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  1. G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)
    9 points
  2. Closing the month of June on a positive note... NOPE!
    9 points
  3. Good morning! NOPE....cravings can kiss my fanny...I'm still winning, and so are YOU!!!
    6 points
  4. Don't be a dope, just Nope!!!
    6 points
  5. Dreamt that I'd left my cigarettes behind, I wanted them, and they were in my jacket pocket, coming to me in the mail. I accidentally opened up someone else's mailbox and two furry puppies jumped out. I couldn't leave them out and tried mightily to push them safely back into the mailbox. They were lovable, wiggly, and I could not get the lid to it closed. Very frustrating. I knew that if I could just reach my own mailbox, I'd be able to retrieve my jacket and cigarettes, and relax with a smoke. I awoke when my own small dog bounded over out of her den to my side and started licking my ear. At least I wasn't craving a smoke when I awoke. I think I've been days without a craving. Maybe once or twice, but not strong ones. Transient and not even enough to create a memory of them. It's true, it does get better.
    5 points
  6. Nope..... Not gonna do it, it wouldn't be prudent
    5 points
  7. G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)
    4 points
  8. Feel better soon @catlover, xoxo I was thinking of you last night when I saw a commercial for Cheetos flavored popcorn lol
    4 points
  9. G’day I’ve lived in some freezen bloody cold places in Aussie. I’ve sailed to to the arctic and the Antarctic..... quess where I live now. Where I choose to live. The sub tropics. I don’t own a heater. I do have a coat it’s 20!years old and I don’t wear it unless l go south to those cold places. Who cares if it’s out of fashion. My shorts are more used......
    4 points
  10. NOPE - I don't smoke anymore.
    4 points
  11. Congratulations John ...your first month fabulous smoke free !!! That's something to Dance about
    3 points
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  13. Yay John! Congratulations on getting past the hardest month of them all! You should be super proud of yourself Thanks too for all the support you give
    3 points
  14. Thanks for sharing Kate. I think it's quite fortunate for me that I've never had a smoking dream in all the many times that I've quit, I can see how nerve-racking it could be to have such a bad dream. 4 weeks today for me and it does get better. Still getting the cravings occasionally, but less frequent and much easier to brush off. Happy Monday morning everybody.
    3 points
  15. I would have to not agree that practice doesn't always make perfect
    2 points
  16. Along with cheese wiz and twinkies...lol
    2 points
  17. Q. What happens when you quit smoking? A. Every 1's a Winner
    2 points
  18. Thanks Doreen, jillar, Boo & BKP. It's been a great journey so far, the support and encouragement from everyone here have been extremely helpful.
    2 points
  19. One month is major milestone. Congratulations John Q. "Q" is for Quitter.
    2 points
  20. Oh you poor thing do you not have Cheetos there?! And now they have popcorn, yummy!
    2 points
  21. Yes, it is true Kate and I'm so glad you finally get to see what we've all been telling you. Well done! And @JohnQ congratulations on four weeks quit, that's awesome!
    2 points
  22. This is probably the best relapse post I've ever read...but it sums it up perfectly... From our member ImaDoingit.... Member Members 346 139 posts Location: Southwest Iowa Report post (IP: 69.66.53.80) Posted July 16, 2014 I do not care who you are! You do not just 'Get off the Quit Train....' You throw yourself head-first off a speeding train to land in the track bed below the train. You bounce down the railroad ties, bumping, flipping, twirling after the train. A few of the train's car wheels run you over and you may stick to the steel wheel....spinning 'round and 'round as other riders in the car sit comfortably in their quit. Soon, you are flipped off the wheel. Whew, thank God you didn't die! Well, since you're off the train, may as well have a smoke to get over that horrifying ordeal of hurtling yourself off the quit train. But wait!!!!! The quit train is continuing on without you! WAIT QUIT TRAIN, W A I T ! ! ! ! "I'm back here," you scream at the top of your lungs. Hmm....may as well light up again. This is getting out of hand! You keep taking puffs of cigarettes as you desperately chase after the train. With each puff, you see that train that you were once comfortably setting on, pull a little further away from you. You trip on a rail spike and split your chin on the rail. You dust yourself off and start chasing that train once again. The train is further down the tracks, almost out of sight. You struggle so hard to catch that train but each time you stop to light that cigarette, the train just keeps getting further away from you. Soon, the train is out of sight. You get tired of chasing after the train, so you decide to go back to the depot and wait for the train to pass on the next round. While waiting for the train (what's wrong? It should be here any minute), you buy another pack of smokes. You soon hear the train approach. You hear the whistle in the near distance. You are so excited!!!! To celebrate the arrival of the train, you pull out what you say will be your last cigarette and just as you inhale the first puff, the train amazingly flashes right by the depot without stopping to pick you up!!!! Why?!?!?! Why didn't the train stop for me this time? You ask yourself. Feeling defeated, you go home. On the way home you stop to pick up a carton of cigarettes. If the train will not stop for me, I sure as heck am not going to run out of smokes! You think to yourself. Every once in awhile, you will hear the Quit Train's whistle off in the distance. You remember how nice it was to be on the train. You wish you were still setting with your quit friends talking about every subject under the sun with them. You are envious of the people still on the train. Sometimes, you walk down by the tracks. When the train whizzes by, you get glances of the people inside. Look! There's MarylandQuitter, the Sarge, and Nancy. El Bandito, Beacon, Bakon, PetraD, ChristaC! So many faces you see, you cannot name them all. All the friendly faces who cared about you. You see each and every one of them. They flash by looking so comfortable. You don't see a few faces you expect to see. You wonder where they are. You suspect they did the exact same thing as you. You feel sad for them, but you feel sadder for yourself. A few of those riders (Marti, Ava, and MarylandQuitter) actually reach a hand out to you. As you reach your own hand back out to grab hold, you realize you can't grab hold because that would mean dropping the cigarette you are holding. You drop your head and turn around to go back home, wishing desperately you were on that train with them. You feel so bad you light another cigarette. Perhaps tomorrow, you'll grab hold. The next time you hear the train whistle, you are on the way to the convenience store to get another pack of cigarettes. You listen for a second and continue to the store as the Quit Train whistle dies off in the distance. When you are in your favorite smoking space, you often think of the Quit Train as you take a puff on one of the many smokes of the day. You remember what it was like on the train. You remember the freedom from nicotine you had. Oh, why, OH, WHY did you through yourself off? You ask yourself. Everything starts repeating, over and over....going to the station, watching the train pass, seeing the riders, all while holding a cigarette. Then one day, in whatever manner that happened to work....the stars aligned, the magic spell was cast, the dice were tossed, 7's came up, the moon was full....no matter the reason, things worked to go to the station without cigarettes. You once again make the trek to the station. You anxiously sit in the depot, perhaps even with the lingering smell of smoke on your body. Then you hear the whistle.... It came up very quick. Much quicker than when you were just dreaming and wishing to get on board. The train engine whizzes by the depot. Oh, no! The Quit Train is not going to stop for me again, you think to yourself. Then, as soon as the thought enters your mind, the train slams on the brakes and comes to a screeching halt with the door right in front of you. As soon as you put your foot on the step to enter, the train takes off again. You are back on the Quit Train. Finally!!!!!! You tentatively step through the doorway. Inside you see many faces you know, a few new ones and a few you expected are not there. The emotions on the passengers faces, as they look at you, range from sheer elation to see you, to frowns, and questioning. With a few pats on the back, a few hand shakes, and a few swift kicks in the ass, everyone welcomes you as you set down in a seat. Yes, folks, that is pretty much the journey I took in these last few months, but I am back. I did not get off the Quit Train, I hurled myself off by taking a puff. IamDoingIt is back.
    2 points
  23. If you get precip. at 0 degrees, it might actually snow! Gotta say; if it does, swimming will not exactly be what you think it is
    2 points
  24. Hard to believe that two months have already flown by! I'm feeling great!! This monthly celebration is better than the last because, in addition to being smoke free, I am now also nicotine free. So happy to be totally free. Yippee!!!!
    1 point
  25. I think this is a little early so I'm going to have to assume that you'll stay quit for the next couple of days until you reach 1 month. lol I'm pretty sure you will...you seem to have the right attitude to beat this evil addiction. Congratulations on one month smoke free John!!!
    1 point
  26. Good morning Doreen. 1
    1 point
  27. How did I miss this ??? Damn. Congratulations, Mona on your two month quit. I am over the moon that you stuck to your plan with the patches and put down the nicotine too. You have built, are building a strong and sturdy quit and this is inspiring. Thank you for all your contributions here also, you are helping more people than you can imagine. and have taught me how a quit with NRT Patches should go first hand. I really appreciate that. SO, belated joy for you. where did I leave the band ?
    1 point
  28. Well Done Kate! Congratulations on your 4 months of freedom!
    1 point
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