and not smoke, to drive in my car and not smoke, to wait around for someone and not smoke, to get home at 4pm and not smoke…as you mentiond, what is my right hand meant to be doing in these times?! It was great to read this blog, I could relate to every point and I am glad to see you made it and youre now a non-smoker! Thank you for the inspiration to keep going (or rather, continue being a quittter :) )

]]> By: Maggie http://www.choosingraw.com/the-quitiversary-a-very-candid-post/comment-page-1/#comment-40407 Maggie Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:19:28 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=284#comment-40407 Just rereading this. The part about being scared of evenings is much more relatable now. Just rereading this. The part about being scared of evenings is much more relatable now.

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