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So that is what a craving feels like!

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 177

Great insight Penquin - you are definitely working your Quit! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/18/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 2 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 40 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $9.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 58

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5195

Yep! You've got it now Penquin! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 780 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 15,600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,730.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 70 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 21 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 816

Great job Penguin, I am telling myself daily "You are a non smoker why do you even thing you want a cigerette?" it works for me. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/8/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 12 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 156 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $60.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 14 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1160

Penguin, I couldn't have discribed it better myself. You and I have the same thing. We are both becomming non-smokers. Look how far we've already come! [color=blue]BLUE CLOUD[/color] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/4/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 47 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 940 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $188.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 4

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1000

You are doing it Penguin one crave at a time. :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/21/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 152 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,040 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $988.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 21 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3307

(((((HUGS))))) you are doing it my friend. Just keep focused on the reasons you want to be smoke free. That stinking thinking can be hard to work though, but you are doing it!!! Print this one out so you can remember what your body went though and ask yourself, "Self do I want to feel like this again?" Of course not!!! Keep the Quit Sparky [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]4/30/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 112 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,120 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $336.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 15 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 47

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12049

Penguin, Excellent insight and coping mechanism! You are almost at 40 days and this is amazing! Revel in your success and be proud, we are :) Josie, Support Specialist

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2223

Hello you are doing great, there will be off and on just powerthrough, each and every one will make you stronger, it took me awhile but so worth it hang tough TRESA :):) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/8/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1838 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 36,760 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $6,433.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 259 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 47 [B]Seconds:[/B] 30

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$14,573.00

Amount Saved
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Days: 688 Hours: 10

Minutes: 30 Seconds: 4

Life Gained
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5605

Smoke Free Days
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89,680

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3875

Exactly right Penquin, and you will get stronger with each day and each event that you make it through. Hold your head up high and be proud, you have come a long way already, you are doing this. One day at a time! :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/5/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 168 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,200 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,772.40 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 20 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 56 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1306

I have been Nicotine free for a week now, and a few days ago (Day 3 and 4 Nic Free) I was having a really difficult time. The Junkie was insistent. That little fluttering in your stomach, that gets stronger and stronger. Then it moves to your chest, making it slightly hard to breathe. Then it seems like it moves to your head, and you just can't think straight - thoughts are twirling around in there..out of control. But A moment of sanity allowed me to say "Get out your REASONS". I sat myself down, and retrieved my papers that I always carry with me. The first read didn't really sink in. It was like the Junkie was reading it, and then said "What a bunch of BS". But then I read it again, and I realized that I was in control. That if I was to get through this moment smoke-free I needed to commit again. Do you want to be a slave? or do you want to be free?. FREEDOM is what I want and I will not smoke. Funny, how for me, just saying those 4 little words..."I will not smoke" seems to be so effective at shutting the Junkie up. I say 'so that is what a craving feels like' because when I was on the patch, I really never had cravings as such. Yes, lots of thoughts, but still very brief. If it hadn't been that I've had a bit of practice at this quitting thing, I might have caved then...it was so uncomfortable. But I know too much now. That uncomfortableness is temporary, and so very necessary. But letting the junkie have any room in our thoughts is very dangerous, so I must always be watchful. An now I know what it feels like, so I can stop, recognize it, deal with it, and move on. I am saddened that I have these moments, like I am weak, but I must remember that it is part of the addiction and that I will overcome them - I am stronger than them. That feels so very, very good. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/13/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 38 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 760 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $437.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 59

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$330,386.85

Amount Saved
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Days: 6026 Hours: 14

Minutes: 45 Seconds: 34

Life Gained
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45414

Smoke Free Days
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681,210

Cigarettes Not Smoked

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