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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

Really weird, Kaiser. Thanks guys!

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/1/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 277
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 7,756
Amount Saved: $3,005.45
Life Gained:
Days: 31 Hrs: 5 Mins: 26 Seconds: 15

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1387

Brenda I had one of those real strong craves and as soon as it ended I had an equaly hard crave for an Orange. How wierd is that.

kaiser

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/30/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 552
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 13,800
Amount Saved: $690.00
Life Gained:
Days: 107 Hrs: 15 Mins: 43 Seconds: 14

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 967

Brenda,

Hope your doing ok, those out of nowhere cravings are the worst...you don't have your dukes up!

Hang in there lady...

Kelly

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 12/7/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 788
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 23,640
Amount Saved: $2,955.00
Life Gained:
Days: 67 Hrs: 2 Mins: 24 Seconds: 38

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1080

Use anything that works Jeni, the cravings will pass, its a case of distracting- keep going your seventy days look so great on you!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 632
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 15,800
Amount Saved: $9,480.00
Life Gained:
Days: 77 Hrs: 4 Mins: 40 Seconds: 39

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 90

Its odd how cravings like that just hit sometimes. I have been like that recently and I am just trying to push through. I love the "walking the dog" obligation. I will try to remind myself of that as well. Thanks.
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 11/23/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 70
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,400
Amount Saved: $490.00
Life Gained:
Days: 6 Hrs: 3 Mins: 48 Seconds: 14

Quit Meter

$389,716.50

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 5593 Hours: 14

Minutes: 27 Seconds: 44

Life Gained
Quit Meter

45849

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

916,980

Cigarettes Not Smoked

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 984

What a fantastic analogy. Glad you got through the craving, funny how they come out of nowhere!

x T

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/1/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 1091
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 25,093
Amount Saved: �6,900.58
Life Gained:
Days: 95 Hrs: 1 Mins: 31 Seconds: 9

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

I got to clever and didn't explain myself well. I was thinking of smoking as the same as walking the dog. That the first cigarette might be enjoyable, but each cigarette after that would be an obligation. So it would get to the point where I would have to walk the dog.
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/1/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 240
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,720
Amount Saved: $2,604.00
Life Gained:
Days: 26 Hrs: 5 Mins: 40 Seconds: 2

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 880

Brenda

Thats funny...Not that you wanted to smoke but the way you put your thoughts around it...Very creative...I should walk the dog more often...

stay well

nonic

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 12/25/2006
Smoke-Free Days: 1098
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 32,940
Amount Saved: $11,529.00
Life Gained:
Days: 209 Hrs: 13 Mins: 53 Seconds: 27

Quit Meter

$71,137.50

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 1557 Hours: 14

Minutes: 36 Seconds: 0

Life Gained
Quit Meter

6775

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

203,250

Cigarettes Not Smoked

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 11226

Good for you for beating this huge craving Brenda! Very proud of you!

Yes, you will have to walk the dog but you don't want to be ruining a healthy walk with a terrible cigarette. You will also not want to expose your poor new dog to second hand smoke. Also, with a dog you will have to carry a leash , a little baggy and maybe some water, a ball, who knows what else; you will not want to have to worry about a pack of smokes and a lighter as well. Plus some dogs eat everything! You will not want to have to worry about them consuming your old butts. The point I am trying to make is getting a dog is a great idea but getting a dog being smoke free is much better!

Don't you think? How else is being smoke free with a dog better?

Ashley, Health Educator

Here to help :)

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