Congratulations on your six month success Cristinas. Your self understanding has really shone through in the help and support you've been giving to others all this time. Stay positive, and enjoy the continued stellar smoke free journey you're on!
x T
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 1/1/2007 Smoke-Free Days: 1190 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 27,370 Amount Saved: �7,526.75 Life Gained: Days: 106 Hrs: 4 Mins: 27 Seconds: 26
Congratulations, Cristinas. I remember when you were just a wee baby in your quit and look at you you're becoming a teenager. Here's to six more months!
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 5/1/2009 Smoke-Free Days: 339 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 9,492 Amount Saved: $4,034.10 Life Gained: Days: 38 Hrs: 3 Mins: 56 Seconds: 13
Happy anniversary and congratulations on reaching another milestone on the journey!!! You are doing fantastic!!! Reward yourself well because you definitely deserve it!!!
Also, thanks for taking the time to tell us about the first leg of your journey!!! I'm sure that others can and will benefit from from your musings! You definitely went into your quit prepared and had a great Positive Mental Attitude! You told yourself NOPE and never looked back!!! A W E S O M E!!! I'm proud of you!
Jim
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 3/5/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 761 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 19,025 Amount Saved: $3,139.13 Life Gained: Days: 136 Hrs: 16 Mins: 16 Seconds: 37
First of all congratulations on 6 months smoke-free, what a great milestone! Everyone's quit experience is different, you found what worked for you and went for it! Thank you for writing this inspiring and motivational post. It is great to read about your success and the many benefits you've experienced since being quit. It is worth it, you are worth it! Keep working hard and post often!
How will you be rewarding yourself for your 6 month milestone?
Members, how did you reward yourself for being quit for 6months?
great post cristinas , and big time congratulations on your first 6 months ! the way you hit the road running i never had a doubt about your success , enjoy your reward.
mike/astrofan
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 3/12/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 754 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 22,620 Amount Saved: $6,786.00 Life Gained: Days: 129 Hrs: 20 Mins: 40 Seconds: 55
There are times in our lives when everything seems to fall into place. And we achieve things that we never thought possible. This is what happened to me. Today I am six months smoke free!!! I am amazed. I am grateful. I am happy. I read so many posts advising to take your time and plan your quit. And I understand why, for some, this might work. For me - being inpatient, and all - "taking my time" would mean keep on smoking till everything is "just right". And we know that the "perfect moment" is never there. I decided to quit smoking during a less stressful week, got my patches, smoked my lungs off the night before... and I did it. Was it easy? NO. Was it do-able. Definitely. Would I go again through the first month or so? NEVER.
But it clicked. Somehow. Because I hate failing. Because I consider myself strong. Because I did not want to fail the great people that supported me here. Because I am proud of myself for making this stick... It just happened that I am today 6 months smoke free.
I am waiting for the day when smoking won't even cross my mind. I am not there yet. But I am still going strong. And I am still amazed by the countless triggers that I encounter every now and then. But when I am able to out run my 10 year older, or stay and play outside without the smoking break. Or go to the mall with my daughter without rushing her cause mommy has to have her cigarette... That is why I know it is worth it.
Keep the quit
Cristina
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 10/5/2009 Smoke-Free Days: 182 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,370 Amount Saved: $828.10 Life Gained: Days: 17 Hrs: 7 Mins: 28 Seconds: 11