Pippa

Morning Soozie - yep agree it is great to wake up as a non smoker - no more feeling like you swallowed an ashtray the night before

Your both right of course the only problem with a dirt floor ceiling - is that I keep waking up dusty !!

Come on in - the waters fine - you will find heaps of support here and I know boards like this definitely helped my quit

Congratulations - awesome work

Fantastic job Beacon- doing great

Awesome - and congrats on a great 3 months

Hey Soozie - late to the party but so glad you stayed strong- and it does get better promise - in the interim remember we are all here to support you if you need it

I remember smoking at my desk - not cool ! But the tea lady and the biscuits she bought - I miss big time ..... Come back tea lady !!

Philippa- I have to use the full name just like my mum did when I was in trouble - are you kidding me - no way in hell are you going to smoke. Remember how bad you were feeling when you quit and do you seriously want to go through those first few weeks again! Now harden up princess and go do some serious reading - cos you have obviously forgotten everything you know about the truth of smoking !

Wecome Bob - congratulaciones on a great quit

Maybe not - no smilies in previous post - oh well tomorrow is another day!

Testing - thanks jengles - love it,

Hola lighter thief - I love the pubs and never care - ooh and ashtrays there are ceniceros I - now i go to sleep

This is where I wish there was pointless thread cos I don't want to waste people's time - but anyone out there struggling with smileys ....eg no auto correction and on the iPad no option to post them ?? Or did Tracey really steal them all ??

Of course it counts - we just have to do what we can do

Did elliptical then did a workout challenge - 30 each of jump squats, lots of kettle bell, lunges , more kettle bells, abs and finish with 500 metres on the rower - ready for my crumpet now !

Aww ((( Evelyn))) sounds like you are doing this - it is great you have a plan . Herbal tea is awesome - quitting does make us more susceptible to caffeine. Sounds like you are limiting the gum which I think is great - when you finally give that up t- the less nicotine in your system the better The most important thing though - is nurse this quit like a baby and do whatever you need to do to keep the quit!!

I am happy to call it smug- yesterday I was at a course and the speaker asked if we needed a break after an hour - I think I was the first to say we should go straight through and finish earlier- a concept that would have killed me when I was smoking !

I think that is exactly what it is - once we choose to quit and recognise smoking isn't an option - we don't have the panic we felt if we ran out - not that that happened much - I was to terrified of the consequences

Way to go Bassman - congrats on a great quit