MarylandQuitter

We have enough space for 50 people in chat at a time. Could you imagine 50 in there at one time? It would be like Thanksgiving with the Sarges' and him telling his sister that cooking the Thanksgiving turkey is easy peasy and stop complaining about it. lol I wish I had that little story I wrote about that. Thanksgiving is coming up.

This is where women getch ya. lol

Mike, welcome back! You're back on track and right where you need to be. Very glad to see you back. Anything you need, just ask. We're here to help you in any way we can. Today is a new beginning. Glad to see you're taking advantage of this gift. Don't beat yourself up too much. Onwards and upwards. :)

Fight for the moment and before you know it, you will have won the battle and will just have to remember that nicotine addicts can never take another puff. Put the work in now so you can enjoy a lifetime of clean air and good health. You're lungs and heart will reward you by reversing much of the damage and in some cases, all of it. All of us started with not smoking the next one and built hours, days, weeks, months and years from not smoking that one cigarette. Anybody can quit. Anybody. [1] Chew gum instead. [2] Footnotes: 1. This means you 2. Chewie Stewie

Wow. I see so many people texting and fiddling with their phones while driving and even all the new laws aren't deterring anybody. Thanks for sharing this! This will get a frequent bump! :)

lol I didn't realize this until I got to work today! Some dude brought in donuts and then somebody said free coffee at DD!

Winter is coming. Screw 185 lbs unless you're some fancy dude wearing skinny jeans trying to fit in with the latest fad. I don't care if I never see 185 lbs again because I don't have the time to dedicate to that level of fitness every single day. With 3 kids, helping with homework, long hours at work, stress and all other sorts of obligations, I'm okay with losing some weight but I'm not going to let it define who I am or what I think of myself. Neither should you. I think you're just upset because the Steelers got beat by Tampa yesterday. It will pass. :)

Congratulations, Evelyn! All positive steps for you. You're one tough cookie. :)

N to the O!!

From my experience, there is one positive to take away from the constant stress you're under; stress will not trigger a thought or crave to smoke as you continue on with your new non-smoking life. When I quit I was under constant stress and often times thought about lighting up. I held on and never lit up and the result was that I was training my mind that there was no longer a correlation between smoking and stress. Now, still under constant stress, I don't think about smoking. With some of the stress I've been under I would have for sure thought about lighting up if my quit in the beginning was relatively stress-free. Stress does not trigger thoughts of smoking. It used to when I smoked and first quit, but not now, not at all. When I first quit I thought about smoking all the time. Every day many, many times throughout the day. When I think about smoking now, although few and far between, it's when I'm calm. For example, just yesterday I had a project that I planned to do in my garage and while I was looking out the window sipping a cup of coffee in the wee hours of the morning, I saw myself smoking in the garage before I started my project. A few seconds later the image was gone and I never thought about it again. The longer you don't smoke under all this stress the stronger you'll be in the future when stress strikes. Right now you're thinking about smoking while under stress but don't give in because at some point, you will have retrained your mind (without even knowing it) that smoking and stress just don't fit. At least this is my story and how my quit has been. Hang in there and since you've committed to this quit, keep fighting because it gets so much easier. I never believed in the beginning that the thoughts of smoking, especially while under stress would be largely gone. It's true. You just have to believe us and have faith.

One of her is enough. Thanks, :)

Hey Ava!

Right on! :good3:

I'll be doing the NTAP Shuffle today (never take another puff shuffle). It helps keep your mind where it needs to be and besides, it guarantees to put a smile on your face as well as the faces of anybody within eyesight of you! :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn8_bWeZRVU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6BsMzc9mMs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtDJBQk3OY0

If you're smoking because you've not yet attempted to commit to quitting or have relapsed, you need to be here. It may feel uncomfortable for any number of reasons but this may very well be what saves your life. If you're comfortable smoking and continue to rationalize using nicotine, how is this benefiting you? It's certainly not going to save your life, I can guarantee you that. At this very moment in time, you're exactly where you need to be which is reading this thread. From this thread you will read other threads, watch videos, learn from other members, share your thoughts and start a new beginning by committing to quitting smoking. Not after the holidays, not after the stress is gone, but now. If you really want to quit smoking you need to be around others who are able to help you and know the pitfalls and traps of rationalization, junkie thinking and the truth about smoking before it kills you. Sometimes the message isn't what you want to hear but it's these messages that speak the truth that will save your life. This isn't Facebook or Myspace as we have a clear mission which is to help you quit smoking and stay quit. Sure, we have fun and talk about all sorts of things that are not smoking related. All you have to do is take a look in our Non-Smoking Lounge and see the camaraderie that we share. But make no mistake about it, we are here to help you quit smoking. Quitting and staying quit comes first in our lives and on this board. Learning about nicotine addiction is the key to your success and a finding a support group that is there to support you, not pamper you, is where you need to be. We will help you quit and stay quit as a group. We stand united to help you fight for your freedom...and life. From Joel: 2 Goals 1. First and foremost, to give people the core information they need to quit smoking for the rest of their lives. 2. For people who don't get off for the rest of their lives, is to screw up their smoking for the rest of their lives. He wants you to see smoking for what it is and all the medical and social implications that come along with it. He wants you to understand that you're fighting for you lives. We share the same philosophy as Joel and most if not all of us have benefited greatly from his articles and videos. Look, you're doing yourself a huge disservice by not educating yourself about smoking and accepting it for what it is. It kills you and robs you of your freedom. It enslaves you to a life of that wretched smell of smoke, forces you to constantly leave conversations to step outside to smoke, ruins your teeth, robs your organs of oxygen, destroys your lungs, heart and arteries and will eventually take your life and leave your family to grieve your early death. This doesn't need to be you. Please take a few moments to watch this video as it helps further explain why you need to be here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJv9NSjJkcw&app=desktop

How are things going for you, Laura?

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There really isn't because these are real people who are doing this. The only other thing we could do is have each new member be approved before they can post. If someone really needs help (there have been a few recently) I would hate to have them wait until one of us can approve them. To me, at least, having one quitter or smoker having to wait to join is worse than all these spammers posting these stupid topics. Like who is going to fall for this stuff? lol

lol The phrase of the day. :lol:

If a website has little activity, the spammers are few and far between. :)