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14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2508

My favorites for the crave basket are sunflower seeds. I am pretty addicted to them now. Hard candy and the fresh vegetables that I grow in my garden and of course water. The other one I want to add is one that has nothing to do with putting something in your mouth and it is breathing, taking a slow deep breathe and exhaling it slowly, repeating this several times until I feel myself starting to relax. Last but not least taking a long shower.

Rose

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/30/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 42
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,680
Amount Saved: $546.00
Life Gained:
Days: 5 Hrs: 21 Mins: 21 Seconds: 38

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Hi Memie!

Skoal is a finely chopped tobacco that comes in a round canister about 3/4" tall. It's sort of like chewing tobacco. The saying in the old commercial stated "Just a pinch between the cheek and gum." The nicotine is absorbed into the bloodstream there and some even swallowed the tobacco saturated saliva, but most would spit it out into a cup or on the ground. The term dip came about, I think, by "dipping" a bit out of the canister.

That stuff is really nasty and causes lip, throat, tongue, gum, tonsil, larynx and many other types of cancer. It really is a nicotine double whammy if you smoke, too! YUCK!!!

Jim

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 846
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 21,150
Amount Saved: $3,489.75
Life Gained:
Days: 145 Hrs: 17 Mins: 44 Seconds: 41

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$47,107.50

Amount Saved
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Days: 1150 Hours: 0

Minutes: 57 Seconds: 45

Life Gained
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6281

Smoke Free Days
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188,430

Cigarettes Not Smoked

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 242

O.K What is Dipped skoal ? never heard of that....

Memie

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 1/25/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 150
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,500
Amount Saved: $600.00
Life Gained:
Days: 18 Hrs: 9 Mins: 32 Seconds: 0

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Another bump! This was very helpful to me at the beginning of my quit! Hopefully it will be of some use to some of our new quit buddies here!

Please add your thoughts!!!

Jim

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 841
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 21,025
Amount Saved: $3,469.13
Life Gained:
Days: 144 Hrs: 20 Mins: 58 Seconds: 29

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$47,107.50

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 1150 Hours: 0

Minutes: 57 Seconds: 45

Life Gained
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6281

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

188,430

Cigarettes Not Smoked

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 763

Here's a few of my favourites. Those sweet little baby cherry tomatoes with light ranch dressing. Werther's sugar free butterscotch mints.(Mmmmm....one of my faves!)

Ice cold Crystal Light(Pink Lemonade). Ice cold Diet Pepsi. And the odd Tim Horton's coffee thrown into the mix.

Keep the ideas

coming,

Jan

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/27/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 102
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,550
Amount Saved: $841.50
Life Gained:
Days: 11 Hrs: 16 Mins: 29 Seconds: 25

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Bump for our new quit buddies!!!

Maybe these suggestions will help!!! Maybe we can come up with some more???

Jim

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 64
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,600
Amount Saved: $264.00
Life Gained:
Days: 10 Hrs: 13 Mins: 3 Seconds: 36

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$47,107.50

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 1150 Hours: 0

Minutes: 57 Seconds: 45

Life Gained
Quit Meter

6281

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

188,430

Cigarettes Not Smoked

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

I hear frozen grapes work well though I haven't given it a try. Dipping? That's chewing tobacco I assume? [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/17/2008 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 43 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 860 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $309.60 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 35

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 248

I still chew on matchsticks. The craving now is for a nice dry match with an unchewed end. I don't even remember smoking. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/17/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 194 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,656 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $814.80 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 35 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 22 [B]Seconds:[/B] 45

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 220

I know! :0 [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/23/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 63 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,575 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $756.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 10 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3207

oooh...good sleuthing, Faith :8|: [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 339 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 13,560 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,305.20 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 47 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 18

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