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We have talked much about how smoking feels good stuff and that is what makes it difficult to leave. So much so that many replied "ayes" to the question if that whether they will start smoking if they had just one year to live. I ask all of you what are the things you can enjoy now as a result of being a non-smoker. I will start:

1. Enjoying the deliciousness of good food without a desensitized and burnt mouth.
Posted on 07/24/08, 05:07 am
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Reply #11 - 07/24/08  12:03pm
" I'm loving the extra money! Also, loving that I'm finally beginning to get rid of the smell. Now, when I come home, it smells fresh instead of like stale butts.

Also, not missing out on things because I am outside smoking all the time. "
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Reply #12 - 07/24/08  4:38pm
" I like smiling and talking with others...without having to cover my mouth because my breath is clean now....I do smile alot more now... "
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Reply #13 - 07/24/08  6:31pm
" TO MAKE LOVE TO MY HUSBAND WITHOUT GETTING SO OUT OF BREATH IT'S ABOTHER TO HAVE SEX. THAT NASTY MORNING COUGH WHILE SLURPING DOWN THAT CUP OF COFFEE. SMELLING LIKE A ASHTRAY AFTER I JUST TOOK A SHOWER AND SHAMPOOED MY HAIR. THERE ARE SO MANY NEGATIVES TO SMOKING, WONDER WHY WE DID IT SO LONG, DON'T YOU? MY HUBBY DOSES'T SMOKE, HE TRIED ONCE TO SEE WHAT I SAW IT THIS HABIT, HE TURNED GREEN. WE SHOULD ALSO HAVE ALL THE CASH WE SPENT, GEE I COULD RETIRE RIGHT NOW. GOOD LUCK TO YOU. NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF! "
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Reply #14 - 07/24/08  7:03pm
" Being rid of the shame, especially in the eyes of my almost 15 year old son! THAT IS THE BEST THING TO ME ABOUT BEING AN EX SMOKER!!! "
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Reply #15 - 07/24/08  8:20pm
" Just feeling free of the addiction.Not coughing all the time.Smelling good annd being able to smell.Not having to stop at the store everyday to buy my smokes.All my friends here at DS.Just naming a few I could really write a long gratitude list. "
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Reply #16 - 07/24/08  8:28pm
" My sinus allergies are gone. Not tasting and smelling like an ashtray.Going up my stairs with breath to spare. Like Louis, all my friends here at DS((((((HUGS)))))
Deb "
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Reply #17 - 07/24/08  10:10pm
" Being able to run without dying. Not stinking. My allergies are practically non-existant. The extra money. And finally... the fact that my hubby is so proud of me he takes me to Taco Tico without grumbling!!!! YAY!!!! "
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Reply #18 - 07/25/08  2:23am
" Here's one more :
Earning the respect of my GF and love of my parents that I am strong man of willpower "
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Reply #19 - 07/25/08  2:24am
" Better productivity at work without having to take cigarette brakes every 1.5 hours. That means more free time and less stress at work :-) "
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Reply #20 - 07/25/08  2:33am
" its great to be able to play and run with my grandchildren, not breathless anymore "
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