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Hi Birch- good on you for posting SOS. I remember associating outdoor time- camping, hiking, patio reading w smoking. I love our Mother Earth too and the WORST thing for her is smoke! Do not suffocate the trees that work so hard for us. Depression is common after a quit. Please seek medical advice if it persists or worsens. Smoking isn't going to help. It just restarts the cycle. Enjoy mountains for their natural beauty. Don’t pollute the air with the unnatural crap in tobacco / vape products.

Welcome steveo88- pretty awesome that you jump started your quit. Why wait another day? Staying close to the forum will help you get through the waves of craves you may have/ use us for support and distraction. We are here to help you make this your forever quit!

Yep. Day 2 sucks. So does day 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and...until it doesn't suck anymore provided you don't suck a cigarette. The first couple of days [weeks] are brutal. As long as you DO NOT SMOKE the days of misery expire. Please check in here often. Read. Post. Read. Post. Read. Post SOS. You pick the order. The beginning SUCKS!!! Then it doesn't anymore. Trust me.

Perfect!! Congratulations @jillar! Well deserved!

Good stuff - thanks Sazerac

Welcome back Oprah- good to see you again and glad to hear about your job! You know the drill... The NOPE thread is still... head on over first thing in the morning and get your forever quit you’ve had your eye on all this time. Get ‘er done!!!

Congratulations on 3 years Bb coach!

You are a trooper, jo! Happy belated birthday to you!!!

Thanks everyone! I’ve been on vacation and my anny slipped right past me! I remember counting the non-smoking minutes as a newbie and now it is no longer all consuming. Still worth the celebration! I saw smokers on vacation and thought to myself- gross. So happy that’s no longer me!! I love enjoying vacation and not wasting time and losing memories looking for a smoke spot!

Hi Jessi- congratulations on setting your date! fellow cold turkey here. I found having a ticker provided great motivation for money saved etc. The apps that showed the daily health benefits were my best friend in the early months. I check them now and they still make me smile and pat myself on the back. Every minute you don’t smoke is another minute you have to make a difference in your life or the lives of those you encounter. NOPE!

@Doreensfree- better open wide at the next appointment!

Congratulations on rockin’ 9 years of smobriety!! You were a key player in my early quit days. You helped me and countless others stay the course.

I read the book. It finally clicked. Cigarette to my lips to deliver smoke to my lungs was eerily similar to needle to vein to deliver heroin to blood. They both fed the demon and gave us that “ahhhhh” relief. Found some YouTube clips of him. Watched over & over. Extremely instrumental in my quit along with being active on a forum like this.

Hi and Welcome! Glad you’re here. The ticker is great motivation! I noticed you used the phrase “gave up”. Remember you haven’t given up anything! You’ve regained control! This is a positive move! Congratulations on taking the leap into freedom!

When was the “eureka” moment? The world wide accepted “eureka” moment that made people stop, collaborate & listen? I can confirm that through most of the 1970s/ you could smoke on a plane. Doctors thought it helped asthma. Cigars to congratulate the birth of your likely nicotine addicted child. I believe up to a point; people really did not know any better. I support that generation. That generation is dying. The rest know better. Or should. Or would if affordable rural health was available to those needing it. I, too, BKP remember those days. If my dad heard the theory of second hand smoke- he would have never smoked in the car, on the plane, or in the restaurant with me. I never lit a smoke- but I picked up the wayward one from the floor board.

Welcome aboard the Lido MLMR! Have a seat, get a drink and relax. What a climb!! Congratulations on one year!! You deserve all the accolades!

Belated Congratulations!! Great job Linda!! You fought like mad and made it through some downright dark times. Welcome to the Lido! You have earned every accolade given.

Congratulations!! First month is a whopper of a challenge!! Glad to have you here , moving right along in your quit!

You’re worth it! Congratulations on this spectacular self care! That’s something to really smile about!

Wow. Hello & welcome to QT. You’re in the right place especially with all that’s going on w you health wise. It may seem like all is out of control. You still have control. To smoke or not. To eat well or not. To attend your MD appointments or not. Please find ways to nourish your body & mind.

Yep. Whatever it takes. Yes pretzels. No puffs.

Congratulations on wasting no time in restarting your quit. I’ve been there. It is frustrating, infuriating & heartbreaking. I’ve frequently seen you around here. Now more than ever- stay close. Life will come around and punch us in the face no matter what stage we are in our quit. Knowing this, make a plan on how to deal with crap that will thrown next time. A plan that doesn’t involve smoking. A plan that makes you better & stronger.

That’s a mighty fine compliment to you beazel! Show her the way! The seas are scary but you’re an experienced Captain and will steer her to smobriety!! We all will!