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Today is my first quit day. Been reading the forums since yesterday and it is helpful. I have tried several times in the past and have no excuse to go back this time. Looking forward to: Not having to worry about a place or time to secretly have a smoke, feeling better, smelling better and looking better. NOPE it is .

NOPE, not today!

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Hello folks. About me. Daily smoker for 37 years, I'm a young 52(lol) (holy shit it just dawned on me) I don't smoke in the house but I can "free" smoke at work. I spend a lot of time driving a box truck. My wife smokes but she is considerate of my situation. Not a heavy drinker, Maybe a six pack a mos. healthy but about 40 lbs over weight, Love coffee, and I smoke/vape cannabis daily. Not a lot, but often when not working. I don't use any other drugs other than the occasional over the counter pain med and heartburn tablet etc. My job is pretty physical other than driving about 500 miles a week. December 22-25 was a tough time. Got the cold/flu bug and was knocked on my butt. Worst I've felt in more than a decade. The cough was absolutely terrible. I could literally hear the clatter in my lungs. I'm a workaholic and I couldn't work or enjoy time with family and friends during the Christmas holidays. I spent my holiday in bed drinking carbs, lol. While I was sick my smoking was limited from 1.5- 2 packs a day to 5 or 6 cigarettes per day. When I started feeling better(much better) I came to the notion that if I can do this while sick then I should be able to do it when well. My dad( a quitter for 25 years) has been encouraging me to quit for years. While explaining to him why I couldn't attend Christmas dinner and listening to him blame my ailment on smoking(of course lol) he suggested I get the nicotine patch, his aid in quitting. I sad nonchalantly, no biggie. I can do it without. Oh how wrong I was. My mind was plying trickery on me. Actually, It was flat out lying. Did good with smoking less than 10 cigarettes per day following Christmas through New Years but when the work routine got back to normal it got tough. Huge anxiety, sleeplessness, bad dreams. It was torture Talked to my dad on the 4th as I do most every day and he said he ordered a nicotine patch kit for me and I should get it Friday, the 6th. I thought, Oh shit, I'm really going to do this. This is the real deal. So I decided I would start on Saturday. As my addicted mind said, I can smoke more till then but I only ended up smoking 11 cigarettes Friday with my last one being 10:30pm. It was absolutely HUGE to leave for work Saturday morning without a pack. Been doing a 21mg patch since. 10:30 this evening will be three days smoke free. Longest I have ever quit. Seems that the patch helps with the anxiety but my mind tells me there is something missing without specifying exactly what. The reward system is missing something. Its absolutely amazing how much of my daily routine revolves around cigarettes. Everything changes. This challenge is going to be more than just not smoking. I try to avoid things that remind me of smoking but most everything does. I use to spend a lot of time in the garage but not lately. I used to smoke a lot while driving. Messing around with motorcycles and smoking cannabis in the garage, I smoked a whole lot there.. My favorite room in the house The temptation comes and goes but mostly stays. Its tough even with the patch. Harder than I thought it would be and trying not to satisfy the reward system in my head with food. Please forgive me for rambling all over the place but this is something I can do that doesn't remind me of smoking. Am I over thinking it?

Welcome aboard Octain. Congratulations on making a great decision. Most likely. Very few new quitters don't have some degree of overthinking and obsessive thoughts going on during those initial days of the process. I certainly did. Read the articles and watch the videos available here. If you're going to think about cigarettes anyway, you might as well direct your thoughts in the right direction. Rest assured, this is just the initial phase of the process. Eventually the cravings become fewer and further between. You will cease thinking about cigarettes all day. Eventually, you reach that place where not smoking feels far more normal that it would to light one up. Choose freedom over addiction daily and in time freedom becomes your new normal. It's a great feeling. Worth every ounce of commitment you can throw at it. It's as good as done then. The choice is yours and yours alone. Cigarettes only have as much power as you give them.

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I’m 11 Days Smoke Free today! I’m just waking up every day as a non smoker...period....NOPE! Yes I’m feeling tired & a little down but I’m sleeping & the cravings go away pretty quickly. I’m just very happy to be winning this battle! ?

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^^^^That's the key! Welcome Octain. You can do this!

Welcome Yippy. The reasons you mentioned are all great (and there's countless more). As Doreen said.....go to the Daily Nope Pledge and commit to not smoking just for that one day. It really gives you a sense that you're in this with many other people. It also gives you a feeling of accountability.....you don't want to let yourself (and your peers) down. Glad to have you aboard. You can do this!

Hello and welcome yippy....love the name ,by the way... Educate yourself...knowledge is how you beat the beast...out smart this addiction... Join our daily pledge....it's a great way to start the day...with a promise.... You can do it....we are all proof you can... Buckle up on this train...it will take you all the way to freedom... Read,read and then read some more...there are some great videos to watch too...that will cover all what you need to know... Looking forward to getting to know you better.... Let's get this done !!!!

Heh, y’all are really in trouble now. I have you on my iPhone LOL. I really and truly want to make this happen.

Thanks for all the words of encouragement. Health does indeed play a factor. Then there’s the cost. Feel pretty good anyway but I just want to feel better. I’ve seen all the charts that show daily weekly and yearly progress of a quitter. So there’s that…Having cigarettes around me is not an option. My wife smokes. That is difficult for me. Day four underway…

-20 stop pushing now boo boo

Thanks everyone for the support. Couple triggers today..dental appointment and dropped an egg onto the floor. LOL ..quirky when you think about it. Anyhow..still hanging in there. I am also a long time smoker. Started as a teen ..I am 54 now. So all I can say is "Yippy!! and its about friggen time I did this!" Now I hope I can hang onto my sanity..and Im sure my hubby is hoping I can too

-17 I'm like that fella pushing a rock up the hill here. Sissyphus I think his name was.

Each day it does get easier. Need turns to want and then turns to "would like" when it comes to having a cancer stick. You are likely at the "want" stage by now, meaning the crave for a cancer stick is backing off. Notice also when you get out of bed, the "morning mouth" taste is no where near as bad? I have not even bothered to brush my teeth since quitting smoking, i figure there isn't much need now. OK kidding aside... the tired and feeling a little down, that doesn't last more than a few days so that will pass real soon.

Nope! I have no desire to prance around on stage wearing nothing but a spray tan and a banana hammock. Not that anyone asked, but for the record: I'm not a bodybuilder. I train for strength and performance. Bodybuilding is a weird world and frankly it creeps me out. But hey, to each their own.

Welcome, Yippy! Looking forward to following your success story here on the Train. Congratulations on your quit. It's the very best thing you can do for yourself!

I have not. But I will look into it. Thanks.

I could use some magic about right now.

Congrats Jet... 3 months is great... i think you may be at that point in your quit that you begin to see a light at the end of the tunnel... be careful though ... .. That light may turn out to be a train bearing down on you ... keep the guard up and see things for what they are! well Done!!

Getting sick was how I ended up quitting. The next step is to make sure you have no cigarettes handy. That way, if a crave hits real hard and you are considering going to buy a pack, it gives you a chance to think twice. Look up hazards of long term smoking. Then think, "Do I want to end up like that?" I am a little younger than you but old enough to say that at our ages, it is time to start thinking of our future health.

Welcome and congratulations Octain. 3 days smoke free is fantastic, and you aren’t overthinking it. We all have used different methods to quit. I found that, for me, cold turkey was the easiest way. Easy in the sense of there was no ripping off of the band aid a second time, once the withdrawal was over, it was over. We are happy to have you hear and look forward to getting to know you on your journey! Welcome to the QT.

Hi Octain (pardon the pun), welcome to the QuitTrain! Congratulations on your decision to quit smoking. Everyone here has gone through their own version of your last 3 days, so you'll get lots of support and understanding here. In answer to your question, are you overthinking it, I would say possibly yes, but I found it really hard not to think about smoking, quitting and all that was going along with it, especially in the early days. I would say do whatever you need to do to refrain from smoking and rest assured in I the knowledge that whatever you're feeling or thinking now, those feelings and thoughts are temporary. Try not to take them too seriously and hold tight to your quit. As time goes by, you'll feel better and better and realize your personal set of unexpected benefits of quitting. THOSE feelings and thoughts are permanent and grow the further along you go in your quit. Read as much as you can here, especially the ,pinned" threads. Education about nicotine addiction is super important and helpful when difficult times crop up- cravings or thoughts that you can't do it, why are you doing this, I'll quit another time , after (fill in the blank). Be aware that at those moments it's the addiction talking, not your own rational mind. Best of luck. Let us know how you're doing, reach out if you need a hand.

One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do, It's just no good when Chicks count that way, They need a good spanking everyday...

Thrashed !!!!!....chicks rule ....

Yes, you need help Boo! Good game tho! ?

Yay for you, Yippy!! You can do this!

I have no doubt...your performance is very strong .....just sayin !!!!

Welcome Yippy! You have come to a great place to kick this habit! I’m a Newbie too...11 days smoke free. There’s tons of reading material available here & personal assistance too. And it’s free!!! Good luck! You CAN do this!

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Have you read ..Stop Smoking the easy way..by Allen Carr...this gem of a book has helped millions...you can download it for free... After smoking 52 years...this book and this train...helped me quit for good.............get downloading.. Now !!!!!!

Trouble is our middle name...whahaha.....good for you !!!! If you want it bad enough..the magic happens !!!

Hi and welcome aboard... Congrats on the great decision to rid yourself of this killer addiction.. Education...this is the tool you will succeed with.. On the main page,you will find green pinned posts..there bis alot of useful information there... We have a daily NOPE thread...not one puff ever...it's a promise to your self ,you wont smoke just for that day....t really helps.. Looking forward to getting to know you better..

So sorry Doreen. My thoughts are with you and your beloved friend.

I went through this also and sometimes I still do. You can beat this!

dipping my toes into a bit of crossfit, OMG I couldnt move my arms for 3 days and thats just the beginners and I was half arsed at it too

Only dog picture I got. How fitting for the King of the window lickers (since burrito is rarely seen) .c Congrats. Hope you got a reward picked out like a batch of brownies. Awesome work.

Good work JB. Congratulations.

Hilerious !!!!

That's great! And certainly something to celebrate. I always say, and truly feel, it's not us long term quitters that are the heroes around this place. It's you newbies!! I remember being in that first week on my quit and it takes all you have to deal with all the changes going on in your body and mind. But, if you stick with it, you will soon be one of us old-timers cheering on a whole new group of "just quit" people. We longer term quitters here truly take as much joy in seeing others being successful at quitting as we did with our own quits. It's truly something amazing to be part of

Don't buy smokes! You have a few days invested already in this quit. Don't throw those away. Go for a walk or have a shower or a bath instead. Do anything but smoke. You CAN get through these tough moments Christine. Think about the reasons you wanted to quit. Keep those fresh in your mind! Smoking kills - quitting heals

For many of us, those days leading up to the quit were more of a pain in the ass than the quit itself was. We've been conditioned, partly by our own unfounded fears and partly by marketing/propaganda campaigns, to believe that quitting is some unbearable source of misery that is likely not worth the effort. Then you quit and quickly realize that feeling a bit foggy for a few days and having some nagging thoughts about getting a fix is a small price to pay for an improved quality of life and freedom from cigarettes. Congratulations Christine.

Here and exercising already :(