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I quit. Ran out of cigs last night and, when I woke up, decided I wasn't going to buy another pack. I'm already making a list of things I'll be able to buy or do with the money I'll save. Yay me! Deanna

Gday NOPE for today C

No joke, im an actual umbalanced individual whose kept alive by anti-psychotics and coffee. And takes his frustation on silly nicknames on the interweb. Penis.

Greeting NOPErs... and welcome to the month of October, the first of the month is always a big one because there are the special month themes and the special day themes all rolled into one... so on the special day front those caffeine addicts amongst us can rejoice because 1st of November is International Coffee Day... the day made just for us. Then on the month front, there are 6 of note but I have picked two to focus on... and as you all know one of these is a big sacrifice for me to give a shout out, it goes against all I hold to be true but I know I am in the minority and there are many who will be super excited by this event.... so without further ado, November is Pizza Appreciation Month ( ? ) but more importantly (to me at least) it is Dyslexia Awareness Month. So my writing at times may seem as if I suffer from this but in my case its just laziness.... my kid however does.... so for the one in 10 of us who have dyslexia (and it can be in varying degrees) I salute you and the calculated 6 times the amount of energy you just exerted to read this post. So in your honour, for the month of October I will be NOPEing in read.... so as my kid asks me every day... Mum have you done your OPEN yet.... I here by pledge NOPE because she says her asthma feels better now I don't stink. NOPE.... knowledge is power whatever battle you fight.

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Gday NOPE starts my day C

Thank you all for the support, advice and warm wishes---gave me goosebumps. I love the mason jar idea. I will definitely be tooling around the site when I get home work today.

I was absolutely obsessed with food, Especially candy the first few days and I thought it was going to become as big of a problem as smoking. For some reason though on day 10 the infatuation with food just went away. On day 12 I forgot to put a nicotine patch on and didn't have any bigger cravings than normal so I haven't put one on since. I have no idea if this is normal or not but I hope this trend continues.

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my hands and feet are WARM !!!!

My body weight has held pretty steady most of my adult life, unless I make a serious effort to drop some. But yeah, before, during, and after my smoking years, my weight was never affected. Last year when i dropped the habit, i was expecting to become a fatso or at least end up gaining 20 pounds but that never happened. It was weird too because a few weeks after quitting, I was obsessed with food. That didn't really last though. So was the whole, "you will gain weight" just another lie told by the medical field so they could sell products to help you quit? Kind of like how they say it is harder to quit nicotine than it is crack, heroin, meth, qualudes, sniffing glue, and alcohol combined. WTF ever. I ain't trying to boast but after a year without smoking, I think MOST of whatever noticeable changes happen have already came. But yeah, neither getting fat nor freaking out like a crack addict ever happened. normal?

YAY You, Deanna ! Congratulations on making one of the best decisions of your life. You may find the post helpful, Ten Ways To Effectively Use This Forum. Dosh was a major motivator in my quit. I put aside the cost of a pack a day and kept it in a mason jar. It was amazing how much money accumulated and Fast ! To think we paid to poison ourselves is beyond comprehension until you understand addiction, then it makes you furious.

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Welcome DF! You've made a great choice in quitting. Please hand around here and read as much as you can during the early days and watch some of Joel's videos about smoking (there's a whole separate page for those). Education about the addiction and how it works will be key to your quitting and staying quit. Keep that list hand so you can look at it whenever the craving to smoke threatens to push you backwards. Keep your goal fresh in mind always and be strong in your commitment - say NOPE every day in the NOPE thread (Not One Puff Ever)! See you around

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I gained a good amount of weight and am still pretty fat. I doubt it's a conspiracy...

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There are many symptoms related to quitting smoking and not everyone experiences all of them although we all experience some. It matters not which one's we experience individually providing we deal with them and not go back to smoking because of them. Learning to focus on the positive benefits that come our way rather than on the negative symptoms is important as it makes the quitting process less difficult. As we all know, quit symptoms are only temporary. Benefits from quitting are permanent

Well the commitment was kept.... jury is still out on the sanity ?

I wouldn't say anything about you was normal Jb.. ? would you...?

Confession.... I still treat myself every month of my quit.. Last month.. fabulous new purse... This month... will be perfume .. Why.. Because I think I am totally awesome at this quitting business ?

"Dosh was a major motivator in my quit. I put aside the cost of a pack a day and kept it in a mason jar. It was amazing how much money accumulated and Fast ! To think we paid to poison ourselves is beyond comprehension until you understand addiction, then it makes you furious." @Sazerac, That is simple and brilliant at the same time! And I wasn't smart enough to think of it on my own. ? That's a nice way (besides the ticker) to keep track of how much of a "pay raise" we give ourselves once we stop paying for poison.

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I gained 50 lbs. in the first 9 months after I quit. Can I blame that on quitting? No - I gave myself free reign to eat anything and any amount to alleviate the "suffering". The important thing though, is I recognized it was not sustainable. I changed my lifestyle (nutrition and exercise) and believe I'm in better shape than ever. Some people gain weight, some don't. Some have constant cravings, others have none. The main thing to remember is that quitting is the single most important thing you can do to improve your health. Do not use weight gain (or any other excuse) to dump your quit. You can deal with that other stuff later. As a matter of fact, many of the negative symptoms you experience in the early part of your quit (insomnia, coughing, irritability) just disappear naturally.

TobacNO - nothing and yet everything is normal when you're quitting ; if you get what I'm saying? It's uncharted territory for all of us when we first quit and our bodies and minds react in different ways I guess. It's more a matter of how you react to those changes that will dictate whether it's going to be a problem for you and for how long. Eventually, everything returns to normal except, we are no longer killing ourselves by inhaling poison every day

OK so ten month update.... So I have quit, I don't smoke.... my issues now are silly and pedantic... I'm not comfy with the term quitting, because that isn't right, the moment I had that last smoke I quit... so I choose not to smoke because I have quit..... that's it done... but yeah-nah-kinda-sorta meh .... for health reasons I wont be playing softball this season but we had our pre-season tournament last weekend and I went down to watch me mates... so when I watch softball I would usually smoke 4-5 ciggies a game....most people at softball smoke... most of me mates smoke and it was awful... I didn't want one, wasn't tempted... actually had to physically prevent myself from scrunching up my nose at the foul smell. .... then there were the ones who were shocked I still don't smoke and spent the day offering me smokes... like I was some school kid who would bow to peer pressure... It was actually really sad... BUT.... the positives... I was not tempted, I did not even consider it, I was physically repulsed.... Actually that past month... best not smoking month ever... better than all the months before... and better than every single month of that huge quit I tossed away years ago... don't get me wrong I know I still have to actively nope, I now that I am just one puff away from a pack a day... always will be... but I feel like this is a done deal now... I feel confident.... I feel secure... and it is at this point that I need to thank my cheer squad... I have to thank those who make me laugh (endorphins are an awesome natural high... so much better than nicotine crap).... thank those who talk me out of my crazy (you know who you are oh wise sage ones).... those who put up with my crazy... playing hide and seek with much loved (by some threads), shit stirin me mates cos I'm in a mood.... thank those who listen to me whinge and whine and moan and groan... you fellas all deserve frickin medals. So a few of you have thanked me for supporting others around the boards... I think you need to all take a look in the mirror... I don't do anything not everyone one of you hasn't done at least once... I had to learn that shit from somewhere... pretty sure its the example of all the old phartes ahead of me.... I love that you guys thank me... but seriously we are a team and almost to a person we are all here putting in what we can, when we can because someone did that for us at some point in our journey... that's why we are succeeding... all of us... because there is a give and a take.... so thank you for my double digit woohoos... love every single one of them... and thank you all for proping up my ego so I believed I had the strength to do this... because you were all right, I do, I have, I will and I am.

I actually lost weight while quitting smoking, but that was probably because i went for a walk every single damn day to help keep my commintment and sanity.

Congratulations @tocevoD for being smoke free for 9 months. Well done on reaching the 75%er club. What a great quit you have happening. Make sure to pop in and let us know how you celebrated.

Well, I gained weight and lots of it. To be fair my diet was not the best anyway and when I quit I definitely ate more. Like anything results vary. If it helps I can share my diet plan with you. It comes with a weight gain guarantee!

I am early on of course. But the rewards this quit have been NOTHING short of amazing ! No clue why this time and not the other times i tried...its so awesome The extra time, the not stinking, the not freaking planning my day around smoking. The ease, the confidence, the savings...of health and money...the list goes on and on....I am just so damn happy !!!!!

^^^ This is very important - education about the addiction! It opens your mind up to see this addiction for what it really is. Then, it's easier to quit and stay quit once you understand it does nothing positive for you. Robs your health, your wallet and turns you into a slave. The addiction needs you to feed it ..... constantly!

Nice thread, so bumpbump. Only in for 5+ weeks, but one fast and very unexpected benefit for me is the way my mental well being is catching up with my physical vitality. For the past 5 weeks I've been reading and writing and walking and learning new things (like practising giqong, eating with chopsticks, replacing cigarets for just a few minutes of self investigation when I had an urge). Apparantly I really am making new pathways up there! My biggest concern when I quit was about panick attacks/dissociation and depression. I truly feared these and can honestly say they worried me much more than any physical illness smoking would give me. Have had to battle them all my life and I know how close to complete misery they have brought me before and I just was. Not. Going. To. Go. There. Anymore. Not after everything I've done to learn to deal with them. And here I am. Almost six weeks in. Had my moments of anxiety and I'm sure they will come again. I'ts just nowhere near what I expected, it ACTUALLY got better! Whoah!!

Welcome aboard, Deanna. Congrats on deciding to quit smoking. It is one of the best things you can possibly do and you will be happy you did it. It is nice to have you here.

Welcome Deanna! This forum is a great place to support your quit journey. You have made a wonderful decision to take back control of your life. We are here for you!

Welcome Deanna. I quit on a whim too and will soon be 3 years smoke free. You can do it. P.S. Click on the "Ticker" tab at the top of the page to create your own. If money is the primary reason you're quitting, the ticker gives you up to the minute tracking of the $ you are saving.

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First quit i gained 25 lbs as i replaced smoking with eating, fst fwrd thru the failed quits my last quit i lost weight as i replaced smoking with cardio/ walking. One thing that caught my eye while watching my mother very sick is that you don't see many overweight people last long especially the ex -smokers in assisted living/nursing homes in their 70's, i saw them in late 40's and in their 50/60's. That was my motivation for being in good shape, i wasn't going to swap one for the other but do what you need to in order to quit smoking and work on the other things. For a lot of people weight is a big issue and food being so good is the reason, or at least one of them