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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1521

Riverdale, Welcome to the site and congratulations on becoming an ex-smoker! It is great to hear that you are ready to quit! The question is are you prepared? Please take advantage of our free Online Treatment Program in your glove compartment as you log into our site. This program will first help you determine if youre ready to quit. If youve already quit and are looking for some help, this program is for you. Although the program will first assess if youre ready to quit the exercises at the beginning of the program will help remind you of the reasons why you quit in the first place. Dont get frustrated - ex-smokers have told us that the exercises at the beginning of the program gave them confidence and helped them reaffirm their personal commitment to remain smoke free. The exercises in this program are divided into six major milestones. Think of each milestone as a destination youre trying to reach. After you complete the exercises in each milestone, your car will progress along the road map located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen. The best thing about this program is that it is free and you dont have to purchase any products to use this program. We hope that we have guided you in the right direction today! Please feel free to contact our support department in our feedback section found at the bottom of this page if you continue to have any questions or concerns. Or, please continue to join us here at our online support group! We wish you all the best and look forward to helping you achieve your goals! Take Care, Melanie _______________________ The SSC Support Team

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1521

Riverdale Man, Keep up the great work. Congratulations on one week smokefree! You are doing fantastic! Take Care, Melanie _______________________ The SSC Support Team

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2614

Hello. New to this. This is a great sight and very inspiring! Today is my start date. I have smoked from age 13 and I am now 49. I have tried quiting several times. This time seems to be more organized, more focused. I sure hope that I will be able to find support here. Thanks for reading. Riverdale Man [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 0 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 0 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $0 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2614

So another weekend down, no smoking and some temptation. I must say that I am looking very closely at how I fit in no matter where I go. Now smoking when I started as a teenager was pretty much a thing that you did any where. Mind you this was rural Canada and the late 60's and early 70's. If you smoked you were simply part of the crowd. Now in 2006, I have never smoked in my home (not on puff and neither has anyone else), I don't smoke at work, I don't smoke while I am in the car or while I drive, I don't smoke in my garden (I hate cleaning the butts - ugh), it is against the law to smoke in a restaurant, bar or other public place. Until 10 days ago I would wedge my way outside of where ever I might have been and grabbed a quick and very furtive puff on the sly as I snuck away from what ever entrance I might have been near so that I would be the required 10 metres away. Ugh there was no real comfort smoking. I would smoke while I walked the dog and now I chew gum, pump up the tunes on my little nano and sing my way through the half hour walk. I keep looking to my commitment which is to be more able to swim and I am doing that 4 or 5 times a week 60 to 90 minutes and I am more able to breath! I might even be able to enter competitions and go to swim meets. (Something I have never considered doing my entire life) I keep thinking about how I am improving my health (I love the day hours minutes added to my life on my little meter thanks ssc). I keep experiencing the quit as a loving and caring intervention that I am creating in my life. Knowing that I am actually taking my power, my love and transforming it into a new stronger and more healthy me. Thanks for reading. Be back on Monday Phillip [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 9 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 198 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $67.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2614

So here I am one week later. Not one smoke, puff, nothing. That N.O.P.E. not one puff ever is a great and powerful image. I know that much of my resolve has been from visiting this site and reading, watching and being so close to the pain, joy and heartache that is contained here in this site. All of the people that are here, checking in, visiting, guesting (those that are unseen and unheard) and all that those who are heard, those that share, speak up and show so much of themselves. All these people, these human beings, these addicts, all of you out there, help to build my confidence and my own self esteem. I know for a fact that one of the reasons that I smoked was to build my esteem, to fit in. Little did I know that I was just not fitting in whether I smoked or I didn't smoke. I have been happier in the last week than I have been in years because I am actually taking charge of my life. This is a powerful and very very rewarding shift that I am making and I deepen my resolve to stay quit each time I visit this site. And each time I post, I reveal more of myself and I take my resolve deeper and further, trusting myself like I have never trusted myself or any one before. Have a great weekend all of you. Butterfly Swimmer I will post to your topic/thread seperately, I want to sleep on this. You are a great and full person, I am sorry to see you so alone and I need to get clear on what reply to make to your post. Thanks to each of you for reading this thread, posting your responses and simply for being there. Phillip :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 7 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 159 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $52.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 17 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 125

Riverdale Man, Congrats and welcome to this site. It's great that you are already organized and focused, that should go a long way toward making your quit a little more manageable. Wishing you strong will. Sheila [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/4/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 14 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 429 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $70 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 36 [B]Seconds:[/B] 35

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 893

Hi there, this is the place to be. It helped me a lot the first few days and still does. Good luck. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/6/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 12 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 146 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �30 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 12 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 96

Phillip, I am very proud to wish you a HAPPY ONE WEEK!!! Congrats!!! You did it! Hell week is behind you...WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!! I just wanted to thank you for sharing your feelings and your progress with us...I appreciate your honesty and admire the reflection you have done already! Awesome! Congrats again...and I must say that this site is truly an amazing thing to be a part of :) Knight Amy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/3/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 22 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 660 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $82.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 22

Hi Riverman, welcome to your new family. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Put your hands in our hands and together we will help each other get through each day, sometimes each hour and/or minute. ^I^ Laurie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/9/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 40 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 810 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $160 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 45

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 36

Welcome Riverdale Man, and congratulations on taking that first step. I know you can do this. Stick close to this sight and we will help you through it. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/29/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 51 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,173 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $255 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 56 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1

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