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Fabulous job Rhino! Glad you are back with us and attacking this addiction with all you have. 1 Month in the bag represents a great start to your smoke free life. You should be really proud and happy about the effort you've made here. Keep it up.

Good for you Nopester! Two years and still smoke-Free is fabulous

Looks perfectly med-rare; Yum!!

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Hi Kenzie. I remember you from the last time you were here. Sounds like you are determined this time and have learned from your last attempt which will do you well this time. As Saz said, you just need to power through the effects of early quit symptoms. I know very well the irritability and anxious feelings you spoke about. I had them too for a while early on but they do gradually fade away. Quitting is more about resetting your life so you can be comfortable as a non smoker. It takes some work and mostly just time away from smoking as a reaction to almost everything you do in your daily life. Stick with it - you CAN do it and the temporary discomfort you are feeling early on will be well worth it in the end when you are comfortable in your new non-smoking life Sticking around here and learning all you can about how this addiction works will help you immensely!

Congrats on arriving at one of the most critical milestones there is in your quit journey. 1st month is a series of tests your addiction will put you through and once it's over, you'll find you have all the tools you need to make it your forever quit. Great work!

I was more religious about pledging daily the first year or so because it just helped me focus for a moment on what the most important thing was that I had to do, or not do in this case. It worked for me.

It's about time!!

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If you fund my trip, I'll go on holiday again ? +1

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Our lives are often a reflection of the choices we have made along the way. I chose to smoke for decades, to the detriment of my health and wealth. Two years ago I chose to quit smoking mostly to stop the harmful effects of smoking on my health. Just recently I took the money I saved from not having to buy cigarettes for just this past year and spent that on a Caribbean Cruise and enriched my life by visiting 5 places I had never been to. This was a consequence I got to choose because I had quit smoking. You may choose something different. Doesn't matter. The point is YOU get to choose the consequence - not your addiction! Didn't hurt that I escaped the bitter cold for a while either. Here's a couple of pics of my trip: Lounging on the Lido Deck At the beach in Tobago Had I chose to continue smoking 2 years ago the best consequence of that choice would have been standing outside in the freezing cold getting my hourly fix. The worst consequence of that choice might have been this? Put the choices for your future back in your hands. Choose to quit for good! There are so many benefits from choosing to quit. Temporary discomfort in the beginning is a small price to pay to get back your freedom!

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Getting through that 1st month is a huge accomplishment Abby. Be sure to reward your hard work in getting here

Congrats on 2 months smoke free RM! Stay focused and keep building that forever quit. It only gets better from here on

Fabulous job Linda! You are half way to the Lido Deck and getting stronger by the day. So happy for you and very proud of what you have accomplished. Keep up the great work

Big congrats Wantsit! 3 months is huge and will only get even better from here on. Hope you celebrated and treated yourself to something special

Thank you all for your well wishes and support. It truly means a lot to me. Sorry I missed my own party but was away spending all the money saved from not buying cigarettes

Sorry I'm late to your 1st Year smoke free anniversary CL. I hope you enjoyed your special day and did something wonderful to celebrate - your deserve to be pampered! 1 year smoke free is a huge accomplishment and something to be very proud of. So very happy for you and glad to have shared your journey ? Welcome to the Lido Deck!

The vacation was going along swimmingly until ........................... Who knew Sharks like Pork?

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I gotta get out of here!