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The first few days of my quit I literally took it hour by hour. Then I took it day by day. Then I took it week by week. I knew exactly how long it had been since my last cigarette. Each night when I went to bed I congratulated myself that I had made it through the day.
Now I have to log onto this site to see how long it has been since I quit. One good word to describe quitting - [b]determination[/b]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/8/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 202
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,030
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $848.40
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 30 [B]Seconds:[/B] 43
oh my gosh!
I just figured out why every time I leave costco to drive home I want a cigarette. This whole time I thought it was just because that is what I used to do...shop, fill up on gas, smoke on the way home
DUH!!!!!!! That is where I used to buy my cigarettes.
Funny, tho, today I didn't have the urge to smoke. Instead, I congratulated myself on buying some new tank tops there with the money I saved by not buying smokes...and I never once thought of buying cigs while I was there...progress
-aloha
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 129
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,160
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $877.20
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 17 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 22 [B]Seconds:[/B] 30
Yep, yep, & yep, lol. I can smoke tomorrow if I want to but I'm going to get through today without it. I've thought that before. Just knowing I can chose to smoke if I want to seems to give me more power not to :) I must stay in the moment & in today. So as a coping technique sometimes I've told myself, if I still want to smoke tomorrow then I will but for right now in this moment of struggle I'm not going to give up. The friggin 7-11's & gas stations will always be there on every corner calling my name but that doesn't mean that I have to listen :) Now a 7-11 is for buying a bag of cheetos or sumtin and a gas station is just that, a gas station.
Just breathe.......
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/7/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 21
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 420
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $100.80
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49
Quitting 101
Presence of mind, be very aware of that automatic reflex reaction to reach for that smoke. A stall technique worked well for me. When a crave would hit hard and I could not no longer bear it, I would think to myself �don�t do today what can be put off until tomorrow�.
Has anyone used this type of technique and if so has it worked for you?
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/22/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 552
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,936
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3,036.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 100 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 8 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22
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