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Oddly, none of my dreams have ever included smoking

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Hi @Tarvic! Welcome to Quit Train. You have landed at a place where you will get all the support you could possibly hope for. We are ALL quitters here and we do know the struggles you face in the early days/weeks of quitting but rest assured that #1 You CAN quit for good & #2 it will be the best thing you have ever done for yourself! Weight gain is common. Don't worry about that right now as quitting the smokes is Job1 and the only focus you need to have. You can handle the weight gain later. If you can integrate excersize into your daily routine, that will help in a number of ways - keeps you busy and is a healthy activity. Increased snacking is also common when we quit. Choose healthy snacks when ever possible and that'll help with the weight gain as well. You have a great start now with almost a month quit so be sure to reward yourself tomorrow on Jan. 28th (1 Month Anniversary)! Rewards are important. It doesn't have to be anything over the top, just something you enjoy that you don't do often. After all you're saving a lot of $$ now that you;re not smoking; right? Follow the instructions on the nico-gum you're using and start weaning yourself off only when you feel ready. There's no rush; keeping your prescious quit is the most important thing right now. Have a look around the sight and read all you can and watch some of the Joel Videos in the Joel Spitzer thread. Hang in there and come here often. Don't be shy about asking questions or asking for help. We all get it ... we've all been there too

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You're right @Genecanuck! When you react as a non-smoker in those situations, you are in fact rewiring your brain and solidifying yourself as a non-smoker! My brain absolutely never automatically goes to "I should have a smoke", no matter what situation I'm in now!

Glad you're still at it @Kdad. Keep watching them. A lot of what he talks about is just common sense but as smokers, we didn't h=seem to have a lot of that. Keep checking in here with us to let us know how you;re doing. We really do care about getting you quit for good!

That's why it really takes a full year to solidify your quit 100% because we have to have time to face all situation where in the past we'd light up a smoke and we have to consciously decide NOT to light up now that we've quit. Every one of those situations you meet with and make the right choice NOT to light up, it makes your quit that much stronger. After your recent experience with this person; the next time you meet up with them, you won't automatically think of lighting up. That's progress! It's these small individual battles you win that will eventually get you to where you want to be ... Quit for life!!

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Started with patches then forgot to put one on after a shower the next day and never put one on after that. They seem to help some people over the worst of the withdrawals in the early days/weeks but sooner or later you gotta go without them so for me, I didn't see the point and just went cold turkey. When it comes down to it, you gotta get through based on your own desire and determination to be quit, There's no short cuts and nothing is going to do the hard work for you. It's all up to you!

Hey there @Gattu Joshi! Glad you decided to check in here. We are a community of people from all over the Globe who have one thing in common - we're all quitters! We share our experiences, both good & bad, we celebrate each other's successes and we support everyone who is in need. Maybe have a look at the videos that are in the "Joel Spitzer's Quit Smoking Video Library" thread. Those are surprisingly honest examples of why smoking defies common sense and robs us of our health, money & our freedom to live life on our own terms; the way it should be. Hope you stick around. I think you'll find it helpful if you do!