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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Sunday, January 21, 2007 - 11:32 am
Hang in there everyone! You're doing great!!!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, January 21, 2007 - 3:23 pm
Just keep on keeping on then, Doodlebug. You have come SO far up to this point. Do whatever you have to to keep from backsliding. You will come out the end of the tunnel one of these days, and it will be so worth it. Good luck to you.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Sunday, January 21, 2007 - 5:03 pm
Doodle, I really don't think it ever goes away, that small urge to reach for a smoke at certain times. What I do know is that all you have to do is reach, but for something else. It does not have to be food or drink; it can be just thinking in another direction. The 2minute wait has worked very well for me - try getting up and walking around the building when that stress hits you at work. I've done it a few times at work. Sometimes it's just a quick walk around the floor inside. There's one thing I decided: Don't give in. When I think of how hard it was in the beginning, there is no way I want to cave in and have to go through all that again. Doodle, your 3 month mark has come and gone. You are a non smoker now. Congratulations. Nick, after 3 weeks, I am sure you can make it too. I can recall what it was like when I exit a building and others madly scramble to light up - boy, it's a GREAT feeling that makes me smile and think "I am a non-smoker. I don't need to do that anymore." I won't deny that I have the odd thought about having a smoke, but I don't think I will. It's been only since April 1st, but I do consider myself as being smoke free. It's a grand feeling - freedom. There are plenty of ways to deal with stresses without reaching for a smoke, ask any ex smoker.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, January 21, 2007 - 10:31 pm
Shadoe, you have so totally "got it." You give excellent advice.
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 6:28 am
42 days for me, I had to count the money in the box, lol. It sure is adding up fast, I will have 500 by the end of the month. I am still getting urges but they go away very quickly.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 3:53 pm
Yay LL!!
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 4:10 pm
When I think of the money I have saved by not smoking, it's mind boggling. LL, do you have an special plans for that windfall of cash?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 4:49 pm
Super-duper, LL!!!
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 10:29 pm
Yay Quitters!!!!!!
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 5:55 am
Yes I do Shadoe, I made a deal with my daughter and husband, we put 10 dollars a day in the box, I know they cost 11 something but we just put 10 anyway, if I start smoking, just one puff my daughter and husband get to blow the money on anything they want. Of course that isn't going to happen so this summer we are taking a trip across Canada and we are going to visit my sister and my son. The money is mine to spend. Also if I smoke, no trip. I made these conditions not my family. It is just a little incentive, money can never make you quit smoking but it is just something to do to show you just how much you were smoking. The money is adding up fast and I could add another 15-20 percent if I really wanted to get exact.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 9:28 am
LL, that will be great to do something really rewarding with money that otherwise would have just gone up in smoke.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 2:00 pm
After 3 years smoke free I saved enough to buy a car and pay cash!
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 4:44 pm
LL, it really is scary to think about all that money that people pay out for smoking. You do the math and it is incredible to think about how much money you would have in the bank if you had deposited it instead of smoking it away. Better late than never. Enjoy your trip
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 7:09 pm
Day 24 and some days are worse than others. One day I can chew maybe only 3 pieces of gum. Today I was chewing a piece every 2 hours....Now, I haven't done the math nor am I putting money away (though it's a great idea), but I bought a box of gum last Monday, the 15th...there are 50 pieces of gum to a box at a cost of 18 dollars. I have two pieces left and bought a new box this evening. So that averages out to about 4 to 5 pieces a day which in turn averages about $1.80 a day...If you think about it...I was spending in the neighborhood of 40 to 60 dollars a week Tobacco. Not to shabby. So my point is...I'm not putting the money away but I am beginning to see the difference...not only in my health but in my wallet as well. <edited>
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 7:41 pm
Sometimes Nick when you make big changes in your life you have re-evaluate who you chose to share it with, seems to me that you have outgrown your neighbours.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 7:48 pm
For Nickovtyme's neighbors.

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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 9:58 pm
Thanks...I like that. You know...the more I think about it...the more it irks me. Oh well. Y'all may not understand and that's not really important...I just find that it's time to get some of it off my chest.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 10:01 pm
And the smoking thread is the ideal place, because my neighbors picked the week that I quit smoking to blindside me with all of this. :D Now to concentrate on day 25.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 10:18 pm
You go, Nickovtyme. Congrats on the quit smoking. Keep up the good work.
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Thursday, January 25, 2007 - 4:59 am
Use your neighbour to help you Nick, look at him and realize how much better you are than him, pity him, feel superior, think about how much you have grown and how far behind you have left him.
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Thursday, January 25, 2007 - 5:06 am
I was just thinking of all the things I have lost since I quit smoking. I am going to list some and wonder if anyone can add to them. 1. The stink in my house. 2. The stink in my car. 3. The stink on my clothes. 4. The stink on my body. 5. Standing in the cold trying to get 2 smokes in during a break. 6. That panic feeling when my smokes are getting low and it is late. 7. That aweful sting when you get smoke in your eye. 8. That burnt tongue feeling. 9. The gross cough. 10. Sinus headaches. Gotta drive Hilary to school, if anyone can think of anymore please copy,paste and add to the list. I think we can make a great list for new quitters when they come here.
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Friday, January 26, 2007 - 8:13 pm
Doing good, everyday it gets easier. How is evryone else doing.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, January 26, 2007 - 9:45 pm
Yay LL!!!
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Monday, January 29, 2007 - 7:01 am
Omg, last night I had nothing but cravings one after the other, I had to fight the urge really hard. Fine again today.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - 5:58 am
Day 30
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