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I think sleep issues do happen in the early days. One thing I had to do was reduce my coffee intake. I think the body is able to absorb caffeine better once we quit smoking so we need to cut it by half or more.

@Gus, Congratulations on 100 days! And all the best with the job search. Please stay alert and strong. The 3 month mark is tricky as we start to feel a little bit confident that we're doing well in our quit and that could be tricky.

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@Dianne, that was so strong of you, well done! The break theme got me thinking - what do we do with the extra time now that we no longer take smoke breaks?

Welcome @Graciegirlva. Yes it's time. Please do make time to post here often. Those that stay close to this forum and share their journey seem to have a higher success rate. We are all ex-smokers so we will totally understand anything you're going through. If you're feeling emotional or so hungry that you want to eat the neighbor's dinner, it's all ok. Would love to see your post #2.

@Kris, welcome! The initial days will be hard. Glad you're here though. Please come here often, feel free to post what you're going through. We have all been through it and will totally relate and connect. If you have a crave, post in the SOS forum. Just today someone kept their quit by posting there first. Folks will jump in to support you. I would encourage you to read through some posts in this forum, learn about the quit process. It is hard and then it's easy. Congratulations on the ears and enduring the smokers in the line - both of them are pretty awesome accomplishments.

@Steven Drojensky, so glad you posted here and made it through the day. So happy to hear it. This is why SOS exists and this is why we're here on this forum. Awesome!

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@jillar, so happy to hear this :). Hope you feel comfortable enough to do most of the things you enjoy doing. Made my day so I can only imagine what it must have meant to you.

Well done Linda!. Coming here to rant is the right thing to do. Wish more folks would follow your example. Glad you came here. Btw that is an .... interesting combo :).

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Added stair climbing a few weeks ago - at 1,200 steps now (with breaks) and targeting 2,000. Some people there are monsters doing 6,000 steps. One day there was a girl who would have to be in her 9th month pregnancy. Our gyms are still closed but I noticed one gym has set up outside and is letting limited people use the equipment. They said they allow one-off use at $20 which I might just use to add some variations not possible with dumbbells alone. Of course, equipment has never the real issue, it's about getting off the backside and doing it :).

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That is awesome, Robbie. Well done!

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Please just add the 2 laps and be done with it. Then you can move on to adding a 3rd one when you next want to show you :).

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@Katgirl, I've been learning on youtube. There's this runner I admire and was watching some of his youtube videos and at some point his mom's video came up running with him at age 78. Then another one popped up doing push ups at age 81. You never know where inspiration is hiding. If our words help you to get started, it's what we hope for, isn't it - to make a difference in 1 person's life.

You did well to stay safe, never know what's going on. Where I'm running these days, it's farm land and country roads and unfortunately it means dogs with no fences and they get excited to see someone running. I'm now picking my routes to avoid those streets which is a shame as I kind of like doing different routes. Went back to the trail this weekend and completed 10k with a few walk breaks. Legs, just above the ankle area, were on fire but ... I showed me. Met a little snake on the trail but it quickly slithered away before I could get the phone out. I avoid treadmill for the repetitive motion (plus mindless boredom). Road running is similar though not quite as bad perhaps. Plan to do more trail running - get those muscles strengthened. Last week I finally paid premium price to buy some used plates and dumbbells and an exercise mat. Don't have the space for a bench or barbell. I'm finding you can do a lot with bodyweight and dumbbells and am enjoying doing some weight training after months. However, it's kind of difficult to do bench press without a bench.

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@Dianne you're doing awesome! Surely there's something you've been wanting to do when you have some free time. I rearrange things sometimes, or will dismantle the stereo setup and set it up with new components or arrange albums alphabetically or by genre or something. I'm sure you have something fun waiting for you. If you can't think of anything, get out on your bike and try to get lost on new streets or trails.