I'm on day 6 of my journey and am finding that I am constantly hungry. When I feel start to feel hungry I drink water, my water intake had tripled, but I'm not thirsty, I'm starving. Does this stop? I'm trying to eat fruit and other healthy stuff but the volume will catch up very soon. Advice please.

Hi All, so many new people on here, which is great. It made me realise that with the cost going up, many more people are being trendy and quitting the smokes. To be a non smoker is very trendy these days which is so great. Take it one day at a time, there is no fast track, just one day at a time. Deal with each challenge as it arises...you will do your head in if you try to predict too far ahead....

No matter what method your choose. The biggest factor is the Want to quit smoking. The American Cancer Society and Verywell both claim that NRT's do work but have significantly better chances of success and keeping quit if used in conjunction with counselling. It also realizes that it does not address the psychological aspect of quitting. (This also applies to Champix, although not nicotine base...

Great reviews for the book. One review does say the printing is small. (He has added a few points to his first book "Easy Way"which is excellent as well.Read the reviews. I have posted both. If you are having difficulties, need re-inforcement or heck reward yourself early for taking the effort to even learn about the steps to quit. i.e. coming to this help group. Spend less than a weeks wor...

Nicotine dependency recovery can be our greatest personal awakening ever. Imagine destroying needless quitting fears by understanding them, and thus being able to better notice and savor the beauty about to unfold before you. No longer afraid, imagine noticing your breathing improve and the richness sensed by rapidly healing taste-buds. Imagine discovering that white flour and rain drops have ...

Nicotine was the trap, like fruit flies to in the vinegar bottle, they get lured in, but can't get out again. Once the nicotine poisoned the mind it is constantly at war with the other part of our brain that says "you know the truth, why do you keep burying your head in the sand?) Why? FEAR. What Fear? fear of dying? No... no... no... We are not afraid of dying, we are afraid to see the truth. ...

We need to support everyone in a positive way.....we do not need quoted passages from books etc, we do not need people standing on their soap boxes dishing out advice as if they know all there is to know. We simply need to quietly encourage and support anyone that needs it. Everyone has a point of view, but I honestly believe there are some who are giving advice that has not been asked for. Somet...

You would think that because we became addicted gradually, that we could do the reverse. Many cigarettes can be skipped without being missed or causing withdrawal. How many do you reach for unconsciously? Some can be put off by doing something else for 5 or 10 minutes. You can further reduce a couple by hating the inconvenience if you are making smoking uncomfortable. Tasting the poison while ...

There is so much for newcomers to read and learn from. There are many good posts and conversations . Robn writes so eloquently and always gives sound advice. Please take the time to read these 2 of her posts and the dialogue that follows. Just a thought Quitting once I have read a few stories from start to present, but of course cannot read them all. There are so many inspiring stories. Do...

Hi All Some may feel that they will always miss smoking, life will be miserable without a smoke and this can hold some people back from succeeding in their quit journey. They are subconsciously railroading their quit so that their lifestyle doesn’t change. I know because I have done it myself. Half of you wants to quit and the other half is scared of a new and different lifestyle. I smoked ...