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Welcome to Quit Train @Jenner! Take a seat in first class and enjoy the ride. Lots of other quitters here willing to help you along on this important life saving journey you have wisely decided to take. There's no magic involved in quitting it's a commitment you make to yourself to put those nasty, controlling cigs down and to Never Take Another Puff! There's no shortcuts but some prefer to use quit aids such as patched , sprays, lozenges or gum to help relieve cravings in the early days of your quit while others prefer to just go cold turkey and get the nicotine out asap. There's only one rule once you smoke your last cig and that's N.O.P.E. (Not One Puff Ever) We even have a daily NOPE thread here. Hope you decide to stick around and read some of the posts and other articles available on this site. Have you picked a quit date yet?

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The entire time we smoked most of us couldn't wait for that first cig each morning to quell the rather pronounced withdrawal symptoms that a nigh long sleep creates. I think that's probably why it's such a tough one to get over. Even though there's no longer any reason to have greater withdrawal symptoms in the morning once we quit, that thought is still programmed into our brain. Takes some time/repetition to change that. Distraction and a change in your morning routine should help you with that morning issue. Keeping your mind just a bit more focused on your new routine can't hurt.

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The wife & I went for a drive today, going up to a huge farmer's market up in Mennonite country - about 1.5 hours away. Suddenly I excitedly tell the wife to 'Pull in over there!" Pointing to a property that was displaying a bunch of random animal lawn ornaments. These weren't just normal lawn ornaments, these were HUGE lawn ornaments! I had spotted a big yellow chicken that for some reason caught my attention. It was bright yellow with a red hooded head and a orangish beak. As she pulled into the place, I jumped out of the car to get a closer look. The chicken stood about 6 foot tall an probably 3 foot wide? It was a nice chicken ... I mean, really nice. I admit I was smitten a little bit with this massive painted hunk of formed concrete I imagined it sitting proudly on my front lawn; the neighbors in awe of my new home decor addition, I was already planning on adding a sound system that could be controlled from my cell phone. I'd record chicken sounds then amplify them and play them as people walked by on the sidewalk across the street from our house. It was going to be a real head-turner!! The whole dream came to a sudden crashing halt when the farmer that was there told me the price .. 2 grand I had figured maybe a couple of hundred bucks? But ... 2 grand - NO WAY!! I was so devastated I forgot to even take a pic of my lovely chicken. Just got in the car and told the wife to drive on. Man; was I bummed out Needless to say, there's no giant yellow chicken sitting on my front lawn tonight

There's a couple things at play here I think. 1. You did some welding that you haven't done for awhile, possibly since you used to smoke? That would for sure bring on those cravings. 2. You just reached your 3 month smoke free milestone and I have often heard people say ... "Beware the 3's"! 3 Days, 3 Weeks & 3 Months. Weird shit tends to happen at these points. 3 months and you're no longer a new quitter but you're not completely there yet as a non-smoker; still some work to do. Because you no longer have daily challenges you may tend to let down your mental guard a bit. Use this experience to remind yourself to be on guard always for those sneaky, out of nowhere assaults by the nicodemon. You done good today by realizing what was actually happening! You stood tall and refused to be seduced back to having a smoke. Keep this experience in mind for future when you get bush-whacked out of nowhere and you'll be fine!