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haha, I will pass this advert onto Chris!! I think it'll be ok as well. I mean we all know it's not a classic in the making :) Good on you for going.

That's such an encouraging start to the chemo Nancy. Good to hear the update too, I never quite know whether it's right or wrong to ask. Will keep Mary and your family in my healing circle prayers. x

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every wave you ride is one you never have to face again. x

You guys are too kind. I was just a scared smoker who wondered if a support network and some crazy champix drugs could save her. I can swear jolly well it must be said, I'm pleased it's subsiding now and others can take the "mantle" on that thread. Oh I love the purple deckchair idea...I love boats and water and purple. If I inspired anyone at all then I'm delighted, I was inspired over and over again so it's only fair to create a circle of support. Love you all, truly, and need more tissues! x

GYm at 5.30 is people like Babs :) Nutters if you ask me, 6am meditation is much more my style! I love your comments about swearing. It's like a victory if you can connect 3 or more swear words together and man does it feel good sometimes to get it out...you know we have a swearing thread right?? Are you serious about quitting? Well you do keep trying it :) You wouldn't be human if youdidn't doubt. No one ever embarked on any project shouting from the rooftops oh I have this in the bag!! What will help is pre responding to your own SOS and promising yourself you will post one BEFORE you ever grab a smoke again. Trail back through the board to April and you will see a very sorry state of Marti, wined up to the hilt and frantically searching for cigs...but i had promised to SOS and then BAM there's my own words...can't argue with myself can I...well i probably can but we'd need another thread for that :) Write a list of why you don't wanna smoke and cart it everywhere. Get something to do with your hands, crystal, cut a straw i half...any form of distraction. x

Don't know how I missed this sweetie, so sorry! Of course, you're fabulous, as is your 11 month quit my friend. Thank you so much for our journey together, it always means a lot to me. Massive congrats to you. x

NOPE, not today, not ever again thank you very much :)

Love you too and thank you for taking me under your wing the once when I really needed support. Ridiclous that some moments are pivitol like that and help so much. x

I often have to remind myself it's ok to wait for things. Not everything is now. Smoking was very much an immediate hit, nothing else really is. Restless is just a way of describing normal now. When it's time to do something but that is not immediate and will take some time. x

Sue an Action, epic quit buddy team. To date, no one but Sue has offered to mud wrestle me for the attentions of a quit train fella! She's special :) Petra does the wine nights...go chicky. gabby is back, I love her and I worry ya know. Amy and Sus...proper stalking em! Waiting to pounce. You know who I miss is Iam, that guy was uber passionate and has quit, but just did tickers? Sad times. Markus - vigilant quit man, you shaped my success. Jonny5 - youare quit you are done! Loved his style, he re inforced my fake it till you make it, Some I would miss but I stalked em on facebook so all good. You know what tho, there's some newer quitters who I am so pleased to be around. So I can't be sad for those who moved on or fell off for too long as there's new folks, like we were once, who need us and I kinda like the ever evolving quit train.

I haven't planned a treat!! I did a big celebrational thing for 10,000 not smoked recently but this month feels anti climatic. In a good way I suppose, the quit is a done deal like I said...the cravings are gone...I have a thought and think nah, and carry on with my life. I am lovin the newbies though. They don't post so much though hey, I think that's kinda sad. I remember with fondness some totally pointless and random posts I put in social when I should have just posted please tell me I will be ok :) Although I do really like the daisy perfume thing i was recommended and I'm fairly hopeful my cruddy menopausal (how mean, just after I quit too) skin will benefit from sharons obsession with pricey make up haha. Perhaps I'm just a bit jaded for now. Youngest is poorly, so am I. I really want to say to my insane mother "oh your crazy is showing, might wanna tuck that in again" but I know I have to be the bigger person. I say this because at 364 day quit 14 years ago, I used an emotional situation to career off the quit wagon and I haven't forgotten. In honesty months 8/9 ish I worried about it, I mean life was getting tough...jeez, what if it happened again. Now I know it won't and I'm quite relieved to be honest. Relieved that I'm sure I mean. So 11 months.... I wish a lot of things were different in my life. The quit is not one of them thank goodness. The quit gave me the kick I needed for self respect and to stop burying my head in the emotional sand and I will be forever grateful to all who helped me. Ultimately I have gained so many parts of my life back, most of which I never suspected. I don't miss the emotional tears from nowhere. I don't miss the doubts of whether a smoker like me could even pull this off when so many made "there there" noises to me. I don't miss the wondering what to do next or thinking I will have a smoke then do xyz...oh I don't smoke. I don't miss getting in the car and having a moment. I don't miss the sad feeling I got when I finally connected that smoking was a cycle and I could never do that again, like it was some psychotic best buddy. I don't miss the false thinking that smoking calmed me... I quit for financial reasons, that's what makes me laugh. I quit so I could go to Florida with my kids, which turned into the biggest nightmare holiday ever with my crazy mother. The money is good, don't get me wrong. The pride I feel is EPIC and I didn't see that coming. So maybe for 11 months I can just "be" and not celebrate really. Just enjoy who I am. Who I was always meant to be!! Before smoking took the biggest part of me and made me some crazy addict who did nothing lest it took up smoking time. I really like who I am now ya know, even if not everyone agrees. That's ok. That is my celebration i think...that I am the best Marti I can be today and I am smoke free. Still inspiring others to quit. Still healing people as I was always meant to and a deeper and more spiritual connection to my life than I could have ever imagined. I shall call this quit a good quit :) Love to all. x

Tyme, 2 weeks is a really big deal!! I hope you are doing something massive to celebrate how incredible you are!! Jess, celebrating you here, there and everywhere...well deserved :) Love to you both, keep marching. xx

1 and a half days Julie!! lovin the ticker :)

I haven't planned a treat!! I did a big celebrational thing for 10,000 not smoked recently but this month feels anti climatic. In a good way I suppose, the quit is a done deal like I said...the cravings are gone...I have a thought and think nah, and carry on with my life. I am lovin the newbies though. They don't post so much though hey, I think that's kinda sad. I remember with fondness some totally pointless and random posts I put in social when I should have just posted please tell me I will be ok :) Although I do really like the daisy perfume thing i was recommended and I'm fairly hopeful my cruddy menopausal (how mean, just after I quit too) skin will benefit from sharons obsession with pricey make up haha. Perhaps I'm just a bit jaded for now. Youngest is poorly, so am I. I really want to say to my insane mother "oh your crazy is showing, might wanna tuck that in again" but I know I have to be the bigger person. I say this because at 364 day quit 14 years ago, I used an emotional situation to career off the quit wagon and I haven't forgotten. In honesty months 8/9 ish I worried about it, I mean life was getting tough...jeez, what if it happened again. Now I know it won't and I'm quite relieved to be honest. Relieved that I'm sure I mean. So 11 months.... I wish a lot of things were different in my life. The quit is not one of them thank goodness. The quit gave me the kick I needed for self respect and to stop burying my head in the emotional sand and I will be forever grateful to all who helped me. Ultimately I have gained so many parts of my life back, most of which I never suspected. I don't miss the emotional tears from nowhere. I don't miss the doubts of whether a smoker like me could even pull this off when so many made "there there" noises to me. I don't miss the wondering what to do next or thinking I will have a smoke then do xyz...oh I don't smoke. I don't miss getting in the car and having a moment. I don't miss the sad feeling I got when I finally connected that smoking was a cycle and I could never do that again, like it was some psychotic best buddy. I don't miss the false thinking that smoking calmed me... I quit for financial reasons, that's what makes me laugh. I quit so I could go to Florida with my kids, which turned into the biggest nightmare holiday ever with my crazy mother. The money is good, don't get me wrong. The pride I feel is EPIC and I didn't see that coming. So maybe for 11 months I can just "be" and not celebrate really. Just enjoy who I am. Who I was always meant to be!! Before smoking took the biggest part of me and made me some crazy addict who did nothing lest it took up smoking time. I really like who I am now ya know, even if not everyone agrees. That's ok. That is my celebration i think...that I am the best Marti I can be today and I am smoke free. Still inspiring others to quit. Still healing people as I was always meant to and a deeper and more spiritual connection to my life than I could have ever imagined. I shall call this quit a good quit :) Love to all. x

Tonight won't be "the night" but as close as I can get without kids I think!! 10,000 cigarettes is close. That's utterly mental. 10,000!! I honestly doubted whether "I" could quit. I mean I really thought I was one of those lifers... people told me I was that smoker. Everyone was stunned when I quit. No massive surprise, I could do 2 or 3 packets per day, depending on home or out. My biggest surprise is that I feel good to have it done now. Yes I asked the "how long will I feel like this" and did each phase to it's full capacity. That said, less than a year..I'm alright you know. I smoked from young until I was 38 and some change. Please can someone post the 10,000 cigarette poster thing for me so I can smile my biggest smile. Absolutely winning, feels amazing. I get some people cruise past landmarks but that's not my way. I'm go big or go home and this inspires me to hold on if I ever were to doubt myself. Power of a quitting website ey!! Converts the doubters :) Love to one an all no matter day 1 or forever quit.

Jeez, tough frikkin month chicky. I mean, UBER tough. My heart absolutely goes out to you for all that's happened and how strong you have to be. I think you're an inspiring lady Jess, I really do. I actually don't have the right words but I want you to know I have been rooting for you in my own way and I think you are absolutely fabulous, as is your quit. I am chuffed to bits to read your 4 months and healing summary. xx

Hey Julie, You want advice. Sips of water and fruit juice for a few days to help regulate blood sugar levels which go nuts with chemicals withdrawal. Know each crave lasts 3-5 minutes and then passes, and nicotine is out of your system in 72 hours! Your body is already healing itself after 24 hours, it will continue to do so. Just do today, don't think too big. Write why you want to quit and keep the list on you to read if you waver. Smile!! You're a non smoker already and that's pretty cool :)

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Weird, I always thought mint was good for breathing including asthma, poor you Laura. Have you been going for the same brand, maybe change that or what about bubblegum as a back up for now.

That guy needs a haircut ;) I don't get SOA. Sadly I don't get BDSM either haha Off to watch Twilight again I guess...even tho I could be his "auntie" I'd take Jacob for a turn....

Going like a well oiled plan there :) A wine is ok, maybe even 3 or 4, but go easy on getting tanked up if there's access to nicotine. I'm liking the sound of switching gums, that sounds like a big win. x