Evelyn

THANKS everyone for supporting me, kicking my ass sometimes and hugging if needed :D One month, feels massive!!! And without patches, lozenges or nicotine gum; just as Bakon says keep marching! Also got some help from above so not all credits goes to me ;)

NOPE

Morning Quit Train: everybody ready? Fasten your seat belts!! I choose NOPE. NOPE

I use a lot of mint gum against protest from my stomach when it wants to eat 12 sandwiches a day - it works

I used it and wasn't satisfied in the end all stuff that kept nicotine in it I find cr*p but it took me A LONG TIME to realise it do it without vaping, patches, nicotine gum etc.

Awesome job! And of course congratulations!

A Big fat NOPE from me today

JUNKIE THINKING HOW TO COUNTER BAD THOUGHTS! ________________________________________ JUNKIE THINKING: "One Puff won't hurt" RESPONSE: "One puff will always hurt me, and it always will because I'm not a social smoker. One puff and I'll be smoking compulsively again." ________________________________________ JUNKIE THINKING: "I only want one." RESPONSE: "I have never wanted only one. In fact, I want 20-30 a day every day. I want them all!" ________________________________________ JUNKIE THINKING: "I'll just be a social smoker." RESPONSE: "I'm a chronic, compulsive smoker, and once I smoke one I'll quickly be thinking about the next one. Social smokers can take it or leave it. That's not me." ________________________________________ JUNKIE THINKING: "I'm doing so well, one won't hurt me now." RESPONSE: "The only reason I'm doing so well is because I haven't taken the first one. Yet once I do, I won't be doing well anymore. I'll be smoking again." ________________________________________ JUNKIE THINKING: "I'll just stop again." RESPONSE: "Sounds easy, but who am I trying to kid? Look how long it took me to stop this time. And once I start, how long will it take before I get sick enough to face withdrawal again? In fact, when I'm back in the grip of compulsion, what guarantee do I have that I'll ever be able to stop again?" ________________________________________ JUNKIE THINKING: "If I slip, I'll keep trying." RESPONSE: "If I think I can get away with one little "slip" now I'll think I can get away with another little "slip" later on." ________________________________________ JUNKIE THINKING: "I need one to get me through this withdrawal." RESPONSE: "Smoking will not get me through the discomfort of not smoking. It will only get me back to smoking. One puff stops the process of withdrawal and I'll have to go through it all over again." ________________________________________ JUNKIE THINKING: "I miss smoking right now." RESPONSE: "Of course I miss something I've been doing every day for most of my life. But do I miss the chest pain right now? Do I miss the worry, the embarrassment, the shame? I'd rather be an ex-smoker with an occasional desire to smoke, than a smoker with a constant desire to stop doing it." ________________________________________ JUNKIE THINKING: "I really need to smoke now, I'm so upset." RESPONSE: "Smoking is not going to fix anything. I'll still be upset - I'll just be an upset smoker. I never have to have a cigarette. Smoking is not a need; it's a want. Once the crisis is over, I'll be relieved and grateful I'm still not smoking." ________________________________________ JUNKIE THINKING: "I don't care." RESPONSE: "What is it exactly that I think that I don't care about? Can I truthfully say I don't care about chest pain? I don't care about coughing and gagging in the morning? I don't care about lung cancer? No, I care about these things very much. That's why I stopped smoking in the first place." ________________________________________ JUNKIE THINKING: "What difference does it make, anyway?" RESPONSE: "It makes a difference in the way I breathe, the way my heart beats, the way I feel about myself. It makes a tremendous difference in every aspect of my physical and emotional health."

Thank you Fay the craving is still there but I say 'NOPE'!

And Action - no it did nothing for me! I realise that too. But I was hanging on the ceiling upside down from stress and needed to let it out with a friend. I'm happy I posted this SOS. Makes me value my quit and my strenght even more!

made all of you's and myself proud - didn't go to the store for a puff. I didn't want to go back to that pattern Doreen! Talked, cried with my friend! Still very sad! But I SAY NOPE! NOT ONE PUFF EVER (TODAY) I'll cry and be sad, tomorrow T: I can say in 2 days that I've got a month! I even was swearing to the Lord! And I will not f uck this quit up. NO! Smoking doesn't do me any good, it only create a problem! Thanks ALL of you for your replies! NOPE

I'm under a lot stress and in conflict. In this kinda situation I'd buy a pack. I don't want to let the pressure go so high that I actusally do it! I'm craving one, but there's no such thing as just one! Yesterday was close, today even closer - so I throw I sos in the forums

Morning it's a NOPE from me!

But it was planned in a surgery for my hips ;)

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Cool, can you explain what it means? Gym, diet??? I have no clue sorry

Brenndy TODAY - after 3 days the nicotine has left your body and your withdrawal symptomes should easy or be over in day 4!!! Hand tuff and don't puff (sorry stole an original signature from someone here) Read as many articles as you can or watch the whole video library.... educate yourself!!! You will succeed!!!

You did very good - I used to be like that too - buy a pack, sabotage my quit (no matter I had a patch on) smoke 3-5 fags and then quit. Good you are picking up reality that one cig will not make you feel better but only worse!

Keep it up!

NOPE

Awesome text on that card and happy anniversery!!!

Welcome Rob!!! You got through the first 3 days and the withdrawals should ease up. Make sure you go easy on coffee ;) Read and watch as many articles of Joel Spitzer or watch them, stay close to the board and pledge to NOPE every morning :D You will make it will there be crappy days? Beautiful days? Yes but all without cigarettes!

Morning QT Here we pledge again: NOPE from me