(I AM SHANDING UP IN MY CHAIR CLAPPING) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 4/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 229 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,180 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1374 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 33 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 29 [B]Seconds:[/B] 56

Kizzer One year is amazing!! I can't wait to be you! [IMG]http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/kkcamaro/beardance.gif[/IMG] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/30/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 293 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,401 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $879 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 32 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 9 [B]Seconds:[/B] 35

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Today marks one full year of not smoking. I really didn�t think I could make it one hour much less one year. You see, I *was* a very heavy smoker. Just look at my stats and you will see I spent A LOT of time trying to kill myself with cigarettes. So why did I quit after 33 years of smoking 2 to 3+ packs a day? Well back in September, my daughter told me she was having a baby. My first Grandbaby! I told my daughter I would do anything to help her as best an old man like me could. All she wanted was for me to quit smoking. I thought about it and told her that I wouldn�t smoke around the baby, but that wasn�t what she was looking for. You see, she wanted her dad to live a lot time to enjoy his new Grandbaby and live itself. I then decided I would wait until May, when the baby was due to quit, but the more I thought about it, the quicker I wanted to try. Great American Smoke-Out Day was coming up � Perfect! I tried to talk myself out of quitting several time, but knew this was something I had to do and decided that I was not going to be a weak wuss to this nasty addiction any longer. So the night before the GASOD, I sat in my room, the only room in the house I could smoke, and burned through 2 packs of cigarettes in less than 3 hours � After this display of total weakness, I knew I was in trouble. I was too weak to even have the last cigarette! I did finally go to bed. When I woke up, I headed right to the room and stood there like an idiot � I knew I quit, but my habit led me right back to the scene of the crime. I stood there wondering what I was going to do to get my mind off smoking and all I kept thinking was I AM DOING THIS FOR MY FAMILY � NOT ME! I made it through that day ok � I used the patch. The next day came and went, and before I knew it, I made it through �Hell Week�. HEY, maybe I can do this I thought! Soon, I started noticing small things, like cigarette smoke on people really stinks. I was starting to feel better. I was sleeping better and my mind was clearer. I wasn�t having to excuse myself from various situations because I didn�t need to sneak in a cigarette. I could go to a theater, a movie or sit anywhere I wanted in a restaurant. Before I knew it, the smell of smoke on people starting making me ill, THAT was when

Thanks everyone!! Tony - I wish you nothing but the best of luck in your quit. You CAN do it my friend. Stick to your guns and believe in yourself, because that Grandbaby deserves nothing less than the best you have to offer. Good luck and God bless, Kizzer [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/17/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 371 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 25,973 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2726.85 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 60 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 58 [B]Seconds:[/B] 11

Congrats on one big fat smoke-free year!!! And a very inspiring story I might add. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/19/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 400 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 8,019 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1360 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 41 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51

Congrats again Kizzer! You are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 504 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 10,093 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1764 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 44 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 28 [B]Seconds:[/B] 57

Congratulations on one year of freedom, Kizzer. That is a most grand accomplishment. :) What a great ramble, too. Folks on the fence, read it again! Keep up the great quit, Kizzer. Shevie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/23/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 549 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 10,988 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2086.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 102 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 21 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2

great job kizzer!! enjoy that grandbaby! [color=Purple]~lbugg~[/color] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/17/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 613 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 34,354 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $4291 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 59 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 9 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19