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We all have been in your situation @susie14… ambivalent about smoking, ambivalent about quitting. Don’t give up. Apart from the health benefits, when you quit you gain such a powerful sense of freedom - freedom from hiding, freedom from shame, freedom from all of the complexities it takes to manage an active addiction. Our nicotine-addled brain focuses on what we’ll lose when we quit. But there is so much we GAIN, too. There’s a big dose of bright and beautiful freedom waiting for you with your name on it, dear. Come and get it any time!

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Susie Take the time to watch The Tabacco Wars 1 and 2 on our main Discussion Board … it’s pinned in green These were a big leap forward in my early quit Talk about angry I swore never to give them any penny if my hard earned money .. Knowledge is power

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

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Joel,s videos were also very good, I watched them all.

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Welcome back Quitting is easy I've done it loads of times over 30 years but staying quit is the hard bit. it's a lot easier to quit when your young and better to do it before you have done irreparable damage to yourself. Quit while u can Good luck.

Hi @susie14 I'm glad you're back here regularly and focused on quitting again. You never have to be shy or embarrassed about speaking up or sharing information with all of us here about how you're trying to quit or how you're feeling about your quit. No one here will ever judge you because we have all been right where you are now. Struggling in the early days of our own quit attempts. We also understand there are many different approcahes to quitting and it's not a one size fits all kind of thing. We're all just here to help where we can, share information you may find helpful and at the very least, we're here for moral support. It's an important time when we decide to take on such a challenge and we have all benefited from the information & support that is available on this site so by all means ... dive right in and feel at home as part of our QUIT Family We're allways here to support so don't hesitate to reach out when you need to.

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Thanks @DenaliBlues. I know you're right. I just thought - I wouldn't have to wake up early to smoke! I kinda forget some things I do just because I smoke. And thanks @Doreensfree I think I watched some of the tobacco wars when I first came on here but I will watch them again

Thanks everyone. I feel better reading what you have all said and it makes me more determined to keep trying. A few times in the last year I felt like it was too hard and maybe I've already hurt myself so what's the point. But I know that's not true and I have to stay positive. I didn't realize what you said @intoxicated yoda about the scientists making the tobacco plants more addictive. It's crazy they were allowed to do that! I am going to do this!

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Knowledge is power @susie14 !!

Thanks everyone. I did listen to some of Joel's videos last time too but not all. There was so much information and tbh I got a bit overwhelmed by everything. It wasn't easy for me to understand everything either. But I'm a bit older now and I know a lot more. I hope that will make it easier this time

I know you can do it @susie14, You have so many people pulling for you!!! Come on Susie, YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!

Not so fast there chickies!!! -18

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Thanks jillar. Thankfully he still doesn't know. He's 8 now so this has to be done. Just taking my patch off from my first day and it has helped along with the lozenges. I suppose it's a case of keeping going one day at a time. Patch back on tomorrow, more lozenges and onto the next day. One day at a time. I'm actually taking him for a game of football over the park tomorrow. Ive been less energetic when playing football with him lately, the consequence of 16+ ciggies a day. It will be great to be able to run around over the next few weeks with added energy. Long term I want to get using that gym pass I've been paying for without using for a year and a half now. One day at a time though. I've done the whole looking too far into the future one too many times.

I have never tried listening to YouTube before. I will definitely try that too

Great to see you back, I also had those consultations each week when I started, it does help a lot, to know someone is helping you, and it makes you more determined. keep with it stay determined.

Yes the treats were great, even a day of not smoking is a tidy sum, over £10 for me,. Over £70 for the week, and around £300 for the month. I enjoyed spending it on little or big luxuries, things I wouldn’t have bought if I smoked. I liked all the extra money in my purse too, and not going to the cash machine for yet another withdrawal for you what ! i also liked getting my headphones on and listening to hypnotherapy and relaxation sounds on YouTube. chilling out is crucial when you first quit, as it can make you feel agitated. honestly when you get into it, you get a buzz for it , to get through another day smokefree, becomes addictive go for it

Thanks @catlover. The support in here is amazing. I just need to put more effort into quitting and I know I can. I quit for a week so there is no reason I can't keep going after that. I like the idea of treats lol

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Hi everyone. It's now been over a year since I joined the site and I wanted to explain what has been happening. I still feel a bit shy and embarrassed to post (about smoking, not games lol) so that's why I haven't said anything until now. I'm still a bit scared posting this. I have tried a few more times to quit. But unfortunately I am still smoking. I feel embarrassed to say that. I can't believe it's already been a year! The longest I quit for was a week. I thought I was going to succeed that time but didn't I even remember thinking when I had a cigarette that just one would be ok. Even after everything I read on here! I know I should have known better! I understand why nope is so important. I'm still super determined though. I finally told my doctor that I smoke a few weeks ago (which was horrible lol) and she is helping me now. I don't think she will stop giving me a hard time until I've quit. Her plan is probably not that popular in here so I don't really want to talk about that. But the goal is the same. I don't know why I'm finding it so hard. Well I suppose I do but I thought I would get there especially with all the help I had in here. I think it still helps to be here and to keep thinking about it. It also keeps reminding me how important it is for my health. I am still reading the posts and learning all the time. I want to thank everyone again for helping me last time. I know that one day soon I will be free from smoking and nicotine!

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Those were done on a Weber gas grill. One thing I do as part of my prep work for wings, that seems to plump them up a bit and get rid of a some of the grease prior to grilling, is as follows: 1- boil some water 2- put the wings in a pot, bowl or dish. 3 - when the water boils, pour it into the bowl that the wings are in; enough to cover the wings. 4 - let the wings sit in the water for 5 mins. 5 - empty the bowl, dry the wings off and season as desired prior to grilling. I normally just season with SPG (salt, pepper, garlic) then grill until done. I brush on some BBQ sauce toward the end of the grilling process so it doesn't burn too much. They turn out pretty good most times. Cooked but still plump and juicy meat

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Unbelievably dumb idea Not really but that was a hard one

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Hi Sizie it is great that you stay around here and keep,reading, and keeping it fresh in your mind that you want to quit, and you will only do that by being around us quitters lol. you will quit when you are ready, it took me a while to finally take the plunge and give it a go, it’s a lot less scary than what you think it will be. Yes the first few hours, days, weeks and even months maybe a bit uncomfortable, but if you want something bad you will get it. i found lots of treats helped me stay on course, I loved having all the little treats, or saving it till the end of the Month and having a big treat. Think what you could buy if you saved your ciggie money for a month. For me it was nearly £300 a month! I had some very nice treats Stay with us and Stay determined.

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@susie14quitting is a hard row to hoe, no doubt, but you can do it. before you beat yourself up to bad for a few failed attempts remember that scientists spent decades hybridizing tobacco plants to make them more addictive. They spent decades tweaking their formulas for chemical additives to make them more addictive. The advertising is done to make them psychologically more addictive. I myself spent a decade or more trying to convince myself to quit before I actually did. Don't be me and wait that long because it won't get any easier. The least amount of pain you will endure is to quit now. The longer you wait the harder it gets.

Well it's been a long time but I'm back here as I'm at that point again. Last Friday I was driving and seen a bus in my city with a smokefree helpline number. I texted it and was given a consultation date of Monday which was yesterday. Had my consultation which was basically a chat on what I'm doing now smoking wise and that I wanted to quit. The lady on the other end said I seemed very determined, I always am. Anyway the call finished with me getting a prescription for patches and lozenges. I told her I didn't want the vape. I made a conscious decision the patch was going on as soon as I got out of bed this morning and that was going to be the start of the quit. Patch has been on since 6am we are now at 10:10 and thats where I'm at. Had 2 lozenges so far and feeling good. I was starting to smoke heavier than what I have before so something had to be done and here we are. Early days I know, been here before, I needed help and the speed at which the prescription was dispatched to the pharmacy was a massive help. Next consultation next Monday when I'll get more patches and more lozenges. Looking forward to the challenge now I have the help I need.

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Gday Im 6 and never owned a human that smoked