DenaliBlues

Welcome back @PorkandPancakes. Sorry to hear about your relapse. I, too, list a multi year quit once. But it’s great that you’re ready to find your Forever Quit this time. And you’ll be extra prepared for the wily tricks our addicted brains play on us. Saddle up for the initial bumps, but remember that they don’t last forever! Keep us posted on how things go.

NOPE

Sappy love song

vipers

least

Looks like @Cbdave is getting some grill accessories… but the way Santa’s wielding them looks kinda scary. Have you been naughty or nice?!

NOPE

Was gonna wrap our present for @GonSo, but the box is… uh…busy.

And speaking of style, Santa was really good to @catlover this year!

Plus a stylish Christmas jumper:

Quitting Girl, aka Chicks Champ, gets a trophy in her stocking:

So for our Darling Doreen, the Golden Frying Pan… so she can smack some quitting sense into people with style! Or perhaps a spa day!

Grungy, must wash.

stink bombs

peat moss

crane

Hooray for one month! That’s a great foundation for your Forever Quit, and a tough achievement to be proud of. Well done!

NOPE

Wood Thrush

Hi, @j3nny3lf! I’m coming up on 3 years quit and I still have big “crave waves” from time to time. As others have said, I took smoking off the table. Period. No negotiating, no increments. Just NOPE. But cravings still happen. So very aggravating! For me, 2 things help. The first is mentally “reclassifying” the cravings as nostalgia, not anything I have the option to act on today. The second is not to focus on them. Don’t give them the power of my attention. I wouldn’t chase a noisy, smelly trash truck rumbling down the street… I’d let it pass on by. Same with the cravings. Just a trash truck… a noisy commercial for junk I don’t need. Change the mental channel. Focus on something else. You have nearly 2 years of proof that you don’t need to act on the urges. Good on you for keeping your precious quit intact!!

Oil Rig Roughneck

kvetching

leather boot

Dickens’ Oliver Twist