Two things to announce

[Donna]

Well, make that three. First, I went to bed early. Second, I got up WAY too
late this morning. I overslept like a mofo. And the third thing is:

Drum roll - One day, 1 hour, 26 minutes and 8 seconds since I snubbed out
the last stinky cigareet. I'm smelling better. I'm feelling better. It's a
wonderful thing, this not smoking. No good can come from smoking and so I
don't. How about this - 15 cigarettes not smoked and $2.38 not wasted on
cancer stick, and life saved = 1 hour, 15 minutes.


--
~Donna
http://donnaquits.blogspot.com/

[FlatIronMike]

WOO HOO Donna! FDD is always the sweetest. You have proven to
yourself that you can go a whole day smober and you didn't die. Today
is another day to enjoy being smober and you'll learn yet more about
yourself today that you can use for the next day. That you slept
longer than you usually do is good. I strongly believe sleeping is
one of the tools our body uses to make the shift to smobriety, so when
you can get extra sleep or a nap, go for it. After all, you can't
smoke while you're sleeping!!! <MBG>

FlatironMike
Six months, three weeks, four days, 12 hours, 2 minutes and 7 seconds.
4130 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,238.76. Life saved: 2 weeks, 8
hours, 10 minutes.

[HeatherHLP]

Congrats Congrats! I knew you could do it. But then again... so did
you!

-- Heather
Four days, 8 hours, 49 minutes and 1 second. 56 cigarettes not smoked,
saving $11.84. Life saved: 4 hours, 40 minutes.

[DutchVanVOFOF]

Happy First Day Done!

--
Steven Wright.: "Is it weird in here, or is it just me?"
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"Donna" <> schreef in bericht ...
> Well, make that three. First, I went to bed early. Second, I got up WAY
> too
> late this morning. I overslept like a mofo. And the third thing is:
>
> Drum roll - One day, 1 hour, 26 minutes and 8 seconds since I snubbed out
> the last stinky cigareet. I'm smelling better. I'm feelling better. It's a
> wonderful thing, this not smoking. No good can come from smoking and so I
> don't. How about this - 15 cigarettes not smoked and $2.38 not wasted on
> cancer stick, and life saved = 1 hour, 15 minutes.
>
>
> --
> ~Donna
> http://donnaquits.blogspot.com/

[em]

Donna, I'm curious exactly when you quit 'cause we're pretty close to one
another. The last one I had was at 1am PST on 9/3. Hang in there, babe, you
got a lot going for you! We're in this together. -- Mike

[DavidL]

On Sep 5, 10:09 am, "em" <i...@dun.no> wrote:
> Donna, I'm curious exactly when you quit 'cause we're pretty close to one
> another. The last one I had was at 1am PST on 9/3. Hang in there, babe, you
> got a lot going for you! We're in this together. -- Mike

That first 24 hours was a real big deal.
Anything you can do for 24 hours can last a lifetime.
Whatever you did that 24 can be repeated.
After I made 24, I really felt like I'd just been let outta jail.
Now I'm learning to live on the outside.

---
4w 2d 9:14 smoke-free, 845 cigs not smoked, $99.29 saved, 2d 22:25
life saved

[Summer C]

Beautiful Donna!! FDD is so huge!!

~C~O~N~G~R~A~T~U~L~A~T~I~O~N~S~

/me strips off and does the dance of the wild fairies

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>`.()'< >`.()'< >`.()'< >`.()'<
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`/'|`~' `/'|`~' `/'|`~' `/'|`~'
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--
Lots of love
Summer (007) -- 7M+
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e-Mail: summer DOT cashmore AT ntlworld DOT com
http://www.summcash.blogspot.com/
"When I found the skull in the woods, the first thing I did was call
the police. But then I got curious about it. I picked it up, and
started wondering who this person was, and why he had deer horns."
-- Jack Handy
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"Donna" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] 6.120...
> Well, make that three. First, I went to bed early. Second, I got up WAY
too
> late this morning. I overslept like a mofo. And the third thing is:
>
> Drum roll - One day, 1 hour, 26 minutes and 8 seconds since I snubbed out
> the last stinky cigareet. I'm smelling better. I'm feelling better. It's a
> wonderful thing, this not smoking. No good can come from smoking and so I
> don't. How about this - 15 cigarettes not smoked and $2.38 not wasted on
> cancer stick, and life saved = 1 hour, 15 minutes.
>
>
> --
> ~Donna
> http://donnaquits.blogspot.com/

[Chris Morse]

On Sep 5, 10:28 am, Donna <do...@exitstageleftcroakerwoods.com> wrote:
> Well, make that three. First, I went to bed early. Second, I got up WAY too
> late this morning. I overslept like a mofo. And the third thing is:

Good going! Whatever it takes to NOT smoke!

> Drum roll - One day, 1 hour, 26 minutes and 8 seconds since I snubbed out
> the last stinky cigareet. I'm smelling better. I'm feelling better. It's a
> wonderful thing, this not smoking. No good can come from smoking and so I
> don't. How about this - 15 cigarettes not smoked and $2.38 not wasted on
> cancer stick, and life saved = 1 hour, 15 minutes.

I started smoking when I was 21, right around new years eve 1990, so I
smoked for about 17 years. Quitting cold turkey was the way for me.
During that first week, I watched a lot of Joel's videos at
http://whyquit.com/joel/ It does take a lot of willpower, but you can
do it.

For me, I found that the first 6 days were the hardest. The first 3
days was nicotine and physical withdrawal. During days 4 to 6, the
withdrawal wasn't as bad, but there was still some anxiety/cravings.
After day 14 or so, it was pretty much cake. The nicotine monkey on
my back was now more like a fly that I could easily swat off.

I still have a full pack of cigarettes that I bought the first morning
after I quit (July 4!). I guess that's a little strange; apparently I
was trying to be "realistic" in that I should have some smokes handy
in case I (likely?) didn't stick with the quit. I'm glad to say that
the pack is still full, and will remain that way.

Cheers!
// CHRIS

SMOB-omet-ER for Chris
Last cigarette.......... Tuesday, July 03, 2007 8:30:00 PM
SMOBER...................0y 2m 1d 18h 18m 24s
Cigarettes not smoked... 1275.2558
Amount saved............ 232.73
Life reclaimed (days)... 4.428
Time is now........... Wednesday, September 05, 2007 2:48:24 PM

[Donna]

"em" <[email protected]> wrote in news:HHzDi.30942$[email protected]:

> Donna, I'm curious exactly when you quit 'cause we're pretty close to
> one another.

Actually, 9 a.m. on 9/4 was the exact quit time.

And it's still the quit time

--
~Donna
http://donnaquits.blogspot.com/

[Donna]

Chris Morse <[email protected]> wrote in news:1189018158.545869.197520
@r34g2000hsd.googlegroups.com:

> I still have a full pack of cigarettes that I bought the first morning
> after I quit (July 4!). I guess that's a little strange; apparently I
> was trying to be "realistic" in that I should have some smokes handy
> in case I (likely?) didn't stick with the quit. I'm glad to say that
> the pack is still full, and will remain that way.
>

my husband has cigarettes in his glove compartment. They've been there for
god knows how long. That's not the way to go for me. As noted prior, I know
that I can drive to a store any time at all to buy a pack, but I Liked
tearing the snigs in half and putting them in the trash. I even
photographed the aftermath and will put the picture on my quit blog in a
few minutes.

Whatever works, right?

Drum roll - One day, 8 hours, 13 minutes and 58 seconds since I snubbed out
the last stinky cigareet. I'm smelling better. I'm feelling better. It's a
wonderful thing, this not smoking. No good can come from smoking and so I
don't. How about this - 20 cigarettes not smoked and $3.02 not wasted on
cancer stick, and life saved = 1 hour, 40 minutes.


--
~Donna
http://donnaquits.blogspot.com/

[cavelamb himself]

Donna wrote:

> "em" <[email protected]> wrote in news:HHzDi.30942$[email protected]:
>
>
>>Donna, I'm curious exactly when you quit 'cause we're pretty close to
>>one another.
>
>
> Actually, 9 a.m. on 9/4 was the exact quit time.
>
> And it's still the quit time
>

Hand in there!

Remember when the urges rise up - they WILL pass...

Richard

[Lynn]

happy FDD

--
Lynn VOF Leaper
Education is what you get from reading the fine print. Experience is what
you get from not reading it! AZ



"Donna" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] 6.120...
> Well, make that three. First, I went to bed early. Second, I got up WAY
> too
> late this morning. I overslept like a mofo. And the third thing is:
>
> Drum roll - One day, 1 hour, 26 minutes and 8 seconds since I snubbed out
> the last stinky cigareet. I'm smelling better. I'm feelling better. It's a
> wonderful thing, this not smoking. No good can come from smoking and so I
> don't. How about this - 15 cigarettes not smoked and $2.38 not wasted on
> cancer stick, and life saved = 1 hour, 15 minutes.
>
>
> --
> ~Donna
> http://donnaquits.blogspot.com/

[em]

"Donna" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] 6.120...
> "em" <[email protected]> wrote in news:HHzDi.30942$[email protected]:
>
>> Donna, I'm curious exactly when you quit 'cause we're pretty close to
>> one another.
>
> Actually, 9 a.m. on 9/4 was the exact quit time.

We're like twins -- just a couple hours apart ;-)

[ConcordPhil]

Woo Hoo Donna!!! Congratulations! You're doing great!
ConcordPhil

Donna wrote:
> Well, make that three. First, I went to bed early. Second, I got up WAY too
> late this morning. I overslept like a mofo. And the third thing is:
>
> Drum roll - One day, 1 hour, 26 minutes and 8 seconds since I snubbed out
> the last stinky cigareet. I'm smelling better. I'm feelling better. It's a
> wonderful thing, this not smoking. No good can come from smoking and so I
> don't. How about this - 15 cigarettes not smoked and $2.38 not wasted on
> cancer stick, and life saved = 1 hour, 15 minutes.
>
>

[hotair]

In article <[email protected] 0>,
[email protected] says...
> Well, make that three. First, I went to bed early. Second, I got up WAY too
> late this morning. I overslept like a mofo. And the third thing is:
>
> Drum roll - One day, 1 hour, 26 minutes and 8 seconds since I snubbed out
> the last stinky cigareet. I'm smelling better. I'm feelling better. It's a

Ah Yes Donna, you smell just great...!!!

> wonderful thing, this not smoking. No good can come from smoking and so I
> don't. How about this - 15 cigarettes not smoked and $2.38 not wasted on
> cancer stick, and life saved = 1 hour, 15 minutes.
>

I'm trying to get back into posting mode...I have to protect my quit and
I am getting distracted from all sides this week.
I will never smoke again....god willing and the creek don't rise
Dave
My stats may look inflated but when I quit a pack was $10 at the corner
gas station, lots of cheaper places to buy them but the worst case
scenario is
Seven months, two weeks, 21 hours, 30 minutes and 33 seconds. 9075
cigarettes not smoked, saving $4,537.08. Life saved: 4 weeks, 3 days, 12
hours, 15 minutes. My quit date Jan 21, 2007 8PM

[Sue]

On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:28:28 GMT, Donna
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Well, make that three. First, I went to bed early. Second, I got up WAY too
>late this morning. I overslept like a mofo. And the third thing is:
>
>Drum roll - One day, 1 hour, 26 minutes and 8 seconds since I snubbed out
>the last stinky cigareet. I'm smelling better. I'm feelling better. It's a
>wonderful thing, this not smoking. No good can come from smoking and so I
>don't. How about this - 15 cigarettes not smoked and $2.38 not wasted on
>cancer stick, and life saved = 1 hour, 15 minutes.

Looks like things are humming along.
Keep on going!!
Sue

[Tihomir]

Once upon a time, Donna said:

>Well, make that three. First, I went to bed early. Second, I got up WAY too
>late this morning. I overslept like a mofo. And the third thing is:
>
>Drum roll - One day, 1 hour, 26 minutes and 8 seconds since I snubbed out
>the last stinky cigareet. I'm smelling better. I'm feelling better. It's a
>wonderful thing, this not smoking. No good can come from smoking and so I
>don't. How about this - 15 cigarettes not smoked and $2.38 not wasted on
>cancer stick, and life saved = 1 hour, 15 minutes.

First day done! Cheers and high fives!
Stay strong, it will get easier. Yes it will!

I have been quit for 3 Months, 1 Week, 17 hours, 50 minutes and 21
seconds (99 days). I have saved 1.396,39 kn by not smoking 3.491
cigarettes. I have saved 1 Week, 5 Days, 2 hours and 55 minutes of my
life. My Quit Date: 30.5.2007 1:00

--
Tihomir *I don't smoke anymore*
IRC chat: #nosmokers at irc.starlink.org
irc://irc.starlink.org/nosmokers

"Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem." -- John Galsworthy

[Tihomir]

Once upon a time, Chris Morse said:

>I still have a full pack of cigarettes that I bought the first morning
>after I quit (July 4!). I guess that's a little strange; apparently I
>was trying to be "realistic" in that I should have some smokes handy
>in case I (likely?) didn't stick with the quit. I'm glad to say that
>the pack is still full, and will remain that way.

Wow! Keeping a full pack for 17 years! And not giving in to the
temptation? Hat off, my friend, I know *I* could never do that.
For me, it would be like going to bed knowing that there is a poison
snake under it!

--
Tihomir *I don't smoke anymore*
IRC chat: #nosmokers at irc.starlink.org
irc://irc.starlink.org/nosmokers

"Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem." -- John Galsworthy

[Steve and Sarah]

"hotair" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
: I'm trying to get back into posting mode...I have to protect my quit and
: I am getting distracted from all sides this week.
: I will never smoke again....god willing and the creek don't rise
: Dave
: My stats may look inflated but when I quit a pack was $10 at the corner
: gas station, lots of cheaper places to buy them but the worst case
: scenario is
: Seven months, two weeks, 21 hours, 30 minutes and 33 seconds. 9075
: cigarettes not smoked, saving $4,537.08. Life saved: 4 weeks, 3 days, 12
: hours, 15 minutes. My quit date Jan 21, 2007 8PM

Hi Dave!!! I'm not really in posting mode either, but I just had to say a
big hello to you! Hope you are well, and that is one helluva sexy meter you
have there, honey!

Hugs and kisses

Sarah and Steve

[Chris Morse]

On Sep 6, 12:53 pm, Tihomir <tgreb...@inet.hr.dummy> wrote:
> Once upon a time, ChrisMorsesaid:
>
> Wow! Keeping a full pack for 17 years! And not giving in to the
> temptation? Hat off, my friend, I know *I* could never do that.
> For me, it would be like going to bed knowing that there is a poison
> snake under it!

Oops! No, I smoked for 17 years. I've had a full pack sitting in the
kitchen for about 3 months now.

// CHRIS