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Nice post LT

Because ..... it erases stuff

Good for you getting through day 3 C12! Remember, focus just on today and for today alone you won't smoke Don't take on too much in the early days of your quit. Remember, rewards are important for getting through the day as a non-smoker. If that happen's to be snacking, so be it. It you gain a little weight, you can address that later once your quit is secure. For the coffee - yeah, try to replace that with something else if you can. Maybe a decaf coffee or, fruit juice would be a great substitute too. Keep going Christine

Perhaps this is because over the years your mind has made a particular connection with smoking while at a hotel or even on a cruise because those places represent "fun times", usually a vacation and now your mind is afraid that cutting out the smoking will somehow diminish the "fun"? You'll be fine on your cruise because you have already identified this trigger and dealt with it as well. Start to think about all the improvements to your "fun time" when you get to that cruise next April You won't have to pack a carton of smokes and worry about having an extra lighter as a back up just in case. You won't be pushing your wife aside trying to get out the airport doors for that much needed smoke when you arrive at your cruise port by air. You won't have to huddle in that "smokers area" on the ship's deck and feed your addiction. Huddled there with so many other addicts all puffing away while non-smokers stroll by and casually look over at the poor addicted fools. No more travelling half the ship to get up to that smoker's place on deck first thing in the morning while others run the jogging path around you, getting their morning fix or oxygen and exercise. Oh, sorry for blathering on and on about all the benefits you'll enjoy as a non smoker on your cruise in April. Now, what was it that you thought you might be missing out on? Wantsit. You'll be just fine with all this by April. Just wanted to give you some things to focus on up till then. Yes. your mind will think about the old smoker you facing a new non smoking environment for the first time but you may just be surprised at how your quit strengthens, rather than weakens, when you go on that Caribbean Cruise. In fact; I'm so convinced of this I'm going to prove it to you. I'm going to go on a Caribbean Cruise for you and report back later on how it went If I'm gone for then next while, you'll know where I'm at. Doing research for you

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False. If I go more than 3 days. the wife goes ape-sh*t TNP is claustrophobic.

14 Morning T! How's your day so far?

I think "paracetamol" needs to go to the English, It's All The Same Language thread. Never heard that word before - had to google it

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False TNP has not had their hair cut in the past year.

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OK; I'll vote #3 is the lie just because the other two are taken already. (#1 is the lie though; I think)

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Good to know you're still quit and sounding positive about it

One day at a time Christine. Don;t look beyond today in terms of your quit. Days will turn into weeks and weeks to months and you will gradually start feeling better and better about your new non smoking life.

Welcome back Opah! Happy to see you are trying this quitting thing again. You know the drill and the best thing you can do is refresh your knowledge about this addiction by reading as much here that you can. Stay active on the board and remember all the things you've been through and use those as motivation this time around. Hope you can find a way to make it stick this time Opah

I used to go sno-mowing in Quebec every Feb. for a week and I remember well how important the snow conditions were to all the hotels, bars and eateries in that area. I'm sure it's the same where you are. Being busy is great for keeping your mind occupied and off thinking about smoking. Glad you're still doing well Jack

In a word ...... NO! 12

It sounds like your experience at Christmas was pretty scary and you need to keep that in mind as motivation to quit for good. Education about this addiction is key so please read all you can here and watch some of the Joel video's that may address some of your questions and concerns. The support you will receive here is amazing and comes fro others who are in the process or have already quit successfully so .... we get it! We understand what you are going through. The mental process of quitting is what takes the most effort and time and that's why you feel lost or like you're missing something right now. You need time to retrain your brain to be comfortable as a non smoker again. It takes time. No short cuts unfortunately. Others will be along to give you some tips and advice too. It's a great place to keep in touch with if you are serious about quitting Welcome aboard CanadianProud

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Hi Kim and welcome to Quit Train There's not a lot I can add to the excellent advice you have received above from these fine folk. Education about this addiction is key and you seem to have a good handle on that. The drinking thing well ...... hubby needs to understand your situation and cut you a little slack until you are able to handle it without relapsing. Jo's suggestion was a great one - non-alcoholic drinks for you. You can still socialize with him while he's having his drinks. The biggest advantage to being here on this Quit Train is that you will get 100% meaningful support from a lot of people. And these are ALL people who know exactly what you are going through because we've all traveled exactly the same road as you. There's no better support network than that so yes, join in here and post as often as you can. Look at this place as a respite from the rest of your busy and sometimes complicated life. A place where you can come and bare your soul to other quitters who really get it! See you around the train

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