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Fantastic!
Three cheers for villa!
Keep it up!
I am at that horribly dangerous point where I am close to convincing myself I can have a smoke or two when out drinking, and not want to have one in the morning.
I know it isn’t true. I know it is an evil attempt at seduction from sweet, sweet lady tobacco. But I’ll be damned if it doesn’t cross my mind EVERY time I lift that beer to my lips.
You are likely much safer (addiction speaking) with that extremely rare cigar than ever lighting up a cig.
Oh trust me I know. Unfortunately, my favorite bar only rarely allows cigars. But the walk home allows me to indulge.
I hit four weeks without today. Go me! Sometimes, being a quitter’s a good thing. 
Two months today for me. It’s working- it’s really working! I have no desire to smoke, at all! Yay for all of us that have recently quit!
I quit smoking 7 months ago and I want to smoke every day. It really sucks and sometimes it actually makes me really mad. I have had a couple of puffs off of a cigar, but don’t consider that cheating. It didn’t lead to more of a desire to have a cig, nor did it squelch any craving I still had for a cigarette. Hell, I’ve talked to people who quit smoking 20 years ago and still have the craving. This really sucks and I guess I’m one of those people who will never get over it.
I know what hes going through. Last week I went on my high school canoe trip to Algonquin Park and I wasnt able to smoke for FOUR days! I smoked close to a pack a day prior to leaving. It got a lot easier as the days past though, you just have to keep your mind busy with things to do. Consider a hobby where you are moving around, not ones when you are stationary since I find those are more tempting to smoke while doing.
The hell of it is, you probably can get away with it once or twice. But then one or twice turns into ten or twelve or fifteen, and then you’re smoking again.
The first time I quit, I went 12 years nick free. Then decided to try one for old times sake while having some beers with a buddy who smoked. It gave me a headache but I didn’t crave in the morning, so I did it again, then again, then I was smoking a pack a day again and trying to hide it from my wife. She knew of course. It took me about a year to quit again, and now I’ve gone about a year and half nicotine free with no craving. As trite as it sounds, I did learn that you can’t tempt fate even that one time. I thought after 12 years, there was no way I couldn’t handle one smoke, and I did handle it…the first time. That’s when your brain starts screwing with you, though. You start thinking you can take it or leave it, but then you stop leaving it.