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Ramona Quit Date: 1/29/2017 Posted September 1, 2015 In 4 days I will celebrate my 10 month mark. I've not had a single puff in these 10 months. I did not sacrifice a single inhale to death sticks. Astounding!!! To quit smoking has been my number one, most important goal. Nothing has come before it. I've made it this far because I've made this quit my top priority. If the choice is between smoking a cigarette OR: punching myself in the face slamming my head into walls running 3 times a day even when my bones ACHE potentially losing my job inflicting minor damage to my skin gaining 20 pounds arguing and screaming with my boyfriend asking for help from strangers on this forum baking bread/cakes every night in 90 degree heat I choose the latter - - - because the rules remain: NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF & NOT ONE PUFF EVER. To apply these hard-fast rules is the only way to break this incredible addiction. Quitting is not for everyone. Undoing a lifelong dependency, undoing a lifelong coping mechanism, proves too difficult for many folks. But I will overcome. I do not want to forfeit my life to submission & servitude. I will no longer play supplicant to a host of deadly chemicals. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/5916-no-matter-what-right/

Wow @Cbdave, those are beautiful! 😊

You ARE at twelve months Kris, almost thirteen in fact, unless you know something we don't lol. You fought hard for every one of them too!!!

😂😂 Wow, what a day you had overcome! You should be soooo proud of yourself for getting past a MAJOR craving, well done!

Man @Cbdave, that sounds scary! Glad you're starting to feel better now. 🤗

Hi @Amy R., what a great update😊 Congratulations on almost a year and a half smoke free, that's so awesome! Thanks for the encouraging words to those coming behind you and those just starting out, they really help a lot!😊

Cellphones at the dinner table!

Happy anniversary @babs609! A decade quit is awesome😊 I hope you have a nice day!!😊

Great update @overcome, glad today was better than yesterday work wise and it should just keep getting better as you settle in to your new normal😊

beacon Posted May 12, 2016 I TRIED TO CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN TODAY. I tried to climb the mountain today. As I inched my way up the path, I felt overwhelmed, so I had to turn back. I tried to climb the mountain today. On my journey, darkness started to fall, and I was full of fear, so I had to return to a safe place. I was ready to climb the mountain today. But it was so hot outside, I thought I better stay in my nice air-conditioned house and rest up for tomorrow’s attempt. I was about to climb the mountain today. But I had so many other things to do, so instead of climbing the mountain I took care of much more important tasks. I washed my car, mowed the grass and watched the big game. Today the mountain will just have to wait. I was going to climb the mountain today. But as I stared at the mountain in it’s majestic beauty, I knew I stood no chance of making it to the top, so I figured why even bother trying. I have forgotten about climbing the mountain today; until a friend came by and asked me what I was up to lately. I told him I was thinking about climbing that mountain some day. I went on and on about how I was going to accomplish this task. Finally, he said, “I just got back from climbing the mountain. For the longest time I told myself I was trying to climb the mountain but never made any progress. I almost let the dream of making it to the top die. I came up with every excuse of why I could not make it up the mountain, but never once did I give myself a reason why I could. One day as I stared at the mountain and pondered, I realized that if I didn’t make an attempt at this dream all my dreams will eventually die.” “The next morning, I started my climb.” He continued, “It was not easy, and at times I wanted to quit. But no matter what I faced, I placed one foot in front of the other, keeping a steady pace. When the wind tried to blow me over the edge, I kept walking. When the voices inside my head screamed “stop!” I focused on my goal never letting it out of sight, and I kept moving forward. At times, I was ready to quit, but I knew I had come too far. Time and time again, I reassured myself that I was going to finish this journey. I struggled to make it to the top, but I climbed the mountain!” “I have to be going,” my friend said. “Tomorrow is a new day to accomplish more dreams. By the way, what are you going to do tomorrow?” I looked at him, with intensity and confidence in my eyes, and said, “I have a mountain to climb.” – Gary Barnes Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/6996-i-tried-to-climb-the-mountain-today/

I have a lot of them and I'm surprised that we don't have a thread already so here goes my first pet peeve: I HATE when designers put books in backwards in a bookshelf! How the HELL are you supposed to find the book your looking for quickly!!😤

I used to sell these: But now I see they have these too which look yummy!

Look at you go @DenaliBlues, another month done! Congratulations!!!😊

I had to Google it and I owned an ice cream truck so I would say yes. However I'm sure some city somewhere in the US has a place you can get one 😃

Yay @overcome, you're almost done with Hell week already! 😊 I was surprised how things tasted so differently after my taste buds came back. I used to HAVE to have my Dr Pepper daily before I quit and after quitting rarely drink it now. Coffee too was another where I used to have two cups a day until I quit. Now I find one to be enough. Triggers were everywhere for all of us, the cool thing is as we get past them they become weaker and weaker. Something to keep in mind when you're going through one 😊

1. Mullet haircuts 😂

Aww, so that explains the posters the caterer must have put up this morning.....

@overcome, I got mine at CVS but I think you can buy them from Amazon or probably Walmart....

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Confession: one of my nose holes is bigger than the other......

Good to see you @Lin-quitting, Congratulations on that awesome quit you have! 😊🤗 NOPE for me too😊

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My JAC (jillars air cigarette) and soft peppermint puffs got me through my whole first year. I bought them by the tub full lol

6. Boot scoot boogie