Just looked at this post and I am still glad to be doing different. Different kind of pie each day. Now seriously a different habit, a different thought process, a different choice can make all the difference in the world. Hmmmm X Men I wonder if DC and th Archie comics are related, thus Riverdale. Doing different it is something that I have gotten to enjoy. Cheers :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 203 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,079 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1522.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 33 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 46 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36

On the eve of 4 months and I am very glad to be doing different. 120 days is rolling around and I am very happy for that. I am very proud that I have done this for myself and that I am part of such an elite crew. There are many that I miss here. I wonder where they go those SSC contributors that simply disappear? Do they fall by the wayside and have a life that is free from nicotine, do they start smoking again and are ashamed to comeback, do they quit quitting and life the half life of the addict? And there are characters and people that were regular here and I miss seeing their posts. 120 days is coming up, I plan on celebrating. I hope that the urges, the mental incapasities that I have, that tell me to smoke, go away and those urges are there. I can put a lot of energy into shouting them out, beating them down kicking them to a pulp and that energy is just not in me. I won't smoke and I won't take up old habits. I am glad that I have got to today I am looking forward to tomorrow and the 120th day Saturday. Hooray. Thats me. :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 118 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,378 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $885 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 19 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 13 [B]Seconds:[/B] 55

Woof! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 13 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 418 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $52 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 9 [B]Seconds:[/B] 59

Hi RD, You can 'look forward to the next 90 days. And the next. And the next.' I'm sure of that. Sounds to me like there's no going back for you. I look forward to the day when I visit this site and see your stats: 'Cigarettes not smoked - 2000' (or whatever). See you on the Beach in 8 days Take care Mr X Mr Ed :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/13/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 96 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,886 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �720 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 16 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 5 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53

Congrats on 90 days and keep going strong! You have earned your X man title, I think anyway!!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/15/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 4 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 88 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $18 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 30 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31

Hi RD Man, I think we're all different (for the better) it's kind of hard to turn things around at first, but it sounds to me like your coming full circle with acceptance of those changes and maybe even embracing them (SMILE). Changing the way you think and habits that have formed over MANY years that were all related to smoking is the confusing part of the quit for many. It's downright hard to re-think that significant amount of time of the day/night where we were "busy smoking". "[i]I have had to consciously choose a different set of actions more than twenty times per day[/i]" I love the changes I have made, I have no regrets. Making new choices is a delight because I can do what I want when I want. I do keep track of all of my habit changes/thoughts so I know the road I used to travel - the "old" route. It will stay old. New roads are always better (it causes most of us to hit the gas and go full speed ahead) I'm glad to be in the driver's seat! Keep doing it like you are - spectacular. Oh & Happy Anniversary this weekend. Enjoy yourselves. CobenFan [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/25/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 55 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 941 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $192.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 58 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31

No mr. Ed there is no going back. I said one time that we get to choose. Well I certainly get to choose. Choose if I will wallow in the misery of smoking and the downer that smoking was for me. I want the other side I want the uplifting, the freedom that I find when I get through the day, if moment by moment, without smoking. I look forward to the time when I can get through the day without the thoughts of smoking nagging in my head. Cheers Have a great weekend every one! Phillip :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 92 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,846 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $690 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 15 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 2 [B]Seconds:[/B] 35

I hope that this will be short and who knows. When nothing changes nothing changes and to get a different result one needs to do different. I started this journey some 90 days ago wanting more than anything to have something come out different than it had the past 2 serious quits and the past 2000 in my mind quits. I wanted to quit smoking. I had been plotting from December to quit, I knew the October before that I needed to quit. In my mind I thought I could just turn the little switch and I would be quit. I would not go to the market and buy smokes. It was all very simple just quit. February 17 I did just that at 10:30 am (on my way to IKEA) I stepped out the last cigarette, wished myself well and got into my non smoking car. Well was I in for a lesson or two or two hundred. I really needed to turn the applecart upside down. I needed to do everything different. Starting with getting up in the morning, make myself something to eat right away and a big glass of water. Lunch time I needed to eat. The first dog walk, some hard candy and a biscuit or two. Breaks have become a time for contemplation, deep breaths and a relax, what a break might really be. Evenings are more relaxed. I get more done in the house. Each moment of each day is radically different than the monotony of smoking. I guess my point in this is that I had to seriously take responsibility for each action I performed each day. I had to think different, respond to stimulus different, respond and treat my emotions different. I have had to consciously choose a different set of actions more than twenty times per day. I never thought that I could be a quitter and actually have it happen. I even have found that I needed to change this thought and do it differently. What I think now is "WOW you really are a quitter, you (Phillip) are actually making this happen". When I shift this thinking I am doing different. Each day more and more consciousness, more and more ability and more and more confidence come into my realm of powers. Soon I will be Riverdale X man and will be immensely strong. This I say with a smile and it really does feel this way. Each day right now I deal with a lot of stress and each day I do different and I look at what I am creating for my life and make the choice no

[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f190/cuddlebug230/messages/114582591075113.gif[/IMG] you are doing great 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] 27 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 544 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $97.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 15 [B]Seconds:[/B] 29

*grin*@the X-man..I might start calling U that ;) I have to repeat my joke now: How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb? Just one but the bulb has to be willing to change. I am so proud of you Phillip...I could hug you! [color=blue][font=Tahoma]All the best~[/color] [img]http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6922/n3us.gif[/img][size=3][color=blue]2[/color][/size][img]http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/2344/k6ob.gif[/img][/color] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/20/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 272 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,985 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1360 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 25 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39