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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

Mega milestone! Pick up another quit buddy who DOES get it. You're doing GREAT. Celebrate well and in good health. --Ruby

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 406

I love the idea of learning to live in a new way. We have learned in emergency management that after a disaster (natural or technical), the first impulse of the victims is to "return to normal." There is no return to normal as we once knew it. I'm discovering the same is true for breaking this addiction: we don't "return" to anything, we create a new normal. With creation of any kind come the pangs of childbirth. God love and keep us all as we create our new normals. peteg [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/30/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 5 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 279 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $27.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 31 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 327

you are doing great, maggie. It will take time, like everyone said, to not feel cravings so strongly. Deal with them however you need to to keep the quit going. You might consider analyzing your feelings around these cravings to check them for nostalgia. If there is a feeling that you wish you could still be smoking, work on getting that feeling behind you. You are obviously doing great on your quit and really are still pretty early in it. I've quit before and learned that the mind set is everything. It's easier if you know that you aren't going back. No way. As an example, my sister has been quit for a year and I can tell she sort glamorizes what she's "missing". She'll say how great they smell and how much she loved smoking. things like that. I can't imagine she'll stay quit for good. I hope this is somehow helpful. If not, let it go by like a crave. The QM [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/16/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 13 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 265 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $52 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 85

Bumpin this back up, my one month anniversary..no-one, even my quit buddy seems to care. She's all "don't talk about it..it doesn't bother me". Well..I feel after COLD TURKEY one bleedin' month..hello..wendy (my real name) Congratulations to ME!! Yahoo! No Gum..No Patches!! Done!! Free!! Don't care! I did it Me ! Myself! Ha Ha Ha!!! Comments??? [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/3/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 31 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 959 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $255.75 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 85

Having a bad day..eating sunflower seeds like a crazy person..cannot seem to get over this oral thing. Also..got "the word" from my doctor over HDL/LDL. Trying to diet for four months, then will have to medicate, unless diet works. Poop! Quit smoking (no problem) Quit drinking (Huh?) Quit butter, sugar, white flour, fried foods, Cheese....cheese??? no! I love my extra old cheddar! I dunno...if it's not one thing..it's another! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/3/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 35 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,079 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $288.75 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 2 [B]Seconds:[/B] 30

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 10

I have not had a cigarette in 33 days..YEAH!!!! yes of course it is all in your head, but the mind is a very powerful thing. Addiction is not just about the physical..I think it is actually more mental. I am happy that I have been smoke free for 33 days.. but think I may always think about wanting a cigarette. I have tried to quit many times..once even for 6 yrs. I need to know that even though it gets easier, there will probably always be times i will want a cigarette. I also dream about smoking and then wake up feeling really guilty,, does that happen to alot of people?

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3908

What a thread this is. Maggie you certainly got some good advice here! Use it and keep going Phil xx [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/9/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 82 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,643 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �430.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 16 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 583

Maggie, One month is a big deal. Make a spectacal about it.. Don't forget to reward yourself. YAHOO for you.. Grace [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 88 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,771 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $352 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 18 [B]Seconds:[/B] 30

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1985

Patty I have bumped an old post that I thought might help answer your questions. You will find it here under "Forum for New Users & General Discussion" Topic Title: Final Stages of the Journey

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3131

Patty everybody has had the smoking dreams, it's just a dream, and yes you will probably think about smoking for a long time, it's just a thought as long as you don't act on it. Smoking is a decision, you just decide not to smoke one day at a time. It does get easier, believe me it does, it takes patience and courage and you have that, your stats are there to prove it so on with the quit one day at a time. :)Marie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/13/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 138 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,084 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $552 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 42

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