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NOPE!

I give Reciprocity a piglet costume for his favorite little one.

Nope

Noping all the way!

NOPE - I do not smoke anymore.

Nope

NOPE!

I don;t know if fighting with Bakon would be a good idea. This short clip shows what he might be like in action...

Just for today NOPE !!!

I've been busy shopping today! A bench and a new set of weights for Boo's home gym. Merry Christmas!

I give Bakon a 1-year membership to the craft beer-of-the-month club. Merry Christmas!

NOPE

I said it once I'll say it again . Nope

NOPE!!

Awww hell, it's on now!

I have been smoking for 50 years I’m tried of being a slave to Newport

Just wanted to share that this is my 3rd full day without smoking. This morning i decided to Go without the patch. I lasted until 330pm at work and had to put a patch on. I was so happy that I didnt just indulge in a drag but frustrated I needed the patch on.

I will not ever even take a drag....Nope

No Need for the caboose! Grab hold of our hand and get on board here in First Class. Serious quitters deserve luxurious travel accommodations

Hey mom I'm so happy you came we can do this!

My Pandora X-Mas gift for all of the chicks on the QT .... Enjoy

Welcome to the QT Latoya

Latoya, you've already received great advice above. So, I really don't have much to add. If you commit to the quit and take smoking completely off the table, this will be the last time you quit. Guaranteed. As all-consuming as the withdrawal and obsessive thoughts during the early days feel, the long-term benefits make the rough patches worth it and then some. This process will reward you exponentially. Don't stick anything in your mouth and light it on fire, and...you're good to go!

You've got it now. And on another topic, yes, you can stand the withdrawals. Many of us smoked for 40 years or more, and if we can do it, you can, too! It is uncomfortable, sometimes miserable, and you will have lots of physical and emotional reactions. None of these will kill you, regardless of how it might feel for a few minutes. Drink lots of water and have frequent snacks. You can do this!

Stay with us Latoya You will find you are no different than us. We all had to find our way and we all completely understand what you are going through. No one knows about quitting better than a quitter

Yes we are going to do this

Let me join you ... NOPE

Lite beer is for chicks.....dumbass

I just assumed Captain Stubing was manning the cockpit.

She will need batteries for it too

welcome Latoya, your determination and the advise and knowledge here will ensure your success, but it is your determination that lays the golden egg, post as much as you can, read everything and jump in and join in, when you are new to the board it can seem a bit daunting at first but after a few posts you immediately become part of the quit train family, you should find something to your taste in the social side and there is no such thing as a silly question so ask away!

I've changed it a little to a 4 X 6. The squats are the hardest so far. The knees are what they used to be. I'm sure as the weight increases everything else will be hard too!

(girl fight)

It's your late Thursday, not quite Friday, Christmas Babe...

Welcome! You just have to make up your mind that there is no circumstance when it is okay to smoke. Not One Puff Ever (NOPE). As others have pointed out, education about the addiction is key. A technical tip..if you want someone to know you have answered their comment, use the Quote button. We do not receive notice if you use @and name. So glad you have joined us!

^^^ Yes - this is true (what MQ said). See the addiction for what it is and know that it does nothing positive for you

You've still got nicotine in your system so the 3 day rule doesn't apply. The idea with the patch is to use it temporarily (if you must) to quit smoking but you must quit nicotine completely in order for you succeed in your quit. NRT is okay so long as you plan on getting off it it ASAP. Pretty much you're delaying the withdrawal process by using the patch vs cold turkey but people have success with it. Also, please don't let withdrawal horror stories influence you at all because many have no issues with withdrawal. I didn't. The time you put between you and nicotine the less and less you'll think about it. I never forget that I was once a smoker but I can tell you that in times of stress, the thought of smoking doesn't even enter my mind. If somebody would have told me this before I quit I wouldn't have believed them. Stick around the board and post, read, watch videos and learn how to beat this drug addiction. As long as you attack it for what it is, a drug addiction, you'll be free before you know it!

MQ is right, Latoya. It's all up to you. It's the easiest and paradoxically also the hardest part of this quit journey. No one can make you smoke; at the same time, no one can quit for you. Just stay away from smoking, no matter how you feel, what is happening, who is annoying, hurting, enraging you, etc., etc., etc.. No excuses, no exceptions, just don't smoke and you will be successful. Take smoking off the table as an option and get on with your life. As time goes on, it will get easier. It's that simple. Please note I said "simple" not "easy". How easy it is depends predominantly on your mindset. Looking forward to hearing about your journey, PeaceTrain

Hi Latoya! Welcome to our family of quitters Please be sure to read all the "pinned" posts on the "Quit Smoking Discussion" page on the main page of this board. They are all at the top of that page with a green pin at the left of each thread. There are lots of videos as well to help you understand this addiction. Educating yourself as to how this addiction works will allow you to finally beat it. Education and a dedicated desire to live your live smoke free. Take back your freedom starting Today!! Welcome again

Nope im not gonna do it!

7 Don't you need to go shovel some snow or something?

I actually was in Ft Myers Sun-Tues it was 44 degrees in the morning needless to say I was ill prepared thankfully only one big meeting it made coming back to NY not so bad.......

There must be more than 10,000 cigarettes. To be fair thats only 50 cartons of 200. If you look at the height of the girl compared with the tank then there s definitely more than 10,00 cigarettes! BTW 3 weeks today for me and going strong!

Hi Tyme2B, You will find your strength for your commitment with education about nicotine addiction. Keep this in mind always, because quitting smoking is really about putting nicotine addiction to sleep. Physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. All of us smoked because we are nicotine addicts - not for any other reason. The addiction puts lies in your head (I like smoking; I cannot quit; Smoking relaxes me; I cannot handle stress without cigarettes; I can´t quit right now it is not the right time; etc.........the lies are endless). All of these positive things that we feel that smoking did for us, are simply lies that the addiction created in our heads. And the excuses we used to avoid quitting smoking, are simply erroneous rationalzations that are based on these lies. I repeat, and emphasize: You will find your freedom from this awful, cruel, and deadly addiction - and the strenth for your commitment - through EDUCATION. With this in mind, I highly recommend the youtube videos of Joel Spitzer, who is a good personal friend of mine and also of some other members of this board. You may find his videos here: https://www.youtube.com/user/joelspitz Joel has hundreds of videos on his youtube page. Put them on automatic reproduction and just let them play !!! I also recommend that you visit whyquit.com where Joel is education director - Maryland Quitter has a link and comments about this webpage and about Joel here on QuitTrain https://quittrainblog.com/whyquit/ You have great support for your quit right here on this forum! We can also help you with the education process, and of course are always here whenever you need us. Jump ! We will catch you ! Finally, I would like to say that every smoker can quit smoking permanently. Once you stop believing the lies the addiction creates in your brain, you will lose your desire to ever smoke a cigarette again. Cristóbal

"Hey, buy me a pack of smokes on your way home..." "Stop by the smoke shop and bring me a pack?" "Rough day, can you grab me some smokes?" I typed those out in my head, to my husband, over and over this afternoon, but I never sent them. I haven't had a cigarette since October 16th. No nicotine since last Thursday and here we are on Tuesday and I'm still hyper obsessed with cravings and withdrawals. Seems they have been lasting all morning for several hours the last few days -- just relentless. Whoever made the video claiming that after the 3rd day without nicotine your little cravings will "happen 3 times a day lasting 5 minutes each" was entirely and utterly hallucinating -- or straight up lying. Still coughing a little, nothing productive but it won't go away. I've put on probably 10 pounds in the last month now and all for the sake of feeling every bit as crappy today as I did the first few. On a positive note: donated ALL the rest of the Halloween candy to deployed troops so several purposes were served... soldiers get a little treat, daughter learns about giving thanks & showing appreciation, none of that stuff can make my ass any bigger now. 3 cheers for tomorrow not sucking as badly as today did.

Hi. My name is K, and I'm 44 years old. I'd like to introduce myself, and tell you a little about my story. I hope I will be welcome here. I first tried smoking before my 15th birthday, and by the time I was 16, I was already smoking a pack a day. By the time I reached my 30s, I was up to two packs a day. A few times throughout the years, I quit for a while, once for as long as several years, but I always went back to it. I just missed smoking so much. In 2013, I was about to turn 40, and still smoking 2 packs a day. My family was begging me to quit, so I decided to try e-cigs. I liked vaping, and quickly replaced smoking regular cigarettes with the e-cigs. I've now been vaping for almost 4 1/2 years, and I need to quit. I need to quit smoking completely. I need to give up the e-cigs, because all I did was replace one addiction with another. My 20 year old daughter recently was in tears, begging me to quit the e-cigs, and be totally free of nicotine, and smoking. I promised her I would. My quit date is tomorrow, and I'm scared. How will I fill the void that quitting the e-cigs will cause? The e-cigs, and regular cigarettes before that, have been my only friend for a long long time. I need some support, so I'm reaching out, hoping that I will be welcome here. Early tomorrow morning when I wake up, I hope I can come here, instead of reaching for my e-cig. I look forward to getting to know you all.