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@QuittingGirl it cannot be said enough, you are doing great! What ever it takes not to light up is the correct thing for now. I does get better.

Yes weight gain here.. Then one day ..i suddenly focused on losing weight ,more than i cared about smoking .. Keep going and it will all unfold . Your doing great

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I still get them too QG, it’s frustrating. I think we just keep going and let the unknown be, and be confident that it will get better. In the beginning it was literal torture some days. Now, not so much so I think it will just become less and less a part of us. You’re doing great gf.

How did you avoid it for those 6 years. Do that. Except longer. EZPZ

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Nope! Never on Nov. 11th! There's more important things to focus on this day.

I gained a few pounds after quitting. It is common for people who are quitting smoking. Just remember,,, you can always lose weight, you can't lose cancer. The most important thing is to put smoking out of your life. You are doing great.

@QuittingGirl, yes, you are weird . I have to say I never had that feeling when i smoked but my tongue had a white coat on it from smoking and when i quit my tongue was sore as it restored itself back to red. As far as the weight gain goes most people do gain some weight but lose it again once they're secure in their quit. Don't worry about that for now as your main focus should be on quitting

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Thank you to all my fellow veteran brothers and sisters

Happy Veterans Day! Proud granddaughter of a navy veteran

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The 5 lbs is on top of about 30-35 lbs that I needed to lose before I quit smoking. The first time it was much easier for me to quit. I used Chantix and it made me forget to smoke. This time I did it cold turkey.

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Ohhh and another question, when you all first quit did you put on weight? I think I put on at least 5 lbs in the 5 1/2 months being quit. I have been doing a lot of snacking and I do try to eat healthy snacks, (apples, veggies, that sort of thing), but sometimes I eat crackers and chips. My husband buys them and my willpower isn't very good. Although maybe it is, because I haven't had a cig in over 5 months.

The first month or so the cravings I got were in my mouth. It wasn't a pain, but it was a feeling in my mouth. Kind of hard to explain, but remember when you would smoke and put the cigarette in your mouth and the smoke would go over your tongue and into your mouth? Like my mouth and tongue wanted the cigarette again. Jill am I weird? LOL!!!

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i put on 40 lbs in 4 months. I pulled the pin on the fat grenade and blew the f*** up. So 5 lbs in 5 1/2 months isn't an issue. You are doing fantastic in your quit. I also used to get this tightness in the back of my throat when I was craving along with this feeling in the pit of my stomach like you get when you know you screwed up big time and there was no way to atone for it. What helped that was putting some sea salt in a glass of warm water and drinking it really helped with that.

And here's a few from me as well, losers! lol

The chicks has whooped ya ass Get in line .Losers ..

Great post Kate x

For me, what has kept me quit is my "Why?" Doing it for my kids or my general health wasn't enough. It took Covid's arrival to give me solid resolve. But my Why has changed. Covid is no longer the threat it was in the first year. Now, I see the positive results of almost fours of being quit, and there is no way I'd go back. The thousands of dollars I've saved is a motivator. I love seeing the dollars mount in my ticker when I post. My Why has also become not wanting any more health problems that I already have from smoking. "Why?" may change, but there has to be a big one in the beginning. It is important to remember that who we were - smokers - does not define who we can be now.

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