New Year Quitter!

[MichelleDoesntSmoke2025]

After countless relapses, I'm quitting again. I mean I quit. I stopped. This is the time; this is the quit. My two year old granddaughter needs me. So does her mother, her father, her grandma, my kid's father, my sisters, my friends...I have a lot of people in my life who love me. My brother in law died at 54 last year. He was not a smoker but was incredibly obese and had several medical conditions. He didn't take care of himself and look what happened. I don't want to die young. I'm at the point in my life where I'm on the other side of that hill and want to descend as healthy as possible.

 

Despite this, I'm craving pretty bad. Day 4 has begun and I'm hoping it will be better.

[QuittingGirl]

Welcome to the Train Michelle!  So glad you found us!  You are certainly in the right place for quit smoking support.  You won't find a nicer group than my fellow Train riders.  Quitting isn't easy at all....believe me I know.  The beginning is so difficult, but I promise you it will get better.  With each day you go without a cigarette, the cravings will get less and less.  The first week is the hardest.  What I did in the beginning of my quit is I took cinnamon sticks and made believe they were a cigarette and I would suck the air in from the hole and make believe I was blowing smoke out.  The cinnamon tasted really nice and doing that helped me in the beginning.  If you don't like cinnamon, you can use cut up straws.  What I also found to help me stay quit was coming on here every single day or at least every other day.  In the beginning and even later on, it's so important.  The cravings will get less and less, just don't smoke!  Not even one puff because you will be right back to square one going through the same withdrawal symptoms.

 

Quitting isn't easy but it definitely can be done as we have so many on here who have been quit.  Some for over a decade and some newbies too and everything in between.

 

Good luck to you and remember we are here, if you need us! 

[Penguin]

Welcome! It's good you recognize your reasons for quitting. Hopefully you matter to yourself as much as your loved ones matter to you.

 

The good news is, it takes roughly four days for the nicotine to quit your system. Now it's a psychological game. Everyone's quit is different, but we're here to root for you and help you as much as we can. You can do this!

[Reciprocity]

Glad you're tackling another quit attempt @MichelleDoesntSmoke2025!

 

You should be well aware of the challenges of the early quit by now in that you've been here several times in the past. Hoping you have learned from past mistakes and that this time you understand that whether you quit or not is completely up to you and your unfailing determination to reach for a better life; not only for all the people you mentioned but most importantly ... for YOU! Quitting is certainly doable for everyone; you just have to put in the work long term to make it happen for you!

 

You know that you'll get all the support you could ever need here on the train but in the end, it comes down to you and the effort you're prepared to make at staying quit long term. We'll all be here routing for ya 

[Doreensfree]

Hello Michelle 

You know the drill and what it takes to Quit

Re-Read all the useful stuff on the Main 

Discussion Board to get you started 

You know you can do it … 

Stay close to the board , we can help you through your struggles

[DenaliBlues]

Welcome back @MichelleDoesntSmoke2025! Great to hear your determination to make this the quit that sticks. The first part of withdrawal is tough, but it gets better! Re-read all you can on addiction, stay strong, and stay busy/distracted. Keep us posted on your struggles and successes!

[Mac#23]

Congratulations on quitting and welcome back to the quittrain family. It's finally time for your forever quit. You deserve to be healthy and smoke free  You  be quitting for yourself first and foremost. Then use your friends and family for support, along with motivation. We here at the quittrain will support you 100% of the way so lean on us. You been through this before, it's hard work but you are worth the effort.

[Genecanuck]

Welcome back @MichelleDoesntSmoke2025.... I understand where you are because I use to be a serial quitter as well.

 

Lets both make 2025 our FINAL quit.

 

[MichelleDoesntSmoke2025]

YES YES YES still going strong. The cravings are extreme but pass quickly!

Edited January 8 by MichelleDoesntSmoke2025

[MichelleDoesntSmoke2025]

On 1/4/2025 at 7:02 AM, QuittingGirl said:

Welcome to the Train Michelle!  So glad you found us!  You are certainly in the right place for quit smoking support.  You won't find a nicer group than my fellow Train riders.  Quitting isn't easy at all....believe me I know.  The beginning is so difficult, but I promise you it will get better.  With each day you go without a cigarette, the cravings will get less and less.  The first week is the hardest.  What I did in the beginning of my quit is I took cinnamon sticks and made believe they were a cigarette and I would suck the air in from the hole and make believe I was blowing smoke out.  The cinnamon tasted really nice and doing that helped me in the beginning.  If you don't like cinnamon, you can use cut up straws.  What I also found to help me stay quit was coming on here every single day or at least every other day.  In the beginning and even later on, it's so important.  The cravings will get less and less, just don't smoke!  Not even one puff because you will be right back to square one going through the same withdrawal symptoms.

 

Quitting isn't easy but it definitely can be done as we have so many on here who have been quit.  Some for over a decade and some newbies too and everything in between.

 

Good luck to you and remember we are here, if you need us! 

Thank you so much! Yes I have finally accepted that there is no such thing as just one puff. For the last decade or so I've vaped and used ecigs, not smoked cigarettes, which in my experience, is even harder to quit because it tastes good and doesn't smell up your hair and breath. So that's two motivators gone. What I kept doing was setting a quit date then after a short time (2 days, 3 days, once it was two weeks!) then think oh I'm just going to buy an ecig for a few puffs/one day/insert whatever lie I told myself. Then I couldn't bring myself to throw it away. Then it became okay I'll quit again when this one is empty/I'll quit again when/I'll quit again when. So I fully embrace NOPE. Not even one.

[DenaliBlues]

Glad to hear you are determined to stick to NOPE! It’s rough at first, but freedom is beautiful in the end!!

 

[QuittingGirl]

Yup, you can't even have just one puff, because one leads to two, leads to three, leads to four and before you know it, you are back smoking or vaping!  Just keep doing what you are doing and you will succeed! 

[Doreensfree]

We are rooting for you Michelle