Great job Steve!!! (Shelby :p) keep it up!!!
 

OMG I never realized how bad smoking really is for you, i am going to double think the few smokes i have when i go out...
 

15 days today! Went the entire day at work without a single craving!

now for an add I thought was kinda funny


 

Shelby,
That video was soooo gross. So glad you quit. Keep up the good job!!!!!!
 

19 days today. I was told today that I seemed a lot happier. It's true I am happier, matter of fact I was on the edge of being depressed. Simply by quitting smoking I have pulled out of that. It is rewarding, builds self confidence, outlook on life is improved, not to mention the dating pool has doubled, rooaarrr.

So here is another ad I found amusing, keep an eye on what happens to his cigarette.


 

Day 25

Just noticed that my trackers says I have not smoked my 500th cigarette today. HOLY CRAP! 500 already! It's hard to think that I would have smoked 500 cigarettes and what that would have done to me, my body. Another milestone was Friday when I had saved $100. When I smoked $100 didn't seem like much but looking back across those 23 days and wow it's incredible just how much that $100 was worth.

I wrote a couple news agencies about having them investigate where the money they get for anti-smoking goes. Colorado has $25 million and spends less than $5 million. Not sure where that $5 million goes but I can think of lots of uses for the other $20 mill. I'd like to get a lung and heart scan for one. A side effect of quitting is feeling as it may have been too late.

Some sayings I've heard and liked:
1 is too much and 1000 is not enough.
Quitting sucks, but smoking sucks more.
If you can quit for a week, you can quit forever.

Some good Tips for quitting:
TIPS FOR QUITTERS

o Nicotine addiction is powerful. Expect to struggle for a couple of months.
o Don't despair. It may take six tries to learn enough skills to beat this addiction.
o Aim for absolute abstinence--even a single puff leads to relapse.
o Inventory those things that make you feel good and treat yourself to them--exercising, kissing, reading, taking a nap--instead of a smoke.
o Watch your coffee intake. Not only is it a trigger to smoke, your sensitivity to caffeine increases, mimicking nicotine-withdrawal symptoms.
o Change routines associated with smoking. Take a walk before your morning coffee. Drive to work different way.
o Although most quitters succeed (eventually) on their own, programs that involve counseling improve the odds, especially for the depressed or anxious.
o Don't dismiss nicotine replacement with patch or gum. Gum allows you control over your blood nicotine level.
o Keep your guard up. Most lapses occur three or four weeks out, when you're feeling better.
o In the first week, avoid, or severly limit, alcohol.

I had a very disturbing video picked out for this update but I think it's long enough and will save it for next time... stay tuned