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

NOPE, this pledge saved my butt at work last night. Major craving came to visit me and I just said NOPE!

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Almost Feb. but here trying to stay warm! (-5*F this morning! )

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Thanks KEL, my craving was a doozie but thankfully short in duration.

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Congratulations on 5 YEARS!

@gum_addictWay to go.

It's a well know fact around here ....I'm a Sausageholic....I managed to rid myself one of my addictions . The other one ...I will never quit ..lol....

Congrats, @reciprocity! Five years already.... awesome achievement! Celebrate it, enjoy the beach and KTQ!

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@Doreensfree I've known a few ladies that were addicted to tubular meat products so I don't think it's rare

I haven't got a sweet tooth ...can leave chocolate .....but cheese ...which is also fattening ..now that another story ....don't even get me going on sausages ...

Congratulations on your super solid five year quit and on living the good life on the beach!

Thanks for the shout out people!! 5 years is quite a milestone for sure and I have never regretted having made the commitment to quit despite the difficulties in the early days. All the newbies need to know it's possible for all who put in the work to find their freedom from nicotine addiction. The difficulties and doubts fade away and are replaced by rewards that last a lifetime! As for me - the wife & I are livin' the good life on the beach in Mexico playin' in the sun

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gonna crap a few thoughts out here tonight since the board seems kind of slow and I need to stay close to the process. I'm actually struggling a little bit tonight. That nagging gnawing feeling just won't quite ever go away. I wonder if the chemicals in the cigs affects the thyroid very much? I'll have to look up on that and see what I can find. In the meantime, breaking the associations is seemingly getting easier. I'm not really consumed by thoughts of smoking so much, it's more a physical feeling in the back of the throat or the pit of the stomach. I still can't break myself away completely from coffee which might be my problem. I've reduced it by a lot but I can only seem to leave it alone for a couple weeks max then I cave back into it. Other than that, the plan to get my weight back under control is seeming to work. I weighed myself a little while ago and I was at 189 and my lowest weight was 186. That was starting from 199.5 on 12/26 so that is some pretty good progress I think. 10 to 13 pounds gone in a little over a month and I cheated 4 days. Cheat days on the this way of eating is not something to look forward to though. A few moments of mouth pleasure leads to a few days of real suffering...sounds like another addiction I know. Joints are getting better since I've been able to start working out. A typical routine is 1 set of 10 regular pushups. 3 sets of 25 inclined pushups. 5 half pullups and 3 sets of 50 wall pullups. 2 sets of 20 squats and hold an asian squat for 30 seconds 3 times then a 10 to 30 minute walk. I still want to do the Qigong but I've got to make some room for that. As my joints improve and the weight goes down I'll be able to get a little more aggressive on the workouts but for now slow and gentle is what is called for. If anyone wants to start doing a very gentle workout I would recommend Hampton at hybrid calisthenics on youtube. He's got some great things you can do regardless of what level of fitness you are at and its free and requires no equipment. Give him a look and support his channel if you like what he has to offer. Tomorrow I try again to get through the day coffee free. It tastes so good going down but the physical reactions I get make it not worth it. Not gonna beat myself up if I give in since I'm quitting a lot of things already but it's got to go sooner rather than later. Anyhow, I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and remember, a goal without a plan is just wishful thinking.

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@gum_addictAnd the blessing of NOPE is that the cravings go away. Sometimes quickly; sometimes slowly. But eventually it becomes a distant memory.

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@Doreensfreei think the most important thing is what do you react to. If you don't get any bad reactions to those things then roll with them.

sugar is an addiction .. yesterday i ate 300 gr. of chocolate .. i basically eat any amount i have at home .. therefore how unnerving it is that if you want to buy just a little piece of your favourite stuff, you cant because they are selling only big boxes .. sigh... keep up good work Kel !

Congratulations Reciprocity, this is a great quit. Reward yourself today.

Congratulations on the 5 year mark, Great day.

Congratulations on 5 years quit @reciprocity!

Congratulations! and thanks for the inspiration.

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Great new Dianne....Your doing great

Hi @Dianne, its good to see you and hear that you're still smoke free. Thanks for checking in and congratulations on that awesome quit

@Edycongratulations. Ten days in is terrific. @intoxicated yodaWord. Truth. I do believe there is a connection with sugar and addiction. When I got off booze, I ate chocolate all day long. With this quit, I have had some chocolate but the exercise has balanced any weight gain. And then it just really becomes about the freedom. We don't crave stuff that is bad for us anymore. Or so we hope. Thanks for sharing the journey today! K

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