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I am doing waaaay better than last week! I have had a great night and day with my boyfriend and I've thought about smoking once. And it was in a different way then before. I think it's actually weird that I have been a smoker for so long. I love being a non smoker.. the deep breaths, the freshness of it all.. Addiction is still there and pulling, but I am finding solid ground and have firm grip... so the pull is not as annoying as it was... *happy*

Today marks 8 months!!! I am truly grateful to be free from the horrible habit of smoking!!!

This place is great , I love reading about the highs and we can all identify with the lows . Brilliant job Vivianne and your happy posts sum up why we are here in the long run

Even though I am finding the last couple of days to be really hard and all I want to do is go buy a pack - I will not smoke today - not one puff

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Nope, I don't smoke anymore!!

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I didn't realize I was romancing the cigarette, or that I am missing something, I am glad the cigarette is out of my life, I used to romance it, but then so did a lot of people on the movies in particular. I think my thoughts are mostly on trying to loose weight now, and this might be me romancing "my cake" I am missing my cake but I have devised a new Mantra for this. Called I love savoury eats, not sweet eats. I don't know how long this will last, but it might sink into my brain soon if I say it often enough. I can remember giving up sugar in my coffee and tea a very long time (decades) ago and was quite miserable for a while. Thanks for caring

Finished my last pack yesterday....so here goes nothing!! NOPE!

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When you totally understand this addiction ,when you see how the Big Tabacco Companies ..work so hard to make sure we ..the poor smokers stay hooked for life ... There is nothing left to Romance ..... poison......they have been poisoning us .... It's so slowly we are unaware.....it's only when are bodies carnt cope with it anymore ....it develops a chronic illness most of them fatal... COPD is nothing to Romance ..trust me .....you really don't want to have this in your life ....

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G’day Not One Puff Ever.... insert min hour day instead of ever

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NOPE - I don't smoke anymore.

Well done peeps...it's all about the attitude ...being positive ... Your wonderful ....your changing your life for ever....your freeing yourself from slavery ...High Five !!!

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Thank you for this....This could totally be me. I've ridden the same roller coaster and when my mom was diagnosed with Gastric cancer I started smoking more and here I am a year and a half after her death realizing that I have to do it today. There's always an excuse, bargaining. I'm gonna be stronger this time! I will definitely come back to read this in my times of weakness.

As above cover my feelings towards you getting well. Rest and be back soon!!!

Hope you feel better soon Reci.

A great read , thanks . Now where's the food

I have the same challenge with intense craving in my car. I smoked in my car ALOT - I have an hour long commute and this was my alone time and puff puff puff - I am only 2 weeks in and guess what I still have the most cravings in my car - But I am finding ways to get around them - I suck on a tootsie pop - and when that is gone I chew on the stick. It isn't always pretty but I am getting to work smoke free - getting home smoke free- some days are easier than others - but these little tricks do work.

No one was harmed in the making of this video lol !!!

I think I can out wierd Saz..cos this is just wrong on so many levels....oh an please none of you blokes get ya tackle out....scienery is pretty good. I kinda feel like I need to apologise for this.

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This is my 3rd big gap from cigarette First time , I had a 5 months gap Second time , i had a 7 months gap . This time i have a 2 month gap . This quit must continue forever . I feel more mature these days Thanks for all the support

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If I ever decide to create an alter ego, his name will be...

Fish to horses....yep on it... So the VRC gets Dazza to sing this before the Cox Plate every year .. cept one year when they got a ringing to cover it...the good ole Melbourne crowd chanted "we want Darryl" over the other singer and Noone heard a word once he stopped the crowd sang the song instead...couple of years later they tried to skip the song ...race was delayed until the crowd had finished singing it because the couldn't start the national anthem cos of the noise... Nearly 20 years later Dazza's still singing his song before the Cox plate.

G’day NOPE NOPE NOPE

We're all here for you @Control Freak. You can succeed just like the rest of us, be sure to post an SOS too if you feel yourself caving to a crave so that we can help you past it

Congratulations QueenB - You are doing great!

Congratulations on your 8th month QueenB!

Take care , and come back soon Mr Piggy !!!!!

The morning "Zoo Crew" on KZ-106 in Chattanooga used to play that song all the time. I had forgotten all about it. Now I begin the process of trying to forget it again...right back to square one.

Repetition and time are powerful tools. With patience and persistence, not only can you change your thoughts but also rewire your brain. The same way we conditioned ourselves with cigarettes, we can also condition ourselves with positive things.

Around here, Doreen's frying pan is like Thor's Hammer. In the battle between cosmos and chaos experienced during a quit, The Pan of Doreen is the ultimate arbiter of justice. The frying pan is tough but fair.

Welcome Mysticat! It's great to have another long-timer on the train:)

I know you don't want to steal focus but I am gonna sneak in a quick hug for you @Doreensfree