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Nice update Marie What you said seems pretty normal to me, from my recollection of my early quit. I always thought of smoking as a physical thing so the fact that it's the mental urges that end up taking the longest to over come was a little surprising to me. I had both too - mental and physical. For me that uneasy, jittery feeling manifested in short temper, easy to become frustrated etc. That was with me longer than I would have liked but, all this stuff eventually disappears as you re-learn how to live your life without turning to smokes all the time as some kind of emotional band-aid? Now days, for me, when something in my life happens that stresses me or pisses me off .... I don't immediately think of going for a smoke, which is what I would have done before so, yeah .... it takes time but it does happen.

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Still have not heard even 1 word uttered on TV sports news or local internet news feeds about these games even taking place. You sure you're not just making this sh*t up

Great work buddy!! You've reached the 1/4 year mark and things will only get even better from here on. Just stay focused on the ultimate goal and you'll do fine Hey, why not treat yourself to something special? I hear Bakon's got one of his bike's up for sale

Great job Kate! 1st month is absolutely the most challenging to get done. Keep up the good work and check in here to let us know how you're doing

Nice one! Glad it worked out well for you. I thought you would be fine

The wife and I were out tonight and I had to put gas in the car. Well holy fukc!!! 100 km per hour winds (65 MPH) and -8 degrees feels like someone is shoving frozen needles into every orifice of your body all at once!! That is one fukcin painful 5 minutes I never want to repeat again if I can avoid it!!!! And then; I get back in the car and the wife's like "what was all the swearing about? I could hear you from inside the car!" Are you fukcing kidding me???

No shit eh? And all the plows have been put away for the season too so, back to basics in keeping the roads clear

Yay!! Canucks going for Gold in Snow Swimming! This might take awhile tho

Hope this goes well for you. I'm pretty sure it will because as others have stated, traveling as a smoker, your anxiety level gets ramped up just because you can smoke for a long period of time. You won't be dealing with that now at least. I'm thinking you'll find it easier now.

Anyone else going to get snow and below zero temperatures this weekend or is Mother Nature just fukcing with us Canucks?

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The deep breathing exercises I too found helped a lot with the feelings of anxiety I would get with the strong craves. I ended up sucking on small mints a lot as well early on. Probably wouldn't recommend that though because of the sugar content.

Yes, the challenging days do still come from time to time, even after that 1st month but .... they don't come as often because you have already figured out how to battle against the addiction. Part of the issue I found was that at your stage of my quit, I was just tired of the constant battles. I did manage to find the strength to keep fighting and that's what YOU now must do! Remember, every battle you do with this monster and win .... it gets weaker and you get stronger. Fight through these tough days. They won't be around at this intensity much longer.

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I'm already leading in the Baby-Blow Up contest

Nice work Ela!! You will be half way to the Lido Deck next month That's fantastic!! Those months are really starting to add up now Give me a Hi-5!! Well, my arm won't reach all the way to Germany so .... give yourself a Hi-5 for me Celebrate this milestone today

Great job Rory! Your at the 1/4 year smoke free mark now. You are building a very strong quit. Take a little time to celebrate and reward yourself in some way for overcoming all the challenges along the way. It ain't easy but ... it's so worth it in the end

Congratulations Roopy! You just doubled your quit time Be sure to reward yourself for all your work. You're getting it done! Good for YOU

Holy Cow Joe .... almost to the Lido Deck now! 11 months smoke free is amazing. Start packing my friend. I can already see your ship out there getting ever closer

Huge congrats M5 for making it to the point where your quit can be measured in fractions of a year now How cool is that!! Celebrate your hard work today

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I honestly don't remember the craves being particularly difficult at 3 month in my quit but ......... that's me. I know you suffered a lot at the 3 month mark. It will be different for everyone and I would venture to say that at 3 months, whether it be strong cravings or just the drudgery of quitting without anymore support from close friends and family, it becomes tough to maintain your focus. Why? Because it's been such a fuc*in' hard job getting to the 3 month point for most. That's why not everyone makes it all the way to the Lido Deck. And, that's why getting to the Lido Deck is SO SPECIAL! It takes commitment & dedication and a lot of self discipline!! But you know what? Slow and steady wins the day with this quitting thing. Take it one NOPE day at a time, all the way to the Lido Deck if necessary. That will get you there - guaranteed!!