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I LOVE FREEDOM

froguelady
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Good afternoon to everyone here in EX land, today I am celebrating 1300 days of being smoke free.  I wanted to write a blog and let everyone know the secret to quittig except there is no secret to quitting. The way to quit is by decision and it is very simple "you decide not to smoke no matter what".  The education of how nicotine works can be found here(ask Nancy, Dale, Tommy or one of the many elders here.  The support you need is here, just yell "help" and you receive what you ask for.

I tried on and off for 7 years to quit before I came to EX site.  Once I joined and LISTENED to the elders I knew I couldn't just "try" to quit but to quit ,period.  Believe me you can't use any excuse to smoke that I didn't use( I used them all) you can't tell yourslf any lie that I didn't tell myself(again I used them all). Once you make the decision to QUIT and commit to no smoking for any reason and honor that commitment everyday you are a non smoker.

My name is Betty and after smoking for 50+ years I am now FREE.

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Gone but Not Forgotten. RIP - they leave a legacy of their quit journeys behind as road maps for future members, to prevent the pitfalls, provide the tools and show the hope and possibilities for success at overcoming this addiction at any age at any stage. Mother, grandmother and great grandmother My name is Betty and I was born and raised in Kentucky where tobacco was a way of life. I started smoking full time by age 14. The first time I can remember smoking I was 9. I have been on the road to quitting for several years. I quit once for 6 weeks and then thought I would smoke just one. It only took a few weeks till I was smoking full time again. That is why remembering NOT ONE PUFF EVER is so important. It will never be just one puff or just one cigarette. Nicotine addiction doesn't work like that, it is an addiction, feed it and you become addicted. Here are a couple of links to reading materials that I recommend to ALL who would like to quit smoking: What to Expect in the First Four Months (by Jonescarp aka Dale): http://community.becomeanex.org/pg/blog/read/3713880/what-to-expect-in-the-first-four-months The "Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr.