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Fear of Running Out or How It Used to Be


13 years ago 0 206 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Breather, you are such an amazing and inspiring person.  Thanks.  I need the reminder every minute of every day, and I thank you for your presence and your continued involvement here.  You are awesome!!
 
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My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 9/17/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 3
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 150
Amount Saved: $42.38
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 17 Mins: 49 Seconds: 51

13 years ago 0 672 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Ditto for me (except the retiring part).....& that's how Nicotine Addiction works !
 
It's All or Nothing & it will consume you.
 
Awesome stuff Breather, i commend your on 22 months of freedom... truly inspiring.
 

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 1/1/2005
Smoke-Free Days: 2086
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 73,010
Amount Saved: $18,982.60
Life Gained:
Days: 302 Hrs: 9 Mins: 42 Seconds: 5

  • Quit Meter

    $12,506.22

    Amount Saved

  • Quit Meter

    Days: 625 Hours: 19

    Minutes: 36 Seconds: 50

    Life Gained

  • Quit Meter

    3417

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    51,255

    Cigarettes Not Smoked

13 years ago 0 855 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I can relate to everything you are saying here, i cant even express how gratful i am to have the awful addiction out of my life, you have done very well, Brends your doing great also :) have a good weekend ya all Tresa
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 8/8/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2963
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 71,112
Amount Saved: $12,444.60
Life Gained:
Days: 389 Hrs: 1 Mins: 30 Seconds: 40

13 years ago 0 1904 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Almost two years! Keep the quit.

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/1/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 503
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 14,084
Amount Saved: $5,985.70
Life Gained:
Days: 56 Hrs: 15 Mins: 5 Seconds: 52

13 years ago 0 11214 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Thank you for sharing Breather!  You are inspiring!
 
What changed in you that allowed you to quit successfully?
 


Ashley, Health Educator
13 years ago 0 816 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
 I smoked my last cigarette approx. 22 months ago and as I was sitting here contemplating the situation I remember some of the reasons I couldn't continue on as a smoker. Smoking owned my life. I couldn't leave the house without an extra pack in my pocket for fear of running out. If I didn't have enough cigarettes to last my shift at work I wouldn't go to work. Seriously , when smoking was disallowed in the workplace I retired from my job rather than quit smoking. ( How sick is that ?) What I'm saying is that it didn't matter what the consequences were I was going to smoke anyway. I can remember running out one day and having to borrow 2 dollars to get a pack because I only had 11 dollars on me. If I was smarter I would have stopped a lot sooner. I was living for the addiction that was killing me if that makes any sense. For sure one cigarette is too many and a thousand cartons never enough. That's how it used to be but not how it is now. I've often thought about the people sitting outside the hospitals in their wheelchairs and their oxygen bottles in sub zero temperatures just to get some smoke in their lungs. That used to be my future but that's how it used to be and not how it is today. Cellophane wrapped pain in a nice package is more than I'm willing to endure. Of course that's how it used to be and not how it is. Thank you everyone for keeping me smoke free one more day. Excellent for you. breather
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 11/11/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 674
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 33,700
Amount Saved: $16,176.00
Life Gained:
Days: 122 Hrs: 23 Mins: 2 Seconds: 58


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