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Hi Loren...those types of things can be really hard to deal with. I had bloating and gut issues for months but maybe I was an extreme case. Anyhow, if the drugstore remedies don't work (they didn't for me) you can try an elimination diet which was eventually what solved most of my issues. Good luck and keep the quit.

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congrats Denali. you are doing great. keep up the great quit.

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nice job @Steven Drojensky Congratulations

made some crab cakes yesterday. over did it on the seasonings. gonna try it again tomorrow and use about a quarter of the amount of seasoning. it will be my last endeavor with it though as the seasoning irritated my guts pretty bad. I should leave it alone now but I know it will be worth the discomfort one last time. Crab is still ok for me to eat as long it is with melted butter only. Cleaning up the diet has really made me aware of all the things that I react to. I'm finding out that there is a lot of stuff that I never should have been ingesting. unfortunately beer is one of those things I hit a milestone on the getting rid of the quit weight this past week. Bottomed out at 176. That's down 23 lbs from where I started and 26 lbs from my peak. I had stalled in the 181 to 185 range for weeks but quitting the coffee I think got me over the hump. 10 lbs of fat left to get off my arse and i'll be back down to my pre quit weight. The lighter I get the better my joints feel. Still have an issue with my hip so i'm off to the chiro tomorrow to see if there is an answer for that little nagging problem.

@DenaliBluessorry to hear about your mom. I hope she will be ok. In times like these I would ask myself what would change if I smoked? would the situation improve? and the one question that always got me...why are you thinking about smoking right now? there are problems the size of mountains that need your attention and you're thinking about smoking? What the F*** is wrong with you? That would usually shame me into putting aside the smoking thoughts and get to the mattes at hand. Hope this is of some help.

awesome quit sunnyside. stay strong.

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that's a good point @jillar I'll let that one sink in for a while.

i played a round of golf today with a friend of mine who quit "smoking" 5 or 6 years ago. I always give him grief because he was about to choke me out with his cigar smoke. Funny how someone can claim to have quit smoking and still smoke cigars. All we can do is just accept people for who they are and don't let them influence us. Usually when we play there is a 3rd person who smokes so those 2 will ride together and I get a cart to myself so I can avoid the smoke. Today it was just us two. Not gonna lie, the smoke smelled pretty good but damn did it give me a headache. Anyhow, no desire to take a puff. Shot a 94 which isn't to bad for me. Hopefully once my shoulder fully recovers I can get that back down in the 80's. It would also be pretty cool if tobacco smoke repulsed me, but for now I have to settle for the headache.

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congratulations on quitting Patti. I know this board helped me get through the bad parts of my quit so joining up is a great step forward in keeping the quit. read all the info you can, play the silly games on here, get yourself a ticker and watch that those numbers go up. the ticker really is a great motivational tool BTW.

welcome aboard @feeling_patchy stay committed and don't over think it. you can and will do this.

Congrats @jillar on 6 years quit. I am so thankful to have run into you on this journey to freedom from smoking. I remember you being on here and keeping me occupied through some of the toughest times in my quit. Take a bow and enjoy this milestone. You really deserve a great reward.

Time for a monthly update. Not sure what triggered the smoking dreams but I haven't had any for the past couple of nights so that's a good thing. I've made back the lost ground from all the detours i've had in losing my quit weight so hopefully I am back on track and can stay there until I hit my goals. I quit coffee again this past week. Not sure how many attempts this makes but it is as they say what it is. One would think it wouldn't be difficult since I was drinking decaf exclusively for a while but guess what...decaf isn't totally decaf and the addiction mechanisms are the same as with cigarettes. The difference this time is that I didn't get the headaches and insomnia like I have the last attempts. I'm starting to see some benefits with my digestive issues from quitting coffee. As far as craves go, I still think about smoking a lot more than I should at this point but I can't say I really crave it. I miss it kind of like I miss my ex girlfriend. And by that I mean I miss who she was, not who she is now, and the cigarettes are the same. I miss the old days of smoking but they are gone and there is no going back. Anyhow, as hard as things had gotten for a while in my quit it seems like things are leveling out at this point. I'm sure there are still challenges to face but for now all I can see that's left to do is get the rest of my quit weight off. A few of the extra benefits I've noticed since quitting smoking and finally getting off the sugar and carbs. My palette has changed. No drink tastes as good as water now. My appetite is finally getting under control. My nails are starting to get stronger and less brittle and my nail beds are healing. My digestive issues are starting to normalize. Bloating is the exception now and not the rule. The depression is easing off a quite a bit and lastly I feel like I'm not as inflamed as I had been. Happy Memorial Day everyone. Be safe and be kind yourselves.

congrats shymaid. keep that momentum.

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10 years seems like it would feel like you never smoked. That's how you walk away from something toxic and never look back. Congrats Jenny on a decade of freedom.