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Hi, new here. Glad to have found the site. I’m home today from work and didn’t have a plan to stop smoking until this morning. I’m tired of wheezing and stinking, and have been thinking of stopping for months. What pushed me toward a decision this morning is I ran out of cigs and don’t feel well to go out to buy more. So I figured now’s the time! A part of me doesn’t want to stop - I have to be honest. Yet I know I must. I’ve stopped before for many years but it didn’t last. This is it. I have to be done. I’m always exhausted, have a very stressful job, and don’t exercise much since starting to smoke again a few years ago. I’m headed for a heart attack, stroke, COPD, etc., if I don't wise up now. Thanks.

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Talking of bird shit my husband is the pure daftie that has a convertible. And any hint of sunshine the roof is down. One day he was driving to the toon and drove under a railway bridge. Where there are loads of pigeons. And yes, you guessed it, he got shat on a pure belter he was so fricking embarrassed. I was like serves you right

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Welcome aboard this magical Train.... It goes all the way to freedom....as others have posted Reading and watching ,will be your weapon against the beast... We have a daily pledge ...a great tool....we take it one day at a time .... We have other newbies here ...so your amongst friends ...you don't have to do this alone You will have all the support you need to succeed...

Hey there Yep & welcome to Quit Train. I read your intro and agree with all you said. Yes! Quit now and start healing your body. Trading smoking for exercise would be a huge gain for you personally More often then not, we don't know we even have a smoking related disease until it's too late so today is always the best day to quit! Dig in because there will be challenges especially in early days but keep your eye on the prize because the prize is freedom from nicotine addiction and a better (probably longer) life for you. Read all you can here and watch the Joel videos. They address almost any situation you will encounter. Stick real close to this site for support from other quitters because you'll get lots of that

Welcome aboard, @Yep2019!!! Don't forget to have plenty of water and juice over the next 3 days. Take your quit a day at a time, and take the NOPE pledge, it helps. All the best!!!

Oh, how exciting, Yep. Welcome to our merry band of quitters, I and many others have quit 'on a whim' and have successful quits. Congratulations ! You Quit Smoking ! The most important things you can do are: Educate yourself about nicotine addiction and Commit to NOPE (Not One Puff Ever) and stick to it. This thread may help you 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Quit Smoking

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Welcome aboard, @Yep2019! Smart move to quit before the bad stuff gets a hold of you. Read all you can here and watch the Joel videos and NOPE every day and join in!

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Welcome, Yep, and great decision to beat this once and for all before if fully catches up to you. Yep, NOPE.

Welcome aboard Yep you are making a strong decision. As above plenty of cold fluids, deep breathing techniques, and reviewing this site to educate yourself about nicotine and quitting -- all is good information. Remain focused and committed -- it can be a tough journey but coming here can help you thru it. You will find that this can the best decision you can make. Again welcome and keep strong!!!!!

Hellkatbaby, when I did my radiation, I had a very hard time relaxing. They suggested I bring music to listen too. I have a very small ipod that hooks to my belt and has earphones that I use when I walk. You might ask them if you could use something like that under the mask. Sweetie, it is normal to fear the unknown. I promise this will get easier each day. My radiation only took 15 minutes (5 min. of that was changing out of my top). Of course I had to bare my breast, so I found myself joking with the technicians. Radiation does make you tired, so you will find you won't have a hard time sleeping. Try to read, memorize a poem, anything that distracts you. Keep a log of the symptoms and different things you are experiencing. I found I would forget to mention things when I was there. If I wrote them down, it helped. Is there a support group you can attend. They had them for breast cancer. Sometimes it helps to talk with others that are experiencing the same. There was also a nurse advocate that I could contact. Keep posting here. We will listen and try to ease your mind. Know that I am continually praying for you. Linda

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Welcome @Yep2019 , so glad you found us. I felt the same as you, around this time last year. I found this forum and with the help and support of the people here, have finally found freedom from the addiction. Stay close and start educating yourself, join in the conversations and play some games. I pledged NOPE every day. The first week is tough and then it is just redirecting your thoughts. You can do this.

Welcome aboard Yep. Good call on giving up the smokes. That's called addiction. When you stop feeding it, it loses its power and goes away. Grab a seat and enjoy the ride. This Train is a fast-track to freedom.

Welcome Yep and congrats on taking back your life

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I really hate this for you...but, first day down, never to have to be gone through again and everything will become a little less strange as you put each treatment day behind you. It's probably a good thing that tears are coming easily right now, giving you the chance to get some of your feelings out rather than hiding from them and holding them in. Sometimes spending time alone and allowing yourself a good cry can help you recharge and get back on track with new determination. None of this is fun and none of this is okay right now, but it all will be okay in the end so keep trying to look forward. Sounds as if BF is figuring out his way through this also and maybe getting a little bit better at this support stuff? You're doing beautifully, hellkat, and continuing to get out in the fresh air and explore new foods or anything else that catches your interest and just making sure to keep some "normal" in your day, might be the best medicine you can give yourself right now. Sending two hugs for day two and hoping today brings some positives along the way.

Hey @Linda Thomas When you're ready to come clean with the lie on this one, I'll just be over there under the tree havin' a wee snooze!

^ I love @Doreensfree's neighbours, looking out for our Toad. Ok all weepy now. So tonight I had Chinese...cos it was my dad's birthday and for the first time in nearly a decade all 4 of his kids and his 3 grandkids were there together. I ate responsibly...and then we had fried icecream...

I try to eat healthy ... But just lately ,I think my neighbours think I need comfort food...I think they are feeding a army ... I have to be polite ...oh !!!! that's a big dinner for my little tum ... You don't have to worry I eat ....but still the dockers size dinners still keep coming ..

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Birds look impressive from a distance. Soaring through the sky...gliding along with the greatest of ease. Then you get a closer look at them and realize they're idiots. A bird got into my garage. A 10 x 7 door was open. I also opened a window to give him another option. And the little dummy just kept flapping his wings wildly and banging his head against the ceiling. I had to swat him with a broom to get him going in the right direction. As a parting gift he took a shit on my workbench. Stupid bird.

Banana smoothies (low fat, a bit if honey) can help with the cramps and act as a meal too. Tonic water (minus the gin) at a glass a day can help with the cramps too. It's my go to. You will get suck of being asked "how are you"....I started answering in phrases and accents with a basic Okand a change of topic and they stopped asking ...in hindsight it was nice that people asked but you do get over it and want different convos. So my answers we "or-ight" with broadest Aussie accept, "Choice bro" channelling the kiwi cousins, "very good thankyou" (Indian, as in from India)...you get the idea. It's ok to cry, it's ok to think why me, I'm a good person....that is healthy, that is normal. Actually crying is good for the soul. You don't have to be the strong, together one it's ok to feel all the other stuff too. So my go too trick was to recite the lyrics of good king Wenceslas and visualise the story....make like a little movie for it in my head...and then I'd just go through the other Chrissy carols doing the same thing. You need to occupy your mind so you dont focus on the horror and confussion. Hope the treatments ease up.

That sandwich would go better with pure grain alcohol. Douse the sandwich. Strike a match. Kill it with fire.

as @reciprocity mentioned, here are some of Joel Spitzer's videos, Daily Quitting Video Guide