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Hi Stan,
Definitely check out the SSC program if you haven't yet. It is a great tool and help me a ton!
The other things that helped me were lots of cold water, deep breathing, cinnamon candies and this site. Any craving for a cigarette was met with a couple deep breaths and a drink of ice water. It amazes me how well those two things worked for me.
I also spent the bulk of the first few days glued to this site. I believe it gave me strength and confidence.
Hang in there and good luck! :)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/25/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 67
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,010
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $391.95
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
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Stan,
Welcome to our support community! The members have great advice and support to give and they welcome everyone with open arms. Use the program and its tools to help you prepare for those tough days.
Need more, post often and let the members guide you through! They know where you are coming from and can be of great assistance to you :)
Josie, Support Specialist
OK Stan,
Listen up... I've smoked 2 packs a day for 35 years. I stopped Sunday @ 7PM. Still not smoking. No aids, just the wonderful support of the people here. I let the people I work with know what I'm doing so they don't think I flipped when I let loose. In fact, now they're asking me how long since my last cigarette. Check in here often, it helps a lot. I'm now looking forward to the end of the third day. One more try has helped me over the 1st 2 days. Everyone is behind you.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]10/28/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 3
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 120
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $18.90
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
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Welcome Stan. This is my 7th or 8th quit, I've lost count, but a professional I spoke with about my quit told me that studies have shown that it takes several attempts to quit. You learn something from each quit that you can take intot he next quit. Stay strong and remember your reasons for quitting to get you through the first few days. Are you using anything to help you quit or are you going cold turkey?
Kaiti
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]9/25/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 36
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 720
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $198.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
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Hi Stan and welcome --
Make a decision that you're not going to smoke, just for today. One day is doable. Don't worry about tomorrow yet. It's not going to be a fun day, but the good news is -- the sun will go down and the day will end (eventually!) and you can decide that no matter how you feel that the day will end with you not smoking.
Post here over and over today if you need to. There's always someone around with some advice and a kind word.
It does get better if you just don't smoke.
Lori
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]9/29/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 32
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 320
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $64.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
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Hi, this is my first day of my fifth quit. I'm hangign on by my finger nails right now. Telling myself every five seconds I don't have to do this, I want to do this.
So I hope to get to know you all well.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]10/31/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 0
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 0
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $0.00
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