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Tue Dec 6, 2011, 03:53 PM

myrna minx (22,772 posts)

On January 25th, I will be smoke free for two years.

For a woman who would smoke and swim at the same time, this is quite a triumph for me.

I went cold turkey when I came down with a cold and never looked back. I never wanted to experience withdrawal ever again. I had no idea that the triggers would be the most difficult obstacle to overcome. Two years in, I don't even think about smoking, but I do dream that I've relapsed, much to my horror. I still get a brief "hello old friend" tingle when I smell a small amount of smoke on the wind, but I don't care for it at all when I'm in a confined space. Smokes were $5.50 when I quit.

Any other success stories?
Do you miss it?
Do you dream about smoking?
Does the wafting smell still have an allure or do you find it disgusting?
What was the most difficult trigger to overcome?
How much were cigarettes when you quit?
How much money do you think you've saved?

http://www.quitnet.com/qnhomepage.aspx
From Quitnet:
Time Smoke-Free: 680 days, 11 hours, 32 minutes and 22 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 20414
Lifetime Saved: 5 months, 5 days, 22 hours

Money Saved: $5,610.00

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On January 25th, I will be smoke free for two years. (Original post)	myrna minx	Dec 2011	OP
Good for you	Vincardog	Dec 2011	#1
Thanks!	myrna minx	Dec 2011	#12
I will be smoke free 3 years on Jan. 15.	sinkingfeeling	Dec 2011	#2
Congratulations!	myrna minx	Dec 2011	#3
Thanks. Here's my thoughts and stats.	sinkingfeeling	Dec 2011	#4
I do get a little nostalgic when I smell it on the wind (coffee and cigarettes!), but then I think	myrna minx	Dec 2011	#11
Here.	Bonobo	Dec 2011	#5
Good for you for quitting again.	myrna minx	Dec 2011	#8
Yes, it is really amazing!	Bonobo	Dec 2011	#13
Bonobo, think N.O.P.E. : NOT ONE PUFF EVER	Skittles	Dec 2011	#15
Congratulations, myrna!	racaulk	Dec 2011	#6
Thanks! It was the hardest thing I've ever done, but worth all of the agony.	myrna minx	Dec 2011	#9
Congrats!!	PeaceNikki	Dec 2011	#7
Thanks!	myrna minx	Dec 2011	#10
Good on you myrna, congrats!	SirRevolutionary	Dec 2011	#14
8 years	oldhippydude	Dec 2011	#16
In the wee hours of January 25, I became smoke free two years ago today.	myrna minx	Jan 2012	#17
Spam deleted by William769 (MIR Team)	Nicole_Jasmine	Apr 2012	#18
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jan 2019	#19
)	codysartony	Jan 2019	#20

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Tue Dec 6, 2011, 03:55 PM

Vincardog (20,234 posts)

1. Good for you

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Fri Dec 9, 2011, 02:39 PM

myrna minx (22,772 posts)

12. Thanks!

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Tue Dec 6, 2011, 03:57 PM

sinkingfeeling (47,588 posts)

2. I will be smoke free 3 years on Jan. 15.

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Tue Dec 6, 2011, 04:01 PM

myrna minx (22,772 posts)

3. Congratulations!

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Tue Dec 6, 2011, 04:04 PM

sinkingfeeling (47,588 posts)

4. Thanks. Here's my thoughts and stats.

I still miss smoking. Love the smell of cigarettes! For a while, I'd light one kind of like incense!
I smoked from 30 to 40 cigarettes a day for about 39 years. Had a couple of cartons in my house when I went into the hospital for surgery and smoked my last cigarette there.

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Fri Dec 9, 2011, 02:38 PM

myrna minx (22,772 posts)

11. I do get a little nostalgic when I smell it on the wind (coffee and cigarettes!), but then I think

about trudging out in below zero Minnesota weather in search of a new pack and I get over my tingle fast.

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Tue Dec 6, 2011, 10:38 PM

Bonobo (29,257 posts)

5. Here.

I smoked on and off from the age of 20 to about 38, only quitting for about 1 year. I averaged a half pack/day.

I quit for 4 years between the age of 38-42 and then picked up smoking for 1 year after my mother died from the stress.

I recently quit again on Aug. 25th -so I am about 3 and 1/2 months smoke free.

I started a big change jar where I toss all my change now. It is always full since I don't buy cigs.

Cigarettes here in Japan where I live are now about $5.00 or so.

The most difficult trigger to overcome for me is when I am away from my family and drinking in a bar or similar recreational situation.

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Fri Dec 9, 2011, 02:32 PM

myrna minx (22,772 posts)

8. Good for you for quitting again.

It's amazing how much money we can save from not smoking, isn't it?!

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Fri Dec 9, 2011, 08:43 PM

Bonobo (29,257 posts)

13. Yes, it is really amazing!

It feels great but I still am feeling an occasional twinge.

For me, I was smoking in secret, so it feels like I was giving myself a secret pleasure when I smoked.

So now, when I am away from the family I sometimes still feel the twinge as if the desire is offering me a secret pleasure. You know?

But then I smell it and think about it and say...nah.

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Mon Dec 12, 2011, 05:33 AM

Skittles (148,574 posts)

15. Bonobo, think N.O.P.E. : NOT ONE PUFF EVER

keep NOPE in mind when you get triggered - yes INDEED

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Thu Dec 8, 2011, 05:42 PM

racaulk (11,550 posts)

6. Congratulations, myrna!

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Fri Dec 9, 2011, 02:34 PM

myrna minx (22,772 posts)

9. Thanks! It was the hardest thing I've ever done, but worth all of the agony.

I went from thinking I couldn't live without them to not thinking about them at all.

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Thu Dec 8, 2011, 10:18 PM

PeaceNikki (27,985 posts)

7. Congrats!!

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Fri Dec 9, 2011, 02:34 PM

myrna minx (22,772 posts)

10. Thanks!

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Sun Dec 11, 2011, 03:39 PM

SirRevolutionary (579 posts)

14. Good on you myrna, congrats!

It's just about two years for me too. I used ecigs/vapes and didn't really try to force myself to quit. The vapes were so good it just sort of happened and I really didn't miss smoking anymore.

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Mon Dec 19, 2011, 08:29 AM

oldhippydude (2,514 posts)

16. 8 years

on new years day here.. big congrats

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Thu Jan 26, 2012, 01:52 AM

myrna minx (22,772 posts)

17. In the wee hours of January 25, I became smoke free two years ago today.

Time Smoke-Free: 730 days, 1 hour, 42 minutes and 36 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 21902
Lifetime Saved: 5 months, 17 days, 7 hours
Money Saved: $6,022.50

On Edit- Need to add that I was watching Eddie Izzard in the Riches when I quit. For those in the know, he has a hilarious and passionate stand up bit about pro-smoking (Even though I think he's quit too).

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Thu Apr 19, 2012, 02:59 AM

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Mon Jan 28, 2019, 08:46 AM

codysartony (12 posts)

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Congratulations!

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