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YAY!!!! Evelyn, you made it!!.. I am SOOOO very proud of you!!! Fantastic job!...and you even made cake for everyone on top of your wonderful success !.. keep going hun, you can do this, I believe in you, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :D

Congratulations to our Pip on your 9 months, what a wonderful achievement !!.. It couldn't happen to a nicer person IMHO, :P Big {{Hugs}} and much love my friend.

HI, Welcome to the "family" :) Congratulations on deciding to quit!! I'm a firm believer in quit anyway you can... as long as you quit!!... we'll be here for you..have a look around, make yourself at home.. keep posting, let us know how you're doing,it helps you and us.. and if you need anything, just holler we'll come run'n!!

Well,.. I always wanted to say I was in the "top 100" of something good.... now I can!! ;)

Good morning Juan, You've gotten some REALLY good reply's here, great advice,... the only thing I can think to add, is maybe look at (on top of ALL the above), the habit part of smoking - you know those false "reasons" we gave ourselves to smoke,... like, coffee and cigg go together, or talking on the phone and smoking helps me concentrate or have to have a smoke after I eat, or, got a good review at work - need a cigg to "celebrate".... all nicotine LIES!!!.... if you don't smoke, NOTHING happens... not sticking a cigg in your face IS the new "nothing" ... and your nicotine addicted brain try's to tell you "It's part of me, my routine , I can't change it FEELS TO STRANGE AND I DON'T LIKE IT"..... see this for what it is... once your 72 hours nicotine free are past .. it's the - routine part - you have to see for what it is, and realize... humans are hard wired not to like being out of their comfort zone...but, that's ALL it is... it's uncomfortable - no doubt about that.. but see it for what it is.. giving it time to become the new normal was important for me to get my quit...substitute something else for ciggs.. tooth picks, gum.. whatever works for you.. Give yourself time to get a new normal... it's worth it.. I promise!

Good morning Evelyn, sooo happy to see you're feeling better today :).. another day you've won the battle, good job!!! I'm very proud of you!! {{{hugs}}}

Soozie, look at you!! {hugs}, proud of you!! Happy smoke free Friday "peoples"! it will be another N.O.P.E day for me!

I like that you are looking ahead - long term, this is FABULUS !!! you're not stuck in the moment, great job on that! so tell me.. what do you do to keep your hands busy?.. what helps you pass the time for the new non smoking you ?

:) so see, don't go rob'n no cigg store's ;) .... Op I see you posted how you handle a crave, let me read it, be right back.

Hahaha.. now Evelyn... you know you can't go rob the store for ciggs... how would we bail you out?... :P

What else do you do to keep busy?... I went to jig zone and put small puzzles together.. it takes me (cuz i'm not good at it) 15 or so minutes to do one, it's free, theres lots to choose from.. or chew on straws.. or tooth picks..

Love -love-love your attitude!!! :D Keep up the good work, your doing great!!

6 months WHOO HOO!! Major CONGRATS!!!! :D

Hi again Evelyn,.. you have NOTHING to say "sorry" for... MQ made this board for us to come and get support from each other.. when some one else is have'n a bad day with their quit, don't you want to be able to help them through it?? Sure you do!!.. it just happens that today - right now - it's not your turn to help some one else, it's your turn to be helped.. so let us help you now.. and when some ones else needs your help - then you can be there for them... ok ? ;)

Well, I think that's good that you decided not to let the past effect your today...yay you!.. hows your patch's doing?.. what strength are they?.. have you thought about when you'll start to taper down on the dosage?...and ain't I just full of questions today? LOL :P.. I tried the patch YEARS ago... but I didn't really want to quit back then, so of course I had my "Excuse's" for why it didn't work - go figure, right! ;)

morning Evelyn!.. how ya do'n this lovely day?

good morning Paula, welcome! :)

Hi Rain, welcome!! :)

Congrats on your 2 months smoke free KS... hope you come join us soon!

YAY, look at you Amy, one day done- and DONE!!! Great job,..proud of you, ....and will ya look at that shinny new counter... very nice-very nice indeed, it looks good on you!!! :D.. congrats on your first day of freedom! keep going :)

Morning all, El, I'm with you in a big fat NOPE for me today, ..

Hi there hun... the others are 100% right, you do what works for you not to smoke... i'll back you 1,000% on that... it's what works for you.. the goal is to get and then stay quit.. the "how" don't matter...your doing great.. stay with it!! :)

WOW!!! 9 months free and clear of smoke!!! Great job, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! :D

Welcome Dors! It's good to have you here!

Lady bug yer back!! YAY!!! Welcome home!! {{hug}}