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G’day Not One Puff Ever.... NOPE

I smoked for 20 years and made multiple attempts to quit during those last few years. What finally worked for me was finding a support site like this one, reading up and educating myself on nicotine addiction, and reaching out for help when I was struggling. I would also suggest finding Allen Carr's book "The Easy Way To Quit Smoking." There are online versions and paperback versions of this book available. People have mixed reactions to this book but go into it with an open mind. His book didn't necessarily make quitting easy for me but it did make me realize that smoking did nothing positive for me. Everything smoking did was negative. The turning point for me was realizing that I wasn't missing out on anything positive by quitting smoking. There is nothing positive about smoking. It is all negative. Whatever struggles you may have early on are definitely worth it as life without cigarettes is awesome. It may take you a while to realize that but once you do, quitting becomes a lot easier. Just focus on the positive benefits of quitting instead of focusing on the early negatives. Smoking sucks and life as a non-smoker is so much better.

Perusing the Non-Smoking Pet threads always helped. It doesn't take a lot to distract me ... Oh look a bunny!!

G’day My house is a “Queenslander” so it’s a house built on stilts to catch the breezes. Of course everyone fills the underside in. The laundry a fill in. Only had louvre windows when I moved in and the slab floor has a big fall directed to the door cause it’s got no floor drain. The gape under the doors about an inch but it’s enough for a lizard looking for a cool dark spots to spend the day till the evening till it can hunt smaller animals, insects and snails. Great on snails .....no snail bait is allowed at my place. Hope everyone’s likes posts like these, I live in a pretty interesting place in the world. Chris

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NOPE - I don't smoke anymore.

Nope, I don't smoke anymore!!!

Just had a bit of a test . I'm at work , no-one else here . I needed to borrow a torch so I opened a colleagues work drawer and there was a half full pack of smokes . I had to have a big word with myself - it definietly caught me off guard for a second . So...... a big Nope from me - i'll go running instead !

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Happy, Healthy New Year MMXX wishes. With a spanking new decade before us, I hope more people will decide they have had enough of Nicotine addiction and choose Freedom. I also hope that all quitters will build on their resolve to live nicotine free. If you are contemplating a quit, the resources below, the informative threads on the site and the gracious support from the QTrain community can help you build a forever quit. I'd like to start out with the short film of Nuggets, a profound and poignant film about addiction. and follow with our friend, Joel Spitzer's, Can You Spare An Hour And A Half To Help Save Your Life Joel's Daily Quitting Lesson Guide A few QTrain threads; 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum How Nicotine Works and tips and tricks that got us through the first days First Week, Nicotine Free Happy New Year MMXX, QTrain ! Toast and Drink Deep from The Bottomless Cup of NOPE (Not One Puff Ever) S

^^ nearly 2 years quit woohoooo

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Be prepared to do the work. And educate yourself about nicotine addiction so you will know what to expect when you put that last cigarette out. When I quit on Jan 1 2019, I was told by many of my friends that I would be better off to pick another date. Lots of people quit on New Year's Day, they told me, but they go back to smoking when they realize how hard quitting can be. My case was different, though. I wasn't new to quitting. I had quit before, for long periods of time. I knew exactly what to expect. And I was prepared. I wasn't picking New Year's Day as some kind of last-minute New Year's resolution. I was picking that day because I decided that I wanted 2018 to be the last year I ever smoked! I wanted to start the new year fresh and smoke free. Has it been an easy ride? At times, yes. At other times, not at all. The first two weeks take a lot out of you. I was prepared for that. I gave myself plenty of time to rest. I asked my friends and family to be extra patient with me while my moods were all over the place. I had lots of Twizzlers on hand to chew on when the cravings struck. I had my tool kit ready to go. But the biggest thing I did to prepare was to tell myself that smoking would no longer be an option for me. I decided to get off the serial quitting cycle for good. I took smoking off the table and told myself I would do whatever I had to do not to smoke. Because, you see, quitting is very easy in one major respect: The only thing you really have to do to quit smoking is to not smoke. Don't light up. Don't take that first puff. That's it. That's the secret to quitting. Just don't smoke. And here I am, almost a year later, still smoke free! I'm so glad I didn't listen to my friends who told me not to quit on New Year's Day. I'm so glad I declared that 2019 would be a smoke free year for me. I have never regretted that decision. Not once. I would love to support any quitters who have decided to make 2020 a smoke free year. I am here! I'll be a shoulder to cry on. A listening ear to vent to. Whatever you need. I'll be here!

Stay close to your support board (us) and take the one year Pledge

(1). Never give up....(2.) You can do it..... (3). Believe in Yourself....... (4) Continue along with maintenance - Not One Puff Ever.

Reward yourself for facing down that trigger ! NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

Why isn't anyone talking about the diseases this smoking will cause ? This is a big reason i quit

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Thanks Sazerac , my reward was my best run yet - I floated around the course today and my lungs felt great

hello, I'm newbie. thanks for the video share

That thing looks pretty big to slip under the door. I would definitely be unnerved with that in the laundry. My son would have probably brought them in as pets! I get such an education on this site!

G’day We had one that used to slip under the door in the laundry and hide under the pile of dirty cloths waiting to be washed. My wife would have a fit when she picked up the cloths to put them in the machine. They hiss as they show you the blue tongue, scares even me when your not expecting it. That one got moved to the side of the neighbours house. Seen it or perhaps one of the children sunning itself on the same path just reciently. With a 15 year old blind dog and no cat they are safe in my yard. There main danger is from birds like crows and Kookaburra catching them sunbaking. Chris

Welcome aboard, @Rick92! Best decision you could make to join QTrain...next to quitting smoking, of course! Read everything you can here, then read it again! Watch Joel Spitzer's videos! Educate yourself about your nicotine addiction......I smoked for 40+ years and the damage done caught up to me in Feb 2017. I survived a stroke in 2017 and a triple bypass in 2018. I consider myself one of the lucky ones now...

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G’day Have chickens and keep them locked in their pen till mid morning otherwise the crows take the eggs. Noted a few broken eggshells still and was thinking that the girls might be eating their own eggs. Till this morning. Heard one of the girls boasting the way chooks do when they lay. Went straight in the pen and found the culprit in the act of eating a fresh layed egg. Bloody bluey..... a big fat blue tongue lizard. I’ve looked on them as a friend in my garden. They love snails and insects and keep them in control. I’ve encouraged them and have pieces of down pipe in the gardens so they have a place to hide. Well this particular one has a new home in a friends garden up the road. He is pleased to have it and has already put some pipe in the garden to make it welcome. Ive got others in the garden and as long as they keep away from the eggs we are good. includes a pic of a bluey. Not the culprit didn’t think to take a pic. Chris

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G’day NOPE .... not anymore I don’t

QTrain, Y'all have any tips for 2020 Quitters ?

Welcome @ekptr ! So happy you found us and congratulations on your Four months of Freedom. "Can you spare about an hour and a half to help save your life" is fabulous and Joel has a comprehensive library here. Joel Spitzer's Quit Smoking Video Library This thread may help you navigate around. 110 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Stop Using Nicotine

Welcome to QuitTrain @ekptr Congratulations on 4 months smoke free.

Welcome aboard ekptr, congratulations on deciding to take back your life I see you have over four months quit, that's AWESOME. Make sure to check out all our various forums. We have lots to do here from educating yourself about our addiction to playing games in our social sections

You are going to LOVE what quitting brings you, @Rick92. Among health and wealth benefits you will experience more and more clarity, a profound trust in yourself, replacing bravado with sincere courage and self awareness, and the acceptance of Truth, the ability to change (!) are just a few benefits that will percolate through your life. You are going to LOVE it. The gnarly bits will come and go and then be gone. Stay focused and drink deep from the cup of NOPE while you build a sturdy, impermeable quit for yourself.

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I'm late I'm late for a very important date.

Confession: I have never dunked a cookie in my milk...ever

Thanks everyone, reading your responses helped me reflect and reframe the good memories I mentioned in my initial post... I realised I've been unfairly differentiating my initial cigarettes (which I had fond memories of) to the final ones (the ones I hated)... when in fact they are the same, just at different stages of addiction (experimentation vs. full addiction). Once I started to accept them as being the same, I'm now able to reframe the initially romanticised beginners stage of smoking in a more negative light - i.e. instead of seeing it as a time of freedom & experimenting, what I see now is my naive younger self falling into a trap. A mistake. Something undesirable. I believe this sets me up for a stronger quit - so thank you everyone

I remember how on Christmas I would have to sneak out periodically throughout the day/evening to have a quick smoke. I was the only smoker in the family, so I would walk a few houses down so nobody would see me. Even though they all knew I smoked, I was still ashamed. When I was done, I would walk in the front door, hope that no one would see me and then quickly scurry upstairs so I could wash up and use mouthwash. Of course, now that I'm a non-smoker, I know that the hand washing and mouthwash/gum/whatever never got rid of the stink that came along with smoking and when I eventually rejoined the family, I'm sure they could all smell it. I can't tell you how happy I am that that is no longer a part of my holiday ritual. If you're stressing out about dealing with your quit over the holidays, don't! Relish in the fact that you don't have to go through all your old rituals. Appreciate that you are NO LONGER A SLAVE. Enjoy your time with your family and friends and know that you'll soon be starting a new year smoke free. Quitting is the best present you can give yourself and everyone around you. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone!

Yesterday i learned that Vodka is a trigger . I have been drinking from a bottle of Vodka i bought for the past 3 days I have drunk 12 glasses of Vodka in the past 3 days So the tendency to smoke was back . But since i didn't have any cigarettes with me , i was not able to smoke Other than that i am alright Thank you lord for another day without smoking . Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to Everyone