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Nope - on my forth day now since quitting again. This time I am finding it a little easier and after only 4 days I feel much better.

Boom! Boom! Is there an echo in here?

The mental fog. Those dramatic ebbs and flows where you feel lethargic one minute and energetic the next. The obsessive thoughts. They all pass. The story we tell ourselves matters. Are you feeling these things because you quit or are you feeling these things because you were a smoker. The quitting process is one that leads to freedom and improved health. Well worth a bit of temporary discomfort for the dividends payed by the process. Smoking, on the other hand, only offers slavery and illness. Good riddance. It helped me immensely when I stopped blaming the quit and focused on the real enemy: the cigarette. Quitting is awesome. Smoking sucks.

Double chocolate cookies! ?

It came; it will go. In the meantime, do whatever little things you can to comfort and reward yourself for toughing it out.

Get as much sleep as you can & be sure to keep hydrated. Even though you may not be feeling like eating, get some kind of nourishment in you because you'll need that to start feeling better. Unfortunately, these are the dues we all have to pay for mistreating our bodies for so long. Just one thing you can't do now and you know what that is

Nope...I’m struggling today & feeling pretty sick...nausea, fatigue, no energy...all normal I’m sure. But I’m sticking to NOPE

Nope

NOPE - I do not smoke anymore.

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20!!

-1 The new secretary I hired isn't working out.

Coming up I will actually reveal how this relates to tobacco. So first let us examine when people get in trouble with credit card debt. You sign up for one. You have good intentions. Only emergencies, pay it off each month. yeah. But then you get more offers. Sure why not? It is fun. You want, you swipe, what's the harm? Before you know it, you have a bit of a debt problem. Yet you have nothing to really show for it. But not only can you not afford to repay without going through a bunch of BS, there is nothing left for those "emergencies". What about a bad relationship? They started so great. Things progress. They become an integral part of your life. Maybe you move in together. But then things start to get a little rough cause the fun is soon over. Maybe an unexpected pregnancy occurs. Well, NOW you done it! Now you are stuck. It just seems like every bad habit or choice out there eventually leads to problems and one is hit with the "bill" unexpectedly. So now take smoking. We all thought it was fun or cool or grown up or sexy etc when we started. But at some point we learn we are hooked. people who never quit or quit too late are often likely to have varying health problems from it. I do not know about anyone else but I HATE when I am sick. Crippling. So among about a dozen other reasons I decided to say "to hell with this" (that is my own quit smoking mantra) there is one above all - yeah I had my time smoking but wanted to quit BEFORE some nasty "bill" arrived. I think knowing the health risks can discourage some smokers or would-be smokers but maybe a few more could be reached by relating the long-term problems to something one has experienced in the past. For me, being stupid with credit cards and then worrying about how I would deal with the bills... I do not want to "pay later" for tobacco. Do not get me started about my bad relationships. This forum would explode then Marylandquitter would fly over here and beat my ass.

Good work chicks...boo went AWOL ...

I don't smoke on sunday,s..

Housework!!! Right? ?? seriously...thanks...I took some “tummy” medication & feel a little better. Resting has helped. I haven’t let the whole day pass by yet. ?

Nope

Good mornimg all! Nope!

Take that...suckers !!!

I went to a J themed fancy dress party last night. I was Jane of the jungle and my husband was Julian Clary ? I did his make up - he wasn't too amused by it ?

Merry Christmas. Apologies for the cigarette references/images in this video.

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That new secy is playing for our side, Boo 1 BTW

OO Grey Cup Game starts soon ..... can't miss that one

It's about that time...

A day of reckoning lies ahead for the Chicks.

Bakon in case you need help counting..That's TWO in a row !!!

The only thing I would add is: there is a price being paid by smokers long before the big bill comes due. I kicked the can down the road for years procrastinating about quitting. I told myself that I feel pretty good for now. Hindsight is 20/20 and now I realize I didn't feel good, I felt normal. Normal for a smoker. Wasted potential is a price we all payed while enslaved by the cigarette.

He doesn't play anymore, Reci. And Joe said he's tired of this game too. Sorry...

We win !!

I want it ALL.....the quit AND feeling better Boo...You are so right...the enemy is the cigarette. “Quitting is awesome. Smoking sucks” You put it perfectly into perspective.

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-9..yaaa tyme !!

-8 atta girl'

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Yes !!!yes!!!!...fluids...fruit juice ....

NOPE!

You are beautiful!! Love the costumes and make-up!

Hi Sandy...lovely to see you...hope you are OK !!!

Damn!!....Look at you! Lucky guy, your husband!... Even with make-up..

There are plenty of stories in the media about the dangers of smoking but it becomes a little more real when reading about it on forums or wherever from actual people who have faced problems.

It's because we're addicts. We'll be in that boat for the rest of our lives but the hum of the urge lessens greatly once you quit. If you were to reframe your thinking, the only truly scary thing is to continue to be active in your addiction. That's a road to an imprisoned life and a hard death.

Yes ..... she actually does! I can attest to that personally

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc-lf-pJ-kk

Quitting smoking also had me ...look another aspects of my life...my diet is now much healthier,also I excersise now too... I guess while i are still under the influence of addiction..none of this stuff mattered..I now feel fitter ,healthier ,than I did 20 years ago... Even with gallstones.lol...that sluggish has gone... The beniefts just keep on coming...

Yep. Adulthood sneaks up on you when you least expect it. Gets its claws into most of us at some point. Glad you're doing better and those boring, sensible decisions do have positive effects. Good luck moving forward.

OK. I'll start it off for the season