Thank you Krissie for the post. You are a dear and have been such a great help. And thank you everyone for the best wishes, it means so very much to newbies like myself. Am doing my quit via cold turkey and my reward for 2 weeks was both planned & unexpected. I live in the desert & by chance, yesterday afternoon & evening was something like 15 degrees cooler than we've had in months. So my husband & I were able to get outside & do a lot of walking. It was so great to be able to enjoy the sunshine & landscape (which has turned very green since the summer monsoons, rather than the usual brown!). We stopped & picked up a couple lbs of shrimp & made a scrumptious dish of shrimp alfredo for my 2 wk treat. Mega fattening but I so enjoyed it! Been doing 3-1/2 miles on a treadmill every other day since I quit, so I figure if I gain any weight I'll deal with it later. Getting through the early weeks of quit are enough to focus on for me at this time. I am now beginning to notice I don't think of 'not being able to smoke' but more along the lines of 'look at this - I don't have to smoke.' I guess the positive self-talk is starting to kick in, I find myself delighted when I notice stretches of time when I do not even think of smoking. Well, onto 'Blah Week'. It will prove interesting as I will be out of town for 4 days for a family reunion. One where there will be lots of smoking. Am taking all my tools along, even the quit journal that I hate writing in (but which I have a hunch helps me more than I'll admit ) and also the infamous straws. For some reason I have this idea that I shouldn't be playing with straws or toothpicks in lieu of hand-to-mouth habit but it sure does help during the tough waves of craving. Guess I should count my blessings to be sucking in air & not smoke - will quit sweating small stuff at this point I suppose. Am so determined to quit this nicotine habit and have to thank the SSC support group as I attribute your help to my success so far. And Sparky, you hang in there. I need you around - smoke-free! :p Be back at the end of the week. N.O.P.E. Eriocn [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/30/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 15 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 541 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $108.75 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B]

Hey Ericon, Just wanted to say well done on reaching 14 days into your quit.... I know it has been tough (been reading up today on the posts I have missed this week) But I think you are doing great... See you in the Cliff top Cafe... Krissie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/28/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 16 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 330 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �69.44 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 46 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39

Ericon Well I thought it was just yesterday when you joined us here. Already 14 days. Tell us how you feel about the quit so far! Those first couple of weeks sure can take alot out of you. Congratulation to you and I read your posts, helping the rest of us folks here as well. Well done thank you dear. You are going to be just fine. There are so many winner here. You name now get added to the winner's column. Way to go and be STRONG!

Congratulations!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 27 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,524 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $351 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 50

[IMG]http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m180/princessceleste_2006/thButterfly1m2.gif[/IMG] Way to go Ericon :) 14 days is awesome :) PrincessC :) x [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 34 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 685 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $346.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 9 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53

Ericon congrats 14 days heck week over, you're doing great.One day at a time :)Marie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/13/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 61 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 929 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $244 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 2 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36

Ericon, Congratulations on 2 smoke free weeks! We are so proud to see you reach this milestone! We can't wait to hear about your reward. Danielle __________________________ The SSC Support Team

Congrat on 14 days!!!! I sure hope I get there a day at a time ;) Thanks for your input yesterday. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 11 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 118 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $33 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 21

[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f190/cuddlebug230/thCongratsbutterfly.jpg[/IMG] Ericon Cuddles It's better to be a non-smoker with an occasional desire for a cig than a smoker with a constant desire to quit...... [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 4/22/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 114 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,285 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $410.4 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 11 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 30

Ericon, two weeks is just awesome and deserves a huge reward. Congratulations!!! Rusty :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/13/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 608 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 17,038 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2128 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 83 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 33