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NOPE for today !

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever

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Keep yourself busy with reading here. Almost two weeks not smoked will give you some lung improvement. Deep breathing might help. If possible, go for a walk or a bike ride. Reinforce the reasons why you quit. You do not want to go back to smoking!! The urges will pass.

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Yes, definitely stay close to this forum because it will help so much. The urges, I promise you, will go away. Unfortunately, it takes time and the first few months are the worst. Keep busy as much as you can. In my early days of quitting, I would take cinnamon sticks and pretend they were cigarettes, sucking the air in and pretending to blow the smoke out. It really did help me. If you don't like cinnamon, you can use cut up straws. Give it a try!

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Keep going The more you play golf and don’t smoke The normal this will become . You might surprise yourself and actually enjoy it . Not having to try and light up when it’s windy, that ash blowing in your eyes yes you know the one , when that hot ash blows right back in your eye ball Geez I don’t miss that Enjoy your golf

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I hope you're doing ok @FinalAttempt and the urge to smoke has gone.

You have been given sound advice I would just add watching the 3 Smoking Documentary’s help me so much They opened my eyes to this addiction,and how those companies worked so hard to keep me hooked I swore I would never give them another penny of my hard earned money Settle down and watch them and then come back and tell me what your thinking ,

Preparation is key and it's good you've a month to plan. I'm assuming others at the golf course smoke, if yes, this is a part I'm working on for myself, being around others who smoke is hard. You'll be further into your quit by then and much stronger. I'm thinking of ways to stop temptations in Spring/Summer especially in social situations. Once I have some sort of a list I'll share and hopefully it may help you/others too. I understand what works for one may not work for another but it's worth a try! Regardless, we will not be smoking in the Spring or Summer

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I remember those occasional tough days.Mind keeps thinking about how nice it would be to have that first puff. That's the nicodemon whispering sweet nothings in your head. It's a suggestion, not a command. Keep your goal at the feront of your mind during these early days. Quitting is your desired goal and that's completely within your control. Hey, those days aren't easy but you CAN get through them even tough it might mentally exhausting. Those days won't stick around for long. You'll soon have an iron grip on your quit so hand in there. It's doable! And yes, reading some of the past posts & stories on the forum is a great idea. There's also a bunch of quit smoking videos on the Joel Spitzer's Quit Smoking Video Library page. He's quite a character but his videos make a lot of sense about how completely irrevelant smoking really is.

@FinalAttempt; you'll still have golf, buddies & beers, you're just ditching the cigars & with the money you're saving from not smoking, your wallet won't be taking such a beating Don't let your nicotine addiction or your buddies sway you from your ultimate goal! That goal, quitting the smokes for life, needs to be job 1. I mentioned savings because that's an important positive result of quitting and focusing on those positives helps a lot to keep you on track. Aslo, happy to see you back on the forum. Hadn't seen you for a couple of days and was hoping you weren't bush whacked by the nicodemon! You're at two weeks quit now which is fabulous. Well done!!

Hey @FinalAttempt, you're doing so well not smoking especially when you were away! Absolutely do read the materials on this site, it really does help. I know sometimes the cravings can be stronger especially in the early days but you can fight this and I promise it WILL go away! Looks like you've already tried the boring distractions of clearing up/organising, if it helps, take a deep breath and slowing exhale, a few times and continue reading the helpful threads on here. I too still get strong cravings at times (although not as many as the first month) that don't go away as quickly as I'd like. I've even taken myself off to bed for a nap/cry/whatever lol but appreciate that can't be done at times! This will pass, I promise it will