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I am saying NOPE to smoking for today.

Venting is healthy! Good for you for sharing @Keith. Life is full of trials and triggers, for sure. Family problems, job problems, house problems, losses, things that are unfair… the world keeps throwing things at us that will test our quitting commitments. Be especially aware of HALT moments, when you are Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired. All of us who are addicts are habituated to using nicotine (alone or in combination w other substances) to try and soothe or suppress those feelings. Which never really resolved anything. But now, as a quitter, you have a much bigger toolkit for coping - and for getting those needs actually met! Have a snack. Take a walk. Phone or text a friend. Browse this site. Clean something. Cuddle a pet. Tackle a small task around the house. Take a nap. Do something you’ll feel proud of. Help a neighbor in need. Play a game. Express excess energy thru shadow boxing or wall push-ups. Etc. Etc. Etc. There are literally a million things you can do with your time and your feelings - just so long as you don’t put anything in your mouth and set it on fire! Every minute of every day that you don’t smoke makes your quit even stronger. You can do this.

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Even starting with gentle exercise will be a huge help @Keith

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I am not going to smoke today. NOPE.

If venting is preventing you from smoking, vent away! Don't throw away a 9 week quit!!

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Ok, have been having an SOS all evening and all is good. I know this thread is old but thought I would post anyway. Yesterday I needed to take care of some home PC issues and broke out the vodka. Last year at the end of December I said OK Keith, we have dry January coming up and I think you should take advantage of it. Needless to say, that ended yesterday 3/8/26 and after having a difficult day of work today AND watching my wife step out was the worst. Tomorrow will be my 9 week quit but dousing myself with alcohol is unbearable. Yet, this needs to happen, one way or the other? Yes, its been a bitch, we have stopped drinking and smoking all in the same time period. Oh my God, I thought it could never happen??? I've been drinking/smoking since I've been a kid long before high school. And here I am holding out smoke free at 10:26 PM CTS. I think I am posting this more of a vent than anything else???

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Elena, I know I am late to the party on this response and don't even know if you are still active on the QuitTrain? Your boyfriend? **** him! You already know you deserve better if you have not found that out already? I know it's been a long time but I myself have been craving a smoke myself and ran accross this thread. As I see there has been no response from this thread since 2024? I guess I will stop here.

@Reciprocity, hey, I got you! without a thought I have been dealing with the extra time one saves without going out to burn one. Now, that burning one could be a few minutes saying to self this taste like shit, why I am I smoking this to seven minutes burning a full one? In other words, I have done this (whatever that may be) instead of stepping out and realizing I just did this without smoking. Seasonal's? You just gave me something to think about and could turn into story time? My wife would ask me, Why does it take you all afternoon to mow the lawn? Keith says: Well, we first have to pick up sticks that are not ours from the neighbors (Maybe a half an hour front and back?). Then we mow a bit, take a break, drink a couple of beers, have a couple of smokes, rinse and repeat. Seems to take all afternoon. Then, when complete, have a couple more beers probably several more smokes and admire what you just accomplished. Weekly yard mowing done and yup, took all afternoon. Thank you, I guess I will plow into it and see how it shakes out? One thing is for sure, I won't be smoking and most likely be replacing beer with water. That will be difficult performing summer yard work? Or, self says get use to it bud, we can do it! Gday and that's exactly it, you have it down. You own the morning and the rest of the day too. If we think about all the time smoking instead of doing whatever else it's huge! I've yet to do that yet but warmer weather is on its way and the first thing I am thinking about is exercising at least start walking to start. Oh boy, story behind that too. Gday and that's exactly it, you have it down. You own the morning and the rest of the day too. If we think about all the time smoking instead of doing whatever else it's huge! I've yet to do that yet but warmer weather is on its way and the first thing I am thinking about is exercising at least start walking to start. Oh boy, story behind that too. Doreensfree, I am still drinking coffee which is odd as the smokes go hand in hand so well? I don't know if it's because I am older but some things seem so well controlled than when I was younger? And a bit odd also is I expected to smell and taste better by now at 9 weeks of quit. I can smell the coffee brewing a bit better but so far waiting for that to kick in. LOL at your gif, that is funny :), thank you!

hey, I got you! without a thought I have been dealing with the extra time one saves without going out to burn one. Now, that burning one could be a few minutes saying to self this taste like shit, why I am I smoking this to seven minutes burning a full one? In other words, I have done this (whatever that may be) instead of stepping out and realizing I just did this without smoking. Seasonal's? You just gave me something to think about and could turn into story time? My wife would ask me, Why does it take you all afternoon to mow the lawn? Keith says: Well, we first have to pick up sticks that are not ours from the neighbors (Maybe a half an hour front and back?). Then we mow a bit, take a break, drink a couple of beers, have a couple of smokes, rinse and repeat. Seems to take all afternoon. Then, when complete, have a couple more beers probably several more smokes and admire what you just accomplished. Weekly yard mowing done and yup, took all afternoon. Thank you, I guess I will plow into it and see how it shakes out? One thing is for sure, I won't be smoking and most likely be replacing beer with water. That will be difficult performing summer yard work? Or, self says get use to it bud, we can do it!

I have compiled the story of my long struggles to quit as a set of Substack pages. It’s still to be finished, but it’s now viewable here. I hope someone might benefit. https://open.substack.com/pub/toddlbq/p/the-big-quit?r=276tdz&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=poster gpod luck with your quits.

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