Pippa

Congrats Cher ... You always were an inspiration :-)

6 months is a fantastic achievement ... I'm so happy for you :-). Now what are you planning to do to celebrate ??

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Small group trying and then some intervals on the cross trainer ... Not sure I will be able to feel my legs tonight ... But it must be doing me some good .... Right ??? :-)

Yay you - what you doing to celebrate ?? :-)

Awesome job - make sur syou celebrate big time :-)

Hey Mike - do what you need to do ... And remember we are all here if / when you need it ! Stay strong !

Hi Marie - from memory I think people were commenting that you were obsessing about the cigs and as a result you were not able to let go of the smoking thoughts ?? I think it is natural for us to think about smoking early on ... I mean we were addicted for so long. But what was important for me was to recognise the thought, acknowledge that it was happening and then move on ! Don't get me wrong - moving on wasn't always easy ... Sometimes I crawled, other times I cried and more than often there was a lot of yelling at hubby, but what I did everytime was reaffirm that I did not smoke, think back to why I quit in the first place and most importantly know that my will to quit was stronger than a short term crave !! I also used this board - not just SOS but random, often babbling posts - anything but smoke! Others will be able to express this more eloquentlu than me! But I know you can do this ... You just have to believe and commit xx

Congrats on an awesome 6 months - make sure you celebrate :-)

-12 Hola señor B

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Awesome news ... And just think - if you can keep your quit through struggles with insomnia you can stay smoke free through anything :-)

-10 - afternoon all :-)

Awesome job Amanda - make sure you celebrate such a wonderful achievement :-)

-7 evening all :-)

Friday evening here - watching footy ( Aussie rules so pretty sure I am the only one doing that !) with a glass of wine. The rest of the weekend is a bit of wait and see ...farmers market, hike, gym - only thing I am pretty sure about is that there will be some wine ! :-)

Last few days been working hard - weights and cardio ! Am currently doing a gym challenge and just redid my beep test .... 6 weeks ago I was level 5.1 and today I was 7.4 ... So I must be doing something right ! Now if only there was a test for the quickest way to fill a wine glass I would be an Olympian ! :)

So happy for you Evelyn - and Yep doesn't it feel great to be a non smoker :-)

Congratulations lovely lady .... Make sure you celebrate big time :-)

Sonic - congrats on a magnificent 7 .... Love ya work :-)

Jackie - so glad you made it through ... We all know you can do this - you just have to believe- and know that the good days will become more frequent ! xx Ps - next time - maybe post a video of the screaming and laughing ??

((( hell yeah ))) - sending lots of hugs ( some furry ) from me and my cats ! Yep the addiction sucks but you can do this ....hang tuff - you can do this and we are here for support :-)

You are proving to yourself you can do this ... Have a great sleep knowing that you are doing great :-)

Yay you - 3 months is awesome and it will just keep getting better :-)

Michelle you have just shown how strong you can be so I know that you can do this :-). Craves are normal early on - you just need to acknowledge them and then let them go .... Great job on ignoring that urge and recognising that you need to stay close to the board :-)