I quit smoking

Reesie271 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-09-2009, 03:44 PM

I quit smoking and would like to have one of those cool tickers that show how much money I have saved and how many cigarettes I have not smoked since I quit. How do I do that?

brchbell · #2 (**permalink**) 04-09-2009, 04:39 PM

Yea Reesie271! Save money and save your life! Glad you were able to quit smoking! I hope someone knows something about the ticker thing!

jaime · #3 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 09:46 AM

Good for you! I am still working on it. I got my ticker from the American Lung Assn. I received it when I went to a Freedom from Smoking classes.

FreebieQueen · #4 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Reesie271

I quit smoking and would like to have one of those cool tickers that show how much money I have saved and how many cigarettes I have not smoked since I quit. How do I do that?

Reesie, I believe what you are looking for is a Smoke Free Ticker:

SmokeFree Quitmeter

Reesie271 · #5 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 06:24 PM

yep thats what Im looking for; now how do I add it as a signature?

KawaiiGiggle · #6 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 07:48 AM

congrats on your accomplishment.

rtebalt · #7 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 02:52 PM

Congrats to you on quiting smoking!!! Remember, for every cigarette you don't smoke, you add 5 minutes to your life! Amazing isn't it! Also, by quiting smoking you decrease you likelihood of heart attack by almost 75%!!!

arleneb · #8 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 05:47 PM

Congratulations!

That is a big accomplishment. I'm still working on it. Who can afford to smoke anymore??

Reesie271 · #9 (**permalink**) 04-12-2009, 01:41 AM

I sat down with my husband last week and figured out that between the both of us smoking as much as we did and the price going to $6.00 per pack here we were burning up the equivalent amount that we pay in rent each month plus a little! And I was wondering where the heck all my money was going!!!

magwrit1 · #10 (**permalink**) 04-21-2009, 04:17 PM

Cigarettes here in New York State are now ranging from $7 and change to $10 a pack! I finally quit on February 9, 2008, after a painful process of trying again and again. Chantix helped me enormously, but when my doctor told me he wasn't going to renew it again--and that the next battle with cancer would be tougher than what I've already survived--that helped.

The other challenge was in my recognizing that I was smoking to deny ongoing respiratory problems I had. (I had asthma and bronchitis. Now I also have COPD.) Once I understood my effort to deny the health issues, I was able to reject the excuses and stay on my path. Thankfully, my doctors saved my life so I was able to have a second chance at living!

Keep going, Reesie! If I can help in any way without nagging, feel free to reach out to me.