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15 years ago 0 1890 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Sassy and Karren
    I remember just a short time ago (long in both of your minds!) that you two were at 102 and 12 Days respectively and even then so ready to help each other and share your strong feelings for the support and strength that you both got from SSC!
   What's even cooler is that you, Karren, have really devoted yourself to helping other non smokers stay that way!  Now you and Sassy are 51 years old and made it into your fifties without dragging a pack of cigarettes with you...   I just think that you deserve recognition for the steadfast way you've hung in there!
 
Patrick


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/18/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 186
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,650
Amount Saved: $2,092.50
Life Gained:
Days: 34 Hrs: 15 Mins: 42 Seconds: 26

15 years ago 0 1890 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Happy Birthday, Sassy and may all your birthdays be clean and bright!
 
patrick


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/18/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 186
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,650
Amount Saved: $2,092.50
Life Gained:
Days: 34 Hrs: 15 Mins: 39 Seconds: 55

15 years ago 0 84 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
thank you Karren....you have done so well....i  have watched your progression on this site and it's really cool to see how far you've come....time flies, doesn't it?   There is nothing we can't accomplish - if we can do this...we can do anything!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 166
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,980
Amount Saved: $2,116.50
Life Gained:
Days: 18 Hrs: 22 Mins: 21 Seconds: 58

  • Quit Meter

    $7,224.10

    Amount Saved

  • Quit Meter

    Days: 798 Hours: 7

    Minutes: 51 Seconds: 14

    Life Gained

  • Quit Meter

    5557

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    5,557

    Cigarettes Not Smoked

15 years ago 0 1080 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Sassy- many congratulations on your 50th birthday- wow and what a present you gave to yourself!!!
For me turning 50 and not smoking was my goal, but I didnt quite do it, but I certainly made 50 my final smoking year and hit 51 as a ..........................NON SMOKER!!
So WOO HOO for the 1950's kids-enjoy your special day.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 73
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,825
Amount Saved: $1,095.00
Life Gained:
Days: 8 Hrs: 15 Mins: 15 Seconds: 8

15 years ago 0 84 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
thank you!  thank you!   and yes....those dreams are startling for sure....i went from the dreams where i smoked and woke up sad...then i stomped on them in my dream...then i just said no....then i rationalized for a while and would reach for one but they kept breaking or i had no matches....then i turned them down...then i had the 'junkie thoughts dreams' where i thought one wouldn't hurt...it was really a process...and an exhausting one...so as long as i keep the smoking - stomping - and tar/nicotine frustrations in my sleep and no where else....i am okay....it is really great to have this group of supportive people to turn to...so thank you again to all of you....there is strength in numbers...and we're all number ONE!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 166
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,980
Amount Saved: $2,116.50
Life Gained:
Days: 18 Hrs: 22 Mins: 9 Seconds: 52

  • Quit Meter

    $7,224.10

    Amount Saved

  • Quit Meter

    Days: 798 Hours: 7

    Minutes: 51 Seconds: 14

    Life Gained

  • Quit Meter

    5557

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    5,557

    Cigarettes Not Smoked

15 years ago 0 1160 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
You go girl, .......you do rock!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/4/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 384
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 7,680
Amount Saved: $1,536.00
Life Gained:
Days: 51 Hrs: 16 Mins: 31 Seconds: 58

15 years ago 0 1693 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Happy Birthday Sassy!
What a wonderful 50th birthday present, a smoke free, healthier, longer life!
Congrats on all of your successes, keep up the amazing work
 
Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator
15 years ago 0 744 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Sassy, congratulations on reaching your goal! That's great! Those dreams that make you go "Whew" upon awakening   can be quite disturbing sometimes, but once you realize it for what it is, then you breathe a sigh and feel good about yourself. You're doing fantastic!
 
Happy Birthday
 
 

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/17/2006
Smoke-Free Days: 736
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 5,888
Amount Saved: $2,760.00
Life Gained:
Days: 82 Hrs: 19 Mins: 16 Seconds: 48

15 years ago 0 130 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Sassy -
WOW - Good for you. Happy 50th. I'll be 50 come May next year. Your words really resonate with me. I feel the same way. I don't want to go into the fall and winter of my life as a smoker. I want to be free of the habit, and I want to be healthy when the grand-kids finally come.
 
Thanks for the post - good to know I'm not alone in how I feel/think.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/6/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 16
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 480
Amount Saved: $110.40
Life Gained:
Days: 2 Hrs: 17 Mins: 52 Seconds: 15

15 years ago 0 84 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi there everyone.  First of all....thanks for all your support and encouragement for all these months...could not be where i am without the support of everyone here.  I turned 50 yesterday.  It was the first birthday in 35 years as a non-smoker...it was the first birthday in 35 years where i didn't have to leave a room to have a cigarette - finish a cigarette - hide the fact that i was smoking a cigarette....I told myself a few months ago that i could not enter the next phase of my life as a smoker..that being 50 should indicate some sense of maturity and strength...we all make mistakes in life but knowing what i know about the horrors of smoking...how could i continue to do so and consider myself an adult with a good head on her shoulders? so here i am...i accomplished my goal of being smoke free at 50.  of course, the night before my birthday, i dreamt that i not only smoked...but smoked a pack...i sat on my couch and cried that i let myself down and needed to re-set my meter....but then i woke up and realized it was a bad dream....instead of saying "yikes, i am 50..." i said "wow...that was only a dream and i made it after all!"    so thank you for being here ...all of you......WE ROCK!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 166
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,980
Amount Saved: $2,116.50
Life Gained:
Days: 18 Hrs: 22 Mins: 0 Seconds: 50

  • Quit Meter

    $7,224.10

    Amount Saved

  • Quit Meter

    Days: 798 Hours: 7

    Minutes: 51 Seconds: 14

    Life Gained

  • Quit Meter

    5557

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    5,557

    Cigarettes Not Smoked


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