Five years - Traditional speech

Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't want
to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post helped
me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.

I am so free from cigarettes that I wasn't waiting for the clock to tick
over until the date. In fact, I forgot all about it for the whole of
yesterday :-) So please forgive my lateness.

It's nice to see a couple of people who shared the journey with me still
around. If anyone else was a MARS quitter (August 2003) I'd love to know
that you're still here. Just me and Tasman Dan and Snow so far as I know.

I have the biggest smile on my face seeing me listed on the milestones as an
Olympian Old Fogie. Thanks to Mike for doing those. Thanks to Susan at AQSS
for doing the quit stats every week. Both of these mean a lot to me, and
probably to a lot of other people. They had a big impact on the success of
my quit.

To anyone who read this far my secret to a successful quit was never
touching a cigarette again. I know in my head that I can't have 'just the
one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,

Good luck to all, and thanks for the community support.

Elizabeth Cook née Baker


Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569 cigarettes
not smoked, saving £10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours, 25 minutes.

Elizabeth Cook wrote in message <6flnjeFc1k2mU1@mid.individual.net>...
>
>Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have
been
>able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS.
Being on
>the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't
want
>to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post
helped
>me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.


That is just wonderful, it's post like this, and posts from all of you
that keep a person keeping on.

Cheri

Congrats on reaching OOF Elisabeth. Enjoy your new quit status to the max!
It's great to see quitters from summer 2003 going OOF this summer. Be ready
for us September quitters, we're still following your footsteps and we're
going
OOF real soon. Congrats again,
Robin.

"Elizabeth Cook" <> schreef in bericht ...
>
> Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
> able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
> the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't want
> to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post
> helped me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.
>
> I am so free from cigarettes that I wasn't waiting for the clock to tick
> over until the date. In fact, I forgot all about it for the whole of
> yesterday :-) So please forgive my lateness.
>
> It's nice to see a couple of people who shared the journey with me still
> around. If anyone else was a MARS quitter (August 2003) I'd love to know
> that you're still here. Just me and Tasman Dan and Snow so far as I know.
>
> I have the biggest smile on my face seeing me listed on the milestones as
> an Olympian Old Fogie. Thanks to Mike for doing those. Thanks to Susan at
> AQSS for doing the quit stats every week. Both of these mean a lot to me,
> and probably to a lot of other people. They had a big impact on the
> success of my quit.
>
> To anyone who read this far my secret to a successful quit was never
> touching a cigarette again. I know in my head that I can't have 'just the
> one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,
>
> Good luck to all, and thanks for the community support.
>
> Elizabeth Cook née Baker
>
>
> Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving £10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours, 25 minutes.
>
>

Congratulations Elizabeth. Five years is really, really BIG !!!!

---
Wayne Baker
Nicotine Free: 11M 4w 1d 22h 32m
Not Smoked: 10,582
Money Better Spent $1,746.03

On Aug 3, 7:45*am, "Elizabeth Cook" <e.bak...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
> able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
> the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't want
> to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post helped
> me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.
>
> I am so free from cigarettes that I wasn't waiting for the clock to tick
> over until the date. In fact, I forgot all about it for the whole of
> yesterday :-) So please forgive my lateness.
>
> It's nice to see a couple of people who shared the journey with me still
> around. If anyone else was a MARS quitter (August 2003) I'd love to know
> that you're still here. Just me and Tasman Dan and Snow so far as I know.
>
> I have the biggest smile on my face seeing me listed on the milestones asan
> Olympian Old Fogie. Thanks to Mike for doing those. Thanks to Susan at AQSS
> for doing the quit stats every week. *Both of these mean a lot to me, and
> probably to a lot of other people. They had a big impact on the success of
> my quit.
>
> To anyone who read this far my secret to a successful quit was never
> touching a cigarette again. I know in my head that I can't have 'just the
> one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,
>
> Good luck to all, and thanks for the community support.
>
> Elizabeth Cook née Baker
>
> Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving £10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours, 25 minutes.

Congratulations!!!!!
What does MARS stand for?

On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 13:45:28 +0100, "Elizabeth Cook"
<e.baker2@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>
>Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
>able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
>the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't want
>to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post helped
>me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.

>Elizabeth Cook née Baker
>
>
>Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569 cigarettes
>not smoked, saving £10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours, 25 minutes.

Congratulations on 5 big ones!!! I understand what you mean about not
wanting to fail in public. That thought has kept me going on more
than one occasion.
Sue
Two years, four months, one week, six days, 9 hours, 7 minutes and 48
seconds. 28590 cigarettes not smoked, saving $4,760.32. Life saved: 14
weeks, 1 day, 6 hours, 30 minutes.

>

On Aug 3, 7:45�am, "Elizabeth Cook" <e.bak...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
> able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
> the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't want
> to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post helped
> me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.
>
> I am so free from cigarettes that I wasn't waiting for the clock to tick
> over until the date. In fact, I forgot all about it for the whole of
> yesterday :-) So please forgive my lateness.
>
> It's nice to see a couple of people who shared the journey with me still
> around. If anyone else was a MARS quitter (August 2003) I'd love to know
> that you're still here. Just me and Tasman Dan and Snow so far as I know.
>
> I have the biggest smile on my face seeing me listed on the milestones asan
> Olympian Old Fogie. Thanks to Mike for doing those. Thanks to Susan at AQSS
> for doing the quit stats every week. �Both of these mean a lot tome, and
> probably to a lot of other people. They had a big impact on the success of
> my quit.
>
> To anyone who read this far my secret to a successful quit was never
> touching a cigarette again. I know in my head that I can't have 'just the
> one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,
>
> Good luck to all, and thanks for the community support.
>
> Elizabeth Cook n�e Baker
>
> Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving �10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours, 25minutes.

Congratulations Elizabeth. Every word you wrote is true. For you,
for me, for all of us here at AS3. I know I would never have been
able to quit smoking by myself. I had tried other ways to quit, only
to pick up the nasty habit again, time after time. It was by coming
here every day for a very long time, heeding every word, as I once
wrote here "renovating my head," that I found my way.

I don't remember when I stopped posting here; I think it was when AOL
stopped supporting newsgroups. But then I finally found my way back
via Google. And here I am today, not so much to receive support but
to try to help those still struggling with the addiction to find their
own way of quitting.

Well, my smoke-free kitty has decided to rest her head on my keyboard,
so I think it's time for me to pay attention to her. She needs her
head scratched perpetually.

Again bravissima on your 5 years.

Joyce
10 years 8 months 1 week 6 days

GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth !!
GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth !!
GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth !!
GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth !!
GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth !!
GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth !!
GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth !!
GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth!!GoElizabeth !!
--
Les Stewart 8y+
Beaumont, TX 30ºN 94ºW




"Elizabeth Cook" <e.baker2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:6flnjeFc1k2mU1@mid.individual.net...
>

This is the only cross posting I don't mind ,to our sister news group and
to celebrate a HUGE milestone!! Congrats on your OOF!
--
Lynn VOF+ Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"Elizabeth Cook" <e.baker2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:6flnjeFc1k2mU1@mid.individual.net...
>
> Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
> able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
> the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't want
> to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post
> helped me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.
>
> I am so free from cigarettes that I wasn't waiting for the clock to tick
> over until the date. In fact, I forgot all about it for the whole of
> yesterday :-) So please forgive my lateness.
>
> It's nice to see a couple of people who shared the journey with me still
> around. If anyone else was a MARS quitter (August 2003) I'd love to know
> that you're still here. Just me and Tasman Dan and Snow so far as I know.
>
> I have the biggest smile on my face seeing me listed on the milestones as
> an Olympian Old Fogie. Thanks to Mike for doing those. Thanks to Susan at
> AQSS for doing the quit stats every week. Both of these mean a lot to me,
> and probably to a lot of other people. They had a big impact on the
> success of my quit.
>
> To anyone who read this far my secret to a successful quit was never
> touching a cigarette again. I know in my head that I can't have 'just the
> one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,
>
> Good luck to all, and thanks for the community support.
>
> Elizabeth Cook née Baker
>
>
> Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving £10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours, 25 minutes.
>
>

On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 13:45:28 +0100, "Elizabeth Cook"
<e.baker2@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snippies by snow
>To anyone who read this far my secret to a successful quit was never
>touching a cigarette again. I know in my head that I can't have 'just the
>one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,
>
>Good luck to all, and thanks for the community support.
>
>Elizabeth Cook née Baker
>
>
>Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569 cigarettes
>not smoked, saving £10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours, 25 minutes.
>

not one. not ever.

you rock

your friend,
snow

Woo Hoo Elizabeth! Five years is thrilling and I was glad to 'bump
you up' to the OOF list this week! You are so right in what you
wrote and that you came back to post on 5 years gives many of us with
little time smober heart to keep on keeping on.

Now, do sit back and enjoy as The Original Yodeling Gnomes are heading
your way along with Horace, the Huffing Hogg, to sing songs of
smobriety to help you celebrate this grand event!

FlatironMike
One year, five months, three weeks, two days, 14 hours, 46 minutes and
33 seconds. 10792 cigarettes not smoked, saving $3,237.44. Life saved:
5 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes.

Congratulation on your five years.

"I can't have 'just the
> one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,"

I like that way of thinking. Junkie thinking is always I did it once I can
do it again.
But to say "I wouldn't quit again in the next day" takes care of the junkie
thinking

HappyPolarBear

--
"Failing to prepare is preparing to fail"
I will not fail. I will prove that Bipolars can
stay quit too


"Elizabeth Cook" <e.baker2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:6flnjeFc1k2mU1@mid.individual.net...
>
> Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
> able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
> the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't want
> to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post
> helped me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.
>
> I am so free from cigarettes that I wasn't waiting for the clock to tick
> over until the date. In fact, I forgot all about it for the whole of
> yesterday :-) So please forgive my lateness.
>
> It's nice to see a couple of people who shared the journey with me still
> around. If anyone else was a MARS quitter (August 2003) I'd love to know
> that you're still here. Just me and Tasman Dan and Snow so far as I know.
>
> I have the biggest smile on my face seeing me listed on the milestones as
> an Olympian Old Fogie. Thanks to Mike for doing those. Thanks to Susan at
> AQSS for doing the quit stats every week. Both of these mean a lot to me,
> and probably to a lot of other people. They had a big impact on the
> success of my quit.
>
> To anyone who read this far my secret to a successful quit was never
> touching a cigarette again. I know in my head that I can't have 'just the
> one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,
>
> Good luck to all, and thanks for the community support.
>
> Elizabeth Cook née Baker
>
>
> Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving £10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours, 25 minutes.
>
>

"Elizabeth Cook" <e.baker2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:6flnjeFc1k2mU1@mid.individual.net...
>
> Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
> able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
> the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't want
> to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post
> helped me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.
>
> I am so free from cigarettes that I wasn't waiting for the clock to tick
> over until the date. In fact, I forgot all about it for the whole of
> yesterday :-) So please forgive my lateness.
>
> It's nice to see a couple of people who shared the journey with me still
> around. If anyone else was a MARS quitter (August 2003) I'd love to know
> that you're still here. Just me and Tasman Dan and Snow so far as I know.
>
> I have the biggest smile on my face seeing me listed on the milestones as
> an Olympian Old Fogie. Thanks to Mike for doing those. Thanks to Susan at
> AQSS for doing the quit stats every week. Both of these mean a lot to me,
> and probably to a lot of other people. They had a big impact on the
> success of my quit.
>
> To anyone who read this far my secret to a successful quit was never
> touching a cigarette again. I know in my head that I can't have 'just the
> one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,
>
> Good luck to all, and thanks for the community support.
>
> Elizabeth Cook née Baker
>
>
> Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving £10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours, 25 minutes.
>
>
Way to go Liz!!!! Thanks for being here and staying the course!!!
You are an awesome power of example!!!
Keep on keeping on!!!
Best wishes,
Susan
I have been breathing free for 6 Months, 1 Week, 4 Days, 15 hours, 17
minutes and 53 seconds (193 days). I have not spent $551.85 by not holding
or inhaling 2,904 cigarettes. I have reclaimed 1 Week, 3 Days and 2 hours of
my life to live it the way it is meant to be lived. I surrendered on
1/22/2008 10:30 PM

Well, elizabeth, you have made it to 5 years and I am so glad for you. Yes it would
be impossible for me to ahve stayed quit this long without AS3. I was around AS3 bacj
in Aguust 2003 but I hadn't quit back then, it wasn't till 2006 that I really tried
again. And it has takedn this time. So I gott hand it to you, you've stayed in
there! Congrtulatiknos


In alt.support.stop-smoking Elizabeth Cook <e.baker2@ntlworld.com> penned.wrote.stated:

: Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
: able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
: the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't want
: to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post helped
: me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.

: I am so free from cigarettes that I wasn't waiting for the clock to tick
: over until the date. In fact, I forgot all about it for the whole of
: yesterday :-) So please forgive my lateness.

: It's nice to see a couple of people who shared the journey with me still
: around. If anyone else was a MARS quitter (August 2003) I'd love to know
: that you're still here. Just me and Tasman Dan and Snow so far as I know.

: I have the biggest smile on my face seeing me listed on the milestones as an
: Olympian Old Fogie. Thanks to Mike for doing those. Thanks to Susan at AQSS
: for doing the quit stats every week. Both of these mean a lot to me, and
: probably to a lot of other people. They had a big impact on the success of
: my quit.

: To anyone who read this far my secret to a successful quit was never
: touching a cigarette again. I know in my head that I can't have 'just the
: one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,

: Good luck to all, and thanks for the community support.

Happy 6M Susan!!!!!!
xoxoxo,
Cat


"Susan H" <shmoozin@comnospamcast.net> wrote in message
news:ZY-dnR9GuJkacgjVnZ2dnUVZ_rXinZ2d@comcast.com...
>
> "Elizabeth Cook" <e.baker2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:6flnjeFc1k2mU1@mid.individual.net...
>>
>> Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
>> able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
>> the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't
>> want to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking'
>> post helped me more than anything else I read to do with quitting
>> smoking.
>>
>> I am so free from cigarettes that I wasn't waiting for the clock to tick
>> over until the date. In fact, I forgot all about it for the whole of
>> yesterday :-) So please forgive my lateness.
>>
>> It's nice to see a couple of people who shared the journey with me still
>> around. If anyone else was a MARS quitter (August 2003) I'd love to know
>> that you're still here. Just me and Tasman Dan and Snow so far as I know.
>>
>> I have the biggest smile on my face seeing me listed on the milestones as
>> an Olympian Old Fogie. Thanks to Mike for doing those. Thanks to Susan at
>> AQSS for doing the quit stats every week. Both of these mean a lot to
>> me, and probably to a lot of other people. They had a big impact on the
>> success of my quit.
>>
>> To anyone who read this far my secret to a successful quit was never
>> touching a cigarette again. I know in my head that I can't have 'just the
>> one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,
>>
>> Good luck to all, and thanks for the community support.
>>
>> Elizabeth Cook née Baker
>>
>>
>> Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569
>> cigarettes not smoked, saving £10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours,
>> 25 minutes.
>>
>>
> Way to go Liz!!!! Thanks for being here and staying the course!!!
> You are an awesome power of example!!!
> Keep on keeping on!!!
> Best wishes,
> Susan
> I have been breathing free for 6 Months, 1 Week, 4 Days, 15 hours, 17
> minutes and 53 seconds (193 days). I have not spent $551.85 by not holding
> or inhaling 2,904 cigarettes. I have reclaimed 1 Week, 3 Days and 2 hours
> of my life to live it the way it is meant to be lived. I surrendered on
> 1/22/2008 10:30 PM
>

Fantastic on becoming free!
5 Years ROCKS!!!!

Congrats Liz, you are winning!

Cheers!
Cat
2Y7M


"Elizabeth Cook" <e.baker2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:6flnjeFc1k2mU1@mid.individual.net...
>
> Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
> able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
> the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't want
> to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post
> helped me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.
>
> I am so free from cigarettes that I wasn't waiting for the clock to tick
> over until the date. In fact, I forgot all about it for the whole of
> yesterday :-) So please forgive my lateness.
>
> It's nice to see a couple of people who shared the journey with me still
> around. If anyone else was a MARS quitter (August 2003) I'd love to know
> that you're still here. Just me and Tasman Dan and Snow so far as I know.
>
> I have the biggest smile on my face seeing me listed on the milestones as
> an Olympian Old Fogie. Thanks to Mike for doing those. Thanks to Susan at
> AQSS for doing the quit stats every week. Both of these mean a lot to me,
> and probably to a lot of other people. They had a big impact on the
> success of my quit.
>
> To anyone who read this far my secret to a successful quit was never
> touching a cigarette again. I know in my head that I can't have 'just the
> one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,
>
> Good luck to all, and thanks for the community support.
>
> Elizabeth Cook née Baker
>
>
> Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving £10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours, 25 minutes.
>
>

Fabulous achievement Elizabeth,

Many congrats, and more proof that it can be done and is sustainable!


Enjoy the rest of your smoke free life!!

Bonkers
VOF

PS Im right on your tail girl!


"Elizabeth Cook" <e.baker2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:6flnjeFc1k2mU1@mid.individual.net...
>
> Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
> able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
> the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't want
> to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post
> helped me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.
>
> I am so free from cigarettes that I wasn't waiting for the clock to tick
> over until the date. In fact, I forgot all about it for the whole of
> yesterday :-) So please forgive my lateness.
>
> It's nice to see a couple of people who shared the journey with me still
> around. If anyone else was a MARS quitter (August 2003) I'd love to know
> that you're still here. Just me and Tasman Dan and Snow so far as I know.
>
> I have the biggest smile on my face seeing me listed on the milestones as
> an Olympian Old Fogie. Thanks to Mike for doing those. Thanks to Susan at
> AQSS for doing the quit stats every week. Both of these mean a lot to me,
> and probably to a lot of other people. They had a big impact on the
> success of my quit.
>
> To anyone who read this far my secret to a successful quit was never
> touching a cigarette again. I know in my head that I can't have 'just the
> one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,
>
> Good luck to all, and thanks for the community support.
>
> Elizabeth Cook née Baker
>
>
> Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving £10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours, 25 minutes.
>
>

"Elizabeth Cook" <e.baker2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:6flnjeFc1k2mU1@mid.individual.net...

Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond. My best wishes for all
your quits.

Liz

"DavidL" <Dvd716@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:aa8ba724-a548-42e8-ab8f-d64c1274ee84@l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
Congratulations!!!!!
What does MARS stand for?

It's not an acronym. http://tinyurl.com/63nksm

Liz

Instead of taking 34 puffs of smoke, Elizabeth Cook spoketh upon us:

>Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
>able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
>the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't want
>to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post helped
>me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.
>
>I am so free from cigarettes that I wasn't waiting for the clock to tick
>over until the date. In fact, I forgot all about it for the whole of
>yesterday :-) So please forgive my lateness.

>Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569 cigarettes
>not smoked, saving £10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours, 25 minutes.

Congratulations Elizabeth! Thank you for sharing your joy with us!
Fantastic meter!

--
Tihomir 1Y2M, Knin, HR 44°N 16°E
http://www.quitbuddies.org

Quote 5223 of 9165:
.... at least until we've finished building it. -- David Oster

On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 13:45:28 +0100, "Elizabeth Cook"
<e.baker2@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>
>Yesterday I made five years without a cigarette. I would never have been
>able to do it so easily if it hadn't have been for AS3 and AQSS. Being on
>the quit list and showing my meter every week kept me going. I didn't want
>to show the community that I'd failed. The AS3 'Junkie Thinking' post helped
>me more than anything else I read to do with quitting smoking.
>
>I am so free from cigarettes that I wasn't waiting for the clock to tick
>over until the date. In fact, I forgot all about it for the whole of
>yesterday :-) So please forgive my lateness.
>
>It's nice to see a couple of people who shared the journey with me still
>around. If anyone else was a MARS quitter (August 2003) I'd love to know
>that you're still here. Just me and Tasman Dan and Snow so far as I know.
>
>I have the biggest smile on my face seeing me listed on the milestones as an
>Olympian Old Fogie. Thanks to Mike for doing those. Thanks to Susan at AQSS
>for doing the quit stats every week. Both of these mean a lot to me, and
>probably to a lot of other people. They had a big impact on the success of
>my quit.
>
>To anyone who read this far my secret to a successful quit was never
>touching a cigarette again. I know in my head that I can't have 'just the
>one' and that I wouldn't quit again the next day,
>
>Good luck to all, and thanks for the community support.
>
>Elizabeth Cook nŽe Baker
>
>
>Five years, one day, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 31 seconds. 36569 cigarettes
>not smoked, saving £10,056.65. Life saved: 18 weeks, 23 hours, 25 minutes.
>
Elizabeth,
Congratulations on a big accomplishment.
Thanks for posting. It encourages me for sure.
Fred


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