Leanna

I thought the same Ava. I always thought I was doomed to smoke for the rest of my life. At one point, I was so bad and out of control with my smoking that I would roll pennies to buy a pack. Surprisingly, my quit hasn't been as difficult as I thought it would be. I quit cold turkey over a year and a half ago and haven't looked back. Once you stop listening to the junkie inside your head and commit to NOPE, you can have a successful quit.

Cool page! Liked it. :)

Of course I'm late, lol. Always am. Soozie, I'm so happy you didn't smoke! You should be too. It takes a lot for folks early on in their quit to say NOPE and stick with it. Now that you're past most of the physical withdrawals, it's all mental. The junkie in you will tell you how you can quit later, or how one or two won't hurt. Be proud that you didn't listen to that crap! Ultimately, there's no benefits to smoking. It's all lies.

Hey DJ! Welcome. :D Thanks for sharing your story and congrats on your quit. :)

Hey Mel! Good to see you here, and welcome. :) Congrats on your quit!

Hey Rachael! Good to see you here! Wow, congrats on your quit journey so far! You've made amazing progress with it. :) I also love your avatar -- you look so happy!

Hey HM! Welcome. :D So glad to see you here!

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. :D I'm going to make it a point to post more often now that there's a different atmosphere. I find it much more relaxing over here so far. Loving the change!

Hey TAC. Welcome! I love it here. I find it much more enjoyable than QSMB.

Homemade pizza tonight. My boyfriend is awesome. :)

Hey Ross! Nice to meet you. :) Welcome and congrats on your 6 months of freedom. :D

Thanks Trish! Nice to meet you as well. :)

Hahaha, yeah, people are generally confused about the choice of user name. I hear my friends say, "I thought your user name said Anal..." Oy vey!

Hey Carly! Welcome. :) Wow, 7.5 months after 45 years? That's incredible! You are an inspiration. :) Glad to have you here and am looking forward to your posts.

Hey Rez. Welcome, and nice to see you! :D

Hey Christa, Good to see you! I can't even remember the last time I saw one of your posts. Hope all is well.

Oh yeah, I suppose I should actually introduce myself, eh? For those of you who don't know me (which is probably lots since I kind of laid low on QSMB): My name's Leanna (or Annael backwards). I'm 26 from Ontario, Canada. I started smoking when I was 20, I think. I was smoking between a half a pack/pack a day, sometimes more if I was around other smokers. In August 2012 after battling some throat thing, I decided to quit. Yup, cold turkey. I started a new job and was in training, so there was very little stress. It also kept my mind occupied so I wasn't a raging lunatic all the time. :) This is my forever quit and I'm very happy I've made it.

Welcome Tiffany. :) Good to see you again!

Hi everyone, Just wanted to say a quick hello. :) I'm glad for the change of scenery. :D