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Gday Living in the sub tropics cold feet is less of a problem. But I did get a few complaints about my cold feet! My hands however….. “ get those cold hands Off Me! Since giving the cigs away my love life has definitly improved …..

NOPE!!

NOPE

NOPE

Nope

I am not going to smoke today. NOPE.

NOPE

N.O.P.E.

NOPE for today!

NOPE…

That's it! Distraction, distraction, distraction when those urges to light one up come calling. Busy hands and a busy mind have no time for smoking. In terms of not having the patch any longer, I found that it didn't make that much of a difference to me as I still had horrible cravings whether the patch was on or off in those first couple of weeks so I decided to stay without the patch so I wouldn't have to deal with that later. I found that it was simply my steadfast commitment to stay quit, no matter what, that saw me through the tough times

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.

NOPE!

NOPE!

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.

NOPE for today!

That sounds about right @Reciprocity So far Day 3 and half of Day 4 has been the toughest and I had a patch on then! Go figure

Another perfect reason to quit/stay quit!

Gday Quitings a journey. One step after another. It’s just a simple task then. Looking back at all times and would be, if could be’s is a waste of energy. Same with looking ahead. That will happen anyway without you worring about it. Your task is simply to live now. You don’t need me to wish you good luck cause you’ll do this.

That's a huge positive not having to go out in the cold anymore! @GonSo

Go go go!!!!

NOPE!

Yep! I think you're better off without the patches besides, nicotine is almost out of your body's sytem now anyway so why introduce it again? Besides, the toughest part of quitting and what takes the longest is reconfiguring your life without smoking in it. It's a process and it just takes time. Repeating daily life without lighting up a smoke every hour or so. When you think about it, smoking probably consumed several hours of your time each day. Now, you have to replace that time with more productive & healthier things every day. That takes time and repetition but before you know it, you won't have time to smoke because you'll be doing things you want to do and were meant to do. Things that don't include smoking. No longer a slave to nicotine Check this out. You too @GonSo (doubble left click on it with your mouse to open it) It explains what I'm talking about better than I did:

-15 GonSo…. You blew it

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I found making notes also really helpful. In the beginning you do not notice the change from one day to another. All days seem to be a challenge. But looking back you can see the improvement and progress made. Yes, looking for the positive: saving money and no cold feet in winter! Boy have I suffered from cold, numb feet. No matter how many pair of socks, type of boots. Not anymore

Yes 2 days now! Thank you! I have thought about smoking a few times but not wanting to do it. I brushed it off and got stuck into doing something else. Hopefully this will continue!

That's exactly it! I'm around 48 hours nicotine free now (on Day 7 no smoking) and if you told me at the beginning that I'd leave my patch off the first week I'd laugh saying no way! I'll see how it goes but will always be wary of any hiccups!

Congratulations on your quit 12 years ago!

From one bassman to another congratulations on the 12 year quit! Best wishes and stay on the back of the beat!

8 years! Best milestone so far. Thanks for the support along the way and the congrats. Yep @Cbdave I am loving it.

Congrats, Jo!! 8 years is a milestone to be mighty proud of.