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Th1onein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 11:49 PM
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I cannot believe I am still not smoking.
I guess I got a jump on the New Year's resolution thing.

I don't know why it's so hard for me to believe it, but it's true. I have lost count of the days now, but it's been over three weeks since I last smoked. Sometimes, I get that craving, but it passes pretty quickly and it's no big deal.

I never thought I could do it. But I did it!
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DesertFlower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 11:51 PM
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1. congratulations. i stopped 25 years ago.
it was one of the hardest things i ever did in my life.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 11:51 PM
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2. Biggo congrats!
You have passed a major hurdle!

I think someone said just resolve to do it one day at a time...

That was maybe what did it?

Anyway CONGRATS!

:party: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :toast: :party:

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Th1onein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-25-08 12:51 AM
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16. I think I would have gone back to smoking if not for......
e-cigarettes. They take the place of smoking, without all of the bad crap that smoking entails.
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Wilms Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 11:52 PM
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3. "Sometimes, I get that craving, but it passes pretty quickly and it's no big deal."
That's the ticket!

:applause:

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Vanje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 11:52 PM
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4. Thats great! Congratulations
Edited on Tue Dec-23-08 11:54 PM by sheeptramp
Thats a worthwhile project.

Its been 9 years for me.
Best thing I've ever done
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TechBear_Seattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 11:54 PM
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5. Quitting is very easy; I have no idea why so many people find it hard
STAYING quit... now that is a different story entirely.

You can do it. :hug:
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 11:54 PM
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6. You've done it
Sounds like you did it the same way I did it - one day I noticed I had run out of cigarettes and forgot to get more. I never smoked again, and it was a whole lot of years ago.

I always said "smoking quit me," since I made absolutely no effort to quit, hadn't even planned to quit. I was just too lazy to go buy smokes.

Congratulations. Your Christmas gift came early. You're gonna feel so much better, food's gonna taste so good. Wonderful.

:toast:

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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 11:54 PM
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7. awesome, Th1onein
:thumbsup:
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WheelWalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 11:59 PM
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8. All it took for me was
a massive heart attack. Good, you, didn't take that. (Five years last May 14).
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DesertFlower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-24-08 12:00 AM
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9. OMG. glad you're still with us.
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-24-08 12:13 AM
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10. YAY!!!! Good going. Hang in there, you are doing it.
Congratulations
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yardwork Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-24-08 12:18 AM
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11. That's wonderful! Congratulations.
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gblady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-24-08 12:34 AM
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12. congrats....
nt
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Esra Star Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-24-08 12:41 AM
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13. Well done.
Remember, when you are feeling down DO NOT console yourself with a cigarette.
This will turn into you smoking again.
You are now a recovering "Nickaholic". Stay good.
Cheers
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lamp_shade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-24-08 05:02 AM
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14. Be proud.
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kdmorris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-24-08 03:30 PM
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15. Congratulations!
I remember how hard it was. Worst 2 weeks of my life!! I will be "clean" for 5 years on January 27, 2009. At first, I thought of myself as an ex-smoker and counted in days.

Now, I'm a non-smoker and can taste and smell things better than I ever did (I started smoking when I was 15, quit at 34)

You should be very, very proud of your accomplishment. Keep up the good work!!
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-25-08 02:36 AM
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17. woo hoo
way to go .. I quit just over 4 years ago.
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-29-08 09:28 PM
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18. AWESOME! NT
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Fire_Medic_Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-29-08 10:07 PM
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19. Congratulations have a Happy New Year.
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HamdenRice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-30-08 09:29 AM
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20. Good for you!!!! You're over the hump - NO REASON TO GIVE UP GIVING UP NOW!!! nt
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busymom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-01-09 01:17 PM
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21. Congratulations!!!!!!!
You are a non-smoker now! ;)
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endless october Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-18-09 01:47 PM
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22. congratulations!
i just passed seven months. this quit is permanent. i smoked 13 years. i wish i had quit smoking sooner, but at least i'm not smoking now.
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