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Well done @Diane R!!! I know you have fewer thoughts for a cigarette, but this video may help to get past the thoughts you do have: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLp_ic5VgiI

Not sure what I would say. There have been periods in my life when I used to smoke pot and cigarettes too. Before I became a smoker, as far as I remember, I never told any of my friends (who were smokers) to quit. It was their choice, and I used to think when they are ready to quit they will. I can't force my advice on anybody. I can just give it but in the end its their choice whether they want to take my advice or not. After I became a smoker, as far as I remember, there were a couple of friends who I used to once in a way talk about quitting smoking (one I knew for more than 10 years and the other a social smoker, I knew for around 3+ years). The guy I knew for more than 10 years, used to quit smoking then start then quit and so on. When he used to quit smoking, he used to keep a small pouch of tobacco (with filter) in his mouth to get his fix of Nicotine. I had told him that it can lead to mouth cancer, and was no different than smoking. Anyway, I never advised him to quit, we used to discuss quitting, he did quit off and on, I didn't for a long time (until this year). I am not in contact with this friend from 2 years now, so I don't know if he still smokes or not. As far as the social smoker friend goes, he had told me several times to quit smoking or to at least reduce smoking drastically (I used to cough a lot and used to take cough syrup everyday). I am not in contact with this friend either from the past 2 years. So again, I don't know if he has quit smoking altogether or not as well. Some other friends who I knew from college (graduation days) used to smoke. I don't know if any of them smoke now (not in touch with any of them from 2 years as well. I would probably advise them to cut down if I saw them coughing a lot the way I used to cough, but quitting is entirely their choice. Mostly, in the end, I think I would keep my mouth shut, because again its their choice whether to quit or not and I don't want to come across as imposing my advise on them.

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@Matt B Carry on with your day as usual, it will help you to learn to go about your life without smoking. Every activity will be like a new smoke-free activity. Enjoy it.

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The money I used to spend on cigarettes, is now spent on more food.

@hellkatbaby Hope your sister recovers soon. Have a great weekend!!!

Congratulations on a 9 month quit @Wantsit!!!

@Matt B Keep busy, but try not to use any activity as a crutch for quitting smoking. This is because, in case you cannot perform a particular activity on a given day, you may start thinking of a smoke. Here's a video that may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc2KF_d64SY

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Tip: Take the daily NOPE pledge, acknowledge that the crave exists but do not submit to it.

@Sazerac Yup, did the nurturing with exercise and a heavy lunch

@Sazerac Seventh day going good as far as quitting smoking goes. It would have been 4 months today, had I not blown the quit last week. I really regret it because it's daunting to start from scratch again.

@Damona I use the next day, simply because starting from the next day, there will be no more cigarettes. Irrespective of the time on a given day the last cigarette is smoked, that day is still a smoked day. Simply put, for me, the first day from when there is no smoking is the quit day.

How's day 2 going @Matt B?

@hellkatbaby Keep marching forward, as you're doing now. Take adequate rest and eat well, which I'm assuming you are (going by your post). If possible, talk to your doctors as much as you can about your condition for the sake of gathering knowledge in order to be mentally prepared for the treatment. However, avoid thinking and dwelling over your condition. What you're doing right now - spending time with family and friends along with taking your condition and its treatment in your stride is good. Reading your posts, I think you have confidence in taking this head on, which is good.

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@Matt B If keeping the thread in the Quit Smoking Discussions works for you, it's fine.

Day 6, including the 27th. I'm thinking this thread should probably under the "Games" section.

My quit date is 27th July, 2019 @Matt B. My previous quit date was 2nd April this year, but I blew it with one cigarette last week. So starting over. Your plan to keep quits going is good, and I'll go with it. I will, however, still take the daily Nope pledge, as it has helped me a lot. Also, welcome aboard!!!

Congratulations on a 4+ years quit, @Rajag!!!

Congratulations on a 2 year quit @Wee fluffy me!!!

Congratulations on a 7 month quit @abbynormal!!!

Congratulations on a 1 year quit @Linda Thomas, big milestone achieved!!!

@hellkatbaby It's good that you have so much support and your positive attitude is impressive. I hope you do get better.