**I have not smoked a cigarette in one week, 15 hours, 39 minutes and
20 seconds.
That is 306 cigarettes not smoked, saving $38.26.
My Life saved: 1 day, 1 hour, 30 minutes.**
Tiko
Hey, you may not realize it, but that post of yours, about your eye-
appointment trip, that was AWESOME!!
I got so much encouragement and inspiration out of reading that, and
I just wanted to say two things to you:
1. CONGRATULATIONS, AND YOU GO GIRL!!!
2. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. 
Tiko
Today I had was of those sad natural reinforcements to my quit. My
mom just called me to let me know my cousin who is 44 (2 yrs. older
than me) has always had a smokers cough. Yesterday she could not
catch her breath while in a coughing fit and was rushed to the
hospital. Today she was sent home with an air tank… she has
emphysema. She like me has young children. SAD! Almost a week and
I will never smoke again.
Gail
Six days, 12 hours, 25 minutes and 54 seconds. 162 cigarettes not
smoked, saving $24.44. Life saved: 13 hours, 30 minutes.
WOW!! Cat tried to kill a stove and the light didn’t survive. Very
impressive. All I did in were two mice and a keyboard. Almost had a
monitor too but the mouse missed.
I wonder if a memorial to those things that were quilty only of being
within arm’s reach might be appropriate. Any ideas?
www.cognitivequitting.com
I know it’s silly but everyday (other groups too) some quit buddies
fail. I’ve done it a million times too, but I’m new to this support
system and when your quit buddies fail it sure makes you feel more
insecure about your quit. I’m still strong but sad.
Why when I post from the site I’m authored as gjmt and when I reply
from my email I’m todora? I dunno.
Gail
Five days, 9 hours, 46 minutes and 38 seconds. 135 cigarettes not
smoked, saving $20.28. Life saved: 11 hours, 15 minutes.
We got back from our mini vacation Saturday afternoon. I started to go
through my mail and there were over 200 messages from the group. I went away
for just a week and we have all these new people and a very busy list. I’ve
been trying to catch up, although I think it will take a while to get to
know the new folks. Welcome to all of you. This is the best place to get
help with your life after quitting.
We had a lovely time and I had a week of barely thinking about smoking. And
that usually as I watched someone huddled outside in the freezing cold to
smoke. Hooray, I don’t do that anymore and London was really, really cold
while we were there. We ate lunch in Pubs every day and the smokers didn’t
bother me at all. Getting away from my normal routine and, as Steve said,
the stresses of my crazy job was wonderful.
I’ve been on medication for three weeks now. It certainly helps with the SAD
and the quit depression but the side effects are awful. I see the doctor in
a week and I think I will ask if I can decrease the dosage.
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I want to smoke and I want to stop smoking.
My conflict about which is more important is the major difficulty in this
process
. Resolving this conflict is my primary goal.
The more I think about my priorities
the more I will reaffirm that
I want to stop smoking.
I have been a Nicotine Junkie for waaaaay too long, made many
attempts at quitting, guess they were just trial runs LOL.
Anyhow I quit on New Years Day, am on Nicoderm CQ 21mg. I joined up
here for support and comaraderie….
Tiko
**I have not smoked a cigarette in five days, 22 hours, 18 minutes
and 4 seconds.
That is 237 cigarettes not smoked, saving $29.65.
My Life saved: 19 hours, 45 minutes.**
OK, I’m in nostalgia mode. After reading Steve’s early posts not
long ago in here, and then chatting with Cat earlier on about
plateaux (and finding that post of mine about my 100 days) I kept on
reading and found some more …… I sent it to Cat to read, and she
said (I quote) “Post it !!!” Might be interesting reading for some
of the new folks around here.
Loved your post Cat. I’m back in work tomorrow, feeling a bit tense
(cos I’ve been leading a hedonistic life this past 2 weeks, and I
don’t want to have to earn money again) so I’m abc’ing too.
Anyway, here ya go - me at 50 days quit
At 50 days quit.
Quitting was always something everyone else seemed to be able to do,
never me. Sure, I used to try using gum or patches mainly, but
even had a go with acupuncture and hypnosis. I really used to think
that if I got enough `tools’ together I’d sail through it. I really
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Cat and I were just chatting a bit about feelings of complacency in
the quit at around the 3 month stage. I found this excerpt in the
quit diary I keep at one of the sites I visit :-
“The first 50 days were a real adventure. I so badly wanted to be
quit, and it was exciting as each day rolled by without smoking. I
seemed to be on a permanent high somehow, although in and between
there were days when I had craves to deal with, especially the first
couple of weeks.
The last 50 days have been different. There have been many days when
I felt like I was on some sort of plateau. Feelings of `what’s
next’, or `so what’. Some days I’d forgotten why I’d quit it’s
easy to become complacent about it all, forget all the benefits I
experienced in the early days eg more energy, senses of smell and
taste returning. And a few craves to deal with too not nicotine
related, but `mind’ craves. They’re the hardest of all, taking you
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