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@SunnysideI agree with everyone about the coffee but I've not given it up. I switch to caffeine-free tea in the afternoons and evenings. There are some lovely brands out there now. It satisfies the ritual of making something and a warm cup to occupy the hands. Godspeed all on the Train!

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@Sunnyside I know this won't make sense, but...when I give in to the coffee/caffeine cravings it makes the cigarette cravings much much worse than having both cravings at the same time. Keep in mind i'm not suggesting anything other than for me it seems giving into one addiction opens the flood gates and all the other addictions start demanding their fix as well like spoiled brats throwing a tantrum in the grocery store.

Bacon is life. I couldn't get ridded of it in my diet I really struggled yesterday evening, but realised later on that I had drank quite afew cups of tea ( I can't give it up altogether but have cut down alot). Once I realised, I started to drink some water and felt better. Ended up taking myself to bed earlier and today has been better so far. I also noticed the taste of ciggies in my mouth, so whether some tar was clearing from my lungs which contributed to the strong craving along with too much caffeine, im not sure, I also had a strong smoking dream last night, that was fun. Still smoke free though, today is another day

@intoxicated yodayeah there is definitely a link with me. I think because I have been off work this week I have been drinking more caffeine. Apart from the morning (which i need to wake me up) i just drink water in work. Today i have been drinking just water and feel alot better

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@intoxicated yodaand@jillar, I am with you. I have about 6#lb of bacon and two 2#lbs of sausage in the freezer. I would agree that there could be a sensitivity to processed meats but there are uncured available. I love bacon and use the sausage in many recipes. The caffeine would cause me more problems, i am a diet coke addict. I don't drink coffee. I could not give up carbs and sugar or people would be hurt. I could not live on bread and water but would be fine with bread, butter and water. Funny how I say that, never thought I could live without smoking, but I am doing it and there have been no reports of a mass murder in my area. I guess we can all do what we have to do, when we HAVE to do it. Wish you the best Yoda!!

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Maybe its processed meats that are bothering you @intoxicated yoda? I couldn't imagine a life without bacon though....

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It's been quite a week. Been staying pretty strict on the no carbohydrate policy. The only "cheat" I've had was about a half tablespoon of ketchup on my burger patty last night which didn't seem to cause any problems but I just didn't feel good about having it. The bigger story is that I've stayed away from coffee/caffeine 100% since either Saturday or Sunday. Surprisingly it hasn't been that bad yet as far as withdrawal. I'll count Sunday night as 1 week off coffee. The headaches seem to be fading and I've been able to go to bed at a reasonable time and stay there. I might not be asleep but at least I can force myself to not get up so when sleep does come I'm not on the couch with a some type of screen shining in my eyes. Sugar cravings seem to be getting quite a bit less. I'm finding out that I may have an issue with pork. I ate some country ham that I had made on Monday and a couple hours later I had some heart palpitations, then I had some bacon today and had the same reaction. I'll wait a couple of weeks and try some again since I haven't been that long off of the coffee but it's looking like I may have a problem with the histamines in pork. This is a turning out to be a bittersweet journey. I ditch one bad habit and 2 more things pop up that I didn't even think could be a problem. I may find out I'm just too f^^%ed up to fix in one lifetime.

I am sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Since you are going in for surgery I would check with your doctor before you start using the patches. I don't know if it is okay to have any nicotine in your system when going into surgery. Many of us here have quit for health reasons. It is not easy but we are doing it and you can too, Spend some time reading the board. There is a lot of good information and advice to help you along and great people that will support you. Look forward to getting to know you!

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Okay, we don't know what a meme truly is. @Doreensfreeplease do not make me listen or watch that again or you will have to start a newsite...Instant Migraine!

Its alright for you guys ...I'm off to bed with this tune in my brain ...sleep will be hard tonight ...

I used to think memes were just pictures with captions on them that got passed around on the internet. Such as: Now the word seems to encompass most anything that is shared in a particular culture. I only consider photos with text to be memes, because I'm stubborn like that. However, certain videos pass the meme test as well. I realize this post clears up nothing, but what the hell?

Well done @KELon your 4 months. Awesome work!!!

Congratulations, KELS! While everyone trudges through this quitting stuff at their own pace, with four months down most of the hardest days are behind you and some lovely smoke-free spring days are just around the corner.

You want to smoke, I get it. But the cold hard truth is that if you smoke you will no longer be an ex-smoker. The reason you want to smoke is because you are romancing the cigarette. You think that it will make you feel better about something, it won't, you will feel exactly the same only as a smoker instead of an ex-smoker. So to combat your addict within try some things before you go through with your plan to smoke. 1. Remember that smoking is a lie, it always takes and never gives anything good. 2. Distract yourself with anything handy until the nagging thoughts subside. 3. Go to QuitTrain and read for inspiration and resolve. 4. Make a plan to recommit your quit and remember how you felt on day 1. 5. Remind yourself why you quit, it was a good reason then and it's still a good reason now. 6. Take a nice deep breath and be proud of being an ex-smoker. 7. Going forward can be difficult and scary, but going backward is pathetic and sorrowful. 8. Take some time to respond to others on QuitTrain, get involved in your quit. 9. Realize how lucky you are that you stopped smoking before your body gave out on you. 10. If you get this far and still want to smoke post an SOS on QuitTrain and respond to each person who tries to talk you down. There is no way that you still want to smoke, so congratulations you made it through an urge an remained an ex-smoker!

@intoxicated yodaThanks for the update. I have to remind myself it is progress not perfection. Each day (hour, minute) we don't smoke is a success. And that is our only goal because the rewards from not lighting up continue to accumulate. I, too, have that gnawing feeling. But I remind myself it was worse when I smoked. And when I smoked, I piled on all the guilt, shame and FEAR of what the cigarettes were doing. I'm not sure we ever get to a permanent state of well-being or optimism. Just not sure that is the way it is supposed to go. Instead I think this is our big cosmic classroom and we are continuing learning how to love-ourselves mainly. Hope everyone on the QT has a beautiful day. Sending positive vibes from sunny Colorado. K

I wish that my scrambled eggs thinking could produce results like you @intoxicated yoda. I have to zero in on one thing, lower my head, and go at it like a bull until it’s gone from my vision and there are always those pesky clowns to deal with.

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.

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....

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 ...

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 !

@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

@Doreensfreethanks for the vote of confidence. I will continue to explore different things and provide updates...for the foreseeable future anyway!!

Enjoying your posts updates Yoda..... Dont look now ...but I have every faith you are doing to reach your Freedom ...

Hey Yoda I think there is something in your hypothesis regarding connection between for example sugar addition and nicotine .. i have experienced more cravings for smoking when I was eating gluten .. sugar doesn't seem to effect me so much in that sense, but bread pasta etc... yes - how strange - probably similar mechanism to drinking alcohol and increased craving to smoke. Congrats on your quit! I am on my 10th day of quit .. can't sleep and so feeling like a zombie ..

Hi Kel ...I spent 6 years trying to convince my best friend to quit ...I bought her the 5 cd,s of Allen Carr Clinic sessions..... She died 3 years ago with Pancreatic cancer ,due to smoking ....the cvd,s still had the wrapper on ... Very sad ... We can talk as much as we can ...but in reality a person has to want to quit ...I get that now ..... Hope your friend jumps on the Train Soon ...❤

@DoreensfreeI sure hope she does. Ironically (or not so much) we both bought Allen's book at the same time then shared. I think she'll do it since her new circumstances will help (no smoking rental and high altitude). I think it did bring up more than I realized so I jumped on a couple of Nicotine Anonymous meetings since as it helps me to be in touch. Seems to be a robust group of quitters over on those forums for anyone who just needs to hear themselves talk. Hope everyone is having a great night! Karen