Being on the train is good for your quit. I believe that posting and reading how others go through the stages and list reasons they quit helped me. I would recommend everyone post at least one word to the board each day the first year.

The year mark is past the hard part, but it's the big goal. I see most quiters fail in the first year but after a year the failure rate has to be less than the people on Jimmy's bus.

Even my pea brain understands the reasons first year has most fails. So to battle the pitfalls I challenge you to post one word here a day for year. Just HI is enough. Or Good Job to anyone. The act of checking in will make you see the struggle and reinforce the quit you are building. The more blocks you add to your quit, the thicker and higher the wall against failing.

 

So hit someone's thread after making the pledge to give yourself a year hanging out with the knuckleheads, cat owners, Window lickers and flip flop wearing people here. All have the same goal...staying quit.

At the pace I´m going I will still be here celebrating my 90 birthday... and hopefully I will be 46 years smober by then (or 45, or 43 but no fewer than that) 

 

;)

 

Good idea Bakon!

Hi, good job fur ball

 

Education and support here has been the key for me, stick close and post 

 

I am part of the window lickers I think as I do not have a cat or flip flops at the moment  :P

Makes good sense.....Bakon......

Count me in on this Oh Pink One, I'm part of the window licking cat owners club :)  and darn proud too :crazy:

This isn't necessary for all the cat people.

 

But the fails I have observed happen 99 percent of the time in first year and person usually pulls away from board.

 

Not saying you won't make it without, but better chases if you stay active.

Besides it's free. So what's holding you back from saying you will check in once a day for a year?

Once a day for a year? This would require a huge cutback for me  B)

 

I'll be here Bakon.

but where is tracey going for three months? thinking on that one.....

I do not know that on my own I'd have stayed true first year.

This flip flop wearing window licker will definitely be here for a year... and then some :D 

I've already been here a year...I'm pledging another year and hope I can pay forward all the support I've received.

I will pledge. I would like to post some profound observations as well to have as history that later people can reread and bump up. Maybe we can try to do that

+1  ;)

I was here every day but slacked of with my post for a while. Ten days for me and it will be a year !!!! I am going on holiday tomorrow for two weeks on the amazing Lombok and gili islands what a place to enjoy my one year of freedom.

I know posting on these boards definately saved me on more than one occasion - I so didn't want to let people down !

I was here every day but slacked of with my post for a while. Ten days for me and it will be a year !!!! I am going on holiday tomorrow for two weeks on the amazing Lombok and gili islands what a place to enjoy my one year of freedom.

Sounds beautiful! (The holiday and the Quit!)

It worked for me :)

It worked for me :)

An inspiration you are luv!

 

Well done you. Coming after you though!

It worked for me :)

Me, too!

Yep, you guys are stuck with me at least that long. :)