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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3875

Gin, it doesn't matter how long you smoked, we all wish we could rewrite history, but what you can do is make sure you never go back. Cigarettes were killing you slowly but surely, and now that you have stopped that process, know this, it gets better, a wee little bit each and every day, and soon the days go faster and faster, and there is a great freedom in being free of cigarettes, just take one day at a time, smoking is Not an option, Not One Puff Ever! :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/5/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 232 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,800 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,447.60 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 28 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 12 [B]Seconds:[/B] 54

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 710

Hey Gin, Bobbi here I smoked for 50 years, and is it hard to not smoke, some times is soooo hard and others is like I have never smoked in my life, this is one of the craziest journey's I have ever been on, am I glad I am a nonsmoker, OH YES! won't be long and I will have my 7 mo. Hang in! hugs,prayers,pixie dust Bobbi [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/27/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 210 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,300 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $525.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 30 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 28

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 562

I guess I smoked more than 40 years. Used to steal a few out of my Mom's pack when I first started then it was on to buying one in the vending machine when they were about a quarter. Wish I never started. The phisical craves leave but those darn smoking thoughts hit every so often like a giant wave and then pass over. It does get easier but remember YOU CAN'T HAVE EVEN ONE PUFF. NOPE [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/3/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 81 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 648 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $162.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 11 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 2 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2417

Stay positive and you will do just fine!!! There are many other folks around here who have smoked 40+ years like you - hopefully they will be along soon to tell you how wonderful it is to quit! Get Insipired!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/8/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 288 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,320 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,209.60 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 26 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3207

Yeah, Gin!!!!! Sounds like you're doing great. Exercise is a very good way to boost the "feel good" brain stuff and seems to help. Remember to drink lots of water to flush the toxins out. Like Blue Cloud said, this is your quit, so what anyone else does doesn't matter. Like kev posted yesterday in the parsnips thread, would you hit yourself in the head with a 2x4 if your friends were doing it? I, and many others, quit with smokers in the house. You're doing a wonderful thing for yourself and it sounds like you have the right attitude for it. let us know if we can help. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 215 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 8,600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,462.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 30 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 51 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1113

Great going Gin. Remember you have absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain. Think about rewards for making it through the first, second and third days (at the end of each day) as making it through is a special acheivement and it also helps the brain balance the fact you are not giving it that unhealthy reward that you have in the past. It can be free of course. Anything you feel good from is a reward in my books. Best wishes and keep close! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/12/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 103 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,575 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �432.60 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 12 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 31 [B]Seconds:[/B] 28

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1160

Try to remember this is your quit and it does not matter what others do. You are quitting for you. only you can do it and You want to do it. It is a mind game but it also is an addiction and you have to stay ahead of the nicodemon. It is your quit. Keep going your doing great. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/4/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 111 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,220 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $444.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 14 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 695

Excellent decision!! Post & Read Reading about nicotine addiction really helped me gey thrugh the hard parts. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/25/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 59 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,180 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $177.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 3 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 8760

Gin, Thanks for the update! Be sure to have a coping strategy planned and prepared for when you are with your smoking friends. Give yourself an alternative to giving in. Danielle, Bilingual Support Specialist

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 251

Hello everybody Well, I started yesterday...couldn't do it sooner, but now I'm ok and I hope to stay that way. This morning lo and behold I was able to get up without feeling like I had to die for a cigarette...it's a good feeling. I realize that it's physical withdrawals that you have to deal with but it's also a mindset. Funny thing is I'm getting support from a lot of people, but most people I get support from are smokers. I guess they wish they could stop too, but it doesn't make it easier for me when they support me and they smoke at the same time. I'm hoping that watching these friends smoke won't trigger me to start again. I've smoked 40 years now and although I don't have respiratory problems the way I'm going I will down the road. It's a long time to have a habit and I have to persevere in my quit. Well, I'm off to exercise...I'm hoping that this will help in my quit. Gin [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]10/22/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 35 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $15.47 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 50 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2

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$56,639.00

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Days: 781 Hours: 21

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5962

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149,050

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