This is a personal thing. I know that for me, on many occasions the only thing between me and nicotine was the thought of having to reset that meter if I slipped even once. That is a promise I made to myself at the start. One puff means I am not quit and my meter gets reset. Do what you feel is right for you.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/16/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 263
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,167
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1735.8
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 26 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19
Good evening all. I just wanted to thank you again for your support, and let you know that I have not lost my quit. These days are difficult but I will get through. I had a nice chat with my doc today and he made me feel some better. The IV anesthesia is what scares me. In my line of work, I see the bad outcomes, where people are put under and never wake up. I just need to get through this and experience one of the millions of good outcomes that happen every day. I am trying really hard to keep positive.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/16/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 263
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,167
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1735.8
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 26 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 47
Silver! It is so good to hear from you! I knew you would still be quit! Don't be such a stranger. We have party plans to make!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/16/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 235
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,831
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1551
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 23 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 10 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39
To all those SURVIVORS who started their quits in September 2005, please make a noise and let us know how you are doing. The Survivors should be approximately 8 glorious months quit! It's time to start planning the one year party as I hear flights are overbooked. :p
(Obviously, this Survivor is still here and still happily quit!)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/16/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 234
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,814
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1544.4
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 23 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 58
Congrats Lady! I am so very proud of you! Embrace this day, and that piece of paper. No one can ever take either of them away!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/16/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 232
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,792
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1531.2
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 23 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 13
Today, I was in my car stopped at a light. I had all the windows up and the vent on. I smelled cigarettes. It made me sick. I looked right, I looked left. Nothing. I looked ahead. Nothing. I thought to myself, "I never smoked in this car, did it creep in from the smoking room off the garage?" Then I looked in the rearview and there she was, smoking away with her window down. This time last year, I never would have noticed. Anyone else getting hypersensitive to the smell of cigarettes? :) This is so exciting!!!!!!! I actually spent the drive home trying to think of a way to get our state public smoking ban extended to city streets and private automobiles!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/16/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 228
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,746
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1504.8
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 22 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 15 [B]Seconds:[/B] 4
Its nice to see an old timer pop in for a visit! I promise not to smoke this easter weekend.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/16/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 209
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,518
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1379.4
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 20 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 40 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44
Morningglory, I seldom think about smoking anymore, unless it is when I walk by someone doing it! I hold my breath and walk as fast as I can. It seems like for me getting to that 6 month mark was a defining moment. I don't know that there is a universal answer to your question. It comes with acceptance of yourself as a non-smoker. It comes with replacing that bad smoking habit with new, healthier coping mechanisms. For me personally, I don't ever want to forget hell week, heck week and blah week because I don't want to ever live through that again. I am very happy that I quit smoking, and still very angry with myself for ever having started. I will live with the guilt and worry about that for the rest of my life. I still remember the craves, but those memories are fading. Give yourself time and lots of tender loving care, and one day those craves will be a distant memory.
Mama, I have often felt the same way. In the last 8 months, I have chosen not to partake in (not give up!) cigarettes, caffiene, coffee, salt, sugar, some artificial sweeteners, alcohol, refined carbs (bread, pasta, candy, processed foods and high fat foods. For a long time I thought to myself, "I have given up all of my vices, what is left to enjoy?" What is left to enjoy is being healthy and feeling wonderful both physically and emotionally, having a strong body with energy to spare and the relationships with those closest to you. Why is it that we have to fill our bodies with chemicals and junk and treat our bodies like they are our enemies in order to feel good?
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/16/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 267
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,212
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1762.2
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 26 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1
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