I've not been here for over 6 months, many things have conspired to keep me away, not the least a burglary where my PC was stolen :(
However, I'm back online now - and amazed to find my smoking thoughts / changed cupboards post on the front page again! I am here to tell you that is as valid after over 1000 days quit as it was the day I wrote it:
I still very occasionally go to the wrong cupboard for a plate and I still very occasionally have a smoking thought - and neither is any big deal.
The biggest secret to quitting is keeping going, there is no way back to your early smoking days, the "ability" to be a social smoker is genetic.
There is a post of mine floating around somewhere that explains it all, but basically most "social smokers" are missing a liver enzyme which breaks down nicotine quickly, therefore they don't get into the cycle where they are starting to think about when to have the the next cigarette around 30 minutes after the last one.
That doesn't mean that the "social smoker" is any less addicted, I watch my husband go outside for his one cigar a day. He can manage without it for one day, but not comfortably.
Once upon a time, I thought I ought to be able to be a social smoker - but was too weak willed. Then I realised that I could never be one, that it was pre-ordained genetically - that helped me to nail down this quit and embrace the commitment to N.O.P.E. - but there was a sneaking amount of envy still.
Now I'm really glad I can't be a "social smoker" - because if I could, I might have had trouble summoning up the motivation to quit. Yet the evidence is compelling that even a small amount of tobacco is almost as harmful as a couple of packs a day.
Please keep strong everyone, becoming smoke free and being completely comfortable with it is entirely possible.
Stick close to this site, it will give you the information, support and inspiration you need.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/16/2004
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1002
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 32,064
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] �6,012.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 138 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17
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$32,334.00
Amount Saved
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Days: 689
Hours: 21
Minutes: 7
Seconds: 39
Life Gained
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5389
Smoke Free Days
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64,668
Cigarettes Not Smoked
