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I think deep breaths of oxygen are the best reward and always available. Cool glasses of water. I also turned my smokey thoughts around and found something beautiful to look at. It could be a leaf, a cloud, a color, I studied the beauty. or a listen to a piece of music, Sit down and listen intently, yay headphones. Read a passage in a favorite book, a favorite poem. I ate a lot of satsumas as a treat. Take a luxurious nap in clean sheets. A pampering bath or a long, long shower. Give yourself a manicure/pedicure. All these things are mostly free and sugar free too. Other rewards came after one week/ one month etc. I bought a tree, can't remember when....6 months. Had a stash of ducats saved up. I put the cost of a pack in a big mason jar every day. That was inspiring and paid for little and big rewards.

out comes a satellite picture of a rainstorm I put in 3 frogs and a grain of rice

Reward yourself after gnarly craves, especially.

we can live through 'uncomfortable'. Craves don't last long and the sooner you replace a smokey thought with a thought of beauty the easier all this will be. I like that saying too, I don't know who coined it. A Crave Is Not A Command but, it resonated with me and helped me acknowledge my own power. You are stronger than any crave.

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE Cravings are not commands

-5 chicks are - and we are headed towards -20. no worries, Michelle.

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here is something for you beautiful quitters

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How are you doing @Diane R ?

-4 a bit shocking to see negative numbers, eh Andy ?

Find rewards of beauty. Look at a painting you love, listen to a piece of music, dance around. "move a muscle - change a thought" You are doing GREAT.

The sooner you can distract your brain from the trigger/crave the sooner your brain will adjust. It is very much about re-training your brain and wrenching each receptor away from nicotine. So, reward yourself during each crave, I rewarded myself with a big breath of oxygen and looked for something beautiful as a reward. That light on that leaf or a bird song. The color of the sky, the shape of that cloud... You are doing great. This journey you are on is rewarding beyond measure. Stay close and keep your NOPE. S The Significance of Rewards

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I made it a year w/out coffee or any discernible caffeine. Lately, been wanting it more out of nostalgia than an actual need/want but, I'm going to steer clear of it. BP is excellent and my issue may have just been a weird anomaly and not due to caffeine at all still, it is great to be free of another addiction. The first weeks are certainly gnarly though, that is for sure and I would recommend cutting back over cold turkey. (sure miss The Lad, @Stewietech)

#3 is the lie

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verisimilitude

There are also a shit load of chemicals in cigarettes that need to be considered. These may have a longer life than nicotine. The Great Tobacco Plague

When Nicotine Leaves The Body

Congratulations MLMR on your Eleven Months of Freedom. Your journey has been a learning experience for many. Please reward yourself and stay vigilant.