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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)

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Hello Shezi! Welcome aboard. Ever so glad you have six plus weeks off cigarettes! That is an amazing accomplishment. You spent 30 YEARS in active addiction. Referring to the above statement.... I am a bit over 6 months smoke free after 37 years of slavery and hardly ever think about it anymore. You are making a massive change. It may feel like you miss it, yet I am certain the benefits of remaining smoke free FAR exceed whatever you perceive you are missing. You got this, even when it feels wobbly. The train is a wonderful place for support, laughter and community. So glad you found your seat. Use the boards.

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Catching up ....1day without the internet...and I've missed so much ... Specially. !!!!!!!

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I agree with @jillar once you put that last cigarette out, you really have quit, at least until you light up again. Why not start your quit now? It is good to take it one day at a time but quitting for good is very doable. Focus on making it through tomorrow, or the next hour, or the next minute, etc. With time smoke free, you will see that you are much better without cigarettes. As far as your mind rebelling against the idea of not having cigarettes around, that is the mind of nicotine addiction. The key is to rid yourself of nicotine and you will adjust physically and emotionally with time to being a nonsmoker. Any early struggles are worth it long term.

Good decision Pedro and did you know that your quit starts the minute you put out your last cigarette and since you don't have any cigs left why not just start now?

Hi Pedro....Welcome aboard .... How far will this go ???.....all the way to Freedom if that's where you want to be ... First ...Great decision to quit and take your life back ... Knowledge ...you need to totally understand this addiction...arm yourself to fight ... We have tons of great info here .... Watch all the videos too...they cover most subjects.... We have some great Newbies here to travel along with ... Looking forward to travelling along side you ,in your journey ...

Wishing you a speedy recovery, Steven. Glad you are feeling pride in quitting smoking. There are tons of benefits that come along with quitting.

Thank you everyone for all the well wishes. I am glad I have you folks for support.❤

I remember when I first blurted out ,very proudly ..I'm a Non Smoker ......Good for you .. Get well soon Steven ..glad your op went well ...

That is awesome! Speedy recovery to you. Guard that quit.

Who knows how far this thread will go. I decided tomorrow I'll try a smoke free day. And I'll keep posting important info about it on this thread. This is my quittrain thread. Feel free to comment. tomorrow is first day of october. I can say for now that my mind is rebelling against the idea of not having cigarettes around (as I have none now with me). sSO this is something. a mind feeling the lack of the object.

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)

I had to go in for prostate surgery last Thursday and was discharged over the weekend. It was nice when they asked if I quit smoking and I could answer a confident yes! It will be a couple of weeks til I feel normal. Except for a couple of "smoking dreams" during the last week, I still have no desire or cravings. Thank goodness.

Oh and this ones for pur lovely @Sazerac ... suse you would have posted this if you weren't up to ya elbows in paint.. Still remember the first time I heard this...it was o me of those songs that made me go w out the he'll is this and where have i been that i didnt know it existed..didn't just hear it, felt it.

That is great Steven. I remember a hospital stay in my smoking days - laying in bed, plotting my way to the exit so I could go have a smoke! Isn't it a wonderful feeling not being chained to those thoughts! Keep that wonderful quit going.

Because they can.......can If I think I can and I can't does that mean that if I think I will I wont?

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Hi Pedro! So glad you have decided to quit and include us on your journey. Everyone here is ready to lift you up and help you across that finish line. Quitting seems like a monumental task but is just a matter of committing to not smoking. When those craves come, you learn to redirect those thoughts. Take the time to educate yourself and hang around and get to know us. You can do this!

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Welcome aboard Pedro, I sounds like you made up your mind to quit smoking. Don't let that junkie thinking persuade you to second guess your choice to quit. It is a choice to be a happier and healthier version of yourself after all. To truly accomplish this endeavor to quit smoking requires 100% commitment. So, read all the articles and watch all the videos available to you on this site. Knowledge is power and will help you with your quit. Just grab a seat and enjoy the ride.

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Hi everyone, I've spent ages looking for a support forum and you guys look the best fit for me, so here I am. I quit smoking about 6 weeks ago, the psychology of the decision took more than 2 years, the decision took 2 weeks, smoking the last cigarette took 6 minutes... it's a work in progress. I bought nicotine patches before I quit, took a short vacation (can't go on vacation and not smoke, I'll be stressed and miserable, yada yada yada), so made every effort to cut down until we got back. Thought about it some more when we returned home, and began to realise why the psychology takes so long! Eventually, let myself run out of cigarettes and decided the last one in the packet was the last one. And it was. I'm still using patches (21mg down to 14 mg, with a pack and a bit to go before I finish the program). Spoke with my doc this afternoon, she's thrilled. She suggested getting some nicotine mints in, for when I'm done with the patches, but I don't know, that feels like I'm still feeding a habit. I just want to think about next steps and avoid having a major wobble when the patches are finished. I think what I need is to hear from others about management. How did you manage quitting long-term? For those of you going through it right now, we can be travel buddies - how are you managing cravings? I haven't had too many cravings, in the early days of quitting, I would sometimes realise I was really thinking about smoking (not actually thinking to do it, just thinking about cigarettes) and then realise I forgot to put a patch on today. So off I'd pop and put on a patch and the thoughts would subside. I guess that's what craving is, right? Other days, I'd be so irritable that I'd pick a fight with my husband and then realise I had nowhere to stomp off to... that was hard. Its not been an easy journey so far, but it's not been as hard as I thought it would be either. I'm feeling strong, I'm feeling healthy. We walk around the block most days, it's just a mile and the elevation back up the hill is, according to my tracker, 18 floors. There's a point midway where I'd always stop and pretend to be admiring the view but, in actuality, I was doing a quick cardio recovery. I don't stop now, my chest feels clear, my breathing is good and there's no coughing and throat-clearing after exertion. I'm at a point where I don't want to give that up. Right now, I don't desire a cigarette. I don't want to be a smoker anymore. I've smoked for 30 years and never seriously tried to quit. I've always been able to last for hours between cigarettes without it hurting. I take several trans-Atlantic flights a year and can do that no problem. Having said that, I can go through bouts of near chain-smoking too. Depends on the situation. Got it all under control... so why am I here? I live in a world of non-smokers and they don't really 'get it' - that sounds ungrateful for their genuine support, but it's true. Sometimes, 'well done, I'm proud of you' isn't really what I need. Soon it will be 'you don't still need support do you?', in the way that people have when they don't realise the depth of something. You know? Well, I wasn't really going for 'War and Peace', so I'll stop there - just wanted to say 'hi'.

Watching Little People Big World and Zac said he got to cut his daughters "biblical" cord

Steven, you definitely heal faster and better if you are a non-smoker. Take it from me, it's a fact!!! Hope you feel better soon!

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Great to hear your Quit is going strong Steven. I wish you a speedy recovery.

Thank you, Mona Thank you, Mac

I was told by a surgeon that non-smokers heal much faster and better than smokers. My wishes to you for a speedy and full recovery!

Thanks Jillar. It is getting easier every day.

This is great to hear Steven. You're stronger than the addiction.

That's awesome Steven and you'll probably find yourself healing much faster than when you smoked! Hope you're 100% soon