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

Thanks Jill!!! I am certainly not going anywhere....I am stuck on this wonderful forum!!! Thank you so much for your help!! Yes, the cravings are much less now then they were in the first month!! That was horrible...but I still do get them from time to time. I'm hoping in another few months, they will really be gone. You, Doreen, Brioski, Overcome, Reciprocity, Gus, DenaliBlues, intoxicated yoda, johnny5, and everyone else who has been so nice to me and helping me...sorry if I forgot other people's names, but thank you to everyone on this forum who has helped me in the past 2 1/2 months!!! 🥰🥰

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

As of August 1st, Canada began it's multi-stage introduction of requiring warning about the dangers of smoking on each individual cigarette. This is a first worldwide. The program will roll out over the next year or so starting with king-size cigarettes then later on to regular size cigs. In addition to the new individual warnings, there will be new warnings on packs and in packs as well. https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cigarette-health-warnings-canada-1.6923654 I'm not clear how imported cigarettes will be handled. Haven't been able to find clarification on that. From some images I've seen, the short 2 or 3 word warnings are printed on the paper that surrounds the filter portion of the cigarettes. Not sure what is done with unfiltered cigarettes - do they even still sell unfiltered cigs? Wow! I'm so out of touch with the cigarette industry (I suppose that's a good thing?)

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I’m just thankful that YOU are here Sandi. We all really do want to see everyone succeed in kicking nicotine’s butt. Sticking around this forum for at least a year is grand advice. Those craves will pop up. Further apart as time goes along and the duration does shorten but those things can still be pretty powerful and if you dwell on it, can also be hard to overcome. A good time to whip out the old toolbox that saw you through hell. Getting on here and talking yourself through it helps a lot also. You did good! 🤗

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I was always surprised at how gradual the progression of quitting was. Always expected things to resolve themselves a lot faster than what was actually the case. I thought by the time I was where you are now I would have transitioned from smoker to quitter completely but nope, that wasn't the case. Although I didn't necessarily have strong cravings every day any longer, I did still have challenges to my quit off & on. Both situational & seasonal issues would rear their ugly heads from time to time but as others have said, things do get easier to manage with time and by applying the tools you have already developed, you too will get past these challenges still ahead and you have all of us to lean on for support ... we have ALL been there @Sandi149! You'll be fine!

Yes, sandi. Three days, three weeks, three months. And yes it's normal well past three months. That's why we recommend the One Year Commitment to stay here close to your support for the first year of your quit to help you through any triggers that could come up. Glad it passed already. That's the beauty of having time quit on your side, the craves even if they are strong, they don't last are are much easier to swat away than they were in the beginning

What you're experiencing is normal @Sandi149, there's something about the three's that trigger craves. No one knows why but it happens to most of us. And yes, this too shall pass. Glad you vented and got it off your chest hopefully that helped

I want to have a smoke tonight!!! I'm not going to, because I don't have any cigs, and I'm certainly not going out to get them!! I'm just going through a little, not a meltdown, just a little urge! I think it's normal? Is it normal? I know it's only 2 1/2 months, yeah so it's not easy as all of you know....but I'm doing the best I can!! Thanks for all your help, my friends!!! 🥰😁 I guess this will pass too, like it did in the beginning!! Thanks for listening everyone!! 😁

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Well done Canada .. One step nearer...to the oblivion Of cigerettes..!!

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Thanks Jill, what do you mean by the 3s? Do you mean that I'm almost at 3 months quit? Yes, it passed...it just happened so quickly and I have to say that sometimes, I really do want to have a smoke. Is this normal after 2-3 months? I don't have the urge all the time, thank goodness, but once in a while I do get it!!

Chicks are pretty proud of themselves I suppose? You know what they say about pride, right? It cometh before a fall ...

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Makes me terribly sad to see pics of the destruction of the town of Lahaina in Maui. I remember being there some years ago and it was magical! In particular, a magnificent tree in the town square. It looked to be a hundred years old or more. Now gone; all of it! The tree, the town square where people gathered. the quaint shopping district and many, many businesses. So sad 😪 It was a beautiful place with so many beautiful local people. All gone now in a day's time. Prayers for those people 🙏 https://www.google.com/search?q=You+Tube+Lahaina+on+Fire&rlz=1C1CHBF_en&oq=You+Tube+Lahaina+on+Fire&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRhA0gEJMTIxNzVqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:02f966e8,vid:UEy7eewsrmk