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What helped? FRESH AIR, baby! FREAKin' FRESH AIR!!! And a few FAFREAKS on this site (you know who you are) helped a ton, too! (Cold Turkeys get fresh sometimes...) Don't smoke, okay? It's bad for you. mc [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/31/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 743 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,659 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,931.80 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 74 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10
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Knowing for sure that 8 times out of 10 I felt bad after smoking: sometimes light-headed and almost always hungry! Knowing that my quit meter was ticking away. Knowing that whatever I was feeling a cigarette wouldn't fix it or improve it. And just reminding myself that now I am a non-smoker. Gen [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 169 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,704 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �845.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 22 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 40
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Great tips everyone! Keep them coming, they are very useful and helpful to all :) Josie, Support Specialist
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Knowlege of what happens to your body after the last cigarette. Knowing that improvements where immediate helped me want to get to the next phase! And of course mints. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/8/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 248 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,720 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,041.60 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 22 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 12
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Ice Water; deep breaths (tons of them); and taking five minutes at a time. I kept telling myself... Just 5 more minutes. I've gone xx hours, I'm not stopping now. And of course my SSC quit buddies! They really saved my life. :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 804 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 16,080 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,814.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 72 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 42 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2
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It's "only" been 12 days for me now but here is what helped sunflower seeds at work deep breathing drinking a ton of water watching the quit meter thinking of myself as an addict, not just a smoker but most of all, this site and the people on it :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]9/1/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 11 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 165 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $99.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 19 [B]Seconds:[/B] 11
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Straws, self talk and putting it off until tomorrow. If I really had a bad day I would tell myself if I feel that bad again tomorrow then I could think about a smoke, well tomorrow was never bad enough to worry about it. And my quit meter. I have gotten to the point now that I forget how many days I have, but in the beginning I knew and I wanted to watch the meter rise and shine and it helped keep me going. :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/5/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 191 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,775 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,015.05 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 23 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 33
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After I made it one day I didn't want to loose that day. then two and three and so on I just keep telling myself I don't want to loose the clean time I have. The more days I get the more I don't want to loose them. [color=blue]BLUE CLOUD[/color] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/4/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 70 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,400 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $280.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 41
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Thanks for noticing, Mercy..and look at yours....you've gained a month of life and over $1000! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 174 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,960 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,183.20 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 24 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 39 [B]Seconds:[/B] 29
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This and another site gave me information that I didn't have in previous quits. The people here helped me keep going. And my own stubbornness kept me marching forward. Rusty :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/13/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1003 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 28,084 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3,510.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 141 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 22 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8
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