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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1070

Hang on tight to your quit! I am only a day into my quit and I would so LOVE to be at your stage. Seems SO SO far away from today! You have come so far, please hang on to that non-smoker in you!!

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 39

Well, you can not go backwards at this point. Have you tried snapping elastic on your wrist? Please know that butt you long for would disappoint you. It would taste vile now. Best wishes on your exam. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 4/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 11 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 340 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $57.75 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 54 [B]Seconds:[/B] 21

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1262

Dear viga I am proud of you for thinking ahead! Its not thinking ahead that has gotten so many quitters in trouble. Its not being prepared for the crisis, the stress, even the celebration that makes quitters fall. Definitly take the coping mechanisims the group has suggested with you....getting ready for the test and to the test. Stay Strong and Stay Quit! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/30/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 78 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,177 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $234 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 13

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 128

AS VALLEYMOM SAYS AND EVERY PERSON ON THIS SITE THAT READS YOUR POSTS WILL AGREE TO Just know that you have a world of quitters sitting in that exam with you and cheering you on. That's all you need. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/9/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 93 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,868 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $465 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 10 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 160

Way to go, Viga. It's certainly a good thing to plan ahead for iffy and/or new situations. Smart move. gpw [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/14/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 93 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,403 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $372 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 44 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 160

You'd be better off to smoke the grass out of your lawn than putting the highly-addictive enemy, nicotine, back into your brain! It's the nicotine that keeps a person smoking. Hold onto a drinking straw or something like that - someone previously mentioned a "worry stone". You can do this, I know you can. gpw [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/14/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 92 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,394 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $368 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 48

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 635

Hi Viga You rock big time N.O.P.E Carlos [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 4/10/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 7 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 114 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $7 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 37 [B]Seconds:[/B] 29

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2027

Hi, Viga. Honestly, I think NRT would be a big mistake at your point. It would be like giving a heroin junkie or an alcoholic just a little bit of their drug of addiction to get them through a rough spot. That's really not a good idea. My suggestion is to not try to avoid it, but expect it. Go headlong into it. When you sit down to study, assume and expect a crave to hit full force. Prepare yourself mentally to accept it's presence and that you will not give in to it, that you will just ride it out because it is temporary. I'm betting you'll find them much weaker and easier to deal with than expected. Craves at your point are memory triggered. Apparently, there are a set of circumstances (stress over test + studying?) that you used to use nicotine to get you through, and this association has not been extingushed yet. Each time you get through a smoking situation nicotine-free you weaken the association until it eventually is broken. 558 days is just awesome, Viga. I can only imagine what it will be like to be there myself. Patience, me, it will come. :) Shevie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/23/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 329 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,592 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1250.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 61 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 47 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 208

Viga: Avalleymom said it all....Don't even entertain the smoking thought. Go get one of those soft squushy things you squeese to releive the stress, it really works..... Smoking is no longer an option for you...Push that awful thought aside. Stay Strong Brenna [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/2/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 434 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 8,688 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1953 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 50 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

thanks for your input, everyone. i read in another post that someone suggested a drinking straw, and i think i might use that. water also. i'm nowhere near actually smoking, i'm just troubleshooting in case i get a really strong craving. i approached this quit with a high level of preparedness, and i want to stay that way. we ALL need to think ahead and plan, i think, that's the only way our quits will become permanent. anyways, i'll keep you updated about my progress. best, viga

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