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Nope!

You still with us Matthew? Cravings can seem impossible to get through in the early days of your quit (and even longer for some). Just grit your teeth and say NOPE! That's the only path to freedom; Not One Puff Ever! YOU can do it I promise you that. We all did and we're the same as you when it comes to quitting. We are ALL nicotine addicts. It's tough but doable for all of us

Glad you're back at things and feeling great! Yes, I can see your ticker using my lap top. You're almost 2 months quit and have not poisoned yourself with a staggering 1,071 cigarettes 😵 and, you have saved $535.81 dollars. What's your interest rate? I need a loan 😂 🤣

Half year quit is very special Angeleek! Be sure to celebrate this milestone and look forward to a life of freedom from nicotine addiction because ...... you have arrived!

6 Years? WOW! Congratulations Sandy!!

I've got a cheap waterfront property that would be perfect for ya Nana!!

Nope! No smoking unless I'm on fire!

Hang in there Steven! It's not easy in the early days - we get that! But, it's so worth while and it WILL get easier the longer you go not smoking. It's that way for all of us

Me either lol! Up here we cal it 4-Bucks cuz you ain't gettin' nothing for under 4 bucks 😆

@Mee ; I actually saw that today on the local morning news here, as we're very close to the falls. They are starting to open up more now here though. Next week there's restaurants & bars opening up but with 20% previous capacity and all kinds of other rules. they are expecting numbers to spike some as a result. The interesting things here is that now almost 75% of the new cases are with under 40's! Once they started loosening controls, it was party, party time and guess what?? Social distancing is where it's really at. All the other mask & hand washing stuff is merely icing on the cake. You're welcome to come and stay at my place for awhile. Just gotta swim across the Niagara river to get here - lol Here's my tip: Don't swim across near the whirlpool 😵

Congrats on 7 years Paul! Hope you're cookin' up something special for yourself as a treat!

Great job on getting through that 1st very tough week!

It works just fine and trust me .... you look totally normal!

Welcome Steven and congratulations on deciding to quit. I too was a long time smoker and was glad I found a place like this with so much information and so many wise people who had quit before me and stuck around to pass on information about quitting. You'll learn a lot here if you use the forum to it's full extent. Remember this about nicotine addiction: Smoking is short term pleasure followed by long term consequences and quitting is short term challenges followed by long term benefits. Choose wisely!

Congrats Mona on reaching the 1/4 year quit mark today! It's really heartening to see how you have made all your quit tools work for you so well this time 🤗 Keep up the great work!

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Each one of us here was at one time exactly where you are today Linda and we made it through to find our own personal freedom from the slavery of nicotine addiction. That's exactly where we all want to see you get to - freedom from your servitude to nicotine! It's possible - it's doable! Just grit your teeth if you have to in the early days and carry on to freedom! It will get easier as time goes on! Understand that quitting won't kill you but going back to the smokes likely will. That thought and other similar ones kept me motivated in the early days of my quit when the nicodemon was trying his best to lure me back to feeding my addiction.. One day at a time is how we do it. Before you know it, smoking will be a distant memory and the benefits you gain from quitting continue on for the rest of your nonsmoking life!

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You peeps missed my BD too! The whole place here is goin' to hell in a hand basket 😂 🤣

Rather have a sharp stick in the eye than eat any curry dish myself (and I lived 25 years in a community where almost everything was curried!)

@Doreensfree - Looks like you Brits have a promising vaccine trial on the go for this Covid-19 virus. Here's hoping it keeps progressing favourably 🤞 I may not be the complete answer but looks promising so far. At the very least it's a good step forward https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/oxford-cansino-vaccine-teams-say-early-reports-show-desired-immune-responses-1.5031017