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Hey you guys, it's nearly 8 days. On Monday night I felt very triggered and the urge was strong but I rode the wave. This evening I felt stressed, irritable, angry and depressed all rolled into one. And my sleep is inconsistent. Sometimes great, sometimes terrible and my weight is up. I confess i have been eating more but ive been exercising loads too. Maybe my muscles are holding water. This is driving me crazy as I'm very weight conscious. Either way I'm not going back to smoking. I'll just need to ride it out. Don't get me wrong I'm over the moon and super pleased but my joy is gone at the moment. Hopefully it will be back soon. Hope you are all doing great. Love you all.

Hanging some new artwork in my apartment.

Lookout Liverpool! Doreen is cocked, locked, and ready to rock! Guess I jumped the gun (pun intended). Have a good one Doreen.

You have quit smoking. You are exercising. You're doing the right things. My advice: don't sweat the numbers on the scale. Good work PeachFuzz.

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Well done ...keep your eye on the prize .... When you are comfortable in your quit ....you will tackle everything else .... One day at a time ..... one thing at a time ..

So true. Smoking is not an option. Keep up the great work,, PeachFuzz. You will be glad you did.

Yea @PeachFuzz, congrats on eight days quit! Everything you're experiencing is normal and won't last forever so take it in stride because the only way past it is through..............And don't worry about any weight gain, that's for down the road when your quit is secure

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Aww piggy...Tough .... I'm actually having my first trip to town centre in a year and a half... Armed !!!! Bag full of face masks ... sanitizer....wipes....Oh and a umbrella .... Wish me luck ....

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My life fell apart more times than I care to admit but you know what? Every time it fell apart, I figured out a way to put it back together again,and even better than it was originally was. Moral of the story? Never give up on yourself

Week 1 done! That's fabulous. Job one is quitting for now. Everything else can be addressed later and here's something you will realize down the road ...... once you know you can quit smoking for good, you'll know you can do anything else you set your mind to

You're doing great, Peach Fuzz!

We even have Bakon!

9 Ssshhhhhhh... I've been hiding in plain sight hoping covid wouldn't see me.... so far so good

Remember that progress is still progress is still progress if you are thinking about giving up on something that you've been working on because you're not seeing results always remind yourself why you started be patient and continue to work towards your goal whether its bit by bit or day by day every ounce of energy that you've poured in will pay off in the end This is how I felt yesterday. So I posted it and read many times. Thought it was so fitting for the journey

I'm bored with the stay at home orders.

Left his ass

CHALLENGE when a negative thought enters your mind think three positive ones train yourself to flip the script!!!!

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Hope tomorrow's better for you @Gus:

It comes and goes. Today for me is no joy. I need to dig deep and find it. I know it’s there. I’m just very tired right now. I will let her shine tomorrow. I know others on here say the mental battle is a long one and is a hard fight and I get that. Today is just a pull the blanket over my head and forget the world exists kind of day. I haven’t wanted to smoke to make it better but my anxiety levels are through the roof. Not as bad as when I initially quit, but close. Y’all send me some happy thoughts and say a prayer for me. You are doing great! @PeachFuzz I remember my 8th and 9th days! Whew! Glad they are behind me. I have enjoyed following your quit and I think that you are doing very well. Keep doing what you’ve been doing and get the worst of the mental anguish out of the way. Then you can tackle all of the other stuff with a ‘you ain’t got nothing on me’ attitude because I kicked nicotine’s butt! LOL

The more I wonder around this site , the more I like it . It's a perfect fit for a successful quit . So many good tools to access for help , education and receive support . So many areas to distract oneself from smoking or to learn from others as well as give back . So many positive and real posts from ex smokers with new and older quits to identify with . No sugar coating but completely honest testimonies , and an understanding between us , that is more than a non smoker may ever or could ever understand . I love the way it's sectioned off where you can talk about your quit in one area , educate yourself about addiction in another or get out of the smoking fixation and into just having fun with fellow members to distract yourself from smoking and get to know them . There is something for everyone . There is a place to pledge if one finds that helpful , a notary celebrations section to see your own progress and others progress ; a games section and educational videos ... well the list just goes on and on . Love it ! If you are not a computer savvy person like me , in my opinion it's easy to understand and not too hard . You can use what you need to start a quit confidently and comfortably or grow and try to learn more . What aides besides NRT aides things did you look for or are you looking for to help you be a successful quitter ? Everyone is different . I came to a quit site to quit smoking . I did not have success in groups . We are all different . Testimonies helped me a lot in the beginning and were exactly what I was looking for . They helped me to see the journey ahead would get better and that I was not alone when my days were rough . Newcomers and elders testimonies all made a difference in me keeping my quit . Games ha ... lived in games .. can't tell you how many hours I spent in games day and night . Any humour I could find I wanted and needed desperately in the beginning and it so helped . So to all you funny people out there thank you . Wish I had your gift but I'm grateful for yours . That's about all I did the first year .. my next years I really got into the education part of addiction , researching addiction , celebrations , giving back and pledging . I wished I'd done them all in the beginning in hindsight , but perhaps that was not meant to be for my success to shape . Again each of us will be different and there is no right or wrong . I stay now because I need to for my quit and want to stay for others quits . I am also getting to know people here and again who would have thought but because of covid we once again have something in common . We are in this together and together we will get through this . One day at a time . Signed Abby

ok one more from the famous Wheeler Walker

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Phew !!!!. I would rather talk about your impressive rod ....than a tin full of maggots !!!!

Did I mention that I have a nine-foot rod? I know how to get Doreen interested in fishing talk.

Markus Quit Date: 02-19-2008 Posted October 28, 2018 · IP (edited) I haven't been around that much but I was here yesterday and was glad to see all of the long quits. I haven't written in a few years but would like to post a few thoughts about the quit process. Looking at the new and young quits, and the never-ending fight to gain a foothold on the sticky quit, I just wanted to let the newer quits I see on the QT know, that you'll get there too, by sticking to your plan and what you will learn as you stay quit. This is only a mind game, where your self control is being tested constantly. It wears on you as you overcome the triggering of craves through attrition, trying to process them simply as your mind/body healing itself naturally through recognition and reaction. That someting so elementary is so taxing is hard to understand sometimes. It really requires no action other than acknowledgement of the particular craving and the processing of it. Repetition is the key. The first triggers and craves that you will defeat are the ones you encounter the most. The most infrequent ones are the last to fall, and they do, through repetition. If you will just keep doing your normal daily and nightly activities sans the nicotine delivery, eventually you'll roll over the addiction and leave it behind. Sounds overly simplistic reading this but remember that you will trigger and crave and try to understand what caused it. Don't be alarmed and dont make a hasty judgement, because sometimes you can't put your finger on the particular cause to your effect. Could be romancing the cigarette subconsciously and missing that old smoky life, since things have changed and you don't know who you are sometimes. I mean you were this... smoker... and now maybe scared and are wanting to go back to what you see as normal. That is when you get tough and remember that you control your own mind and heart and that you call the shots. It's okay to feel weak, but know that you didn't get this way in a few days so it will take a few months of honest work to get out of the hole. You will make it, even if you feel like you won't. This will not kill you but it will make you unbelievably strong if you'll just stick to your quit plan and your back up plan, and allow yourself some time to heal. So be militant anti smoking, and remember that you are in a fight and that you are unwinding your whole being from the addiction so walk like it and act like it. Once smoking and cigarettes were every part of you, and now...well now they are not. That hurts and that is painful, but it is the work you have to do, so let the process work. Pay it forward, and stay as strong as you can as you use what you have learned. And if you fall, it isn't the end. You start again. A dream becomes a wish, and that wish becomes your reality as you work the quit. Time is on your side now, so dont give that addiction any more of you. You're in control of your mind and body and you've taken the chains off. Don't put them back on. KTQ Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/11327-the-rear-view-mirror-and-years-quit/

“Pay it forward” Express your quit. Your first, second, third, the sticky. Every battle, every loss, every win. Victory!!! Each and every expression on this site has impressed upon me an affirmation, a warning, guidance, and encouragement to stay on the train. I would be drowning in all kinds of anti-self mental states without the input of other passengers. I am so thankful I found this forum and that I have found my quit.

Way to go, Peach Fuzz!

I know a guy named Alvin. Has a bad attitude and a punchable face. He's pretty easy to hate.

Wondering if horses say "stop peopleing around"?

This post was written by a member of the now defunct qsmb and I brought it over to this board because this is how all of us old phartes here feel as well