Sure, but it'll have to be a "no smoking" beach. :) And since I'm a guy, I might be a bit conspicuous in a bikini. :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/6/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 19 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 476 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $175.75 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53

Lookinglass, I am right there with you today, wanting that one puff, that one "aaahhh". Let's put on our bikinis and head for the beach...you are so-o-o-o close. You lead, and I will be right behind you. Thanks! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/14/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 39 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,171 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $189.15 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31

Oh Looking, you dont want that one puff. I know. I blew a 200+ quit with one puff. Dont do it. NOTHING is worth one puff EVER. We are all here for you. Today must be an odd day as one of my very closest friends here is contemplating one puff. Those just dont work. You quit for good, not for occasional one puff. PLEASE hold on to that awesome quit of yours. Hugs Kim [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/10/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 73 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,845 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $310.25 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 3

Lookingglass, Kudos to you on your great outlook! Thank you for sharing this inspiring post. Danielle _______________________ The SSC Support Team

If I could have just one drag... I'd have that immediate "ahhhhhhh" experience! All would be right again,... for about ten seconds. And with that would come all the worries, the ill-health, the breathlessness and the sure knowledge that it's only going to get worse. I'd have the guilt back, the sense of defeat, the pessimism, the fear and the self-contempt. I'd have the never-ending cough and the pain in my chest as a continual reminder of how close to the edge I'm coming, while I wonder if it's already too late. Today I'm fighting for something. Today I grapple with the cravings, and the way I've seen myself for 35 years of active addiction. And it's often painful. But it's pain for something. It's the pain of transition and recovery... and I'm not swapping that pain in for the pain of killing myself. I'm better than I was 18 days ago, and I'll be better yet as time goes by. I'm learning how to live as a non-smoker, as someone who's free of that addiction. Slowly but surely, I'm changing and I'm getting better. And I'm not going back. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/6/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 18 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 469 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $166.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 15