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Yes, I imagine the whole process is pretty fresh in your mind John. I hope you stick around and check in from time to time to let us know how you're doing. I'm getting the sense that you will make this one your life long quit, providing you stick it out through the withdrawal stage. Best wishes your way sir

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Just think about the amount of time that you used to devote to smoking relate things just weeks ago. I found it was an unbelievable amount of daily time. Not just the actual smoking part but other related time too - buying smokes, going outside to have a smoke then back to where ever you were before that. It really adds up. Suddenly you stopped. Now all that time needs to be filled doing something. Trust me. It will happen naturally. As your mind slowly forgets all the smoking minutia you will just fill that time naturally doing other (healthier) things.

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Wow! This is a big one CL! You're now a1/4 Year smoke free - congratulations!! That's really special so be sure to go treat yourself today!

Congratulations T! At 4 months smoke free, your quit is becoming really strong. Be sure to celebrate this milestone because you deserve something special for all your hard work.

Nice one Fab! 4 months smoke free is fantastic. Your heart says .... Thank You! Keep up the great work

Great Job Wee! 9 months is an impressive quit and next month you'll be double digits! Your work here to help others struggling to strengthen their own quits is much appreciated too. Treat yourself to something special today to celebrate all your hard work

Watching 2 Mallard Ducks sleeping on my back lawn. They always travel in pairs - 1 male & 1 female and are very protective of each other. One will feed while the other stands watch then, they switch. Kind of cool to see that

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^^ I think he's British so who better than to congratulate him ?

I was thinking about you the whole time Pork Chop

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^^^ Glad to hear your hubby has quit now too CL Hope he's doing as well as you are. He has a great mentor to look up to!

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Many might say you are crazy to tempt yourself like that but I can completely understand what you say about it starting as perhaps lack of total commitment and then that turning into a sign of commitment to stay quit despite the easy availability of smoking material. Not sure I would recommend it to others but hey, whatever works for each individual is the right thing as long as it leads to a strong quit Stay strong & stay committed FG!

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Sorry to hear this John ..... I was not too far behind you in quitting this horrible addiction. You are not the first or last to go down this path of relapsing due to complacency. I hope you have learned a lesson from this experience that will stay with you for life. This can happen to any of us when we get complacent about our quits. Congrats for jumping right back on your quit! That takes guts. You know the drill so now let's just get it done. And thanks for coming here to let us know. It helps more people than you know to hold tight to their quits. Hope you decide to stay with us and let us support you along the way of your new quit!