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Congratulations on two months quit @DenaliBlues, its so awesome watching your journey and reading the support you offer to your fellow quitters

Congratulations on two months quit @JudiMD, you should be so proud of yourself! Thank you for all the support you bring to the board as well

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Woohoo @Katgirl, just one more month before you're a year quit! Congratulations

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Sorry to worry anyone. My son, girlfriend, daughter, and SIL were in town for over a week. Turned off my quit site so no one could see the site on the computer (remember son and daughter don't know I smoked). Having so many people around all the time definitely helped control the cravings. Just like with having my wife keep my keys hidden, it really helps control the urges knowing if I smoked, I would come home and people would be able to tell I was smoking. I'm 2 days past my longest period of not smoking. Hurray. Still having memories and triggers though.

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

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Congratulations @DenaliBlues. I just hit my 2 months as well. I would like to say it’s been easy, but not the case, always. Seems to get harder for me each day. Hoping that will change in time. Anyway, this is not about me, this is about you and you are doing great. Keep up the good work.

Congratulations @Katgirl 11 months smoke free is a huge accomplishment. Looking forward to you hitting the 1 year mark.

Congratulations Judi! Keep up the awesome work!

Congratulations @DenaliBlues You are doing great!

@Boo Jackson will be right on time when he arrives. I missed that with my kids as both of them were scheduled C sections due to the then Mrs. yoda being unable to survive labor. I'm nervous and excited for you. Sending some positive vibes out to you and Mrs. Boo, or Sugar Britches I believe is what you refer to her as. I was blathering something over on my thread about living a rad life but I believe you are doing the radest thing ever. Best wishes Papa Boo.

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Congratulations @DenaliBlues. Two months is awesome. Keep marching forward and don't look back.

Brilliant work @JudiMD 2 months to be proud of!

Amazing! Well done @Katgirl so nearly a year!!

Congratulations @DenaliBlues 2 months free is awesome

Congratulations @DenaliBlues.....2 months is a Quit to be proud of.... Reward yourself today....you have earned it .... Thank you for all your support here to others ...

Sorry to hear Yoda your going through a tough time just now ....and relieved knowing you realize smoking won't alter anything .. I too have had a tough week ...it's 4 years since I lost my life long friend of over 64 years... She died of pancreatic cancer ,due to smoking ....she never found her Freedom ... I'm proud of you Yoda....I had a much longer Quit ....which helped .... Now and again we need a reminder of why we are on the Train ...

The Quit Train is pacing too.......❤

Election has been called...off to the polls we go Sat 21 May.....democracy sausages here we come! 1 down, 1 to go..... could still be a little Anzac Day baby.... Right now... I'm sitting in me car listening to the footy....

Can't offer up any information on the elections down under. As for the other big announcement...Mister Jackson has not made his big debut yet. We are in the the 39th week. The boy is at full-term. If Jackson does not make his grand entrance by this time next week, the good doctor has said she will consider inducing labor. So, to answer the question "what are you doing right now?" Pacing....lots of pacing.

Thanks. Oddly enough, Sugar Britches is calmer than I am right now. And she's the one doing all the heavy lifting. Shout out to my mom and dad and for that matter, all parents everywhere. Pregnancy and childbirth is the most intensely emotional thing I've ever experienced.

Congratulations Judi, this great news. Keep it up and don't forget to reward yourself today for this great accomplishment.

solid foundation to a awesome quit. nice job Judi

Glad to see you're still on the train!

Congratulations JudiMD. You've got this now. Keep marching forward and don't look back. Smoking is not a part of your life anymore!

Congratulations on your 11mos. journey. Looking forward to the big party celebrating your year! You have done an awesome job.

Yaaa......The Lido Party is just around the corner ....Great job .... We love a party ...

Congratulations Judi....you have a great Quit going ... Reward yourself ....what your achieving is Wonderful

No that isn't me @Kate18 I'm interested I sharks, anything to do with the sea, but not brave enough to swim with them

I’m sorry to hear about your week @intoxicated yoda. It’s difficult to metabolize loss and to know what we want or need during those times. Try to be kind to yourself while you are coping. As for me, I’m lying on the couch tonight with a snoring cat on my lap and am pretty much unable to move because I busted my butt this afternoon. A big storm broke a bunch of trees in our yard – sad to see all the damage. Today was about revving up the chain saw, bucking up firewood, and bundling all the small stuff for the county to haul away for mulch. A job well done, but I’m so bleeping sore that it’s going to take me a couple of tries to roll off the couch and lurch to bed. I think even my hair hurts. This is all the adrenalin I need, thanks – no skydiving required. I totally relate to the idea that nicotine hijacks the brain’s reward centers. Mine are totally screwed up, and yes sometimes the thought of smoking looms large. A different recovery program I once participated in promised that the family problem would eventually “lose its power to dominate our thoughts and our lives.” I’m hopeful that the same will become true of smoking. In the meantime, I’m wishing you ease. Take good care.

@intoxicated yoda, I'm so sorry for what sounds like the death of someone dear to you. Its always so hard. I thought about smoking too when my mom died back in 2019 so I can relate. The thing I can tell you is its ok to THINK about smoking as long as we don't ACT on it.

Good job Steven.

Congratulations, @Steven Drojensky. Don't cha love watching the hours, days, weeks, and months adding up?! Good for you!

It’s great to hear from you @Steven Drojensky! It sounds like you are doing wonderfully! Thanks for checking in. That one year mark is just around the corner. KTQ!

Cleaning up from our big kitchen project of tiling. I said I would post a finished picture. Boy was this a job. We had painted the kitchen cabinets and got new countertops. It was hard enough picking a tile because the counter tops seemed so busy in color. We have been here 32 years and definitely needed a redo.

Congratulations, @Sunnyside. Three months is one of the big ones to achieve. And is that you in the photo? With a real shark? You scuba? You'll be able to hold your breath ever so much longer under water now, as a nonsmoker, in case a shark decides to take a chomp out of your shiny air tank. God-forbid. Holy crow, that's a big shark. So many teeth. My palms are sweating, just looking at it and thinking about it. Anyway, congratulations on 3 months!

Congratulations Katgirl, your doing so freaking good. Just 1 month away from the Lido deck. Keep it up and don't forget to reward yourself today.

good to step back and take it on your own for a bit. glad you are still maintaining that quit. kudos

You're doing great @JustinHoot99. You're going to have memories and triggers for a while. We smoked for a lot of years making a lot of triggers to get past. Just keep reminding yourself that you got past that last one and can get through the next one

here is something to consider...plants cannot move so to protect themselves they produce toxins that are harmful to the animals that ingest them. The nicotine in the tobacco plant is actually a pesticide that the tobacco creates to kill the animals that would eat or in this case smoke it. so the next time you have a crave for a cigarette just remember that is the tobacco plant trying to kill you. create a picture in your mind with that theme and see if it helps take the edge off of those craves. ditto that for caffeine

Just stay positive Justin ....Don't lose sight of the prize .... I didn't enter No Man's Land ...I was so happy to keep hold of my two feet that were in jeporady.... Every day was a bonus to me ....no negative thoughts...

You are doing great, Justin. No Man's Land is different for everyone and some really don't get hit that bad. It is the feeling of accomplishment from beating early craves and keeping the quit may seem a bit old and not exciting. This is the time you need to stay vigilant, though, and keep posting if needed. You are slowly starting to adjust to life as a non-smoker and that is great thing. Great job!