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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 38

1. Know and be youself.

2. Love God, for He has your best interest in His heart; even when it doesn't seem so.

3. Live life with love and caring in your heart for family and friends.

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/23/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 41
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 410
Amount Saved: $120.95
Life Gained:
Days: 2 Hrs: 21 Mins: 6 Seconds: 49

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 71

1. Practice gratitude.

2. Be kind to yourself and others.

3. Take care of the little stuff lovingly.

Dawn

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/31/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 396
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 13,860
Amount Saved: $3,118.50
Life Gained:
Days: 51 Hrs: 23 Mins: 31 Seconds: 38

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2534

1) Die just one death, not a thousand.

2) That'll do, won't do.

3) It takes the same effort to be negative as it does to be positive - so be positive!!!

Penitent

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/18/2004
Smoke-Free Days: 2235
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 55,875
Amount Saved: �13,968.75
Life Gained:
Days: 384 Hrs: 18 Mins: 16 Seconds: 25

Quit Meter

$62,700.00

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 1300 Hours: 4

Minutes: 31 Seconds: 46

Life Gained
Quit Meter

5700

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

125,400

Cigarettes Not Smoked

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 55

I'm with Kiwi on this one....

1. Don't smoke that first one! (it'll lead to #2, #3, and so on......) The first one makes or breaks the deal and in this case it's a dealbreaker

so don't do it...!!!

2. Find a way to keep your mind occupied. All it takes is 5-10 minutes for a craving to subside. Occupy your mind so that the next craving isn't so bad, and so on, and so on....... eventually you'll be free because you made your quit happen one craving at a time

3. Reward yourself!! When you beat those cravings you should reward yourself !! The money you are saving by NOT smoking is worth the reward. Even if you are using an NRT, you still deserve a HUGE reward because YOU are making YOUR quit happen. No one but you can do that!

That's my advice ....

Leslie

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 2/14/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 3058
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 122,320
Amount Saved: $18,348.00
Life Gained:
Days: 323 Hrs: 21 Mins: 26 Seconds: 52

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 672

I'm still a spring chicken, but from the experience i gained from my journey to hell & back, I only have 2 pieces of advice.

- Don't smoke

- Live your life the way you want.

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 1/1/2005
Smoke-Free Days: 2006
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 70,210
Amount Saved: $18,254.60
Life Gained:
Days: 290 Hrs: 20 Mins: 40 Seconds: 59

Quit Meter

$14,464.32

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 720 Hours: 15

Minutes: 4 Seconds: 31

Life Gained
Quit Meter

3952

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

59,280

Cigarettes Not Smoked

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 639

1- Don't Take Yourself So Seriously. Lighten Up.

2- Make Lists

3- Laugh and Love Often

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 1/19/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 527
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 15,810
Amount Saved: $4,150.13
Life Gained:
Days: 89 Hrs: 9 Mins: 25 Seconds: 26

Quit Meter

$55,346.36

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 1333 Hours: 5

Minutes: 15 Seconds: 36

Life Gained
Quit Meter

6119

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

183,570

Cigarettes Not Smoked

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

(1) Establish and maintain your own personal relationship with a good and just God.

(2) Realize that one has to be a camel before becoming a lion. What I mean by that is what Friedrich Nietzsche said. You first have to be a beast of burden, learn all you can, let the knowledge burden you if need be, before you can break away and become a creator. So you must know the rules and which ones can be broken before breaking any. In the absence of that knowledge, you are likely destructive rather than creative.

(3) Recognize human frailty. Realize that as Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) said, "Some people are so worry about the next world that they haven't figured out how to live in this one." Do not be more exacting then God. It'll make your time on earth miserable.

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/1/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 425
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 11,900
Amount Saved: $5,057.50
Life Gained:
Days: 47 Hrs: 20 Mins: 21 Seconds: 55

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 109

1) Love the Lord our God with all your heart, mind and soul!!!!

2) Love, Laugh and Live everyday as if it's your last.

3) Walk by Faith not by Sight.

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 4/10/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 81
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,215
Amount Saved: $303.75
Life Gained:
Days: 11 Hrs: 11 Mins: 59 Seconds: 10

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2606

Members,

Throughout the trials and tribulations of life we are fortunate to learn significant life lessons and become more knowledgeable and wise. If someone you cared about asked you for your top three pieces of advice, what would be the three things you would tell them?

Samantha, Bilingual Health Educator

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