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I hope you made it through Daisywheels...there is no crave, no drag, no smoke that is worth you. I pray you strength of mind today. Please know that we all have to crawl through out own personal river of quit sh*t before we come out the other side. Dirty, humbled but free! Smoking is not an option today!

Just checking in on you Christa! I hope you smoking thoughts have quietened down today! Sometimes, I would just yell out "Im so glad I quit smoking!" when in a situation I would have normally chose to smoke instead of deal with. I'm all for positive reinforcement! Take some time for you today, give your baby quit some love and attention. (It's now as much of a part of your life as smoking was.) I hope you have a good smoke free day today!!

Hi Daisywheels! I hope you are having a good, smoke free day! Please, do not be doubtful of quitting! Having the right mindset is key in maintaining your quit...the day you quit, you are a non-smoker! How wonderful! Please take time in your early quit to educate yourself about nicotine addiction, and the changes it has made in you mind and body. Learn about dopamine, blood sugar and how those things play a part in your "cravings" and mood swings. For me, an educated quit was the best way...I didn't want to hear that "it's normal" or "it will pass". I wanted to know why, why, why! Now that I know why, I hate smoking and embarrassed I let my junkie brain take advantage for so long. This your second chance, please don't let it pass you by because you're doubtful in this moment...the rewards of quitting never stop giving...smoking only takes.

I was wondering about you Linda Thomas!! I must admit, I'm terribly jealous of your weekend! Glad you didn't smoke too!

Congratulations on getting thru day 2! Next thing you know, it will be day 322!

Glad you are feeling good!! You should feel good...14 hours is a right start. We all had to get thru day one to get to where we are today! Just be kind to yourself!

I owe half my quit to good chocolate! It helps release dopamine and reinforces the good behavior of not smoking. It sounds like you're making your second chance count MLMR! I read (Dr.Phil, I think) that any kind of severe abuse (mental, physical, sexual, drug) can actually retard growth at the age when the abuse began...so, of you started smoking around 13/14, that's the last time you really processed emotions. There WILL be a grace period for getting ahold of this and understanding how to have emotions even. All this to say: be mad, be sad, be happy (B12 shots help), be the new non-smoking you with NO shame!!

It really is mind over matter. The best piece of advice I got in my early quit was "The only way to quit smoking is to stop putting cigarettes in your mouth." And, I was like, "Whaaaaa?? This guy is a genius!!" That was my "duh" moment. Quitting, in my opinion was alot easier than I expected...we are brainwashed as soon as we start smoking about how hard it is to quit, harder than heroin! they say. But, in truth, it the user. How bad do you want it? Can you commit? You can white knucle hate quit because you feel like you have to, OR you can grow yourself with a life-changing educated quit. It's really IS what you make it! (One other thing, mom to mom, is you do everything for everyone else all day everyday...this quit is one thing that can selfishly be only for you. Have your chocolate stash places that no one knows about, hide in the room and paint your toenails, take over the family tv for a quick workout video...take time to celebrate you just because you're awesome!) Now, mago margaritas to celebrate!!

Just wanted to pop in with a big, fat, coffee fueled CONGRATULATIONS!! You are taking back your life! This is your second chance! Please take it, use it, use us!! The next few days are nothing but detox...give yourself some space and time to go thru the motions of grief, guilt, depression, but please know all of these are temporary symptoms of your quit. Right now, you wrap that baby quit up in all those reasons on your quit list, all the love from your family, and you keep it close. Grow, baby quit, grow!

Edited to say it would not let me take the jillar quote box off, but I'm sure the sentiment would be the same

Or Google addiction and the changes it's made in you mind and body...early on, education was key for me. Do you do things for yourself, like ever? Quitting is one thing can selfishly I dulge yourself in. Eat all the chocolates, take 3 baths a day, go get a haircut...take time to get to know the new non-smoking you!

Hey now! You knew this was coming right? You're prepared for this battle! You put on your NOPE armor and you fight! You are worth more than smoking. There is a light, I'm gonna tell you, the lights in Freedom City with blind you because you've only seen the world through a cloud of smoke. I don't know you, but please don't smoke

I think it all comes down to that vicious dopamine cycle and what pathways are created by the drug. I've read that some drugs change the survival part of your brain creating false instincts that can over ride your primal need for survival...thus causing people to abuse use knowing they could die. As for the cravings, I think a def yes on that...I mean, our brain loves dopamine and short cuts and if we've created false pathways in our brain "to feel good is to abuse drugs" then we will constantly seek out this source of pleasure. I've never used heavy drugs, or had a underwear sniffing problem. I've smoked a fair share of weed, I drank heavily in my late 20's, but easy to give up once I started having kids so my knowledge is also limited.

I know! I was stationed in San Diego, close to the beach we would get a bit of rain but it's gotten worse over the years. I'm in Tx, so it's not like we get that much either...that's why I'm taking advantage of both the weather and the husband?

Watching the movie Coco for the 147th time, it's currently THE bedtime movie...also waiting on hubby to come home from work so we can sit on the porch and kiss each other in the rain?

There are been so many wonderful changes, but the change in my self worth and self respect is the most important to me...I've spent most of my life feeling not worthy of anything really, but now that I've learned to care and celebrate me and my strength I feel like I can take on the world!

Amen!! High five johnny5, you are alive!!

Yes! I still keep my quit list on the fridge...I quit because: 1) I WANT TO! 2) I DO NOT want the kids to grow up to be smokers. 3) Our family health 4) Expensive waste 5) I do not want to die a young cancer ridden death that my kids have to watch. 6) I LOVE MY FAMILY! I stay quit because of one little broken heart...a precious baby girl, knocked out, strapped down, tubes to machines I don't even know what they are for...crying and driving and praying...then one day, my prayers were answered, tears wiped, the car parked and I know that my quit is Divine. I will never smoke again. Just NOPE.

Here... I hate it when the camera opens in selfie mode

Thanks guys! I'm just proud of every single person that commits to their quit! I love this feeling of accomplishment, pride, happiness...sometimes I just want to (try to) pass it on

I'm so proud of us! Whether you are doing it the easy way or the hard way; I don't care! I only care that you love yourself enough to try! No Man's Land can be a lonely place but please know this: You are not alone. Freedom is right in your reach. NOPE isn't "just a word" that we preach. It's the magic word. The key. The only way you'll ever be free from those weeds that kill and destroy free will. Smoking only takes, it can never give. Quitting isn't winning until you begin. And, please take heart, as you trudge thru the sand, You are NEVER alone in No Man's Land. Those ahead and those behind; We will always be right by your side. Just take our hand because we understand the courage to took to start.

Congratulations friend!! Keep on climbing that rope Shane cuz we're waiting for you!!?

Thank you guys so much!! I'm SO PROUD, just so damn proud of myself...not just for one year of quitting smoking but for the growth in me. I'm a new person (I'm going to cry). Quitting fixed me. It changed the way I look at myself and my place in this world. I'm not a come in late and stand at the back kind of person, but smoking made me that person... I'm not someone who will tell white lies to go hide and use drugs, but smoking made me that person. But, like any abusive relationship, enough is enough and it's time to walk away. I found all those things about me that I thought were lost...confidence, self-esteem, joy, motivation...I was burning them away...20 times a day. Never again, never ever, always vigilant, always NOPE. Thank you guys for celebrating today with me, I'm proud of all of us. Thank you for being here for people like me who have no one else that really cares. THANK YOU! P.S. to anyone who cares, sorry I've been away. My daughter needed specific care that caused me to be away for the past 6ish weeks. But, good news is no surgery, significant improvement, follow up in Sept.

Say hip hip hooray! The cat rules the deck today! Don't get used to it. Congratulations Beazel!

Thanks everyone!! I did get to celebrate! My hubby had a random weekday off (he hardly ever does) so we went out for lunch plus bowling/laser tag. Sorry I've been away; I'll get back on track soon. Thank you again for your kind words to lift my spirits! I wish you all strength and health!