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NOPE!! Laconner Washington. The mountain in the background is Mount Baker where my daughters wedding was held in July.

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

Not One Puff Ever! Almonte is a 19th-century mill town surrounded by the Canadian Mississippi River. I lived in Almonte for 23 years. You’ll find it just 40 minutes from downtown Ottawa (Ontario) (picture courtesy of https://littlemissottawa.com).

NOPE!! Lake Champlain, Burlington, VT Domaine du Ridge Winery, Saint Armand, Quebec

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Congratulations on 1 month smoke free @Genecanuck and thanks for all that you contribute here. Keep up the great work and do something to celebrate today.

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

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Hello @I can do it.... please check in with us and let us know how you are doing please! I remember the stop start stop start madness of earlier quits. I want to share a post that helped me get over day three madness. This message still speaks to me today. Smokng has nothing to do with ending any urges, cravings or stress. The only thing that does do that is not smoking. Those urges will go way if you choose not to take that next puff. Hope you are ok my friend. If you did relapse, just come back and get right back on the wagon. Never doubt that you made the right decision to live a smoke free life. RE: Dangerous Thinking----Help From danl1 on 9/21/2004 8:56:09 AM No buttkicking for you today, because weakness is not the problem. Never was, really. The only problem you have - or ever did - is that you believe that smoking has a way to improve your life. It does not, and the last 107 days have proven that to you if you'll only pay attention to the lessons. Chances are you are "romancing the smoke" - remembering it to be an enjoyable thing to smoke. IT'S NOT. The things you were doing while smoking - say, relaxing or socializing - were good things, but the cigarette did not enhance that experience at all. Take a moment to remember the first cigarette you ever smoked, carefully, fully, and honestly. Nasty, Gross, Dizzying, and Nauseating. I've never met anyone who honestly said differently. Cigarettes never changed. They always were and still are perfectly horrible things. It's only a mistaken perception - one that nicotine helped form - that has you believing that they are any good. It was the things surrounding smoking that were 'good', and cigarettes only stole credit in your mind. It is an error. Stop believing and you will end the desires/urges/cravings. That's the only way they can form.

Well done @Genecanuck! I’m so glad that you joined the forum. You are on the road to sweet freedom! Rock on!

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NOPE!! El Morro Fort, San Juan, Puerto Rico Bar Harbor, Maine Can't go to Maine without having Lobster!!!

Nope! Anyone for Pizza in Bequia? (Small Island of the coast of St. Vincent & the Grenadines)

Hi Debbie … Welcome Glad you found us … I agree with Jillar … you quit the vape with the same method as cigarettes . We have a great deal of help on our Main discussion Board , check this out , looking forward to travelling with you on your journey

Hi @DebbieS, congratulations on deciding to quit vaping! Tackle it just like you did when you quit smoking. Get yourself some sweets to suck on, stay hydrated and we'll give you all the support you could need or want. We have a great vaping forum that will educate you on just how bad vaping is and the long-range dangers are still to be determined.............

Congratulations on the 1 month mark!!!! Huge step. Stay strong and focused and you are well on your way. Best wishes. Also, like the pictures you`ve shared. Spent some time in Toronto years ago and loved it. Best wishes.

Hi! Quit smoking cigarettes in 2018, but about 2 years ago I started vaping( I know....stupid). Need help to stop. Thanks.

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Thank you! I will do that. I am thinking of making Monday my quit date so that I can stock up on supplies ( fresh fruit, fidget gadgets, craft projects, game for my switch).

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You are not trying to abstain; you're trying to quit. You'll have to do the work. Early on I found it best to quickly dismiss thoughts of smoking, "Move along, we're not doing that".

Congratulations on your 1st month quit @Genecanuck and thank you for all your contributions to the board. Have a great day!

You did it Gene, you got to a month quit!!! That's so great! Congratulations!!! You are doing really well. Keep up the great work!! Onward to month 2

Thought it would have been warmer up there in our nation's capitol, with all that hot air coming from the Federal Legislature

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Welcome aboard @Asphodelian You’ve come to the right place to get your quit done! Just remember to get on here and SOS if need be and someone will help you through any craves you may have. Your life will definitely open up after quitting. We all missed out on so much while we were letting nicotine control us. I’m looking forward to seeing you around!

Hi @Asphodelian Welcome! You have made the right decision and have come to the right place to get support. None of us will sugar coat quitting and say it's easy, because it certainly isn't at all, it's very difficult, but it's totally doable. The great thing about quitting besides all the health benefits, is that with each passing day the urges will get less and less until one day you will wake up with no urges and not even think about smoking. The beginning months are tough so try and come on here as often as you can and read all the information and vent to us whenever you need it, there is always someone around. I think if it wasn't for the people on this group, I wouldn't have been able to quit. They really helped me a lot and we will help you too. Good luck!!

Welcome to the Train @Asphodelian! You've hit the nail on the head with your thoughts on what quitting the smokes will do for you in terms of your life. Think of it as Freedom! Don't be too concerned about how you'll adjust to life without smokes, you will do that just as we all did. We all used smoking as an excuse at times not to get involved with our lives but I can assure you, life is GREAT without the smokes Don't fear it; embrace the opportunity. You'll be forever grateful you did Quitting is much about mindset. Focus on the positives ahead and leave the smokey past behind! You CAN do it

Welcome aboard @Asphodelian! It’s great that you’re quitting. This forum is a great place for info and moral support. Active participation here really helps increase the likelihood of a successful quit. You’ve already had an important insight… that smoking is an OBSTACLE to a life well lived, not a pathway to fulfillment. The only thing smoking ever offered us was a chemical trigger to want to smoke more. Not happiness or gratification or anything good. This knowledge can help you thru the first few rugged days and get you on the road to freedom! See you around!

Welcome aboard, @DebbieS! We're glad you're here! You're not stupid - just addicted. And the Quit Train is a great place to get information and support to help you break free. Read everything you can on this forum to learn about addiction. It will help you begin to reframe your relationship with vaping and understand how to build a successful quit. (As a former quitter, even if you already know the info, re-reading it will begin to drill it into your brain. You will encounter all kinds of chemical resistance to quitting, so you'll need to build other kinds of mental muscles to compensate.) Have you set a quit date yet?

It's going up to 85 today in the Big Apple! I am not very happy about that. They are saying that starting on Sunday it's supposed to cool down into the lower 70s with low humidity. Not sure I believe them. Lately the weather people are also like politicians, a bunch of hot air....LOL!!!

It looks like its going to be another beautiful day in Ottawa today

Great post quitting is easier than you think .. Our minds can be our worst enemy .

Quitting smoking is easy . . . Quitnet Repost, January 3, 2006. A sobering thought. Keep the quit. Gene Quitting smoking is easy . . . From Peter_is_in on 1/3/2006 10:02:05 AM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quitting smoking is easy . . . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¤ Easier than hearing your doctor say, "I’m sorry . . ." ¤ Easier than fighting cancer. ¤ Easier than laying in the hospital having radiation treatment. ¤ Easier than breathing through tubes up your nose. ¤ Easier than having a Tracheostomy. ¤ Easier than losing your vision (AMD-Age-related Macular Degeneration). ¤ Easier than COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). ¤ Easier than lying in the hospital wishing you could feel the sun. ¤ Easier than looking out the window knowing you can't go there anymore. ¤ Easier than listening to your loved ones crying outside your hospital room. ¤ Easier than researching for hospice care. ¤ Easier than preparing for your funeral because the cancer has gone so far. ¤ Easier than picking out your favorite songs for your funeral. ¤ Easier than trying to say the right words because they will be your last. ¤ Easier than your child seeing you die from cancer. ¤ Easier than imagining your child without a Mom. ¤ Easier than imagining your child without a Dad. ¤ Easier than realizing your child may need a new Mom in the future. ¤ Easier than realizing your child may need a new Dad in the future. ¤ Easier than not seeing your child's face because of blindness. ¤ Easier than telling your child you are dying because you smoked. ¤ Easier than losing a friend . . . or a friend losing you. ¤ Easier than imagining your spouse being alone. ¤ Easier than asking your friends to look after your spouse. ¤ Easier than training your job replacement and knowing why. ¤ Easier than changing your retirement plans or canceling them. ¤ Easier than going through your photo album with tears. ¤ Easier than realizing your pet may out live you. ¤ Easier than friends talking about you in past tense. ¤ Easier than realizing smoking was more important to you than your life. ¤ Easier than thinking, "So this is it . . .?" ¤ Easier than dying . . . Quit smoking now . . . start living life smoke free . . . addiction free . . . Peter _ ‹(•¿•)› ¯°°°¯¯°°°¯¯¯¯ . . . watching out for newbies Club Breakaway http://bc.quitnet.com/f/community/clubs/club.jtml?club_id=2945

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Good morning @tocevoD. I remember how discouraging it felt when I lost a previous quit because of drinking. I know how strong that pull is to want to smoke when you are drinking and having fun with friends. That one got me last time. I live with a partner that smokes and I find myself having to actively practice relapse prevention thinking when I know I am going to have a few drinks with him. I avoid going outside when he goes to smoke. I am aware when that stinking thinking creeps in that I can have just one puff. I know that when I feel fuzzy headed, I will have thoughts that its just ok to smoke. I challenge my stinking thinking when I have that false belief that smoking will enhance any pleasure I am feeling. Smoking never enhances any pleasure or fun. When I put nicotine back into my body, I know that the brain starts to scream that it wants more, more more and more nicotine. And then I am back into smoking madness fight or flight mode. I decided that I won't stop living. I will be around smokers. I will have a few drinks. BUT, I can re-wire my brain by acknowledging that having cigarettes during these life events has nothing to do with enhancing pleasure, satisfaction or reducing any stress. It just activates the need for more nicotine. Recently, I found that I can go into situations where others are smoking and choose not to smoke. And the more I experience those situations as a non smoker, the more that stinking thinking goes away. The urge to smoke only lasts about three to five minutes and it passes. And for me, this is part of my road to recovery. You have some really good self awareness @tocevoD. Just get right back on your smoke free path and keep your quit.

@tocevoD the most important thing is that you re-started your quit. Let the relapse reinforce your understanding of the slippery slope… the Stinkin Thinkin that lures you into lighting up again. Smack it down with a big NOPE!

Welcome @Asphodelian You have come to the right place. I look forward to following your posts and celebrating milestones with you. Come here often and keep your quit. Kind Regards, Gene

Hi @I can do it Welcome!! Not sure, but if you have any cigarettes in the house, you have to get rid of them! That is a must, you cannot have any temptations around. Quitting smoking is definitely not easy as we all know, but it's totally doable! The good thing is, the longer you stay without a cigarette, the less of an urge you will get. I promise those horrible urges go away in time. What I used for the first couple of months was to take a cinnamon stick and pretend it's a cigarette. I would suck in the air and make believe that I was smoking, plus the cinnamon flavor tasted really nice. If you don't like cinnamon, use cut up straws. Also, drink lots of water and eat healthy foods. Come on this board a lot because you will get amazing support and help from the people on here. I don't think I could have gotten through the early months of my quit without them. In the 15 months that I have been quit, I made a lot of nice friends on here. So please stick around when you get those cravings! Good luck to you!

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