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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. gday Johny… heading bush for the next 4 days be ready to take the controls

Thanks so much for your advice and the cinnamon sticks are a great idea! I love cinnamon. I'll be checking out the forum as can see there are lots of tips and support here. You're right, we can all do this! Thank you so much for your support, much appreciated!

Thank you Doreen! I'll keep taking the daily pledge as can see that will hold me to account. Appreciate your advice.

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Welcome @SD2026 You are doing a great thing in quitting smoking. Keep close to the board, read up on the quit smoking posts, and reach out if you need help or encouragement. It is great to have you here.

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Hi @SD2026 Welcome aboard the train!! So glad you found us. I agree with everything Doreen has said. I too am on my 2nd and last time quitting, because who wants to go through the withdrawal symptoms again, not me!! What helped get me through the "act of smoking", I took cinnamon sticks and pretended they were cigarettes. I would suck in the air and pretend it was smoke that I was blowing out. I used them for probably the first couple months of my quit and besides helping, they tasted really nice, a whole lot nicer than cigarettes, that's for sure. If you don't like cinnamon, you can use cut up straws. Do whatever it takes but just don't smoke. I know it's not easy, we all know, because let's face it, that's why we are here. Stay close to this forum and do the daily NOPE pledge every day, it will help you to stay focused. There is a games section too that will keep your find occupied when you want to smoke. Read all the information on here and just remember that YOU CAN DO IT!! We have people here who have been quit over 20 years, newbies such as yourself and everyone else in between. Good luck and I look forward to seeing you on here again! Happy New Year!

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Hello and welcome @SD2026 Glad you found us We support the patch Quit . As long as it’s followed correctly . All Roads lead to Rome it doesn’t matter how you there … Just Get there . I found taking the daily pledge helped , once I made that promise each day I wouldn’t break it Looking forward to to getting to know you better

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Hello All, I'm new to this forum and I've been reading some posts which are super helpful. Just to give a brief intro about me. I have quit before, for 2 years which has been the longest. I have smoked on and off for just over 30 years. I truly wish I never started, don't we all think that! I understand it's best to go cold turkey however I have zero willpower and the patches will really help me cope. It's the act of smoking I struggle with. I had my last cigarette at 11:45pm last night. I couldn't even finish it as I was coughing a lot which hurt my chest! I think the cigarettes were giving me up! I'm looking forward to getting healthier and fitter and I know being part of this forum will be valuable. I also want to include fitness and keeping active so I can imagine I'll be doing lots of tidying and cleaning around the house. Good luck to everyone!

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The daily pledge really does help. I know when I quit smoking, having the support of pledging together was just awesome. And it made me accountable my own quit.