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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required) Minnippi parklands

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NOPE Really enjoy the pics, @Cbdave. Thank you for taking the time to post them. I need every bit of calm and serenity that comes my way.

Hello People, bunnies, dogs, cats, too Just saying aloud, I am struggling. Keeping busy helps. It is when I am tired and/or down mentally or emotionally that there is only a thin veneer of NOPE. Grateful to be quit. Having trouble shaking the belief I had prior to picking up again. The one that said," This is your sticky quit. I don't have another come back in me." Anyway, thanks for hearing my struggle. Hoping your day brings many opportunities for belly laughing and sharing with those you hold dear.

Day 139 (I think) Still on the quit train. After literally a 3 month wait....should still be waiting another 2 weeks but they had a cancellation last week I finally got to see the oral surgeon and get these wisdom teeth plus 2 others pulled. Been a rather painful week. Am so thankful I finally got in. 3 months when you hurting a long time to hurt. Been a bit since I have been here. Just stopping in to say I still on the train and hanging in there and yay Ibuprofen my friend!

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Sorry to hear that you are having a bad day, but it shall pass and you will endure. I’m glad to see that you are still with us.

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required)

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Good workout 2 days in a row. I power walked 2 complete miles, up a moderate incline, in just over 36 minutes. It was so much easier, than the rough one, a few days ago. I went longer, and did not stop to rest, either day. I am burning about 250 calories in each session, or about 1/2 an average size meal for me. I don’t snack. Today was more of a mixed bag. It was harder, because I did it less than an hour after eating a late lunch. When the body is processing food, it’s already working, so working out at the same time is expending more energy, and I could feel that. Having said that, I increased my speed from 3.3 to 3.5 mph. I did complete over 30 minutes, but did rest for 1 minute at 20 minutes in. Distance was 1.8 miles today, as I had reached my limit. Calorie burn was again about 250, due to increased speed. Overall, I think I am doing well. I am not seeing a lot of results on the scale, but I feel leaner. I keep reminding myself, it’s a slow process…..

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NOPE… Beautiful photos Cbdave so peaceful..

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He's usually not great, though splat

Good to "see" you @Dianne, congrats on your great quit I'm really happy for you that you were able to get your dental work done

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Yes, that is tough. But the fact that you are quitting again means you realize that you would be better off smoke free. Fight through all of the negativity and mind-games the addiction plays on people. Fighting through the early days and keeping the quit this time means you will not have to go through this again. And, over time, you should see that a smoke free life is worth these early struggles. Congratulations on 2 weeks smoke free, Darcy. Keep up the great work.

Hang in there @darcy, it won't always be a struggle. We promise you that..Unfortunately the only way past is through.....

This post was written by a member of another forum by the name of jwg and brought over to preserve it. And although I never knew him his ability to write about his addiction and his approach to dying spoke to me. RIP jwg..... A lazy Texas river spanning form Kerr county Texas to the San Antonio bay on the Gulf of Mexico. If you ever need to find a place to relax enjoy the sunshine while refreshing from the hot Texas sun, nothing beats a lazy day tubing down the slow winding of deep greens and blue. Some place your arm able to reach down and feel the stones polished by the millenniums. Hiding secrets of the Alamo and days gone by. A sacred place, where no worries in the world can follow, No troubles from work are allowed to enter, only you and your desire to be at peace can break the waters edge. In my resent ventures over this past summer I had the opportunity to experience the river , its majesty and glory , Not only was I with the river I was with the finest people in the world to share the experience. By day floating lazily carefree and by night telling stories lounging about the cabin or sitting under the stars on the porch, cooking out burgers some night or fajita’s.. I often think of that trip and the fun we all had, to go back in time , even in memory can be so nice . Some days we would float solo or holding hands keeping close together. other days we banded are pack together by twine and traveled the river as one , like a Robin Hood and his merry men , or maybe Tom Sawyer and some of his boy hood chums. One particular day we were going solo , but I lashed the tube with the cooler to my rig 6 hours or so , surly you need some sort of refreshment and maybe even pull up on to a clear shore line for a bite to eat.. And so we did. After lunch two of are young explores Decided to forgo the tubes, swim a bit and comb the bottom of the river for secret hidden treasures,, Lost sunglass or the mother load a Iphone or other such valuable loot. Now with no use for there tubes , the young explores piled them on top of the cooler . So there I was, in my tube tied to a stack of three tubes and a cooler. To which the wind had greater strength to control then the slow easiness of the river current. Some times I would find the wind speeding me along , while others the wind dragging me back and my group of merry band of men flowing down the river far in front of me. While still enjoying the river the ride and the scenery I really had no control of the speed of my travel , to which side of the river I would coast. Sometimes the wind would bring me in to the tree line . Catching me on limbs and others casting me out into the deeper waters. Basicly I was at the mercy of powers much greater then myself.. As history repeats itself ,, this is where I find myself once more, only today laying in my hospital bed. With each day that passes more tubes are added to my burden, and now with each tube the wind carries me faster down the river then we could have ever imagined. Just a few hundred yards back the option of chemo loomed in the air to slow the winds and the current giving me more time to enjoy the river, but now once more due to powers beyond my control I find myself helpless. My illness grows faster then can be controlled. I am at peace, I am comfortable. I am in my tube enjoying every last minute of my ride Down the Guadalupe I can not see the end to the river nor do I look forward to its end.. I have my friends , I have my family , I have you all , and I have the love of a beautiful women , my angel, my everything to comfort and care for me I love you all And will to my best keep you posted In the mean time Don’t put things in your mouth and light them on fire !!

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Rest in peace, our invisible man.

You're doing awesome @Katgirl I tried to do a run on the treadmill last night as it was really late but after about 15 mins I was clock watching and at the end of 30 mins I just had to end it I think my preference is outdoors - new trails or streets that I have not run before. However, with the days getting shorter and cooler, there will definitely be more treadmill time.

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Nice hearing from you @Dianne! Thankful that you are still on the train and that things are moving along for you! Keep in touch!

Guy is really terrifically hung Hungt

The pups and I will have Coors light on ice, what appetizers would you like?

Left one very egotistical spouse Ghtbn

More than enough room for you, the pets and a glass of wine and appetizers.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone, soon lopin

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Congratulations @Dianne on four months quit! You're doing awesome

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Congratulations Diane great job!!

Congratulations Dianne.