Thank you Karren, I can hardly believe my stats!!!!!!!!!!! I too feel like the time is right for my quit. My best friend is an ex-alcoholic she has be sober for 13 years, one of her best friends in sobriety has recently gone off the wagon and starting drinking agian, my friend reached out to me today, and said she was questioning her sobriety, she said that in her opinion everybody goes back to drinking and relasping.........the only thing I could tell her, is its a choice, you choose one day at a time, to be sober, and that her friend would have to make the choice agian, if she wants to continue to drink or not,,,,,,,,as I was giving her this advice it occured to me, that in some ways every addiction is similiar it dosn't feel like a choice when your in the addiction, you NEED the nicotine, the alcohol, the choclate, or herion, whatever the drug its hard to fight, but once you start making some headway, it get easier, and it boils down to being a choice.........for today I choose not to smoke, and it gave me the insight to help my friend. I suggested to my friend that she be the example for her friend and remain sober, and she said to me, that I gave her hope, cuse I had stopped smoking,,,,,,,,,,my best friend stills smokes........and now I am setting an example for her. Its actually fun to watch the day accumulate,,,,, I didn't know this website exsisted maybe I would have quit sooner. Juju stxs have been my salvation and this website...................I wish everybody who smokes can find the freedom from the need of nicotine. Jules
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 7/2/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 27
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 540
Amount Saved: $175.50
Life Gained:
Days: 2 Hrs: 15 Mins: 23 Seconds: 45