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Congratulations on an epic quit. Thank you for paving the way for the rest of us. This is a perfect example of how a forever quit should look.

Well done! And happy anniversary!

Congrats @Hope2Nope.... your awesome 8 year quit is inspiring for all of us newbies. I am grateful that you are sticking around to offer others supprt.

Not one puff or nicotine patch ever!

Wow! That time of the year again! It’s hard to imagine a cigarette in my hand now but we were inseparable 8 years ago. I would like to thank all my fellow quitters for all their support and encouragement along all these years. It was not easy at first but after a short while, it became much easier, mostly thanks to the support I received from the amazing people I met here. Thank you ver much everyone and Class of 2016 ROCKS!!!!!!

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

NOPE!!

NOPE!

@MLMR

NOPE

Nope...

Hi @Genecanuck, I know you will do this right because you come on here mostly every day, and you are so determined!! I see that. I just hope you see it as well!!

NOPE!!

Congratulations …… well deserved

Congratulations @Hope2Nope, on your awesome eight year quit! I love celebrating another year quit with a fellow Butt Kicker! Have a great day...

nope

OK, this time you aren't going to have a failed quit! Keep telling that to yourself! NO MORE FAILED QUITS!! You can do it Gene, just DON'T SMOKE!! Not easy, I know, but 100% doable as all of us here are proof. Keep coming on here like you are and you will succeed. I truly believe this site has helped me not to light up again. We will always be addicts that's why we need to be here. You are over the two month mark and things will start to get easier at this point, at least for me they did. I found that the urges weren't as frequent or as strong at that point in my quit. The longer you stay quit, the urges will get less and less in both frequency and strength. So hang in there Gene, you are doing great!!!

How Do You Hold on When the Going Gets Tough?, Quitnet Re-Post, October 28, 2004 From BaldGuy66 on 10/28/2004 1:17:30 PM Posted by BaldGuy66 on 3/16/2004 That InnerJunkie™ tries to wear us down. It doesn`t last forever, but sometimes you need to concentrate that strength that you`ve already shown, and boil it down, put it to work at one instant in time, the instant when you just can`t take anymore: and don`t give up. Imagine time as a conveyor belt, a long conveyor belt that stretches to infinity in two directions. You`re standing alongside it, and every few minutes, a cigarette goes by on the belt. You always have the option of reaching for one, when it goes by. You can only reach so far in either direction. There will only be one cigarette in reach at any given moment. Its pull is most powerful when it is right there beside you. THAT is the moment that you need the most strength -- just for that moment, when it would be so easy. Then it`s going off into the distance, and it`ll be a little while before the next one comes along. Then you choose again. Each time you choose rightly, you get a little bit stronger. It gets a little bit easier to choose rightly the next time. After a while, you`ve gotten so good at this, you don`t even have to fight anymore, for the most part. You just watch it go by. You know it`s there. But you know you have the strength to leave it there on the conveyor belt. Sometimes, once in a while, you might have to call on your friends to stand on the other side of the conveyor belt and remind you why you don`t want to take that cigarette off and smoke it. And that`s okay. We`re allowed to ask for help. Eventually, you won`t even notice the darn thing. You`ll trip over it once in a while, or you`ll see someone else walking (or running) up to take a cig off the belt, but you`ll know you don`t have to, and you don`t want to have to keep going back, watching the clock, making sure you`re ready for that next fix to come down the line. Anyway, that`s how you get through. Making the right choice at the exact moment you need most to make it. And I`ve rambled. I knew there was one in there somewhere. *** BG 435 days, 1 minute and 59 seconds smoke free. 5220 cigarettes not smoked. $1,670.40 and 1 month, 9 days, 21 hours of my life saved. My quit date: 8/20/2003 1:15:00 PM

Thanks @QuittingGirl... I have just had so many failed quits that I know I can't take things for granted.

NOPE (and a pinch and punch for the first of the month)

9 evening

NOPE!

NOPE!

NOPE - no way after 8 years!!!

Huge Congratulations on your Fabulous 8 years smoke free . Treat yourself to something great

Congratulations on EIGHT YEARS of NOPE!

Congratulations @Hope2Nope 8 years is amazing!! All the best to you!!

Congratulations on 8 years smoke free @Hope2Nope Great job!

@MLMR Sorry I wasn’t around to help you through your struggle last week. I hope that you are back to being you and stronger than you were before because of it. Next time you will know that you had those men lined up and kicked every one of their behinds. LOL They have no power over you now. See you around.