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I will not smoke today ....NOPE !!!!!

NOPE!

5 days into my QUIT! I know I CAN!

Nope for me ya'll . Have a good day.

I'm in a tough spot here folks. My gifs don't work anymore and now I'm having difficulty posting memes as well. Perhaps I've become too dependent on gifs and memes in my posting. So now may be the time to make a clean break. However, I do worry that I may not be able to sufficiently communicate my know-it-all and smartass ways using only the written word. I found quitting smoking easier than expected. I'm worried that withdrawal from goofy internet stuff may prove more difficult.

-20!

Yes you can.. you did the last 5 days and will do it tommorow!!!! I dont know about you but somedays I have good days and then some days like today is rough as heck! But with this kind of support, it makes it so much worth it

Oh! I've calculated our win streak using Chicks math. That's 35 wins in a row for Team Stick!

OH .............

+20!

+17 I almost feel bad about the way we gang up on Doreen. Almost.

11 This may sound a tad sexist, but...women are evil.

Keep on Truckin' You are in the driver's seat. You control your destiny. You decide where you will end up. Congrats.

And it is back

20!!!! hope you got the gifs working... maybe a babe of the day post as a sticks trophy.

NOPE!

NOPE!

Nope

Thanks so much guys, its much easier now that i have Quittrain I cant believe I'm really doing it!!!!

Looks like she's enjoying that a little too much

Ginger Bell Ginger Bell Ginger go away 3

Sticks rule. Chicks drool 2

13 5 more days before I have to start shopping

12..I'm good..all ready ...!!!! Evil ????...not me...I'm nice ...

Way to be PT. Congratulations.

Brick on the accelerator. Don't ever look back.

No Slap - just a good wetting today!

20!! Yay!

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You HAVE quit ....all you have to do is stay quit Tyme....and I know you can !!!!

You’re Right! I’ll change that ? Thanks Reciprocity! END OF THREAD!

One day at a time is working! Each day is one more day of being able to say NOPE! Thanks Everyone! ?

NOPE!

A fantasy world where 1 still comes before 2 and men are sexually attracted to women? Crazy stuff like that? The internet has become Bizarro World.

If this song isn't in your Christmas music rotation...you really need to do something about that.

Hi, sorry to be off topic, but I smoked 2-3 packs a day minimum, and I never once turned my fingers yellow! As I say sorry a bit off topic but why did I not get yellow fingers !!! Day 11 now and still going strong

I honestly don't know what to say. I just found out about this and talked to her daughter-in-law on the phone just a few minutes ago. She passed last night and was found this morning. For those of us who've gotten to know Beth over the years, this is a heartbreaking day for everyone, especially her family. Please keep her family in prayers and for those of us who knew her through our smoking support group, please reach out to one another and this is devastating news. She was such a tough lady who inside, was sweet, loving and would do anything for anybody.

I will keep watching this. Thank you.

great post!!

Awesome piece of writing, I have sometimes those voices that romantise cigarettes and I always use common sense to explain no I can't smoke one, it's junkie thinking and I'm not going to reply wit lighting up one. Even when I read the article I felt romance coming up. I just say NOPE I don't NEED a cig, I don't like a cig and it's awful. NOPE.

Perfect post. Perfect timing. :)

Can this be pinned?

What I like, very much, about this post is that if someone (like me) had read Allen Carr numerous times but still felt the urge it shows you that you're ok and it can be perfectly normal. I wish I'd have had this post to read many years ago as I would have cracked on, head down, instead of thinking well I must be a special snowflake who can't quit because I still don't feel that peace and excitement that I thought was a given. This deserves to be pinned if you ask me.

This is a wonderful post Chrysalis. I struggled like you did at certain times of my quit but when you hit that point where it becomes a vague, fleeting and easily dismissed thought THAT is a true "a-h-h-h-h-h-h" moment of satisfaction.

You are oh so right, EB! For the longest time I thought that I could no longer enjoy any "quiet moments" because I no longer could sit and smoke. It took me forever to realize that I could still enjoy my quiet moments-- I could still savor a victory or celebrate a job well done or get away from screaming kids for a few minutes-- WITHOUT A CIGARETTE!! It seems silly to say this, but I was so used to resting and smoking that I really thought that if I couldn't smoke, I couldn't rest. Period. My life had to be go...go...go! I know, I know, that sounds crazy to you successful quitters, but when I was new to my quit, I really believed that. Now, as you say, I understand that the cigarettes did not allow me to rest and/or reflect. I allowed myself to rest and/or reflect and Nicodemon was just co-opting that time to inject more poison into my body. Jeeze, isn't it amazing how nicotine scrambled our brains for so many years??!!

Thanks for this post Chrys!