Reciprocity

Back on topic ..... Like it or not, Yankees finally have a win :lol:

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Hi Mary and welcome to the Train :) Others before me have given you some good advice and direction. Congratulations on getting through the first week or so - that's really tough for most of us. I quit cold turkey too last Jan. pretty much on a whim as well, although I had a terrible cold at the time too. Just take this quitting thing a day at a time for now. Don't look too far ahead initially. Come here for support and continue to read all you can and watch some videos too. Understanding this addiction is key to quitting long term. If you want to quit more than you want to smoke, you'll be fine :)

Congratulations Jess on making it through that most difficult 1st month!! Reward yourself for all the hard work and carry on to even better days ahead :)

Hey Pumpkin! Congrats of reaching the 1/2 year mark!!! That's huge :) Be sure to celebrate and then carry on toward that Lido Deck. Proud of you :)

Congratulations on being a nonsmoker for 4 Years!! And a big thanks for driving this train too :) Has helped a lot of people kick this addiction which I'm sure you're proud to be a part of!

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Oh my .............. lol

I just hope this isn't another "train wreck"; so to speak :P

LOL - Your math needs work? 3

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OK - I'm bringing the booze :)

No Fair +1

^^^ Speak for yourself :P

Just wish they would play those western games earlier. I need my beauty rest :P

NOPE!

Congratulations John!! You are 3/4 of the way to the Lido Deck now and yet another proud member of the January 2017 Quitters team :) Keep up the good work.

I have my own excuse.

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I used to be a huge Yankee fan back in the "Billy-Ball" days. Billy Martin was always entertaining as a coach :lol:

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Welcome rjr :) You obviously have been down this road before. You mentioned that the 5 month mark seems to have been your undoing in previous attempts. Do you know why that is? Understanding what has motivated you to start smoking again at that stage is important to overcoming it this time so please give that some thought in preparation for getting to that stage again. Did starting up again solve any problems or issues you were having? I suspect it did not and in fact probably left you deflated about having relapsed. This addiction is a very powerful one and takes pretty much all we have to beat it back into the background of our lives. It will always be there because we are all addicts but, the good news is that each one of us CAN live very happily without smoking if we really want to badly enough. You choose to smoke so, now choose to quit. The power to do either is all yours :) Hope you stay with us and participate here as that seems to be a very large component to our success in quitting as well.

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