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All right I will go with BBQ and Beer, I will definitely smell of this in the next hour or so!!!! (give a male view of things)

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Very well could be, I know that possibly there had been something about that in the news many years ago though I never saw something final on that. I have really never noticed anything different about the odor of cigarettes other than I cannot stand the smell of them now !!!!!

You are becoming more aware of the smell that cigarettes produce when you get away from them even a short while. I think I was just completely accustomed to the smell that smoking created (I also grew up in a household of smokers)!!!

Fantastic job on day 4 -- you are doing great. Glad that you posted what you felt, hopefully it will help keep you focused and understand that the cravings can sneak up on you. As to this being the hardest day just keep committed and if need be come back here especially if you need to post an SOS. You are doing good -- pat yourself on the back!!!!

Fantastic -- and it only gets better day by day, hold on to that!!!!

The Man in Black -- has my vote -- Johnny voice is nothing but magic!!!!

Great Job, take a hour at time -- a day at a time and keep reading and posting -- it can really help!!!

Your doing good Michelle -- drinking cold water, deep breathing and coming here will help you out a lot!!!!

Great job on the 2 month mark Richard. Congrats and you had better take some time to celebrate today!!!!

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Welcome aboard hellkat glad to have you along for this journey. I like that you are remembering things from your past quit's and using the journal from your past to gauge where you had been and also what mistakes you have made, leaning from your mistakes is important. Now is the time to focus and commit to quitting. Come here and post often for questions and education, for socialization, and yes for rambling (we are good at). Using the NOPE pledge section each day is a great way keep your focus!!!!!

Not brave, kind of stupid -- and drastic, I really wanted to succeed and I kind of went all out -- anything to quit. I am really surprised that I really do not miss coffee at all any more but it was tough at the time!!!

I will nominate Jillar's Air Cigarette !!!! I used it and I know others and it worked great!! I used a blue straw and cut it down to cigarette size, still have it

The early morning was tough on me also -- when I had the strongest craves for a cigarette with a cup of coffee. I went a hard way to combat and I drank cold juice or water first thing in the morning then deep breathing (I would also use the Jillar Air Cigarette also). And yes I went all stupid and quit coffee at the same time, I knew that would be a huge trigger for me. It was very tough the first couple of weeks but I got thru it and the morning crave faded the fastest of all the other craves since I focused on it so much and since it was the biggest trigger for me it gave me the confidence to conquer all other craves. And yes I have not had a cup of coffee since I quit smoking, very hard to believe!!!!!

^^^^^Yes this, when I read about Jillar's air cigarette I made one right away and it really helped -- great idea!!!!!

Ah thunderstorms -- love them. Don't get them up here often but this summer has been the exception -- have a couple big ones the last couple of weeks, even had an EF0 tornado in Portland across the river (no serious damage or injuries). Love the light show, the heavy rain, the booms -- great way to go to sleep!!!!

And it is NOPE for the first day of the weekend!!!

I just remember how I felt just before I quit smoking -- that can help. One thing I do is still come here daily to read and to do the daily NOPE pledge so that I keep my focus and commitment to not ever smoking again and that has been a game changer. Also remember to you have to remain ever vigilant to the voices of addiction (as Boo calls it) because the nicodemon is always calling out to you -- the good thing is that the longer you are quit it gets harder and harder to hear or pay attention to that voice. And answering questions like this that may come up (good question by the way) helps keep my mind in the right place!!!!!

Yes the sleeping issues can be a bother but it will get better especially as you move towards the 1 month mark though it can mess with the brain fog at times -- even cause these bizarre infatuations with unicorns. The good thing the site is here 24/7 and you can come here at any hour with just about any thought to help you thru. Personally I think you are doing great!!!

^^^^^What Joe says -- focus on one day at a time and if need be one hour at a time. As said by others above this is a personal journey that we have all gone thru and can be different from others. There will be tough times and we very well may be able to help guide you on the journey but the work is up to you, again commit and focus!!!

Good job Diane -- congrats on the past few days!! It slowly gets better -- just remember to stay close. Keep focused and strong!!!!!

Welcome peeper glad you came aboard. As to Allen Carr's books there is great information though I only read part of Quit Now, I really used this site way more for education and socialization and it helped greatly. I never did have an Ah Ha moment -- I just realized I needed to quit and made a commitment and focused one day at a time. I also realized I had to stay vigilant those first few weeks. It is hard but it can be done. Coming here can help you -- take time to review the site and some of the stories -- it really will help!!!

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The saved booty is the big surprise especially after a few months ( and yes I have saved mine and continue to do so and I have 5000.00 to show for it -- going for much needed dental work). Also Sazerac I have not heard the term Ducats in a long time brought back many memories!!!!