wow pure class jacko [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/27/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 15 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 769 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �225 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 22 [B]Seconds:[/B] 50

Congratulations Celia. One year is HUGE! I have exactly 11 months to go.... it seems like such a long way. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 30 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 769 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �225 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 11

Celia, Congratulations on a whole year smoke-free!!! I also read the Carr book the early days in my quit and it helped me tremendously. I celebrate that I quit smoking. I am glad that I do not smoke and I do not envy people who smoke, I pity them. I would not have known about the Carr book if it were not for this group and another group I joined, however. I also enjoy being on this site to help support other people and tell them about what I have learned. Thank you for coming back to share your story and your success. It keeps the rest of us focused. Mira :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/15/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 58 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,168 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $203 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 2 [B]Seconds:[/B] 52

Congrats Celia- One year is indeed awesome. I read the Allen Carr book during the 1st week of not smoking and I hated it. But I would have hated anything I read then. I just could not relate to feeling good etc. I still find this journey difficult but I want to not smoke way more than smoke. Smoking is not an option for me. There is a saying in AA about sometimes quickly sometimes slowly. The rewards will be realized if we do not smoke. Congrats again. Jan

Excellent one year post......I, too, saw the light after reading the Carr book. He explodes alot of myths and made the quit seem doable. One year....you did good! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/23/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 355 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,100 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1775 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 46 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 40 [B]Seconds:[/B] 15

Celia.... Congratulations on ONE AWESOME YEAR of FREEDOM! It feels absolutely wonderful doesn't it?!!! I'm glad to see you posting and that you made it. Celebrate Well! You deserve it! :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 376 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,528 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1316 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 33 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 41

Celia, It's so great to see so many of us now making that 1 year mark. Congratulations on this anniversary, now let's start making our plans for our 2-year mark! Congrats again, Katiescarlett [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/28/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 379 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 11,393 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2274 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 44 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 42

It's good to see that you have made it this far and stayed strong. Hope that you can send your friend our way and we can help you support him through his quit as well. Although with only 45 post, it doesn't look like we did to much for you along the way. Congratulations! Enjoy your new freedom. Cheryl [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/4/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 373 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 8,953 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1063.05 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 48 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0

Celia, Your one year ramble was straightforward, pure and filled with truth. As jacko so aptly observed.. pure class! [b][COLOR=red][SIZE=4]CONGRATULATIONS ON ONE (1) YEAR QUIT!!![/SIZE][/COLOR][/b] [b][COLOR=blue][SIZE=3]GREAT JOB!!!![/SIZE][/COLOR][/b] [img]http://www.loumill.com/misc/dancing-awesome.gif[/img] Welcome to The One Year Club!!! [b][color=Purple]Be Strong. Be Smart. Be Quit[/color] [color=black]Joe[/color] [size=3][color=Blue]Knowledge Replaces Fear[/color][/size] [size=2][color=black]Illegitimus non carborundum est[/color][/size] [size=2][color=purple]Hoping for success without hard work is like trying to harvest without planting.[/color][/size][/b] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/15/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 423 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 10,588 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1036.35 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 74 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 5

I just wanted to check in to say that I have made it one whole year without smoking!!!! It has been a very challenging year but when I compare it to other years, probably not any worse. There is a bit of irony relating to why I didn't post this on my one year anniversary. My auntie, brilliant, dramatic, glamourous, individual and heaps of fun, died on my one year anniversary. She was a chain-smoking alcoholic and in the end the drink killed her at age 63. I was angry at first that she had done this to herself, causing us all so much pain. But now I am able to say, "She lived the life she wanted to and enjoyed it". I do not feel bitter towards her. Neither does this realisation make me want to smoke. The difference between auntie and anyone who has ventured onto this website, is that she never wanted to or tried to quit. I believe that if you have ever tried to or thought about quitting, you will never be a happy smoker. My saviour was the Allen Carr book, (he actually believes that there is no such thing as a happy smoker because if you say you would like to turn back time and not start smoking, then you would - that means you would rather not be a smoker) It sounds silly but it led me to understand that as I wanted to be a non-smoker that would mean I could never ever smoke at all ever again[b]Text[/b]Up until this point I was kidding myself that I could still smoke occaisionally, and that I would break my addiction so I could smoke when I wanted to without getting addicted. (How silly does that sound?) This creates an emotional attachment making it very difficult to move on. It has been extremely challenging for me living with a "smoker who wants to quit but can't quite manage it" My boyfriend's most recent quit date was my one-year anniversary. He is more serious about this one cos he is letting me support him a bit more. He said he always felt pressurised into quitting by me before, but this time he's doing it for himself. He does not ever enjoy smoking anymore but the cravings have always got the better of him. The challenge for me has been that when you quit you have to change your perception of smokers from something you have always identified with, to something you do not want to be "They waste their money on destroying their health and have to cons