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  1. Nope..... Not even an option
    7 points
  2. On this fine Friday morning I am going to Pledge NOPE as I start celebrate my 3 weeks... So I will start the celebration off today, first by pledging NOPE for another day...
    6 points
  3. It does get easier and easier to guard that quit Jeff, the longer you remain smoke free. It really does become effortless after a while. You have to be quit for at least a year to really start seeing that. Why not set 1 year as your next goal and use that time to research nicotine addiction and all the nasty things it really does to us both physically and mentally. You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain!
    6 points
  4. G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)
    5 points
  5. You were the nearest Sweetie ....only a Oz out ..... So I think you should still have the prize ....Hoping you will share it with us all . We are all celebrating ❤❤❤❤
    5 points
  6. @JH63 I posted this on another thread, but I think it could benefit you as well. I think that the decision to start smoking when we were kids(yes I believe that even people in their teens are kids) it has lead to a life spent in survival mode. We go from one craving to the next just surviving in between. I think that when we make the decision to quit it sets off a fear. A fear to plant roots (make a plan to quit) a fear to think/plan for the future. To trust ourselves, to let the joy of not smoking in. BUT if we trust in ourselves, OUR plan to quit. We plant those roots. We look toward the future with hope and determination. Then a true blessing will occur. OUR mindset will begin to change. If we can stick with it, then OUR thoughts and thought process will go from just living in survival mode to actually thriving. We will thrive if we allow ourselves to. It won't be easy, but then again nothing in life ever is. BUT there is more to life than survival. More to life than being chained. To go from one day to the next just shuffling through trying to make it to the next cigarette. Trying to stretch your time between craves so you can feel better about smoking. If you don't want that then I guess You have to make a decision. Are you going to allow cigarettes and smoking control you? Or are you going to go from surviving through life and addiction, or are you going to allow yourself to thrive. To plant some roots and to let the joy of life back in. To have a future It starts with NOPE the only one who can make that decision is you. It's YOUR life.
    5 points
  7. G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)
    4 points
  8. @Lilley I am going to give you some tough love here. You need to make the decision on if you want to quit or not. We can give you support and encouragement all day long and all night long. We can sit here and hold your hand and help you through it. IF you let us, but you didn't let us. You chose to light a cigarette up instead of coming here. If you decide to quit you have to figure out how to come here when you are in danger of a relapse. Not just when you need us to get through a craving, but all of the time. YOU have a wealth of information at your fingertips, YOU have a group of people here who will sit and talk all night with you if that is what it would take to keep you on the train of quitting, YOU have to make the decision, with YOUR heart, YOUR head, YOUR body, with every ounce of who and what you are. That is the ONLY way it will work. Also I remember I don't know you from adam, but I do know that this here is a complete line of Bull crap. You see you truly don't want to smoke. Because I have never seen anyone trying to give up something that they just genuinely love. They just don't. So all those times you quit and relapsed. Is yourself trying to tell you through the fog of addiction that it is done with the smoking, it is tired of smoking, it wants to be free of the smoking, then the fog comes in and that voice gets dimmed. All you can hear is the roaring of the addiction, "you love smoking, one won't hurt", but if you were to listen to yourself. You would know that what you truly genuinely want is to be free. We can be here for you, but you got to make the decision to let us be, not just when its new and fresh, but when life is getting back to whatever the new normal is and you think hey I got this. and the addiction decides to rear its ugly head. The decision is yours. TO be chained, or TO be freed.
    4 points
  9. Well of course he's upset, cos they're doin it wrong...needs to be cut into little pieces...total rookie mistake
    4 points
  10. Yeah, all these drugs (nicotine, caffeine) alter our brain chemistry so when you add or subtract one of those drugs to your system, it's bound to have an effect on the others that you are still using. Adjustment all around is required. Just a matter of finding the right mix for you.
    3 points
  11. Hey Everyone wanted to check in and let you know how awesome this site is. I am 3 years cigg free and couldn’t have did it without everyone here. I am forever grateful!
    3 points
  12. We call Quitting a journey !!!!.......It's not a race ...... Michelle ..you have smoked for decades ...20 times or more a day ... Why would you think your poor brain could forget that in 3 weeks ....???? It has to catch up ... We suggest you stick around for 12 months ...because that roughly the time it takes to adjust to your new life .. Be patient ....all good comes to them that wait ... Your cravings will lessen and get weaker over time...all you have to do is ......Don't Smoke !!!!
    3 points
  13. Girl I know exactly what you are talking about. Some days I don't even remember that I use to smoke as I don't think about it and there will be days when I have to stay extra vigilant because I the thoughts of smoking are in the forefront of my mind. I think that the decision to start smoking when we were kids(yes I believe that even people in their teens are kids) it has lead to a life spent in survival mode. We go from one craving to the next just surviving in between. I think that when we make the decision to quit it sets off a fear. A fear to plant roots (make a plan to quit) a fear to think/plan for the future. To trust ourselves, to let the joy of not smoking in. BUT if we trust in ourselves, OUR plan to quit. We plant those roots. We look toward the future with hope and determination. Then a true blessing will occur. OUR mindset will begin to change. If we can stick with it, then OUR thoughts and thought process will go from just living in survival mode to actually thriving. We will thrive if we allow ourselves to. It won't be easy, but then again nothing in life ever is. BUT there is more to life than survival. More to life than being chained. To go from one day to the next just shuffling through trying to make it to the next cigarette. Trying to stretch your time between craves so you can feel better about smoking. If you don't want that then I guess You have to make a decision. Are you going to allow cigarettes and smoking control you? Or are you going to go from surviving through life and addiction, or are you going to allow yourself to thrive. To plant some roots and to let the joy of life back in. To have a future It starts with NOPE the only one who can make that decision is you. It's YOUR life. I really hope this helps with those days that are tougher than others. Look at it as you have decided to thrive instead of just survive. I hope you have a good day today. I am here if you need me.
    3 points
  14. 3 points
  15. @idontsmoke Yes, I'm still here. I'm back to lurking, like I did before I became a member of the forum. I hope your quit is still going well! I am reading all I can about nicotine addiction long term. I have know for many years that I'm a nicotine addict. I think the part of my addiction that I've had trouble accepting is the fact that I will always be a nicotine addict. I will always have to guard any quit, no matter the length. I know now that back in my mid teens, when I smoked that first cigarette I changed my brain forever. It's a bad situation and very depressing! Take Care of your quit! Jeff
    3 points
  16. Does not taste like ham or bacon. Got a taste & texture all it's own I think. It's not bad, just not one of my go-to's. Makes a nice breakfast sandwich with a fried egg and maybe some cheese on a toasted bun? And yes @Doreensfree, you have mentioned that many times
    3 points
  17. Michelle, you need to realize that you are still so new in your quit. Cravings at three weeks are completely normal. There is something though about the threes, three days, three weeks, three months, that create stronger cravings for some. You smoked for a lot of years. That's a lot of triggers to get past but each time you do the crave gets weaker and you get stronger. You can take comfort in the fact that the longer you stay quit the easier it is to get past a craving and soon enough they just become irritating thoughts that are easily swatted away. We recommend staying close for a whole year and even taking the One Year Pledge. This will get you through all the seasons and holidays when cravings can be their toughest.
    3 points
  18. Great video, Joel's explanation of the danger about this type of quit starting at about 5:10 mark really hit home for me, describing exactly how I failed many times in the past. Well, not this time, I'm sticking to NOPE. Jeff, please watch the video, I think you'll find it very beneficial. Throw away those poison sticks and get back on the train with us. Hope to see you back here soon.
    3 points
  19. "As I said, I set myself up for this. It's like everything was going along fine, then I hit my one month mark and something changed in my thinking. It was like, goal achieved, game over. “ This new video from Joel addresses this issue Taking A 21 Day Challenge To Quit Smoking
    3 points
  20. Aww....Our little one couldn't wait to meet us all..... That was quick for a first baby ....12 hours here for both of mine ..... Lovely to hear ,it all went smoothly..... I think we all guessed July lol....❤
    2 points
  21. Here ya go Jill...enjoy !!!
    2 points
  22. How did I miss this ??? Damn. Congratulations, Mona on your two month quit. I am over the moon that you stuck to your plan with the patches and put down the nicotine too. You have built, are building a strong and sturdy quit and this is inspiring. Thank you for all your contributions here also, you are helping more people than you can imagine. and have taught me how a quit with NRT Patches should go first hand. I really appreciate that. SO, belated joy for you. where did I leave the band ?
    2 points
  23. I thought it was a great video except for needing hypnosis. I only say this because years ago I tried it and it did work, for about 12 hours, and I was smoking again. Why? Because I wasn't ready to quit. Once you're ready to quit people it gets a lot easier to keep your quit at any cost. Not saying it will always be easy, my first year sucked, but it had to be done. And I'm just lucky to have been able to find a bunch of others who had successfully quit or were quitting to help guide me just like we will do here. His take on caffeine and sugar I thought was spot on. That's why we always say to stock up on sweets when you quit. And my coffee consumption instantly went down to at most a cup a day since quitting.
    2 points
  24. Congratulations on 2 MONTHS!!! That's fantastic!!!
    2 points
  25. Such exciting news! Looks like none of us were close on the birthday guesses lol
    2 points
  26. Well.... Little Maddie surprised us all .... Never mind it's Time for a Party ..!!!!.....yaaaaaa
    2 points
  27. Congratulations on being free for 3 years....
    2 points
  28. Hi Jeff, I just saw this post. I can relate to everything you said. Are you still here?
    2 points
  29. Thanks....glad to know its normal at three weeks. Thats why I asked. I'm concentrating on the benefits I've seen already. I can catch a deep breath, I dont stand out in the rain or blistering heat to suck poison into my lungs, I dont have to interrupt whatever I'm doing to go downstairs and outside, and I dont have to constantly make sure its plugged in, charging and that I have backup batteries just in case....not to mention the money I'm saving. Wooooooo
    2 points
  30. So Jeff..... What's it to be ???? Stay a miserable smoker tied to a addiction ....until you die .....or .... Set yourself free....we can only tell you how wonderful it feels to not be shackled to a addiction ... You have to get to Freedom and feel it for yourself .... You have been given the best advice from everyone here ...specially the newbies ...!!!!
    2 points
  31. All you have to do is not put another cigarette in your mouth and light it Jeff. That really is all there is to it. How exactly did you lose this quit? Did you make a conscious effort to go to the store and buy a pack? If so, wouldn't that time have been better spent here on an SOS? Did you already have a pack stashed somewhere? If so then you never had confidence in your quit or yourself to quit. With your relapse history you should throw away anything to do with smoking Trust me Jeff, when you're really ready to quit you will do anything you can to save the time you have in already and keep your quit.
    2 points
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