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Yep, believing in yourself is a key to this quit thing! and we have loads of stamina, too. denise [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/16/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 21 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 649 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $157.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 39 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1
17 years ago 0 1985 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I got myself into this mess. I did get a little help my friends to help get me started and get me hooked. After that I just put it gear, hit the cruise control and picked up one trigger after other trigger along the way. Now my life is a web of triggers so many I can�t keep track of them. How am I ever going to get myself out of this mess? I try to keep quit but I get broadsided time and time again. My will is tested, re-tested and re-tested. The beginning days I am most vulnerable and the attacks are relentless. Here have one, go ahead and have one, no please go ahead and have one, for me please! To stay quit, I immediately pry myself from the situation and applied a coping tool. I tackle each obstacle head on, and focus on defeating it individually. I don�t look ahead for the next one to happen; I know it will be waiting for me. I am only concerned about getting over the immediate obstacle, the one that is presently in my face. It is a journey that we do, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day. And then one day, one day there you be, smoke free and independent. Believe in yourself.
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Cheermon and Marie I really didn't not mean to give that impression, so sorry. Let me see how many days I have. Let's take a peek! I was just thinking how often a smoke enters my mind, maybe once a week now. It is not a crave, it is just a smoke thought. Yesterday I started to thing about a smoke and them my lungs starting hurting me. I smoked way to long and that party needs to be over forever whether I like it or not. Keep smiling, may the quit stay with you forever, proud of you guys. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/22/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 288 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,330 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1512 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 53 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 38 [B]Seconds:[/B] 56
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[center][IMG]http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m180/princessceleste_2006/thjustbelievea1.gif[/IMG][/center] The things that run through your head in the early stages of the quit ~ crazy stuff but it really does get better and better. I believed in myself and here i am 118 days later.... Oh and..... The most beneficial coping mechanisim in my tool box....... my quit buddy :) PrincessC :) x [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 118 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,378 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1203.6 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 33 [B]Seconds:[/B] 59
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Stickin to it, at the beginning of the post I thought you were in trouble............Thank goodness Marie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/13/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 146 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,199 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $584 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 19 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 18
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;) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 60 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,019 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $480 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 7 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49
17 years ago 0 607 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hey Stickin...That is how I manage, one day at a time. I used to manage it 1 second at a time during my really dark days of craving or just plain wanting one. I did it, and so can anyone else who wants their crave. I'm with Marie, I thought you caved but you proved me wrong!!! Stay with it because it is so worth it. I finally made it over that hump and started thinking like a non-smoker. It was hard but so worth it. Hugs and keep your quit Kim [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 152 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,817 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $615.6 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 13 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 21

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