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727 days, Two full years the 7th!

sharon110
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Checking in to wish a wonderful Independence Day to all!! I cannot believe it has been two years. I have made schedule changes in my life, so I plan to be here more to provide support.

 

It is this community here at ex that is directly responsible for helping me in my quit. Many years I smoked, (a very sad reminder), but it was this program that did it, and of course all of you. I am being honest when I say that I no longer think about it. When I see someone light up, I am thankful that I am no longer led by my habit. We are leaving Fri the 11th to visit family in MA, and I am thrilled that I will no longer have to prepare "where I will smoke". Vacations were tough for me, and yet I never realized how they ran my entire life. My first thoughts were always about the "plan" to get away to smoke, or how I would smoke when the people we were visiting did'nt have that habit.

 

Two years ago today I was moving forward in to what I thought was the worse struggle of my lifetime.  I truly did not know how I would live my life without cigarettes, it just did'nt seem possible. I am no longer the same person. I feel awesome. My sleep is better, and I have more energy.

 

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. For the new ones entering or approaching your quit this Independence weekend, I assure you it is possible and will be the best decision of your lifetime. I also no longer believe in the " you have to want to quit mantra" I think it was an excuse for me, for many years. My cigarettes were my life for thirty years, I never wanted to quit. What a shame really...

 

I will be here the 7th to celebrate two glorious smoke free years of life!!! I should change my photo too! I chose this photograph, because I was at a Tiger game on September 21st, 2012... In this photo I was holding a Birthday cupcake, but couldn't wait to leave. I wanted a cigarette..... I was thinking that when the photo was taken. It had been a long, wonderful, and yet miserable day because I had spent it with non smokers, and in places I could not smoke. It was THAT day where I made the decision I wanted to have quit by my next birthday....I did...

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