Today marks 90 days without smoking!

[CurtEastPoint]

Last edited Sat Feb 22, 2014, 04:19 PM - Edit history (1)

After 40 years of puffing away. So far, so good!

I did the patch for 6 weeks, all the while using cinnamon toothpicks and Red Hot little candies to give me an oral fix. Now, down to needing no extra stimulants. I'm glad. I feel better and breathe better.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND SUPPORT!!!

[myrna minx]

1. Congratulations! I've been there and I remember the 90 day victory.

You should be so proud of yourself!

Hang in there - I found that after I quit, I discovered sneaky triggers with each new season - things I didn't realize that I associated with smoking (like cooking on the grill, outdoor concerts in the summer and planting bulbs in the autumn etc) and once you know your triggers, you can stay one step ahead of them. Way to go!!!!

[Scruffy Rumbler]

2. Rock on!

Just a couple weeks shy of a year for me. March 16th!

[PasadenaTrudy]

3. That is great!

Be proud of yourself! One day at a time

[Arkansas Granny]

4. Congratulations!

I recently passed the 3 year mark myself. It gets easier as time goes by. You'll make it.

[Arugula Latte]

5. Good for you!

Your body is thanking you, and so are the non-smokers in your life who think you smell much better now!

[kwassa]

6. If you can make 90 days, you can make forever.

Quitting is the best thing I ever did for myself, and this year marks 30 years of being quit. I used to smoke 2.5 packs of Marlboros a day for years.

90 days means that the nicotine is out of your system, you are long past any withdrawal you might feel.

[onestepforward]

7. Congratulations!

Cinnamon toothpicks sound like a great idea! I'll give those a try when I quit

[CurtEastPoint]

8. They help!

http://smile.amazon.com/HOTLIX-Cinnamon-Toothpicks-20pks-12ct/dp/B0015HXV6W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1393108490&sr=8-2&keywords=cinnamon+toothpicks

[onestepforward]

16. Thank you!

Bookmarked!

[Tobin S.]

9. Excellent! You've made it past the hardest part, Curt.

I quit July 5, 2012, and it's been the best thing I've ever done for my health. It feels so good to be free of that addiction! I've also saved around $5000 in that time.

[CurtEastPoint]

10. Thanks, and yes, there is the money!

When I started smoking in NC in the very early 70s, cigarettes were 25c per pack. Now, the last ones I bought were ~$6.50. I wish I had all that moolah!

[rurallib]

11. What can I say - congratulations

for you, your family and friends

[OmahaBlueDog]

12. Congratulations!

That's a major accomplishment (I speak from experience).

[awoke_in_2003]

13. Remember one thing...

you can never smoke another one. You may try to tell yourself "I can have just one" and maybe bum one from a friend. Do not do this. I have done that many times- just stay away.

[CurtEastPoint]

14. I know. In the past I tried that and w/in no time, I was back to full time smoking. NO MORE!

[awoke_in_2003]

15. Yep, it took me no time at all. nt

[Skittles]

17. think of it as the N.O.P.E. program

"NOT ONE PUFF EVER!!!!!!!!!!"

[Kali]

18. congrats!

good job!

[Le Taz Hot]

19. Well, the question is,

did you do it without committing homicide?

Seriously, congratulations. This month marks my 10 years of not smoking. I smoked for 35 years and I KNOW how hard it is to quit. I used the patch as well and it worked like a dream.

[CurtEastPoint]

20. LOL! Some edgy days but actually not that bad.

[Earth_First]

21. Congratulations, friend!

Two years for me in April...

Way to go on your own quit!