Paul723

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

What did you google to find that image Doreen?

Cigarettes were going to kill me. If I could get free, I might live.

I reached into my golf bag after about one month and found an empty pack, oh yeah, I don't smoke.

Bump good threads

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Great Job Runfree!

Bump for Kate18

Bump for Kate18 (I like recycling Sazerac's advise)

The nicotine addiction is in the part of your brain that would normally give you rewards for taking care of yourself. Eat some food - reward for taking care of hungry. In from the rain - reward for not being wet. Get some sleep - reward for not being tired. Nicotine hijacks this part of your brain so it mostly functions like: Smoke cigarette - reward no panic inducing adrenaline dump. You are retraining your brain to work properly. It's a healing process, so it takes time and effort. You'll see plenty of posts that discuss rewarding yourself often early in a quit to correct what nicotine has messed up.

https://www.quittrain.com/topic/7166-riffing-on-halt/?tab=comments#comment-239005

Quit now! Jump!

You are a rare bird Jo! Congratulations on your first year and thanks for managing the celebrations threads. You seem to have tapped into an inner strength and increased it since you have quit.

Paul, he salutes the Sarge.

Way to go Joe! Have some fun.

Free your head. 1 1 This post made with 100 % recycled advise.

Congratulations on FOUR YEARS! You do a great job helping others.

A year ago you made a great decision (and may not have even realized it) and now today you get to celebrate it! Good job!

Stop giving smoking any of your head space. When a thought comes to you immediately dismiss it. When it came to me. I would say "not an option, move on." The faster you do this, the less these types of thoughts will bother you.

The crave will pass.

Attitude can change everything.

Big magic.

Good Job Buddy! Nice weather to take the bike for a ride.

Five years! Sally has written many beautiful, splendiferous and wise words for the QuitTrain but this is my favorite thing: One of the best things I have learned by quitting smoking is how to change and this has bled into all parts of my life. How to change and groove on the good foot. Change with Grace. Changing to make myself a better person, a happier person, a more grateful person, a Clearer person, a more honest person. A more compassionate person for sure. Five music for Sally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHdU5sHigYQ

Armed with a strong quit I'd say. Good Job!