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

NOPE. I’ve hit the 72 hour mark and there’s no turning back now! Let’s all keep pushing forward and stay strong. We’ve got this, everyone!

Thanks to my quit friend's I survived this milestone..... Just started back to work today masked up to not pass the remnants of the dreaded covid crap on. Sunday and Monday were the worst, lethargic from the fever and muscle aches along with the runny nose and cough. But feel pretty good today..... of course that celebratory Whisky bottle may have something to do with it??? Joking of course I am rarely a drinker anymore with the heart issues but love to joke about it. My celebration will be at my cabin tomorrow with no covid symptoms, no heart or lung issues!! Just me my dog a fishing pole and the river! By the way, all three of my new employees are smokers, with this heat and the doors open that stench keeps blowin in. Have to find them a different spot. Or water down their packs by accident!! Thanks again yoose guy's. KTQ Cheers---- The infamous STEWPOT

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This is not just a standard NOPE but a SUPER NOPE!!

Sportsfan66, I tried every possible way to quit and failed. This place helped me finally find freedom. Stick around, read the info and blogs and play some games. There is a group of wonderful people from around the world that are dedicated to helping you quit. You can do this!

Keep up the great work @Vuk and, as always NOPE - Not One Puff Ever

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One year ago you made a great decision to quit smoking and today you get to celebrate! Congratulations! Celebrate this milestone!

Congtas Big Guy!!! Much sought after 1 year mark finally here. I hope you celebrate huge and you'll no doubt be reflecting on all the experiences you've had over the past year. It only comes around once Stewie so grab on with both hands and ride the high all day long!

Congratulations this is a huge feat. Keep marching forward.

Woohoo @Stewbum, you did it! It may have taken a few years longer but you're on the lido deck and I'm so proud of you You've faced so many challenges during your quit and you still held your ground and said NOPE, something to be very proud of my friend

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

That cabin sounds mighty peaceful

Fantastic job @Stewbum Congratulations on 1 year smoke free and taking your life back from nicotine addiction.

Wowie Stewie you did it!!!! YAY!!!! 1 year!!! Congratulations, my friend!!!! You are now on the Lido Deck for our big party!! All the best to you Stew!!!

Yaaaa Stewpot , You made it … Welcome to the Lido Deck . Huge Congratulations … You fought your way here … Im so happy for you , the Quit Train is very proud of you Thank you for all the support, the fun , the numbers , to keep the train on its track Celebrate in style

I don’t know what sports you are involved in @Sportsfan66, but it doesn’t really matter. You have an opponent. Even if it’s your own stats you’re going against. You prepare. Get your mind in the game. Consider all information available on opponent. Develop strategies. Provide for upsets. Implement the plan. Step out onto the playing field and do battle. Every. Day. It’s what recovering addicts do. You have a whole team here for support. Experience? We’ve all been through it. Suffering defeat and sometimes, I swear with nicotine(?), suffering victories. But total victory can be had. Reach out and talk our ears off. It helps. It helps you, us(your team), and others who come to scout out our forum. Something you experience can be the assist someone else was needing. Welcome aboard and I hope to see you around.

Hello and welcome to the Train , We can and help you all the way to freedom You have to want it bad enough ,most of us who have reached their goal was ready to say enough is enough . There is a great sense of pride when you free yourself of the slavery to cigarettes. Read all the post pinned with green on the Main Discussion Board , it’s a great place to start Understand this addiction , it will give you the tools to fight with Our daily pledge is one of those great tools You can do it

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Hi I am not sure how things work here. Brief story I am a nicotine addict, started smoking at age 16. Smoked for a few years then quickly transitioned to smokeless tobacco, because being an athlete the smoking was affecting my breathing. I know still stupid I continued doing that for about 20 years then switched to snus to zyns to NRT back to zyns occasional cigars on weekends. Never ending cycle looking to put nicotine to bed forever. What does this forum do, do we make a promise not use nicotine for 24 hours under the daily pledge. Anyways wish me luck

Doreen. You have another chance come on over. I have another pile of wood to split! Second pic is from above the cabin. 4 wheel drive and steep climb. We are going here Saturday for some more exploring of the old mines.

Big Congrats Stewbum Welcome to the Lido deck, so happy for you , Big celebrations are in order.

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NOPE. Exactly 48 hours since I've had my last cigarette and it's going really well. Even my anxiety has been very low since I quit, which is weird as I thought smoking helped me reduce anxiety but now when I quit, I realize I've been living life with a high heart rate and stressed out lol.

Not One Pouch Ever!!! Day 1 restart for me I will stay accountable to myself and the community. I will fight through the first 72 hours like a man and not give in this time.

You can do whatever you like, in terms of quitting or not quitting. That's the thing ... YOU are in control and only YOU! Just know that the truth is you'll be much better off in life without nicotine indulgence being a factor in everything you do day to day. Make that commitment to Take Back Your Life & kick nicotine to the curb once & for all. It's never easy but it's always well worth the effort!

It can be tough, but you can be tougher. Don`t be too hard on yourself. Most of us have tried and failed along the way, Keeping positive is important. Stay close and reach out if you need help. It is hard but you have it in you. You just have to want to find it. best wishes.

Ok I slipped up I admit I wasn’t ready can I restart tomorrow sorry all I wasn’t prepared

Welcome @Sportsfan66 You are doing a great thing in getting nicotine out of your life once and for all. There are a lot of threads about nicotine addiction in the Quit Smoking Station section of this site. Doing the daily NOPE pledge does help too. Quitting nicotine is definitely doable and gets far easier with time.

Thank you it’s very hard. I believe your not quit until you have totally abstained from using nicotine in all forms. All that other crap just feeds your addiction in different ways.

Welcome aboard @Sportsfan66, our forum members have all been where you were and we can give you the support and encouragement you need to get your forever quit. We have a ton of information about our addiction as well as a video forum if that's more your thing. The Daily NOPE is the promise you make yourself that just for that day you won't use nicotine. I did it the whole first year of my quit. So look around, stick close. We find that members who check in daily have a much better success rate thus our One Year Commitment thread pinned to the top of main forum ☺

Welcome aboard @Sportsfan66. Nicotine is indeed a very potent addiction. But you CAN overcome it! This forum helps by providing info and creating a supportive community… for positive moral support and also accountability. We’ve all been thru the withdrawal, and it can be hard. But it gets better if you give it long enough. Keep us posted on your journey and join us in the daily NOPE pledge. See you around!

Thanks Gus. Very happy to hit this birthday but the magic didn't happen??? I am still 63 I thought this would take off a few years but they made it clear and said not smoking adds years. DAM. LOL.

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Congratulations to you! This is amazing. Welcome to the Lido Deck!

Wonder if they like whiskey!! Ha Ha how do you find these vids? Yes Doreen its my ZEN spot...

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Congratulations Paul on such an epic quit.

How great. Keep that wonderful quit going!

Thanks everyone! I’ve been thinking about change lately and pondering about why it is so difficult for some, including me. In my own family in the last year or so I’ve lost one brother because he couldn’t / wouldn’t change and had another save himself by changing for the better. Eleven years ago I changed by quitting smoking and I know now if I hadn’t, I’d be suffering from a slew of health consequences. Humans are predisposed to sameness and routine. It allows us to understand our world by comparison to what we have previously experienced. Quitting smoking shows us that we can create a new, better reality. This is a powerful thing that we can apply to other areas of our lives; I’ve seen it many times on this forum. For new quitters, perhaps the best advice I’ve given is “Jump!” Take a leap of faith. Don’t be afraid. You can do this, you can change. It is so worth it. Both Janet723 and I are well. Janet723 is helped by our two Siamese cats, Bobo (ExecutiveAssistant) and Ozzy (Junior Executive Assistant). They both enjoy computing by walking on the keyboard. At work I am nearly done with another patent and retirement is getting closer. Here’s a song I like: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=DeuqQ1aipTY&list=RDAMVMDeuqQ1aipTY

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Congratulations, Paul!! It's been a great journey with you!

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