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ugh yeah...not a pretty picture! LOVE this - especially #3!! Thank you!

Probably just a NOPE NOPE and a lot of you don't want that! ha! I am going to be around a lot of smokers on Saturday for a friend's 25th wedding anniversary party. I have drank and been around smokers but this is much more of a smoking crowd. I WILL stay strong. I can breathe easy and can RUN! Guess i am just looking for more motivation. Outings like this still scare me :/

Congratulations!!!!!

Hi there! Welcome!! I too have also smoked for a while (a few years longer than you) I have to say being here on this site, for me, is literally a game changer. Read as much as you can. I found reading and watching videos of those who sadly have fallen ill from smoking helped me...i do not want to ever be in that situation - no one does. It is just such a terrible addiction. You can do this! If i did and so easily--so can YOU! Mind over matter

@Boo that is so kind of you! Thansk so much. I truly cannot believe it has not been as hard as I thought. I am so thankful for this!!

Thank you all so much - i appreciate each and every one of these posts immensely! XO

Thank you all!!!!!!!!! ?

@MLMR THANK YOU!!! I really appreciate this! I haven't done anything really yet to celebrate this success......the weekend is here! Maybe a delicious meal! No drinks...we had our 25th anniversary party at the office and i had enough of those on Wednesday haha (and made it without a smoke!!! I used to smoke SOOO much if i drank!) and yes, this is much easier than anticipated bc i feel physically better

N O P E !

Hi everyone, Just popping in to say hello, how are you all doing? Tomorrow is 2 months for me! This am, i ran to catch the bus and my daughter said "WOW Mom! you're faster than me" LOL! I could not keep up w/her when I smoked and i even was able to easily catch my breath!!! Loving this quit. And forever thankful to you all. Xx

wow! I never knew that was why!!!!!!!!! same!

During my last quit i gained about 50 pounds because i basically replaced smoking with eating...and a lot of fatty foods. Now, i am conscience of this. Eating better and exercising. Overall, last time was so hard for me, I probably used food to make me happy bc i was so miserable not smoking (STUPID!!). I am happy to say this time around has been 80% better for me. I say everyone is different in all aspects of quitting, weight gain also.

This is great, thank you for posting!!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations @Tammy

@TobacNO Hi there!! I have to say this quit (39 days in!) has been a breeze for me. My life revolved around smoking. Eat, smoke, clean, smoke, work, go break to smoke...even work out then SMOKE! I feel so much better--breathing better, my skin looks better. It is just better! I feel this time it only took me about a week or so to feel normal. The thoughts are what are there now BUT then i just think about how good i feel and that is all it takes, or i come here, a life saving site!! You can do this! Mind over matter!

oh SO GLAD!! It actually makes me ill thinking of it, especially the quantity . not good! it was so AWESOME!!! hair did not smell, dress still fresh (with the exception of a little sweat lol) it is a great feeling!!!

@jillar @notsmokinjo thank you so much! I was so happy the next day like WOW! that wasn't so bad after all!!! (just kicking myself for alllll i used to smoke while drinking) gross.

Hi Guys! Hope you all had a great weekend! So, for me this is huge and I am so proud of myself! Saturday night, my cousin got married..open bar, etc...i drank SO much (haha) and had a great time...i am not a drinker and when i did, the amount of smokes was disgusting. I cannot believe I did not smoke AT ALL!!! The thought passed my mind ever so briefly and then i smelled it on others and was all....NOPE!! Enjoying life w/o smoking is possible! WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO during my last quit, there was NO way i could drink bc i was too scared of smoking. I am so much stronger. Health scare or not. This is great!

Thank you all for your kind words. I know, i cannot believe it has been a whole month!!!!! Being active on here is really what helps me so much so I owe you all all my gratitude, truly! Hugs!

@Linda Thomas you are correct .. I have one more stepchild, a girl and also , 2 sons and 1 daughter. and yes , let’s do this together ! I am here and so is everyone one else on this site. We all understand each other. This site and these ppl are lifesavers !

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! Keep up the awesome work!

thank you, S! cannot lie, the thoughts are still there BUT i am stronger this time, It feels great. hugs!

awesome! i cannot believe how much he looks like Freddy mercury!

Hi All! I know this journey can be such a hard one so i wanted to share some of the greatness i have encountered during this quit, in hopes anyone struggling will read this and be motivated!! I am happy to say this quit has been much easier than my last. During my last, i didn't want to leave my house for months. I was pretty miserable. Now, i notice my anxiety has gone down SO much and my shortness of breath (and it is only been 29 days) More pluses: my husband said my skin is glowing! (i know smoking was making me look "gray??") if that makes sense...i notice this in other smokers i know. I have so much more uninterrupted play/cuddle time with my kids. I do not have to wash my hands before play/cuddles (we love to cuddle in my house lol) or spray perfume all over myself, which only masked the stink anyway. I was on the train with my little girl and a smoker sat next to me, he smelled terrible...this is what i used to smell like i am sure! Lastly, i did have a health scare (which thank God turned out to be nothing) which is maybe why this time is easier,.BUT---trust me people, you DO NOT want to have that fear in your heart. Knowing full well you could have stopped this, prevented a sickness, by quitting. I have never been so scared while waiting for results, so please, keep up the good work everyone!