Andy...you can do this...there is no such thing that you need a cigarette, but it takes a while to grasp that concept. I was a serial quitter. I quit for seven years in the 90's and blew it with a few cigarettes...really just one did it. At any rate, in Oct. 2005, I decided to quit again; i set a quit date...and guess what? i made it to day three. In fact from Oct. 2005 to May 30, 2006, I made it to quite a few day 3s. I was crazy though. I would buy a pack, smoke two or three and jump right back into my quit...the next day I would do the same thing. Yes, i wasted quite a bit of money...thank God (or maybe unfortunately)my job pays very well...so wasted money was not an incentive to stop...well i just got plain fed up and tired with the lies, rationalizations, distortions, etc. of this addiction. I decided enough was enough at a very stressful moment...my dog, samantha (a boxer) became very ill, required several operations and a blood transfusion with only the prospects of living at most another 4 months...cost priceless (about $2000.00). very stressful period and I have not smoked one cigarette...i have not taken one puff...I have said all this to say this: The only thing that can make you smoke is you; the only thing that can keep you from smoking is you...TRUST me...all the POWER is yours in beating this addiction. I'm actually in day 8...all days have not been good, but i refuse to let an addiction get in the way of true happiness anymore.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/30/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 7
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 63
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $28.7
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 15 [B]Seconds:[/B] 20
