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Good post Lizzie, puts it all in perspective. MAd Englishman [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/8/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 53 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 373 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �265 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36

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Lizzie, That was a GREAT post! A little while back, I saw this concern raised and I don't think it was answered nearly as eloquently and clearly as you put it here. You are so right. Thanks for this post of true hope and encouragement. Crave the Quit! Butterfly [IMG]http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c177/kissnflirt/butterfly3.gif[/IMG] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 94 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,359 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $310.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 4

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I realy don't think of them as "craves" as much as I do "vague thoughts" that I don't know how they got there. The thing is that for me they don't last more than a second or two. Duffis duffis's Quit Stats Since Sunday, February 13, 2005, I've been smoke-free for: 351 Days, 7 Hours, 29 Minutes, 46 Seconds. I have saved $1,474.20 by not smoking 10539 cigarettes. By not smoking I have added 76 Days, 2 Hours, 33 Minutes, 58 seconds. to my life expectancy.

Quit Meter

$288,925.00

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 5794 Hours: 8

Minutes: 24 Seconds: 40

Life Gained
Quit Meter

46228

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

1,155,700

Cigarettes Not Smoked

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Super post, Lizzie. Like Duffis, I think of them as vague thoughts or sometimes "vague longings". A vague longing is when I look at the BMW my next door neighbor drives and I kind of wish I had one, too. But then I realize I'm not willing to give up eating so that I can afford one. I'm not willing to give up the past 13 months just so I can have a cigarette. We've spent the past two weekends doing some work at the home of a friend who has terminal cancer. She and her partner and my husband all smoke, so it's been a little bit of a challenge for me, but two thoughts keep going through my mind: I won't give up what I've already done and besides, I'm not sure I have another quit in me. Rusty :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/13/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 413 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 11,575 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1445.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 56 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 40

Quit Meter

$63,273.60

Amount Saved
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Days: 842 Hours: 7

Minutes: 29 Seconds: 1

Life Gained
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6084

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

243,360

Cigarettes Not Smoked

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Excellent post Lizzie! Good to see you :) Rachel x One year, eleven months, one day, 22 hours, 8 minutes and 14 seconds. 14038 cigarettes not smoked, saving �3,158.65. Life saved: 6 weeks, 6 days, 17 hours, 50 minutes.

Quit Meter

$20,072.38

Amount Saved
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Days: 833 Hours: 9

Minutes: 30 Seconds: 38

Life Gained
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6417

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

109,089

Cigarettes Not Smoked

20 років тому 0 +0 / -0 579

One of the things that scares smokers the most is to hear ex-smokers say they still have cravings even years after giving up. Indeed this is one of the 'lies' that kept me smoking for so long. The crazy thing is of course that full time smokers have many more cravings than quitters.....but you don't see that at the time. When you quit, the first 2-3 weeks, those cravings can really come at you in waves. We all know that this is the tough crazy craving phase. Then at month 1 the madness is starting to get better. You are coping more effectively and you plod onwards having a mixture of good days and bad days. These are the rollercoaster days - dancing one minute, miserable the next. By the time you reach around 5 months, you are feeling much more confident in your quit. You have been through just about everything the addiction has to throw at you, and are starting to feel more comfortable as a non-smoker. You are not necessarily happy all the time, but the rollercoaster is levelling out. Now let's compare that to a full time smoker....as a full time smoker you experience cravings and triggers every day. If you smoke a pack a day, on average that's 20 triggers which provide you temporary relief when you light up. If for any reason you can not light up IMMEDIATELY eg you are in the store/sports centre/cinema/work, then you can start adding up additional triggers and minutes of cravings before you get your temporary relief. Given that one can smoke in fewer and fewer places these days, I would estimate that the average full time smoker has about 30 cravings/triggers per day. Let's add that up over a year....say 10,950. So let's look at those stats.... Triggers per YEAR Full time smoker = 10,950 Ex-smoker (after 6 months) = 100 Ex-smoker (after 12 months)= 50 Ex-smoker (after 18 months)= 10 Ex-smoker (after 24 months)= 5 Never smoker = 0 So do not be worried when ex-smokers say that they still get triggers....it does not necessarily mean that they would want to start smoking again. Lizzie :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 4/23/2003 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1013 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 15,198 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �4558.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 98 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 2 [B]Secon

Quit Meter

$10,077.00

Amount Saved
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Days: 950 Hours: 4

Minutes: 2 Seconds: 7

Life Gained
Quit Meter

6718

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

40,308

Cigarettes Not Smoked

20 років тому 0 +0 / -0 579

Well I guess that is your first of maybe five cravings this year! Yes, Pen, we must guard against over-confidence and complacency....remember how hard we fought during those early days and how great it is to be here now. I still have a craving every few months, but I try to laugh it off 'where the heck did that come from?!' And sometimes there is no apparent reason. Lizzie

Quit Meter

$10,077.00

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 950 Hours: 4

Minutes: 2 Seconds: 7

Life Gained
Quit Meter

6718

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

40,308

Cigarettes Not Smoked

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Agreed Lizzie but then, after 2 years and 3 months, I started again and, to this day, I don't know why! Very Strange. As Ex-Smokers, we MUST be on our guard at all times, no matter how long we have been quit. Penitent

Quit Meter

$65,758.00

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 1452 Hours: 15

Minutes: 14 Seconds: 15

Life Gained
Quit Meter

5978

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

131,516

Cigarettes Not Smoked

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Great insight Lizzie! Josie _____________________ The SSC Support Team.

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