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NOPE for today!

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I am saying NOPE to smoking for today.

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Gday I used to joke that I had a bushman’s breakfast. A pee. A smoke. And finally a quik look around. Then rush into the day. Now it’s a longer look around. Check out the house block to discover those little things. A branch down the cobwebs over paths. Does the gardens need a water to protect from what the summer heat draws. Feed the chickens. Simple things. The dogs awake …. Finally. She waits by her lead on the back veranda. And it’s off for a walk. I own the morning. It’s mine. I don’t have to answer the call for nicotine. I call the shots.

I am not going to smoke today. NOPE.

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever

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In that you are thinking about those things @SD2026 demonstrates you have already dealt with them mentally so you won't be hit with an "out of the blue" craving. You'll have no problem getting past those issues and when you've faced them once, they will never be an issue again. All part of that 1st year quitting

Yes @Cbdave the simple things. To me It feels like a calmness that wasn't there before, which proves to me that smoking makes you stressed. I would never have believed that before I quit!

N.O.P.E. 🙏

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NOPETY NOPE !

@Reciprocity this is what I've been thinking of recently, I already know Spring/Summer will be a trigger for me but at least I won't be caught off guard and will just try to prepare myself in some way.

Don't misunderstand what I'm saying about changing your lifestyle @Keith. What I meant is learning what to do with all that time you spent smoking. You now have to fill those hours each day with something productive rather than just going for a smoke. That requires some degree of change in your daily lifestyle. Also, dealing with seasonal and other smoking triggers you may not expect after being quit for a while. I quit in late January and yet in mid April, the first lawn cutting of the year, I got acraving for a smoke because that was my reward for having finished cutting the grass in years past. I found it interesting how some of these trivial things in our life were wired to having a smoke, at least in our brain. It takes time to get through all that but it's certainly doable, especially after the early quit withdrawal is pretty much over.

Thank you for sharing Reciprocity! That is one thing I have not done yet, is change my lifestyle incorporating a new that does not involve smoking. And is something to seriously start thinking about. Currently my lifestyle remains the same just without smoking. At the end of the day I pat myself on the back and go to bed. Kind of like taking the AA approach one day at a time. But, I do smile on how much money I have saved so far. Here in WI, unless you search out a two-pack deal which might save you a buck fifty. One will pay around $14.00 a pack and as a pack a day smoker, as of today that is $840.00 I've saved since January. That's actually quite a bit of money considering one is paying for something with no ROI except for another nicotine craving a half an hour down the road.

@Keith, Some time after I quit I realised that the most time consuming part of quitting was becoming comfortable with changing my daily lifestyle that had become so intertwined with my nicotine addiction that it really did take the best part of a whole year to complete that change in my daily expectations around smoking and to begin feeling comfortable with my new non-smoking life. That change really does become a daily rinse & repeat effort for quite some time but in the end I realized, this is the way my life should be lived and that's true freedom from nicotine addiction

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FinalAttempt, like you I have also smoked for over four decades and have quit numerous times as well. Sometimes for months, sometimes for weeks and sometimes simply hours. I'd go to bed at night saying to self, I am done, I am not smoking tomorrow. Morning comes, make some coffee, while that's brewing head to the garage to burn one and think about my work day agenda (Quit smoking in the house when my first kid was born back in the 80's) And as you imply, they were always my final attempt at quitting. That said: There is nothing to be embarrassed about. The addict within is always quitting tomorrow but tomorrow never comes and is endless. Also, like you, I've said to self: I can't quit today, I just left my job both voluntarily and involuntarily. I can't quit today, I'm going through a divorce, quit smoking? Ya right, I'm going down to have a talk with miss whiskey and will buy another pack on my way. The stories we make up in our head our endless and you are not alone. I have read Allen Carr's book "Easy way to stop smoking" numerous times. Did I stop smoking easily? No, what I believe I did learn from this book though is quitting smoking can by easy depending how you look at it. I've touched on this in my first introduction thread. Nicotine does expel from the body fairly quickly and believe for us long term smokers maybe 3/4 days. After a couple of weeks which are the worst for identifying how you will deal with cravings, etc and after a few weeks. I've adjusted my train of thought not to think of these instances when I want to burn one as cravings but thoughts instead. "Self, this isn't a nicotine craving because that nicotine is long gone from this body but a thought instead and need to change this thought. To my surprise in not too long that craving aka "Thought" is gone. Make it a great smoke-free day everyone!

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Changing little things Kieth , instead of coffee for my breakfast I would have juice then don’t sit at the table for long get up and shower The first spring , I noticed when I had cut the grass the smell of the cut lawn was so good , my nose had come alive , I could smell somebody smoking in thier garden from a good distance I didn’t think I was that nose dead before , but I was. Your right to give yourself a Pat on the back .. your doing amazing 🐸

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I am saying NOPE to smoking for today.

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That smile 😀, very cute. Hazewindhond

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Hi guys, I’ve been meaning for months to log in and say hey - so HEY!! 👋 😅 Miss you guys and hope everyone is doing well. I am great and have been cig free for 3 years on 2/20. What’s everybody been up to? So so grateful for this community, thank you again for helping save my life. 🫶🫶

Happy belated 3 year smoke free anniversary, @Brioski Its grreat to see you back and glad you are doing well.

So great to see you @Brioski!! I was thinking about you just the other day, and hoping that things are well with you. We all helped each other a lot in those early days, eh? And we’re still going strong. Congratulations on 3 years of sweet freedom!

Congratulations on 3 years @Brioski! 🥳

Ya Hi @Brioski Congratulations on your fabulous 3 years smoke free Good to see you 🐸

Welcome Back @Brioski So glad you came back on!👍😁 You certainly were a big part of this forum so please don't disappear again!! Congratulations on 3 years! That is amazing!!🎉