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Hello & Welcome @Keya7989!!! Sounds like you have a solid plan for your quit date of August 30th. Have you tried quitting before? If so, what were the biggest obstacles? If not, please write down anticipated triggers & your solution to conquer them. Check in here often. Everyday you don’t smoke will be celebrated. If you smoke- please own up to it. We’ll pick you back up, give you a kick in the ass and cheer you on. L4L

People use all kinds of NRT products as well as other products to help with the initial physical withdrawal symptoms and that's fine but in the end what matters the most is your commitment to quitting - your desire to learn about what smoking really is and all the lies we tell ourselves as smokers and your true desire to make that positive change in your lifestyle. I guarantee you that once you've been quit for awhile, you'll never want to go back to that life of nicotine slavery. Smoking is such a waste of time, money and life itself!

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

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Congratulations FM you are rocking it!

Congratulations on your first months quit @FunkyMonkey! You are doing great!

Congratulations on 1 Month quit. You deserve a sweet reward.

Welcome aboard @Keya7989 and congratulations on deciding go take your freedom back. I'm glad to see you're already building your toolkit of aids. I'd also suggest to have sweets to suck on. Most of us craved them when we first quit. I was hooked on those soft peppermint puffs my whole first year lol. I also quit smoking in mg usual spots so it would help me not associate them with smoking once quit. Make sure to check out all our different forums. We have everything from educating yourself about our addiction to Socializing with music and games. Unfortunately our chat box is down but you can always use pm's or create a new thread in socializing to use for chat

Hi everyone. I want to quit and part of me wants to smoke. I want to be done smoking as it is not good for my health and I have loved ones I want to be here for and know smoking will reduce the ability to be my healthiest and be there for my loved ones. I want to quit on August 30. I have NRT patches and NRT lozenges. Regular gum for my car and purse. I stopped smoking in the car but that is about it. I am here to seek support. Are there also ways to chat with others in real time? Been looking for that type of community and forums like this. I appreciate any support.

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Welcome to the Quit Train Keya. Good call on giving up the smokes. Might as well get comfortable with that. Every quitter has dealt with the paradox of not wanting to be a smoker but wanting a cigarette. The key is wanting to quit more than you want to smoke. Commit to the quit. Take smoking off the table...it is no longer an option. Quitting is a challenge. Quitting is also incredibly simple. Don't put things in your mouth and light them on fire...one step and you're good to go. Godspeed Keya.

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Hello @Keya7989 welcome aboard, as mentioned learn/read as much as you can about this addiction and how to best go about quitting. I am still new here but suggest that you do not give up, lots of people try multiple times until they have success. Watch Joel's videos here on the train and maybe get a copy of Allen Carr's book the "Easy Way To Stop Smoking" made sense to me, others have mixed results. All the best in your quit!

Hi, Keya. You have come to the right place for support, welcome! I am glad you want to quit. Ambivalence is natural, just don’t let it rob you of your opportunity to gain your health and freedom. Educate yourself as much as you can about this tenacious addiction, it will help you succeed. I quit with NRT patches and lozenges. They did help me over that initial hard hump, then I needed to break free of the nicotine once and for all. Each person has a different approach. Whatever your style, you’ll likely need a lot of distractions and soothing at the start, so start building your toolkit. You can do this, @Keya7989!

@FunkyMonkey Congratulations on one month smoke free!!

Congratulations on your first month free @FunkyMonkey ! This is a HUGE accomplishment and I hope you treat yourself to something special today.

A year after you quit you'll look back on your life as a smoker and wonder: 'what the hell was I thinkin'? Once you stop smoking, you can begin to take off those smoky goggles and start looking at life the way it's meant to be, smoke-free! It's incredible the lies we've all told ourselves as smokers. Time to find the truth Keya!

Just passing by. Hope everyones feeling good and still smokefree. Hey did you guys manage to evade covid? That got real. Im smokefree since 2016. Its possible to quit smoking. Lost some of my sense of humour in the process, but all is good now. Sent rec a PM. Hes such a pig. Anyways. I enjoyed this forum. I was a bit reckless sometimes, but i suppose i was going through bad luck, never meant to be rude. Probably not coming back to online forums so, just quit smoking lads. Thats is not a decent way of living, putting that stuff in your precious lungs. Not even sure i did anything good here, but im being sincere when i say: anyone can quit. Thats my message, my swansong. Now i must go. The world needs me. jkjk Best wishes. Stewie edit: wait why am i posting this in this thread?? wtf

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Still time to get a sing-a-long going...

Nice work FunkyMonkey. Celebrate and enjoy, you've earned it.

Such an important point for those starting out in their quit. The triggers and craving are real, they can be a pain in the ass. However, you'll get through it. There may be times when you have to clench your teeth and white-knuckle it, but you'll get through it. With time and repetition, not smoking becomes easier and easier. Eventually, smoking becomes nothing more than an afterthought. The challenge is temporary. The freedom is permanent.

Hello and Welcome aboard... You have already been given great advice ...I can only add ..check out our posts on the Main Smoking Message Board ,the ones pinned with green .... You fight this monster with Knowledge ...Learn all you can .... There is always someone here to help you along as Jillar has mentioned .... Our brains can be our worst enemies ....thinking about it ...I found harder than actually doing it ... Glad you found us ...be positive you can do it

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Congratulations FM ...You smashed that first month ...Keep swinging !!!! Don't forget that important Reward ...For all your hard work .

Way to go, @FunkyMonkey! Well done getting your first month crossed off the calendar. The start of a great quit!

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Congratulations on 1 month smoke free @FunkyMonkey Celebrate big today.

YAY!! 1 Month in already. Hope you plan to celebrate with maybe a small treat of some kind? Great work @FunkyMonkey

Congrats...take a bow, you deserve it.

Heard a clip of this song over the weekend and drew a blank on the song title and band. Finally worked it out because I'm a bit obsessive when it comes to things like that. And, it's in keeping with Jo's whole Aussie band theme she's got going...

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One for the ladies

thanks everybody. it means a lot to have made it to deck and to have gotten so much support along the way. and most of all i thank Boo and monkey GIF. there's power in that thing I swear.

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I'm a sucker for those over-the-top, some might say cheesy, ballads.