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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 8

Right now Im sitting here trying to rationalize having one cigarette...this is my first 24 hours and I know my sister smokes so I can easily take one from her. But I wont... because I know how much this means to me. It means freedom from something that has been weighing me down for so many years, the one thing in my life that pisses me off. NOPE. Im going to do this Cold Turkey NO nicotine! (Sorry....guess i needed to use the site as a sort of journal blog)

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 8

Thanks so much Katy, I needed that post! Yeah...the crave lasted like 5 minutes...ran down stairs got some tea and envisoned how pissed i'd get if I smoked. I NEED to have self control... this is one thing that I actually want to do...and do it PROPERLY!

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 292

Hi mellers! Wise choice, to come here and "blog" out your crave! What you just went through - it actually doesn't get much worse than that. Cool, huh? Because if you can make it through THAT CRAVE, you can make it through the next one and the next one... Stay pissed off! Stay stubborn! It's not "giving up" something good, it's (like you said yourself) GAINING FREEDOM! You can do this!!!!

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 613

Mellers: Good job -- writing it down for all to see and hear makes it real, doesn't it? You got through that very well. Now, listen to KATY. Note her stats meter -- over FIVE years AND more than 74-THOUSAND cigarettes NOT smoked!! Wow!!! But the best part I've learned from Katy's posts? She pulls absolutely no punches -- even after all this time, she's still angry about nicotine addiction and it shows. I LOVE it!!! She will tell you the straight scoop every time. Thanks, Katy! Go get 'em, Mellers! Keep the faith [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 113 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,557 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $904 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 14 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 36 [B]Seconds:[/B] 24

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1150

Mellers, I'm glad you made it through the crave. You may be vulnerable right now. Hang tough! Keep posting. This is your first 24 hours and in a lot of ways your toughest. But, you've got a lot of things going for you right now in your quit. One of them is motivation, and fight. You can make this happen. You said you wanted to do it. I think you can make it happen. Build yourself a strong base. No one said this was gonna be easy. YOU CAN DO THIS!!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/29/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 31 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 320 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $155 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2631

Hi mellers I think you already guessed...there is no "just one". Every time you smoke, you delay the withdrawal symptoms...making it worse. Get all that rotten nicotine out of your system and come enjoy your smoke-free life! Windy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 140 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,817 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $700 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 13 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 682

Mellers...if you are like me there has been a semi constant battle going on in my head for a few days...ya want one...no ya don't...you can have just one... NO YOU MAY NOT!!! Well, guess what....today the voices are gone! I guess they gave up for awhile!!! Just argue back it'll tick em off for sure! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/25/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 5 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 110 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $20.6 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 12 [B]Seconds:[/B] 30

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 989

Great job Mellers. The just one syndrome is just the thing that leads us all back to addiction. Whether you are in your first 24 hours, 24 days or 24 months. There is no such thing. You are also doing a great job of using this site. I STAYED glued here my first month or so. And when I couldn't be here, I pretended I was here and "posted" in a notebook and answered myself! It worked - here I am more than as year and a half later. And yes, the freedom is "dee LISH ush"! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 4/15/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 654 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 16,374 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2289 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 92 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 58 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 763

Journaling is a great idea when quitting....and you can get on here and rant till your heart's content....there will be someone almost all the time to respond! Just don't let go!! Keep a tight grip on what you have so far....the first 24 hours is a fantastic prize.....please reward yourself! katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1851 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 74,072 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $10550.7 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 244 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 14 [B]Seconds:[/B] 24

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 763

Get up and MOVE....take yourself from where there are smokes available! Get your armor on and get in control! You CAN keep saying no! It's merely the choice to NOT light up. Who's in control??? if you smoke you let the junky run things....if not YOU stay in control.....get pissed about the possiblity of loosing your control....don't let that happen! Distract and delay....then reward......distract and delay....then reward. hang tough and keep kickin butt Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1851 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 74,072 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $10550.7 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 244 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 14 [B]Seconds:[/B] 11

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