Howdy folks. It's been a good long while since I've posted here.
I still check in from time to time, though I don't often post much anymore.
I'm still smoke free I'm proud to say. I just pulled up Eds list and saw I'm at 19 months. Seems forever ago that I smoked.
I can honestly say I do not remember what it was like to smoke. It's that far gone, yet still only 19 months. It's funny what a short time that seems now from this side. I know 18 months ago it would be a totally different story. 18 months ago the time would have seemed forever and insurmountable. I wouldn't have been able to FATHOM life without smoking. Now I can't remember life WITH smoking.
Yeah I do get very minor cravings now and then. The sort of fleeting thoughts that are gone within a minute. I suspect I'll have those for a long, long time. They really are more just passing whims than a [i]craving[/i] really.
I hope everyone is doing really well. It's a great time of year for checking in and sending off good thoughts.
And for those of you coming up behind me, I really can't stress enough how awesome it is to not smoke. I can't express how really achievable this goal is, and how wonderful it is when you get there.
I still to this day repeat both to myself and anyone else when the topic comes up the wise, wonderful, PERFECT words that I found here:
I'd rather be an ex-smoker with an occasional desire for a cigarette than a current smoker with a constant desire to quit.
May your cravings be minor and your successes major and with the deepest most heartfelt thanks for all of you here,
Bingo
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]4/23/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 579
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 11,580
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,737.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 82 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 38 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22
