Thanks Cindy! And thanks Aloha for telling me about this - I am going back to a stressed out life this weekend and off on vacation next week. Between the two, your reminders will save me for sure! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/18/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 5 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 100 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $22.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 29 [B]Seconds:[/B] 41

Cindy, Thank you for posting this collection! It's sure to inspire many! Danielle, Bilingual Support Specialist

Cindy Nice to see those all in one place. Thanks for putting them out there. I printed out those Junkie Thoughts and Responses the first day I was here and kept them next to me for months. Remembering that just one puff will lead to full time smoking again has been one of the strongest messages for me in this quit. -aloha [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 154 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,160 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,047.20 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 21 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 38 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2

Cindy, This post really helped me today. Day 4 is another hard day and I was having a big crave this morning. But I read this post and did some deep breathing. I reminded myself that the crave won't kill me but smoking would! Thanks a bunch. You saved my quit today!~Valic [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/19/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 4 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 20 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $21.20 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 38 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36

Thanks Cindy! It will help someone! Thanks for giving back! Congrats to you, you're almost at the beach! :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/5/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 171 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,275 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,804.05 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 20 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 3 [B]Seconds:[/B] 32

During my first week I copied some posts into Word and printed it out so I could read them when I needed to. Here it is, kinda long. I would rather be an ex smoker occasionally thinking of smoking, than a smoker constantly thinking of quitting! Whenever I get a craving,especially early on in my quit, I say to myself: One is never enough. If I smoke one now,in 20 minutes I'll want another one and it won't be long til I'm back up to a pack a day. What else can I do to give myself a lift? Giving up smoking will not kill me - continuing to smoke, however, will. One is too many and a thousand is never enough" You want a cigarette (or a puff)? Okay. So does that mean that you're willing to go back to being a full time smoker?" Whether you think you can or you can't.......your right! "Hello Craving, I've been expecting you!!" "Will a cigarette change this situation - will it really help in any way ?- NO!!!" I will not let a group of dead leaves rolled up beat me! JUNKIE THINKING: "One Puff won't hurt" RESPONSE: "One puff will always hurt me, and it always will because I'm not a social smoker. One puff and I'll be smoking compulsively again." JUNKIE THINKING: "I only want one." RESPONSE: "I have never wanted only one. In fact, I want 20-30 a day every day. I want them all." JUNKIE THINKING: "I'll just be a social smoker." RESPONSE: "I'm a chronic, compulsive smoker, and once I smoke one I'll quickly be thinking about the next one. Social smokers can take it or leave it. That's not me." JUNKIE THINKING: "I'm doing so well, one won't hurt me now." RESPONSE: "The only reason I'm doing so well is because I haven't taken the first one. Yet once I do, I won't be doing well anymore. I'll be smoking again." JUNKIE THINKING: "I'll just stop again." RESPONSE: "Sounds easy, but who am I trying to kid? Look how long it too me to stop this time. And once I start, how long will it take before I get sick enough to face withdrawal again? In fact, when I'm back in the grip of compulsion, what guarantee do I have that I'll ever be able to stop again?" JUNKIE THINKING: "If I slip, I'll keep trying." RESPONSE: "If I think I can get away with one little "slip" now I'll think I can get away with another little "slip" later on." JUNKIE THINKING: "I need one to get me through this withdrawal." RESPONSE: "Smoking will not get me through the discomfort of not smoking. It will only get me back to smoking. One puff stops the process of withdrawal and I'll have to go through it all over again." JUNKIE THINKING: "I miss smoking right now." RESPONSE: "Of course I miss something I've been doing every day for most of my life. But do I miss the chest pain right now? Do I miss the worry, the embarrassment? I'd rather be an ex-smoker with an occasional desire to smoke, than a smoker with a constant desire to stop doing it." JUNKIE THINKING: "I really need to smoke now, I'm so upset." RESPONSE: "Smoking is not going to fix anything. I'll still be upset, I'll just be an upset smoker. I never have to have a cigarette. Smoking is not a need; it's a want. Once the crisis is over, I'll be relieved and grateful I'm still not smoking." JUNKIE THINKING: "I don't care." RESPONSE: "What is it exactly that I think that I don't care about? Can I truthfully say I don't care about chest pain? I don't care about gagging in the morning? I don't care about lung cancer? No, I care about these things very much. That's why I stopped smoking in the first place." JUNKIE THINKING: "What difference does it make, anyway?" RESPONSE: "It makes a difference in the way I breathe, the way my heart beats, the way I feel about myself. It makes a tremendous difference in every aspect of my physical and emotional health." If I have one now, I will have another and then another and then another. I just need to get through this moment � apply distractions And the next moment - I just need to get through this moment � apply distractions Smoking is not an option � the trick - there is no such thing as a cigarette Just how is smoking one right now going to help me 10 minutes from now � walk away I put so much effort into this and I am going to keep going with it [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/9/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 45 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,575 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $196.88 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31