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Hey all I was thinking of why this Forum works. As you participate you are building something over time. You can form relationships with individuals, hear advice from the group, help others maintain their quit, and make a daily NOPE pledge. All this adds up to a meaningful "thing". The "thing" begins to act as a counterbalance to the urge to smoke. When I have cravings I think of this forum first. It is not guilt, (they will judge me), but more of a feeling that I would be sacrificing all that I have done. It is making this quit different. During other quits the urge to smoke was meet with abstract ideas of negative consequences. These were often flimsy and wouldn't hold up. This is a strong, positive, structure we are building. And it works.

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Hi everyone....I am new to this site and am trying to find my way around so if I am not in the right place for this post I apologize in advance. So here goes it! I am 70 years young and have been smoking since I was 14 (you do the math) over the years I have made half hearted attempts to quit but always managed to find an excuse as to why I "needed" to smoke. I tried it all, patches, gum, drugs nothing helped. Finally with my 4th attempt at using Chantix (for 2 months) I have been smoke free for 6 months, longest time ever. I love being smoke free and am turned of at the thought of smoking and the smell SO WHY CAN'T I GET MY BUTT OUT OF THIS CHAIR!!! I have gone from being active and ALWAYS working on a project to having no motivation to do anything! This recliner and the tv have become my new addiction. HELP!!!

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Nope. Smoking is never an option.

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Nope! Cuz Rhino is looking to us for inspiration so we gotta show him it's doable

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I agree. I am not one for social media. Don't even have a Face-Plant account but this place is different. There's a purpose to it and I was very pleasantly surprised at how effective it was once I joined up. Not sure I would have made it on my own?

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When I hopped on the Train, I had serious doubts about all online forums. That was two years and eight months ago. And...I'm still here. The Train rolls on.

Im here and still rocking a beautiful quit. Hardly think about smoking. In fact i DONT think about smoking.

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Gday recon its NOPE again today C

This is the place i met Pig Lover. I will always be grateful to the train. ps: im seeing buttocks sometimes...ssshhhhh

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Great post kdad, and that's what worked for me too

Very well said kdad, very well said !!!!

So sorry to hear Kate. I lost my dad to virtually the same thing almost three years ago and have wanted to quit every since. I do not want to only be able to live by the length of a hose. What misery that has to be and could it have been prevented? Probably . I also saw what throat cancer did and hope I have the strength to stay strong enough to beat these demons. I have come to want this more than anything and wish for you the same thing! Prayers to you and your family.

Hi Sandy! Congrats on your awesome quit! That is a very important thing you have finally managed to do for yourself Just throwing out a wacky idea here about your sudden lack of motivation to get off your butt and do stuff but here goes ............................ when we smoke, we tend to use that sometimes as as distraction in the midst of doing something and then again after we have finished some activity we were doing. Smoking was literally tied together with everything we did day to day. Just wondering if maybe there's a subconscious fear that if you go back to your normal routines, the urge to smoke will become stronger again even after this long? I'm probably full of crap but ..... best I can do at the moment. I hope you find a way to re-start your activities or find some news ones and maintain that great quit at the same time!

Next week (11/20) will mark 5 years! I quit cold turkey because “ it was time” i have had 4 grandchildren since I quit! I retired from my real job, gained 25lbs and decided I was getting to fat and went back to work.... I’m still too fat., maybe i need different job. All 4 daughters, 8 granddaughters, lone grandson and various son-in-laws all doing good. I’m not saving any money since I quit smoking... I’m spending it!! Since I quit I have been to Pompano Beach, twice... Marco Island, Sanibel Island, and Fort Myers Fl.... on top of that we take at least 1 trip a year to the Outer Banks N.C... our 2019 house is reserved for May... talking about a second trip in October. There will be no inheritance for the kids! in 2016 my wife suggested we buy a new Mustang Gt... I really like that woman! ? i need to buy a Harley so I can ride to California with Bakon... maybe the wife will read this.. ?

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This is a great post, Kdad. The more you participate here, the more you document your quit the stronger it can become. Collectively, we are awesome. Thanks for this post.

Great job Sandy. Congratulations on 6 months of freedom. Remember Newton's First Law of Motion: "An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion..." Works for people too. Sometimes when you just don't feel like doing anything, you just do something. It doesn't need to be extreme, but once you get going you'll tend to keep going.

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I'm sorry to hear about your dad, Kate. Smoking truly is horrible. Feel free to reach out to us as you embark on your quit journey.

Condolences on the passing of your beloved father Kate! I'm glad to hear you are pursuing every method of creating a successful quit for yourself that you can. This smoking addiction is nasty and I just hate it! It only takes and gives us nothing good in return. Hope to see you when ever you feel you'd like some support from us here on the Train.

Im sorry Kate, Stay strong! A kiss and hug your way.

I'm really sorry about your dad's passing away yesterday Kate ? Glad you're working on quitting again.....

Today I am celebrating my first week of freedom ? I have bought lots of great food and just plan on relaxing and enjoying the day (will obviously watch the Joel Spitzer videos for today at some point). I thought about what reward I could give myself to mark this special day, then I realised I have already given myself the greatest gift of all .......... I quit smoking ?

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OK but I'm NOT playing Princess Dress-Up again tonight Stewie!

Kdad, I feel the same about this forum. I know that if I had not stumbled across it, I would still be smoking. These wonderful friends, from around the world guided me through the difficulties of quitting smoking and made me feel the true strength inside me. Pledging and helping others continues to solidify your own quit.

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Welcome back to the forum and sorry to hear about your dad ?

Hi Sandy, welcome to quittrain First, congratulations on half a year quit, that's awesome As far as not having any motivation to do anything, I can totally relate. What works for me is as Jane said above, set your mind to doing one project a day. I've been doing that since I quit and although my circumstances may be different than yours, it's been working well. And it never hurts to get a checkup after we quit. If for no other reason than to hear all the kudos on quitting

Congratulations on taking your life back!! Hooray! 6 months free from the chains!! I know alot of us felt a brain fog/laziness in our early quit. There is also what we call No Man's Land(you find lots on that if you type it into the search glass at the top of the main page); a time when the quit excitment is gone but you are still trudging thru the mental hurdles. You nees to get back the excitment of loving the quit! Embrace it and take it out on a nice date! Try something new; something you maybe didn't like doing as a smoker because you've changed and the new non-smoking you might like different things. Maybe start a small exercise every morning for a boost? If you feel something is odd or wrong with you tho; I'd see a dr. to rule out anything medical. To me, it sounds like a mental block...keep pushing thru; make a daily goal to clean one closet a day or to walk around the block before dinner...something small but doable. Hope I helped some (I tend to ramble)...let us know how you are getting along, stick around and you will get tons of support and knowledge along the way!! Congrats again