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Joined: Apr 01, 2008

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Age: 64
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Occupation: Facilities Manager
Hobbies: Riding my Motorcycle

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kaiser's 8 Gifts
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Posts: 1635
Joined: Dec 29, 2007

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Gender: Female
Country: United States
Occupation: Domestic Goddess
Hobbies: Painting, all crafts

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No Smokin Tresa's 1 Gifts
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Hello , its good to see you here, this is a great place for support, congratultions on the 14 dasy , keep the good quit going :)  Tresa
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My Quit Date: 8/8/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2923
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 70,152
Amount Saved: $12,276.60
Life Gained:
Days: 383 Hrs: 19 Mins: 16 Seconds: 2

What if it really is, All about the Hokie Pokie

Posts: 12
Joined: Jul 30, 2010

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Thanks everyone! its been 14 days now and I almost cracked this weekend, Saturday was really tough on me, I thought about just going to the store a few times that day but I would just talk myself out of it and remind myself that I needed to be strong! and after a while the stress would wind down the irritability would diminish and the cravings would disappear and I would be back to my normal self!

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My Quit Date: 7/26/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 14
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 210
Amount Saved: $28.35
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 22 Mins: 46 Seconds: 51

Posts: 112
Joined: Mar 31, 2010
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Age: 58
Gender: Female
Country: United States
Occupation: wife, Mother, Grandmother
Hobbies: Reading, jigsaw puzzles, crocheting

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steelroots's 3 Gifts
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Welcome to SSC and congrats on your quit.  Read and post often at SSC.  Lots of good advice and encouragement for newbies from the oldies (long term quitters - not age - LOL)
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My Quit Date: 7/21/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 11
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 165
Amount Saved: $41.25
Life Gained:
Days: 1 Hrs: 15 Mins: 5 Seconds: 36

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Posts: 2861
Joined: Aug 20, 2008

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Age: 45
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Occupation: Technology Manager

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Rock's 10 Gifts
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Welcome to the SSC and congratulations on your decision to quit smoking.  I recommend setting up your quit meter and adding it to your posts from "my profile".  Its great seeing your numbers add up daily!  We're all rooting for your success!
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 8/20/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 711
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 28,440
Amount Saved: $7,110.00
Life Gained:
Days: 109 Hrs: 10 Mins: 55 Seconds: 52

Posts: 236
Joined: Feb 07, 2010

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Age: 53
Gender: Female
Country: Canada
Occupation: sales clerk
Hobbies: motorcycling with hubby, walking, biking

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Posts: 1960
Joined: Jul 04, 2007

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Age: 49
Gender: Female
Country: United States
Occupation: instructional designer & technologist
Hobbies: writing, drawing, painting, people watching, cafe cruising, my 12 step group (more like a religion)

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Brenda's 11 Gifts
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Most of us failed miserably at first. It takes most people about 7-8 attempts to quit smoking before they are able to do so. Each attempt is a learning experience. So we get better at it each time. Read as many posts as possible, especially go through 'Introductions'. What goes for one there, often goes for all. Be sure to go through 'My Program'.
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/1/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 456
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 12,768
Amount Saved: $5,426.40
Life Gained:
Days: 51 Hrs: 8 Mins: 23 Seconds: 43

Been There. Done That.

Posts: 12
Joined: Jul 30, 2010

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Luckily for me I am not alone in Quitting, my hubby, my brother, and my sister-in-law are all quitting with me so we will all be able to offer each other support, and I am also hoping to be able to draw support from here when things get really tough. We are all approaching it in a different way and with different quit dates, my hubby and sister-in-law are trying cold turkey he started tuesday, she started today, I am trying natural remedies started monday and my brother is trying the low level laser started yesterday, so i will make sure to keep everyone in the know on what works for us and what doesn't. 
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My Quit Date: 7/26/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 4
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 60
Amount Saved: $8.10
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 7 Mins: 17 Seconds: 38

Posts: 1179
Joined: Jan 21, 2009

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Gender: Female
Occupation: Health Educator
Hobbies: Camping, reading, pets and swimming

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The SSC Support Team

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LILMONKEY86's 0 Gifts
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I decided to Quit on Monday just past so I have been 4 days so far... this is the second time I have tried to quit in the last year and a half and last time i failed miserably.... so far I am already doing better, barely having any cravings and am in a much better mood.... I just know it is probably going to get harder before it gets easier and I figure the best support is other people that have done the same thing, I had decided to try using the thrive losenges but found that they tasted like battery acid! I am now trying the natural remedies such as vitamin c, magnesium, chlorella(algae capsules), and cream of tartar which apparently flushes the nicotine out of your system and is not bad for you, it is a powder that you put one teaspoon into a glass of orange juice, grapefruit juice, or pineapple juice before bed. just thought i would throw out the tips for others to try.... the cream of tartar is used for 7 days and in that time should flush all nicotine out of your system completely ridding you of cravings!