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Well we don't have to wait to tomorrow to start celebrating!

Hi Manesha. I live in Ohio also. That cold you have may just be from our awful weather. I got the cold from hell over the holidays. Good for you to be so wise and want to quit. You have a great start going. You can do this. Most of us here are older and wish we would have been smart enough to quit in our younger years. Just stick close and we are here to guide you through this.

Me too! I tell my husband my diamonds are all in my mouth. I do have genetics that played a huge part but know smoking did not help. I spent many years trying to save my teeth, with gum surgery, root canals and crowns. Finally a dentist told me my teeth were not in the bone and just floating. Options - $50,000 to surgically go in and wire them all together or $27,000 to have them removed, with three implants to hold the teeth on the bottom. Insurance would not even pay for the removal of the teeth. I chose the second option. I still had to have bone and skin graphs for the implants. It was all very painful and expensive. My original two front teeth were crooked. The dentist asked me if I wanted to keep that with false teeth. I thought he was nuts. I wasn't going to pay all that money to have crooked teeth. Needless to say, I hate my teeth now. I can not get used to them not being crooked. That must have been my character! You do look wonderful BKP. They may have been expensive but a much better option and more like your own teeth.

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Well I am sure the other side is just as pretty. It must be pretty special for you to retire there!

Maine was one of my favorite places to visit. We went to Bar Harbor. I also wanted to quit so my husband and I could enjoy our retirement years. Maybe we will take an RV trip back to Maine and meet smoke free Jack. Jack, you are doing so great on your quit. The first week is the toughest, now all you have to do is redirect your brain when you get those craves.

I know Doreen. I wish she knew how much her absence is a great cause of concern. Not like her at all.

Wantsit, I love watching your excitement in the nope pledge as the days progress. It is such a powerful feeling as the days of smoking get further and further behind us. Keep staying tough.

Congratulations Wren. A year is awesome. It is so exciting to witness others reaching this goal.

Oh Catlover, how exciting. Grand kids are the best. You are going to have many wonderful magic moments and memories ahead. Quitting smoking, you will have the energy and a lifetime to enjoy them. We will all be anxiously waiting the pictures!

Wow @Sazerac I just Googled that. Pretty pricey stuff. I am not a drinker - one time in my life I drank 3 long island ice teas. Never drank again. Jack you are doing great. Keep rocking that quit!

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Happy New Year Lia. Perfect day to start your smoke free journey! First week will be tough but you are tougher. Read everything you can on the forum and stay close. We are here for you!

Thank you all so much. I am feeling quite emotional today. Starting a new year smoke free. I am so grateful for each and every one of you. You all have added so much to my quit. You all might accept the fact that you are stuck with me now. I am going to live a smoke free life and want to help others get there!

What amazed me was how scary real the commercials against smoking became but how I would still ignore their message. I would sit there trying to ignore them, hoping my husband wasn't paying attention. Sometimes I would try to distract my husband's attention away from them. I was ashamed inside and scared that most likely that was going to be my reality but not strong enough to change things. I was addicted and had no idea how to change. I had tried so many different ways to quit and was unsuccessful. Somehow, I ended up finding this forum. What is it that is so different about this place? It is a place where no one looks down at you - they have all been there. You were not there physically but it felt as if you took my hands and guided me through. Smoking took my self esteem and power. You showed me it was still there and that I could get it back.

Nope! Happy New Year to all my new friends and supporters. It is such a thrill to celebrate this new year smoke free!

Jo, so beautifully said. I hope David knows how true this is.

Happy New Year Dear Friends! May you all be blessed with same love and kindness you have shared on this forum.

The New Year will bring in my 5th month. This has been a feat I never thought possible. I love my smoke free life. I am so grateful for every encouraging word that guided me through this amazing transformation!

Gee Stewie, I thought you were the cutest of the bunch. Will miss you here but hope you have an awesome life.

Well, I have gained 13 pounds since I quit smoking. It has gone right to the belly (a place it never seemed to collect before). I was already somewhat overweight when I started quitting. So....my husband and I have joined planet fitness. Now I just need the energy to drag my rear end there. I have been extremely tired over the past year. I am thinking it is all the emotional junk I have been dealing with my family. I am going to address that with my physician. My husband and I went out with our neighbors last night. We stopped at Planet Fitness on our way home. I tried the water wave massage chair and will admit it was a rather unique experience. Don't know whether I am just a dirty minded old lady or whether that is the experience you are suppose to get. Needless to say, I got to laughing so hard, I wet my pants. Promised myself that the chair was going to be my reward every time I work out!?

Great job K. First day is a big one. Now keep going forward and don't look back. You can do this!

Wow Jack. That is awesome for a second day. Each day you will get stronger. Keep hanging tough. You are doing great!