6/21/19 Celebrations

[CommunityAdmin]

We challenge you to respond! Reply by Email or login and comment with your Days of Freedom. Let's show the world that we've overcome or will overcome and not let nicotine win.

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JimTaddeo jim_taddeo‌ 11 years!

Theresa11‌ 3900 days!

lkcooper88‌ 10.5 years!

molzep‌ 3500 days!

mi_shell 9 years!

marciewhosoever‌ 3000 days!

stonecipher‌ and shaheen‌ 2600 days!

amy-p.‌ 2500 days!

Sparky1-2 1900 days!

eddaland and abhi1q 1700 days!

NewMe 1400 days!

Taffaloolie 1300 days!

EleanorRigby 3 years!

mhbaker‌ 1000 days! Welcome to the Quad Squad‌!

thenicolelineah, kathyonthelake and agthornton007 900 days!

roller831 2 years!

12Finally34 700 days!

l8braker and Kmdarling 500 days!

kmmeth DesiLebron86 400 days!

Vlutaski, tlfreno lsparkles65 and CONativeSon 1 year!

Dorn 300 days!

vroesner, sweetplt, Sharilawson71, matmanchu5 and Cavebaby1966 200 days!

Sgladney60, Repoman86 kittydragon Kavin and Dayna52 6 months

Britt01 150 days!

Wwgstl, tifannyg1234, Rschiesel, Quitter2019L, mgunville, mcash1962 Lori. javery31372 CTerra Corrie86 BethyGirl 100 days! Welcome to the Triple Digit Quitters Club!

tigerm74, partymarty, crackers chris7808 anaussiemom 50 days! This is the first of many celebrations for you. Please come back every time we celebrate you and confirm your quit date.

If you have a celebration, whatever the period of time, feel free to share and celebrate in the comments! Not sure of your Days Of Freedom? Use the →EX Quit Calculator← or check out My Quit Plan to see your DOF.

If you're just joining us, the above members are just a small sample of people who have quit with the help of the site you're on and the amazing support. Let that be motivation that you can do it too.

ssomoza‌, Shadowluv420‌, mel99‌ Kmking‌ jwsiecz‌, allie3434 and Gangstergurl‌ today is your quit day! Congrats, if anyone has quit today and for starting your journey with us as well. Be sure to journal your experiences today with a personal blog(← Click to get started) so you can look back on it and reflect where you started. Tag the post "TheDayIQuit". This way others can see what they can possibly expect as they start their quit journey. Before you know it, you'll be celebrating with people like those mentioned above. To see more Quit Journeys  for days 1 thru 100 click the link.

Mark
EX Community Manager

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Please check your Community Profile to see if you've indicated how many cigarettes on average you smoked per day. Then go to the My Quit Stats tab in your profile to see how many cigarettes you have avoided or put the mouse over your username and then click the little "ex" button in the lower left of the hovercard pop-up.

[CommunityAdmin]

LanaKay‌ You can see your quit stats in your community profile on the My Quit Stats tab or on your My Quit Plan.

Mark
EX Community Manager

[Mandolinrain]

CONGRATS TO ALL THE BEAUTIFUL WINNERS IN THE QUITTERS CORNER

CONativeSon‌, LanaKay‌, anaussiemom, sweetplt, Wwgstl, roller831‌, and to everyone!

[anaussiemom]

Thank you

[Mandolinrain]

Your doing so great Kim

[12Finally34]

Hello Everyone,

My milestone was July 21, 2019 - 2 complete years of not taking the first puff.  

i was so grateful I was up in the mountain because it was hot as .... in New York City and I was struggling with adjusting to my diagnose of having arthritic knees and needing to lose 50 pounds from the weight  gain within the last 2 years.  Good news, I lost 5 pounds.

Each Nicotine meeting I attend, I share how this web site was the first thing I tried for support, from July to about September 2017, I lived on this site.  Reading and taking the suggestions to the best of my ability helped me to stop using the Chantix and Wellbutrin.

Under doctor's supervision, both medication worked for the 21 days I took them.  I haven't looked backed.

Recently, I realized that the medicine did work and I am applying principles I have learned in other self help support group.  

My 14 year old granddaughter asked to come and visit and she brought her possess with her.  As teenagers, they didn't do anything I wanted to do.  Before quitting smoking cigarette,  that would be a major reason for me to go into a rage and say unnecessary painful words.  

Instead i put the slogans and quotes from one of my support and Buddhist practice.  So when I felt frustration, first I learned to take the deepest breathes and then ask myself is this an issue or an unmet need I need to address.  

I just remind myself that the kids are mirror reflections of how I was as a 14 year old.  

I am grateful about not smoking and i am wondering was all the nicotine stuck in my joints that is why I did not feel the arthiritis.  All I can say, OA is definitely no jokes and has shook my 

Again, I would like to thank BecomeAnEx.org for the support and my new lifestyle.

C. F. Battle

fondly known as

12Finally34

[Barbscloud]

Thank you for sharing your success.  Hearing other's journeys helps many with their quits.

Barb

[elvan]

You are doing GREAT, you have made my day to hear from you and to hear how strong and focused you are in such a peaceful way.

Many hugs,

Ellen