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Hi welcome back. Never quit quitting. Good luck this time.

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Hey there, glad you came back. It’s good that you know your own personal triggers… hopefully that knowledge will help you find your forever quit this time!

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WOW! Nice pic of downtown Buffalo Mac.

Welcome back Michelle. Let’s get this Forever Quit started. I’m glad you know your triggers and prepare for them. Extremely glad you threw your ecig away. So many hold onto all their paraphernalia and cave to temptation. Looking forward to your success!

Any time you are about to do something where you think you'll face triggers to smoke, try changing something up in how you go about doing that thing. For example; while driving it's of course critical not to distract yourself from the task of driving but, you could change up other things such as; open up the windows so there's lots of fresh air flow. Listen to a different radio station maybe. Change up your seating position slightly, just do smalle things differently than what you normally do. Small changes cause your brain to focus differently which can prevent an idle brain from going to thoughts of smoking. On the topic of your car; take the first opportunity you can to give the inside of your vehicle a really good cleaning. Get some upolstry cleaner for the seats if they're cloth seats and something like Armor All for the plactic & vinyl surfaces inside your car. And; clean the inside of those windows with glass cleaner. You'll be unplesantly surprised at the yellow yuk that appears after spraying your windows with glass cleaner. Having a fresh, clean smelling vehicle to drive will help keep your mind off smoking while driving! Or; use the money you're saving to get your car professionally detailed. It's a bit pricey but well worth it and you'll only have to do it once. Same thing applies to other situations where your brain might go directly to thoughts of smoking. Waking up in the morning is a big one for most new quitters. Change up your morning routine a bit. Even changing up the order in which you do things can help keep your mind focused on what you're doing instead of focusing on smoking. Give it a try and see if that helps.

Typically yes; general posts about your quit would be posted in a thread you create on the Quit Smoking Discussion Page. To start a thread there; open the page then look for the "Start New Topic" title to the right side near the top of the main page. Click that and title your topice and go from there. You could start a thread there and title it My Quit Smoking Journey or Adventure or something like that then just keep adding posts to that thread as you like. When you open the Quit Smoking Discussion Page, the first 9 or 10 thread going down from the top of that page are "Pinned Posts". You'll notice a small green tack to the left of the thread title. Most of those "pinned" topics were created some time ago which is why the date appear to be old. The most recent to least recent threads start after the "pinned" posts and go in cronilogical order downward. You should spend some time reading the "Pinned Posts" as they contain excellent information of use to new quitters. Tips about quitting and the experiences of others as they struggled to quit. It all good info for the new quitter. Look for those small green pins to the left of the thread titles. They will always be located at the top of the main page. You'll find "Pinned Posts" at the top of several pages. Read them all as time permitts. Good info in all of them.

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Went for a drive close to where I live today and noticed the peach trees are in full bloom now. I wasn't too surprised because the pear tree in my back yard has also just bloomed this week. Just had my phone so the pic doesn't do them justice. They were a glorious pink!

Movin and groovin.

18 hours in...and 8 of those were sleeping....I have my first hurdle coming up. Its time for my typical Sat morning errands. Driving is a huge trigger for me. I never vaped in the house so the thought of being out of the house always excited me as I was getting ready to go. "Its almost time!" I'm about to get in the shower and start getting ready and my brain is already going. Everytime I have a craving...and they are very mild on Chantix, they are thoughts not really physical cravings...I tell myself "I don't need nicotine. I am healthy". Reframing how I think about nicotine. Insanely cold ice water helps me a lot too so I'll bring some of that. Wish me luck. I'll check in as I go along and thank you again for your support in my recovery.

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Hi everyone, I threw my last ecig in the trash at the grocery store at noon today. I’ve been on Chantix for a few weeks. It’s time. Only two mild thoughts (not physical cravings) so far. Thinking positive. I have quit many times. Twice for a year each time. It’s usually anger that takes me back. Then it’s years before I’m ready to try again. I’m ready to stop the insanity.

OO Oh my; ANOTHER trophy presentation for us sticks?

Welcome back, Michelle. You have tried to quit many times, this time it needs to be your forever quit. Please stick around, lots of support and knowledge you can get here. Just remember, nothing good comes from smoking. It is just a short term illusionn of relief but really it just adds to your stress level by continuing to feed the addiction. Quitting is the best thing you can do long term. Oncce you quit for good, things do get a whole lot better and it is worth the early struggles. You should be able to edit your quit date by clicking your name in the top right navigation (if you are on a laptop or PC), click on "Edit Profile" at the top, and then the screen that appears should show you your quit date. You can edit it there. There is also a tab at the top that says "Ticker" which will show you how to create a new ticker. Hope that helps and hope you stick around. Quitting smoking is definitely doable and something you really need to do, Michelle.

Welcome back! Hope you can remain focused on all the things you stated above and do it long term. That's what's required for a long term success! Reread all you can here just to keep all the quit info fresh in your mind and ask away about anything you like or just come to vent as needed. Your seat is still open here on the train. I'll go clean the stuff off that I stored there for awhile To edit your quit date; click on your profile pic at the top of the main page then click; edit profile. Scroll down & you'll see "Quit Date". Change your date and look to see if you need to OK it somewhere at the bottom of the page.

Great advice! It just so happened that I DID do something different. I drove all the way there, then to the next appointment, then home, with all the windows up! I didn't have to crack a window for the vape cloud of have to keep fiddling with the heater to find a comfortable temperature. Since I vaped, instead of smoking, and I vaped a mildly flavored mint ecig, the car doesn't really smell. just smells of my air freshener. Thank you Reciprocity! I did have trouble figuring that out. Which is the main board? The Quit Smoking Discussion thread?

Hello and welcome back Michelle..your seat has been waiting for you .. I watched you struggle over the years …never give up giving up .. Stay close …join in …it helps … Go back and refresh yourself here .. only one rule .. Never stick anything in your mouth and set fire to it .. Come on. Let’s get this done .x

0 GRRRR AGAIN YOU GUYS DID IT!!! LOL!!

In the beginning you should try to either put off your regular shopping even if only by a day because just that you go on Saturdays could also trigger you. FYI, I moved this to the main board where all your smoking related threads should go

@Reciprocity is correct Michelle. Change up that routine and clean the interior of your vehicle. I had an uncle gift me a truck once and I had to soak cloths in hot water with Dawn to keep washing the windows down and use a razor blade to get all of the nicotine that had built up in the glass off. It was disgusting. No, I was still smoking at the time and it wasn’t bad enough to make me quit. Hoping for an update soon!

Thank you everyone. The support here is beautiful. I see some posts from people who quit after I did, which was just noon yesterday. I'm going to go see if I can support them. That's how it works, right? Thanks to those who helped with my profile edit and signature...mission accomplished! Now to add a more recent photo. Now that I've introduced myself on this thread, do I post my regular posts about how I'm doing, etc in this thread or in the Quit Smoking Discussion threat? Is this one just for introductions? The Quit Smoking Discussion thread is full of very old posts unless I'm not sorting right. I'm sorting by Recently Updated

Still diggin this post. Thank you all. KTQ Cheers Stew.

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congrats @Stewbumthat's a stellar quit you got there.

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Great pic…better Walter times ahead .

Ya …change your routine if you can .. Chew regular gum ..it keeps your mouth busy …and your breath smelling good too… Only forward Michelle ..x

You can do this, Michelle.

Can anyone tell me how to edit my quit date? I can’t find an edit button on my profile. And do we still have tickers?

Aww This is great …I would love this …xx

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Out of all the wild animals around I find foxes fascinating. Haven't had much opportunity to see them much though and certainly not up close and with a bunch of newborns. How fortunate you guys are that they're right there at your house!

Same thing, different Lake & different monster name. Here's a link to the story of Champ. https://westhillbb.com/blog/2021/04/champ-legend-vermont/

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Loving the pics today! Hey that looks like the loch ness monster @Reciprocity

Congrats Stew!!! All the best

Woo-hoo Stewbum! Look at those numbers!!! We’ll be toasting your 1yr pretty soon on the Lido Deck!!!

Good job stew keep going you will soon be at 1 year.

Thank's y'all your a bunch of great quitters. Just got home, gorged on enough Cajun food to last a bit,,,,,, maybe at least a day or two.... I did bring home something to celebrate my nine with. Meet me in the bar car and I will share. Looked forward to getting home and seeing this. Thank you my friends. Cheers >>>>>>>-----------------> Stew

Way to go, Stew! So good to see those months stacking up.