Check-in you big dummy

[bakon]

Was going to start a thread about who I think is up for the biggest dummy award in the group...plenty of fish to pick from....a pig, booger, bat, anyone named Joe and the list can go on and on. So many window lickers....female too!!!

But instead like to see some updates on life...

start with your name

Where you are in quit

Anything new

And a selfie if brave

 

 

bakon

Long time quit

Still working but done in 27 months. Got a grandson in September. Growing around the waist too much but watching it. Motorcycle trip to Memphis this year. That about sums it up

Selfie

 

[abbynormal]

- abbynormal

- 384 days quit

- We got a new truck, so like, that's pretty cool. It'll be the first vehicle we own that  I won't smoke in ever!

- I don't do selfies, but this pretty much sums it up:

 

 

[Mee]

Linda

537 days quit

I have entered the next phase of my life.

I turned 65 yrs old yesterday..

My husband retired on December 31st.

I do find he is a little hooked to my hip but it is wonderful to pick up and do what we want.  I hope we can navigate this new period of our lives with little bumps.

Hopefully quitting smoking gives us more time together and we stay healthy.

I did gain quite a few quit smoking pounds but started the new year dieting.  My husband and I have both lost 8 pounds each.  

[Boo]

Name: Boo

Status: About six weeks shy of celebrating four years quit.

What's new: Preparing for fatherhood.

Selfie: 

 

 

[Doreensfree]

Me !!!l.... Horney Toad,Doorbell,Boos Soddy Daisy.....

Over 6 years Quit...thanks to the good folks here ...after puffing myself through 52 years....

Just done a round trip to Australia and back ....alone .....another massive achievement....

On arrival back ...I see my grandson is bigger than me .....

 

[bakon]

Hot stuff...

[Doreensfree]

Bakon you should have gone to Specsavers lol...

[bakon]

The rest of you guess can't follow directions? Post m.-f.ers.

[Sazerac]

I have no selfies.

I am swimming and walking 2 mi 3/4 days a week.

Losing the 30lbs @bakon added to my last photo.

Getting strong, feeling well.

Painting.  Sewing.  Writing.

Fighting Rats in my courtyard.

Listening to a lot of great tunes and making various playlists on a streaming site.

Cooking really well and looking forward to visit from Daughter/Spouse/Father-In-Law

and also Jazz Fest guests for whom I will make my Legendary Gumbo and have the sit down feast for 12.

 

V. inspired by all my darling smoke free creatures here.

Wishing I could help my two smoking friends in real life, they struggle so.

 

Cold Turkey on A Whim Quit

Six Years and Three Months

The Best Decision I Ever Made

 

Oh !  Quit Caffeine over a year ago and kind of accidentally, starting my third month alcohol free,

thinking of staying sober for a year as a challenge and see how I like it.

Quitting smoking has made it easier to honestly examine my life and be willing and able to change patterns that no longer serve me.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 1, 2020 by Sazerac

[notsmokinjo]

Jo and I've been not smokin for 26 months next week.

 

No news is good news so leaving it at that...oh wait getting a hair chop on Satdee so there's something new and I finally got glasses so the headaches have improved. 

 

 

 

[bakon]

Babs hot stuff

 

jo- bland screen

[Cbdave]

Gday

Im Chris

4 years quit and determined to stay that way!

nothing much to report on and frankly like to keep this year dull, uneventful and boringly heathy. 

[NADA]

Paul (BKP)

4 years quit.

Hands down, best decision ever.

Feel so much better physically and mentally.

Looking forward to my next backpacking trip to the Sierra Nevada or Olympic Mountains....haven't decided yet.

 

 

Edited January 24, 2020 by BKP

[mightyboosh]

Phil (mightyboosh)

5 months quit.

Still not a millionaire despite all the lottery tickets I've bought.

This is me.

 

[forestgreen]

This is so great to see all of you. No I am not participating as yet, except to say its nearly 12 months  non smoking. I never do selfies, I never divulge my age or Gender if I can help it.  I never ever want to smoke again. 

[mightyboosh]

Sorry, I posted a pic of my brother by mistake.

This is me.

 

[Rozuki]

Rozuki

 

In 25 days, I will celebrate 3 yrs quit!!

I have had a few health issues in those 3 years, but survived a stroke in 2017 and CABG x 3 open heart surgery in 2018. No complaints and my doctors are happy with how I am doing.

 

Gained quite a few lbs\kg (due to the heart surgery, not the fact that I quit smoking!!) but have managed to lose a few of 'em...will be doubling down on the exercise as I need to fit into a bathing suit the week of May 1st!!!

 

I retired January 2019 and in process of getting my house ready to sell this summer...fingers crossed it goes quickly and smoothly.

Here is a cute pic of one of my dogs, his name is Panda....he is a Morkie (Maltese/Yorkie) and is a sweetie-pie of a little tuff guy!

 

Edited January 25, 2020 by Rozuki

[BAT]

 

Present.

[Lust4Life]

Howdy!

Quit cold turkey 9/26/2016.  It has been one helluva ride.  

Made it through turbulent waters and now I'm coasting in laminar flow.

Early on, I relied on (too heavily probably-)the words/poetry of Mike Piano and Bassman

Two gents from another site.

Newbies should find soft landing here

Stay awhile and nurture your quit.  Some quitters prefer a more hard-ass approach.

Not me.  

It was not as easy as Allen Carr promised.  Some days, the craves crashed over me.  

I nearly drowned.  

But I did not.

Every so often I feel a twinge.  An ache.  A temptation.  

Nostalgia's whisper is a scream.

I vowed NOPE from day 1 of my forever quit. 

I've kept that promise.  

As for the picture -- for those that know me, know that I haven't figured out how to post those clever mimes, gifs, crap whatever y'all call it...

 

Yep to NOPE!

 

L4L

Edited January 29, 2020 by Lust4Life

[Runfree]

Runfree/Daisy.  Bakon calls me Bigfoot

5 Years, 1 Month, 9 Days

Running days are behind me but I discovered a nearby ice rink/sports center with an indoor rubberized track.  If I time it right, I can walk and I get to watch the 50-60 year old men's league practicing   .  I might make a quick trip to NYC or the Oregon Coast w/my sister.  She's having open heart surgery at the Mayo soon and we're both a bit freaked about it.  I really miss Alaska, no surprise, but am still glad I moved.    Selfie from 2012.

[Cbdave]

9 hours ago, Lust4Life said:

Howdy!

Quit cold turkey 9/26/2016.  It has been one helluva ride.  

Made it through turbulent waters and now I'm coasting in laminar flow.

Early on, I relied on (too heavily probably-)the words/poetry of Mike Piano and Bassman

Two gents from another site.

Newbies should find soft landing here

Stay awhile and nurture your quit.  Some quitters prefer a more hard-ass approach.

Not me.  

It was not as easy as Allen Carr promised.  Some days, the craves crashed over me.  

I nearly drowned.  

But I did not.

Every so often I feel a twinge.  An ache.  A temptation.  

Nostalgia's whisper is a scream.

I vowed NOPE from day 1 of my forever quit. 

I've kept that promise.  

As for the picture -- for those that know me, know that I haven't figured out how to post those clever mimes, gifs, crap whatever y'all call it...

 

Yep to NOPE!

 

L4L

Gday

yep missed mike and baseman .... natures gentleman to be sure

[REZ]

REZ checking in!

 

Long time no see all! 

Long time quitter!

5+ years but that as high as I can count!

Left doctor when sick long time ago, Quit that night and haven't looked back!

Got a new to me house and truck, 3 dogs, new job that still sucks,

and my wife that I met on here (Actually on another quit site) and going on 4 years!

Tracey and I are doing great!

Been across the pond a few times, Punta Cana, Canada, Florida, Arizona, Carolina's and more. 

We have been exercising a lot (Weights & Running).

Eating healthy thanks to Tracey. 

Learning on how to drink wine without falling over, but JD still my favorite! 

All this since we quit, pretty much a new life!

Planning this years vacations.

Might go skiing this weekend if we can find some snow! 

Waiting for the summer, sun, pool, fun, and bike!

Still like running around outside buck naked in the morning!

Getting to be an old fart and thinking about retirement in a couple of years,

might move down south next to Bakon!

No pictures to share because of new work computer. 

 

Good memories of this site, keep up the awesome work newbies and oldies!  

 

REZ Out!