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NOPE Craving a cigarette, so good time to pledge for a new day. Going to bed to sleep it off. There's always a way around or through or over or under a craving, if one just looks hard enough, and wants to find a way enough.

NOPE!!!!! Have a good Sunday all. God bless..

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hello darling nicotine free creatures NOPE

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*takes a delicious deep breath and says NOOOOOPEEEE

Nope never again

I found the best way for me to get past the morning craving was to change up my routine. I forced myself to hop in the shower first thing and get moving! If weather was nice, I would take a walk around the neighborhood or walk the dog. I have progressed over the past 3 years to where I am now doing hiking!!!

This is Junkie thing Micheal.... You only have to ask yourself one question .... Do I want to be Smoker for the rest of my life ..... Something's is always going to pop up ..... Excuses ....you can find them everywhere .... Maybe you should have some time behind you ,before you go where smoking and drinking is allowed .. Well done for coming here ...this is how you save your precious Quit ....

On a Rare Sunny Day in England ...I decided to do some gardening ..... I could hear the guy neighbour nearby ...Hacking ,Coughing ...that horrible Smokers Cough ..... Now I know this guy is still in his thirties....but sounded like a old man ... It made me reflect how happy I am .....not to have to smoke anymore because I am a addict ... Freedom is so good ...

Challenge accepted..7/12/20 Today will be the day....So far so bad....Getting worse.

Yes, Saz!!! My hydrangeas are busy, busy with all the bumblebees and honey bees...I stop and watch them quite a bit.....last night I sat out by my pool watching the bats circling around!

admiring the cute little toads jumping around my garden and all the bees ! so happy to see honey bees gathering the nectar from my Passion Vine. Their hum, audible.

Sorry...being a bit daft here but is smokeless tobacco that chewing stuff or vaping?...not that it really matters both are a nicotine addiction. I was not a cold turkey quitter, I used nrt chewies (gum). If you do choose this method i suggest going in with an exit plan....while on the nrt you are still feeding the addiction so you need to be pretty strict with how you plan to cut down and stop the nrt. Set time frames and daily limits. We are all different but if you want to know shat worked for me im happy to share.

Smoke or smokeless, you're a nicotine addict. Same as all of us here. Cravings for nicotine first thing in the morning and after a meal was normal for most of us and we successfully quit. You just have to practice self discipline just as if you were still in the military. This time instead of fighting for our freedom though you're fighting for your life. Don't give in to that big baby nicotine. Put your foot down and say enough is enough. You can do it up in smoke, and we'll support you along the way. Thank you very much for your service

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)

Never seen any big meaty wings on any bird I have bought. I cant even scrape any meat off them for the cats!! You must have bigger birds in Canada and USA. So is the meat any better than the drumstick! WHY!!! it looks like a bit of gristle eughh..

We used to have an entire thread dedicated to those.

No you can not smoke in Vegas then stay quit when you return home. It doesn't work that way. Nicotine addiction is a lot different than occasional drinking or gambling. You're probably not addicted to either of those. IMO, you'd be nuts to throw away a 3 week investment in your healthier future. It's not as hard today for you to fight the cravings as it was three weeks ago so why cave now!

You really have to know where to buy them because you're right, most wings are skin & bones with very little chicken on them. I never eat wings at a restaurant because they are always disappointing. Over cooked and what little meat is on them is all dried out. There's a market near where I live and they sell really large wings (uncooked of course), with the wing tips cut off (because there's zero meat there). These wings are really meaty. I can only eat about 6 in one sitting - maybe 8 if I'm really hungry. Eating them out somewhere, I'd eat 12 -16 and still be hungry

You, like us, are nicotine addicts. We cannot have just one. This is impossible and if you listen to the addiction instead of the Truth, you will remain a slave.

Congratulations on your quit, Michael. Hold on to your commitment with everything you've got. Your craves and urges and triggers will pass. Stay focused and reward yourself for beating this.

You don't need to use nrt cheque. You could just use normal stuff...um maybe that cinnamon stuff cos it has a bit of a bite to it. The action of chewing is still met without the nasty poisons and drugs.

You're welcome anytime. I don't normally eat sausages but for you, I'll make an exception

Is anyone gonna invite me to a Barby ..????..... All this is making me hungry now....I don't trust myself to light a fire .. Don't forget the sausages ...

Don't set your self up for failure ...turn all negative thoughts into positive ones ... Put your whole self in ....That old Hokey Cokey song ...being half hearted is no good ... I'm sure your well aware of the dangers of chewing tobacco.....it's only a matter of time ... Stick close ...come here kicking screaming ,complaining ....we heard it all.... Buckle up ...Take the daily pledge ..NOCE....Not one chew ever .... Try reading Allen Carr the easy way to stop smoking ....this guy has helped millions kick the addiction ... Many here too...just change the word smoke for chew...same principle.... Down load it for free.. You can do it ...

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Good job Up in smoke, Now the real work begins. The cravings are just the by product of your inner junkie looking for the nicotine it needs. The brain needs to constantly send mental memos to the body telling it that you're no longer going intake nicotine. This will be a struggle for a little while but it will get easier with time. Stick by the boards and educate yourself as much as you can. This will help you in your fight for freedom from the nicotine monster.

In three days most of the nicotine will be out of your body forever and you can concentrate on adjusting your patterns away from the rituals of nicotine use. you will succeed. keep your focus. reward yourself. and stay in touch with us, we ALL know what you are going through. Nicotine Addiction is a bitch but, one we can triumph over forever.

NRT is Nicotine Replacement Therapy. why wait and experience the added stress of anticipation ? if you sincerely want to quit, QUIT NOW and be done with it. Educate yourself about your nicotine addiction. Remove all paraphernalia from your environment. Reward yourself for every crave conquered every trigger faced down. The Significance of Rewards

Welcome up in smoke, I also quit cold turkey during my quarantine at home. You're a nicotine junkie like the rest of us. So, the big question is whether or not you want to still be enslaved to nicotine. If you decide to give up nicotine then that's when the real work begins to kick the habit. It's not an easy task but achievable none the less. This is something that you need to be 100% committed to or it will not work. We will support you the whole way. They're are great articles and videos to help you with the knowledge that you need to help with your quit. They're a vast amount of of people here in different stages of their quit. They will help you in any way. So, hop on the train and enjoy the ride to eliminate addiction.

Late again but doing fine and yelling NOPE NOT TODAY SATAN

@Boo, take Maddie's nap time to play with sugar britches instead, #baby number 2

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He's not a god but a lot of people are helped by his videos. If you're not a video person then don't watch them. They're meant to be another tool to help you stay quit.

Good on you for posting Michael, I think you already know that its impossible for nicotine addicts like us to have "just one" or smoke "just while......". So now that we have that answered, there's something about the three's. Three days, three weeks, three months that make the craves suddenly come on strong. Don't quite know the science behind it but it happens to A LOT of us. That being said, just that you posted tells me you REALLY don't want to cave and that alone should give you the confidence you need to get past it. It's only temporary and it will pass. One trick I used when I was having a bad crave day was using my JAC (jillars air cigarette), I just pretended I was holding an actual cigarette in my fingers and then went through the motions of "smoking" it. It worked REALLY well at tricking my mind into thinking it was getting the real thing. You're doing great and I'm so glad you cancelled your trip to Vegas, it's a horrible time with this virus to be in a casino!

Welcome up in smoke, we have a lot of members who have successfully quit with all those methods you tried. I quit cold turkey but I did have a three week long quit on chantix. It worked really good on the cravings. Where I messed up is not taking it for the recommended time which I believe is three months. I only took the first month and stopped because my insurance didn't cover it and almost instantly went back to smoking. So if you do decide to try it be sure to stay the course and you should be successful. I think though for me that finding a support board with people who knew how and what I was going through was key to my success at quitting cold turkey. They were/are here for me from the day I found them and really just let me know and reassure me that I could keep my awesome quit. That's what we want to do for you too

Welcome, Up In Smoke. You may find this thread helpful 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Stop Using Nicotine Do not write off cold turkey because you threw away a quit. Each quit is different. Resources Know you CAN quit, we all quit and none of us are special snowflakes. Once you make your decision, you will learn how to handle any challenges. I recommend cold turkey. But, there are no wrong ways to quit and many here have used a wide variety of NRT's and built successful quits. Make your decision, stick by it and live a Free life, you will never regret this. S