Daily Llama's Very Own Month Quit Thread

Hey Patrick, Your contributions to this site are awesome. Just like the quit you've got going! Keep on keeping on! Faith [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/23/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 57 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,425 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $684.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 33 [B]Seconds:[/B] 50

Aloha at 11Months!!!

Aloha to you, Sorry to be late on this one, congrats on 11 months! Your stats are amazing. Faith [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/23/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 57 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,425 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $684.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 12

I can't handle this

ICL, This is part of an old post by an awesome quitter named Duffis. By the time you read through it all the craving will have passed and you will be left with some really positive thoughts! Hang in there ... one minute at a time. Faith [quote]I WILL NEVER TAKE ANOTHER DRAG!!!!! �Giving into a craving is for weak people and I am not a weak person. �I refuse to be a slave to addiction. �Visualize and repeat your top 3 reasons for quitting. �Watch 1 minute go by and remember that 10 people died from smoking in that minute one of those could be you if you smoke that cigarette �Write down and repeat to your self the names of the people you will hurt if you start smoking again. �Look up and write down and repeat the definition of Nicotine �Write down and repeat the names of any people you know who have died or are likely to die from smoking �Look up and repeat all of the deadly chemicals in a cigarette � Inhale as deeply as you can and hold your breath for a few seconds, with out exhaling take another breath, repeat. Those last two breaths are what if feels like to have emphysema one of the leading diseases associated with smoking. �Plan your next milestone reward �Write in or read your journal remember how tough those first few days are, don�t make your self go through that again. �Write down what you will do with a 15 extra years on your life. �Tell your self is a great achievement for me to have come this far, I will not undo it because I cannot deal with 3 minutes of anxiety. �I will let go of things I cannot control. �I am healthy, vital, and strong. �There is nothing in the world I cannot handle. �All my needs are met. �I am completely and utterly safe. � Every day in every way I am getting stronger �I do not need cigarettes �I am a non-smoker �I am simply creating new habits which do not include smoking. �It's better to be an ex-smoker with an occasional desire to smoke, than a smoker with a constant desire to stop. �I DON'T SMOKE! �This craving will pass whether I smoke or not. �Someday I'll find it hard to believe that I ever smoked. �I'm a puff away from a pack a day. �"TO QUIT QUITTING" is not an option. �"JUST ONE" is not an option. �I will confront my cravings head on and win every time, this craving cannot kill me, make me bleed, hurt my family, or last for more than a few minutes. �I am proud of ME!" �Confidence is the RESULT of accomplishment �"Not One, Not now, Not ever" Duffis [/quote] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/23/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 57 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,425 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $684.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 24 [B]Seconds:[/B] 43

Heck week has started for this newbie

Hey There! Good for you guys! Me and hubby quit together too. We are empty nesters as well and pretty close to retirement. Our main motivator in the beginning was $$$$. Smokes where we live are $12 a pack, so between the 2 of us it was hitting $700 or more a month. Thats just freakin INSANE! Once the denial started to fall away we simply could not justify that kind of expense. Especially when we start living on a pension. Now as the days pass and we are feeling soooo much better physically, are reasons are expanding. This site has helped so much. Read all you can. Post too. The support here is awesome! :) Faith [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/23/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 57 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,425 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $684.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7

NEED SOME ADVICE

When you first started this thread Jan I looked at it, saw something about weight and hit the back button as fast as I could. I've quit smoking so many times in the last year and a half and I'm sure I gained 5 lbs. every time. Anyway, I could easily stand to lose 40 lbs. and this is the first time in my life that I've been more than five or ten lbs. overweight. Right now I'd be so happy if it was only five or ten! I'm doing my best not to binge ... I'm trying to eat healthy ... I'm trying to accept myself the way I am right now ... But mostly I'm trying to live as a non smoker and deal with this weight thing when I'm stronger and more secure in my quit. Its funny though, sometimes I'll catch my reflection out of the corner of my eye and its like ... Holy Crap! Am I ever LARGE. :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/23/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 58 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,450 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $696.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 5 [B]Seconds:[/B] 15

WHAT a Quitter!

Wow! Six Years! THAT'S JUST CRAZEEE! :) Congratulations. Mr. Ed is right. Now thats a quitter! Faith [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/23/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 58 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,450 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $696.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 10 [B]Seconds:[/B] 28

The Quit Train

Bonjour Bear, Oui,Oui. I'm on this train forsure. :) Winter is dragging along waaay too slow. Need a change of scenery! Faith [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/23/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 61 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,525 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $732.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 57

GRIN=7 months!

Hey Grin, Sorry to be late to your party! Wow! Lucky Seven. Except we all know that luck had nothing to do with it. Hard work, determination, courage, perseverance, blood, sweat and many tears. And SUPPORT! Good for you. :) Faith [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/23/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 61 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,525 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $732.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 32 [B]Seconds:[/B] 28

As you move into further into positive territory

stickin to it, Wow did you ever! Stick to it, that is! Congratulations and thanks so much for these words ... [quote]And as the months add up your strength snowballs[quote/] Gives me hope! Faith :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/23/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 61 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,525 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $732.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 50 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51

It's Saturday - it's the FAITH parade!

Hey, thanks for all the good wishes. Funny how some times it feels like time is just flying by and other times a day seems like an eternity. These last 2 months have been a mixture of both. Look at those stats! That alone keeps me going one more day! :) Faith [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/23/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 62 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,550 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $744.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 13 [B]Seconds:[/B] 24