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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!) And can I add.... stay safe Morning walk ....Mangroves

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Look on the bright side, Canadian Summer is right around the corner now.

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Day Two AK ....well done ... Being a doctor you should know about all the poisons a smoker feeds into their bodies every day ... 20,30,40 times a day ...yet . When we Quit were always surprised at the change in our bodies ....and get inpatient.. This is not a quick fix...your body has to adjust .... I didn't sleep at all for weeks...I was here 24/7....learning all the time ... understanding why I was going through certain feelings ... I still didn,t know for a while whether I had saved my feet from amputation ...I had that worry too.... Maybe if you came here and talked things through....got it out instead of bottling it all up ,it might help.. Whatever your feeling ...there are people here who will have gone through it too Have you been to our Daily NOPE thread ????.... It's a powerful tool.....and a great way to start your day ...it's a promise to yourself .... Maybe you should come here more often and join in ...make friends ...instead of a quick pop in ... Some people need more support than others ...

Quitting smoking was probably the most turbulent period of my life and it did rock me to my very core at times having to will myself to just not light one up for another moment at times. I can remember being on the edge several times. Thankfully I somehow found the will power to keep saying NO! Just delaying it for a few minutes. As Doreen said about her plan .... just sticking to your self commitment not to smoke again no matter what ...... that's really all quitting boils down to. I really does get easier over time as well - that's not BS. It just happens very, very slowly. So slow you don't really notice it day to day. Yes, the sleepless nights, the anxiousness, anger and frustration and other symptoms certainly don't help at all and neither does the fact that time seems to be standing still in those early days but it's all part of the quit process. Grit your teeth and power through those early days. Once through, those hellish days will never return

I'm laid up in the Bat Cave and I'm freaking RIpped!!!!

NOPE - I don't smoke anymore.

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!) And can I add.... stay safe Morning walk

Bring out the sandwiches and beer. goodguys pulled it off. 20 We win and spank again. be careful. I am out

Hi AK, I'm so glad that your giving it an honest go of quitting. You can't get any better advice than from theses 2 people. I'm still early in my quit as well but it definitely helps to be on this site more often and get involved. The daily NOPE (not one puff ever) pledge is another good thing as well. Take all the help and support from this site to heart. Everyone has been through this liberating journey that you have decided embark on. They know what to expect and how to combat the pitfalls. Hang tough, you're not alone in this struggle.

Day 2 Insomnia & stress But i don't think that due to cessation......

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Sticks pulled it off again she made us sandwiches with beer -19 to 20. That’s a romp

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-18 Not today Doreen's likely sawing a log by now!

Insomnia when quitting is a pretty common symptom for most of us AK, the stress though is probably a combination of everything going on in the world and quitting. Congrats on two days quit. Stick close and buckle down. Shout out to us if you feel yourself caving to a crave so we can talk you past it. It really does work IF you want it too.

Listening to the ice pellets and freezing rain pinging off windows around the house and watching the occasional change over to large flakes of snow. I used to like spring. Was a time of flowers blooming, trees budding their leaves and the occasional warmish day. Not sure what's happened but the other night the low temp was -10 C. Today the high temp. 0 C Kind of makes the "stay in your house" protocol a no-brainer!

Nice going K

Awesome Kate! Soon you will have days with no cravings. I speak from experience on day 96. There have been a couple or so....great job!

Way to go Kate .... 2 months is Fabulous !!!!

Feeling a bit shellshocked still after last night's tragedy at home. Wanted to give a shout out to all our boys n girls in blue (or whatever colour the coppers wear where you live)...you mob show up each day to do an often shitty job without much thanks to keep us safe. We don't realise (especially down here) how much they risk every time they go to work. I dunno how they do it, how their families do it. 4 highway patrol cops, to senior constables and 2 brand new probationary constables were killed at a routine speeding stop last night when a semi hit them all while they were standing in the emergency lane. So sad, all flags at half mast. Stay safe. Thanks for living your lives in the service of complete strangers.

I smoked a joint, then I really wanted a pizza.

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Extreme Xmas yuletides

Congratulations on two months of freedom Kate. The hours have turned to days. The days have turned to weeks. The weeks have turned to months. Quitting gets easier with time. You've got this.

3:49 am and I'm making ANZAC bickies.

-3 .... Sticks won one ....it seems ....Bakon was involved ...say no more !!!

-2 What happened?

That's the one !!!!

Take up an instrument they said. It is relaxing they said...

@Doreensfree, maybe it's the ukulele and not you. Try a different one......

Come on now. If I can you it ..... so can YOU!

Struggling ....carnt get my fingers around the Ukulele right ..Grrr....feeling frustrated ...

Congrats, @dullyboi! The first week is absolute hell....gets better as you carry on! Celebrate and KTQ!