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Welcome bjean. Feeling scared or anxious is really normal in the beginning. Also having new symptoms the first couple of months of your quit can be common too (i.e. tightness in the chest, coughing, irritability, insomnia, etc.). Those are all temporary......I repeat: temporary. The rewards of better health will come, and you'll be amazed when they do. Remember that there is no such thing as "just one". You must now live by the NOPE philosophy: Not One Puff Ever. You can even go to the Daily Nope section on this forum and commit to not smoking just for that one day. The commitment is both to yourself and your fellow members here. It really is helpful the first several months. You've given yourself the best gift possible. Focus on the good that will result from this decision instead of dwelling on the negative deceptions peddled by your addiction (such as worrying about a three day weekend). There will never be a perfect time - except right now. I don't think anyone would object if you choose 8/29 as your quit date as long as you don't put another in your mouth and light it. You can go to the "QT Tickers" tab above and create a ticker to count your elapsed time, smokes avoided, and money saved. You can do this!

Congrats Reci......those months are really adding up!

Happy to end this month the same way it began....with a big fat NOPE!!!

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Grew up outside of Boston....will be a fan 'til the day I die . Let's get #6!!!!

What's the next big quit milestone you're looking forward to?* Mine: Soon after I quit I put a reminder on my cell phone that on October 17, 2017 at 7 AM I will be one million minutes smoke free. Seemed like a big deal in the early days of my quit when I was struggling to get through each and every minute. Glad those days are long gone! Okay....it's your turn. It can be time quit, number of cigs avoided, money saved, etc. * Ended a sentence with a preposition. :o

Congratulations Leanna!

Congrats Jayhawk! One month is a big deal.

Boy: Dad, can you tell me what an eclipse is? Dad: No sun. Boy: Awww, why not? :huh:

Congratulations PT! 3 months is terrific!

5 months is a great reason to celebrate! Congratulations sez!

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Good for you sez. Your exercise ability will steadily get even better as the months accumulate. I just earned a "Canyon Badge" on Fitbit. That's for climbing 400 floors (on an actual stairwell) in one day. NEVER could have done even 40 in a day when I was smoking. Congrats on 5 months!!!

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Congratulations Dixie! 3 months is a fantastic achievement!

High five! Very nice!

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Welcome Jack. Glad you found your way back from the dark side. A better life lies ahead. Congrats on slaying the first week!

Congratulations Grace! It's been a while....hope all is going well. 6 months is amazing. Keep it up! :yahoo:

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Congratulations Breathless! 2 months is a great reason to celebrate.

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Happy 4th Doreen!!! You are such a force on this forum. So caring and helpful with a dash of naughtiness thrown in. Thanks for all you do...and celebrate this big day!

Congratulations Dee!