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

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Woohoo,Congratulations @Lust4Life on five years quit now! Its amazing how fast the time flies when we were those newbies counting on each other to make it to our first year quit. So I hope my fellow Butt Kicker that you celebrate you today!

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Happy 5 year anniversary @Lust4Life! And thank you for hanging around to encourage us newbies!

Happy 5th birthday to you, Lust4Life!

I remember when Babs, jenny, Sarge, Jonny5, Christobal and others were just starting. Literally only a a few weeks. Now they have 9 years and some are a couple of months away from 10 years. It can be done and will be done if you Never take another puff....keep the quit and not one puff ever.

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Awesome. Glad to see this

5 Years of NOPE. LUST FOR LIFE

Congratulations on 5 years smoke free, @Lust4Life and thank you for the support you continue to show others.

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Congrats, @Lust4Life, L4L! Celebrate your awesome achievement and KTQ!

Doesn't everyone have a john?

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I remember you having ten years when I started. Envious for sure. Thought if I could be there it would be so easy. Well at 9 it is easy. Thanks for posting

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I hope that things are better for you Monday! . My smoking was masking some severe anxiety issues I didn’t even realize that I have. I’ve smoked since I was 15. I knew that I had issues, I just had no clue how bad they are until I quit smoking. Over time it’s lessened exponentially, but I still have triggers that will have me a heap of tearful uselessness in a heartbeat. I’m dreading the holiday season this year as I suffer from SAD, but I do have hope that there will be enough time between my quit and then that I will muddle through as always. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Please stay close to us. We are here for you.

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Yea, you got it mac and Linda?

There is not, nor has there ever been, a Frank, got it?

Can you truthfully tell me you've heard someone call it a poop station?

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I used to train outdoors, on a course I mapped out on our property. I did 2 20 minute power walks each day, every day. I never take a day off. When it started getting really hot, I bought a treadmill. I just finished 2 miles in 35 minutes, up a 3% incline, the whole way. 3% doesn’t sound like much, but it was very strenuous. I kept up a consistent 3.5 mph speed. Calorie burn was about 300. So far today, I have eaten 1/2 steak sandwich and a small fruit salad, for lunch, with water to drink. I had a half donut and coffee for breakfast. I mainly drink spring water, throughout the day. I do allow myself an occasional soda, usually with pizza, which may be tonight’s choice for dinner. It is football Sunday, after all. Just watch Tom Brady get beat by the Rams. I love to see him lose…..

Weren't you the one who brought him up?

One week until 20 years. The life we all live has/had nothing to do with smoking tobacco. It never did! Smoking was incorporated into our lives and only brought weeds. Wastage of time, money, health, addiction. Quitting is/was never a problem. It is only a process we all go through. If someone had told me when I was 39 that I would quit for 20 years I would have raised my cynical eyes more at myself than the statement. Having “giving” up smoking over a thousand times in various increments of time. I deemed myself a weak, spineless jellyfish. My friends had quit for 15 years over a £10 bet; yet I an educated person could not find a logical/spiritual plan. If someone had asked me at 40 that I would quit for 20 years. I would probably have agreed. What made the difference was not a convergence of the planets or meeting a guru. I realised that the problem was right under my nose. I kept smoking! I kept smoking after various holidays from smoking. From a minute until a year.... Why did I keep going back even when I had gone through the initial turmoil of early quitting? My answer was I must not smoke ever again in my life. Eureka! What ever happened I would not smoke until I died. The idea clicked. This was before I had ever heard abut NOPE. I love NOPE and what it means. There is no reason why I can/should/will ever smoke. As the months passed it dawned on me that not only is there a chasm between life and quitting smoking but they are only connected by a memory. Quitting plays no role in heartbreak/love within your life. It is a process that goes along like breathing and your heart beat. You have to stay still to detect it. It gets much harder to detect the “quit” after 2 years. You can even forget the date you quit. Hard to believe after 3 months. For me it felt “normal” not to smoke after 7 months. Life just went on... After 15 months it felt “natural” to be a non smoker. I felt like a non smoker.. Only 15 months and since then I have felt the same way. It does not get better and better. IMO eventually you settle into being a non smoker. The best celebration without a doubt us the first year. So much has happened. 4 seasons and so many things have changed in your conscious/unconscious life. The pinnacle as your so aware of it. Bathe in it..... By now you should have encompassed some extremes in your life. If not remember life and quitting are not entwined. You made your decision to quit and life will throw an extreme event. Once you have traversed this- you are practically there. Last month I carried my mother's coffin into church. 13 years I did the same with my father. Smoking and grief are not compatible to a non smoker. I saw that NOPE means “Never”. YOU>QUIT>LIFE Protect your “quit” from the endless events of life. This board is really for people in the first year and especially the first few weeks. It feels like being in a fog the first few weeks/ months. You must have faith that the fog will clear. It always does.... It is not a cliché, “ if I can do it , anyone can”. Most people looking back feel how fragile the start was. A minute/hour/day is often what matters in the beginning.. The same for me and everyone but it does change and quicker than you think, but the first year is critical. As the years go by you forget but I gave upon my birthday, so a double celebration. 20 years quit and 60 years of age. NOPE

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

Congratulations on your awesome quit!!! You show us it can be done!!!

Pleasure or not,don't you think it needs a nickname?

As long as it gives me pleasure, why do I need to name it?

Man’s underwear soaked in cum hgert

Ive had a few moments where mad urges showed up out of nowhere- actually each incident had triggers but they were real and took some self control to get through. I'm confident with my quit though and knowing these will come and pass made it easier. We are with you Linda!

Now, don't ride every wiener Wired

Is Frank short for frankfurter or wiener?

@Kate18 Sorry you are struggling. Hope that you get some relief from your pain. So true you know that smoking won't help. We all are for you.

Hi Kate, I hope the ketamine infusions will ease things for you. I admire your perseverance.

Your diet does not seem to be any healthier than mine. I had a small portion of raspberry danish and coffee for breakfast, Chile Relleno and a half cheese enchilada for lunch, Tri tip, mashed potatoes and corn for dinner. Portions were all small. I do have my eye on a half maple donut for later. Today I increased my incline dramatically, but did not run. My knees were feeling a bit sore, when I started running, so I backed off. My calorie burn increased to 300, with the increased incline. My speed varied from 3.5-3.8 mph. I did complete 2 miles in 34 minutes.

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Jerry has been reported to both the Humane Society and McKamey Animal Center. He's not microchipped and no one has reported a cat missing that matches his description. Wade, a young fella that works as a driver for us, is going to take him home this weekend. He and his girlfriend don't have any other pets and they're gonna see how it works out this weekend. Assuming things go well over the next couple of days and no report is filed by the original owner, they're going to adopt him as their own. I think Jerry is going to like his new digs. Me and a couple of the guys tried to lure him into a carrier this morning. Jerry wouldn't budge. Then Wade's girlfriend came by, called his name, gave him a treat, and he strolled right into the carrier for her. Jerry was far more cooperative with a young lady than he was with me and the boys...Can't say I blame him.

oh my goodness!!! 9 years????? that is so awesome!!! I never ever EVER thought i would make it 9 months yet alone 9 YEARS!! KEEP at it folks.....if you are struggling as you read this...just know....I was there. I struggled. I did. But the one thing I didn't do? I didn't take a single puff. Not ONE! Thank you Jillar for thinking of me and for all of you!! So happy to see this place is still going strong! Keep the QUIT!! LOVE YOU!! Babs xoxoxox

Okay don't laugh but I joined some survey sites. They keep me focused on something else, I totally zone out, plus make a little cash and get some gift cards. Not much reward but does give me something to do with the old nicotine addicted brain. K

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