Hi ya'll.  I hope each of you is doing well and feeling confident that the nicotine-free life is the way to go.  I am confident that it is the way to go for me and despite the fact that I have been dealing with an episode of what might be called depressio

After 193 days of being smoke free I have not smoke 5,780 cigarettes at a savings of $2.500 dollars.  Now the good part.  I have been saving that money every month and I just purchased a Norwegian caribbean cruise for my wife and I with that money.  Amazi

I am 6 months without a cigarette.  It's been a journey that's for sure.  Still going through the triggers.  Even though they are much easier to deal with it's amazing that the addicted brain still tries to get me to cave.  I have been riding my bike 4-5

I haven't been on the site for several days & feeling a need to type this morning. 78 days definitely in the no woman's land for few weeks now, looking forward to day 80, liking the turnover to the next 10 days. Still struggle with the finishing tasks cra

I’m looking for advice on how two people that live under the same roof can quit together. My husband and I both quit recently, I’m at 21 days and he’s day 1. I vaped and he used tobacco-free pouches. We’re at different points in our quits and we handle q

Hi All,

It’s been almost 12+ years I’ve been having nicotine either as a cigarette or vape. There was a point where I was feeling extremely uncomfortable by coughing and phlegm since I was overdoing the vape. I felt tired very early and have sleep issues a

I’ve been smoke free for 6 months today! I never thought I’d ever be able to say that! I still crave it sometimes but it’s only ever in passing and I always keep alternatives nearby (Jolly Ranchers). I’m now getting used to going outside without having to

I am a Tarot enthusiast and learned that doing readings has really helped me to not think about my urges to smoke or vape. Anyone else have a hobby that helps???

Pledge link on the home page is not working.  When I click it says "the page you're trying to access was not found".  Hope you can get it fixed so I can pledge today.

It seems like it's been a month or longer since I was done with No Mans Land and it's only been 12 days.  Why has time started creeping by?  

20 days smoke free. it is a great feeling with the support of others encouraging me in this journey. the family has been very supportive also. they love the garage not smelling from smoke anymore. 

New to all of this so I'm not really sure what to say or where to start.  I just know I'm ready to leave cigarettes behind for good.  I've smoked on and off for 23 years.  Quit cold turkey once before and it lasted 4 years, but it came right back with a v

Here's a meme below that should give you a chuckle!

     Sticking with our quits is TRULY THE GIFT OF LIFE! 

Hi Everyone! Happy Saturday!

I haven't posted a blog in a while. The highs and lows of quitting eventually even out and then what's there to talk about? You just keep going. Well, yes but I want to tell you the good gets even better!

To recap: The first few

330 days of freedom. I would have never made it without this group.

Those of you just starting out trying to get away from the pull of the nicotine devil Stay strong, if you feel you could slip come here talk it out. Someone will answer. For me just coming

I am done with you cigarettes. You’re expensive and ruining my health. I’m going to have more money now and get healthy!

I have not smoked at all today I actually started using patches and gum on Wednesday but was smoking without patch on as of yesterday I threw everything I could smoke in the garbage .Cravings seem a little less intense today so still continuing to use pat

Hello everybody! 

I just wanted to start by saying I made it! I went to my family Christmas event and it was wonderful. And good news! I remained strong and didn’t vape or smoke the entire visit, despite being around it the whole time. It was an extremely

Hello, EX Community! We’re back for one more helping in our six-week series. After last week’s smorgasbord of mouth-occupying distractions, we bet you thought we were out of ideas. But oh, how wrong you’d be. We’ve got a bonus round of tantalizing option

Hello everyone! 

Tomorrow we have plans to go to my fiancés parents house for Christmas. For personal reasons, this event is going to be really stressful for me. It’s unfortunately one of the biggest events of the year for the family and I’ve gone for the

Welcome back to the EX Community's Quit Kit series. This week, we’re biting into the subject of oral distractions. The habit of hand-to-mouth action is ingrained in the smoking/vaping experience for lots of people, and some of us are used to using heavil

I hit 96 days clean today. But, I’m not here to celebrate. I’m here to get some things off my chest.

It hit me today that those physical habits have subsided. When I get in the car, before I eat, after I eat, before I go to bed. All those triggers are gone

Welcome once again to the EX Community's special series on building a comprehensive Quit Kit. This week, we'll explore a critical aspect of quitting that often goes overlooked: your mental state. Your mindset can be a strong shield against cravings for t

Welcome back to our EX Community Quit Kit series, where we celebrate the ingenuity and camaraderie of our community members. We're diving into week two of our six-week journey through graphics designed to fortify and sustain you as you quit and stay quit

3 words that come to mind on how I feel… 

I’m excited for the future, I feel like I’m enjoying myself a lot more after I quit vaping on 11/8. Took me a while to get here, but I can’t ignore it anymore and wanted to write a quick blog post. 
Is any other qui

I quit vaping 9 days ago. I started smoking cigarettes at 14, and was up to a pack a day by the time I was 17. At 24, I switched to vaping, and was an obsessive, constant vaper from the start. At 29 I am done with nicotine. It's the hardest thing I've eve

68 is not any significant number for any milestone, but it is today, for me. I woke up thinking about having a cigarette. It has been less of a struggle than the first week, but now I'm in "no man's land," and the pull, though mild for the most part, is s

 Dear Nicotine, Tobacco, and the vape I 'loved so dearly' I never even gave it a name. 

I'm done with you. 
I'm done with substituting my distrust in myself with you. Once upon a time, you were cool. You were my best friend when I lost my temper. Which is a

Dear Nicotine, Tobacco, and the vape I 'loved so dearly' I never even gave it a name. 

I'm done with you. 
I'm done with substituting my distrust in myself with you. Once upon a time, you were cool. You were my best friend when I lost my temper. Which is ac

and as per the advice of my beautiful mother, I made an effort to drop coffee from my morning diet to reduce temptation. I woke up much more prepared to take on the day. More and more, I see the change is around me, taking advice and really putting more e