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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 406

Peteg,

Hilarious! Cats can smell nice too if you give them a bath

Members, noticed any other good or bad smells since your quit?

Karen, Health Educator

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 80

And how BAD cats can smell ALL THE TIME?? If anything drives me back to smoking, it will be the smell of cats. How can people like cats? For 35 years I had no clue what they smelled like, so I'm like, "Sure, Honey, you get as many cats as you want. YIKES. My house smells!! Who knew??

But, he said slyly, the upside of this is that whole "rewards" thing. I can spend what I paid for a carton of cigarettes (pre-Virginia 40-cent additional tax!!) on Kenneth Cole cologne (RSVP is a personal favorite, at 50 bucks a bottle!) and make sure I smell better than my crummy house full of cats. I just LOVE that!!

Oh come on. WHO would smoke when for the same price we can wear Kenneth Cole and smell better than cats? (And when we smoked, we had no clue that the cats smelled a thousand times better than we did!)

Still, I think that a Marlboro would go down pretty smooth right now. It would NOT! It would make me sick, jumpy, smelly, and incapable of responding with any degree of authenticity to these wonderful discussions. (To which, no doubt, many subscribers will respond, "Go smoke, pete! Get OUT of here you self-righteous windbag!") Okay. Got that. Will go to my happy place, without cigarettes.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/10/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 36
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,800
Amount Saved: $405.00
Life Gained:
Days: 6 Hrs: 17 Mins: 52 Seconds: 33

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 597

My clothes actually smell like my fabric softner, not stale smoke.

My house smells sooo much better (except for the other day when I fried salmon patties).

I have become so hypersensitive to smells, and, unfortunately, like Hot Si, I eat more as well...OMG---have you noticed how good sausage smells as it is cooking?

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/22/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 99
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,960
Amount Saved: $792.00
Life Gained:
Days: 11 Hrs: 3 Mins: 10 Seconds: 47

Quit Meter

$56,720.00

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 814 Hours: 19

Minutes: 12 Seconds: 27

Life Gained
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5672

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

226,880

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1843

In addition to smelling better (your nose), you'll also be smelling better (your smoke free body)! I loved when somebody gave me a hug during the first couple weeks of my quit and said that I smelled good. That was when I knew I was a non-smoker. I no longer smelled like cigarette smoke! So, both ways of smelling better is awesome!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/20/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 161
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,440
Amount Saved: $1,288.00
Life Gained:
Days: 24 Hrs: 3 Mins: 10 Seconds: 14

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Hey Everyone!!!

You'll all notice a better sense of smell!! One of the many benefits of becoming a Non-Smoker!!! One little problem in my case.... SMELL MORE = EAT MORE!!! Sooooo worth it, though!!!

Jim

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 329
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 8,225
Amount Saved: $1,357.13
Life Gained:
Days: 56 Hrs: 18 Mins: 43 Seconds: 36

Quit Meter

$47,542.50

Amount Saved
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Days: 1160 Hours: 16

Minutes: 47 Seconds: 3

Life Gained
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6339

Smoke Free Days
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190,170

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 639

This was also one of my first observations. I came into the house the second night and noticed that we have 2 dogs!!!!!! Not sure it is any better than smoke, but at least it isn't me that is stinking up the place.

Keep up the great efforts......

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/19/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 9
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 270
Amount Saved: $59.40
Life Gained:
Days: 1 Hrs: 14 Mins: 30 Seconds: 17

Quit Meter

$54,432.81

Amount Saved
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Days: 1257 Hours: 13

Minutes: 8 Seconds: 36

Life Gained
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6018

Smoke Free Days
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180,540

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1080

I have to agree with Pat, the newly returned heightened sense of smell is not always a good thing! But glad to hear yours has returned regardless!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 263
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,575
Amount Saved: $3,945.00
Life Gained:
Days: 31 Hrs: 1 Mins: 39 Seconds: 3

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 763

What a great story, Caligirl! Your nose has gotta be lovin' ya right now!!!!!!

Job well done.

Jan

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/27/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 366
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 9,150
Amount Saved: $3,019.50
Life Gained:
Days: 43 Hrs: 0 Mins: 42 Seconds: 34

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 925

Caligirl,
Lol, sometimes that improved sense of smell is great....sometimes not. At least you can the difference between the good and the bad.

You must be thrilled to see things improving. Congrats on your fabulous quit!

Pat

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/28/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 730
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 29,200
Amount Saved: $14,600.00
Life Gained:
Days: 95 Hrs: 19 Mins: 47 Seconds: 46

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$129,427.20

Amount Saved
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Days: 869 Hours: 20

Minutes: 10 Seconds: 17

Life Gained
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6741

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

323,568

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 355

Caligirl - what a great story!! It is amazing the changes that your body goes through for the better!

Angie

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 12/30/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 28
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 336
Amount Saved: $147.84
Life Gained:
Days: 2 Hrs: 13 Mins: 25 Seconds: 43

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