Post Your Smoke Free Stats

[PitViper19]

Posted some new pics for all to see my fat belly!! Hope they don't make ya sick!!

[lbahr]

79 days smoke and alcohol free today....yea!!!!

[PitViper19]

Good job lbahr, which part of Iowa is Winterset in?

[Ponya]

Time Smoke-Free: 39 days, 7 hours, 32 minutes and 32 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 1573
Lifetime Saved: 12 days
Money Saved: $312.00

Even made it through yesterday when hubby came home and told me he was one of the 350 that Electronic Arts laid off.

[lbahr]

I have been 80 days smoke and alcohol free today!!! :agree:

Another thing I have noticed, I used to use nasal spray quite frequently but haven't since I quit smoking.

Linda :D

[Ponya]

Way to go lbahr, you are doing great!!


Time Smoke-Free: 40 days, 6 hours, 45 minutes and 45 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 1611
Lifetime Saved: 12 days, 7 hours
Money Saved: $320.00

[PitViper19]

34 days, 12 hours, 0 minutes tobacco free
34 cans of chew not bought, saving $170
My quit date: 12-30-2005 at 11:00 PM

[PitViper19]

I'm sorry to hear about your hubby's job Ponya - hang in there!!!

[Ponya]

Thanks Viper :) He already has several interviews lined up, we will probably have to move back to california though.



Time Smoke-Free: 42 days, 8 hours, 17 minutes and 18 seconds Cigarettes NOT smoked: 1694
Lifetime Saved: 12 days, 22 hours

[PitViper19]

38 days, 12 hours and 2 minutes tobacco free. Ponya, I hope everything's goin ok!!

[Ponya]

I am doing ok, he is going to be flying out to Ca. next week for, so far, 3 interviews. I hate the idea of moving again. But at least this is better than the last lay off. I would never encourage anyone to get into the game industry as a programmer. :lol:

Time Smoke-Free: 44 days, 10 hours, 50 minutes and 16 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 1778
Lifetime Saved: 13 days, 13 hours
Money Saved: $352.00

[lbahr]

86 days today smoke and alcohol free!!! :yay: :yay: :yay:

I also broke my plateau and lost 2 more lbs. I am sooooo excited!!! I have been 40 days cheat free on my new WOE. Life is good....

Linda

[BlitzedAng]

That is wonderful lbahr... Keep the quit!!!!!!!!!!!

Angel

[MargoP]

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

keep it up :thup:
You are doing "Mavelous" ;)

quit for 9 Months, 3 Weeks, 6 Days, 7 hours, 26 minutes and 38 seconds (303 days). I have saved $1,270.10 by not smoking 7,582 cigarettes. I have saved 3 Weeks, 5 Days, 7 hours and 50 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 4/11/2005 11:55 PM

[lbahr]

87 days smoke and alcohol free, 41 days loyal to my new way of eating. Life is good!!!

Linda

[lbahr]

88 day smoke and alcohol free today. I am down another 2 lbs. :cheer: :cheer:

42 days cheat free on my new WOE. Life is definitely great!!!

Linda

[Ponya]

lbahr, you are doing terrific!! You have alot to be proud of!!!



Time Smoke-Free: 47 days, 5 hours, 54 minutes and 16 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 1890
Lifetime Saved: 14 days, 10 hours
Money Saved: $376.00

[lbahr]

Thanks Ponya! You are doing great yourself! Look at you, over 47 days now! Look how much money we are saving. Do you treat yourself to anything? I do, whenever I stay true to my new WOE I have a pedicure once a month. When I hit the 100 mark on my smoking/drinking cessation, I am thinking of getting a dvd player in my vehicle, mine has sadly given out. Have a great evening Ponya!

Linda

[PitViper19]

42 days, 5 minutes tobacco free!!

[lbahr]

89 days smoke/alcohol free today, getting close the the triple digit mark, I hope I make it. One day (sometimes one hour) at a time. The demons are not haunting me as much now so I think I can keep them at bay. Willpower!!!

[MargoP]

:wave: :)
Hello to all !!!

Ibhar keep up the good work, I know you have been through a lot of challenges. You are going strong, Hooray for you! :cheer: :cheer:


I have quit for 10 Months, 11 hours, 47 minutes and 28 seconds (306 days). I have saved $1,283.42 by not smoking 7,662 cigarettes. I have saved 3 Weeks, 5 Days, 14 hours and 30 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 4/11/2005 11:55 PM

[MargoP]

:agree: :agree: :agree: :sunny:

Hooray for everybody we are doing this. We all have a lot to be proud of! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

[PitViper19]

I had a dream last night that I cheated and had a chew. It was weird, even though it was just a dream, I still felt guilty.

[PitViper19]

43 days, 15 hours and 41 minutes tobacco free!!

[lbahr]

90 days smoke and alcohol free today!! :spin: :spin: :spin: :spin:

I am also 44 days cheat free on my new way of eating. I am boiling a chicken right now and it smells so darn good I can't wait for it to be done so I can have a taste!

Viper - I know how you feel, I have had a couple of dreams that I was smoking. I kept asking myself "what am I doing, I don't do this anymore?" They are funny.

Last night I went to a horse auction in a little town not far away. I ran into a friend of mine I hadn't seen in awhile. She is a smoker and we were sitting there and I finally had to get up and move to the other side of her because the smoke was bothering me. There were other people smoking there too. This morning when I got up I felt like I had been smoking. I just had that terrible taste in my mouth and the heaviness in my chest. I guess I do believe the second hand smoke theories now!

Have a great day everyone!

Linda :D

P.S. I am doing the meat/egg fast and have lost 5 lbs. in two days, I can hardly believe it!

[Ponya]

Viper: I know how you feel, that dream is freaky...I have had a few, in one I dreamed I was dreaming and in my dream I woke up and realized I wasnt dreaming...I finally woke up for real and didnt know whether to feel guilty or not :lol: :lol:

Linda, I have to say I am very proud of you. Taking on two addictions at once is no small feat. We went out with my mom and a friend of hers from work the other night and by the time we left, my eyes were burning and I reeked of smoke. I took a shower as soon as we got home.


Time Smoke-Free: 49 days, 12 hours, 50 minutes and 54 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 1981
Lifetime Saved: 15 days, 3 hours
Money Saved: $392.00

[lbahr]

91 days smoke/alcohol free, 45 days cheat free on diet. :)

I am up one pound today but think I may have overdone it on mayo last night. I will not do that again. I am doing the meat/egg diet and need to just stay with meat and eggs and spices. Doable. I will still take the 4 lbs. loss! :lol:

I feel so empowered now that I am conquering my addictions, does anyone else have that feeling? Shoot, I think I could fly if I really tried! :lol: :lol:

Exercise and water, two things I have slacked off on. Back on track today, no fooling around. I know how to do this and there is no excuse for me not to. I have to be tough on myself or I will make excuses. Please, feel free to be tough on me too!

Ok, have to run but everyone have a great day. Thanks for the encouragement Ponya, I need it!

Linda :D

[lbahr]

92 days smoke/alcohol free, 45 days true to diet, although it was difficult for some reason yesterday. Just wanted to eat. I think it's better today though. Had 3 no carb sausage patties for breakfast and having rotisserie chicken for lunch.

Happy Valentine's Day :rheart:

Linda :D

[SylviaUK]

4 years smoke-free as of yesterday :D

Ironically, I didn't post on the anniversary day as I'd literally forgotten the significance of the date until something jogged my memory today :)

[SheriS]

Am 2 weeks 6 days smoke free. I had quit about 2 years ago for 6 months then started back up. Have decided to do it this time.

Congrats to all who are accomplishing this struggle.

[lbahr]

Way to go Sheri! You can do it this time. I have given up before but this is the longest I have gone in I don't know how long. It feels great being able to breathe, let alone the horrible expense!

92 days smoke/alcohol free, 46 days cheat free on diet. Down another pound today to 230. WooHooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Linda

[MargoP]

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
:wave: Sheri
Congratulations on your choice NOT TO HABIT :thup: You can do it :)
Smoke-free smells better!

I have quit for 10 Months, 3 Days, 8 hours, 29 minutes and 30 seconds (309 days). I have saved $1,295.40 by not smoking 7,733 cigarettes. I have saved 3 Weeks, 5 Days, 20 hours and 25 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 4/11/2005 11:55 PM


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[cathy44]

Hi all..I have stopped smoking and I am 38 hours smoke/nicotine free.

[ladon]

here are my stats,
My Stats:
Your Quit Date is: 10/17/2002 2:00:00 PM
Time Smoke-Free: 1217 days, 2 hours, 30 minutes and 7 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 18257
Lifetime Saved: 4 months, 19 days, 11 hours
Money Saved: $3,194.62
so 3 years and 4 months....
and no it was not easy but yes you can do it. i started smoking when i was 12. i had quit many times for many diffrent reasons. but mostly i think you just have to really want it. and i decided finally that i did. no more excuses, no more cig's. and i am so glad i decided to quit.
just take it one day at a time and you will get through it.

[lbahr]

93 smoke/alcohol free today!!!

Way to go Kathy! If I can do it, I know you can do it. It's tough, but anything worth having is worth fighting for, like your health.

Linda

[cathy44]

smoke/nicotine free for: 60 hours and 50 mins!!!! Getting better each day.

[PitViper19]

Great job Cathy, keep it up!!
47 days, 15 hours and 8 minutes tobacco free!!

[Demi]

YAY Cathy! congrats to you!! :thup:



... and congrats and well done to all the other quitters here too - it's not an easy thing to do (believe me, I know only too well) so I applaud you all in your endeavours :clap:



Sylvia! I never knew you were an ex-smoker too!




Time Smoke-Free: 3 Years, 1 month, 17 days (1143 days) :D
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 45735
Lifetime Saved: 11 months, 19 days, 8 hours
Money Saved: £10,675.62 (US$18,525.17)

[MargoP]

:wave: Excellent Cathy :thup:
Keep it up :cheer: everyday gets better. taste, smell and beathing.
you can do it or rather "not do it ;)"

Everybody have a great weekend!!! :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

I have quit for 10 Months, 5 Days, 10 hours, 38 minutes and 3 seconds (311 days). I have saved $1,304.16 by not smoking 7,786 cigarettes. I have saved 3 Weeks, 6 Days and 50 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 4/11/2005 11:55 PM


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[lbahr]

What Happens When You Quit Smoking?

Within 30 minutes of quitting smoking, your pulse rate slows down and blood pressure drops toward normal.

Within hours of stopping, the level of carbon monoxide in your blood drops, enabling the blood to carry more oxygen.

Two days after quitting, nerve endings begin to recover and your sense of smell and taste begin to return.

Within 72 hours of quitting, your lungs’ bronchial tubes expand and lung volume increases.

Months after quitting, shortness of breath diminishes.

In the first year, the risk of heart attack attributed to smoking declines for both men and women.

Two to three years after quitting, the risk of heart attack attributed to smoking is virtually gone.

After 10 years, the risk of developing cancer is about the same as for nonsmokers.

[lbahr]

93 days smoke/alcohol free today. It feels great and I think it gets a little easier every day. Now the smell of smoke makes me nauseated.

49 days cheat free on my diet and down to 230, again! :lol: Hoping the whoosh fairy visits and gets me into the 20's.

Have a great LC Friday all!!

Linda :D

[Ponya]

55 days, 9 hours, 25 minutes and 14 seconds smoke free.
2216 cigarettes not smoked.
$440.00 and 16 days, 22 hours of your life saved.


Congrats to everyone here..... :)

[lbahr]

I just checked my calendar and I miscounted the other day, I am actually 97 days smoke/alcohol free today!!! :)

True to LC diet since 12/30/05

Linda

[ErikaG]

188 days, 6 hours, 47 minutes and 56 seconds smoke free.

2824 cigarettes not smoked.
$902.40 and 21 days, 13 hours of your life saved.




:thup: :thup: :thup: :thup: :thup: :thup: :cool:

[MargoP]

Happy Monday! WTG everybody!

10 Months, 1 Week, 1 Day, 6 hours, 53 minutes and 43 seconds (314 days). I have saved $1,316.06 by not smoking 7,857 cigarettes. I have saved 3 Weeks, 6 Days, 6 hours and 45 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 4/11/2005 11:55 PM

[PitViper19]

51 days, 11 hours and 30 minutes tobacco free!!

[lbahr]

98 days smoke/alcohol free

[lbahr]

99 days smoke/alcohol free today!!! OMG!!!

Linda :D

[MargoP]

:hyper: :cheer: :hyper: :cheer:

Excellant Linda :)



10 Months, 1 Week, 2 Days, 18 hours, 54 minutes and 30 seconds (315 days). I have saved $1,322.35 by not smoking 7,894 cigarettes. I have saved 3 Weeks, 6 Days, 9 hours and 50 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 4/11/2005 11:55 PM

[lbahr]

100 days smoke/alcohol free today!!!


:agree: :yay: :hyper: :spin: :roll: :daze: :wiggle: :Party: :sunny: :cheer: :daizy: :heart: :dazzle: :clap:

[Ponya]

100 days for you today Linda, I am so proud of you!!!!!



Time Smoke-Free: 59 days, 6 hours, 21 minutes and 43 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 2371
Lifetime Saved: 18 days, 2 hours
Money Saved: $472.00

[PitViper19]

53 days and 12 hours tobacco free
53 cans of Kodiak not bought/chewed, saving $265

[lbahr]

101 days smoke free

Linda

[Lisa N]

16 weeks (112 days) nicotine free. :D

[MargoP]

yea its Friday! excellant Lisa N. Hope everybody has a great weekend.


10 Months, 1 Week, 5 Days, 7 hours, 5 minutes and 1 second (318 days). I have saved $1,332.85 by not smoking 7,957 cigarettes. I have saved 3 Weeks, 6 Days, 15 hours and 5 minutes of my life.

[301]

You are all doing awesome - very proud of you.

My Quit Date is:Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 4:45:00 PM
Time Smoke-Free:305 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 26 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked:6112 Is this still your
Lifetime Saved:1 month, 16 days, 16 hours
Money Saved:$1,683.00

[MargoP]

:wave: Hi 301

Nice to be a Quitter ;) Thanks for your support :)

[cathy44]

Day 11 smoke free for me.... need to find out how you guys keep track of your stats--- let me know please.

[lbahr]

Hi Cathy -

I have no idea how they keep track of the stats. I just put in how many days I have been smoke/alcohol free, and today is 102!!!

Linda :)

[MargoP]

http://www.dedicateddesigns.com/qk/screens.htm

Its a little program you can download

[BlitzedAng]

I had signed up at quitnet.com.
It has a Gadget that tracks the cost of ciggs,time of life saved etc.. Kinda neat.

Angel

[Ponya]

I am 2 months today! :)

Ya'll are doing so fantastic, keep up the good work!

[lbahr]

I have been quit for 3 Months, 1 Week, 2 Days, 21 hours, 1 minute and 53 seconds (101 days). I have saved $305.62 by not smoking 1,528 cigarettes. I have saved 5 Days, 7 hours and 20 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 11/15/2005 8:51 PM

I thought I was quit for 103 days, the calculator counted different. Oh well, at least I quit! :lol:

[PitViper19]

57 days, 10 hours tobacco free - close to 2 months now!!! Keep it up everyone!!

[SheriS]

Yeah - I'm still going. Here are my stats: 1 Month, 1 Day, 8 hours, 28 minutes and 30 seconds (32 days). I have saved $129.41 by not smoking 647 cigarettes. I have saved 2 Days, 5 hours and 55 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 1/25/2006 9:00 PM.

Now if I could only do as well with food :lol:

[lbahr]

I have been quit for 3 Months, 1 Week, 5 Days, 1 hour, 46 minutes and 2 seconds (104 days). I have saved $312.21 by not smoking 1,561 cigarettes. I have saved 5 Days, 10 hours and 5 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 11/15/2005 8:51 PM

[cathy44]

My Quit Date: 2/13/2006 11:00 PM
I have been quit for 2 Weeks, 14 hours, 22 minutes and 22 seconds (14 days).
I have saved $71.16 by not smoking 218 cigarettes.
I have saved 18 hours and 10 minutes of my life.

[PitViper19]

60 full days tobacco free!!!!!!
$300 saved by not buying the Kodiak, oh, and my dentist complimented me on having healthier teeth and gums!!

[MargoP]

Cathy and Viper you are doing great! Hang in there!!


quit for 10 Months, 2 Weeks, 3 Days, 8 hours, 27 minutes and 29 seconds (323 days). I have saved $1,354.03 by not smoking 8,083 cigarettes. I have saved 4 Weeks, 1 hour and 35 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 4/11/2005 11:55 PM

[Ponya]

Time Smoke-Free: 66 days, 4 hours, 49 minutes and 6 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 2648

[lbahr]

I have been quit for 3 Months, 1 Week, 6 Days, 20 hours, 3 minutes and 15 seconds (105 days). I have saved $396.88 by not smoking 2,116 cigarettes. I have saved 1 Week, 8 hours and 20 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 11/15/2005 8:05 PM

I put Quit Keeper on my computer here at work and it varied a little from what I have at home. I couldn't remember the exact time I quit smoking but that is close.

[MyraS]

Eight months, 24 minutes and 25 seconds. 7350 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,102.76.

Myra

[omalleyc]

17 weeks, 6 days, 16 hours, 9 minutes, 11 seconds since quitting.
2513 cigarettes not smoked.
$447.31 saved.

[lbahr]

I have been quit for 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 6 Days, 19 hours, 19 minutes and 2 seconds (110 days). I have saved $332.41 by not smoking 1,662 cigarettes. I have saved 5 Days, 18 hours and 30 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 11/15/2005 8:51 PM

[rissa]

I'm back! I'm hoping this time for good. I'm at 9 days. This is the easiest it has been for me to quit.

That's 200 cigarettes I haven't smoked.
That's 45.73 I've saved on a carton of cigarettes that I didn't buy.

in one year, that'll be 1854.81

[vavcon]

just getting started. I quite last saturday morning at 9:30 AM. I smoked a pack per day at about 4 bucks per pack, taking close to 2 hours per day.

I've already saved $16 and 8 hours!!!

[cathy44]

Congratulations to everyone!!!!!!!! :) :) :)



I have been quit for 3 Weeks, 1 Day, 15 hours, 55 minutes and 56 seconds (on my 23rd day).
I have saved $110.47 by not smoking 339 cigarettes.
I have saved 1 Day, 4 hours and 15 minutes of my life.
My Quit Date: 2/13/2006 11:00 PM

[rissa]

11 days holy crap! this is cool :) I'm so very proud of myself! I've not even craved a cigarette! I replaced it with running for an hour a day - and the ability to breathe while doing that has really driven the cigarette desire away! :)

[lbahr]

I have been quit for 3 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days, 14 hours, 31 minutes and 55 seconds (113 days). I have saved $426.01 by not smoking 2,272 cigarettes. I have saved 1 Week, 21 hours and 20 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 11/15/2005 8:05 PM

Way to go Rissa!!! It's a great thing to give up smoking and get your air back. I have also found my food tastes better too. You are doing great, KUTGW!!!

Linda :)

[Ponya]

Time Smoke-Free: 74 days, 7 hours, 28 minutes and 21 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 2972
Lifetime Saved: 22 days, 16 hours
Money Saved: $592.00

[alisbabe]

quit this morning, have so far managed 13 hours, please wish me luck
:help:

Bah, broke, will try again tomorrow

[DANABUG]

:hyper: I quit march 7th. Just did not want to smoke anymore. I smoked for 16 years about half a pack a day sometimes more. I have three kids 5 years old, 4 years old, and 3 years old, thats about as good a reason as any. So it has been 7 days,and it has not been bad at all. I have never been so determined. Good luck Alisbabe we can do this. :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

[Ponya]

Time Smoke-Free: 79 days, 7 hours, 19 minutes and 38 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 3172
Lifetime Saved: 24 days, 5 hours
Money Saved: $632.00

[DANABUG]

Okay i am on my 10th day of being smoke free, no cravings and no urges.Was around my best friend last night and she was smoking,but i hd a nice cup of coffee with some davinci white choclate syrup in it :yum: :yum: , and i was good. I feel so much better.Hope everyone is having a good day! :)

[rissa]

18 days smoke free.
only about 22,000 more days till I can say that I really quit :P

[mischa]

congratulations to all :) It feels good to be smoke free :)

I am a non-smoker for: 3 Years 2 Months 3 Weeks 5 Days 7 Hours 52 Minutes 1 Second
Cigarettes not smoked: 17764
Money saved: C$6,439.78
Life saved: 4 Mos 3 Days 8 Hrs 49 Mins 10 Secs

I quit smoking Dec. 18. 2002 at 10 AM :)

[Betsy-StL]

I stopped smoking January 1, 1989. So I've been a non-smoker for 17 years, 2 months and 15 days.

Betsy :D

[DANABUG]

Wow Betsy that is great. I am hoping to have the same success.So far so good i am on my 11th day.Have a grteat day. :D :D :D

[tamarian]

Went cold turkey on Tuesday evening. So it's 3 days and a half. No desire to go back, but I feel like a zombie :)

Wa'il

[Lisa N]

You can do this, Wa'il! You are now past the peak of withdrawal symptoms and the nicotine is completely out of your system. :thup:
It can take up to 2 weeks, though, for your brain to completely make the switch from relying on nicotine to functioning without it although I noticed that I felt a lot more clear-headed by day 5. :)

5 months and 1 day nicotine free today. :thup:

[DANABUG]

I felt alittle weird the first week, and then all of a sudden i felt great. I was blowing my nose ALL the time up until today,it was gross, they said it was my lungs cleaning themselves.but if you got three days down you are good.Good luck you are doing great!I am 12 days and 6 hours smoke free. :D :D :D
I am cherring for you!!!!

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer

[lbahr]

I have been quit for 4 Months, 5 Days, 1 hour, 8 minutes and 34 seconds (125 days). I have saved $375.13 by not smoking 1,875 cigarettes. I have saved 6 Days, 12 hours and 15 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 11/15/2005 8:51 PM

[PitViper19]

79 days, 9 hours and 18 minutes tobacco free. Still using the nicorette, but what the hell - who cares? At least I'm not chewing.

Oh, and Rissa, you have the same name as one of my daughters - her nickname is Rissa, her actual name is Aryssa.
Keep up the good work all!!!

[Ponya]

Time Smoke-Free: 89 days, 13 hours, 58 minutes and 5 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 3583
Lifetime Saved: 27 days, 8 hours
Money Saved: $712.00



No more patches, I have been completely nicotine free for a while now :)

[MargoP]

Congratulations!!!! Everybody Those first days and weeks can be very hard. Hooray for you all. :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:



I have quit for 11 Months, 1 Week, 6 Days, 20 hours, 29 minutes and 24 seconds (347 days). I have saved $1,456.62 by not smoking 8,696 cigarettes. I have saved 1 Month, 4 hours and 40 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 4/11/2005 11:55 PM

[MyraS]

Just checking in:

Nine months, 4 hours, 36 minutes and 39 seconds. 8195 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,229.55.

[PitViper19]

88 days, 8 hours and 31 minutes tobacco free - I updated my life insurance to the NON-TOBACCO Rate - yay!!

[DANABUG]

Well it has been 3 weeks and 2 days. I made it to the 21 day period. Not a craving since i quit. I just guess that when you are READY you do it and if you set your mind to it you can do it. Your health is so worth it. And the best part I feel GREAT!!!!

[Ponya]

Just a few more hours and I will have 100 days under my belt!! :)

[DANABUG]

Great job Ponya! :clap: I have just reached my 30 days smoke free :hyper: and i cant believe I have done it and I am so glad I did. :D

[301]

Awesome Poyna

[Lisa N]

6 months and 2 days nicotine free. :D

[Bellina]

Just going to BUMP this..

I'm 10 days smoke free!!! :)

Vanya:daizy:

[Lisa N]

7 months nicotine free. :D

[Ponya]

10 days shy of 5 months :)

[Bellina]

15 days and still going.....:)


Vanya:daizy:

[BlitzedAng]

Your Quit Date is: Friday, May 21, 2004 at 10:00:00 AM
Time Smoke-Free: 729 days, 20 hours, 52 minutes and 44 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 27005
Lifetime Saved: 6 months, 26 days, 6 hours
Money Saved: $5,901.68


:cheer: :dazzle: :clap: :dazzle: :cheer:

[alisbabe]

52 hours so far :bash:

[Bellina]

You can do it alisbabe:)

I'm on my 23rd day today and it feels great:hyper:

Vanya:daizy:

[cathy44]

Bellina.. you are doing GREAT.. keep it up.

and YES.. Alisbabe... keep going.. you CAN do it!!

Here are my smoke free stats:

I have been quit for 3 Months, 1 Week, 2 Days, 10 hours, 12 minutes and 3 seconds (98 days).
I have saved $479.81 by not smoking 1,476 cigarettes.
I have saved 5 Days and 3 hours of my life.
My Quit Date: 2/13/2006 11:00 PM

[alisbabe]

87 hours :D

[BlitzedAng]

Your kickin ash Alisbabe... Keep up the hard work. Im rootin for ya.
:cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
Angel

[Lisa N]

Way to go, Alisbabe! You're past the worst part and it's all downhill coasting from here! :thup: :D

[Bellina]

It's World no tabacco day and I'm on my 31 day today:)

:daizy:

[PitViper19]

153 days, 11 hours and 56 minutes tobacco free - gettin close to that 6 month mark.
Goin fishin to Minn this weekend, just takin my nicorette with!!!

[Bellina]

34days:) :)

:daizy:

[mischa]

Congratulations to all :yay: Keep it up!

I am a non-smoker for: 3 Years 5 Months 2 Weeks 3 Days 1 Hour 49 Minutes 3 Seconds
Cigarettes not smoked: 18961
Money saved: C$6,873.41
Life saved: 4 Mos 1 Wk 4 Days 16 Hrs 11 Mins 21 Secs

I quit smoking Dec. 18. 2002 at 10 AM :)

[Lisa N]

153 days, 11 hours and 56 minutes tobacco free - gettin close to that 6 month mark.
Goin fishin to Minn this weekend, just takin my nicorette with!!!

Congrats on approaching the 6 month mark! :thup: Have you given any thought to giving up the nicorette? After 6 months as a non-smoker, you probably don't really need it anymore. ;)

[alisbabe]

24 days so far :cool:

[Bellina]

50 days today:yay:

Vanya:daizy:

[mischa]

Congratulations all :)

I just realized I am 3 1/2 years smoke free now :)

I am a non-smoker for: 3 Years 6 Months 2 Days 6 Hours 10 Minutes 18 Seconds
Cigarettes not smoked: 19203
Money saved: C$6,961.40
Life saved: 4 Mos 1 Wk 6 Days 8 Hrs 38 Mins 34 Secs

I quit smoking Dec. 18. 2002 at 10 AM :)

[MyraS]

First year down. Rest of my life to go.

One year, 4 hours, 13 minutes and 16 seconds. 10955 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,643.29.

[PitViper19]

Congrats on approaching the 6 month mark! :thup: Have you given any thought to giving up the nicorette? After 6 months as a non-smoker, you probably don't really need it anymore. ;)
Thanks Lisa, I have thought about it. I used to chew tobacco, so the nicorette also helps keep my mouth busy. I guess I'm not quite ready to give it up.

I guess I figure that the nicorette is not bad for me, so I'll chew it til I get tired of payin for it.

[PitViper19]

6 Months Chewing-tobacco Free Today!!

[Bellina]

60 days today:):)

Vanya:daizy:

[DANABUG]

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
That is GREAT Vonya!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the good work. On July 4th I will also be celabrating my 120 days smoke free. It so worth it.

[Lisa N]

I guess I figure that the nicorette is not bad for me, so I'll chew it til I get tired of payin for it.

Nicorette's not as bad for you as tobacco because the nicotine doesn't come in a package that also delivers a lot of other toxic substances to your body but nicotine is still an unhealthy chemical to put in your body long term and the sooner you can wean off it the better.
Nicotine can contribute to insulin resistance as well as high blood pressure and heart disease even if you don't get it via tobacco. It also can raise your levels of LDL cholesterol (the bad kind), your levels of adrenaline (a stress hormone) and your levels of blood glucose (which is how it can contribute to insulin resistance).
So, yeah...Nicorette isn't as bad for you as continuing to smoke or dip, but it's certainly not harmless by any means.

http://health.howstuffworks.com/nicotine3.htm

[mirielle]

Time Smoke-Free: 87 days, 23 hours, 20 minutes and 51 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 3519
Lifetime Saved: 26 days, 21 hours
Money Saved: $712.80

I was a 40 year smoker and at the end smoked 2PPD. Never thought I would be able to quit. A friend of mine who lives in France referred me to Quitnet. I will never smoke again.

Of course, now that I quit, my problems with food and insulin really came to a head. But you know, that is a good thing. I still am in basically good shape and can do something about it. I had followed the Hellers plans before and had learned a lot from the first time round...like not drinking diet pop.

I am now following Hellers CALP and feel terrific. I was very afraid to give up the nicotine lozenges but since I have been doing low carb, I don't seem to be having craves. I realized early on in my quit that I had smoked so much, I had lost my ability to tell thirst and hunger from the urge to smoke. I also did not know how to breathe normally. If I did still have to use NRT, I would though. I would get by somehow. Anything is better than going back to smokes.

[Atriana]

I started this thread a long, long time ago! That quit didn't work, nor did the next, but I am happy to report that I have been quit for 19 months today!

[TastyMeats]

I quit smoking February 6, 2005.

I was smoking 1 1/2 PPD. I had smoked since I was 13 years old; I'm 28 right now. That was my third serious attempt at quitting. I used the generic nicotine gum sold at Wal-Mart. Without it, I doubt I would have been able to quit.

[PitViper19]

8 months tobacco free today.

[Lisa N]

10 months nicotine free and still going strong. :D

[Ponya]

Hey congrats everyone.....8 months the 25th of last month. :)

[BlitzedAng]

WTG Ponya... Im so happy for you.

Keep the quit guys and gals. :) lil over 2 yr and 4 months quit.


Angel

[missaec]

hehe 4 days smoke free. I got a patch. It's making me feel kinda icky though..

[BlitzedAng]

You are doing GREAT missaec... Keep it up girl and you'll not need the patch in no time.. I am so happy for you.

My quit.....May 21....2004......

Angel

[emily30]

Hi All :wave:

You may not remember me....

I had quit last year only to crash and burn after 2 weeks. My stay here was but a brief one.

I am proud to say... this time it's for good.

Nicotine free Day 83!!


:D

[Lisa N]

Good for you, Emily! I'll be coming up on my 1 year anniversary in 2 weeks. :D

[BlitzedAng]

876 days, 11 hours, 30 minutes and 52 seconds smoke free.
32430 cigarettes not smoked.
$7,082.02 and 8 months, 7 days, 17 hours of your life saved.
Your quit date: 5/21/2004 10:00:00 AM

Seeing those stats mounting up thrills me to no end. WTG Quitters!!! :thup:
:cheer: :clap: :cheer: :clap: :cheer:

[Lisa N]

One year nicotine free today! :D :Party:

[BlitzedAng]

A huge heart felt congrats to you Lisa.. I am very happy for you. :clap: :cheer: :clap: :cheer: :clap:

Angel

[MyraS]

One year nicotine free today! :D :Party:
Woo hoo! Congratulations!

Myra
One year, three months, four weeks, 3 hours, 1 minute and 50 seconds.

[PitViper19]

10 Months tobacco-free today!!

[301]

Myra way to go - I remember we were not to far apart when I quit on 4/24/2005 4:40 PM.

Still going strong and look at all the others that are making it happen

[301]

My Quit Date is:Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 4:45:00 PM
Time Smoke-Free:578 days, 13 hours, 24 minutes and 9 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked:11571 Lifetime Saved:2 months, 28 days, 9 hours
Money Saved:$3,184.50

[Demi]

It's been awhile since I posted in this thread, but thought I'd stop by after posting in the forum about Allen Carr's death.

It's great to see how all you quitters are getting along, and there's some quite amazing stats being posted here :thup: :D

I'm fast approaching my 4th anniversary, which I find remarkable. I was a 40-a-day smoker, who didn't want to give up, but thought that maybe she should - in other words, a sure-fire candidate for failure.

But guess what ... I did it, and not only am i so glad I did, I don't even miss one little bit ... in fact I actually loathe the smell of cigarette smoke these days!

So, what I'm trying to say is that if I can do it, then so can you! :)




My Stats:
Your Quit Date is: 1/1/2003 3:00:00 AM
Time Smoke-Free: 1428 days, 9 hours, 13 minutes
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 57135
Lifetime Saved: 14 months, 16 days, 10 hours
Money Saved: £13,337.52

[lyaness]

6 weeks today :)

[Demi]

4 years today for me! :thup:


My Stats:
Your Quit Date is: 1/1/2003
Time Smoke-Free: 1461 days, 8 hours, 33 minutes and 39 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 58454
Lifetime Saved: 14 months, 26 days, 12 hours
Money Saved: £13,645.74 (US$26,732.50)

[Lisa N]

Rock on, Demi! :thup:

[PitViper19]

I'm late posting, but 12/30 was ONE YEAR for me, tobacco-free!!

[Ponya]

Hey PitViper, way to go!!!! Christmas was 1 yr for me too!

[texasshari]

Wow! I posted on this post over 3 years ago! I am still quit and here are my stats:

1223 days, 21 hours, 32 minutes and 5 seconds smoke free.

22030 cigarettes not smoked. $2,201.40 and 5 months, 18 days, 6 hours of your life saved.

Your quit date: 9/12/2003

I can't believe over 40 months and still going strong! And look at all of you! Congrats to all of you for hanging in there and keeping those quits! :bhug:

[hk-lowcarb]

Hi all, just joined.

I quit smoking on August 10, 2006. So it's been 160 days.
Not much $ saved, 'cause I've been using nicorette to quit & it isn't cheap (although still cheaper than smokes).

800 cigs unsmoked (~ 4 cartons).

[PitViper19]

hk,
I've been buying nicorette on ebay, can usually get it 1/2 price -don't know if you can get the same deals via Hong Kong, but worth a shot.

[SUZILOON]

I have been smoke free for exactly 48 days and I feel great. I started to low-carb again after three weeks of quitting. I felt if I could tackle quitting smoking I could also quit eating carbs. The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr really helped me out. You should defintly read it. After reading the book I never wanted to smoke again. I highly suggest it because it puts you in a different mind set about smoking. Now everytime I see someone light up I don't feel like I am missing out - I would never give smoking that much credit.

Best of luck!

Suzi

[Parrotxoxo]

Im on day 2, and all I can say is it better get better than this, because this is worse than smoking. I have NEVER tried quitting, and smoked for 25 years - a pack and a half a day.
Someone please tell me when I will stop reaching for my cigarettes? When will I not wish I was smoking one?

[Lisa N]

Someone please tell me when I will stop reaching for my cigarettes? When will I not wish I was smoking one?


When you get it through your head that you are not giving up something wonderful. Sorry to be blunt, but as long as you believe you are depriving yourself of something special and good, you are going to have a terrible time giving it up because not only are you fighting your addiction, you're also fighting what you believe is your love of your addictive substance.
What you are giving up is something that is doing nothing good for your body and is, in fact, slowly killing you.
Day 3 is usually the peak for nicotine withdrawal and after that, the cravings get fewer and fewer because at 72 hours, your blood is nicotine free; you are officially free of your addiction. It will take about 2 weeks for your brain to learn to live without the constant hits of nicotine.
Let me make a suggestion. Get a stopwatch and time how long your cravings last when you have one. Also, write down how many times you are actually craving a cigarette. Not just thinking about smoking, but honest-to-God craving. When you see it on paper, it doesn't look as bad as you think it is; I estimate 12 true craving episodes a day at peak and lasting no more than 3 minutes each.
The psychological triggers take considerably longer to disappear. Some report running into them years after they have quit but they are definitely few and far between at that point; that's when they can be most dangerous because they catch you off guard and why you hear about people who have been quit 15 years starting up again.
I've been nicotine free for almost 15 months and have only just gotten to the point within the past month or two where I don't think about smoking in some way every day.

[Parrotxoxo]

I am glad you're blunt, it's what I need to hear.... but what I want to hear is that this feeling will go away soon. I dont work weekends, and I feel like I dont know what to do with myself today. I tried to stay busy. I took my son to the mall, we stayed in Borders book store a long time, then I shopped around, then we went to the grocery store, then came home and danced around in the kitchen while I cooked dinner (low carb pizza from the recipe board) Now I'm on-line, and I'm going to try to go to bed around 9pm....just so I dont have to think about anything. I think as long as I can stay busy .... the weekdays are not so bad, Im at work, and I work at a Hospital. It's the weekends that is tough....and this is my 1st weekend as a non-smoker.

[CNYMom]

Well, here are my stats:

Time Smoke-Free: 518 days, 21 hours, 19 minutes and 50 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 15,567
Lifetime Saved: 3 months, 28 days, 21 hours
Money Saved: $4,281.75 (if someone finds this, please let me know)

I can tell you that I rarely miss it now, but there are still times. Usually any "firsts"... first weekend, first vacation, first <fill in holiday here>... I still occasionally have that, "Oh yeah, I don't smoke anymore" moment, but it's very, very rare, and it passes quickly.

My demon still whispers to me at times that my apparent inability to lose weight began after I quit smoking, so I should start again... just long enough to lose weight, of course. Good thing I know he's full of cr*p.

Anyway, there is hope. I had a horrible time for awhile, got every cold imaginable (including pneumonia) for about 6 months (I had a daughter in pre-K last year that brought home new diseases all the time, and I caught them all), but it passed.

What helped me a lot in the beginning was lists. What do I like better about me now? I don't wake up coughing in the night anymore. I don't stink anymore. I'm not constantly worrying if I'll run out, or bundling my daughter up late in the evening so we can run to the store. (... and so on ...) Why am I doing this again? What are things I can do instead of smoking? Where will I spend all my savings? (I like lists)

Journalling helped a lot. I was on Quitnet.com the whole time, I couldn't have done it without that place.

Anyway, quitting smoking is a "fantabulous, hu-mazing, gigundonormous" thing (as my daughter would say) and you should be very, very proud of yourself. I wish I'd done it years earlier!

[JoeyBeGoey]

Please go check out this site...it'll help you rethink your quit.
http://www.quitsmokingonline.com/
If you want to couple the above site with a support site...try this site too.
http://www.quitnet.com/

You are giving up NOTHING and smoking takes EVERYTHING. I quit in July of this year and am still fresh enough to know what you're going through. I turned a corner around day 40...turned another corner around day 100..and turned a huge corner at the six month mark.
I went cold turkey. I smoked for 25ish years and was up to almost two packs a day. I never thought I could quit. Please go read the site and see if it helps you. Keep going...there is nothing I've ever done that has made me feel as proud as quitting smoking.Im on day 2, and all I can say is it better get better than this, because this is worse than smoking. I have NEVER tried quitting, and smoked for 25 years - a pack and a half a day.
Someone please tell me when I will stop reaching for my cigarettes? When will I not wish I was smoking one?

[paddyred]

Five years, two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 8 minutes and 14 seconds. 46112 cigarettes not smoked, saving $12,911.54. Life saved: 22 weeks, 6 days, 2 hours, 40 minutes.
I hit five years whooo hooo, you can do it. it was hard at first but i feel so much better, now to just get rid of the fat. lol

[hk-lowcarb]

So far...

~ 6 month (185 days)
925 cigarettes not smoked
HK$ 1,504 saved. or about $US 200.

[texanlady]

Have not smoked ciggerettes since 1/6/2007 at 11:00 PM.

[millercm]

Good job everyone one. Tomorrow I will have been smoke free for six weeks. Problems is the 8 or so lbs I have gained that I can't lose even on Atkins induction. Any idea from those of you who have been smoke free for a while? I am tempted to smoke everytime I try to put my old jeans on and they don't fit! Help, I am tired of wearing sweats. Yes, I excercise, a lot, and it still won't budge. Suggestions? Again, congrats to everyone and keep up the good work!

[Mangaw]

Good job everyone one. Tomorrow I will have been smoke free for six weeks. Problems is the 8 or so lbs I have gained that I can't lose even on Atkins induction. Any idea from those of you who have been smoke free for a while? I am tempted to smoke everytime I try to put my old jeans on and they don't fit! Help, I am tired of wearing sweats. Yes, I excercise, a lot, and it still won't budge. Suggestions? Again, congrats to everyone and keep up the good work!

I am looking for some similar advice on losing the weight. :help:

My quit date was October 2, 2006. I've been smoke-free for 4 months & 11 days! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

[PitViper19]

Far be it for me to give advice to an Oklahoman, but, since you're Low-carbing, you must be OK!! :-) I'd suggest making sure you have enough fat in your plan, and not too much salt/sodium. I've recently added Coconut oil to my diet, between 1 & 3 tablespoons per day, eventually getting up to about 4-5 per day.

[millercm]

Mangaw,

I finally tried the meat and egg only thing and have lost four pounds in two days! Read the forum, it has some really useful info in there. Hope that helps!



millercm

[Mangaw]

Thanks PitViper and Millercm!

I think I am going to try the meat and egg only thing at least for awhile. I need something to *jump start* my metabolism, I think. My weight has not moved in 5 weeks and I have only gone above 20 carbs per day twice during that time. That shouldn't be enough to keep me from losing anything at all!

Deb

[SheriS]

After relapsing I have been smoke free now for about 3 1/2 months. Official quit date was October 29, 2006. Two days before my 40th birthday, lol. Always said I was gonna quit before I turned 40.

[PitViper19]

Way to get back on the wagon Sheri. Go for it Mangaw!!

Tobacco free since 12-30-2005!!

[Parrotxoxo]

21 days, 22 hours, 3 minutes and 8 seconds smoke free.
658 cigarettes not smoked.
$141.90 and 5 days of your life saved.

I'm actually doing it! I feel I have gotten to a point already that I'm not thinking about it every 2 minutes. I have maybe an urge or two a day....and I can handle that!

I went back on strict induction the few weeks surrounding my quit date, and I've fallen off the wagon...I seriously need to jump back on...I have not gained any, but feel bloated and crappy. I still have quite a ways to go before I get to my goal too...but so far on this road, Ive dropped almost 80 pounds and became a non-smoker...not to shabby!

[alisbabe]

9 months now - I can hardly believe it! :D

[LUNABABY]

wow...11 weeks for me...oh my god its for real this time! i aint goin back!

[killianr]

I've been quit for 10 days + 12h49m19s.
Cigarettes not smoked: 168.
Life saved: 1 day + 06h54m01s.
Money saved: £43.82.

[LUNABABY]

Your Quit Date was: 12/10/2006
Time Smoke-Free: 78 days, 22 hours

Cigarettes NOT smoked: 1578

Lifetime Saved: 12 days, 1 hour

Money Saved: $592.50

[Kandra]

70 DAYS.

And I am done with the stinkin' things

[LUNABABY]

do i have to start over if i had 1 cigarette on vacation?

[LUNABABY]

and it was gross, by the way :skull:

[millercm]

alsisbabe, How long did it take for your body to go back to normal? Did you have very much luck losing weight with lc or did you not really gain at all. I am two months smoke free and very frustrated with 10lbs on my normally small 5'2" frame. any advise would be MUCH appreciated

[Demi]

Gosh, it's been a while since I stopped by this thread ... possibly because I no longer think of myself as a smoker or even as an ex-smoker ... I'm just someone who doesn't smoke, full stop :)

Does anyone else here feel like that yet??



I have not smoked for 4 years, 2 months and 8 days!

My smoke-free stats:
1527 days, 11 hours, 36 minutes and 53 seconds smoke free.
61099 cigarettes not smoked.
£14,262.18 (US$27,506.82) and 15 months, 16 days, 17 hours of my life saved.

[LUNABABY]

demi, have you had a cigarette "hear and there" or none at all in the 4 years?

[12nomore]

I am 3 years and 27 days smoke free. Never thought I'd see the day! Of course I replaced the evil weeds with Snicker bars and picked up about 25 lbs. Still working on taking them off- nearly half way to my goal. But I am super strong and I will achieve my goal weight.
If you are quitting- hang in there- you WILL feel normal again. I wish someone would have told me that- I really struggled for a long time, but I feel better now than ever!

[Kandra]

do i have to start over if i had 1 cigarette on vacation?

Hi Nicole,
Here's what I learned over at QuitNet. If you slip and have just one it's a slip. If you're having them on any regular basis it's a relapse.
With a slip it's just that, a slip. Look for the trigger, like what was going on, how did you feel, etc. Next time you know that you will be in that situation again then have a plan ready...whatever works best for you, NRT gum or sugar-free gum, celery sticks, take a walk, etc.

Just one doesn't make it a relapse and I would keep counting yourself as a non-smoker from your quit date.

Keep up the good work Nicole and I'm so glad that ciggy was gross.

[Demi]

demi, have you had a cigarette "hear and there" or none at all in the 4 years?
No, not one at all!

[LUNABABY]

thanks kandra! yea i was on vacation and i was so used to having a cig by the pool..it was nasty...never again for me!

demi- thats awesome keep up the awesome work!

[Parrotxoxo]

45 days, 23 hours, 15 minutes and 27 seconds smoke free.

1379 cigarettes not smoked.
$296.70 and 10 days, 12 hours of my life saved.

It's getting better!

[rissa]

19 hours smoke free :P

[Lisa N]

Gosh, it's been a while since I stopped by this thread ... possibly because I no longer think of myself as a smoker or even as an ex-smoker ... I'm just someone who doesn't smoke, full stop :)

Does anyone else here feel like that yet??




After 18 months, I'm getting there, Demi. It's rare for me to even think about smoking anymore unless someone brings it up and then it's more in the context of 'I'm so glad I quit'. :)

[millercm]

Congrats everyone! Has anyone truly had any success losing any of the post smoking weight? I am really struggling with it and am 3 months smoke free. Any idea when you metabolism goes back to normal!?

[FabByFifty]

Congratulations to all of you!!
I have this thread in my subscribed threads and I have been off the board for some months now. Everytime someone posts I get the post in my list, and I think that maybe someone or something is trying to tell me something.
Well, in the process of going off the board I have also taken up smoking again, and I was doing great for some time before I picked the darn things up again.
It was my first time at quitting and I was proud of myself for being able to quit when I did. I smoked for over 30 years and could not get to the point where I could even think about putting them down, until I quit while I was here before.:(
I had a lot of GREAT support here then, and it really astound me that people that you could not see, did not really know, or for that matter even know if they were who they said they were could have such an impact on your life that they could coach you into doing something that you never could do before, even with the people in your everyday life trying to help!
I am gratful to all of them that did that for me, and all of you here have some wonderful people to support you and get you through. Yes, I have realized that even when you can not see the people they are some of the best you will ever meet.
I guess I am just saying thanks for that, and I am ready to get rid of these things again but just do not know how to get to that point, that I was at months ago.
Good Luck to you all You have made one of the best moves in your life for your health and your future!
Brenda

[FabByFifty]

Congrats everyone! Has anyone truly had any success losing any of the post smoking weight? I am really struggling with it and am 3 months smoke free. Any idea when you metabolism goes back to normal!?

I posted and then read this. As far as weight gain, or losing weight after you quit smoking, I don't think it's the cigarettes that helped you to lose the weight originally or gain weight for that matter, so I don't think that quitting has any baring on losing weight, once you quit.
I gained more when I picked them back up than I ever did once I quit.:)
Good Luck to you and stay smoke free, you will start losing again, I assure you.
Brenda

[texanlady]

104 days, 13 minutes, and 58 seconds smoke free now! :thup:

[HeatherC79]

115 days 18 hrs 50 minutes smoke free!! 2300 cigarettes not smoked - $402 richer - I actually think I've managed to take off the weight I gained when I quit - woohoo!!

[Demi]

Just had a Quit Anniversary email from Quitnet.com


52 months smoke free today for me!! :D


Time Smoke-Free: 1581 days, 8 hours, 13 minutes and 16 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 63254
Lifetime Saved: 16 months, 3 days, 4 hours
Money Saved: £14,766.54

[LondonIan]

You know I always go and check when you post that!
My Stats:
Your Quit Date is: 4/1/2003
Time Smoke-Free: 1491 days, 14 hours, 53 minutes and 23 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 119330
Lifetime Saved: 30 months, 11 days, 13 hours
Money Saved: £17,892.00

[CNYMom]

612 days, 16 hours, 21 minutes and 21 seconds smoke free.
18,380 cigarettes not smoked (almost 92 cartons!)
$5,057.25 and 4 months, 20 days, 9 hours of my life saved.

My quit date: 8/26/2005 11:00:00 PM

[Parrotxoxo]

105 days, 22 hours, 45 minutes and 33 seconds smoke free.

3178 cigarettes not smoked.
$683.70 and 24 days, 6 hours of my life saved.

Your quit date: 1/25/2007 12:00:00 PM

[NixCarbos]

359 weeks, 3 days, 1 hour, 8 minutes, 36 seconds since I've been smoke free.
50,320 cigarettes not smoked
$25,789.00 money saved

:eek:

[Demi]

Almost 4½ years smoke free for me now :D

1611 days, 11 hours, 31 minutes and 19 seconds smoke free.
64459 cigarettes not smoked.
£15,046.74 and 16 months, 12 days, 9 hours of your life saved.
My quit date: 1/1/2003 3:00:00 AM

[radiogal]

Gosh, it's been a while since I stopped by this thread ... possibly because I no longer think of myself as a smoker or even as an ex-smoker ... I'm just someone who doesn't smoke, full stop :)

Does anyone else here feel like that yet??


Oh My I feel like that!
I quit
November 5th 2006, and that's how I feel now!

[CNYMom]

668 days, 9 hours, 13 minutes completely smoke free. (That's 22 months!)
20052 cigarettes not smoked. (Over 100 cartons, or 2002 packs!)
$5,519.25 and 5 months, 3 days, 4 hours of my life saved.

My quit date: 8/26/2005 11:00:00 PM

Almost two years now :)

[Ponya]

Time Smoke-Free: 555 days, 23 hours, 43 minutes and 2 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 22240
Lifetime Saved: 5 months, 19 days, 21 hours

My quit date was 12/25/05.
Now people (including me sometimes) can't believe I ever smoked at all. I wonder why I started in the first place.

[amykemper]

Hi everybody! I'm so happy to finally be free from nicotine. I was a smoker for about 15 years, yuck! I remember thinking it was cool (what a idiot). I actually went to the Body Worlds 3 exibit and that helped me to quit. I viewed the lungs of a smoker and was sick to my stomach. I just wake up in the morning and say "today I decided I don't want to smoke, tomorrow I will worry about tomorrow. I just have to get through today" and that seems to work. I have found that www.whyquit.com (http://www.whyquit.com/) is packed full of information and that really helped me to quit and stay quit.
Good luck to all of you who are just starting your quit and congratulations to you all for making the decision and sticking with it!
Here are my stats:

1 month 1 day 3 hours 10 minutes and 30 seconds quit
31 days
622 cigarettes not smoked
$186.79 saved
2 days 3 hours 50 minutes of my life saved

[marlenca]

Hi All
16 days smoke free. I am chewing so much nic gum my jaw hurts and I have bitten the inside of my cheeks so many times I have welts. Anybody have any experience with the gum? How long did you use it? Also, I am in ketosis can I still gain weight? despite the ketosis I am still eating more than normal even if it is on plan. I feel like I am in a kind of limbo and am just taking it one day at a time.
Louise

[CNYMom]

Congratulations on Quitting! I know how hard it can be. I didn't use the gum, I used the patch and just stepped down as the instructions said to. Do you belong to Quitnet (http://www.quitnet.com)? If no one here has an answer for you, I'm sure someone there will. I found that place to be a great source of support when I Quit. Good luck to you!

Here are my stats:

711 days, 10 hours, 53 minutes and 55 seconds completely smoke free.
21,344 cigarettes not smoked.
$5,874.00 and 5 months, 13 days, 1 hour of my life saved.

My quit date: 8/26/2005 11:00:00 PM

Robin

[marlenca]

Thanks Robin
No I haven't been to quitnet. I will give it a try. Wow the money you have saved is impressive even if that is not the main reason to quit. It isn't nearly as high for me...cigs are cheap Costa Rica still it adds up.
Louise

[Lisa N]

Hi All
16 days smoke free. I am chewing so much nic gum my jaw hurts and I have bitten the inside of my cheeks so many times I have welts. Anybody have any experience with the gum? How long did you use it? Also, I am in ketosis can I still gain weight? despite the ketosis I am still eating more than normal even if it is on plan. I feel like I am in a kind of limbo and am just taking it one day at a time.
Louise

I did use the gum for one of my quits but it sounds like you are chewing it too much. The nicotine gum isn't supposed to be chewed like a regular piece of gum. You're only supposed to chew it until you get that peppery taste and then hold it between your cheek and gum for a bit, chew a few more times, hold. Repeat. But after about 20 or no more than 30 minutes, you're supposed to spit out the gum, not chew it until it's time for your next piece. :idea:

[alisbabe]

Smoke free 15 months now. I still can't believe I did it. I really didn't think I'd ever have it in me to quit!

[Kaylee]

Same here, alisbabe, except I'm only one month quit. But it does feel so good. :)

I Quit Monday, July 09, 2007 at 9:00:00 AM
Time Smoke-Free: 33 days, 5 hours, 21 minutes and 13 seconds

[Ginga]

4/26/2007 12:30:00 PM

Time Smoke-Free: 110 days, 5 hours, 19 minutes and 8 seconds

Cigarettes NOT smoked: 2204

Lifetime Saved: 16 days, 20 hours

Money Saved: $495.00

[marlenca]

24 days smoke free. I am cutting back on the gum although I still chew a lot. Skinny jeans still fit...got my fingers & toes crossed that the weight gain won't be too bad.

[PitViper19]

Great job Marlenca!! I've been using Nicorette since I quit chewing tobacco on December 30, 2005. I would chew 2 pieces at a time of the 4 mg, did that for a year. I then switched to the 2mg, and have been chewing 2 pieces of that at a time since. I know it's alot, and I chew it like regular gum too, but it helps, and I've been tobacco-free this whole time!!

[marlenca]

Wow Pitviper that is a long time to keep up with the gum, but hey what ever works. Did you gain any weight when you first quit? congratulations on your weight loss and quitting successfully.

[PitViper19]

When I first quit, no, I didn't gain any weight. I had started Induction several days before the quit. I believe the induction curbed my cravings and helped with the quit.

[amykemper]

I quit cold turkey and although the first 3 days were rough, I haven't had too hard of a time since then. Once in awhile if I'm having a drink and someone is smoking I have a craving for approx 5 -10 seconds and then it is gone. I have gained about 5 lbs so that kind of bums me out, but I keep telling myself that it is to be expected and I can lose it. I have to stop jumping on the scale every morning.

stats
2 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours and 40 min
74 days
cigs not smoked 1,494
money saved $448.40
Life added 5 days 4 hours and 30 min

[Demi]

How's everyone doing?? Still smoke free?? :thup: :D

I was just posting a 'smoking' news article here, and thought it was probably about time to check out my stats:


Time Smoke-Free: 1713 days, 6 hours, 26 minutes and 49 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 68531
Lifetime Saved: 17 months, 13 days, 12 hours
Money Saved: £15,999.42 (US$15,999.42)

In just over 4 months time, I will be celebrating 5 years (!!) smoke free :thup: :D

I don't miss cigarettes at all. In fact, I rarely think about them any more. It's only when I post something here, that I think about it and remember that I used to be a 40-a-day smoker. So glad that I did it :)

For somebody who didn't really want to give up, but thought that perhaps they should, that's not bad at all! :lol: In other words, if I can do it than so can you! ;) :)



Good luck everyone :D

[CNYMom]

Still smoke free here!

744 days, 12 hours, 59 minutes and 26 seconds completely smoke free.
22,336 cigarettes not smoked.
$6,146.25 and 5 months, 20 days, 14 hours of my life saved.

I just passed my 2-year anniversary at the end of August. I rarely think of them anymore, either, although I still find I get the occasional craving. It's more of a fleeting thought than a full-blown craving, but it takes me by surprise when it happens. I am still on my guard!

Robin

[Lisa N]

Still smoke free here!

744 days, 12 hours, 59 minutes and 26 seconds completely smoke free.
22,336 cigarettes not smoked.
$6,146.25 and 5 months, 20 days, 14 hours of my life saved.

I just passed my 2-year anniversary at the end of August. I rarely think of them anymore, either, although I still find I get the occasional craving. It's more of a fleeting thought than a full-blown craving, but it takes me by surprise when it happens. I am still on my guard!

Robin


Keep keeping your guard up, Robin. :) I think some relapse this far into a quit because we tend to let our guards down thinking it's all smooth sailing from here and get caught more off guard by the occasional trigger now than when we were newly quit expecting them.
Congrats on your 2 year anniversary. I'm coming up on mine at the end of October (October 28).

[PitViper19]

Thanks to Fetch for sending me this website (quit smokless):
http://www.quitsmokeless.org/

QuitTrack
» 624 days quit / $3120.00 saved «

[Kayliz]

Smoke free since August 3, 2007. Too lazy to break that down:)
I wonder if I will ever get rid of these cravings! I have to control myself not to bite people's heads off, and that is very uncharacterisic of me. I haven't actually done it to anyone, but it feels like the devil is going to leap right off my tongue at stressful times.
I keep telling myself it will get better!
Kayliz

[Lisa N]

Kayliz, it does get better. Really. Over time, the cravings get fewer and fewer.
You may benefit from working on alternate stategies to cope with stress other than smoking such as taking a walk, taking a bath, deep breathing, visualization, meditating, excercising and others. :)

[CNYMom]

I agree, it does get better. If you haven't joined a message board that is dedicated to quitting smoking, you might want to try http://www.quitnet.com. That saved my hide more than once. Good luck! I know it's not easy, but you can do it!

Robin

754 days, 22 hours, 24 seconds smoke free.
22,648 cigarettes not smoked.
$6,228.75 and 5 months, 23 days of my life saved.
My quit date: 8/26/2005 11:00:00 PM

[hk-lowcarb]

Hi all,

427 days smoke free
~ 6 weeks nicotine gum free
~2,135 cigarettes not smoked

I still miss it fairly often but it's livable.

My quit date: Aug 7, 2006

[Amanda~Lee]

Time Smoke-Free: 404 days
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 19,160 (I smoked between 2 and 3 packs a day)
Money Saved: $3,784.10

It has been 1 year and 39 days since I quit. I still get a wiff of fresh tobacco now and then and have a craving, but will never smoke again. I think the whole idea of quitting was harder then actually quitting! I went cold turkey, just because I know if I would have used the gum, or a patch that gave me nicotine, I would have started again. For me it was easier just to cut off all sources of my nicotine/smoking addiction.

[Lisa N]

Nicotine free 2 years as of today. :thup: :Party:

[cullinan10]

I Quit 81 days ago and have saved over $400. I feel great, breath better, smell better and would never go back to smoking.I still get craving, but they only last a few seconds and disappear. Congrats to all of you. It's not easy, but so worth it.

[sanlee]

Hi,

I just thought I'd stop by and post my stats, too.

I quit on 7/9/2001 (2306 days ago)
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 57,663
Lifetime Saved: 14 months, 20 days, 11 hours
Money Saved: $9,224.00

I agree that quitnet can be a great resource -- it helped me finally have a successful quit :-)

[azzyzzy]

This is so powerful...
Smoke-free since 10/1/07 (36 days ago)
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 900 (25 cigarettes/day)
Packs NOT bought: 45
Money Saved: $258.75

[PitViper19]

Last month, at the annual scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, researchers from the North Shore Medical Center in Massachusetts presented the results of a 26-week intervention study that compared different smoking cessation techniques.

The North Shore team recruited nearly 70 smokers who had been treated for cardiopulmonary conditions – that is, conditions that affect both the heart and lungs simultaneously. All of the subjects expressed a desire to quit smoking.

Subjects were divided into four groups:
One group received a series of hypnotherapy sessions
One group received nicotine replacement
One group received nicotine replacement combined with hypnotherapy
One group was made up of subjects who said they preferred to quit on their own, "cold turkey"
In that latter group, one in four subjects successfully quit smoking, while only 16 percent kicked their habit in the group that received only nicotine replacement. In both of the other groups, about half the subjects were able to leave cigarettes behind.

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The North Shore study hasn't been published yet, and all of the reports I've seen about this study neglect to mention exactly what method of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) was used. Nicotine gum and the nicotine patch are the two most obvious choices, but smokers need to know that both of these treatments should be regarded as medications.

According to drugs.com, Nicorette gum may interact with other drugs, and potential side effects include diarrhea, dizziness, joint and muscle pain, rash, swelling of the face, and "burning at the application site." Application site? That would be…the tongue?

Meanwhile, the nicotine patch, which is called a "medication" by MedicineNet, also may interact with other drugs, and lists side effects similar to the gum, along with breathing difficulties, chest pain, and irregular heartbeat.

In the e-Alert "Tool Time" (8/17/05), I told you about two botanicals that can help smokers quit, with or without hypnotherapy – no medication necessary.

Lobelia is an herb that contains a substance called lobeline, which has a chemical structure similar to nicotine, but is non-addictive. An HSI member named Noel sent us an e-mail with this description of how lobelia works: "Using Lobelia and N-acetylcysteine (NAC), the neurotransmitters are calmed until the body begins to produce the N-acetylcysteine again, which is about a 45 day process." As I've noted in other e-Alerts, NAC is an invaluable amino acid that enhances the production of glutathione, one of the body's most powerful antioxidant enzymes.

More than 15 years ago, Dr. Mary Cody, a physician and researcher, found that a botanical called Plantago Major creates a natural aversion to tobacco when inhaled or ingested. In a 1992 study, 24 heavy smokers were given Plantago Major tincture in a nasal spray and then instructed to smoke. More than 80 percent of the subjects reported an aversion to tobacco shortly after receiving the dose. This effect lasted as long as 24 hours for some of the subjects.

Dr. Cody's Plantago Major formula was patented shortly after that trial and is now available as a product called CIG-NO. Unlike nicotine patches or nicotine gum, which deliver the exact chemical you're trying to avoid, CIG-NO (which is sprayed under the tongue) creates an almost immediate reduction in cigarette cravings, with no reported side effects. You can find more information at cigno.com.

[Demi]

Today is the 5th anniversary of my quitting smoking.

Your quit date: 1/1/2003
1826 days, 17 hours, 29 minutes and 35 seconds smoke free.
73069 cigarettes not smoked.
£17,054.84 and 18 months, 18 days, 3 hours of your life saved.

[camaromom]

So far I'm at 7 days. Not terribly impressive, but hey, I'm working on it.

[CNYMom]

Are you kidding? 7 days is fantastic! The first three days were the worst for me. The next worst period was right around the 3 week mark, just so you know.

My stats:

Time Smoke-Free: 861 days, 20 hours, 33 minutes and 19 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 25856
Lifetime Saved: 6 months, 17 days, 12 hours
Money Saved: $7,111.50

Robin

[patigayle2]

I've been smoking for 39 years. I had my last cigarette this morning......got some Nicorette..don't know if that's what I need to use, but so far so good. Is it carved in stone that you have to gain weight when you quit?

[CNYMom]

Carved in stone? No. I was on Quitnet while I quit, and there were some there who managed not to. It takes effort and concentration, and for me, I gained because quitting smoking was so hard for me I did better handling one daemon at a time! Also, keep in mind that it does affect your metabolism, at least for awhile.

Congratulations on deciding to quit! I still go back and read some of the horrible things smoking does to you when I miss it (which I don't do nearly as often as I used to!)

Robin

Time Smoke-Free: 871 days, 16 hours, 47 minutes and 56 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 26151
Lifetime Saved: 6 months, 19 days, 18 hours
Money Saved: $7,194.00

[shy__anne]

I have not had a cigarette in 3 weeks as of tomorrow at 3pm. The best I have done in 10 years!

[woodwand]

On day 4! I'm on Chantix & the urges are tolerable. I just felt like something was missing. No matter what I was doing, I had a cigarette going. Now, I have substituted a bottle of water where my ash trays used to be. That helps a lot with just the physical action related to smoking & really helps me drink more water, which I'm terrible at remembering to do. It also helps me to not think about stuffing food in my face with every bend of the elbow.

[Aisleone]

I will celebrate one year smokefree on Feb. 11, 2008. Wow, did that year fly by. The patch worked for me. I used it for 8 weeks. My family and co-workers are very grateful for the patch! :)

[BrewCrew]

About a month and doing great, easiest quit yet. I quit nicotine, caffine, and carbs (well, you know.. induction) on 1/1/2008 as a new years resolution to live healthier. I'm starting to excersize (just walking) this weekend, boy am I out of shape though.

I took the week for new years just in case things got tough, but to my surprise the headaches I got from caffine withdrawl were acually worse than the nicotine. It was an easy quit though I'm a very thankful for that.

[Noah_Scape]

This is my 3rd day... using 14mg. patch... of course, this is worse than previous two days - is the 3rd day the worst?

I had reduced for two weeks before jumping off ; the last week before quitting I smoked 12 cigs, 13, 12 , 9, 7 , 6, and 3. Then I quit.

This is my first attempt since I tried to quit about 4 years ago, which was not serious, I just reduced for a couple weeks.

"a long journey starts with a single step"... I guess so but it sure seems like most of you have been quit for a long time ; I can only dream of getting to 20 days, or months or years!!

I didn't start until I was almost 30yrs old... and then smoked for the next 20 years!! I never liked it, and I always said it was a dumb thing to do...

Sounding like an excuse, but I think it was like a defense mechanism for me when I lived with a smoker - the 2nd hand smoke bothered me a lot and when I had an "actual cig" it seemed tolerable for some reason - does that make ANY sense? Anyhow, by the time I moved out of there I was an addict.

And last month my doc told me I have the beginnings of emphysema. Wah wah wah, what have I done??? Oh My Goodness!!

[Noah_Scape]

Day 4... am I the only one posting daily? I hope that is okay...

I think that day 3 was worse... but it is only 10am here.

[woodwand]

Day 18 for me. There are times when I really want a cigarette & just get past them knowing that if I smoked one, it would do nothing at all for me except feed the little nicotine monster & make things worse. It still seems like a big part of who I am is just missing. I am smoker, hear me choke! Hey, no more of that, thank goodness. No more heart palpatations, either. I can do this!

[BrewCrew]

Doing great, just remember it does get easier... slowly.. I can sometimes go a day now without even thinking about smoking, I'm sure as time goes on that it'll be a week and then a month... time heals everything.

[lcgrrl2006]

Today is the 5th anniversary of my quitting smoking.

Your quit date: 1/1/2003
1826 days, 17 hours, 29 minutes and 35 seconds smoke free.
73069 cigarettes not smoked.
£17,054.84 and 18 months, 18 days, 3 hours of your life saved.
That's fantastic Demi! I'm on day 24. Was up to 1.5 to 2 packs a day.
20 for alcohol. Denise

[Noah_Scape]

5th day!!

I am having trouble today... no smoking, but I am feeling let down that "it isn't easier" yet. Wah wah wah, I know.

I have been saying "just get through this day no matter what" and I did, but eventually that doesn't make sense anymore - get through to being easier but it didn't happen.

Q - is it okay to shower with the patch on?

[Lisa N]

5th day!!

I am having trouble today... no smoking, but I am feeling let down that "it isn't easier" yet. Wah wah wah, I know.

I have been saying "just get through this day no matter what" and I did, but eventually that doesn't make sense anymore - get through to being easier but it didn't happen.

Q - is it okay to shower with the patch on?

That's one of disadvantages of using nicotine replacement that you don't hear a lot about, whether it be the patch, gum, lozenges or inhalers. All of them keep you in a constant state of nicotine withdrawal; you get some nicotine, but not as much as you were used to. It's a form of chemical tease.
The good news is that once you quit the nic completely, it takes 72 hours to get completely clear of your system and then it does start getting easier.
When I quit cold turkey, my worst day was day 3 but by day 7, I was feeling a lot calmer and having a lot fewer (and less intense) cravings and by day 14 I was hardly having any cravings at all.
Another thing is to stop thinking in terms of 'just get through this day' and start thinking in terms of 'just get through the next 3 minutes of this crave'.
Thinking in terms of an entire day, especially when you in the middle of a craving episode, can overwhelm the willpower but if you think in terms of 5 minute blocks, it seems a lot more possible.
Deal with the craving you are having right now and don't worry about the next one until it happens. ;)

[lcgrrl2006]

When I quit cold turkey, my worst day was day 3 but by day 7, I was feeling a lot calmer and having a lot fewer (and less intense) cravings and by day 14 I was hardly having any cravings at all.

Yes, it seemed in the numerous times I "quit" last year - it was around day 3...

[lcgrrl2006]

5th day!!

I am having trouble today... no smoking, but I am feeling let down that "it isn't easier" yet. Wah wah wah, I know.

I have been saying "just get through this day no matter what" and I did, but eventually that doesn't make sense anymore - get through to being easier but it didn't happen.

Q - is it okay to shower with the patch on?
It will, just hang in there. I think you can shower with it like the birth control patch.....call the pharmacy to make sure.

[Noah_Scape]

Day 10 [9th full day] !!!!

I am still getting strong urges to smoke, especially when my "Fibro" pains hit or when I am having abdominal cramps. I even let out a few screams yesterday!!
"arrrrggggg, I wanna smoke ; nooooooooo" sort of thing. [am I nuts or what?]

I am sure that those pains were the reasons I started smoking in the first place, about 20 years ago. Tobacco really does help with some kinds of pains, but hey, IT IS THE WORST OF ALL WAYS TO DEAL WITH PAINS.

Done, done, and done with tobacco!!!!
[and with the patch too - it was starting to leave red marks and a sort of allergic reaction to it... and the nic gum gives me acid reflux - so I am off all of it now. ]

[jessica78]

hi atrina! congrats to you and everyone else who has been strong enough to give up smoking. tomorrow will be 5 weeks smoke free for me. you asked when will the cravings stop? i wish i knew. its weird, some days im fine and only have a few cravigs that only last for a few seconds. but today was rough. i litterally had my coat on the go out and buy a pack. but my sons voice kept ringing in my ear..."im so proud of you mom".... so i brushed my teeth instead! it takes a very strong perosn to quit smoking, most people dont have the strength to do it. but, whenever i walk past some smokers who are standing outside freezing their tushes off for that last little hit, i know i made the right decison.

[madmike]

Glad to see this thread! Today is my 56th day smoke free... lets see, that is about 95 packs of cigarettes not smoked and about $250 saved.