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[quote] dont shout at me ,i know wot i did was very risky.but i had to try i really thought that was wot i wanted and i suppose it was, [/quote] Nice try Jan. But I have to inform you that it's not going to work. You know..... -----I'll be back. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 257 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,150 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $899.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 22 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 37 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51
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Jan, What you did was VERY dangerous. But you know that already. [quote] �2.50 out the window but it was worth it! [/quote] Are you out of your mind?!?!?!?!?!? It was worth it?!?!?!? Was it worth the LUNG CANCER that it could cause? Was it worth the emphyzema it could cause? Was it worth watching Aimee crying by your death bed when you're strapped to an oxygen tank and can't breathe on your own??? What exactly was it worth? Tell me! [quote] you wouldnt give haveing another sweet a second thought so why im i not doin the same for smokin!? [/quote] Smoking has been proven to be an addiction. Candy, while it might SEEM like an addiction sometimes, isn't quite the same. The addiction that all of us have to nicotine is stronger than any other addiction out there... including heroine or cocaine. THAT is why you can't have the cigarette that you once liked so much. That, and eating a piece of candy won't kill you... smoking will. [quote] i know wot i did was very risky.but i had to try [/quote] Jan, I know that jumping off a bridge onto the highway is very risky, but can I do it anyway? Do you think that it would be OK for me to jump into traffic? Just once... really, that's all I want to do. What would you tell me??? Sorry Jan... I wasn't going to yell at you, but then I started writing and realized that the things that I wanted to say (but weren't very nice) were things that I NEEDED to say, and so I said them. For me to not yell at you would be me not caring about you... and I do. I want to see you succeed, but until you realize that having "just one" is NOT going to make things better, then I'm afraid you will probably keep slipping. I hope this time you realized that and will stay away from those nasty things. [quote] i just have not excepted that im a non smoker yet!im a smoker trying to quit [/quote] Jan, I've had problems thinking about myself as a "non-smoker" too. Everytime I think of myself as that, I get scared and want to run to the store. But I realized that I'm NOT a non-smoker... I'm an EX-smoker. Yes, it's different. The difference is that I KNOW what smoking is like, and I choose to not do it anymore. Non-smokers have never relied on smoking, but ex-smokers have and are wise because we have fought to over
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When I was a kid I loved butter cream frosting on cakes. The cake was okay, but it was just a carrier for the real treat - the frosting. I always hoped to be one of the last served so I could scrape the frosting leavings (that nobody else seemed to want) off the platter. Nirvana! A couple of years ago I had an opportunity to do that again. I was like a kid once more; actually felt the anticipation like I used to as I was scooping up the frosting from the platter. "Oh boy, this is going to be great!" I told myself. On about the third forkful I realized I wasn't a kid anymore and this was a big mistake. But I just had to try, had to attempt to relive the wonder of the past. I finished it all and spent the rest of the evening really miserable. It was a major disappointment, not being able to do that anymore. But as life progresses, things change. Some for the better, some for the worse. Which was this? For the worse because it was something I really liked. For the better because it was something that was (at least, now) very bad for me. I miss my frosting, still. But I've accepted that I can't have it anymore. And I know that if I get a piece of cake that has it, I will not be able to just eat the cake without having to sample the frosting. Then another sample, and another, and another.... So I only have cake with whipped cream frosting now and take comfort in knowing I'm doing the right thing. Shevie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/23/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 296 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,930 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1124.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 55 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 42 [B]Seconds:[/B] 37
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boggbott, I am not sure what to say but I hope you read and post here allot to get help, and I would really read over butteflies reply, its very wise and to the point. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 4/21/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 328 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,570 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2460 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 42 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 5 [B]Seconds:[/B] 6
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Wow did I have it all wrong last time I posted about you Jan. Ok let me see if I can get this right. Go get Aimee and give her the strap. Then bend over and assume the position. The penalty for brain farts is two whacks. Don't let these people beat you up too bad just don't do it again and don't make me come over there. Duffis
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Jan, I know that you are trying and struggling with this and I applaud you for jumping right back on the wagon every time. Not every quit is the perfect quit...some take a little longer...some take a little more struggle...the only bad time is when you quit trying. Rusty :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/13/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 457 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 12,810 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1599.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 62 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 28 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46
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