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  1. 10 points
  2. Happy Thanksgiving to all! Great food, great old friends, no thought of smoking here…
    7 points
  3. G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required) low tide and grey morning
    6 points
  4. I had a good Thanksgiving day yesterday. But I got up this AM made my coffee and for some reason I have this overwhelming thought that I want a cigarette. No trigger that I realize. But I won't smoke so not really an SOS, but all I can think where did that come from Telling myself this to will pass.
    5 points
  5. Thanks everyone for your support! Can't believe it's been 2 months already. I've been having some smoking dreams the past week....but nothing that makes me crave it. I hope those dreams go away soon. Even in dreams, I'm disappointed if I smoke. Also, being sick with the flu, cough, and cold for all of last week made me even more thankful I quit. It could've been so much worse, had I still been smoking.
    5 points
  6. I don't know about other successful quitters, but the passing of time has made it easier and easier to deal with a desire for a cigarette. The feeling of wanting one is less frequent, it's milder and fleeting. It's a reinforcement that I see ticker racking up the days I've not smoked, the thousands of cigarettes not smoked, and money saved. Ah, just remembered, there is also the amount of time I've not wasted smoking. If I count each cigarette as a use of 15 minutes (to get to a smoking place, smoking, and returning to where ever I needed to get back to), I've saved 3,217 hours.
    5 points
  7. I wish I could help but the truth is still that I want to smoke. It does make a difference that there are people here have been able to do this. You are right...it will pass. We just have to be patient.
    5 points
  8. G’day trust me on this one. Every one of these sneaky ones meats the same resolve …. You know the results…. Puff. Loss of all strength. Face them and they slither away … like I said powerless
    5 points
  9. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope your day was full of family, friends, love and joy and devoid of any thought of thing we are all here to rid ourselves of.
    5 points
  10. G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required) Rain rain and more bloody rain
    4 points
  11. Is it a "thought" (habit) to smoke or a true desire to smoke? For me, smoking served as a pacifier. I had severe physical trauma when I was little (2-3 years old) and, as a result, I sucked my thumb for years. I believe smoking was an extension of that, i.e. the need for some type of primal comfort. I had to go to speech therapy which was shaming. Braces for years. In unpacking this over the last four years (when I got serious about quitting), I realized that smoking does not do much to pacify the fear. In fact, it heightened it and kept it going. The more I smoked, the longer I smoked, the shittier I felt about myself. It was a spiral. I still have thoughts of smoking regularly-how could I (we) not? But every time I do, I remember just how bad it felt to do it. Somewhere there is the belief that we can go back to a time when smoking felt "good." I don't doubt there were many times I "thought" it was helping. Or was fun. But the truth is it hurt. And it smelled. And it made me feel disgusted with myself. What has begun to shift things for me (although not instantaneously) is to remove the thought/belief/feeling that smoking conferred any benefit whatsoever. I am militant with myself on this. Not sure if any of this resonates. Thanks for sharing and I'm sending prayers for strength your way.
    4 points
  12. Congratulations @intoxicated yoda on your third month quit, that's GREAT!
    3 points
  13. Well its Monday again, hopefully It will be a sooth week ahead, Just four days to my weekend. My Turkey day was small quite Family, my son and his family went to his wife's mothers house, so that is why the quite was inserted above. I did have some craving Thursday Thanks giving, My self and my son in laws mother were the only ones that smoked so we would end up out on one of the patios with ours drinks and our smokes. Two plus #1 she did not come and #2 the craving passed as quickly as it came. I really hope this week passes quickly, I need to get out the the refuge and re-sight my BAR with the Hog scope. Plans are set Dec 21 to the 31 I will be hunting Hogs and get to break in the BAR
    3 points
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  15. I had one of those a few weeks ago. Rather horrifying because when you wake up you aren't sure what exactly is going on. For me, I take them as a sort of subconscious cleansing if you will. But it makes me ever vigilant. Hope you feel better soon!
    3 points
  16. @Kel, You have committed to a lifestyle that many of us could not ever dream of living. Gluten free, vegan, nicotine and alcohol free. So please don't say you do not have anything to enjoy on this holiday. You have everything and are doing everything that contributes to your health and well being. You are having a true thanksgiving that many of us are jealous of. You have set goals that you are achieving, You should be proud. K
    3 points
  17. Congrats! I am right behind you. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Hope the day is blessed.
    3 points
  18. Congrats on passing the 3rd of the big 3!!! You'll be counting in dog years soon.
    2 points
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  20. Congratulations Intoxicated Yoda. You are doing great!
    2 points
  21. Well finally My Friday, it really should be my Saturday, but the extra day I have to work makes my Saturday my Friday even though it is really Tuesday. Monday is My Fri, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday are my Saturday and Sunday plus one.
    2 points
  22. awesome quit @JustSomeGuy keep that train rolling
    2 points
  23. @KEL, sounds like the perfect Thanksgiving, enjoy
    2 points
  24. @KEL Enjoy the gym!! You are doing good and your right one day at a time, we are all here for you!!
    2 points
  25. Gluten-free, vegetarian, sober alcoholic. Sadly, the holiday doesn't hold much for me in the way of things I can enjoy. So I am headed to the gym and celebrating the fact that I do not need (or want) to smoke. At least for today. That is the biggest blessing I could ever hope for and am praying this upward trajectory continues. I am certainly going to stay close to you all in anticipation I too can enjoy sustained freedom. Happy Thanksgiving everyone and thanks for being here.
    2 points
  26. Thanks @Linda I hope you are spoiling yourself as well. I may not feel good later after I over eat but I am going to enjoy it! K
    2 points
  27. @Kris Dang girl that sounds wonderful!!!! I am glad your spoiling yourself you deserve it!!
    2 points
  28. Okay the cooking has commenced. Cake is done and in the freezer for making an ice cream cake. Lobster tails prepped and steak marinating, for the grill. Rolls have been made and rising. Made myself a margarita! I have to say I would love a smoke but it is not on the menu. Realized this is my first Thanksgiving without smoking. Must say I am shocked and thrilled at the same time. If you alone this year I hope you are spoiling yourself, we are worth the time and the effort. Celebrate you! K
    2 points
  29. @JustSomeGuy You are not just some guy. You are the guy that decided that his life and health are more important that cigarettes. You are working hard to get this done. Your name should be I am they guy that gave it up! Congratulations!!
    2 points
  30. Linda an Kris .... Your both still in early quit stage .... You smoked for Decades....of course your bound to have thoughts ... It what you do with those thoughts that matter .... If you didn't t smoke ...your a Winner .... It's ok to have wobbles ....just steady yourself and don't fall over .... The next Thanksgiving will feel so much different....
    1 point
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  32. Hi my name is Ace and i'm an addict Not smoking will always be a choice I will be forced to make for the rest of my life, and i'll always be one puff away from being a smoker.
    1 point
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