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14 years ago 0 1904 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I second that!
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/1/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 428
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 11,984
Amount Saved: $5,093.20
Life Gained:
Days: 48 Hrs: 5 Mins: 1 Seconds: 1

14 years ago 0 2508 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hear!! Hear!!   I'll second that.  Great Posts.
 
 
Thanks,
 
Rose

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/30/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 34
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,360
Amount Saved: $442.00
Life Gained:
Days: 4 Hrs: 18 Mins: 56 Seconds: 58

14 years ago 0 672 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
JDK is right. Be positive & honest with yourself in the fact that YOU are the most important person during your quit (& after it for that matter). Train yourself to NOT entertain smoking thoughts, it will eventually become second nature as a non-smoker.

In the grand scheme of things - Stress, boredom, life's 'issues' & especially other peoples problems are insignificant, they simply  exist to help us grow as individuals.
 
So, i hereby give you permission to pay no attention to 'toxic' people, be selfish, indulgent & self absorbed because it honestly doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Spoil yourself rotten & indulge in those things you've secretly wanted because you've only got the one life, so you may as well start living it.
 
On the other hand .........
 
If you want to remain a smoker, please disregard the above & DO NOTHING !.

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 1/1/2005
Smoke-Free Days: 2009
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 70,315
Amount Saved: $18,281.90
Life Gained:
Days: 291 Hrs: 6 Mins: 10 Seconds: 39

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    Days: 686 Hours: 21

    Minutes: 48 Seconds: 52

    Life Gained

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    Cigarettes Not Smoked

14 years ago 0 2606 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi JDK,
 
Thank you deeply for making this post. It is genuinely kind and thoughtful of you to encourage others in this way. I hope that your post encourages new members to stick with their quit and fight through the hard times. 
 


Samantha, Health Educator
14 years ago 0 1113 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi All,
 
Just thought I would send a little positivity the way of newbie quitters. Anyone and everyone can quit smoking. Even the hardened 100 a day peeps. If the patches didn't work, try something else. If you're getting too down, take a break (a couple of weeks for instance). Come back and try something different later. You will secretly be building your resolve.
 
The person who quits successfully first time and the person who quits successfully the 1000th time are both the same, they are both successful quitters.
 
Good luck and may you succeed.

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 7/12/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 1087
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 27,175
Amount Saved: �5,842.63
Life Gained:
Days: 146 Hrs: 7 Mins: 10 Seconds: 29


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