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Welcome Sherlock. Take some time to read some old posts. My intro to this site was "saying goodbye to a good friend" I love smoking. But I'm not going to. There are others here who are also diagnosed with COPD. You're in the right place. I've quit lots. Every cig. not smoked is a smoke-free 7 minutes. Someday you will turn around and see that they have added up to a substantial quit. We're here for you. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/29/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 5 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 56 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $25 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 20
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I can't decide if my favorite part was always smelling like a pig, always in withdrawal waiting for the next light-up, hacking my lungs inside-out, or standing around like a complete idiot in the rain, snow, and sleet sucking on an instrument of sickness and death. You're SOOOO right --- so many happy memories. PUH-leeeeze. peteg
17 years ago 0 154 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
There is no such thing as loving smoking. You need to remember why you THINK you love it. You are providing your body with momentary relief from a drug addiction. You crave because you are addicted and when you take that drag, your body processes the drug it is addicted to (nicotine) and you feel elated for several minutes. I know it FEELS like you like smoking- because being free from a constant urgent desire if even for a moment seems positive. But its not. It is clogging your arteries and spreading thousands if cancer promoting chemicals throughout every living tissue of your body. You hate smoking- that is why you are here, you don't want to do it anymore. Now all you have to do is kill the addict living inside you forcing you to be a slave to smoking. C'mon Sherlock, you know you are done with smoking!! Why do you want to live being perpetually sufficated by a life threatening addiction? Good luck friend- we're here for you!! Welcome to the SSC!! ;) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/9/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 86 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 693 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $304.44 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 4
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17 years ago 0 2838 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Silly me---you didn't say anything about a spouse...memory loss is a side-effect of quitting! :p [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 117 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,877 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $936 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 12 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 47 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22
17 years ago 0 2838 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi! Sounds like something I could have posted! I was a 3 pack a day smoker for 34 years. Also told I had COPD, so hubby and I quit in May. He has over 7 months smoke free! I have quit several times since May. I think I finally got it right with this last quit in September...... It can be done. This site is a wonderful group for support and lots of good info and ideas. Glad to hear hubby is joining you! It helps to be accountable to another. Yesterday I cleaned the cloth roof of my car because it was so stained from smoke. A spot I had not noticed. The rag was BLACK when I got finished---it was gross! That's how our lungs look, Sherlock! I suppose a return to cute, healthy-pink lungs is out---but I plan to shoot for a middle-aged gray! LOL! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 117 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,877 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $936 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 12 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 47 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2
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Sherlock, read this for what it's worth! Mr Ed :) ... just some thoughts as you begin this journey... 1) The Cigarette is NOT 'a friend'. Get used to it. 2) You are not 'giving up' anything. Smoking never made a sad person happy or an ill person well. It will not fix your broken-down car or washing-machine. Financial problems? Buy a carton of cigs! 3) You have a choice to smoke or not to smoke. If you choose to smoke you will more than likely suffer from ill-health or worse. Would you choose to make your loved-ones, family or friends unhappy because of this? 4) You are not alone here. We have all experienced similar feelings. This means that there are many of us who can help you through. 5) NOPE. (Not One Puff Ever). Do not listen to voices in your head that tell you it's OK to have 'just one'. The addiction may throw several thousand excuses your way. Each excuse is as ridiculous as the next. 6) Believe it or not, the early stages of your can be exciting and exhilarating. You realise how important this is to you and friends / family may be very supportive. As time passes, people may stop asking you how it's going, but it still means a lot to you. You won't be forgotten here! Keep posting and reading. 7) Remember that it only takes a short time to kick the physical addiction to nicotine. It takes longer for the brain to undo what was perhaps years of conditioning. Time WILL heal though. 8) See your health improve in days! Your skin will improve within a week and the rest will follow. And by the way, nobody died trying to quit... You are also taking control of your life! And every hour, every day strengthens your quit! 9) It is OK to be needy when you feel weak. Reach out and people here will help. And when you feel stronger, you can do the same for others .. 10) You will have more money! Buy yourself a present. Today. You deserve it! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/13/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 324 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,740 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �2430 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 52 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 48
17 years ago 0 243 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Jump on the band wagon with us. We are all in the same boat. Your most pleasant experience should be you throwing the cigs in the trash. You will understand that once you get through hell week. The best is yet to come. N.O.P.E. ( NOT ONE PUFF EVER) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/28/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 36 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 733 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $86.4 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51
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smoking is a pleasant experience only because it "feeds" the addiction that you got going....and when you feed it, it lies back and strokes you and allows you to think of that as a reward. You are being fooled in the worst way.....your very LIFE is at stake here. We have ALL been there where we thought smoking was a friend, a comforter, a stress reliever, a social nicety, an act of togetherness with other "addicts". At SOME point you will wake up and smell the coffee....smoking is dirty, disgusting and deadly.....it will demand your life in the end.....and if you let the addict run things, he will be lighting up as you take your last breath in this life. Take a good, hard, honest look and determine that YOU want to live and YOU want to run your life. It's hard but it's quite doable to get on top of this addiction.....the sense of freedom that comes from doing so is unbelievable even after you experience it. I smoked for 45 years....heavily.....I was a died in the wool, rip your face off for smokes type of smoker. If "I" can quit??? well ANYone can quit. Make the choice and step up to the plate. It CAN be done! Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1825 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 73,032 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $10402.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 240 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39
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17 years ago 0 12049 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
sherlock, Welcome to the best place in the world! There are many words of wisdom and we can help you through this journey. You are sure to receive lots of great advice so I will let the members do the talking! Be prepared and see this addiction for what it really is! Josie _____________________ The SSC Support Team.

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