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Nice work Jeff.

Congratulations Catlover.

A guy at work had his knee replaced last year. He only missed about ten days of work and walked with a cane for about four weeks. Seems like the recovery time for that surgery has improved greatly. The "Six Million Dollar Man" references and "we can rebuild him" jokes wore thin after a while, but other than that he's good to go now.

First class quit. Good job Rec.

Nice work Dogbelly.

Good job Mona. Congratulations.

Never apologize for saying what's on your mind. The Quit Train was created by quitters for quitters. If you have a question, feel free to ask. If you have a concern, share it with the group. If you need to let loose with a rant, let it rip. We've all been where you are right now. You're amongst friends here.

Welcome aboard Annien. Congratulations on quitting smoking. Perfect. The one incontrovertible rule for starting a quit is that you ash out the last cigarette and commit to never going back to smoking. You have done that. You're on your way now. There are options that will facilitate your quit. The articles and videos that can be found here will help you recognize the traps and lies of nicotine addiction. Making use of the resources available on this site will help you sort out most of the issues related to quitting. As for the most important steps, never forget the two rules of quitting: (1) DON'T SMOKE! and (2) If you have any further questions refer back to Rule #1.

Welcome aboard the Quit Train Hollyleaf. Good call on giving up the smokes. Good job. The choice is yours. You have all the power in this situation.

"If you can't sing, clap your hands. If you can't clap your hands, there's no hope."

We were on autopilot when we smoked. Combine physical addiction, mental conditioning, and a series of rituals that we set up around getting our fix and you've got yourself something that really consumes your life. We were on autopilot when we smoked. Didn't really think about, we just smoked because that's what smokers do. Quitting smoking temporarily yanked us right out of our comfort zone. The thing about comfort zones is, they can turn into ruts.

I'm gonna start walking out of rooms the same way Van leaves the stage.

You're doing great Kate. Congratulations.

I didn't notice any dramatic shift in how I felt physically for the first few weeks; didn't feel any worse, didn't feel any better. The actual timeline is a bit murky in my mind at this point and everybody is different. Seems like it was around the end of the Month One that I noticed my energy levels going up and my mood improving. It felt like a weight had been lifted. Drive on Dogbelly, you're going in the right direction.

My video game references are all outdated now. That leaves me with the challenge of comparing quitting smoking with Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!. Initially, quitting seems like a daunting task; downright scary even. This is going to be the fight of your life. Quitting looks like Tyson himself, the final boss. Then you get into the quit and the cravings and nagging thoughts seem quite manageable. Yeah, it's a fight, but a very winnable one. Quitting is looking more like Glass Joe now. You stick with the process, work your way through. Figure out when to slip and when to punch...Keep racking up the wins. You come out like Little Mac, victorious and triumphant.

A guy at work was telling me about an asteroid that's floating around in the solar system. It has been dubbed "16 Psyche." 16 Psyche is made of rare metals and has an estimated value of 10,000 quadrillion dollars. Somebody get Elon Musk on the phone, I'm ready to go Space Truckin'!

I thought about smoking a lot during the early days of my quit. Might even say I obsessed over smoking. No real harm in thinking about something. The moment I quit fighting the thoughts and cravings was the moment I began to win the battle. Thoughts come and go. So long as you stay committed to the whole "don't stick anything in your mouth and light it on fire" rule, you're good to go.

I was going to make a joke about the Moe Howard cut versus the Pete Rose cut. Then I went to Google images and found this... Why does this picture exist? Why was it ever taken in the first place? What the hell was Charlie Hustle thinking? I'm willing to look past the gambling allegations, but I don't know if Pete can ever be forgiven for this photograph.

Good job Steven. Congratulations.

Quitting smoking has been done many times before. The Quit Train is full of folks who quit. I read a statistic that the number of ex-smokers in America outnumber Americans who still smoke. "Can't" is not an option. You can. The choice is yours. Choose wisely.

Great job Angeleek. Savor the flavor of freedom.

And with one mighty KAPOW!, Bat knocked the smokes out for good.