Thanks Lady (and Ladybugg) I think I better keep this one close at hand never to be forgotten. Windy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 57 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,158 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $285 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 50 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7

Wow, that's a great post. It puts into perspective a lot of things. I need to give myself the "healing" time I need. The feeling of normal will take a while. I must accept that, instead of trying to fight to feel normal. When it arrives, I fully suspect the "new" normal will be much better than the old "smoking" normal. I love this post. Cheers, Jan [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/16/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 22 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 686 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $198 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 13

Thanks for the bump Penguin! Danielle ______________________ The SSC Support Team

So very true Lady. Wished I had read those words earlier in my quit because I would've been more positive and it probably wouldn't have taken me 5 months to be "comfortable" with the new me. Thanks for letting everyone see these words!! Hugs Kim [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 153 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,839 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $619.65 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 13 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 38

It's all about ACCEPTING your quit. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/25/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 227 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,870 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $794.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 21 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 33 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8

Thanks Lady - You said it all. I struggled for at least 6 months and have just started to feel really good about my quit. It takes what it takes. I am really glad finally that I do not smoke. Jan

Thanks Lady, another print out.....And Penguin thanks for the bump. Sunshine [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 371 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,316 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1298.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 54 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 42 [B]Seconds:[/B] 25

~lbugg~ always has great stories Hey, you are almost at 500 days Lady [b]Congratumondo![/b] [size=1](I hope our [i]'dishonary[/i] man' doesn't thump me for making up words :8o:)[/size] [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] 446 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,813 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2230 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 42 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 1 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0

Bump for Tsikos.... Is this where you are? I remember it well. Hang in there. It gets so much better! Promise. :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 495 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,908 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1732.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 43 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 51 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9

I am sure we have all been at a point in our quits where we have been thinking of giving it up. Earlier today I had a memory of a tough time in my quit and the support that I received. I went back to find this one post in particular and found that I still use that advise today when I am facing difficult struggles in my life. On day 56 of my quit, I posted... [quote] I'm getting so tired of this uphill battle. I know there is no "when" calendar for this quitting process but I am beginning to wonder IF it will ever end. It sucks so bad. I want to smoke. [/quote] [color=Maroon]This was Ladybugg's reply to me:[/color] [B]Once, there was a lady messing around, taking unnecessary risks. Generally doing stupid stuff. She ended up breaking some bones. Two weeks in the hospital in traction (the first one was hell, second one wasn't quite as bad...but still heck). Then came two months in a wheelchair, going to therapy learning how to walk again. Those months were very long. It's hard to be patient when you can't do all the things you're used to doing...but your body needs the time to heal. (It's times like these you realize how much you need your friends to get through those tough times...as you can hardly go to the bathroom without help!) Now she can walk with crutches...and an occasional friend to lean on. Most of the time she's doing good, then all the sudden the pain is almost unbearable again. But she stays tough, breathes through the pain, sips some ice water....and sees it through. She's really tired of fighting it. There's still that occasional (sometime excruciating) pain. So she reaches out for comfort, or beats the crap out of her pillow. She knows that eventually she'll be able to walk on her own again. But no matter what, she knows that she will never, ever take those unecessary risks again. To do that would be to start at hell week all over again.[/b] It takes time to learn how to live a new life. Make sure you go through recovery before you decide to give up. You too will walk again. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 494 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,891 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1729 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 43 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 3 [B]Seconds:[/B]