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Like several others said, the first three days are the toughest. Keep up the great work!

Get well soon, Jill.

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Keep up the great work, John. Things will continue to get better the longer you go without cigarettes.

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Great job in staying quit through the holidays, @HeatherDianne That time can be very stressful and congratulations on making it through smoke free. Those are huge victories and your quit is stronger because of that. Keep up the awesome work.

Welcome to QuitTrain, @Tylers1027 and congratulations on quitting smoking. Education about nicotine addiction and support from others who know what quitting is like is what helped me quit for good. You can find both here. It is great to have you here.

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This was me my last few years as a smoker. I often tried to cut down on my smoking. I got down to 3 a day a couple of occasions but that didn't last long. I was so on edge and looking forward to my next nicotine fix that I would soon say to hell with it and go back to a pack a day. Trying to quit by cutting down is torture. You find yourself looking more and more forward to that next cigarette. You are prolonging the time it takes to satisfy the nicotine craving but are doing nothing to get rid of the cravings. Physical cravings for nicotine leave after the first few (usually 3) days that you are nicotine free. Cutting down does not allow you to get to this point. The best thing to do to get nicotine out of your body ASAP and quitting smoking is how you do that. * If any newbie is reading this, Allen Carr has a great chapter about this in his book The Easy Way to Quit Smoking. Check it out if you haven't read it.

You are making it through the roughest part of your quit but believe us, things do get a lot better. Do whatever you need to do as long as you don't light up. Remember a crave is not a command and they do go away. Fighting through these early tough times and not caving in is victory. Stay smoke free. It is very doable and worth it.

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Congratulations on 6 years smoke free, BAT. Do something to celebrate today.

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Congratulations on 32 days smoke free, Joe. Thanks for the inspiring post. Keep up the great work

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Congratulations @Old Man Coffee Keep up the great work.

Great job, @Sunshine59. Keep up the awesome work.

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Congratulations on 10 months smoke free, @QueenB You are doing great!

Keep up the great work @BeautifulAspie1970