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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1356

Lori, this is an awesome post and message for all. Good for you!! enjoy your smoke free holiday :D Sue [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/3/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 224 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,240 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $392.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 21 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 46 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3207

Oh Lori, That makes me so happy to hear how well you did. You're right, you have to be willing to put up with a little bit of unpleasantness in order to experience the greater joy. But, isn't that true in most of our worthwhile endeavors? I'm really proud of you, and am wishing you a wonderful joyful, relaxing break. -aloha [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 265 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 10,600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,802.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 37 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 7 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 317

Way to go Lori! You will be able to handle whatever triggers come your way! Enjoy your holiday in beautiful Oregon! Jodi [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]10/15/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 58 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,160 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $290.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 21

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 91

Lori Congrats You must be so proud of yourself. Enjoy your trip You have earned it. Mary [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/2/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 10 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 460 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $69.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 47

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3541

Lori, look at your stats! That's awesome, it seems like you just got here! I love this:[quote[ I think that's one of the big keys to quitting and staying quit -- the willingness to feel really badly, at least for awhile. We just have to accept it and not smoke.[/quote] That is So true, and I would only add that those few minutes of feeling really bad lead to a lifetime of feeling so much better. WTG, Lori, we're really proud of you. Enjoy your time off & be proud of you, too. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/13/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 213 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,260 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,343.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 21 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 50

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2417

Isn't it amazing what we can do without smoking!! Good job! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/8/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 338 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,070 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,419.60 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 31 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 35

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 251

Awesome, Lorri. It's great you pulled through the way you did. It's a reminder for me to do the same when I face a big trigger. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/9/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 3 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 105 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $46.41 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 29 [B]Seconds:[/B] 28

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$56,990.50

Amount Saved
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Days: 786 Hours: 18

Minutes: 34 Seconds: 30

Life Gained
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5999

Smoke Free Days
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149,975

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 735

[size=4]GOOD FOR YOU, LORI![/size] those are awesome accomplishments!! Double the reward!! ;) Grin [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/21/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 144 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,320 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $691.20 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 14 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 5 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 8760

Lori, Congrats! Be sure to reward yourself for all your hard work and have fun on your trip! Danielle, Bilingual Health Educator

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 105

Hi everybody -- I took my last final today and am happy to report that I made it through without smoking. No matter what the grades end up to be, as far as I'm concerned I already aced the semester. Like so many other things that trigger cravings for us, I thought that I "couldn't" get through finals without a smoke. I wouldn't be able to think. I wouldn't be able to study effectively. But I did. And it was tough those first few days of heavy studying. I felt bad --- REALLY bad. But it got better. I think that's one of the big keys to quitting and staying quit -- the willingness to feel really badly, at least for awhile. We just have to accept it and not smoke. The first part is really bad and then there are stresses or triggers that will make us feel sometimes as if we're back at square one, which is what I experienced going into finals. After most of us have spent decades feeding our addictions -- it is unrealistic for us to think that quitting should only hurt for a couple of days and then we should be done. I am not going to smoke, NO MATTER WHAT. I'm not sure what the next big trigger is going to be, but I feel confident I'll be ready when it comes. So I am going to enjoy a nice long winter break, take a trip to Oregon to hang out with friends and enjoy my first smoke-free Christmas in 20 years. Lori [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]9/29/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 74 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 740 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $148.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 42

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