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It been a while since we were all counted Who ,s riding the Train ? Who still buckled in tight ? I will start … Here 🐸

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Congratulations @Cbdave on 10 years smoke free! 🎉 What a huge accomplishment that is!! 😃 Thank you for giving your support to all our quitters and thank you for posting the Daily Nope pledge! Treat yourself today!

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Don't be stupid,. You don't want to smoke. You just don't want to not smoke, and you know exactly what I mean by that. You won't smoke a cigarette. You'll go back to smoking full-time. You know that, and you've never believed otherwise. Let's remember a few things: 1. Let's start with logic. Money isn't everything, but $21 a day since you stopped smoking adds up. You saved over $600 your first month. That's higher than your car payment and car insurance combined. By quitting smoking, you've made your car free. 2. Let's talk emotions, since that's likely the reason you're thinking about doing something stupid. If you think you're depressed/anxious/stressed right now, imagine how you're going to feel later. No, not when you light up. I know you... you'll push the bad feelings down, you'll promise yourself to try again, but it's just not the right time right now, and you'll be back to smoking full-time by the next day, like this quit never happened. But in six months, you're going to be right back where you were - worried sick about how, when, and IF you'll ever be able to quit again. Is it really worth it? 3. Let's talk about how you feel physically. You are breathing much better than you did the day you quit smoking. Your insistent fear that an inevitable heart attack is right around the corner has disappeared. You have more energy now. You're on the path to improving your health and fitness. You got through the grogginess and disorientation and messed up sleep schedule that plagued your first few weeks of quitting. 4. Let's talk about the social aspect. Do you remember sneaking off at parties to some secluded corner of the property alone to have a cigarette? Do you remember the anxiety about how to tell new potential dates about your nasty habit? Do you remember feeling like an outcast constantly? Do you remember how embarrassingly bad your car smelled? Do you remember the yellow stains on your fingers? Do you really want to go through all of that again? You HATED being a smoker. Why would you want to step back into that club that you fought so hard to get out of? Calm down, relax, and do whatever you need to do to NOT use nicotine. This, too, shall pass.

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[Yeah me, too… had no clue about a “kissogram” till I looked it up! Thought it was some obscure unit of measurement, LOL. 😽] Nephrologist

Great! Whatever works, Popsicles, cinnamon sticks as long as you don't smoke! You will do this!!👍

@QuittingGirl thank you! I'm looking forward to being able to lean on people who understand what I'm going through. That's cool that the cinnamon sticks worked for you. So far the only real NRT I've been using is a Popsicle after dinner every day just to sort of "close out" the meal the way a cigarette used to.

^^ I am getting educated here, who’d have thought it actually was a lute player 🤪 Maitre d

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Offhand i don’t recall my quit date but it’s been some years. Living my life without smoking is just normal now, of course, but to be honest, over the years there have been times where the demons reappear and i need to fight the urge to smoke. I’ve realized through my last quit that i’m an addict and cigarettes are my drug of choice. Living by the motto of Not One Puff Ever really means something. Once an addict always an addict, and although i won the fight it’s a lifelong battle to make the right choice. I’ve dropped in on occasion over the years when times were tough and these posts really help. Thanks to those that post. NOPE

Just checked in the other day after a multi-year hiatus. Very sad to see this news. Jill was so passionate and dedicated to helping others overcome this merciless addiction. Aside from her stalwart support for people going through rough patches, she also liked a good time. Her jokes and socializing lifted the spirits of many around here. She'll be sorely missed and fondly remembered.

Thank you Dave You fire up the engine every morning to make sure the train stays on the track with the NOPE thread We are forever grateful 🐸

Noooo!!! My fellow 2016 Buttkicker! Jilly Bean! This is a hard reality to face. Newbies- go find her words of encouragement. Her air cigs (aka pack of JACs - Jillar’s air cigs). Saved and motivated MANY quits. @doreensfree thanks for letting The Train know. Smoking sucks. 🖕Big Tobacco and 🖕COPD. RIP with ALL THE BUNNIES Jillar! 🐰

Thank you @Cbdave for all you do and the Nope pledge! I truly believe that doing the daily Nope, is helping me stay focused to not smoke! So thank you so much! 😀

Yeah, I really appreciate all you do here @Cbdave especially with the NOPE pledge.

I am just learning this terrible news. I met Jillar on the OG Quitnet site, and I've always been so inspired by and grateful for her contributions to that place, QSMB, and Quittrain. I extend my deepest condolences to her family and friends, Christian99

I have confidence in my quit and estimate my chance of relapse is low still...addiction is a wily condition and I am human. Here are my four maneuvers to avert relapse, ( Think again, Get right with yourself, Contact an ally, Post an SOS ) and a slew of red flags... When you know better yet, are purposefully leading yourself astray ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you have tiny tempting smokey thoughts that you are nuturing by not dismissing immediately and aggressively ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ I won't get addicted this time ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ Whenever you start to 'romance smoking' ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you seriously entertain the idea that smoking looks attractive or makes you feel carefree and part of the fun ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you are having silly thoughts like, my smoking friends are having a great time and I'm missing out ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you really wonder, what it would it taste like now, ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ Will I still get that, 'ahhhh' feeling ? ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ When you start to think that you are 'different' and that you can handle just one. ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ Do you think you can quit again without much effort? ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you want to give yourself permission for just one, once in a while, just this once ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you feel too secure in your quit and start to act cocky ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you propose to test your quit ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ Are you starting to believe, you've been quit long enough to handle a puff or two? ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you know too much to get addicted again ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ Whenever you are doubting your commitment to your quit ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you ignore the reality that smoking is a terrifying choice with significant consequences ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you are dismissive of the fact that you can Never Take Another Puff, Not One Puff Ever. ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ I forgot the major red flag, I am not an addict ! ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ I'm an adult and I'll do wtf I want ! ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ Just one would help relieve the stress I'm having in my life at the moment! ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS~ Have you more red flags to add ? Different maneuvers ? I want to include some of our friend, Joel Spitzer's, relapse prevention resources. Resources Related To The Implications Of A Puff Once You Have Quit Relapse Prevention Resources

Oh, what devastating news. Jillar was a integral contributor to the QTrain and will be sorely missed. I will think of her out there having laughs in the universe and still helping quitters here with her posts.

I am so sad and sorry to hear about @jillar... s passing. And I know she was a good friend and support to many here. I am holding her family and friends in my thoughts and prayers during this very diffucult time. Rest in peace @jillar

Wow, this is really sad news. Jill has helped so many and will be very missed. Rest in peace dear Jill.

This is heartbreaking. Such a special lady.💔 She was so kind, caring, adorably sweet and tremendously witty. Rest in Peace Jill♥️

What a wonderful woman and she leaves behind a legacy that will continue to help quitters for years to come. Rest in peace, friend.

Words cannot describe the sadness I feel seeing this news. Her value here was immeasurable to me and I'm sure many others. May her journey on the other side be blessed.

Rest in Peace. She was a wonderful help to this forum and the new quitters.

RIP my friend! You were one of the nicest people I’ve known. You will be missed.

So sad ... darn cigarettes. "You helped so many find their Freedom from nicotine addiction. A life well lived; breathe easy; rest now."

I know you were good friends and it's truly heartbreaking! She will be missed. RIP Jill ❤️

I'm gutted hearing this terrible news 😭 She was always so passionate about helping others rid themselves of this nasty addiction and she in fact did so much for others here. It is our collective great loss. R.I.P. dear Jillar. As Henry Van Dyke once penned ... Gone From My Sight I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side, spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other. Then, someone at my side says, "There, she is gone." Gone where? Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast, hull and spar as she was when she left my side. And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port. Her diminished size is in me -- not in her. And, just at the moment when someone says, "There, she is gone," there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout, "Here she comes!" And that is dying...

Ohh I am so very sad to hear this!!! She really helped me so much and will be missed! I didn't see her for a while and was wondering if something was wrong. What happened Doreen, do you know? So very very sorry! 😢😢