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@Doreensfree Thank you for your advice. Btw, I do not have a history of kidney stones.

How much Cranberry juice should I have per day to get the Nicotine out of my body ASAP? I was thinking of buying five liters of it and having around a liter and a half per day.

I think vaping is nonsense. I tried it for a very short while and then gave it up. Its no good. Just makes the insides of the ears so itchy. Besides, if one thinks about it, NRT as a whole is pointless. One is just substituting one Nicotine source for another. Nicotine is the addictive drug. Whats's the point of substituting one addictive source (cigarettes) for another (NRT)? It does not help beat the addiction for good, just changes the source while keeping the person still addicted.

I drank Rum today and smoked the same amount as i would have if I had not drank. So, didn't smoke an extra cigarette while drinking. Looking forward to quit day. Have a nice weekend!!!

@jillar My balcony is like a tiny corner where I thought I was safe from all the world. The only other reason I do go out to my balcony is to hang washed clothes. So from next week there is no other reason to go out to my balcony.

Nice to know you're not turning to a smoke. Hang in there. If you are experiencing angst due to your current situation, you could try punching and kicking something. Maybe not the right thing to suggest, but take up Boxing or something similar. Great way to get angst out, and once the angst is gone, great way to stay fit and build confidence as well.

@Doreensfree I was thinking of putting as many post-its I could all over my room that say "Never take another puff". I could put on the balcony door, one at my study table in the room, one on shelf where I store my stash and paraphernalia, one on the mirror, some on the walls, a couple on my cupboards.

@PorkandPancakes I am neither an expert on diet nor exercising. But here's what I did when I was trying to loose weight. I already had prior experience in going to the gym (although for a very short while). So I made a list of exercises that I had learnt and I stuck to them. If you don't know what exercises to start with, I would suggest going for walks to loosen up those muscles. I would also highly recommend hitting the gym. You will see other people doing exercises and you will be able to learn from them. Plus, there always is the trainer to help you. Using the treadmill for about 20 to 30 minutes a day should be a good start. Start slow and work up to a slow jog, since you don't smoke, it should be easy to work up to a jog and later on, a run. Also, eat plenty of salads. Reduce the portion size with whatever food you eat. You will tend to feel hungry as you adjust to eating smaller portions but resist the urge to eat. You can still have fried food but maybe restrict that once in two weeks. Also cut down on sugar and salt intake. Food like nuts, seeds (flax/pumpkin seeds/quinoa), and fresh vegetable salads will help. If using quinoa seeds, remember to wash them well before boiling them. You can cut fresh vegetables, use sprouts and yogurt and a dash of seeds, some seasoning and a little salt to enjoy the salad. A boiled egg once in two days and maybe some chicken in the salad is yummy as well (chicken once or twice a week depending on the quantity). This is just my experience talking though. See a dietician, read articles on the net on what food to eat while loosing weight and most important, go to the gym. Once you gain enough experience at the gym, you can do the same exercises using dumbells or buy a treadmill to do the exercises at home (if you have a busy lifestyle with work, it will save you travel time to and from the gym). Also reduce the quantity of red meat drastically, lean beef is OK (from what I have read), but lay off red meat while trying to loose weight initially. Hope this helps.

@Linda Thomas I am going make a list of things to do on a regular basis. One of Joel's articles do mention though that (and as you have also mentioned) deep breathing is the best and not to use crutches as any day the crutch is absent may be a reason for relapsing. Staying away from places I smoke may be difficult though. The only place I smoke is a small balcony next to my room. I stopped smoking when I go out with my family or even if I go out alone. If going outside stresses me, I always come back to my room and go to my room's balcony for a smoke. Staying in my room is going to be difficult.

@reciprocity It was work related stress that finally did me in. I started smoking fairly late in life. I was 24 when I lit up my first cigarette. I am 38 now and want to keep physically fit.

@Linda Thomas Thank you for your words of encouragement. Its nice that you have remained smoke free for so long. I'm hoping I can pull off my quit when the day comes which is now 2nd April next week. I preponed my quit day from 7th April to 2nd. I realized there was no point in keeping the quit date so far ahead since I am more mentally prepared now. Just need to stock up my fridge with all the needed food and juices to help me pull through. I am easing into getting rid of stash and paraphernalia as well. I threw away a couple of empty cigarette boxes, one matchbox, a very old e-cig and liquid which I had tried a few years back and then immediately stopped as they were horrible, they made my ears so itchy. NRT should be treated at the same level as a health risk as cigarettes and nicotine.

@Doreensfree Changed my quit date to 4th April 2019

@Doreensfree I'm going to look at other crutches (the non-poisonous type). I had started exercising last year to loose weight and quit smoking. While I did loose a lot of weight, I did not achieve my goal of quitting smoking. Then I stopped exercising, got too caught up with work, started yet again and stopped again, now I haven't done any exercise in almost two months. However, I managed to stop myself from going back to my original pack-a-day routine from before I first started exercising last year even after I stopped exercising. I am going to ease into exercising again.

@reciprocity Thank you for your reply. I'm hoping I will be able to cut down the mental adjustment period. This is going to be my first attempt at quitting and I want it to be my final attempt. No going back to this nasty habit that I've picked up. There was a time when I never used to like the smell of cigarette smoke and whenever friends used to offer me a smoke I used to always decline. I picked up this nasty habit due to work stress.

@jillar Thank you for your reply.

@reciprocityFor me, its more to do so with the stress from things that happen in life. In your experience, how long did the mental adjustment take? I'm asking because its been recommended in Joel's videos to talk to real world quitters as to how they coped and learn something from others' experience on quitting. @DoreensfreeOk, thanks for your advice.

Thanks for your reply. How did you cope with stress?

@DizzyD Thank you, how did you cope with stress in the first few days of your quit?

@albertThe thought that I may slip is also scary.

Hi @reciprocity thank you for your reply. I did decide that I would set a quit date sooner (which was supposed to be two days ago and before I signed up on QuitTrain) but I am really scared and was not mentally prepared to do so. Joel's videos are great, they inspired me to actually decide to quit cold turkey and set a quit date for the quit. Many people have suggested NRT to me in the past, but I didn't like the idea of it. I have been a smoker for almost 14 years and have managed to cut down to 3 to 4 cigarettes a day. Saying goodbye to the cigarettes by bringing it slowly below 4 over a period of time and eventually to 0 has not helped in the past. So, I thought that cold turkey is the best way.

Hi all, I am new here. I wanted to know if it is possible to quit when there is little or no support from friends or family and one is mostly to himself most of the time?