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Well Congrats Kate, celebrate any moment on this journey. Don't beat yourself up about food now, focus on not smoking. Your doing well and have the right attitude!!!!

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Well Done, went in with a plan and it seems to have worked, good for you!!!!

Coming in on 1 year and most happy to throw my 8200 on!!!!

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Merry Christmas to all on this journey -- Enjoy, be merry, and be thankful!!!!

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Again congrats on the 1 year mark Oldy you deserve to pat yourself on the back.

Hey Oldy first of all congrats on the 1 year quit and there should be your motivation. Having a smoke now may only make things worse. I am so sorry you are going thru this all now especially with the season and everything and it is a tough go. As said above spend the time with family and friends if possible and try and remember the positive -- it is hard but smoking will only make it harder at this time.

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Lia welcome aboard, I am happy to see that you are planning to quit. The best advice I can give right now is to thoroughly go thru this site and read everything you can prior to Jan. the 1st, this way you can build up your resolve and educate yourself. Also go thru some of the posts that we all have been part of -- again a lot to gleam there. Once you quit, lots of cold water to drink and deep breathing techniques then go to the daily NOPE pledge and post everyday -- it really helps. Just remember we will be here for you!!!

MLMR great job on month 4 -- congrats. And yes your time will come, it really does get easier and you will just be able to shunt the craves away!!!

Yes is very common. As said above your blood circulation is improving and will continue to do so. Many more benefits to come!!!!

Well done Linda, you are moving to the right mind set -- it does get better especially after this incident. Great job, and Reci is right about how you will think at the year mark.!!!

Tammy it is hard to believe 6 months already. You are half way there to the lido deck. Great job and congrats!!!!

JB if you look at my ticker it is pretty close to right, a couple of hundred more. Guess this is a good problem to have trying to figure out what to do.

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Spending has not really changed other than all the money I have saved since quitting (and as said before I have all that money at this time waiting until the 1 year anniversary to figure out what to splurge on!!!).

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I love what you are doing -- you are beginning to sense the triggers (big ones at first, then the smaller "uh-oh" ones. Believe it or not you are moving in the right direction. Soon those big triggers won't be so harsh and you can breeze thru them. Good pick-up for you, moving in the right direction now!!!

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Great to here from you IGT, glad the quit is going strong. Now to cool down from the food porn -- Oh so Gooood!!!

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Merry Christmas Parsley, looks like you are doing well. Enjoy the holidays especially that you are smoke free!!!