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To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (34049)	5/6/2005 12:14:38 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 90947

My mother's grandmother lived to her eighties. My mother's mother lived to her eighties. My mother lived to her early sixties. The first two did not smoke and did not abuse alcohol. When you are ready to quit, I will be happy to share my perspective. Smoking and ending smoking are personal decisions.

To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (34049)	5/12/2005 5:45:46 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 90947

I quit smoking on 4 January. The first week is hard. Then for couple of weeks, it is a fond memory you want to go back to, more than anything - like "A cigarette would be so good with this coffee/wine/etc". After that, you are home free... My tips would be: Change your habits. If you go to the same little restaurant every day and have a habit of smoking a cigarette with your coffee after lunch, don't go there for a while. If you have a habit of having a morning coffee and a cigarette with it, stop the morning coffee for a while and have an orange juice instead. Don't drink alcohol for a while if you have a habit of lighting up when you have a drink in your hand. Good luck :-)