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Way to go IP, four months is terrific! Congratulations on your achievement.....and keep up the great work!

We're here for you Lily, if you need to "talk".

Well done Catlover. Sending sympathies about your mother-in-law.....but kudos for how you are handling your quit in the midst of things. Life will always throw us challenges. And we have to teach ourselves how to handle them the same as "regular people" (never-smokers) do. You are doing a great job with this reprogramming. KTQ!

Nice bump. Thanks Sazerac. -Reading and more reading. I spent hours a day with my online support group reading - and educating myself about the addiction in the process. -My online support group. -Reading Alan Carr. -Closet cleaning. -Pillow punching. -Silly little walks: 3 times around the perimeter of my house till I felt more in control. -Regular exercise (a daily walk). -Ridiculous dancing in the living room to favorite tunes turned up loud.

Hi Ela, it's good to see you. Quit Train has been super welcoming to us. I think it will be a great community for us all.

Happy Birthday Jenny.....wishing you many more smokefree ones to come.

Fantastic work Jo! Congratulations on reaching 3 months of freedom from the slavery of smoking. Keep up the great work!

Good morning. I pledge NOPE today.

There is no hoping to make a quit happen Lily, there is just determination. You have all the power to make this happen. We've all been through where you are now are we got through to the other side and so can you! You have made the right decision. Now be strong and make it happen. I promise you it will be worth it.

Boy doesn't that cigarette machine photo take me back?!!! They were everywhere. Based on what my ticker said before I lost it last week, it looks like I will save about $1000.00 for my first year of freedom. Not too shabby!

Well done on the nicotine-free jump Jo! You're doing great.....and I am so glad that you found us. We have a new home to support our new lives as nonsmokers.

Good morning. It's NOPE for me today.

Attagirl Liz. One day does indeed prove that you can do two. And three and beyond. Trust us when we say that you can do this.....and that it will get easier, if you just stay the course.

Already I can see how lucky this Quit Train is to have you as a "conductor". Congratulations on your fantastic accomplishment Reciprocity!

Way to go Huntressd! Eight months quit is outstanding work. Keep it up.....and congratulations!

Other than the anxiety you pretty much described my own symptoms coming off the Chantix. You're doing great by knowing that smoking will do nothing to help what you are feeling, quite the opposite. It will make you feel much much worse. Hang in there. You will very likely feel much better within a few days. And the anxiety might be exacerbated by losing your support group so suddenly. But we have a new one here! It's too bad you ran out, but the Chantix did what it was supposed to: it got you to the point where you now know you can do without smoking. You can take it from here Rory. In just a few short months you will likely before "over the hump" and everything will be so much easier. One day at a time. Deep breathing and cold water and exercise and hard candies. You know the drill.

Good job Liz. I firmly believe that being a part of a "quitting community" like Quit Train, and committing to being active and contributing for a full year, is decisive in being successful in quitting.

I remember your question Rory. Is your Chantix gone, or do you still have a few doses? (Which way did you decide to go?) How are you doing? No relapsing allowed. Coming off the Chantix is challenging, but very doable. I did it and so can you! Hang tough.

Hi Huntressd. Glad you found us. This is going to be a nice place for us.

Good morning. I pledge NOPE today.

I am another one who worries about all the newbies losing their online support, and hope they are able to find their way here to this haven with some familiar names. I originally joined here in May of last year when QSMB went down then, and I was only 2 months quit, and I PANICKED. I was seriously in tears, I needed my support group and all my "quitting friends". Funny the connections we make during the throes of quitting.

Hi Sparkzzz.

Hi Roopy. This place has been terrific in welcoming us. Jump in and keep posting.

Hi Liz, and welcome to your new nonsmoking life! I quit around my 60th birthday after a pack-and-a-half/two-packs-a-day habit that I indulged for about 42 years. I was the typical case of "but I'm more addicted than the rest of you", and "I truly enjoy/love smoking more than the rest of you". Hogwash, of course. Much reading and educating myself about the addiction, and learning coping mechanisms to get past the hurdles to quitting, and here I am almost a year later clean and clear and absolutely delighted with being a nonsmoker. Congratulations on your decision to quit. You can do this!

I haven't done any reading there either. I'm off to do so. Thanks Reciprocity!