Windy, Well done!! This will get easier and easier as time goes on. Celebrate this achievement! Mr Ed :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/13/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 242 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,279 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �1815 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 40 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 47 [B]Seconds:[/B] 52

Hi Windy, I'm glad you pushed thru the tempation and summoned up your tool kit. Nice job. I'm sorry you were discouraged, but knowledge is power right? I am just coming back after a 5 month relapse. I had quit (with the help of the nice folks here :)) for about 15 months. I felt great, free, on top of the world! I would have the occational wisp of a thought about smoking, but it was no big deal. Then one day, just a normal day, I walked by hubby's smokes. For whatever reason I picked one up and smoked it. It just took a split second. Then another the next day, and I was hooked again! Just like you said "I could work this hard and that long for something and then so easily give it away." I had forgotten "a puff away from a pack a day" or didn't believe it could happen like that. But it did. It took 5 months to gain the courage to quit again. I'm not sure if I'll be that lucky if it ever happens again. I hope I didn't discourage you even more. I just wanted to reinforce that.. 1. Yes, you will get to a point where it is not hard work and you feel great and 2. It could all be gone in a blink of an eye if you just have that 1 puff. You you must always remember that it is never "over" and you must always be aware of the risks. Best wishes August

windy, when I first began my quit, when I heard of those things, it dented my confidence. It left the impression that I'd be facing this demon the rest of my life and as committed as I was, I just didn't know if I could do it that long. After being on this forum a while, I saw so many that had remained smoke-free for very long periods of time and relapsed. I had some friends that had done the same...so... I asked why and I was almost relieved to repeatedly get the same answer. It wasn't that they were faced with challenges, craves or thoughts of smoking after all that time. It was quite the opposite. It's like August has described... On impulse or whim, without any forethought, they smoked....or they felt they could handle that "just one". They'd simply become complacent. Now, if that's all that did it, then bring it on! I figure all I have to do is remember the contract with myself... N.O.P.E. and I won't have that same problem. I think you're doing a fantastic job with your quit, windy. Keep on going strong :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/2/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 618 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 12,374 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2206.26 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 65 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 19 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9