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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 377

congrats Sfree. I'm so happy that you have been able to kick the nicodemon this time around and that you have all these new possibilities since you quit. doing a 5K is no small feat, and what a great way to celebrate your anniversary. Congrats!

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 6/17/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 735
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 13,230
Amount Saved: $4,630.50
Life Gained:
Days: 114 Hrs: 13 Mins: 40 Seconds: 22

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Happy 8 Months, Sfree!!!

It's great to hear that you are on the mend and off the meds and still kicking ash!!! Good luck in the 5K!

Jim

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 838
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 20,950
Amount Saved: $3,456.75
Life Gained:
Days: 144 Hrs: 8 Mins: 24 Seconds: 50

Quit Meter

$48,255.00

Amount Saved
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Days: 1178 Hours: 3

Minutes: 8 Seconds: 35

Life Gained
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6434

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

193,020

Cigarettes Not Smoked

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 61

Thanks for the input Rock. Yes Lovenox and Warfarin were terrible and I am finally off of them all, hurray! I am doing much better. I just signed up to do my first 5k and it will be on my 1 yr smoke free anniversary-I will have a T-Shirt made for the run that will state my smoke free stats-im looking forward to it. I'm going on 8 months smoke free and feel amazing. I think my biggest motivator to stay smoke free now is to never be as sick as I was and to never be on those meds again. Thanks for the reminder about the brocoli- I agree that eating these foods is wayyyyy better than smoking

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 10/24/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 240
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,400
Amount Saved: $900.00
Life Gained:
Days: 18 Hrs: 17 Mins: 57 Seconds: 24

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$551,328.00

Amount Saved
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Days: 5012 Hours: 2

Minutes: 58 Seconds: 15

Life Gained
Quit Meter

45944

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

918,880

Cigarettes Not Smoked

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1843

Sfree, sorry to hear about your medical problems. The reason I quit smoking was due to a blood clot, or I should say the fact that my oncologist told me she would keep me on coumadin and lovenox the rest of my life if I didn't keep smoking since smoking can cause blood clots. Not sure if you are on blood thinners, but knowing that I could never eat broccoli, spinach, romaine lettuce, etc. the rest of my life was a HUGE motivation for me to quit smoking. Trust me, eating broccoli is so much better than smoking!

As for keeping busy, you've been given lots of great advice. As for the smokers at your house, I would politely and firmly ask them to not smoke inside your house or near you. You need to get well, and them smoking isn't going to help!

Congratulations on 7 smoke free months!

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 8/20/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 644
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 25,760
Amount Saved: $6,440.00
Life Gained:
Days: 99 Hrs: 4 Mins: 28 Seconds: 32

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12049

Sfree,

Good to hear from you. We are sorry to hear about your health problems and glad that you are on the road to recovery. Have the smoking relatives take you for a walk or drive! Get them out of the house as well as yourself! Go to the park and sit in the shade, people watch!

Take advantage of your relax time and read some classic novels outside, or in the park. Go to a movie with someone or share a long overdue coffee with a friend!

The weather is fantastic, so get out there and celebrate the healthier and 7 month quit, new you!

AWESOME!

Josie, Health Educator

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 37

Hi Sfree...congrats on staying a non-smoker for 7 months and doing that with smokers around!!!...that has to be tough. I live with a smoker, so I feel your pain.

I like Brenda's ideas for boredom. I have a few of my own that work for me. I bought a Nintendo DS awhile back (on a previous quit) and found that playing games on it helped pass the time and has come back out for this final quit. I have recently picked it up again and remembered how much fun it is. I also went and bought a gigantic book of Suduko puzzles for when I want to change things up...and when that all fails...I start cleaning and throwing out junk that I've had for years.

As for figuring out cravings...that's tough. I try everything except smoking until I feel satisfied. I have found that it's usually boredom or, in your case, it might be a bit of "cabin fever" and will get better once your mobile...hope that helps

Skates

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/10/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 16
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 320
Amount Saved: $128.00
Life Gained:
Days: 1 Hrs: 10 Mins: 47 Seconds: 30

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

Order whatever food you want to eat. You can take the weight off later. With your health problems, especially the blood clot, you don't want to smoke. I quit smoking while I was being treated for TB. So I was in the house for the first few weeks. I'm also on disability, so right now I'm not working. I've had to deal with a lot of boredom. I've done everything, but smoke. I've put together puzzles, took up painting and drawing, read more, spend more time on the Internet, sleep more, and I ate little bit more for a while there. Usually I'd smoke right through an illness--even the flu. TB isn't so forgiving. I've managed to stay quit because of one thing: I don't want to smoke. I don't see it as a solution to anything. Instead I see it as a problem. It took all of my money. Ruined my health. Negatively affected my dating life. Assisted in making me fat by interfering with my ability to exercise. Stunk up my apartment. Sullied my clothing and my body. We're done.
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/1/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 389
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 10,892
Amount Saved: $4,629.10
Life Gained:
Days: 43 Hrs: 19 Mins: 59 Seconds: 3

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 61

Hi all, Sorry my postings declined. I fell into some major health probs this year. It started with some thyroid issue and then a blood clot was found in my subclavian vein and landed me in the hospital for a few weeks, then medications and lots of Dr. check ups followed by a surgery last week to remove my top rib that was causing the problems. Did I mention I'm in my early 30's, what the heck hey? Its been more than a stressful last few months, dealing with requesting time off of work for appts and surgeries, having to ask for help with things around the house and so on. But I am 7 months smoke free today and very happy about it. So I can testify that you can stay quit even under some very stressful situations. However now that I am home I find myself figity and bored. I cant work out, can't drive or really do anything for a few weeks until I heal. I have family staying with me and they of course smoke and its driving me up a wall. I dont know if I'm craving for a cigarette or craving for something to replace the boredom. Anyhow, any thoughts out there on this?
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 10/24/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 213
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,130
Amount Saved: $798.75
Life Gained:
Days: 16 Hrs: 16 Mins: 2 Seconds: 57

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$551,328.00

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 5012 Hours: 2

Minutes: 58 Seconds: 15

Life Gained
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45944

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

918,880

Cigarettes Not Smoked

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