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Old 08-14-2007, 08:40 AM   #1  
I'M A YOGA WIDOWER!
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Today I am celebrating 10 YEARS of being SMOKE FREE!

I smoked from the time I was 16 years old until I was 43...finally after so many stupid years of it I quit! Not one cigarette OR desire to have one in 10 years NOT ONE! I am proud of myself today

Tomorrow will be the 10th anniversary of my first 5k! My wife and daughter walked it with me... slowly ...because of me, my son ran it and came beack to walk the last 2 miles with us, they helped me through it...I was on my way. We have done so many since then I couldn't begin to count them. If I hadn't quit smoking I am not sure if I would still be here BUT I am sure I wouldn't be able to even go watch them.

I did not gain weight from quitting smoking...I put on my extra pounds from over eating BAD foods and from starting drinking beer, again about 5 years ago, after not drinking alcohol for 18 years....stupid! Working on cutting that one down a little as we speak

Now off to the treadmill.....................
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Old 08-14-2007, 09:05 AM   #2  
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WOW, that is SUPER!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!
I have a lot of respect for people who can kick a bad habit. That is wonderful.

I personally have never smoked so I can not say I "understand" but I do know it must be hard, so a great big CONGRATS!!!!!
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Old 08-14-2007, 09:11 AM   #3  
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EZ! You BIG QUITTER you!

Quitting smoking is hard! I know firsthand! I salute you for your 10 years!

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Old 08-14-2007, 10:24 AM   #4  
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FABULOUS!!!

You DO have much to be proud of. Congrats!
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Old 08-14-2007, 11:50 AM   #5  
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AWESOME, Gary!!

SO proud of you - it's something to BE proud of!
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Old 08-14-2007, 11:55 AM   #6  
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AWESOME!!!

Good for you!
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Old 08-14-2007, 11:59 AM   #7  
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That's so fantastic! i've been smoke free for about a month now and it's SOOOO hard! i solute you for 10 years, i only hope i can make it that long!
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Old 08-14-2007, 12:20 PM   #8  
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Congrats! It's an amazing accomplishment!

I'm trying to work up the motivation to quit...BF wants to quit soon and I, well, I just don't. I tend to believe that, like losing weight, quitting smoking is something you can't do until you really want to...The trouble is that in my entire life as a smoker, that impulse has only come over me once, and I lasted less than a month and it was about 5 years ago. Argh. I'm getting too old to smoke. Women who are soon to turn 32 really need to be quitting smoking.

The horror! The horror!



I have to tell you, just *thinking* about quitting smoking makes my pulse race and mild panic set in. It's pretty awful.
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Old 08-14-2007, 12:24 PM   #9  
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Well done, you!
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Old 08-14-2007, 02:55 PM   #10  
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That's a wonderful accomplishment! Congrats on your smoke free anniversary!
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Old 08-14-2007, 03:16 PM   #11  
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woo hoo, that is awesome! to me, it seems like years ago, but i quit about 4 months ago without one look back. So it's good to see someone so far ahead in time quit that has excelled!
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Old 08-14-2007, 07:09 PM   #12  
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Congratulations! I'm on my 2nd year as a "smoke free" person. It was definitely hard to quit, but so very worth it! Have you ever added up how much money you've saved? Ten years worth has got to be a fortune!
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Old 08-14-2007, 07:21 PM   #13  
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Way to go Gary!!!

I've been mostly smoke free myself for 17 or so years, but I have to admit that for at least 10 of those 17 years I was still a social smoker. You know, we all head to the bar and the next thing you know I'm bumming a smoke off of someone. When DH and I would go on a cruise, we'd buy a carton and smoke the whole thing and once we got off the ship, we'd stop again. I think it has only been the last 4 or 5 years that I have finally lost the craving. It is a hard thing to do!

Congratulations!
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Old 08-14-2007, 08:26 PM   #14  
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It sounds like 10 years ago, you really made a committment to be a healthier person. Congrats on 10 smoke-free years!
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Old 08-15-2007, 08:09 AM   #15  
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Thank all of you so much for the kind words! That is what is so wonderful here, the encouragement.

For those of you that have quit I congratulate you! Obviously I know how hard it is.

For those that want to and haven't yet you can PM me at anytime and I will tell you some of the things that made it easier for me.

Today is the 10th Anniversary of my first 5K I have done many since, even a marathon. If I was still smoking I would never have been able to.

Thank you all!
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