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11 years ago 0 +0 / -0 618

Dear Robert,

Congratulations on quitting and getting this far! No it's not easy, but we are all proof it can be done.

Do search for help on this site...over the years so many people have written amazing advice. You already have an example of it here on your post! Determination and a positive attitude are the best things to aim for. The improvements may take a bit of time to be obvious, but gradually you will notice them.

I noticed you said you 'hoped' it was your last cigarette. Don't hope Robert - be sure and certain in your own mind, and you will have a successful quit!

Stay strong, and stay with us here as often as you can. Well Done!

Love Lolly.

11 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Hey Robert!!!

Welcome to the SSC and I'm hoping that a huge congratulations is in order for completing Hell Week!!! Any advice, you ask??? Well, I'm always full of it!

Seriously though, the best advice that I could give is to do exactly what Ashley recommended! Go through all of the milestones in the Program above and utilize the Tools available, too! Come here for support whenever needed and feel free to lend your insight to the new members!

Try to maintain a Positive Mental Attitude as much as you can! I know that going through the quitting process can allow some to very negative and think that quitting is really not worth the discomfort and stress. If you can try to make lite of different emotions you are experiencing and keep telling yourself that it's really not that bad and that you CAN do this, your outlook will dramatically improve!

My last piece of advice.... Rewards!!! Many and often!!! Rewards produce endorphins which were being consistently provided by the nicotine. The nicotine is gone now and you need to replace the production of those endorphins, which will dramatically improve your outlook on life sans the nicotine! Reward yourself daily or many times during the day if necessary.

Keep your eyes on the prize... FREEDOM! Do whatever it takes to protect your quit!

Jim

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11 years ago 0 +0 / -0 186

Congrats on day 4,Even though the days can be tough remember to focus on the positives.Everday you will notice something,it may be something you forgot the smell of

or something you have been eating forever now tastes even better.Someone may say you smell nice and you can take a deep breath in as your chest does not have that heavy

feeling upon it and tell yourself yes I do.I am loving my quit and feeling so much better.You Can and Will Too.

N.O.P.E.

11 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2508

Welcome Robert...Congratulation on your 4 days of freedom...

The coffee one was a big one for me too..Notice I said was because it isn't anymore..

Changing my routine in the beginning really helped..I continued to have my coffee first thing but I would come here and read and post every morning while waiting for my coffee to brew, than once it was ready I'd have one cup than I'd get in my car and drive to the local indoor mall or even better a nearby lake and get in a great morning walk instead of smoking.. Sometimes I took a cup of coffee with me on these morning walks..When I didn't have time for a morning walk I would have one cup and have a nice hot shower, which is so much better that any cigarette. Now I look forward to my morning exercise every day and nice long showers and never think of having cigarettes with my morning coffee anymore...I do eat breakfast now which I have found is a must since I quit smoking...I promise you that as long as you NTAP = Never take another puff ...that it will get easier and soon you'll find that you just don't think of having cigarettes and coffee together anymore....You have some much good stuff to look forward to now that you don't smoke anymore..

Take it one day at a time and you will be fine..

Red.....

11 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1140

Hi Robert and congratulations on your 4 days. You should be done with physical withdrawal by now, so the rest is, like you said, a matter of changing habits.

There are two ways to look at this. One is that you don't want to throw yourself into a bunch of situations that remind you of smoking. the other is that maybe you do, since it gives you practice at saying "no." Each time you get through one of those triggering scenarios without smoking, it helps to extinguish that behavioral connection. So another way of looking at a crave is that it is an opportunity to extinguish one more cue.

And a third way of looking at it is to expose yourself to as much as you can handle. If you can still get some enjoyment out of your morning coffee on the patio without a smoke, then do so. If it's driving you nuts, maybe have your coffee inside for a while.

My patio was a big trigger spot for me, since that is where I smoked at home. I ended up using that to my advantage in another way. When I had a craving for a cigarette, I said that I was really craving the opportunity to get outside. So I would take a break from the indoors and go sit outside for about the same time it would have taken me to smoke. I found that it actually relieved tension for me to take the cigarette break without the cigarette.

Glad to see you on the boards. Hope to hear of your progress.

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11 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2

On November 17th, I smoked what I hope was my very last cigarette....The last four days have had their ups and downs. The hardest times for me have been in the mornings where I used to drink my coffee on the patio and have a few smokes...I remember the first day, I didn't even want to get out of bed I was so afraid to face the day. The second day was a little easier but hard as well. I am finding that breaking habits is the hardest part for me thus far. All I can do is take it one day at a time and keep my strength and commitment to be a non smoker....Any advice???

Robert

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