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We all had a list of excuses a mile long why we shouldn't quit. "The damage is done." "I'll gain weight." "Quitting will ruin my social life." By allowing ourselves to accept these excuses as dogma, we often delayed quitting smoking for years or decades. Choose an excuse that you once held and then expose the reality that shatters that excuse. Mine: Excuse: I'll get too stressed if I quit. Truth: The most stressful thing in my life as a smoker was making sure I got my "fix" every 20-30 minutes. I would rearrange my life to make sure I could feed my addiction according to this timetable. It stressed me out if I had to participate in an event where I couldn't smoke for an hour or two. So, it turned out that not smoking was actually less stressful than smoking. What's your Excuse and Truth?

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)

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Great post BKP, as for me I had a few but one I used over and over again was............ Excuse: It's my legacy Truth: I'm an addict who was looking for any reason I possibly could to get my fix of nicotine.

Excuse: But, but...I really enjoy smoking. Truth: I was just another garden-variety addict getting my fix.

I'm too old to Quit...the damage is done !!!! Rubbish !!!!! Your never too old to Quit and benieft..... Your body starts to heal the minute you put that last cigerette out !!!!

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My only excuse was that I thought I loved smoking. It just blows my mind that I thought that.

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This looks Fab !!!!.....very peaceful .... Boo.....maybe you will let me steer.....in the right direction next time ....!!!!

Helping the kids haul the boat out of the water for the season. it was so nice out, we couldn't resist going for one last rip on Lake Ontario, just off of Niagara On The Lake! Can't believe my daughter was doing the driving! @Boo take heed; I can remember changing her diapers and reading her bedtime stories and even playing doll-house with her. It happens fast so, relish the moments! Glad I still have a few more to come!

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All of the above posts except jillar`s. My parents did not smoke but I was around plenty of people that did as i grew older and no one really seemed to mind it much. I can recall Mom telling people to go to the living room to smoke. Living room? What a name to call a place to smoke. Some things have changed for the better.

I hear ya man. I was talking to a friend of mine a couple of weeks ago. He told me his daughter is starting her senior year at UTK. That blew my mind. I still remember very clearly stopping by the hospital for a visit the day after she was born. The time really does fly by. Speaking of daughters...It's official: Maddie is spoiled rotten. She likes to have her hair brushed. If I stop brushing her hair before she falls asleep, she lets out a little whimper and stares at me. As soon as I start brushing again, she calms right down. I also have a new title, one of Sugar Britches' friends calls me: Maddie's Daddy. It is becoming clear who's in charge now.

My dad's either "goin to shake hands with the unmployed" (wiz) or "drop some pollies off at the pool". Pollies are politicians.

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@reciprocity It looks beautiful. I can't believe it is still warm up there. I bet she is a real beauty (your daughter - not the boat)!

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We just got lucky for 1 day and yes, they both are real beauties

94 Days guys!

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Probably because youtube and google are grumpy with the Aussie government because they want to make a law which means they have to pay for certain content... a few things have vanished lately.

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)

Oh... Confession: I resorted to using a bulldog clip to control my shaggy dog hair today.

Omg Steve ...love that a Yank posted one of my fave Aussie bands ever.

Great Trousers !!!!

There was a great documentary about them on YouTube but it got taken down for some reason.

7. Melt chocolate in it then snip the corner and pipe chocolate decorations.

If it seems like we treat quitting smoking like a matter of life and death around here, it's because it is a matter of life and death.

Nicky has been there for 25 years now Kate .... I have been there 5 times over this time ...but have been fortunate she has visited us every year mostly ,because her Dad was so ill... The last time.. Xmas last year ,I was lucky enough to visit ...and met up with Jo here ... The booby bird.... We spent a fabulous day together ...it was great fun ....it's a wonderful place .... Just think it's holidays for you ....

Yes !!!....You were too preoccupied,wondering when we can go canoeing !!!!!

I had a few quit attempts before I quit for good. Those relapses from those attempts often started with thoughts of going to a particular convenience store to buy smokes and light up. I did cave in on several occasions prior to quitting for good and I HATED what I did by buying cigarettes and lighting up. Going out to get one of those relapse cigarettes may have seemed to me like it wouldn't have mattered or not but believe me, I HATED it when I lit up that cigarette and smoked. And, I was hooked again to keep smoking until I dared trying to quit again. Keep the quit. It may seem tempting but lighting up a cigarette again will only make things a whole lot worse.

I agree with reci about your son looking out for you. And think of your daughter moving as a new vacation destination.

I agree, hopefully all our newbies will start posting so we can give them our first class quit train support