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Finally, first white Christmas in years

NOPE!

Smoke on christmas day? You crazy... NOPE!

NOPE!

-20. Gift for the chicks....

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Nope!!!!!!

Hope it's a good one......it is when you've got donkeys!

NOPE! Merry non-smoking Christmas to all!

Sorry..... meant to say Peace and Goodwill to all, but somehow found that had been missed on post, cos I was too busy inserting piccy's..... Hope for a Brave New Year too whilst I am at it! Cigarettes were never the anchors in our lives that hold us steady.... they were the ropes that kept us tied to the dock while life sailed by! - jwg It is not because you quit...it is because you smoked. It will pass! - Nancy

A Merry Xmas NOPE !!!

Happy holidays everyone!

Merry Christmas QT crew

Merry Christmas, Quit Family!! Peace on Earth, Good Will to Man

I'm not sure that dog has the Christmas spirit Sandy. Merry Christmas everyone!

I'm 16....right now I'm a teen, i'm having fun. I enjoy smoking. I can quit at any time. So, I'll quit when...... I'm 20.. but life is a little stressful right now...I have 2 babies, working full time..saving to buy a house....I'm still young and won't be affected long term by this smoking...no big deal...right? I'll quit definitely by the time... I'm 25.....still a lot of my family and friends still smoke...they seem to be okay. That must mean I'll be ok..My parents both smoked for years and they are both still healthy and vibrant...look at all these people outside..taking a smoke break with me...we are all ok right??? I'm 30.....starting to get a little nervous...my dad quit, my sister quit, handful of friends are jumping ship,. I've had 15+ years of smoking now and fear is creeping in a little. Fear of quitting..and never enjoying life as I know it...and fear of never quitting and suffering a horrible disease and feeling the effects of smoking. Time to dig that hole in the sand deeper and put my head in there...I'll quit when... I'm 36..Dad is diagnosed...Stage 4 lung cancer..inoperable. :blink: :( My smoking has now doubled! I know...he's dying and I'm smoking more...what is wrong with me? As dad lie in a coma taking his last breaths...I whispered in his ear "I promise daddy, I'm going to quit smoking". I purchased a copy of Allen Carr's easyway to quit smoking and I did it...I quit smoking!! Yay me!!!! :) 3 months later...I start getting restless...cravings are coming left and right...I read the book again but the words aren't jumping out at me like they did when I first read it...I felt like I was losing my mind. I looked at the back of the book and called a number they listed as support...It was in London. The book was old and the number was for the publishing company, not a support line. I was losing my strength...and ultimately relapsed. :( I will probably be a smoker for life....I can't do this again.... The next 8 years are a blurr....that book remained on my shelf collecting dust--every once in a while I would glance at it with guilt and say...some day...maybe in the spring when it's nice out, maybe the summer, maybe the fall, after christmas,...new years resolution, after my birthday....ok..after spring again..one excuse after another. I was smoking more than ever. I did quit a few times during that time...few days or weeks..only to smoke again...always started with one puff. Finally...at the age of 44...after all that struggle, relapse, disappointment, denial, and thousands of excuses....I finally picked up that book..knowing this was it...I was either going to quit for good this time...or I was going to remain a smoker till my death. I knew I just didn't have another quit in me otherwise. I can't keep going through the torture of quitting over and over..it's exhausting..and the pain from relapse is too distressing. So, my final quit began. Only this time...I knew that the quitting journey was a roller coaster and even though I feel strong in my quit one day...doesn't mean I will still feel that way the next. I proved that on my last quit. I Googled quit smoking support and got it. Best thing I ever did to ensure that I would never smoke again. I introduced myself and became a member. Point of the story is....time moves so quickly..and the excuses are just that....excuses. Before you know it...nearly 30 years have gone by. The best time to quit is TODAY....tomorrow has a way of always being that carrot that dangles out in front of you...never able to reach it. Addictions are design to hook you for life. I do wish I quit sooner, I do wish I never smoked. But wishing for something that is in the past, is a waste of time. The only thing I can change is what I do from now on. My quality of life is so much better today. I am healthier, happier, and confident. I have quite a smoking history and am full aware it may come back to bite me in the ass...however I will not die a smoker chained to addiction. No matter what. I am free. If you are reading this and still smoking, please.....sign up...join today. Read all the information here and in the blog and educate yourself about nicotine addiction. Don't just read once..read again and again and again until you "get it". You will never regret that you quit smoking but there is plenty of regret when you don't. Quit today....no more excuses.

Bout ten-minutes left to get in a NOPE on Christmas Day... NOPE!

Always keep this in one of your little thought bubbles... and remember to never let it drift away... no matter how much brain fog clogs up your life.... THE BRAIN TELL's LIES!! Cigarettes were never the anchors in our lives that hold us steady.... they were the ropes that kept us tied to the dock while life sailed by! - jwg It is not because you quit...it is because you smoked. It will pass! - Nancy

Crying is acceptable. Smoking is not. EZPZ

Nope not today

I'm known around here as the Horney Toad...can't for the life of me knows why .....

Merry Christmas All!

Aww...my heart has melted.!!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone on this train!

You could put that out on a new "Quit Train Bartering Car" thread and see what you might get for it...

I have it and ..... it's for sale!! You interested?

Well done...feel proud...what your achieving is flippin Amazin...treat yourself,..a nice coffee perhaps...anything to give you that most important. Pat on the back... Take smoking off the table...I understood this... Do anything...just don't stick that posion stfick in your mouth and lighting.. Keep marchin...one week approaching... X

Thanks @Tyme2B We are doing this!!!!!

Why does our brain or mind or sub conscience tell us to go ahead and just have one cig? Is it the addiction talking?

I definitely relate to that Babs, I'm 45, I wish I quit sooner but I didn't and now have more consequences to deal with from smoking. If I continue smoking it will only get worse.

Glad to hear this Joybella. You're determination sounds just right. Like Doreensfree said, one day at a time. Don't overthink it, just don't smoke. We're all cheering you on ..... Go Girl!!

Good for you! You CAN do this!

Welcome to the board, Joybella! Many of us quit after 40 or more years of smoking....and if we can do it, you can, too!

I am almost 49 now...and happier than I have ever been! Loving my freedom! NO MORE EXCUSES!!

Beautiful post. Im 26 years old and quitting an 8 year addiction but already regretting ever taking it. I did nothing with my life when i was a smoker. But i have yet so much life ahead, i dont want to smoke again. Right now its a daily struggle fighting the cigarette romance, i really miss it i enjoyed it a lot or so i think. But ill not go down without a fight. NOPE!

This is one of my all time favorite posts Thanks, Babs.

That was a great post. I´m sure your dad´s proud of you. We all are!

I can't believe I smoked for 20. I so identified myself by the addiction, and I didn't like myself too much.

Great post Babs. I can't believe I almost smoked for 30 years.

Soberjulie, exactly! Most of the time, we don't even know we're helping ourselves when we're helping others... this was an awesome post!

Bumping for our guests who are still on the fence about quitting. No more excuses smokers...quit now! You'll be glad you did!!!

I'm not going anywhere just yet......

Likewise - I'm here to support and be supported. I'll stay a year or more...

awesome post babs, I can relate to so much of it ... thanks for the reminder

Awesome, out of the park! No more excuses. Carrot and stick? No matter how hard you run, you'll never get the carrot. That's what the stick is for, to beat ourselves up with. Love the post!

Babs what a truly great read, and you are so right, no more excuses, otherwise another 2 or 5 or 10 years will have passed and before you know it its too late, WHAT IF and WHY DIDN'T I can't turn the clock back. Your dad would be proud of the strength you have

Babs that was an excellent story. I enjoyed reading it and you are right- "no more excuses".

^^^TRUTH^^^ Ditto