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great quit @Sunshine so glad to have you aboard the train.

Everyday I'm just one bad decision away from smoking again. I don't think you're looking for motivation. I think you are looking for absolution. I only say that because if I was in your shoes that's what I'd be looking for. So I will tell you that you do not need absolution from anyone. What you do need to resolve in your own mind is whether you fell off the train or jumped off the train. I can already tell you that if I relapse it won't be accidental. And that's ok. Life is full of twists and turns, successes and failures, ups and downs. It's the next step that counts. I hope it's to take your seat on the train again. If so, welcome back and stay vigilant.

First thing I'd tell them is to understand the real reason that they smoke. Once they resolve that in their own mind the choice to quit will become obvious.

I beg to differ. 2 months is enormously huge. don't sell it short, but stay vigilant.

@Marie71while you are in this contemplation phase if you aren't ready to to quit try switching brands. a different smell and a different visual of the pack help loosen the grip it's got on you. It did help me quite a bit in my transition.

missed this one. Congrats DenaliBlues. 2 months is a great start and you seem to be handling things very well. stay strong.

@Marie71pretty sure it was pulled of the market due to cancer risk but i really don't think it will make the process any easier. there is no magic pill. quitting is going to suck for a while but you will find the strength to quit if you really want to. it's really about mindset. chantix is a psychotropic drug that had some pretty harsh side effects. changing your thoughts and perceptions is free with zero side effects. it really is just that simple, it's just not that easy.

nicely done Katgirl. i'm sure Batman, Robin and even the Joker are proud of that quit!!

@nicotine_free I know I failed a bunch of times for 8 or 9 months before I actually quit. sometimes the relapsing is just a part of the process i think. glad you are back on the train. before you know it we'll be welcoming you to the lido deck.

Honestly, cutting back isn't a bad thing but if you don't make a pretty strong negative association with smoking every time you do have one I don't see it as a successful plan. I know leading up to my quit I would always ask myself why was I smoking this cigarette and it tasted terrible and I hated smoking, etc. etc. Trying to create a negative association. Just my 2 cents and don't be afraid of failing. it's just part of the process.

solid foundation to a awesome quit. nice job Judi

good to step back and take it on your own for a bit. glad you are still maintaining that quit. kudos

@Boo Jackson will be right on time when he arrives. I missed that with my kids as both of them were scheduled C sections due to the then Mrs. yoda being unable to survive labor. I'm nervous and excited for you. Sending some positive vibes out to you and Mrs. Boo, or Sugar Britches I believe is what you refer to her as. I was blathering something over on my thread about living a rad life but I believe you are doing the radest thing ever. Best wishes Papa Boo.

It's a Saturday night and the board is dead so I'll throw a few stories out there to see if anyone gets stirred up. I've had a few tragedies in my life over the last week that have knocked me back to eating shit food thinking I might get some comfort out of it. I was wrong. Not only do I feel like ass I'm also craving cigarettes again like I just quit yesterday. It's funny how addictions cross wires in your brain. My reckoning is this is akin to an amputee that has an itch on the leg that is no longer there. Anyhow, I will grow a set and get back to eating proper food tomorrow. After next week all the ceremonious BS will be over. Well wishers will be back to their normal routines and I can get back to mine. Life will never be the same but it will go on until it doesn't. That is the nature of it. The reality is that I'm not actually craving like I just quit yesterday but I am thinking about it like I just quit. I guess when the pleasure centers in your brain get hijacked then any desire you have can be equated to a crave for cigarettes. But that is where I'm at tonight. How is everyone else doing? Hopefully all of you are out there living such a rad life that you don't have time to post on a forum or smoke cigarettes. That actually would make me happy. And if you're not living a rad life what is stopping you? If you are capable go do something that when your friends here about it all they can come up with to say is "Daaammmnn." That's my goal for next weekend so if you don't hear from me after next week that means I didn't survive it or I'm still doing it. Either way it will be worth it. I'm thinking sky diving. What would you do?

congrats Robbie

where you at??

here is something to consider...plants cannot move so to protect themselves they produce toxins that are harmful to the animals that ingest them. The nicotine in the tobacco plant is actually a pesticide that the tobacco creates to kill the animals that would eat or in this case smoke it. so the next time you have a crave for a cigarette just remember that is the tobacco plant trying to kill you. create a picture in your mind with that theme and see if it helps take the edge off of those craves. ditto that for caffeine

awesome quit Steven. Keep it going.

great quit @Mac#23 mucho respect

nice job @Sunnysideon hitting that 3 month milestone.

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i think using the straw is more than fine. Jillar's Air Cigarettes are an established method of getting past a crave. I used straws myself a few times. I think what you are going thru is just part of the process of quitting an addiction. After a while you should find that it takes less and less focus to avoid the smokes. And less and less munching.

You do you cupcake. don't forget to lick that cheese powder off your fingers before you start picking the crumbs off your shirt.

@Gus I've been to that place a few times. I always heard it referred to as Hell in, GA. LOL. It's a cutsy place tho.

welcome to the train @Brioski it's awesome that you quit. getting that first week behind you is a huge win.