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In reply to the discussion: one month of no cigarettes [View all]

nonaa

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12. My suggestion is quit counting and decide if you are a non-smoker or not.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 11:18 AM
Apr 2025

If you don't smoke and are a non-smoker then quit thinking and talking about quitting and don't play mental games which are going to eventually lead to finding a big enough excuse to light up again.

If it is over then move on and simply become a non-smoker, which means there is nothing to go back to, because you don't smoke, you aren't giving up something, you aren't quitting, you aren't resisting, you aren't overcoming, you don't smoke so there it is.

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one month of no cigarettes [View all] debm55 Apr 2025 OP
Right on!!! Rver Apr 2025 #1
Thank you Rver. debm55 Apr 2025 #47
Yay! You can do it. Anyone can do. You will do it. Smartest move ever. Ends up in much better quality of life. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #2
Thank you very much , Bernardo de La Paz. debm55 Apr 2025 #48
My mother smoked for over 25 years before she quit in middle age Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #57
Thank you very much, Bernardo de La Paz. Bless your mom and you. debm55 Apr 2025 #67
Well, once you get through the withdrawal. OldBaldy1701E Apr 2025 #117
Great going, Deb! SheltieLover Apr 2025 #3
Thank you very much SheltieLover. debm55 Apr 2025 #49
I knew that, if you put your mind to it, EYESORE 9001 Apr 2025 #4
Thank you EYESORE 9001 debm55 Apr 2025 #50
Good for you, deb! True Dough Apr 2025 #5
Thank you True Dough. It is pretty much what I was prepared for and sometimes easier. debm55 Apr 2025 #53
Great job! JBTaurus83 Apr 2025 #6
Thank you very much , JBTaurus 83. I am now looking for the two month point. debm55 Apr 2025 #69
Fantastic! It definitely gets easier, at least it did for me. There came a time when I could smell cigarette smoke MLAA Apr 2025 #7
Thank you MLAA and I understand. debm55 Apr 2025 #70
Stupidest thing i ever did was start smoking. Smartest thing was quitting. Midnight Writer Apr 2025 #8
Thank you very much, Midnight Writer. I hope so. debm55 Apr 2025 #71
Yeeehaaaa good for you!!!!! a kennedy Apr 2025 #9
Thank you very much , a kennedy. debm55 Apr 2025 #72
Congratulations underpants Apr 2025 #10
Thank you underpants. debm55 Apr 2025 #73
Yippee ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™ TommieMommy Apr 2025 #11
Thank you very much TommieMommy. debm55 Apr 2025 #74
My suggestion is quit counting and decide if you are a non-smoker or not. nonaa Apr 2025 #12
This might work for some but not all DaBronx Apr 2025 #16
Good advice. I don't even remember how long it has been. louis-t Apr 2025 #18
I never counted, either. murielm99 Apr 2025 #96
Congrats - hang tough!! walkingman Apr 2025 #13
One month at a time and before you know it, it'll be a year! Keep at it girl! Fla Dem Apr 2025 #14
You are a rock star! DaBronx Apr 2025 #15
I know how hard it is. Promise yourself you will log on online applegrove Apr 2025 #17
Congratulations SARose Apr 2025 #19
Good for you. OLDMDDEM Apr 2025 #20
Stick it out. We all wish you the best. NNadir Apr 2025 #21
DebM dlilafae Apr 2025 #22
Yeah, debm55!!!! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2025 #23
After one month... Behind the Aegis Apr 2025 #24
Great job! Hope22 Apr 2025 #25
Yay! Lulu KC Apr 2025 #26
Good going, deb... MiHale Apr 2025 #27
From one 40+ years smoker to another JMCKUSICK Apr 2025 #28
Good on you, deb. LoisB Apr 2025 #29
You are doing great! pandr32 Apr 2025 #30
Congratulations!!!! I Stopped Smoking About 17 Years Ago... MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #31
Fantastic!! catchnrelease Apr 2025 #32
So proud of you debm55!!! I quit in 2008. BComplex Apr 2025 #33
Good for you! 70sEraVet Apr 2025 #34
They say 25 yrs after stopping it is as if you never smoked. Asbestos is different Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #40
I've also heard that smoking causes your lungs to lose their elasticity. 70sEraVet Apr 2025 #55
Don't know about that specific, but given half a chance the body is very resilient Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #60
Well done! ... littlemissmartypants Apr 2025 #35
Congratulations!! n/t livetohike Apr 2025 #36
Wow-hoo! enid602 Apr 2025 #37
Fifty-seven years no ciggie butts Beowulf42 Apr 2025 #38
Oh my! Congrats! wolfie001 Apr 2025 #39
Good job WmChris Apr 2025 #41
Good for you! DownriverDem Apr 2025 #42
Awesome! You GOT this! GO DEB!!!! beaglelover Apr 2025 #43
Woohoo! LuvLoogie Apr 2025 #44
Good for you surfered Apr 2025 #45
๐Ÿ˜Š Dorothy V Apr 2025 #46
Every day is a "win!" colorado_ufo Apr 2025 #51
One of the hardest things I ever did, almost 20 years ago. Permanut Apr 2025 #52
WAY TO GO! MuseRider Apr 2025 #54
Proud of you, debm55! calimary Apr 2025 #56
Great job. Srkdqltr Apr 2025 #58
Good on you, debm55! Mountain Mule Apr 2025 #59
Congrats to the many on this thread DaBronx Apr 2025 #61
Smoking ms.pamela Apr 2025 #62
Smoking ms.pamela Apr 2025 #63
Keep going! orangecrush Apr 2025 #64
Awesome! Way to Go! Diamond_Dog Apr 2025 #65
๐Ÿฅณ Luciferous Apr 2025 #66
Thank you Luciferous. debm55 Apr 2025 #76
๐ŸŽ‰ W0000t! Stay Strong! ๐Ÿ‘ electric_blue68 Apr 2025 #68
Thank you so very much electric_blue68 debm55 Apr 2025 #75
BRAVISSIMA !!! Stay courageous! fierywoman Apr 2025 #77
I will . Never want to do this again. Hate being on the Oxygen machine.Thank you fierywoman. debm55 Apr 2025 #83
congratulations WhiteTara Apr 2025 #78
Think of the savings!!! roamer65 Apr 2025 #79
The first month is the hardest. comradebillyboy Apr 2025 #80
Excellent! Half-step Apr 2025 #81
Thank you very much Half-step. debm55 Apr 2025 #89
OMG debm55! That is so awesome! So proud of you! Keep up the good work! Clouds Passing Apr 2025 #82
Thank you Clouds Passing. I will continue.. debm55 Apr 2025 #85
Way to go! Tree Lady Apr 2025 #84
You can do it Tree Lady. I know you can. debm55 Apr 2025 #86
Most excellent! Basso8vb Apr 2025 #87
Congratulations! mountain grammy Apr 2025 #88
I am doing my best to try month by month. Thank you very much, mountain grammy. debm55 Apr 2025 #90
Yea, you will now be recovering IbogaProject Apr 2025 #91
Kudos! Alice Kramden Apr 2025 #92
Thank you very much, Alice Kramden. debm55 Apr 2025 #94
Awesome, you've gotten through the hardest part! FakeNoose Apr 2025 #93
Thank you very much FakeNoose. debm55 Apr 2025 #95
Congratulations! AltairIV Apr 2025 #97
Congratulations! That's WONDERFUL Laurelin Apr 2025 #98
Congrats! I know first hand how hard it is to quit. Laffy Kat Apr 2025 #99
Way to go! I'm at 7 years now MiniMe Apr 2025 #100
Congratulations, debm55! You go, girl! MIButterfly Apr 2025 #101
Congratulations! DelMar dem Apr 2025 #102
The start of a whole new you! marble falls Apr 2025 #103
That is fantastic news. Congratulations! n/t Alpeduez21 Apr 2025 #104
You rock! nt Dear_Prudence Apr 2025 #105
Hang in there Deb. boonecreek Apr 2025 #106
The longer you go the easier it is to quit and lose the desire. kimbutgar Apr 2025 #107
debm55 CentralBlueTexan Apr 2025 #108
My mom went cold turkey after 45+ years and never smoked again. Buddyzbuddy Apr 2025 #109
Good for you!!! FoxNewsSucks Apr 2025 #110
Congratulations! ClaudetteCC Apr 2025 #111
good for you! RainCaster Apr 2025 #112
I knew you could do it Figarosmom Apr 2025 #113
Hardest thing to quit Picaro Apr 2025 #114
Good for you - now start drinking some carrot juice on a regular basis and it will make you feel even better. waterwatcher123 Apr 2025 #115
Hooray! That first month is a tough tough climb and you did it!! KitFox Apr 2025 #116
Congratulations! Americanme Apr 2025 #118
cigarettes???? onethatcares Apr 2025 #119
Yayyyyyyyy! justaprogressive Apr 2025 #120
Bank the savings highnooner Apr 2025 #121
I quit smoking Camel straights... GiqueCee Apr 2025 #122
Amazing accomplishment given our current stress levels! mdbl Apr 2025 #123
I haven't had one for 20 years. mac56 Apr 2025 #124
Be vigilent! Be The Light Apr 2025 #125
there is the weight gain Be The Light Apr 2025 #126
Congratulations! Groundhawg Apr 2025 #127
Congrats and know that the hard part - making it past the physical cravings is not it - comes in waves... Moostache Apr 2025 #128
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