Hi Jeffb2333,

Hi guys, I am 35 and have been smoking for over 22 years. I have quit a million times but the difference between then and now is that I really plan to never smoke again this time. Many of you can probably relate that even though it shouldn’t be the reason, money is a big reason many of us want to quit. It should be the health risk, what it does to our appearance, how we smell. But some of us it’s the money. In the past I was never ready to never smoke again, so I considered myself to have quit and be smoke free as long as I was not buying packs. That obviously led to me inevitably going back to smoking quickly every time. Finally this time I am ready to never smoke another cigarette. I love checking my app in the morning to show me one more day smoke free. I started with nicotine lozenges on day one but they made me nauseous. I am also using a vape with low amounts of nicotine. So I have stuck with that. In 3 weeks I now do not reach for the vape when I wake up in the morning and I don’t use it till I get in the car and head to work. Today I went and bought vape juice with no nicotine so I can finally get it all of that out of my system. After all of these times of trying it’s hard not to beat yourself up and say I should have done this years ago. But I didn’t and I am here today. I feel great about my choice. Some things I am using to motivate myself. Whitening my teeth Wearing cologne again Cleaned and detailed my car Told everyone that I quit so I will be too embarrassed to go back Starting to work out again Eating WAY too many sweets (maybe not the best coping tool) We are all different and what are triggers are but we can all relate to each others journeys. I just wanted to share my story and give some people who might be just getting started some motivation. I feel better than I have in years! I do have moments where I feel anxious and angry. I try to breath, relax and worst case got hit the vape. One thing I have noticed is that I sleep better but my dreams are vivid and I have had a few where I was smoking in my dream and woke up upset that I cheated. But then was happy to wake up and realize i did not smoke. Whew. Anyone else experience that?