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Congratulations, Mac!

That is so great, AK. It's awesome to see the days add up, they just keep adding up and your body keeps getting healthier.

That is wonderful! Congratulations!

How are you doing this week, Amer?

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Amer, have you considered food intolerances? I work in a grocery store that stocks a lot of foods for people who are intolerant to a number of foods. We have many gluten-free and dairy-free foods. Some of what you describe is similar to what a few of them have shared. Perhaps ask your medical care provider about the wisdom of doing an elimination diet to see of there is a food or category of foods that are causing your gastrointestinal upset. You mentioned taking over-the-counter meds--they can cause problems of their own if taken over long periods of time. When people are depressed, their posture and breathing change (voice of experience). If it's comfortable for you, holding a proper posture and some gentle, deep breathing may help. Good luck. I'm sure there is a solution for you.

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Should I expect frequent cravings to smoke still? This morning I am dealing with paperwork for physical therapy bills for a workplace injury that should have been taken care of between the PT company and L&I. Then news that I need to increase dose on a medication that may be making glaucoma worse. So I'm off to an optometrist in two hours to have the pressure in my aching eyes measured. And I'm craving a cigarette. Really wish I could smoke. Not an SOS caliber craving, but missing the relief from stress that smoking gave me. Or is this romancing the cigarette

Feels a relief to have the second month. Still craving smoking at times, still a temptation at unguarded stressful moments.

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No more breath mints, no clothes smelling awful, more money.

Welcome and congrats on your first two weeks!

MOST EXCELLENT!!! Congrats on your first week!

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I needed a break from the internet Covid news and serious email for my children in a worst-case scenario. I took my dog for a walk in the park. It's a beautiful neighborhood park with a woodland trail, sports fields, a basketball court, playground equipment for little tykes, climbing rocks for bigger kids, and picnic areas. Here and there along the 1/3 mile perimeter path are benches to just sit and relax. At the foot of the last bench on our path there was an unsmoked cigarette on the ground that someone apparently dropped accidentally. I am shaking my head about it, because I actually had to reign in an impulse to pick it up, take it home, and smoke it. That's crazy. I would have thought I was beyond that kind of thought. Kind of scares me. Is my self-mind control that weak? Anyway, we're back home. I have a tension headache. I'm taking a xanax and going to take a nap. Have to break the stressful thoughts I'm having.