Paul723

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Thank you one and all! Everyone can give themselves a pat on the back for helping me quit and change my life for the better! I hope everyone can break free from smoking and regain their health and life. I have never described the beginning of my quit since I didn’t find the forum until I was quit for about a week and because I didn’t want it to seem like a plea for sympathy. On July 22 just before midnight I put out my last cigarette and threw the remaining ones in the trash. On July 23 at 5 o’clock in the morning my mother-in-law passed away. She was a beautiful woman and had her faculties even at 94 years. When I would push her wheelchair from bingo back to her room, I’d ask, “Stairs or the elevator?” and she always said elevator. So I quit on a day of sorrow but I never connected quitting with what was happening in my life, they were different things. Stress and grief were going to happen in my life whether I smoked or not. Smoking would not make it better, only worse. Smokers will lie to themselves and say that they will wait for a good time to quit. The good time to quit is right now, yesterday was a better time to quit, and a year ago was really good for me. I'll make dinner on Saturday to celebrate!

5 Six more months and you'll be singing a different tune. You should rally up some new counters.

NOPE

6 Good morning

8 Subtracting soon!

jimmy, on 22 Jul 2014 - 7:37 PM, said: and my pole dancing sucks That's a good thing, Jimmy. I never want to read that you've honed your pole dancing skills. lol This would have changed my answer in the Coke machine game.

If I didn't stay quit, I would have had to keep changing my name and I would have an identity crisis to boot. There is not much mystery to me but if quitters play the counting game, I will say Good morning to them!

Nine months is fantastic! Some even better ones coming up! Congratulations!

Nicotine is addictive and I consider myself to be a recovering addict. I know I can't have (nor do I want) any cigarettes. Not everyone who smokes becomes addicted to nicotine (about 1 in 10); for some it is a habit.

Here's my last song for this thread; I think it captures the sense of rebirth quitting smoking gives.

NOPE

Eight is great and I know you are in a good frame of mind now! Congratulations!

Six months is fantastic! Congratulations!

VIII Good morning

Joe, just so I'm clear, I "liked" the picture of the women. Bakon will be along shortly asking for more.

Siete

Smoking is done for you, no more. Your mind is trying to deny this simple fact - you quit! When you start thinking about it, let your rational mind control the discussion and end the debate.

Siete

cinco

After food is now clean dishes for me.

Tres

O Thanks for your help jimmy

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For my sister Martha who is five months quit today!