No stubborn, you do not have to stop drinking as well!
Just to balance this up, please know that I continued to enjoy alcohol from day one of my quit (and many people do) - it was a reward that so many people go on about here as very important and I agree with that. And I had 300 cigarettes about me in the house for seven weeks and didn't touch one of them.
Do you know why the alcohol did not affect my quit nor the proximity of the cigarettes? Because I'd given up smoking and my desire to quit was greater than my desire to smoke. I chose not to smoke. If you are happier by avoiding alcohol for a time, avoid it but whenever you do return to the bar or the pub you will be faced with the same problem as today - face it early and overcome it and it's done with. As for not having the smoking paraphernalia in the house, how long does it take to run out and buy a pack and a box of matches?
Please know that quitting can be done if you want it badly enough but if you are wavering in the slightest, for whatever reason, the likelihood is that you will fail. I advise steely determination and wou will be a winner.
Whichever way you choose to quit, I wish you good luck.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/18/2004
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 988
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 19,766
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] �4940
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 161 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 28 [B]Seconds:[/B] 47
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$61,677.00
Amount Saved
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Days: 1279
Hours: 0
Minutes: 8
Seconds: 7
Life Gained
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5607
Smoke Free Days
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123,354
Cigarettes Not Smoked
