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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required.)

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We have liftoff! Onwards and upwards, @Pilgrim.

Hi Everybody. Still on this train. 56 days. Been off the patches for a week. Can't say health is any better at moment. I have had raised blood pressure for years which i have taken medication for and kept it down. The past 2 weeks it has decided to raise to dangerous levels and have nearly ended up in hospital. Medication has been increased so lets hope it comes back under control. Has anybody else had this problem?

Congratulations @Pilgrim on your two months quit. The first 2 or 3 months are the hardest and you are doing great! Treat yourself to something special today! You will reach the Lido Deck before you know it. Onward to month 3.

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Congratulations on 2 months smoke free @Pilgrim Keep up the great work!

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So sorry to be late for the bonfire...Rest in Peace, dear Jillar, and thank you for all your work to save other's lives. In memory of Jillar and our Invisable Man, and all the others we have lost, I throw almost 12 years years of un-smoked cigarettes on the fire.

Gday Woops thought I’d thrown mine on the pyre… 66,000 old and stale should burn well rest in peace

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Congrats @Pilgrim!! Two Months Smoke Free IS something to celebrate!

Thanks to all of you for your encouraging words!

Adding mine ... about 35,000. I quit a few months after Jill the and shared the same journey. Miss you my friend!

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I add my 1,207 cigarettes into this fire. RIP to the lovely Jill and thank you ever so much for the kind words of inspiration.

In honor of Jill, in honor of my own quit, and to be a beacon for all who still struggle…

OMG RIP Jill so sorry to hear this news

Next Thursday (May 29) would have been Jillar's nine year smoke free anniversary. In her honor and memory, along with the memories of so many other smokers who had their lives cut short, I am lighting this bonfire. Please throw your unused cigarettes into the bonfire in their memory. ** In the past, we would say how many unsmoked cigarettes we were throwing into the fire. Unfortunately, our tickers mostly don't show that now. Just state how many days, years, whatever, you have been smoke free. There is a free unsmoked cigarettes calculator below if you want to figure out an estimate of how many cigarettes you have not smoked since you quit. ** https://www.calculators.org/health/quit-smoking.php I am throwing my 62,223 unsmoked cigarettes in honor of Jill and others who have lost their lives to cigarettes.

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Tossing in my approximate 29,500 unsmoked cigarettes in honor of @jillar! She was taken from us way, way too soon. I’m just so saddened to hear this. She helped me tremendously along my own quit journey. I will miss her. Thanks @johnny5! May the JillAir cigarette continue to help our future quitters and may her death not be in vain.

Congrats on 56 days (and counting UP)! Awesome! It's early days yet. Your body is still adjusting to working without nicotine in your system. It's a good thing to have medical on board to monitor our health when we quit. Even if we didn't have medical issues/concerns before quitting they do tend to crop up (they did for me) during our healing and recovery. Keep going. Never another Day One.

Yes, congrats @Jane on making it to 56 Days smoke free! Keep it up and the health improvements will follow in time. Don't forget; you've been smoking for a lot longer than your 56 days quit and it takes time for your body to repair itself - be patient; I'm sure things will improve with more time invested in your quit. I was always under the impression quitting smoking lowers blood pressure rather than raising it. Of course there are many other sources that can cause hypertension such as sodium intake, also alcohol consumption as well as stress. I'm sure there's others as well. Speak to your PCP and see it they can help you sort out what may be the cause of your hypertension. I'm sure he or she will be thrilled to learn you've quit the smokes!

Congratulations on your fabulous 2 months Upwards and Onwards

Well done on your 56 days .. im sure quitting can only help with your blood pressure Hoping it gets under control

Congratulations on 56 days smoke free @Jane and good job getting off the patches as well. I did not notice issues in my early weeks of my quit with increased blood pressure so I am not sure how common that is, although I was definitely more stressed. I do know that smoking itself raises blood pressure so I don't think that quitting is making your blood pressure worse. There could be external factors but I am not a doctor. I hope the increased medication helps and I hope your doctor can give you good guidance on this matter. That being said, you are doing great in quitting. Keep up the great work.

In honor of Jillar, I toss in 5 years of un-smoked cigarettes.

In Jill's memory I am throwing away approximately 291,000 cigs....a pack a day for 40 years! Jill and all of you helped me so much to give up the horrible cigarette addiction. Jill, I didn't know you very long, but for a couple years that I knew you on here, you were a lovely person and I considered you my friend. You left this earth way too soon and I hope you are now RIP! I am going to do my very best to be as good a Moderator as you were and Doreen is. You certainly will be missed Jill!

In Jillar's honour, I'm throwing on the thousands of cigs I haven't smoked since I quit. She and others here helped me keep my determination up to stay quit and for that, I will be ever grateful! R.I.P.my dear friend Jill

Thanks Johnny. I'll throw in all the years we all have squandered so carelessly.

Thank you Johnny for lighting the fire In memory of our beloved Jill and all the lovely folks taken far to early due to this killer addiction I haven’t give the Tabacco Companies another penny of my hard earned money for 11 years 9 months . I hate Cigarettes..

You've got great advice already @Genecanuck! I don't have much to add other than to repeat that this is YOUR quit and what others do is none of your concern. That's up to them to figure out on their own. You do only You! You know it's odd the way I reacted to other smokers when I was quitting. I did start to notice their smoker's stank as my sense of smell improved but their stank didn't bother me as much then as it did a couple years later after I'd quit. Now, it almost makes me gag if someone walks close to me after just having had a smoke - OMG The other thing that cracks me up now is when smokers say; "Oh, I'm a closet or secret smoker". My partner or work associates don't know I smoke . Yeah, right! Even if you bath, suck a mint, put on fresh clothes, people close to you KNOW! It's seeps from the pours in your skin. Your fingers (at least a few of them) take on a slight yellowish look. They only say that because they're sniffers are completely absent when it comes to smelling smoke. As others have said, I was shocked when I realized how badly I must have smelled to others I was around when I smoked - I was actually embarrassed . You're doing GREAT Gene! Keep it up no matter what. Don't let the actions of others sway you from your appointed goal - life long freedom from smoking

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Congratulations on 9 years smoke free Wayne. That is huge. We're very sad to hear about Jill but I know she would be happy and proud to hear about your great quit going strong. Smoking is a horrible thing and it is a huge achievement to leave it behind.

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I’m really sorry to hear that.