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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 597

Lots of admiration on such a close call. Good luck there, and God bless!! Lot's of good wishes sent your way!!!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/22/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 152
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,080
Amount Saved: $1,216.00
Life Gained:
Days: 17 Hrs: 4 Mins: 26 Seconds: 0

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$56,830.00

Amount Saved
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Days: 816 Hours: 10

Minutes: 8 Seconds: 5

Life Gained
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5683

Smoke Free Days
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227,320

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 880

xtremest:

Well done...Stopping in mid-decent is very difficult to do. Especially when your mind is screaming all kinds of negative thoughts as your projects hit the ground one after another. I understand the urge and my heart goes out to you.The good thing is that you had a wee chat with yourself before giving in to the urge.

This is one nasty addiction, simply because it is rooted so deeply in our thought processes and behavior. But once we begin to realize that continuing to smoke will not make anything better in a material sense, we begin to change our thoughts and consequently our behavior. That is what you demonstrated so well in this incident...Keep working on it, after awhile with practice, you will find that your way of reacting to difficulties will change and you will not have to fight so hard.

Hang tough there, my friend, you are seeking a worthy goal...

stay well

nonic

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 12/25/2006
Smoke-Free Days: 819
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 24,570
Amount Saved: $8,599.50
Life Gained:
Days: 156 Hrs: 9 Mins: 29 Seconds: 21

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$71,253.00

Amount Saved
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Days: 1560 Hours: 3

Minutes: 3 Seconds: 46

Life Gained
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6786

Smoke Free Days
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203,580

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 639

Well done, Extremist. You did just that....took the moment to the extreme bend but not break point. Well done. Personally, I would dumps the smokes.

Keep up the Quit!

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/19/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 62
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,860
Amount Saved: $409.20
Life Gained:
Days: 10 Hrs: 5 Mins: 48 Seconds: 6

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$54,532.31

Amount Saved
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Days: 1259 Hours: 21

Minutes: 46 Seconds: 9

Life Gained
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6029

Smoke Free Days
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180,870

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 916

Hi X!

Congratulations!

You had a nasty temptation, and you kicked ash! This events make us stronger! So I want to congratulate you! You are almost done with Heck Week! Thats a great achievement!

This process is long and challenging but also rewarding! So hang on; you just have to defeat one smoking tought at a time. Your body is nicotine free; the only addiction left is the mental one. If I can do it, you can do it.!

Marivi

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/23/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 58
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 870
Amount Saved: $87.00
Life Gained:
Days: 6 Hrs: 16 Mins: 14 Seconds: 18

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 925

Xtremest,

I can picture you...like Baretta with the cig hanging out of your mouth. Whew, I'm glad you didn't light it

and I'm sure you should be very proud of yourself for putting it back in the pack! You are one Xtreme dude with a big IQ.

I have mixed feelings about the temptation of open packs, closed packs and cartons under the bed (or in the attic... yes I just said in the attic...

you know who you are you lovely lady you). I've heard of a few people who could look a stash straight in the...butt... and never flinch, and others who took one out of the pack mindlessly during a moment of weakness, lit it up out of the "I can have just one syndrome" and went back to smoking full time.

Getting "rid" of my cigs (I gave them away as I didn't see the point in wasting them either) and smoking related items was part of my quit ritual and symbolized the "end" of smoking for me. I can laugh in the face of danger and run full speed with scissors but there's no way I would have a stash around when I didn't want or need a cigarette ever again. Just saying. Everyone is different, so do what works for you. Just don't smoke.

Congrats on your 2 weeks X...you're doing great...keep up the 5 minute rules and you'll soon be finding someplace else for your poor, lonely stash. You can always chalk the cost of the cigs up to saving tons of time on your life and that to me is priceless!

Pat

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/28/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 784
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 31,360
Amount Saved: $15,680.00
Life Gained:
Days: 102 Hrs: 21 Mins: 21 Seconds: 0

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$129,638.40

Amount Saved
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Days: 871 Hours: 7

Minutes: 8 Seconds: 18

Life Gained
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6752

Smoke Free Days
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324,096

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 35

Hi xtremest, so proud that you didn't light that fag. It just goes to show that you know that even when thing go wrong you don't need that fag. It was just something to make you think things would be alright and delay the moment when you had to sort it out. Stay strong and always let us know if you need us, as we are all here helping each other and getting help from each other, Congratulations on day 13

Debby

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/16/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 6
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 120
Amount Saved: �29.34
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 14 Mins: 57 Seconds: 15

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1080

I also kept a pack in a cupboard and a lighter too. My reasoning was should I fail then I could get my hands on a cigarette immediately, it was like my safety net I guess.

Luckily my quit did not fail and a few months ago members like Rock might remember I found 4 packs in a drawer and trashed them, and then a couple of weeks ago tucked right at the back of a cupboard was a 10 pack. You know it seemed so odd to handle the pack and they seemed so small??? (psycho-analysis-I'm bigger and stronger than my addiction now?) anyway like the first lot they went in the trash.

For us too (my hubby and I) we could easily get cigs if we wanted to, the thing is we dont anymore and that feeling is priceless.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 316
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 7,900
Amount Saved: $4,740.00
Life Gained:
Days: 37 Hrs: 7 Mins: 39 Seconds: 48

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1843

xtremest, glad you were able to say "STOP"!!! Congratulations on 13 days smoke free! Somebody recently posted something similar. When something is forbidden, the desire to obtain it is greater than if the item is out in the open. The cookie jar on the top shelf vs sitting on the countertop. Some University Presidents here in the US are talking about lowering the drinking age to 18. Why? Because as long as alcohol is illegal until you are 21, binge drinking will run rampant. Lower the drinking age to 18, then college kids won't hide alcohol, sneak alcohol, and binge drink. While there are pros and cons to this, its makes sense to me. And your thought process makes sense to me too! My partner still smokes. I see cigarette packs and lighters on the counter, empty packs in the garbage. I know that if I really wanted to smoke, I could get my hands on a cigarette in less than 5 seconds. But I know that smoking is not an option for me. I'm glad its not an option for you either!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/20/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 214
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 8,560
Amount Saved: $1,712.00
Life Gained:
Days: 31 Hrs: 23 Mins: 18 Seconds: 42

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1693

Way to go xtremest, good on ya for using the 5 minute rule, for staying strong, and for remaining smoke free!

Stay strong, you can and will remain smoke free

Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 25

Yes, the cravings hit me full force yesterday when projects started to fall apart and I actually had a cig. hanging out of my mouth, and a lighter in the other hand.

Although, I stopped and used the 5 minute rules (found here) and this gave me enough time to think STOP! "What are you doing?" Throwing away 2 weeks of hard work for one incident...

I dont think so....

Then I put the cig. back in the pack and placed it back inside where I have 4 other packs awaiting my return. Now, you are probably wondering why would you have 4 new packs inside with an opened pack ? right..

Well it is simple I bought the 4 packs right before I got sick and then could not throw them away since they are so high in cost. Not to mention eveytime before I would throw them away and sya I am done. The cig would win and I would be out the cost of the pack i threw away. I also think that keeping them around is a temptation and if I cannot overcome that small obstacle then I should go back to smoking and never stop again...

...May god bless us all each and everyday andgrant us the strength to overcome this addiction....

Thanks for reading this and always being there when needed (everyone)

=X=

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/9/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 13
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 260
Amount Saved: $71.50
Life Gained:
Days: 1 Hrs: 13 Mins: 39 Seconds: 38

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