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Congratulations on your 4 wonderful years of Freedom!

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@Margeetx, Anyone and everyone can fit in on this Quittrain. Hope you decide to jump back on the train some day, there's always a seat here for you.

I haven't Jillar, I'll send her a PM now.

Honestly I don't know Cristobal, I've not chatted with him or seen any of his post. However, according to the calendar, Cristobal is 8 years smoke free today. That is an awesome achievement and an inspiration to all newbies. So let's celebrate this anniversary, Congratulations Cristobal!

Does anyone know what's happening with Michelle @idontsmoke ? She used to be very active however she hasn't visited Quittrain for about a month now I think. Hope she's ok.

I like Johnny5. It always cracks a smile for me whenever I see that fist pump baby, especially whenever he makes a serious post.

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@Margeetx, Try to keep yourself busy all the time so that you don't think about it. The first few days of quit smoking I was able to cross out so many items that need to be done or fixed around the house that I've procrastinated for a long time. Morning coffee while reading/posting on Quittrain, then keep busy until bed time, that's how I got through the first week. Hang in there, you can do this.

Hello Matthew, First of all, there's not just 1, there are hundreds of meaningful reasons to quit smoking, and every smoker knows them, I'm sure you do too. But all smokers choose to ignore those reasons so that they can continue smoking. I quit and failed many, many times in the past 40 years. The willpower slowly faded away and the many great reasons got replaced by pathetic excuses as the "cravings" get stronger and stronger. The reason you're having a hard time quitting smoking is not that you're lacking willpower or you don't have a good meaningful reason to quit. The reason for failing is the lack of understanding what smoking is all about. It's not just a bad habit, as Doreen already indicated: it's an addiction People don't smoke because they enjoy it, people smoke because they're addicted to Nicotine and they need to feed the addiction, period. For me personally, educated myself is the reason for my successful quit so far. Once I learned about the addiction, I was able to overcome all the cravings (physically and mentally) without relying on "willpower". My only advice is educate yourself about the Nicotine addiction, there are many great materials on this site in the static posts as well as links to other great resources. The understanding about this nasty addiction will enable you to quit much easier than relying on "willpower". Start with the post on "How Nicotine works", then slowly go through all the other materials, the more you read, the better understanding you have, the easier it is to quit. Welcome to Quittrain, hope you stay and enjoy the ride.

Welcome @Margeetx and Congratulations on your Quit! Morning routine in my first few weeks of quitting: Sipping coffee sitting in front of my laptop and exploring the materials on Quittrain, reading and making posts! Before you know it, the morning cravings are gone. Great routine for starting off with your quit. You can do this!

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Congratulations @Cbdave on your awesome 5 years smoke free! Thanks for the Daily pledge posts!

Congratulations on your 2 years smoke free Andy!

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