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@AceWhite, Congratulations. You're fitter and stronger than you let on to place 5th. That's a strong finish. @Christian99, I was always told to increase weekly mileage in small increments - no more than 10%. I have paid for ambition by getting injured and having to stop running for weeks and in one case over a year. So now I do stretches and also don't push as hard - just happy to get the miles in without injury. I had a couple of really lethargic days - didn't do anything Mon night and went to the stores to buy some un-needed stuff. Tue night was lethargic again but forced myself to the stairs and somehow completed the 9 rounds - it was hard. On the way back, eyes were closing while driving - there was this whole lethargy and overwhelming tiredness.

Congratulations on 2 years @Sunshine59 Awesome milestone!

Congratulations @garry mhudson 5 years is an awesome milestone!

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Good to hear you overcame that crave @Opah. And that you posted an SOS first - that is awesome and goes to show your commitment.

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Going to Mars.... Life without cigs was such a new and different experience that I imagined I was on a Mars mission experiencing a whole new different world - one way to live unfulfilled dreams

Nope! The morning light on the tree is amazing @Cbdave

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Hey @Katgirl, Congratulations! You're doing so great not only with your quit but overall physical health also. Great job!

Congratulations on 3 months @Steven Drojensky. Stay vigilant as 3 months is a tricky milestone.

Congratulations on 8 months, @Linda

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I think everything ends in the same place at the end. Managed to avoid the upset tummy this time during re-feeding by introduce food slowly with breaks and avoiding the salad. I suspect it's the raw onion but just skipped it all. @Katgirl, thanks for the explanation.

Nope! Wow @Cbdave, what a beautiful click.

What a lovely post @jillar. Hope it helps someone reach out for help and overcome their addiction. We have all benefitted from that help here in some way. I always thought I could quit anytime (for all of the 40 years I smoked) and actually never could until I joined a forum and found people 'like me' who were going through the same withdrawal process and shared their experiences which of course totally resonated. It's totally cool to share your experiences - we've all been there. I do miss a post that listed the first days and weeks of quitting in a really humorous way - yes, it was funny and was absolutely spot on.

Wanted to do a 4-day fast this week but saw here that the last 3-day fast was only 2 weeks ago so decided to wait. However, the brain didn't want to give up so compromised to 3-day. Day 1 (after 24hrs) - Workout of stairs (2601) followed by 6k trail run half of which was uphill. Day 2 (after 48hrs) - Dumbbell work on arms and some core workout. The cool thing is there's no lethargy, the body feels alive and energetic. And the odd thing is - how does the body continue to create poop without food? In trying to learn more about this topic, I learnt about Mariko Aoki phenomenon and fecal vomiting. Also that poop is a goldmine - waste from 1 million Americans could contain as much as $13 million worth of metals.

Congratulations on 5 months @Robbie 1 more to go for the 1/2 year.

Congratulations on 7 months @AceWhite. You're truly acing this quit.

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Way to go @Katgirl converting your lethargy to an extra workout - you showed you I guess. If you're thinking of starting running, I'm not a fan of too much treadmill running. The monotonous nature of the treadmill can potentially aggravate injuries or imbalances - you were a competitive runner so assume you're aware of running related stuff. It was a beautiful weekend here, not too warm but sunny and was able to do an extended workout on the stairs followed by a trail run.

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Wow @AceWhite that's a pretty competitive schedule. All the best.