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Smoking...not!

Jayhawk Girl — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:02:39 GMT

I have not smoked a cigarette in 31 days! Not a puff, not a drag, not a whiff, not a nothing!! Whew! It just feels really good to say that!

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catwhisperer — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:11:52 GMT

@RockChalkJayhawk wrote:

I have not smoked a cigarette in 31 days! Not a puff, not a drag, not a whiff, not a nothing!! Whew! It just feels really good to say that!

@Jayhawk Girl...you go girl! Keep up the good work!

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birkin baby — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:14:05 GMT

🙌 👏 🎉 Woo HOO! You are doing great! Stay strong,and reward yourself.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:20:30 GMT

@Jayhawk Girl Good for you! I quit in 1985, cold turkey, and a wise friend gave me a bit of advice. "You are an addict of nicotine. If you ever again have as little as one puff, all your effort will be for nought, and you'll be smoking again". For once I took someone's advice and it has worked out beautifully. Hope you can do it too.

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Jayhawk Girl — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:29:34 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@Jayhawk Girl Good for you! I quit in 1985, cold turkey, and a wise friend gave me a bit of advice. "You are an addict of nicotine. If you ever again have as little as one puff, all your effort will be for nought, and you'll be smoking again". For once I took someone's advice and it has worked out beautifully. Hope you can do it too.

I hope so, too. I think the biggest part is finally really wanting to quit. I am 55 and have smoked for at least 35 years. I just don't want to do it anymore. I cut waaaay down to two cigs per day 3 months ago then on May 1 had my last one. I had quite the little moment while smoking that last one....said goodbye to my friend and have not looked back! Feels great just not even having them in my purse. Thanks for your advice....I intend to follow it!

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riley1 — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:35:26 GMT

@Jayhawk Girl - Congratulations! Keep up the good work - doesn't it feel good to breath in that beautiful air - Today is my 11 yr anniversary - it gets easier and better every day!!

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Susiequeue — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:38:03 GMT

Good for you! I did not think it could be done, but I also gave it up. Be very proud, as I have done hard stuff and giving up smoking was the hardest of all. Congratulations, SEC

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catwhisperer — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:43:21 GMT

@Jayhawk Girl....I started smoking when I was 15. Smoked for ten years. Got sick. Stopped cold turkey. Have never smoked since. You can do this.

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evergreen — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:59:53 GMT

Have you ever dreamed that you were smoking and woke up in a cold sweat? When I quit I had that dream a couple of times and was so relieved when I woke up and realized it didn't really happen. Congratulations.

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DoneTryin — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 02:01:57 GMT

Happy dancin' for you!! Congratulations on you great success. You are a WINNER!

I've quit several times over the years, but this time it stuck because, like you, I just did not want to smoke any more.

I think I've been clean for about 3 years now, but can't say for sure. Everybody has to find their own way of coping & mine was to flat out not think about cigarettes at all because I thought it just kept the idea in my head. So I did not keep track of exactly when I had my last smoke to keep the focus on improved health rather than feeling deprived.

Stay strong!

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Jayhawk Girl — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 02:22:37 GMT

@riley1 wrote:
@Jayhawk Girl - Congratulations! Keep up the good work - doesn't it feel good to breath in that beautiful air - Today is my 11 yr anniversary - it gets easier and better every day!!

Congratulations! 11 years is fantastic!

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homedecor1 — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 02:46:21 GMT

keep going congrats!

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ANewHue — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 02:53:52 GMT

Okay @Jayhawk Girl. Your story is inspiring. I quit several years ago for almost a year and then one day the stress got too much and I took one cigarette . That was it I was right back to it, unfortunately. My days of smoking are coming to an end shortly, I haven't made the decision of how I'm going to approach "the quit" this time but I'm a work in progress. Keep up the good work and whatever you do don't even take a drag.

good luck!

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sandraskates — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 02:57:09 GMT

Hats off to @Jayhawk Girl and all the rest of you that have quit and stayed the course.

Although I never smoked I had many friends that did. Some quit easily and never looked back, but one of my good friends battled on and off for many years. Cigs always got the best of her.

Stay strong!

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KKWA — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 03:10:41 GMT

I just signed in to say Congratulations! I did it with the patches, it does take the edge off. Keep it up. Lots of Love and hugs from the Pacific Northwest.

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ECBG — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 04:40:45 GMT

@KKWA wrote:
I just signed in to say Congratulations! I did it with the patches, it does take the edge off. Keep it up. Lots of Love and hugs from the Pacific Northwest.

@KKWAI used Chantex. I didn't even crave chocolate!!!

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DiAnne — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 05:06:36 GMT

@KKWA wrote:
I just signed in to say Congratulations! I did it with the patches, it does take the edge off. Keep it up. Lots of Love and hugs from the Pacific Northwest.

I did it with patches also this last time. It took me several tries to make it stick.

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Mustang Shar — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:17:36 GMT

@ANewHue

I need to quit too, but I just don't know HOW to give this up? How do I change my mindset on this addiction?

we must DO THIS!

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ANewHue — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:22:47 GMT

@Mustang SharYES, we do. Besides the addiction to nicotine I have mega stress daily and I also live with a chronic illness. I wish I never took that one cigarette. I was thinking of doing Chantix but I haven't totally decided yet. Let's keep in touch.😊

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LMsc — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:56:01 GMT

Congratulations ! You have gotten thru the hardest time, so reward yourself and keep up the fight to never go back. I quit with the help of Chantix after smoking for decades, and yesterday marked my 7th anniversary since quitting. You can do it - keep going " one day at a time" and good luck !