I know slipping has been talked about ad nauseum. Forgive me, but it seems to be happening even more with our politically correct stance on it. I understand it, we all do, but can't we be honest with ourselves if and when it happens?
I have to say that if I "slipped" (I fell and a cigarette on the ground just jammed into my mouth, lit itself, and I accidentally inhaled)I wouldn't set my quit meter back.
But if I lit one, inhaled deeply, etc....I would have to set my quit meter back because I intentionally smoked. Otherwise, what does the meter mean to ME or any of us. I mean, when I reach 365 days according to my "meter", but I've had a smoke here and there....who am I kidding? Certainly not myself since I would know the truth. What's the difference between that and cheating on an exam. It looks like you got an "A" but really, you didn't. It cheapens the value of the meter for those of us who are being honest with ourselves and others on the site. And having to set back your meter should be a scarey consequence of giving in or what's the point? There are far greater consequences to giving in than the meter; setting the meter back is the least of it, but one I FEEL is an appropriate negative incentive.
I know I'm one puff away from 2ppd.
just my opinion.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/18/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 33
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,345
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $297
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 56
I have to say that if I "slipped" (I fell and a cigarette on the ground just jammed into my mouth, lit itself, and I accidentally inhaled)I wouldn't set my quit meter back.
But if I lit one, inhaled deeply, etc....I would have to set my quit meter back because I intentionally smoked. Otherwise, what does the meter mean to ME?
just my opinion. Don't beat yourself up over the meter; just start over and do it or don't quit.
Bob
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/18/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 33
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,343
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $297
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 30 [B]Seconds:[/B] 6
Couldn't agree with you more, Pam. So how does it feel to be over the 100 day mark?
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/18/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 33
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,337
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $297
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 51 [B]Seconds:[/B] 29
Oh I'm tellin ya, lady!! We're all candidates for lithium....way up one day, down the next. It must be interesting to be at 300 plus days and see this happening on the site again and again with us "newbies".
What a trip
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/18/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 33
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,337
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $297
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 59
I don't know chicken, that seems awfully harsh and politically incorrect to us mopers and we need a lot of support and wahhhh, wahhh.....and yes I'm just bsing!!!
Funny post! I love the manic phases of this board.
Bob
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/18/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 33
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,337
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $297
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 47 [B]Seconds:[/B] 27
I quit coughing almost immediately after quitting; no little obnoxious wheeze after 1st day.
People talk about coughing up a lot of junk, like spring house cleaning or something, but never happened to me. It's weird, because coughing was part of the smoking thing- you felt "good" about bringing up the mucous so then I could really enjoy the next cig. My lungs feel like they should cough up something just out of habit. It's a weird feeling.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/18/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 32
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,312
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $288
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 58
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