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NOPE - Not One Puff Ever Please pledge to not smoke. A smoke free life is freedom. NOPE is the way.

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You are taking the steps and that in itself is HUGE. When you are ready you could look at things like yoga, box breathing, and meditation to ease the anxiety. Even just a walk around the block will release natural endorphins and soothe your mind. This is a time to be kind to yourself. Big bubble baths, hot rock massages or something as simple as giving yourself a Mani or a Pedi. Giving yourself the gift of health is the best thing you can do for yourself. Health really is wealth. When you feel good about yourself, all these things will snowball in your favour. I'm not a doctor but ideally work IMHO work towards weaning the patches. Once the nicotine is out of your system (3 days) the true detox starts. I personally find journalling and doing my gratitude journal makes some days SO much more bearable. Every couple of days do a personal "check in" on yourself. See the diagram below. Keep strong. Big hugs.

My seat's booked, 5th of May!! Ready, willing and able. Deep breaths. Got my binoculars, window seat and awesome friends at my side. Choo, Choo!!

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Every time I see your profile pic, I see a pretty blonde lady. It messes with my brain

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We'll , it's pretty much a given , but I'll say it . No smoking here . Nope . (Shouting ) cause I is Grateful for another smoke free day . Enjoy nope day everyone , it is a given we can choose .

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

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Day 14 I feeling pretty good. It felt really good to go out to eat with family and not be "the smoker" who had to go out after the meal and light one up or light one before going in....or the second I got home....it felt really good to be a non-smoker today! I am glad I quit. I not going to make it sound like it has been easy. It has not and I know....I going to have to keep putting the work in. I know there will be bad days but today I am glad I am 2 weeks out from quitting and that I did it. Today it felt good to be a non-smoker!

Oh I love the check in diagram!

Do not lose hope please believe that there are a thousand beautiful things that are waiting for you sunshine comes to all who feel the rain

Hi all It’s been a couple of months I hope your all well and dealing with these strange times. My quit continues now at 3 years 9 months. Doesn’t time fly. Until the next time keep well x

Never mind - just move along. Nothing to see here

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Don't let the noise Of others opinions drown out your inner voice. Have the courage to follow your own heart and intuition

Beautiful things happen when you distance Yourself from negativity

We may not be where we would like to be at this time in our life's But we should be thankful for the blessings we have received It could be so much worse It is easy to get wrapped up in our daily little bubble we forget that there are far less fortunate bubbles out there.

Good for you Dianne.... This is how the war is won .....you win all the battles first ...

YESSS!!! I love your post! It is not easy is it? But those victories are so worth it! It does feel sooo good to be the non smoker! I’m happy for you!

I walked 4 houses down (and back lol) X3 Saturday and today. I had to force myself to start doing this. I am glad I did. It has helped my mind set and anxiety greatly.

GOOD JOB!

Three sleeps to go.

Distract, Refocus, Regroup. So much of a bad habit is just that a habit. Associations, triggers and emotions. Quite often fight or flight will come into play. To build healthy (and different) neural pathways we need to form different (and healthy habits) We HAVE to go about life differently as a non smoker. Manage the chimp and the rest will fall into place. Great post @sharonsiff God bless.

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Present and accounted for. Y'all are coming through loud and clear.

I have no doubt you'll be just fine with the lowered dose. It's the mental aspects of smoking that take the real time and effort to get comfortable with and you seem to be doing a great job of that so far. Unravelling all those habitual smokes we attached to things we did day in and day out. That's the thing that takes time & patience to overcome. You're on your way now Gus. You'll do just fine! Your participation in a forum like this helps not only others but by helping others you reinforce your own quit efforts. It really is a win-win!

Here Just pinching one out at the moment

You are right Gus. Everyone sharing their journey and struggles here helps someone else to realize they not alone in this. I am thankful for each sharing here. It encourages me. You got this Gus! You do.