Jenny

This is something to be proud of! Thank you for being here sharing your journey with us. Very proud of you Becca!

Well done Leanna! Have I told you lately how happy we all are to have you here with us!? I hope you don't mind me posting a video of your celebration! http://www.jibjab.com/view/ej7HuVgxThS1MkFUm0zvlQ?utm_campaign=URL+Copy&utm_content=celebration_edf_group&utm_medium=Share&utm_source=JibJab&cmpid=jj_url

Congrats Jengel, You've been a wonderful member of this board and we have a seat waiting for you at the bar!

Very nice pic Jimmy! It is wonderful to have visuals of people. :)

:o Surely they have not left us? Not when we love them so.

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Welcome! Congrats on your decision to quit smoking. You won't regret it! That I can guarantee. Take it one day at a time if need be and when you feel weak talk to us here. There is always someone available. Please feel free to PM me anytime as well. :) Great to have you! I think you'll like it here.

creeping closer...................................

I see this picture of you and I worry that being in America is having a negative affect on you...

Well done Marti! So glad you didn't smoke those cigs!!

It was just crazy in chat last night. I am still shocked and also I am thinking that I may need implants.

And then there were six! I guess it may also be 5 as I do not always remember the difference in time zones. Why can't we all be in the same one?!

I was going through the list of things a person would smoke and decided that it must be something new and I am just not up on the lingo. hahahaha and then I got it! I have received several PM's from others asking what PAD is as well. hehehe PAD= pack a day. For the late comers.

I considered it...lol. That will teach you to keep your clothes on in chat!

Here's a short video to help you understand how they typically go down. SueBeDoo, Babs, Colleen, Susana are featured! http://www.jibjab.com/view/5Cmk-T5ARUi55KYFWdC8aA?utm_campaign=URL+Copy&utm_content=tequila_edf_group&utm_medium=Share&utm_source=JibJab&cmpid=jj_url

LOL, I struggled for a minute wondering what a PAD smoker was. Welcome dentalfloss! Congratulations on your decision to quit smoking. I took Chantix as well and had great success with it. If you have any questions at all please let me or anyone here know. We want to help. We have a shark who carries a toothbrush you might have something in common with...

Marti, Chrysalis, NayNay, Jimmy and Leanna! That's who! http://www.jibjab.com/view/t7hPo1ifSpicIpWU_3qXTA?utm_campaign=URL+Copy&utm_content=happy&utm_medium=Share&utm_source=JibJab&cmpid=jj_url

I'm so sorry you fell but am so very proud to see you get right back up. Keep marching and learn from this to help prevent the same in the future. The only way to quit is to never smoke. Ever. Do what you need to do accomplish that goal and you will be successful. Guaranteed.

We love ya Gem, So happy to be able to share in your first anniversary!

Well done NayNay! So glad to have you here with us.

Yup, we have much to be thankful for that is for sure. What Babs said is so true. Some places are about ego not the quit at all. Peace is not really hard to have, you just need to shut up and let it happen. If you don't let it happen, you don't really want it.

Great post LB. I always marvel at the folks who can take it or leave it. I have a sister that walked away from smoking like that as well. I didn't have the same experience as she did, but I did get the same results. It's hard I think sometimes to remember that everyone's journey is different and that your individual experience cannot be used as the measure for everyone else. I love that we have quitters here from all across the spectrum. From the "Easy Peasy Lemon Breezy" to the "OMG this is the hardest thing I have ever done". A little something for everyone to relate to. That's what keeps it real. :)

I struggled a lot in the early months of my quit. With time the thoughts of smoking have become fleeting, but they still happen. My triggers are stress and I am a very anxious person so when the stress ramps up a crave still happens. They don't last long and I've learned to deal with them. Even at 2 plus years... Thoughts of my past smoking life creep in. When this happens I remind myself of the reason why I love being a non smoker. I remind myself that as a smoker I could not ever get enough. I wanted to smoke another before I put out the last. I won't live that way again. I do follow NOPE for that reason. No matter what I will not smoke. I made this commitment to myself and I know I will not break it ever. NOPE works for me but you do what works for you. I know many people who have long quits and have never even heard the words NOPE so I won't say it cannot be done. Whatever your way, you need to embrace it. You need to make a commitment to yourself to keep your quit strong. You're worth that effort and you deserve to the have peace and freedom that comes with not needing a fix a 20 minutes. If Chantix is what it takes at any time, take it! Whatever works!! Very sorry about your mother.