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Oh boy, on my fist quit :blush: I was driving home and I had this awful feeling and did not know what was going on. I almost wreck my car driving. I got home and smoked. You see I thought the Zyban I was on would take all of that away. I was not prepared in anyway shape or form to quit. I will never forget that crave ever. So for you newbies, get yourself educated on quitting. Have things ready when out of know where a crave hits you like a brick. If you do not know what is happening the monster will win. For starters, water lots of it, sugar free candy, I used long straws cut to the length of my cigs - drag on them, or use stir sticks and chew like the devil on them, read anything you can about quitting, find someone to quit with you, come here and read and post. Get an exercise program in place like walking. But most importantly welcome, you have found a source to help you quit. Keep the Quit Sparky [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]4/30/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 237 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,370 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $355.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 31 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 5 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1
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Driving was sure a doozy for me, Martha, but I had practiced that one, so I knew that I could get the 25 miles to work without a smoke. The biggie for me was after eating. My practice before quitting was to finish the meal and then sit and light up, enjoying that smoke before clearing the table. Of course, I thought I was enjoying that smoke...I was really enjoying relieving the crave that came from not having smoked for a half-hour! What I did was to change my routine. Instead of sitting there, I got up and immediately cleared the table. If I was at work, I went outside for a walk instead of a smoke. The main thing was to not just sit there, but get up and do something. It took a couple of days, but I was finally able to overcome the after-eating trigger. Great idea! Rusty :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/13/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1105 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 30,940 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3,867.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 155 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 7 [B]Seconds:[/B] 47
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16 years ago 0 1153 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Martha, You've come up with a brilliant idea! The New Year's Resolutions 2008 will soon be here and what a great welcome for them to know that you can break this habit. So, let's here it member... What was your biggest trigger, craving or urge that you lived to tell about. Brenna, Bilingual Support Specialist
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There is nothing too spectacular about mine. It was driving. I actually learned to smoke before I learned to drive so the two seemed impossible to separate. It took a lot of white knuckling, a lot of gum chewing, singing and keeping the car clean and a bit of TIME. It got easier and easier the more I did it and eventually it stopped being a problem. There were also no ashes on my dashboard, no holes in my backseat, no flakes of tobacco anywhere and I finally realized how bad my car really smelled. Totally worth the white knuckle days! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/5/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1235 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 24,700 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $5,557.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 94 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 24 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9
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The New Years Day Class of 2008 quitters will soon be joining us. So, I thought it would be helpful to list some of our biggest, nastiest triggers and our ugliest, hardest fought battles in order to take the myth out of how one quits smoking and to prove it can be done. If you have been quit for 1 Day or 1000, you have come out a winner and have defeated a craving, a trigger or both. You obviously lived to tell about it so what better time to share your story? What was your worst trigger? Your most terrible craving? How did you come out on the other side? [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/5/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1235 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 24,700 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $5,557.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 94 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 50
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