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Nice job Sierra! Those "smoke-free" days are piling up now! Keep marching!

This change in your mindset and approach to quitting is very important I think. Quitting is 90% mental from what I have experienced. The right mindset is a huge advantage in ensuring success. Glad you are embracing the process

Sorry I wasn't around when you came on the Quit Train but I have read some of the posts in this thread and you have received some great advice and insight into what this quit journey is all about and how to deal with things. Be sure to just deal with things a day at a time initially so you don't become overwhelmed. It make things easier that way Reflect often on what you have already managed to deal with successfully because once you have completed the first 4-6 weeks, you have beaten the worst of it. After that, as Johnny mentioned, it's more reprogramming your brain to function normally and happily again without smokes. It does take a long time to readjust your thinking. That doesn't involve craves necessarily but more an adjustment in your thinking. That's the part no one but a quitter really understands. That's also why it's important to stick around here (with other quitters) after the first while. We get it! We speak the same lingo as all other new quitters. It may seem like those of us who have a year or more quits under our belts are different from you but, we're not. We were all where you are now at one time. You can be where we are in time too if you do the work required. It's that simple - just NOPE!

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I'm back in town now Stewie and ..... ready for "action"

Nope!

Nice work Wren18! You're two thirds of the way to that Lido Deck now. Celebrate your hard work and achievement before you make that final dash to the 1 year mark

Wow! Eleven is awesome Sparkzzz!! One more month till your big celebration. How exciting is that?

Nice work M5! Eight months smoke free is terrific!

Congrats on your new family member She will be forever grateful for the new loving home you'll provide her with!

Enjoy your daughter's visit. What a great time you'll both have

Great work Jayhawk! Celebrate your accomplishment and push forward

French Polynesia (Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora and some other Islands in that area). Nice place but VERY expensive. Take lots of $$ & brush up on your French before you go there.

Sorry but I can't do any work right now as I am just back from a very stressful vacation! Physical activity is currently out of the question Too much vacation stress right now! Of course ...... I had to do all the paddling!!! It was very difficult

Sorry I'm late to this celebration but ..... better late than never I've heard so I'd just like to say that you're doing this quitting thing in style and being as active as you are in this place is a blessing to you and to all the others on this site so just keep doing what you are doing ........ it will be one of the best things you have ever done for yourself.

8 is GREAT!

No Question you have this thing beat Weegie! Really happy you have managed to wrestle this thing to the ground my friend

Nice work JB. You have arrived at the doorstep of Freedom! The Lido Deck is straight ahead - just keep doing what you have done for 11 months now - It;s that simple now

2 I'm Great!! Been away on vacation so haven't been around for awhile

Sorry but I can't do any work right now as I am just back from a very stressful vacation! Physical activity is currently out of the question Too much vacation stress right now!

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Hi Parsley! I remember you from early in my own quit attempt. I'm glad you came back here for support.That and knowledge about this addiction is critical to breaking free forever from the slavery to this addiction! We all make the choice to smoke or to quit. I'm happy to see you are making the choice to quit Make this your forever quit