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This is why you think about smoking...


15 years ago 0 625 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
bump

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/27/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 65
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,950
Amount Saved: $273.00
Life Gained:
Days: 13 Hrs: 14 Mins: 36 Seconds: 0

15 years ago 0 916 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Great post.
Now we know why patience is a key in a succesful quit. Allen Carr says that we should welcome the smoking toughts.
We used to smoke and our brain knows it! Every time we think about cigarrettes and we don't smoke, we deprogram a small
part of our smokers brain. So lets face them as a wonderful challenge; this smoking toughts that our brain throws at us can be used to beat our addiction!
    I think the smoking tought get less intense with time. Sometimes we feel that they are really strong, but I think it is just our perception. We are tired of the fight, and sometimes we just want a break!
      So I'm glad we have each other ; we are committed to succeed!
Marivi
 
 

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/23/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 61
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 915
Amount Saved: $91.50
Life Gained:
Days: 7 Hrs: 0 Mins: 15 Seconds: 16

15 years ago 0 11216 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Great bump!
 
 

Ashley, Health Educator
15 years ago 0 639 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Wow.  Thanks for the bump.  This does, indeed, help set my mind more at ease.  I have started to get frustrated over my Quit.  I don't crave alot, but when I do they seem to be hard craves.  Now all I need to do is identify the 70,000 triggers and start marking those off. 

Anything to kill the crave.
 
Keep the Quit, all!
 
Dave

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/19/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 65
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,950
Amount Saved: $429.00
Life Gained:
Days: 10 Hrs: 15 Mins: 26 Seconds: 44

  • Quit Meter

    $50,624.87

    Amount Saved

  • Quit Meter

    Days: 1127 Hours: 20

    Minutes: 47 Seconds: 50

    Life Gained

  • Quit Meter

    5597

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    167,910

    Cigarettes Not Smoked

15 years ago 0 625 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Wow.......Now I understand why I think about having a cig all the time.  I'm glad to have read that and thank everyone that bumped it up.  We need a section of this forum for "stickies" like that.  Then us newbies will find them quicker and understand our own minds better.
It IS exhausting.  I found I was being angry and very frustrated with myself.  I just couldn't shake the thoughts of lighting up......Still can't.  Well.....Like my Bro-In-Law said.....he still has a thought of smoking now and then.....and that's after 25 years.  I didn't relate him saying that to my thoughts until now.  I thought he was just patronizing me.....
Thank you for this......It will help me stay focused and not feel beat up and frustrated.  I need that and I will need it for a long while.  Once again SSC and the amazing folks here have come to me aid.  I'm proud to be a part of this and maybe help now and then too.
 
Bob


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/27/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 57
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,710
Amount Saved: $239.40
Life Gained:
Days: 11 Hrs: 23 Mins: 18 Seconds: 14

15 years ago 0 3207 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
sorry to double post, but I read back and realized it's now 365 x 2 x 2 = 1400 after meal cig associations. I think I'm over it....lol
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/22/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 733
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 29,320
Amount Saved: $4,984.40
Life Gained:
Days: 104 Hrs: 21 Mins: 32 Seconds: 38

15 years ago 0 3207 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Good info. Makes sense, doesn't it?
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/22/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 733
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 29,320
Amount Saved: $4,984.40
Life Gained:
Days: 104 Hrs: 21 Mins: 31 Seconds: 3

15 years ago 0 823 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Thanks for the bump Kylisa41.........I'm sure many will appreciate the reminder.
 
 
Faryal, Health Educator
15 years ago 0 289 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
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My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/30/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 226
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 9,040
Amount Saved: $994.40
Life Gained:
Days: 24 Hrs: 17 Mins: 5 Seconds: 52

15 years ago 0 1693 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Stay strong, and keep up the great work!
 
Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator

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