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Aww, nobody answered this?  Not even one?
How sad!!
I will!
Not so into the rewards thing because of the guilt from throwing ALL that money into the filthy habit!
And, like so many others, I find that when I'm not stopping every five minutes to "reward myself" with a smoke after completing one step of one task, I'm quite a bit more productive.
 
Still, because not smoking definitely screws up my physiology and psychology, I have to acknowledge those changes and address them in some way.  Mostly, it's taking five and breathing, or taking a brisk walk around the building where I work, passing smokers huddled in doorways like homeless people.  (I'm so NOT putting them down, I also have to get outside, albeit for a different reason, but they do look a little different when you're not one of them, you know?)
 
Next step for me is getting back into a disciplined exercise routine, but I haven't figured that one out yet with my schedule.  (Two jobs, whine whine.)  But I will.
pete

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/10/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 8
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 400
Amount Saved: $90.00
Life Gained:
Days: 1 Hrs: 15 Mins: 10 Seconds: 37


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