Calling any Newbies

[brittann3]

Are there any new, or fairly new, quitters that have joined? Maybe even someone who is checking things out and considering quitting?

[fentresssa]

Thank you.  I will be sure to check it out

[fentresssa]

Congratulations on setting a quit date!

[liberty4422]

Thank you

[Giulia]

Feb. 3rd oh boy!  Support is what made THE difference in my quit.  Signing up early was a bright idea.  We're all trying to learn how to navigate this new platform.  Once we do there will be a lot more support available.  Cheers and Welcome!

[liberty4422]

I wanted to have extra support. So when I found this I knew to sign up and start working towards quitting. Thank you

[brittann3]

Feb 3.. alright just a few more days! Are you quitting cold turkey or with NRT? Are you excited? Or just nervous? Have you read up on what to expect the first several days? I used the patch and was very unsure at the start of my quit.

This community really did make all the difference.

[liberty4422]

I have slowly started cutting back, working towards cold turkey. I've tried NET before but ended up going back to smoking. I'm excited and looking forward to it. I have looked it up and know what to expect. And honestly can't wait, but want to do it slowly so I Dont shock my system. I think this community will help alot. I tried in the past with just a little support. So I know the more support I have the easier it will be to stick to it. And having other ex smokers to turn to that will understand when I struggle and how to help me through it.

[ShawnP]

I tried to cut back before. I used to mark envelopes and would put so many in there each day. It didn't work in the end. I got to the point where i started borrowing from the other envelopes I went cold turkey in the end when i found this site.We used to have a cigarette tracker on site. Since we have moved to this new platform, i am not sure we have it. Mark‌. Well anyway, it is good when you light up to know to become more aware of why you are taking that puff. I started to realize my triggers this way. You will find so much info on this site and ask any questions that you need to.

[CommunityAdmin]

Yes you can still track cigarettes on the My Quit Smoking Plan | A Program To Help You Stop Smoking: BecomeAnEX  website.  

Mark

[ShawnP]

Welcome fentresssa‌ and liberty4422‌ to Ex! Here is an old blog of mine that has some helpful links for quitting.

https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/thread/1944-foundation-for-a-successful-quit.