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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Hey Gimm!

You said you still want to smoke often, but you are not having cravings or withdrawals! I'm thinking that the opposite is actually true! If you still wanted to smoke, you wouldn't be quit right now!

The thing is, you really do NOT want to smoke, but you are going to continue to have these memories of the past where you loved to smoke when you did this and that. Heck, lots of us who have been smober for a while still get these thoughts about how we loved to smoke doing certain things. The thing is, they are just thoughts and because we are now NON-SMOKERS, we simply acknowledge the fact that, yes, we "used to" love to smoke back then. Now though, we think about that stinky smoker, we think about how we NEVER want to go through Hell Week again, we think about all of the great things that are going for us as non-smokers and we simply say NOPE and smile!!!

Several of the old timers have said that we have to go through a whole year to get through all the triggers that the different seasons bring us. We have to learn to live without smoking and it takes some time! Have patience and know that the smoking thoughts will eventually fade. I'm still not completely over it yet, but I think I'm getting closer! You will get there to! Congratulations on your 41 days, Gimm!!! Only 9 more till you can take that cruise!!!

Jim

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 651
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 16,275
Amount Saved: $2,685.38
Life Gained:
Days: 112 Hrs: 4 Mins: 55 Seconds: 20

Quit Meter

$50,430.00

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 1226 Hours: 0

Minutes: 3 Seconds: 20

Life Gained
Quit Meter

6724

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

201,720

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1080

Like Jazz, the only time I think about my old habit is when I log in to SSC! If I see a group of smokers huddled outside a building then yes I am reminded of how that used to be me.

But on the whole, as the new habits take form, the old ones we think about less and less.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 585
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 14,625
Amount Saved: $8,775.00
Life Gained:
Days: 69 Hrs: 0 Mins: 19 Seconds: 45

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 802

I would bet a lot of it is habit. You're going to go through a lot of "firsts" during the first year of your quit. Many of these "firsts" will trigger thoughts of smoking again. But...they're just thoughts. Don't act on them, and you'll be free. It took me a long time, but I hardly ever think about smoking now. For some, it comes sooner. You're doing great!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/3/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 713
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 14,260
Amount Saved: $5,418.80
Life Gained:
Days: 77 Hrs: 19 Mins: 45 Seconds: 4

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 251

I don't think we ever get to completely forget that we ever smoked. But, rumor has it, it gets better. I do have the thoughts every now and then. But they are not as strong as I had them at 10 days or 20 days... it is more of a nagging feeling... But that too shall pass they say. And eventually we'll go for months at a time without even a thought. And then maybe years. Wouldn't that be nice...lol

Hang in there Gimm. Your determination is amazing. And look at you. You are doing it!!! 40 days without smoking. Yay! To 40 more.

Keep the quit

Cristina

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/5/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 72
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,520
Amount Saved: $327.60
Life Gained:
Days: 6 Hrs: 16 Mins: 37 Seconds: 54

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

Gimm, I still think about cigarettes and smoking, but I don't actually crave them.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/1/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 229
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,412
Amount Saved: $2,484.65
Life Gained:
Days: 25 Hrs: 0 Mins: 19 Seconds: 17

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12049

Gimm,

Prepare for that party, your at 40 days! Its all worth it! Remember that changing your habits and daily rituals will help you lose that voice on your shoulder.

Stay strong and celebrate big!

Your not going back!

Josie, Health Educator

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 230

Wondering when i'm gonna stop wanting to smoke! I'm not having any real cravings or withdrawal per say, but I still want to smoke often. I still think about it a lot still. Smoking has been a part of my life for many many years. For the first time, I smelled someone that smokes yesterday and she smelled bad. I never realized how bad it smells, because when you smoke, you dont notice it. I never plan on smoking again. I surely don't want to go thru this again!! lol

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 11/6/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 39
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,560
Amount Saved: $390.00
Life Gained:
Days: 4 Hrs: 11 Mins: 24 Seconds: 11

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