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

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@Reciprocity thanks! I will try and try again. If I fail 100x times, I will try 101 times!

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NOPE sooooooo funny. I was looking for a NOPE image on a free picture site (Pixaby) For "Not One Puff Ever," here is a selection of "puffs" (probably a puff adder--also a lethal 'puff")

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In honor of "the ides of March" I say ... Nope!

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Many, many people aren't successful on their first try or even more tries. There's no shame in trying and falling back unless you just stay there and you don't make a new commitment to quit once you've gathered yourself together again. The key is NOT to give up trying and you must learn from your mistakes and think about how you will make better decisions next time you find yourself in a simlar situation. When you're a smoker you're addicted to nicotine so yes ... throw away all smoking material so they're not within easy reach. Understand that what quitting smoking actually involves is breaking that link in your mind between smoking & all you're daily situations. That takes quite awhile and a lot of repetition before you are mentally over relying on smokes time and time again each & every day. Firstly you need to make that unbreakable commitment to yourself to quit. Then take things just one day at a time as you fight those cravings to smoke. Trust me, that intense craving for a smoke lessens over time. Staying smoke free each & every day MUST be absolute top of mind in order not to cave in to the cravings. Quitting is a marathon, not a sprint. Treat it that way and be patient, one day at a time!

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Good for you for attacking the problem again. If patches work, then they work. If they don't, then you'll know it and think of something else. If you're in the medical field, you're smart enough to figure this out. I was a serial quitter with gum, patches, tapering, and whatever else there is that is kind of quitting but not quitting. The imminent arrival of Covid to our shores is what got me to quit. It was having a reason strong enough. I believed that if I got Covid, after all the negative news I'd heard about fulminant lung infections, then I'd die. So I quit cold turkey, and a week later the first case of Covid was discovered in the USA, north of me about 20 miles. I took it as a sign to stay quit. When a person finds their "WHY?" then they quit. I'm struggling for quitting something else, and hearing myself as I write to you. I have some "WHY?" searching of my own to do. Good luck to you. What you did once, you can do again, I'm sure of it. Keep us posted!

This is tonight's dinner. Classic Roast Chicken, Greek salad, sautéed yellow squash and red peppers with onions and garlic

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

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Hear Susie yodel.

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I'll take 2 of these please @Kate18.

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Nice people

This is for anyone who is lurking on here thinking of quitting smoking. Ohhh yeah I was scared too, especially since this is my 2nd (and last time) quitting. Who wants to go through those withdrawal symptoms each time we quit! Yikes, not me!! First time was much easier for me, as I was on Chantix because I called it the Wonder drug, but that is not on the market any longer, so it wasn't an option this time around. This time I did the weaning method, which is not good because I was in a constant state of withdrawal all day long, and if I kept that up for months, it would be a lot worse than the cold turkey method. Everyone on here advised me to just go cold turkey, which I decided to do after a couple weeks of weaning. I'm not gonna lie, the very beginning is NOT easy at all. You WILL have plenty of withdrawal symptoms, you probably will get very irritable at times, you probably will gain weight, I know I did, but what WON'T happen is, you WON'T die from withdrawal, you WON'T get sick, and you will probably live longer because you are quitting smoking!! Ohhh and the best part about withdrawal symptoms is that they are only temporary!! The longer you stay smoke free, the less withdrawal symptoms you will have. So, if there is anyone out there who is thinking of quitting smoking, and reading this board, please quit!! Every one of us on this board were newbies at one time. There was a first day for everyone on this site.

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Doreen, the seas were very calm for most of our recent trip. You would have been fine I think. No motion at all could be felt. But yes, I can understand your concern. Nothing worse than bein sea sick! maybe one day I might give it another try …Your trip sounded brilliant x

I don't know what a pack of smokes goes for around here now but it was $12.50 when I quit 7 years ago so I imagine the cost is a lot higher now for sure! Yet one of many benefits to quitting Doreen, the seas were very calm for most of our recent trip. You would have been fine I think. No motion at all could be felt. But yes, I can understand your concern. Nothing worse than bein sea sick!

I think the cartons that I saw were $10.00, I can't remember, or that might have been for a bottle of Absolut vodka. I'm just glad I don't smoke anymore because the prices of cigarettes in NYC are about $150.00 a carton!! Insane!!

Cheapest smokes I ever saw while on vacation was in St. Martin. $19.00/carton for U.S. cigs. I remember thinking; Wow! If I was still smoking, I'd be all over that! Absolutely true!

What we used to spend on cigarettes now pays for vacations! Lots of rewards for quitting. Great vacation photos.

Wow. The addicts mindset is just the worst. Recognizing and utilizing discount opportunities to feed our habit and feeling like we’ve accomplished something amazing is just so sad. We have come so far on our quit journeys and I’m glad to be doing it here on this forum with all my fellow quitters.

Yes. 9 days then 12 days for a total of 21 days plus we spent a couple of days in Lauderdale before the cruise as the flights were cheaper that way. We can't do 7 day cruises any more. Too much hassle getting there and back for such a short time plus, longer duration cruises tends to attrcat a more "mature" crowd so fewer booze-cruisers and screaming kids We also avoid Christmas & March Break cruises like the plague (OMG!!!) Longest we've done was 37 days. Buenois Aries to Fort Lauderdale. East coast of Brazil, including Rio when Carnival was on. Then up the Amazon 900 miles to Manaus Brazil. Amazing cruise!! Best ever was a 10 day French Polyneia cruise on a small ship (Paul Gauguin) South Pacific is incredible

The cruise sounds wonderful!! Was it a 3 week cruise? Yeah I don't like those mega ships either...way too crowded. Some of them are like small cities!!

Aww that cruise looked Amazin Could sure do with some of that , but I’m not the best sailor. Fabulous Piggy xx

Welcome back @Reciprocity What ship did you go on? Very nice pictures. Old Town Cartagena reminds me of Old San Juan when I was there. Cruises are great, so nice and relaxing. What other ports did you go to?

Nice to be back but being away was pretty good too! Hald Moon Cay; Bahamas: Los Colorados Wildlife Sanctuary - in Cartagena Columbia; S.A. Old Town Cartagena; walled city; South America.

Congratulations!! That is a wonderful accomplishment, all the Best!!

Congratulations, @Boo! Hope you and the family are doing well.

How are you doing @chime?

Sometimes hesitant yes

Good to see you Dianne.. Congratulations keeping your precious quit ,through tough times ..hope your Mum is doing well x