Turkey's Triumphs: Page 48

Four years ago, I thought it was impossible. No, it’s all in the mind; and quitting is actually doable!

MC Chen

Today I started my quit one year ago. I can't believe I made it an entire year!!!

I was a heavy smoker and never thought I could do it. It wasn't easy but looking back... I'm glad I did it. Just keep pushing yourself. You can do this!

Here's to many more years smoke free!!

Jessie Inglesby

"Three years today I stubbed out my last cigarette, I had smoked for almost 50 years on and off, this time I did it, this time for good!

Margaret

2 years quit anniversary! To celebrate- went first time to the gym yesterday! Thank you for the support!

Sirle Mander

Today is my 3-year anniversary and I celebrate 3 years of being free from active addiction. During this time I went from being constantly preoccupied with the desire for nicotine at the early stages of my quit to only very rare thoughts of smoking. Whenever these thoughts present themselves in the form of desire (which is even rarer nowadays), I always make a point to remind myself what the act of smoking a cigarette would actually entail. Would one be enough? No! Would one be worth it? No! Because, primarily for me, it would mean the end of my hard-won freedom and would mark the re-start of a never-ending cycle of active desire for nicotine and overdose and would thus immeasurably deteriorate my current quality of life!

NTAP my fellow cold turkey quitters!!!

Christiana Costourou

I woke up 9 years ago today and said enough! No nicotine, cigarettes, cigars, vaping, etc. Best decision I ever made. It was hard but worth it. I used resources like WhyQuit to help me in my fight against my addiction to nicotine and my own brain which fought me every step of the way which was yelling at me things like "You can't do this", "How are you going to make it without a cigarette?", "Just one puff".

After about two weeks of fighting with myself, the desires went away. I'm not saying that I never wanted another smoke. On occasion I get the urge but it's only for a split second and it's gone. I realized how hard it was for me to stop and I refuse to go back. My overall health has improved drastically and I'm looking forward to as many years on earth that the good Lord allows for me to be here.

#notanotherpuff

Eric Kirkpatrick

Firstly, thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything that you do to help us realise that we truly do not need nicotine! I lurked around your site quite a few years back, around which time I had had a fair few quits, and then the unquits.

But, I really respected the learning, the deep understanding, that you were providing, so when, around 5 years ago, I finally felt that I REALLY MUST quit, now or never, I went back to your teachings on WhyQuit.com. I took a good long time reading everything, and I didn’t decide to quit for ages; I had set too many quit dates before, and the failures were making me feel weaker and weaker each time.

In early September 2016 I made up my mind (yet again) and on 16th October 2916 I quit, this time for ever. It was tough-ish for a week or two, but honestly not that bad this time, and after two weeks I KNEW that I would never smoke again. It really was that simple.

Almost five years later, I would like to tell anyone who is starting out for the first or the enth time … "Keep going, do the work, the research, the soul-searching - if you do so, you WILL get there!"

I promise you that I NEVER wish I could have a cigarette, they are utterly irrelevant in my life. Two of my dearest friends are still heavy smokers and I can sit with them, enjoying their company, and literally not notice that they are smoking, let alone want to join them!

It’s true that I do notice (later) that my hair and clothes smell of cigs, and I have to wash them, but the point I want to make is that I still love the same friends, still have the same daft conversations and fun times with great people that I always did.

WHEN YOU STOP SMOKING YOU GIVE UP NOTHING AT ALL! And you can gain whatever you want to gain.

Do it!”

Thank you Joel and John, more than I can begin to say.

With love,
Mary Imlay

Today I reached the GOLD!! Why did I start crying when I read this?

Summary

I have now stopped smoking for 11 months, 4 weeks, 13 hours, 10 minutes, 23 seconds. That translates into 7,290 cigarettes NOT smoked, for a savings of $3,645.49! At 5 minutes per cigarette I have increased my life expectancy by 3 weeks, 4 days, 7 hours, 34 minutes, 53 seconds.

I am overwhelmed with gratitude for Turkeyville and every single one of you. I never in a million years believed I could stop smoking cigarettes no matter how very very much I wanted to. THANK YOU for being you and supporting and believing in me. I wish I could give JOY a great big hug (Hey, Joy! I made it to a YEAR!!) and Joel, and every single one of you Turkeys !!!

**WHOO HOO!!** **SOOO HAPPY** **LET FREEDOM RING**

Barb Mitchell

If I can hang on to freedom until 9:24pm ET tonight, I'll have 13 years of freedom. At that point, I will have skipped my last 142,441 formerly mandatory nicotine dosages and saved $43,153.28. I played with some math this morning to try to understand what 142,441 cigarettes would look like...

If I put them end to end, they would stretch a little over 7.5 miles (12 km). If I stacked them side by side (similar to how they arrive in a pack - just in a single file stack), they'd be about 3600 feet (1100 meters) or taller than the tallest two skyscrapers in New York City combined. If I weighed 142,441 cigarettes, they would weigh the same as the average offensive guard in American Football (314 lbs / 142 kg). (in case anyone is wondering - this is 1.5 packs/day)

To all of the new members in earlier stages of withdrawal, it may look easy for me but it was not easy 13 years ago. Yes, these are astounding numbers, but the most important number is ONE. Knowing that ONE = All; ONE puff away from losing it all; ONE day at at time; and Joel's ONE rule of "Never Take Another Puff"

Gene Short

5 years today! I never thought I could do it but this site made it make sense. If I never took another puff I could quit. In the early days I read all the posts and paced the house every time I had an urge. Now I hardly ever even think about smoking and honestly can’t believe that I was a smoker for as long as I was. It may not be easy in the beginning but it is so worth sticking to it. Thank you to everyone associated with Turkeyville, you saved my life

Sandra