MarylandQuitter

Prostitution is legal so you think they care about smoking in a brothel? lol :)

Welcome aboard!

This. Always and forever. :)

Why users of electronic cigarettes may be having a harder time emotionally with their quits over the longer-term. http://www.quittrain.com/topic/4753-videos-addressing-issues-early-in-your-quit/?p=171247

Welcome Angry! The best decision you made is to quit and then joining this support group. We all come from different backgrounds and no two quit are identical so you've stumbled upon us for a reason and that reason is so you learn how to stay quit for good and never, ever take another puff. Here are a few links to get you started on your new journey of freedom. Video Introduction To Joel & Misc. Educational Videos by Joel Do You Have Any Idea What You're Smoking? A List Of Chemicals

This is why we keep our beautiful quit meters simple and to the point. Did I mention because they're beautiful? :) Limitations With Quit Meters Video discusses the benefits and limitations of using quit meters to evaluate the value of your quit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmPdCyK8_gE&feature=youtu.be

Limitations With Quit Meters Video discusses the benefits and limitations of using quit meters to evaluate the value of your quit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmPdCyK8_gE&feature=youtu.be Related videos: -Every quit is different -Amount smoked -Quitting smoking can make you calmer, happier and healthier Other quit meter issues: -NRT and quit meters (Freedom String) http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/12065 -"Should I reset my quit meter?" Video

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Congrats, Aine!! You've been here since the beginning and THANK YOU for putting up with the growing pains. :) All of my best to you and CS.

Happy birthday, mod!!!

TAC, where you at?

I don't remember coughing up some gunk two times in one day, very small amounts but that was at least two months after I quit, if I remember correctly. I guess I had knocked out enough cilia that it took that long for them to regenerate/start working again. I remember hoping that I would be coughing up massive amounts of gunk but it wasn't hardly anything. Some people cough up a ton of crap while others only cough up a little or none. I would be more concerned if you had a cough that hung around for a long time. ;)

TAC, all of the above are not extraordinary and in many cases, the norm. Guess what? People still quit. Beautiful women have nothing to do with you smoking or not. Working in a place where others smoke has nothing to do with you smoking or not and certainly not other people drinking. Quitting In A Smoking Friendly Society Video addresses the concerns of smokers who live in areas where the use of cigarettes is still the norm who think that because of the ubiquitous acceptability of smoking that quitting is close to impossible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQovglTVizs Avoiding Situations Where You Used To Smoke Video discusses the importance of facing triggers head on as opposed to the natural inclination of many to avoid situations where they used to smoke. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M681p2B-8kA Watching Others Smoke Video discussing how to watch others smoke and to use such occasions to reinforce your desire to stay smoke free. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEEk5-0kj1A

Glad to see you back, TAC! PS, I changed your quit date for you. :)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV4PI0Vt6nU

I'll quit tomorrow. More times than not, those "tomorrows" turn into months and years which is one of the reasons why so many of us quit with years and or decades of smoking under our belts. I quit at 7:00 pm back in 2013. The best time to quit is right now, today! http://www.quittrain.com/topic/4753-videos-addressing-issues-early-in-your-quit/

The keyword is choose. You will always have a choice to smoke but the good news is that the longer you keep nicotine out of your system, the choice to smoke oftentimes does not even enter your mind. I know that everybody is different, but with some of the things that I've been through in my personal life since I quit, lighting up DID NOT enter my mind at all. In the past, this was not the case at all. Once you educate yourself and are 100% committed to never smoke again, something clicks at some point in time and through living life and not lighting up, that option to smoke is way, way down on the list of ways to cope with things. You have to put in the time to get to this point and trust me and others here, it's worth it! Right now smoking is on your mind because you're winning the battle against your addiction to nicotine. You're dealing with this addiction in a way that will keep you smoke-free for the rest of your life. Keep grinding and never, ever give an inch to nicotine, especially by means of smoking it. PS, don't hope because when you hope when dealing with an addiction such as nicotine, you open the door to failure. Tell yourself that no matter what, you've made a commitment to never smoke again and you refuse to break a promise to yourself. No hope or luck is ever needed. Just being smarter than nicotine because let's face it, it's a stupid weed that doesn't have a brain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T05SZ5JcwA

Nice to see a familiar face and I'm not the least bit surprised that you're still quit. Thanks for dropping by and the the train runs 24/7. We'll be looking for Kath. :)

John Grisham's Theodore Boone series if great for kids. I think he has a new one out in that series as well. http://www.theodoreboone.com Also, Magic Tree House books are good too for younger kids. www.magictreehouse.com

Welcome, Morgan!

A thread to remember our dear quit buddy and friend. Feel free to post here or at the original blog announcing her passing. http://www.quittrain.com/blog/19/entry-660-our-precious-beth-queen-greenlover-has-passed-away/