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

Nope... no can do!!!

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Congratulations Yoda on 2 moths quit. Keep up the good work and don't forget to reward yourself.

Congratulations on two months quit @intoxicated yoda, that is fantastic! It's awesome that you're so active here, that's how successful quits are made

CongratulationsOn 2 months!!!

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Great job on the two month mark!

Nope..I will never smoke again!!

Huge congratulations to you, Yoda! The first two months of a quit are the hardest and if you can go two months, you can go forever -- which is a good thing since your sort seems to have a very long lifespan. Good job!

Congratulations on 2 months!!!

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@Linda Man...seeing that gif makes me realize how much smoking has stunted my growth and prematurely aged me.

Congrats, @intoxicated yoda! You are on your way....celebrate your achievement and KTQ!

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required rain means the gum trees bloom

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Thanks everyone. Really awesome to have the support from folks that have years of "quit experience".

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Congratulations Yoda. You are doing this. Keep up the awesome work in your quit.

Good work Intoxicated Yoda. Congratulations.

Huge Congratulations @intoxicated yoda..... We are all very proud and happy for you ....already you are a big part of the board ...and will be helping all the quitters who will follow you ... Keep going ....

Quit, 2 months you are!

cpk Quit Date: 02/04/2015 Posted May 17, 2015 · IP It has taken me awhile to figure out that the anxiety I have been experiencing since week 6 of my quit (now in week 15) is not directly related to quitting. Not smoking is the peaceful part of my life. The anxiety was there before I quit. I probably used smoking to try to keep the anxiety in check. I don't recall having "anxiety attacks" when I smoked. I have opted to use natural supplements, which are helping. This weekend I picked up a workbook on using DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) to quell anxiety through cognitive and emotional restructuring --- that is, simply put, training my mind to not be anxious. I need to reprogram the software in my brain. I had gotten in the habit of being anxious. I now need to learn how to do life in a new way. I know that people sometimes relapse because they find they are more anxious not smoking and feel they can't cope. They think it is because they miss smoking. This was me in the past, before I joined QT and got educated. I never even considered that my anxiety had nothing to do with quitting smoking. I used smoking to try to calm myself, but that probably made everything worse! I certainly felt like a physical wreck, and it's pretty hard to cope when you have smoking related headaches, respiratory distress, fatigue and a host of other physical problems. Now I have none of these physical problems. The good people on this site prodded me a bit to look closer, and to observe what was going on with my life. That is the beauty of QT...that quitters know the journey of self-discovery takes time and patience. (I especially remember Tracey suggesting this in a very gentle way.) I was a little bummed out to realize this state of being anxious was something lurking beneath my smoking addiction. However, accepting that this is something I have to work on is far better than endlessly relapsing, which is very bad for self confidence. Strength to strength. I think I read that somewhere on this site. That's how I see the non smoking journey. Moving forward, growing, and evolving. Saying n.o.p.e. is the first step. Lurkers who may be reading this...there is great HOPE --- and the promise that you will never again have to experience a disappointing relapse. I know I was like many...feeling scared to try to quit again, just thinking it would end in relapse. There is a way...to never, never, never relapse again, and to forever embrace the freedom of not smoking. The way can be found right here, right now, on QT. QT helped me to see I never again have to think about relapse because I have the skills now to be a nonsmoker for life. I have freedom from smoking forever Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/5348-anxiety-antidote/

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We now return to your scheduled program. We apologize for the disruption. It was only a crazy woman screaming for a cigarette. Please proceed with your day! K

“That couldn’t have felt very good!” why is someone who only has a penny considered wise?

I have been diligent in following my routine of two 2 mile power walks daily, and have gradually been increasing my incline, which , in turn, increases my calorie burn. Incline is up to 5%, by the end of each session. I am also doing some work with the weight bar. Nothing crazy. I just want to shape and tone a bit. This morning I went an extra quarter mile, just because I knew I could. I remain proud of my drive and determination to improve my physical stamina, and just be healthier, in general. I am impressed with my 70 year old self.

Yesterday , I was on my 2nd session on my treadmill, when I started to feel very hungry, as I hadn’t eaten in hours, and just felt like my blood sugar had plummeted, so I stopped after 1 mile and had a snack and some water. After 25 minutes , or so, I resumed my set, but the machine had not stored my data. It holds it for 10 minutes, in case you need a rest. I knew I had stopped at exactly 1 mile, though. Theoretically, I should have done just one more mile. However, revitalized, I started all over and did 2 miles. So, I power walked 5 miles uphill yesterday.

That's a lot of action. I can't compete w/ that. Todays exercise: 15min bike ride + stretching + 3 circuits of 15 reps each: Pushups (1st set was 35) Weighted situps Lift and press Horizontal lat pull

You sound like you went wild in your youth. That was only a prep course for parenthood. Get ready as they get older, you will be doing things with them that make you go "S..., I thought I could still do that!" K

What Boo just posted is so true. At least for myself. once you make the choice to finally say to hell with smoking it`s not as terrible as I imagined. Best wishes for you both and i hope you get aboard.

Do yourself a favor Ray, go ahead and quit. I made the mistake of procrastinating before quitting. I called it "planning", but in reality is was me finding excuses to keep feeding my addiction. Looking back, the procrastination period was more of a pain in the ass than the actual quit. The quit was a challenge, but I was making progress everyday. During the procrastination period, I was just spinning my wheels and finding ways to get myself all wound up. I call it the Tom Petty rule: The waiting is the hardest part...

I agree....Don't wait until your looking at Amputation.....if you leave it too late There is no going back .. It's not always a Smokers Lungs that get damaged..

There's that word again: "can't." When you quit telling yourself you can't and get busy figuring out how, you realize some of those mountains were merely molehills.