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Congratulations on your 5 year quit @catlover and thanks for hanging around to help others along the way!

still on the train. dicey.

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Congrats on 5 years @catlover that's a quit to be proud of.

Thank you so much Jillar My oh my… these last few years have gone so quick, I remember being at 2 years, then 4, now starting my 6th year, it’s unreal! So greatful to everyone here on the train, from the daily NOPE to reading everyone’s stories, which keep me strong. I love seeing everyone’s quit coming on well. To all the Newbies, you Can do this, if you really really want it, Life is better without the cigs honestly. let’s keep this going

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Congratulations Catlover on your awesome 5 year quit and thanks for sticking around to help others. Awesome job!

Congratulations on five years quit @catlover, I hope you have a great day and thank you for sticking around and giving your support to everyone

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Thank you DenaliBlues. Love seeing your quit grow, nearly time for you big celebration

Congratulations, @catlover!! Happy anniversary, and thanks so much for sharing encouragement!

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Yahoo @catlover..... Five years smoke free...This is massive ....A huge Congratulations.... hope you treat yourself to something special.... So happy to be sharing this with you ...thank you for your constant support for our Newbies. Not so Newbies and the Oldies who still like a friend sometimes

You're doing great @darcy, you're done with HELL week, the hardest week of all and you're also almost through HECK week already! Yay you!!!

Congratulations, Kerry, on your progress and momentum. Glad you are finding your way.

@Kerry, glad to see you're stepping down. Even if it gets a little tougher it's only temporary so hang in there. The only way past is through....

Driving in my car was a tough spot for me on my quit journey. I didn't smoke in my house, but I did smoke in my car so I immediately lit up when I got in the car. I started off with Blow Pops (which worked great), but, I was diagnosed with diabetes 8 months into my quit, so I had to come up with another plan. I love to sing in the car and I remembered that singing while smoking burnt the crap out of my throat so I burned a CD with 3 songs on it - 1. American Pie 2. Stairway To Heaven 3. Bohemian Rhapsody. So I would sing. Honestly, American Pie was normally all it took to get me past any massive craves, but there were the rare occasions I needed to sing longer so I was prepared. **I'm an old lady so these songs may not be relevant to some (any long songs will do)** Having a plan for different situations is very helpful. For newbies and those still struggling - You can do it - You will find strength you never knew you had, so dig deep - stay committed - Smoking Is Not An Option No Matter What Everyone here understands. Reach out. Talk about how you are doing - even on those bad days. Especially on those bad days! How are you doing? What are some of your plans that are working for you? KTQ

Such a wonderful accomplishment! Congratulations to you and thanks for all the wonderful support you provide here!

Well done Darcey....your doing great ...feel proud ....your doing what every smoked on the planet would love to do ...to free the selves of the slavery .... Never lose sight of the prize ...keep going ...the magic will happen

Glad you’re still here. Hang tough… it gets better.

you are doing just fine @Kerry it's so good to see you succeeding in your quit.

Thank you everyone It's lovely to have all the support and encouragement luckily have a few days off work and have now finished my 4mg gum so onto the 2mg fingers crossed I can drop down and not be to unbearable to live with .

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Love this post Beazel I too Quit to music ..i would play my old i pod full blast and da ce sll over the house singing at the top of my voice..Queen are my fav. Thanks for the memory xx .

LOL @beazel, love the image of your rocking out to Bohemian Rhapsody. (Bizmillah No!!) Driving wasn’t my trigger, but sitting out on my back porch was, still is. One thing I did to break the association was to sniff my butt jar - a nasty old mustard jar that I used to cram full of cigarette ends. It smelled totally foul, even to a smoker’s nose. Anyway, I kept it for about 6 mos and when I would get a strong craving I’d crack it open and take a whiff. Super gross, DIY aversion therapy. But now I’m thinking that serenading the squirrels might be the next thing to try.

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You are doing great, Kerry! It can be a slow process but leaving the vapes behind for 32 days is awesome. At some point you can work on leaving the gum but until then, stick with what you are doing. Getting the vapes out of your life is a great thing.

Hi Kerry ...Great to hear from you .. Congratulations on your fabulous month quit .. All roads lead to Rome ...just get yourself there ...

Bobo (left) and Ozzy have visitors. They all just stared at each other.

Hi, @Kerry. Glad to hear you haven’t vaped in over a month, that’s wonderful! I, too, used NRT to support the early days of my quit. IMHO, anything that gets you to quit and stay quit is a good thing. Everybody is different, but for me the worst murder-craves subsided after I ended the NRT. It gets better! Hope your step-down to 2 mg goes well. Keep us posted and stay strong on that road to ultimate nicotine freedom.

Hey @Kerry Nice to meet you! Im a fellow NRT user, but I use the patches! I have used the gum in previous quits, its funny how you get used to the awful taste haha! I couldnt be without the patches yet, they really help. Great work so far and see you around. Do you do the daily nope pledge? I find that very useful here, it just sets me up for the day, it means Not One Puff Ever.

Don't feel that way @Kerry, there's no wrong way to quit our addiction so long as you have an exit plan to be off the nicotine gum, you're fine Lot's of members here have quit the same way, so no shame in that game

Thank you @jillar sometimes i feel like a fake as I still need nicotine gum but don't intend to be on it for longer than necessary. I do not want to stop one bad habit and replace with another bad habit . So fingers crossed I can wean of the gum and onto just normal no nicotine gum .