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Wonderful Joe! Sounds like you had a marvelous time!

I'm doing the patches too. I know many people say go cold turkey and don't use NRT, but I haven't even made it more than a few hours cold turkey. When I used patches before, I made it 4 days (then ran out of patches). So I went out and got more patches, and I'm on day 2. Just as a warning, the gum can become addictive, so make sure you're stepping down appropriately.

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Myth: I can just cut down smoking, I don't have to stop Fact: Cutting down still releases the harsh chemicals in cigarette smoke and takes away your health

NOPE!

Hunger and loneliness are my big two. When I smoked, if I got hungry but didn't feel like making something, I'd just smoke instead. Now I have to get off my lazy butt and actually feed myself. Loneliness is the harder one. When my dad is here, I don't feel like smoking nearly as much. When he's not, and I don't have friends over, it's a completely different matter. All I do is try to distract myself with TV and coloring.

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You go girl! I still enjoy sitting out back with my dad and just drinking coffee and talking. I never smoked with my dad (he quit before I moved in) but we're really close and just like to enjoy things until the mosquitoes come out.

We go to Costco and they have this San Francisco Bay brand. They have a few different kinds if you'd like to try it, but it comes in whole bean so you have to grind it. Online it might come in ground though, I'm not sure. But we get that and their decaff for the afternoons, and it's pretty good.

So, quitting today was like a nightmare this morning. I woke up at 5am, stayed in bed until the urge to smoke got to me at 5:17, then went downstairs and put on the patch, then went about the rest of my normal routine until the patch kicked in. I'm finding out of HALT, Loneliness tends to be my reason to smoke. So after dad got up, had a cup of coffee, and went back to bed, I went and cuddled with him and mom in bed until about 7 when we all got up, then it was all cleaning the house and putting up a tarp for shade in the back yard until now. I'm celebrating every hour that I'm smoke free. I even had to pass mom's smoking spot on the way to throw out some garbage, and was a little tempted but NOPEd my way past it. I think the level 1 patch is working out well, and I'm going to keep it up for the full month it recommends. Right now I have two weeks worth, so when I'm close to running out I'll get another box. I should be paid by then. Then I already have level 2 and level 3 patches for when I get there. Hopefully that will get me past most of the associations and habits I picked up in the last month. My main goal is avoiding where people smoke in case there's a half left or something. Which means no back yard at my husband's house (they're littered everywhere) and avoiding mom's smoking spot as much as I can. Thankfully the cigarettes aren't in plain sight, so it's less tempting.

So, a while ago, back as a non-smoker, I went to Yosemite. It was beautiful out, even though it was cold at night. This time I brought warm pajamas and extra blankets. This was the last week in April. Unlike last year when we went there, I was actually able to hike up partway the mist trail. I didn't even get tired, we had to turn back because my dad's knee was giving out (there were a lot of slippery steps on the way up and puddles along the way) and my mom couldn't carry her bag up the steps, and we didn't like leaving her alone. Before, I didn't even make the hike to the mist trail. It was awesome! When I reached out to my Facebook family about wanting a smoke, my sister reminded me of how far I went up the mist trail compared to how far I made it last time and the breath and muscle tone I had since I quit. I've kept that in my mind even as I prepared for my upcoming re-quit. It was a fantastic experience, and I have pictures! Sorry, the photos uploaded sideways for some reason. They always do from my phone.

I've noticed the forum slowed down. Don't know what to say. lol

Go chicks! We rule!

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