Hmmmm. Maybe y'all have a stronger constitution than I ever had?! I clung to my rewards the first month. Especially the first week. I loved buying candles, air fresheners, Starbucks, perfume, great smelling soaps (are you catching the theme here?). I took baths, walks, rented movies, slept a lot, cooked a lot and cried a lot.
That last one may not sound like a reward but I let myself feel whatever I was feeling without putting a lot of pressure to "pull myself together" or worry about what I "should" be feeling.
My reward for a LOT of things as a smoker was of course...a cigarette. After a task, after a long meeting, blah blah blah. So replacing those and giving myself something to look forward to was huge for me. Even after 30 days because then the excitement waned and I needed to encourage myself.
Just one woman's experience...
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/5/2004
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 973
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 19,471
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $4378.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 75 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 16
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$38,330.50
Amount Saved
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Days: 663
Hours: 0
Minutes: 26
Seconds: 4
Life Gained
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5897
Smoke Free Days
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76,661
Cigarettes Not Smoked