Hi Riv - great thread, it is so interesting to hear similarites and differences in how we handle our own quit process.
My husband wanted to quit, I agreed to quit as I was sick of being a slave, but I wasn't hopeful about the result. I've failed in the past and I was scared of failing again. And I mostly failed after being quit a few months and thinking to myself - "I can handle this, it's easy! I'll just have one." Erk.
So because I was nervous about failure I got everything I could find! I got a homeopathic drops from the naturopath which is supposed to reduce cravings, I got microtab NRT & vitamin supplements from the chemist, I've already got the Allen Carr book (which I'll study again at 3 months to reduce/eliminate the NRT), I checked out positive thinking and did lots and lots of reiki. After all that! Whew.
I think I slept solid for the first 3 days.
On the third night I was madly trawling the net to find help/info on the cravings and found: Taaa Daaa! The SSC. I've said it before and I'll say it again many many times - this site and you guys, my quit smoking support family, are what makes me accountable and solid in my quit. We've laughed together and cried together and celebrated every single milestone, large and small, together. WHAT a family!!
Thanks guys,
alison :)
Kick the Herb to the Kerb
Oh and I ate like a pig for 6 weeks, replaced smoking memories with non-smoking memories, hung around non-smoking friends and places, and read and posted here a lot!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/16/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 64
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,926
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $800
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 22 [B]Seconds:[/B] 21
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$91,600.00
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Days: 8960
Hours: 21
Minutes: 32
Seconds: 4
Life Gained
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45800
Smoke Free Days
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916,000
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