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GaryMahara



Quit Date:
April 22, 2011

Posts: 83
Location: SE Wisconsin

PostPosted: May 14, 2011 12:12 AM    Post subject: 21 days ... Wait !!! Is that three weeks ? Reply with quote

Twenty One Days and 1 Hour
Life saved 1 Day and 11 Hours
Not smoked 421
Saved $149.53.

I started smoking at age 11 (1970)
Quit at age 44 (2003)
Started again at age 46 (2005)
Quit again 3 weeks ago.

So 40 yrs of smoking and I want to wake up tomorrow feeling like I never smoked? Really? Talk about a much needed reality check. I deserve every short breath I take, every ache and pain I feel, every twinge and cold sweat I experience.

It's all good here support team, I'm feeling less and less like a smoker and more and more like a recovering addict. I have great people around me who gush support and I have these boards to come to and read and post. Life is good (and a whole lot cheaper).

Thank you everybody.

Just a tip to anyone starting out: Try yoga and mediation. It honestly helps to calm and relax you both physically and emotionally. Also, as your focus is constantly on the breath, it helps immensely with healing and reconditioning your lungs to life without toxins.
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kannprint



Quit Date:
April 10, 2004

Posts: 4988
Location: St. Louis, MO

PostPosted: May 14, 2011 6:57 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

You're a terrific "quitter," Gary. Keep it up. Smile
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mrsrubytuesday



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Posts: 34

PostPosted: May 14, 2011 4:38 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gary - when I was planning to give up smoking, I too thought that it would be hard for a couple of weeks and then I would suddenly wake up one morning as a non-smoker. This is despite the fact that I had previously smoked for many many years.
Sadly, it's not quite that easy, you have to just keep going along the road with some days being fairly easy and other days being harder, but very soon you will find that you have lots more easy days and some when you don't think about smoking at all.
It's so worth it - never go back!
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GaryMahara



Quit Date:
April 22, 2011

Posts: 83
Location: SE Wisconsin

PostPosted: May 14, 2011 7:08 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you kann & Msruby. The replies and support help me so much.
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essie662



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April 14, 2004

Posts: 3388
Location: MI

PostPosted: May 15, 2011 9:02 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

WTG! 3 weeks, AWESOME!
Boogie! Boogie! Boogie!
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Mary Dude



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Location: Pittsburgh, PA

PostPosted: May 15, 2011 9:47 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

go Gary go!!! Three weeks is fantastic!! Take good care of that beautiful quit you've got going!! Just take it one day at a time!
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