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Practicing for the BIG day

Huge congratulations to you T2B! You are suck a fabulous contributor here on the Train and always lending your full support to others. Tyme to give yourself a pat on the back now though for a job well done! This 1st month is a huge hurtle to get over. Onward and upward now to even better days

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OK so, age old question ........... who did you like best? Betty or Veronica?

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Face it head on knowing that smoking is off the table now and you will not only get past it and be proud as hell that you did but, you will have beaten this addiction back into the shadows where it belongs!!! Every battle you win, the stronger YOU get and the weaker the addiction gets. The more challenging the battle is, the more you gain and the more the addiction loses. It's not just one and done. It's a process and it takes time but is very doable if you just take it a bit at a time. Don't look at the long term or big picture. You'll be fine. I have faith in you

Yeah .... where is that scoundrel anyway? Hope he's OK! Not like him to vanish for days at a time.

I'm counting on you to show me around the Lido Deck :(

^^^ That's the part that just takes blind faith and time. Becoming comfortable in your own skin as a non smoker. We are all impatient by nature when we know what we want and are working hard to get there. That's why letting newbies know what we have experienced is important I believe. I know reading about others experiences has helped me know what to expect along the way in my journey.

There ................... Happy now?

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Congratulations on being 4 years smoke free and, here's to many more!

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Again for me too!!

Good stuff guys You are just a day apart in your quit dates. We'll have a BIG celebration There's other's right around the same time frame as well. Great to see so many new quitters doing well!

Yes, you brain will relearn how to live life comfortably as a non-smoker but that is the part that does take awhile to really get to the point where everything just flows nicely and you just don't even think about smoking/ At least, that's been my experience. In the earlier part of my quit I would try and force myself to think about something other than cigarettes when I got those mild cravings. It took a while but I got quite good at it after awhile. I could switch to thinking about almost anything in seconds as soon as I felt my mind starting to focus on having a smoke. It does work though. You can control your thoughts.