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If you're here you're either considering quitting smoking or you've already quit and, like me, are googling various quit questions you are going through and found our board. I lurked for the hardest first three weeks of my quit until I witnessed first hand a member post an SOS and save their quit with the help of other members. I signed up then and there. There's a ton of info here and a lot of ways to distract your mind from the craves. But the biggest asset of all here is the years of experience from actual quitters in all phases of the quitting process. This knowledge is invaluable but in order for us to help you you have to post. Whatever it is you're going through more than likely SOMEONE, if not many, here has dealt with it too. It does wonders for your peace of mind. So even if you sign up to post one question, I encourage you to do so.

G'day NOPE to start my day C

Off to local bagel place to get an egg sandwich....on this gorgeous Saturday morning! Then I will be backwashing filter and cleaning my pool!

Congratulations for weddings! Nope

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Yes I forgive Brazil for thinking they could win the World Cup with a baby like Neymar On a brighter note, Congratulations Catlover, wishing them years of being together. NOPE from me too...

Congratulations @Nancy for being a non-smoking wonder woman for 5 whole years. What a wonderful support and role model you are for all of us following in your wake. The Lido Deck is ready for your 5-peat celebration. Hope you are doing something at home to celebrate your fifth year of freedom and thank you so much for still being here for all of us.

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Thanks for posting this Jillar! I am not a social media person at all. I was skeptical that "joining an internet forum" to help myself quit smoking but like others, a couple days into my quit, I was reeling mentally and knew I needed something to help me get through those early days. I too googled "quit smoking forums" and came up with a couple that appeared interesting. I joined right away rather than lurking and started to participate in the discussions because some of the things these people were taking about was what I was now experiencing myself! This was the realization that, I was not alone in my struggles! I continued to participate and read everything I could about this addiction. I found that education about nicotine addiction was another key to my successful quit. Fast forward to today and I would say that joining a support group like this is the best decision I have made in terms of helping myself get through the process of quitting. I was really surprised at how much help and how much fun a place like this could be. These people won't do the hard work for you. YOU have to do that yourself but, you can rest assured there will be many people here that you can turn to or who will even come to you and relate exactly to what you are experiencing at any given stage of your quit. You have nothing to lose and maybe everything to gain. And, it costs nothing but the time you devote to it

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NOPE Congratulation Catlover

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NOPE! Congratss Catlover. They look gorgeous.

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Ahhh ...... NOPE! Congrats on your son's marriage CL

Congrats to my Wonderful Son and his lovely fiance who will marry today...lots of love to them both. My NOPE is for them too, hope they have a long and wonderful life together xx

Good Morning fellow NOPErs. Hope you all have lovely weekends. Today is Global Forgiveness Day, yep its on the calendar of special days. So on Global Forgiveness Day I would like to take this time to forgive myself for wasting all the time, money and healthy lung tissue smoking, yes it was stupid, yes it was a mistake and yes it more than rolled the risk dice with my own future but I don't hate myself because of it, I forgive myself and I move forward as a reformed, non smoker. So to a world without forgiveness and to a life where I resent myself for decisions that can't be changed but have been corrected I say: . NOPE ... not today, not tomorrow, not ever, forever! Topic of the day: Still being Patriot... but it has to change tomorrow cos its sundee.

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Thanks to all....it is hard to believe it has been 5 years. After smoking for 40 years, I did not know if it was even possible for me to quit. The thing that got me through is pledging Not One Puff Ever, day after day. Once I made that pledge first thing each morning, I knew I would not go back on my word and smoke that day. And the days turned into months and years! If I can do it, anyone can!!!

That's not a stick, that's a limb!

@reciprocity I thought you weren't pming your pic to people anymore... I told you its just too 'hot' not to share.

When I first quit I checked out various quit smoking forums and found this one. I lurked for about a week really researching everything on this forum. I too am not a "social network" type of person but I saw the value that I might get from the QuitTrain. I have not regretted that decision and have not looked back since. It can't hurt but it sure does help.

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When I was thinking about quitting the deciding factor was the support that I read on a message board. I quit multiple times with all levels of failures but my final quit happened when I did it with support. Talking to people who were going through exactly what I was going through at the same time and could talk me through my struggles helped me immensely. Knowing that everything was temporary and there was light at the end of the tunnel helped to solidify the permanence of my quit. Join us. ❤️❤️

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I lurked here for the first 10 months of my quit and learned all I could about my nicotine addiction. Reading voraciously and following some favorite posters helped to solidify my quit. I joined after 10 months primarily to thank everybody for being so influential in my success and the rest is history. These days, I root around the archives to find posts that helped me, that may help others and write a few words of encouragment to beautiful nicotine free creatures. The stories and advice remain consistent; Make the decision to quit. Never re-introduce nicotine to your body again, never-ever-forever. Educate yourself about nicotine addiction. If you want/need a support system you have come to the right place. Your story resonates with all smokers and has the potential to lead a lurker, like me, to freedom. You can also have a lot of fun here while you are changing your life for the better.

^^ What she said. I was a bit more spontaneous, I was freaking out in week 3, googled, found a board, joined and it was the best thing ever. The knowledge and support I have received have really eased my way in this quit. I know I have a wonderful group of people at my back and because we are global it doesn't matter what time zone ya in or what time of day it is there is always someone not far away to help you out.

^^^Thank you Shane, this was them at a friends wedding...not there own.

Congratulations to you and your family. They look great. I hope they have many happy years together.

Damn kids! With their Instagrams...back in my day...

Russell!!! Talking of russell can you believe i once convinced a colleague that i had a family member called Russell Sprout??

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All bunny lovers are welcome here. The same goes for pigs and wanking.

Well I'm making corned beef for dinner at our house... real corned beef not that stuff outta a can... with braised cabbage and honey carrots and boiled spuds and home made mustard sauce.... and then with the left overs I can make some colcannon on mondee night with some nice snags.

Going to make a start on tomorrows dinner. Scotch broth soup coming up.

Just a personal thank you for everything you have given to support me in my quit. A true lady showing us how to live smoke free in style.

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3 europeans come to America. They all get captured by native americans and they want to kill them. But the europeans beg to have their lives spared. The native americans agreed to not kill them on one condition: the europeans must go into the forest and bring back a fruit and they will be informed what to do with it. So the first guy comes back with a peach. The native american says "Shove it up your ass, if you laugh we kill you." So, he shoves the peach up his ass and he laughs, and the native americans kill him. The second guy comes back with a grape. The native american tells him the same thing. He laughs and the native american kills him. They both see each other in heaven and the first guy says to the second guy, "I had a peach and peaches are fuzzy so thats why I laughed, but you had a grape, what happened?" The second guy says, “Oh yea I was doing just fine until I saw the other guy come back with a pineapple!”

I love soups for winter and cos all my recipes make heaps they are good to pop in a thermos and take to school for lunch (and work). Only get to do soups really in winter. We have pasta a bit but I also have some indian dishes I do and thai, vietnamese, chinese, philipino. I make some greek and middle east dishes too.

I've been trying to get my yard work done, but every time I take a break and peek at this thread I get hungry. Roz's egg sandwich, Weegie's Scottish soup, and now Jo's corned beef and cabbage. It all sounds so good!!!!!!!

Congratulations on your 5 years Nancy and thanks for all the support you have provided here and at qsmb.

I'm sorry you have to go through this, I can't imagine. We're all here for you every step of the way!

Thanks everyone for the support, its appreciated. Well we all better buckle in for at least 2 more months of insanity. The appointments yesterday were not the best (meaning I didn't hear what I wanted to hear) but they weren't all bad. Diagnosis: Stage 3 Medullary Thyroid Cancer. Treatment Plan: Remove Thyroid, radiation treatment, possibly chemo then HRT for life because I have no thyroid. Problems: Due to the effect the excess thyroxin in my system is having on my heart (the thyroid controls hormones that get sent to the heart to help tell it how to do its thing... well they are being sent in the wrong concentrations) and how uncontrolled it is the anesthetist and the cardiologist both want to hold of surgery. So I have to keep going with the meds and hope that improves the cardiac events for the next 2 months. In that time, because the cardiac events give me blackouts I have to surrender my license. So lots of blood tests over the next 2 months and fortnightly ultrasounds of the tumors to make sure they aren't growing or doing anything worrying. For now the oncologist is happy to wait... which, despite the diagnosis, has to be a good thing. I'm pretty bummed I had to hand in my license because that really isolates me but seeing as they can't get the medicine at the right levels so I'm not bat shit crazy all the time its not like I need it. There are buses and trains and trams... I can get by. I have to get the cardiologist to sign a medical release for me to have it back and my next appointment with him is in 2 months. I feel like I really am in a holding pattern, need to fix this to fix that to fix the problem I went there with in the first place. Oh well it will be fine when its fine. Just playing the waiting game.

Congratulations Nancy on your 5th year smoke free anniversary! That is an amazing achievement and the fact that you have also helped and mentored so many others along the way is even more amazing. Thanks you and congrats again. I hope you treat yourself to something very special today

Pims..? Tea and a scoooone??

^^ You barracking for Sweden too when they play with England??? .... Sslip doesn't want me to barrack for England, something about the kiss of death or whatnot... dunno why. Erin Go Bragh @WeegieWoman & @Wee fluffy me one of you two better post the right scottish song for F or I will be very sad.... it is one of the best patriotic songs in the whole frickin world and they only "anthem" with a reply section...

Wishing you a brilliant day today...on your fabulous non smoking 5 year anny.!!!! I am blessed to have you in my life...you are a special friend ...and I love ya to bits xxxx I have bought you these fabulous shoes..for the next secret date you have with Bakon....lol... Have fun,whatever you do today !!!..have a glass of wine ...or two......Cheers !!!!