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A New Month .... Time to see who is still seated on the Train I'm here

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

Thanks all, calling it day , feeling good and really appreciative for all of you! I know to well the tricks that my mind will play on me, again as long as I know that nicotine is not an option it really takes the drama out of it for me. Physically I feel great, drinking tons of water, sure most of that poison is out of my body already, its just being mentally strong, battle for sure, one of the reasons I'm heading to bed to read and hopefully crash early and prepare for tomorrow. Nicotine demons are like the school yard bully , once you stand up to them and they realize that your not going to take or accept being under its control or power any longer, life is much easier! Don't get bullied, we are in control!!

Congratulations on #8 free @Linda, that is AWESOME!!! Don't forget to spoil yourself a little today!

NOPE!

Nope...not even an option!!!

NOPE…

Yep.

Good job Linda.

And I'm a nicotine addict. This was the hardest realization for me to have to admit but once I did my quit got so much easier. Most of us associate addiction with drugs or alcohol but never smoking. Which is ironic because there are 1000's of chemicals in just one cigarette. Chemicals meant to keep us addicted. I owe my success first of all to myself for having the good sense to reach out to others who had or were going through the same journey. I also owe it to the support given by fellow quitters who would tell me when I was thinking junkie thoughts. Thoughts like "why can those people smoke but I cant" or "I'll wait until ______to quit". Excuses given by drug addicts to continue doing what they're doing and my drug was nicotine. There's no shame in admitting it for me now, five plus years quit. I think the sooner you accept that you are the better off you'll be. And the easier your quit will be.

Dear Jillar, I agree with everything you have said. I no longer feel bad or less than because I was an addict. I am doing everything I can to get better. I do not have friends or family that understand my struggle or how hard it is. Here, I have people who know what the heartache and mental battle we face everyday. I quit because of medical reasons, which were bound to come sooner or later. We just keep telling ourselves we are okay when it is far from the truth. I hope long after this young people will come here and see that someday this will happen, stop now, live a long healthy and happy life for you, your children and friends. K

NOPE!!!!!!

I'm still here.

Gday NOPE........

Congratulations Linda ... Wow 8 months ....you have been a fighter ...and have won your battles

Thanks all, It has been a battle for sure, but not here to waste anyone's time or for sure take away from anyone else's quit. I pledge that today I will NOT use nicotine in any way or fashion. Its not an option for me.

Wow, Ace. WTG! I thought you had more time than that, for some reason. Congrats!

Congratulations on 7 months @AceWhite. You're truly acing this quit.

Nope! Great pic @Cbdave

You’re awesome Ace! 7 months quit!!!

Congratulations on another month smoke free @Steven Drojensky. you've got this!

GREAT JOB, WOULD PUT SOME NEAT THING FOR YOU BUT I AM TECH CHALLENGED. I AM HAPPY FOR YOU AND HOPE TO FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS!

WooHoo!! 8 months!! Congratulations!!!

Still In my seat!!!!

So true Kris! I think that it is the one thing that binds everyone here together: the desire that everything and any little bit we document will one day be the one thing that helps a future quitter keep their quit and/or help someone through a particularly rough patch.

Yipper, still ride'n the train!!!!

Congratulations Linda! Awesome job!

Way to go Linda, this is great news . Keep up the great work and KTQ.

Congratulations Steven.

Way to go, Robbie! You are doing this!

Congratulations on 5 months @Robbie 1 more to go for the 1/2 year.

Awesome, wat to go Robbie. Time for the happy dance.

Congratulations Ace! Reward yourself today.

Nope!!!

We share a day- lets party

Great job @Robbie! Celebrate you!!!

Congrats, @AceWhite! Celebrate your achievement and KTQ!

Congratulations @Robbie on five months quit! You're doing great

Nope nope nope. Still to this day!!!!! Nopester here just to see all you guys again. You’re still here! Jiller. Gosh so many to of you to recognize at one time! You folks saw me through quitting a 38 year 3 pack a day smoke habit. I could not have done it without you. Four years a non smoker now. I play Pickleball. I ride 36 miles on my bike. I cannot tell you all how great it is to STOP smoking. loved all those cigs I smoked hour after hour. When you guys quit, you are truly into a whole different life than you’ve ever had. please follow the long timers here with their advice. It’s precious. And it doesn’t hurt.

Still here staying on.

Amen, Sista! I will never forget the moment I faced the ugly truth of my addiction head on and called myself exactly what I am. A nicotine addict. I wept for hours!

@Freedom53 I can relate so much however I am not as strong or brave, I have been using NRT to get thru this nightmare, hoping I will make it past the worse part. I feel like I am doing well considering other things I deal with. We just have to take it 1 minute, 1 hour, 1 day at a time. We can do it with focus and the help from other people here. Right now my brain is curled up in the fetal position for reasons not related to smoking but it does make that crave worse. I have learned that I will always feel that pull, I have to find other ways to handle it. You are not alone! K

Wanted to do a 4-day fast this week but saw here that the last 3-day fast was only 2 weeks ago so decided to wait. However, the brain didn't want to give up so compromised to 3-day. Day 1 (after 24hrs) - Workout of stairs (2601) followed by 6k trail run half of which was uphill. Day 2 (after 48hrs) - Dumbbell work on arms and some core workout. The cool thing is there's no lethargy, the body feels alive and energetic. And the odd thing is - how does the body continue to create poop without food? In trying to learn more about this topic, I learnt about Mariko Aoki phenomenon and fecal vomiting. Also that poop is a goldmine - waste from 1 million Americans could contain as much as $13 million worth of metals.

Nope!

applause.

Congratulations @Robbie Great job!

Great job, Ace!

Congratulations Robbie your doing great!!!

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