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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1356

hey Sue, it is scary because it is your crutch, your go to behavior if you are upset, angry, tired, ...whatever- that is what you do.

This to me was the most important thing, you need to develop new behaviors to do instead of smoking. Some I used and still do is walking, round and round my building at work, my neighborhood at home, drinking cold water, eating healthy snacks, and recently playing with Facebook. Anything but smoke. Protect your quit at all costs. Your life is at stake.

Something to distract you might be to join a gym or new menu plan at home, try new recipes, etc....a whole new lifestyle. Brush your teeth after you eat instead of smoking. All these things really work. I still have listerine at work for after lunch. Plan for this quit, arm yourself, and read read read here - it helps, and that is the major reason why my quit was successful, the people here and this website. Use it

AND if you get in to trouble - post here - HELP and wait for 10 replies before you act. This quit is yours - take care of it.

Sue

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/3/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 615
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,150
Amount Saved: $1,230.00
Life Gained:
Days: 59 Hrs: 21 Mins: 56 Seconds: 59

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 35

Welocme Sue, I am also getting ready for the Big Day. I think We'll both have some great Support here. Good Luck To You in Your Quit.

MsReader, Awesome 8 Days Quit.

CONGRADULATIONS

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/15/2009
Smoke-Free Days: -7
Cigarettes Not Smoked: -315
Amount Saved: $-39.38
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 0 Mins: 0 Seconds: -83160

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 355

Todash - lip stickin' hilarious!

Sue - welcome to SSC! You can do this and we are all here rooting for you. I've had multiple quits too but this time, by sticking close to this place and working the program, I'm prepared to make it stick.

You've come to the right place and we're glad you're here!

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 12/30/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 8
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 96
Amount Saved: $42.24
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 18 Mins: 40 Seconds: 16

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 984

My Quit Date: 1/1/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 737
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 16,966
Amount Saved: £4053.5
Life Gained:

Days: 65 Hrs: 0 Mins: 17 Seconds: 43

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 984

Welcome Sue! To answer your question, it's scary because it's EVIL. It's like a horror movie, like a Stephen King book, it's eating you alive and it's time to kick it's ash! I see you're in Canada...nuff said. So I wish you strong wind that blows out your matches, and numbs your fingers enough to make you unable to hold a cig in your hand. Maybe that awful 'oh-hell-it-got-stuck-to-my-lip-again' -itis thrown in for good measure.

I mean this from my heart and wish you godspeed. Go on get quittin!

x T

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1080

Hi Sue and welcome- so glad you've joined us. I quit too at the same time as my hubby and we also used the patches. I hear you on the scary bit, because I think thats one of the reasons I wanted to make this quit stick-I didnt want to have to keep going back to the start. So you sound as though you have already started cutting back and preparing, so all I can do is wish you luck and look forward to hearing how its going.
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 242
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,050
Amount Saved: $3,630.00
Life Gained:
Days: 28 Hrs: 14 Mins: 33 Seconds: 53

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Hey Sue!!!

Welcome!!! Use your time well to read and learn from all of your new quit buddies here! Preparation is really the key to a successful quit!!! Keep telling yourself over and over that you CAN quit and really build up a Positive Mental Attitude going into this!!! Turn your fear into determination and sort of psyche yourself up during this time leading up to your quit day!!! I thought of this as a war against the nico-demon that I was NOT willing to lose!!! There were several battles, but I was determined not to lose even one of them!!

Read and learn and prepare yourself well!!!

Jim

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 308
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 7,700
Amount Saved: $1,270.50
Life Gained:
Days: 53 Hrs: 2 Mins: 59 Seconds: 43

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$44,220.00

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 1058 Hours: 8

Minutes: 24 Seconds: 17

Life Gained
Quit Meter

5896

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

176,880

Cigarettes Not Smoked

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1843

Sue, as you can see, we're all so happy that you found this site! And we're all here to make sure this isn't as scary as it seems. We have all experienced the stress, the scariness, the sense of loss, etc. that goes along with quitting smoking. We help each celebrate the good and survive the not so good! Set up your quit meter under "my profile", fill out all of the questions under "my program", put together a reward system, and be 100% prepared for next Monday's official quit date! We're all rooting for your success! And your partner's success too!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/20/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 140
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 5,600
Amount Saved: $1,120.00
Life Gained:
Days: 20 Hrs: 23 Mins: 6 Seconds: 45

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 816

Hello Sue With the help of other members of this site , a good plan of action , and the determination to succeed you will succeed. You've already stopped at various times so you know you can do it. I know it seems scary at the start but it is so worth it. When the time is right for you and your husband we'll be here to help you along on your journey. Let us know when you're ready and how we can help. breather 57 Addict 0
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 11/11/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 57
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,850
Amount Saved: $1,368.00
Life Gained:
Days: 10 Hrs: 13 Mins: 3 Seconds: 14