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Keep reminding yourself Darcy that you're feeling like that because of SMOKING and NOT because of quittting. And give yourself a break! It's ok to feel like that, it won't be forever and the weight gain is temporary too. What you're doing is far more important than a few extra pounds. You are doing AWESOME so don't forget it!!!

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Helping others realize it isn't as hard as we have it in our heads it will be to quit puts a smile on my face.

Were jumping neighborhood fences in search of fruit. My dog was so smart she

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Great update @Brioski, I'm glad this week is better for you and I LOVE that you're able to take nice deep breaths Hopefully this is the beginning of everyday being a good one but you're still early in your quit so don't be surprised if you get some bad days still. There's a lot of triggers to get past still but you've got the tools and support to do it As far as weather goes we're having a rainy day! Yay!!! Probably our last one of the season and clearing tomorrow with lots of sunshine to come

My bad @Mac#23 Lemon's super sour

Took a bath Every kitchen should

Groceries got delivered

Welcome back @Steven Drojensky, sorry to read you gave up your awesome quit. Just glad you're back and ready to get your forever quit. Don't forget to update your quit date and ticker. For the ticker you'll need to delete your existing one before making a new one or else it'll keep reverting back.

In honor of Quit Train's anniversary the first post written by our founder MarylandQuitter...... MarylandQuitter Administrators Quit Date: 10/07/2013 Posted March 28, 2014 Remove the desire to smoke and you will never smoke again. Practice on removing the desire to smoke until you firmly believe that you get nothing from it. Until then, use your smoking addiction to help you quit smoking. That’s right, you read correctly. You, me and millions more rationalized smoking even though we knew the consequences. Use those same veteran rationalization skills to rationalize quitting smoking. Think about that for a minute. If we could rationalize smoking knowing full well the damaging effects it had on our health, why can’t we rationalize quitting smoking knowing full well the health benefits of quitting? Based from my experience, the most important attribute to a successful quit, which is a non burdensome quit, is to remove the desire to smoke by understanding and believing that the cigarette has nothing to offer. This and only this will allow for a lifetime of freedom and never leave you feeling like you’re giving something up or missing out by living life as a non-smoker. So many have relapsed and so many more are too afraid to quit smoking because of all the horror stories they’ve heard about nicotine withdrawal when you quit. That horror only exists in our minds, if we let it. Of course we’ll have mild withdrawal and mental triggers that may cause cravings, but they’re far from horrific and certainly nothing more than we’ve already experienced. Quitting smoking is not hard. In fact, the whole process is quite enjoyable if we only focus on the benefits of being a non-smoker. There is no need to focus on anything else because we’re not giving anything up. We’re not missing out. The cravings come and go and soon will be gone forever. Even while we were smoking, the unwavering loyalty of our body was trying to heal itself while we kept poisoning it. It never gave up on us despite that we were putting things in our mouths and setting them on fire to feed our addiction. Once we quit smoking, our bodies take a huge sigh of relief and work overtime to make up for lost time and starts healing and repairing the damage that we caused it. The easy part for some is the initial quit while for others it’s staying quit. Ask 10 people and the answers will vary. The reality is that everyone can quit smoking and stay that way. If you’re finding it difficult to stay quit it’s because you think the cigarette still has something to offer you. This is why I relapsed. This is why others’ invariably relapse. Never give up and just continue to remove the desire to smoke by knowing with every ounce of who you are that the cigarette offers you nothing. It can’t do a thing for you. It’s impossible that it can relieve stress, doesn’t taste good and certainly is no reward. Some get this right away. Others, like myself, it took a little longer. But now that I know this, the desire to smoke has been successfully removed and although I still get a trigger here and there (just part of being a nicotine addict), I know it won’t do a damn thing for me. You can get there too. Never, ever stop striving to get there. Never smoke again. Not one puff, ever (N.O.P.E.).

Have to pee People who have kids

His colored clothes got washed with his whites The house cleaners found

Its safer than braking Why do dogs sniff each others butts?

She found her spouse cheating on her People say that

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Anyone who needs test kits, here's the link to free ones from the usps website. They'll quit offering free tests after May 11, 2023. https://special.usps.com/testkits

You bet your OK @Brioski, you're swatting those craves down one by one and showing who's the boss of your body! Keep doing it and PLEASE believe ALL of us who've been where you are that it WILL get better, we PROMISE.... Enjoy your brats. Btw, have you considered making a rage room or maybe going to one if there's one by you? Great way to get some frustration out from what I hear

Those aren't things I'VE done, just things that CAN be done 9. Use for scrapbooking (Yep, don't do that either )

7. Decoupage a table top with it

@Gabes is who designed a few of the logos. Maybe he'll see this and be able to help out again if that's what you guys decide on for your year logo

That's it right there @Brioski and @darcy. I stuck close to home for a month because I was worried I would stop and buy cigs and when I did finally venture out I took my never smoker husband with me to keep me honest. Keep getting your feelings off your chest by posting as it helps not only you guys but others coming behind you. I used to go back and read all my posts each month from when I started my quit just so I wouldn't forget where I came from. Unfortunately that forum imploded and many of us lost our content