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Don't misunderstand what I'm saying about changing your lifestyle @Keith. What I meant is learning what to do with all that time you spent smoking. You now have to fill those hours each day with something productive rather than just going for a smoke. That requires some degree of change in your daily lifestyle. Also, dealing with seasonal and other smoking triggers you may not expect after being quit for a while. I quit in late January and yet in mid April, the first lawn cutting of the year, I got acraving for a smoke because that was my reward for having finished cutting the grass in years past. I found it interesting how some of these trivial things in our life were wired to having a smoke, at least in our brain. It takes time to get through all that but it's certainly doable, especially after the early quit withdrawal is pretty much over.

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@Keith, Some time after I quit I realised that the most time consuming part of quitting was becoming comfortable with changing my daily lifestyle that had become so intertwined with my nicotine addiction that it really did take the best part of a whole year to complete that change in my daily expectations around smoking and to begin feeling comfortable with my new non-smoking life. That change really does become a daily rinse & repeat effort for quite some time but in the end I realized, this is the way my life should be lived and that's true freedom from nicotine addiction

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That's great you have a different feeling about this quit @tocevoD You've made great progress so keep up the great work. I'm betting you make this one your life long quit

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Yes! Good for both of you!! Recognizing those milestones as you extend your quit status is important. Celebrate & treat yourself 🎉 Focusing on positives early in your quit will help you transition your daily life from smoker to non-smoker without regret. You are NO LONGER a smoker and besides; those cigs never did anything positive for you

Hi Keith! Welcome aboard the Quit Train. Tons of info about quitting available here so check the place out. You'll probably learn some valuable stuff. Also, you'll never get the degree of support that this place offers anywhere else. There's no better place than here for support from other X-smokers who get what quitting is all about and the challengs we all come up against so, stick around ... it'll be worth it!

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This is getting rather monotonous ... +1

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Best decision of your life @Farrago and 18 days quit already shows you are determined to get this done. As others have already said, this forum is a Godsend to people quitting. The support from other quitters who have travelled the same road you are now on and an abundance of information are a great combination to ensure success!