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in case you got a fever and need more cowbell...

Eric and Buck were badasses fer sure.

Thanks @Gus you're pretty awesome urself!!

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Congrats to you Sunshine on 3 years quit. nicely done.

Happy anniversary Gary. Hope you had a great day.

It took twice as long to take it off as it did to put it on but I finally lost all my quit weight. Tipped the scale at 165.1 this morning. Down from the whopping 202.5 I topped out at in December after quitting in August. The battle of the bulge isn't done yet though. I've been seeing a physical therapist to try and fix my shoulder and hip and it's time to start putting on some muscle. Let's see where I can get to in another 8 months. That will be the end of spring next year. Not saying I'll be able to sport a speedo but at least I should be able to lay on a beach without Greenpeace spraying me with a hose and trying to push me in the water.

@Booyou make a good point. (me checking to see if they are publicly traded)

Texas was the only place I've ever seen a Buc-ees. I guess they are expanding.

congrats on 2 months @overcome. you are doing great.

@Fermosaluacongratulations on quitting. it will be the most challenging and rewarding thing you can do. stay strong

Congrats...take a bow, you deserve it.

1 year update. the big finale. the exciting news. y'all ready for this??? There is literally nothing to update. I have said it all before. Another day has come and gone without smoking just like the 365 days before this one. Did I think about smoking? Probably. Do I still want one? on some level probably yeah. But not smoking is the norm now. was it worth the hell to get to this point? absolutely. not being controlled by a chemical cocktail inside a smoldering piece of paper is relieving. it's almost like waking up from a bad dream. The smoking has lost control of me. The quitting is losing control and just being an average person who doesn't smoke is right in front of me. it doesn't mean I'm letting my guard down though. It just means I'm treating smoking like any other drug I don't do. I don't think about not doing heroine all day long because I don't use it. Same with cigarettes. That's it. All you 2021 quitters that have hit the lido deck before me, I salute you. All those that haven't made it yet, stay with us and your time will come. All those that fell off, get back on. Once you realize that you can free your mind from the addiction and that you can direct your thoughts, your ass has no choice but to follow. It will rebel at first but it has to toe the line the mind draws. And for all those long time quitters who still come here to help slobs like me, you have my utmost respect and admiration. Good night quit train. Pleasant smoke free dreams.

Thank you @Gus and right back at cha!! This party ain't over quite yet

thanks everybody. it means a lot to have made it to deck and to have gotten so much support along the way. and most of all i thank Boo and monkey GIF. there's power in that thing I swear.

@Boo the monkey gif changes hearts and minds. how could you even question it?

@11better11it certainly was for me. but you have to counter that thought with another one like, "breathe deep, if I keep smoking I won't be able to do that." whenever you have a thought about smoking you have to counter it immediately.

I finally got around to watching this. There is a certain brain state that they look for while you are asleep that provides for the rewiring of the brain to associate nicotine with a bad experience. According to what this guy says in the earlier part is that if you actively were to do that it wouldn't work because he said once you are aware it doesn't work. The cool thing is that there are ways to hack your brain. In a way there is a magic bullet. It doesn't make the path easier it just makes you want to take that hard path and fall in love with the process. that's what i got out of it.

@DenaliBlueswhat's next? your life and being able to live it to the fullest. you aren't dragging around that awful burden now so go out and find out just how fantastic you can be. Surprise yourself!!!

Glad to see you made it through the first week. sorry to be late to the party. keep up the great work, stay close and don't put anything in your mouth and set fire to it.

congrats @DenaliBluesyou are doing fantastic. keep it going!!

Congratulations Doreen!! so sorry to be late but damn, 9 years is fantastic. must be like almost like never having smoked at all. hope you had a wonderful day and know that I do appreciate all that you do for the train. have a drink on me, dear.

4 mile walk. 10 pullups. 16 pushups. 36 holes of golf.

4 mile walk, 120 squats, 20 pullups 16 pushups