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[mfic]

Hello peeps-

 

I just joined- I,m 54 smoked for 30 years,have quite multiple times before-  however,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

I am now @ 102 days- on the last patch-- I cannot fail-it will kill me- I have always been so disappointed in myself when

"falling off the train",,,,

 

I just know it will help to be in this company--- 

 

any tips ?? I,m doing alright-- that first one w/coffee really kills me,,

I m a gum chew n s.o.b ow,,,,

 

Peace to all.

 

RC

[Petra]

Welcome, RC!

 

Hang in there.  Sounds like you are getting through the first few months.  Keep it up!!

[BAT]

Congrats on the quit RC  :)

[Toni]

Hi RC, congrats on the quit. It does help to come here, someone is always around to give encouragement and support when you need it. Welcome!

[Ramona]

Read up!!!!  Lots of stuff to learn about this bloody addiction.

[Gabby]

Welcome :D

[Evelyn]

Congratulations on your quit!!!! 
You can do this!!! Read and watch the video's here, post a lot if you can and stay close to the board :)

[Still winning]

Hi and welcome in.  I know you will find lots of useful stuff here but also lots of support if you post or ask a question anywhere. The support was a great contribution to many of our quits here and friends keep friends stronger. Looking forward to "seeing" you around :) xx

[Doreensfree]

Hello and welcome aboard....

Congrats on your great quit....all the support to stay smoke free is right here..l

Glad you found us..xx

[Pippa]

Hey RC - welcome aboard :-) I agree read up - there is heaps of great info here and stay close - there is great support here ... Looking forward to reading more of you :-)

[beacon]

Hi RC, weloome!

[REZ]

Yahoooo for you on your quit RC!

 

Try to keep away from triggers until you get your feet on solid ground.

 

Keep the NOPE attitude and post here everyday!

[mfic]

Thank you all,

 

I have an am reading an getting lots of great knowledge here-  It is really worthy of study this smoking issue-

 

I have noticed something about you all-  you are all "pretty"   no one is smoking,,,  If there were smoking cigs in hand-

it just would not be that way,

 

My wife is a nurse-  35 years- lab work, draws blood etc- never smoked,etc- she draws people all the time-  They can not breath!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From smoking-----

 

I will win this battle-  I love not being tied to the "pack"  I know I have a long way to go,,, 

 

so its  "nope"   every day-    Thank you all, RC :)

[Markus]

hey mfic welcome aboard

 

I'm 58 quit a few years ago.

 

Get right with it.

 

You are the mfic in charge of your quit, and that is an appropriate name right there, that's taking accountability and is a damned good first step to quit for the rest of your life.

 

the real HMFIC here is MQ, this is his website.

 

Tips? Post often, chew that gum and cut back on the coffee a bit, cause you can go hard or you can go easy...most people go hard cause they don't study  like you are doing

 

Never understood never-smokers, they just aren't addictive personalities is all I can say about it,

 

You think we're pretty, we're pretty ugly man cause we got addiction, and have got death and people we love dying and hanging on so they won't . We got all the shit here man and then some. And this is real as life, we're all dying a little more each day we live and some of us just putting the pieces together to walk one more day quit and sober.

 

We were smokers and come from smokers, and most have lost of family and friends to it...so pretty ain't a word I would use to describe this place and people here. It may seem superficial being in the cloud but it's as real as real can get, so it's graceful and it's the best that human beings can be, at their worst.

 

We're all addicts here, one puff away from a pack a day :)

 

good to see you, glad to see another smoker bite the dust.

 

GTQ,

[mfic]

Well said Marcus-

 

True words I know,,  So if ya cut back on the coffee- whats your go to replacement?  I,m game,,  but it aint gonna be carrot juice,, not just yet,,

 

Peace love & ,,,,, pass the gum,,

RC

[Colleen]

welcome R.C. :) The first coffee of the day was tough for me without smoking. What helped me was changing the location. I no longer went outside or in the basement with my coffee. I took my coffee and laptop to an entirely different room. Instead of smoking, I distracted myself with the Qt. I still do it to this day.

[Markus]

Well said Marcus-

 

True words I know,,  So if ya cut back on the coffee- whats your go to replacement?  I,m game,,  but it aint gonna be carrot juice,, not just yet,,

 

Peace love & ,,,,, pass the gum,,

RC

 

A lot of that gum lol  :) RC

 

Seriously, my replacement  though I actually quit cold on coffee b/c of coffee flavor I couldn't do it...so I still kept caffiene, I drank a lot of strong tea hot and cold,  I know it's extreme but I had to b/c that coffee flavor association was rough on me. I had to survive and wasn't willing to cut caffiene. I would never recommend half-caf, that's just mean, and what I did I wouldnt recommend, but I had a good substitute with tea, caffiene with no association.

 

Hey if the coffee doesn't trigger you, you'll not have to do a thing. If it does like it did me I couldn't learn gracefully. how to keep it around and still not smoke, some stuff I cut totally just by how it made me feel, I just left it behind if it wasn't right. it is okay...that is not any kind of good news at all...

 

Not carrot juice man but got to keep the blood sugar up, :) Lots of people, younger, who have good ideas as well...

 

you'll do well, build yourself a quit, customized RC  :)

[mfic]

Thank ya,ll Thank yall-- " I really love this help" 

 

nope everyday--  :wub:

 

RC

[Nicole Diver]

Welcome RC!

I have to admit I really used coffee as a replacement for smoking.

One addivtion at a time right?

Spicy cinnamon gum helped a lot too.

 

Glad to see you, we are here to help :)

And heck yes we're pretty. ;-)

[mfic]

Holy Moly Ya,ll

 

I used the patch for 103 days- then read here an watched some videos---- went "commando"   no patch-  so really my first day w/out any "dope"-

I,m o.k-ears are ringing, I,m kind of fuzzy,, a little anxious ... I think it,ll pass, I had already been headachy for a couple days,,,, 

and... I,m eat n everything :angry:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  three or four days like this right????

 

I,m gonna win, its gonna loose,,,,,     xx RC-

[Markus]

Holy Moly Ya,ll

 

I used the patch for 103 days- then read here an watched some videos---- went "commando"   no patch-  so really my first day w/out any "dope"-

I,m o.k-ears are ringing, I,m kind of fuzzy,, a little anxious ... I think it,ll pass, I had already been headachy for a couple days,,,, 

and... I,m eat n everything :angry:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  three or four days like this right????

 

I,m gonna win, its gonna loose,,,,,     xx RC-

 

that's right RC you are going to win..choke it out how you need to...

 

a lot of people run, to help themselves, if you can't run (I couldn't) then maybe walk a bit, keep yourself busy...get some stuff going ,s anything, go places, do stuff you kept yourself away from cause of smoking, all that is open now, and meanwhile keep that blood sugar up as it needs to be...maybe causing headaches..or maybe getting too much sugar or *carbs could do that as well....

 

keep on posting, that poison is going to leave and in the meantime you're already working on unraveling from the addiction, you already broke the chain of addiction with that last cigarette, and now with that  last patch,  

 

You're free and you should be proud, you've done a great job... :)

 

Guard the quit

 

Markus

 

* edited to change from barbs to carbs ya need one but don't need the other :)

[mfic]

Thank you Marcus

I felt kind a dumb after watching that video- I just never really thought about it- {Patches)  an still getting a "fix" 

No wonder they didn't work by themselves all those times-   

 

Its not too intense but I AINT OUT OF THE WOODS YET I KNOW -    Thanks for the advise,,

 

RC

[Still winning]

Thank you Marcus

I felt kind a dumb after watching that video- I just never really thought about it- {Patches)  an still getting a "fix" 

No wonder they didn't work by themselves all those times-   

 

Its not too intense but I AINT OUT OF THE WOODS YET I KNOW -    Thanks for the advise,,

 

RC

Hey whatever works to get us through each point is all good! 

 

Get some fruit juice (like orange, apple etc) and take a sip every couple of hours. The nicotine coming out of your bloodstream will send your blood sugar out of whack for a few days. It makes you headachy, shaky and tired...fruit juice combats a lot of that by introducing natural sugar as a replacement.

 

Patches start to address the habit side first but withdrawal comes in somewhere and it's now for you. That's all good though, it means you are getting more freedom in your body by the hour. 72 hours to get through and it's gone, I always thought that was a great statistic.

 

Distraction is your friend right now. Gum, eating, click your fingers, yell NOPE out loud or in your head in public ;) Remember nicotine released artificial endorphins for us and the way to get them naturally is exercise or movement of any sort really.

 

I found the most effective way of dealing with bad triggers was to try and flip my mindset. I wasn't in withdrawal I was heading towards freedom. I did struggle with some triggers until I learnt the way to beat them was to face them down and then create new and better habits to replace them with. But you do what feels right for you. A few nights I went to bed and basically hid, too afraid of being a dumbass and smoking and I had never smoked in bed so felt safe there...that's a win too. 

 

Post up often too. I got little gems of wisdom in some answers that in some ways saved my quit more times than I care to admit :) 

 

You're doing so great!! x

[mfic]

heeellloo --n

no hell no ,,nope--

but damn I didn't sleep worth a shit-  an I been sleep n like a baby foever-- dammit man-- another day----

 

I,ll get some juice--- 

 

peace ya,ll---  

 

non-smoker RC :angry: :huh: :unsure: :wacko: :blink:

[Doreensfree]

heeellloo --n

no hell no ,,nope--

but damn I didn't sleep worth a shit-  an I been sleep n like a baby foever-- dammit man-- another day----

 

I,ll get some juice--- 

 

peace ya,ll---  

 

non-smoker RC :angry: :huh: :unsure: :wacko: :blink:

LOL.... I thought the scouse accent was tough...wow...yours is worse than mine...

I think I understood you didn't sleep much ...

This is normal...sleep can be disrupted for a while...

Keep strong...your doing just fine...me ole cocker....