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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 97

lol that is a nice one call :) I guess that would be the only bright spot of being in jail not being able to smoke of course that would drive a smoker to his death lol

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 969

Bear, that would work! Someone would call the police, you would get arrested, thrown in the pokey, and you cannot smoke in there! Original indeed! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]2/14/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 168 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,040 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $814.80 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 23 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 28

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1698

Run around naked in the neighbourhood.Now thats original. ;p [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/20/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 134 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,412 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,340.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 30 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 34

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3541

Hey, darpel. Try shouting WOOHOO!! Really, it works, try it. You can't feel bad when you're shouting WOOHHOO!!. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/13/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 80 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $880.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 27 [B]Seconds:[/B] 15

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 24

I love the idea of pretending to be smoking. taking the deep breath in and blowing out.....my only concern is would it be re-enforcing the habit??? Just wondering...cause I like the idea. :) irish [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/1/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 0 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 0 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $0.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 46 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1543

DARPEL, In the beginning when they were bad and I needed lots of escape time I would watch a movie to give my brain a rest. It was sort of like an escape for me. I found walks huge in helping craves. I have lots of woods behind my house with trails. It is peaceful and a nice walk. Sour Altoids worked wonders for me at the computer. Something about things that were real sour helped. Escaping with naps helped also. If I was tired...I slept I also found strong coffee great. I know many associate smoking with coffee....but I found the pick me up helpful. For munchies (in past quits) I "slowly" ate those pretzel rods. I don't know why I didn't use that this time. Later on... when the mental games began I would do internet research on smoking. You can find past posts/threads I wrote here on cigarette topics. I think education on smoking gets you to see it for what it is. It fortified me to go another day. (remember..one day at a time) Hope this helps Mercy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/21/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 192 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,840 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $858.24 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 25 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 27

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2417

I used to actually act like I was smoking...I would pretend I had one between my fingers and I would take a big inhale. Then exhale. I worked. When you inhale (as big as you can) think about all the FRESH air you are putting into your lungs. CLEAN 'em out! P.S. Please don't tell anyone! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/8/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 204 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,060 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $856.80 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 56

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 97

When I get a craving some of the steps I do is count from 0 to 10 with deep breaths, I will also chew lots of juicy fruit gum or hard candy jolly rancher fruit chews are my favorite :) And the last thing I will do is drink lots of ice water that is what really helps the most for me. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/26/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 5 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 25 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $7.19 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 42

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3207

I used lots of self talk. I'd acknowledge I felt like smoking, but argue back that I wasn't going to because I was a non smoker. Rewards!!!!!! For the first few weeks I'd take a spoonful of nonfat yogurt or cottage cheese..ok, sometimes a spoonful of peanut butter. I only gained 4 pounds. Ice cold water. Yummy. Reading and posting here. -aloha [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 131 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,240 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $890.80 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12049

Great advice everyone! Keep them coming! Josie, Support Specialist

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