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Much easier today than when I first started! Several things has changed for it to be that way, and I've learned a lot in how to deal with the cravings. - Apparently anger will drain the body of nicotine, so that explains the VERY strong urges I had Saturday when I was fuming. Also as I've dealt with that by taking a cigarette before, so I have to find better ways to deal with that emotion. The anger today gave me much less cravings, showing how the body has rid itself of the vast majority of the nicotine. - I've only had 4 cups of coffee today (the measurement cups, not actual mugs I drink from! They are way larger!) and I used a smaller cup to see if that helped by tricking me to think I'd had more than I had. That didn't work, the coffee was gone in no time. But I switched to tea instead for the rest of the day, and had 3 cups of that. It really improved the cravings, or rather what I'd thought was cravings. It really was the buzz from the caffeine I'm no longer used to feeling, and so mistook that for nicotine cravings. - It helps doing stuff I don't normally do, but I don't think that's a long term answer. I have to go back to my normal life sooner or later, so I have to learn to deal with it in my normal situation. But perhaps it will help during these first few days at least. Also I'm looking forward to wash down everything to get rid of the staining! All in all I think the first three days will be much easier now than my original three first days. Most of the filth is out of my system by now, so the hardest detox part is probably over. Mucous is starting to come out as well, less fun, hehe! But not too bad. A bit more cough and a bit more stuffy in my sinuses. Blood sugar has started to normalize; the first days I got a wolf hunger about every second hour - which I am NOT used to! But that has mostly gone now and been replaced by a more normal sense of hunger. I knew the cigarettes affected my hunger, but didn't realize how much! Also my head is a bit more in place now, though sometimes I zone out a bit still. It's fairly exciting to find out how my body will work without regular administrations of poison! Upward and onward!

I would like to thank all my fellow brothers and sisters for their sacrifice. Without them our way of life and Freedoms would not be possible.

Aww !!!!.....My Beautiful Sweetie....My Buddy Moddy.... I'm so sorry I was not here for your 6 years WooHoo.........gutted .... Ok we can still Celebrate..... Congratulations...I'm so happy for you ....And I thank you for being by my side ...keeping this place A happy safe place ...oh !!!...and for helping this Pc Humpty out too... Love ya Doll... Cheers !!!

Congratulations @jillar enjoy your Memorial Day weekend

Thank you everyone. I had actually forgotten my anniversary

Congrats @jillar on 6 years quit. I am so thankful to have run into you on this journey to freedom from smoking. I remember you being on here and keeping me occupied through some of the toughest times in my quit. Take a bow and enjoy this milestone. You really deserve a great reward.

@jillar Congratulations on 6 years quit!! Thank you for all the support you give here!!

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Woohoo, six years quit today!!! I couldn't have done it without all the support I received, especially my first year quit. I've been fortunate to be able to be here to pay it forward and have made great friendships with people all over the world and for that I feel so grateful

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

I suppose a little celebration is in order: today was my 150th day of yoga in a row! Ups and downs, but I kept showing up for myself on the mat and I love it! Getting stronger and more flexible, and even managed to mostly fix my bad back and pelvis after over 10 years of problems! Why didn't I hear of Yin Yoga before?!? It will only go up from here as I also leave the cigarettes behind me!

6 years!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just wanted to say thank you for quitting and lighting my way and dragging my rather large ar53 to the lido deck. You have been and very much still are the guiding light and supporting hand to many newbies on their journey to freedom. You were the first person to reach out to a me when I quit with not only support but friendship and you are someone I consider my true friend. I don't think you realise how important and significant you and your quot are. I mean you gifted the world the Jillar air cigarette... I tool I still use from time to time. You give so much of yourself to all your fellow quitters, you have our backs, you prop us up, you guide, you hold the mirror, and you do it all while bringing a smile to our faces. So sure, well done, congrats, wot a bloody ripper of a quit...but above all that, thank you, thank you, thank you for never giving up on your quit or any of ours.

Thanks for the update, @feeling_patchy. Vaping to stop vaping? Hmm. But as long as the end result is quitting, then good on you. Every quit that sticks is a great quit, no matter how you get there. So I'm glad you have a method you have confidence in. Keep us posted, and stay focused on your ultimate goal of putting your vapes where they belong forever - in that puppy poo bag!!

If this attempts fail, I might try that. I don't want to mix and match too many methods, and right now it's going well. Second half of the day has been fairly good (might be because I've been shopping, though ), and the pangs hasn't been too bad. Including after eating a huge burger! A slight after-meal-pang, but it wasn't hard at all to sit through.

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Nope... I am a non smoker now.

Congratulations Wayne ...6 years is Inspirational

On most days the smell of burning tobacco doesn’t bother me. I like it. It doesn’t trigger the desire for a cigarette. It does trigger a runny nose, watery eyes, scratchy throat, sneezing, and headache though.

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Congratulations @Wayne045, on six years quit! Here's to many more!

Glad to hear you're having better days already @Shymaid, that's awesome Its true that after three days pretty much all the nicotine is out of your system but your body has lots more work to do to rid all the other 1000's of chemicals we ingested when we smoked. The damaged cilia begin to repair themselves and then get to work cleaning out all that gunk which could take a few weeks. Some people find that their breathing gets worse before it gets better because of this.

The day is over for my part, almost time for bed, but NOPE!

Yes, confidence is definitely a part of it for me! The cravings has always seemed so scary to me, and the fear of failure. I'm glad you've found a resource that works for you! Sometimes you just have to find the message conveyed the right way for you! I'll keep the book in mind if I find I need more to keep me going, so thank you for the recommendation! Well, the burger was well done! But I think I've done well as well, haha!

Well done, @Shymaid... I mean well done on conquering the after-meal smoking urge, unless your burger was well done, too? The more experience you gain in not smoking, the stronger your quit will get. Keep going!

Thank you, @Doreensfree & @Mac#23! After a bit of a bumpy ride first half of the day, the second have has been a lot smoother. I hope to be over the worst, at least when it comes to detoxifying as I've only had one since early Thursday evening. Feels like I'm getting control over the withdrawal pangs now. So far it's the most promising quit I've had, which I'm really happy about!

Welcome Shymaid and Patchy, to the train. You have just made the best decision of your life to quit smoking or camping. It's not going to easy but it will definitely be worth. So, stay informed by content and the support the train provides. We are here for you at all times because you deserve to have a happier and healthier life. Just have faith in yourself to conquer this addiction and believe that it is possible. You really can do this.

Hello and welcome Patti.... You have been given great advice ... Take your time to look around the board ...we have tons of great information to help you along ... Join in the board ...helping others along will strengthen your own quit ... Looking forward to getting to know you better .

Hello and Welcome @feeling_patchy and @Shymaid... Good to have you aboard this Wonderful Train ....If you stay seated and enjoy the view ,it will take you all the way to a land called Freedom !!! You are with Friends here who want nothing more than to help get you there .... Check out the Main Smoking Message Board...and read all the post marked with green ..this is a great place to start and hopefully help you with any concerns you may have just now ... The ones who stay and join ,help each other are the most likely to succeed.... Don't be out off asking any worries ...we have heard them all.... Few helpful hints ...Don't overthink...Take it one Day at a Time ...take the NOPE everyday ..huge help.... You can do it ...We where all ,where you are ... looking forward to getting to know you both ..

Thank you, @feeling_patchy! Was a rough start to the day; one of those where everything seems to go wrong and everything is done just to make you angry Including the internet being down for some hours. But I've managed so far at least

Don't be hard on yourself for liking the smell @intoxicated yoda, I like it still too but it doesn't mean I want to smoke. Just like I like the smell of my shampoo but I'm not going to drink it lol. I think when we quit we have this idea that we're supposed to hate everything about it but sometimes that's just not the case and that's ok....

i played a round of golf today with a friend of mine who quit "smoking" 5 or 6 years ago. I always give him grief because he was about to choke me out with his cigar smoke. Funny how someone can claim to have quit smoking and still smoke cigars. All we can do is just accept people for who they are and don't let them influence us. Usually when we play there is a 3rd person who smokes so those 2 will ride together and I get a cart to myself so I can avoid the smoke. Today it was just us two. Not gonna lie, the smoke smelled pretty good but damn did it give me a headache. Anyhow, no desire to take a puff. Shot a 94 which isn't to bad for me. Hopefully once my shoulder fully recovers I can get that back down in the 80's. It would also be pretty cool if tobacco smoke repulsed me, but for now I have to settle for the headache.

Patti ...do you want to end up in the hospital again and being so embarrassed that you you had to say you smoked! Do you want to go thruvwhat your own husband went thru with the cancer in his throat...smarten up its been almost 2 weeks , you have done the worst days. .there will be more , but you can do it...please please think of how happy you will be not hacking and being able to sleep without hacking.

Congratulations Jillar, this is truly an awesome quit. Keep it up.

Congratulations!!! I'm so happy for you, well done! I know we've only talked for a couple of days, but thank you so much for your support so far! You're doing a great job helping others find their way through that damned smoke in and around their heads. Seems like May 29 is a lucky day

Congratulations Wayne, awesome quit.

Congratulations on 6 years smoke free, Jill. Thanks for all that you have done to continue to pay it forward and help others in their quits. I hope you celebrate big today.

Congratulations on 6 years smoke free, Wayne. Fantastic job!

Well done on six years smoke free @jillar. I’m so pleased for you, and so very grateful for all of the ways that you’ve helped me - and countless other newcomers - find our way to freedom. "Hoppy" anniversary and congrats on your Super Quit!

Congratulations @Wayne045 on 6 years quit!

WooHoo @jillar! Congratulations on your quit! And thank you for sticking around and being here to help me along when I needed it. Actually you still help me along sometimes. I do hope that you enjoy your day today and that you have done something very nice for yourself also!

Awesome Jillar!! Thank you for your support it truly makes a difference

Congrats!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS Jillar!! And thank you for all you do for this community. I love reading about these longterm freedoms. Well done.

Eight years is a SERIOUS achievement! Congratulations!

My 148th day of yoga in a row. That is every day this year, after I finally managed to start a daily practice! It took me 9 months to start it, which is fairly fitting to be fair Today was "Balancing Ocean Flow" which went well enough. Managed Crow Pose for the second time

17 days free! I'm on a roll!

Wow @Jenny, a decade quit! That's awesome, I hope you check in with us and tell us how you're doing