Nicole Diver

Great job! How are you?

If you were posting an SOS talk to us! You know better than most of us there is nothing, but nothing worth lighting up for. We got your back!!

When I was a new quitter I was a bit shy about posting. What I didn't realize at the time is that there is nothing anyone wants to do more than help you with your quit here. This is the place where your quit is super important to us too. We know it's a big deal. Posting helps, it's a way to release pent up emotions while you are wrapping your head around the fact that yes, you are really taking your life back. In my experience, the more you post, the more chances of success you will have. Look around - living proof that you absolutely can beat this. Previous to my quit, the statistics that I'd heard of people successfully quitting made me believe that I would not be in the small percent that could do it. It's absolute phooey that it can't be done, the ex smoker doesn't make the fat cats in big tobacco any money. A lot of people make a lot of money by making sure smokers believe it's impossible to quit. You CAN do this. Life is 100x better free from addiction.

Nope

Holy crow I didn't know Dolly posed!

Yeah well for me, I rubbed my tailbone completely raw about halfway? through. Hurt like a mother. So I kind of lost interest. But even when I did abs everyday for like 6 months I didn't really have definition. And starving is not my idea of a good time. no thanks!

I know exactly what you mean. :( But I try and tell myself 'nothing's done that can't be undone.' I have been gaining and losing the same three pounds for three months. This feeling will pass- look at all the amazing things you have already accomplished!! You are a true success story already.

Sarge, for what it's worth I've never seen a guy in real life with abs. I'm sure there may have been a few at my gym, but if so I never saw their stomachs. I cannot even imagine how hard that would be to maintain.

Beautiful! You are lovely, inside and out. So happy for you. :)

It's funny you should bring this movie up, I very rarely watch movies, and when I do it's even rarer that it's a romance type. Anyway, I found this on Netflix and gave it a shot. I thought it was amazing. Sobbed right on through the second half of it. Now you are making me want to read the book!

Don't be jealous MQ. You gotta know how to schmooze these authors. It may take months or years, but eventually you get a 3.99 book free of charge like a week earlier than the rest of the world. In exchange for looking for typos, anything that doesn't make sense, and writing a review. It's a lot to be jealous of.

Water!

Dark chocolate almond milk. 100 cals and tastes like the real deal.

I forgot to turn on my mapmyrun until 11 mins in, so I think tonight I actually ran 7.5 miles. It was soooo hot. But woo hoo!

What?! I already started. HOWEVER I have to beta read 2 books here in the upcoming days (yes, I'm kind of a big deal), so it's going to put me behind in this challenge. You're good!

Ross I am so, so sorry. The loss of a pet always makes an indelible mark. Just remember she had a great life because of you.

That. Right in a nutshell. We are all here for each each.

There was a little jab about the video editing. My arms were tired holding up tablet filming and bugs kept landing on my legs.

Hopefully I can post this here, since my life savings has been put into it. Just kidding. Sort of. If you have *any* desire to read this, help out on the kickstarter. No one gets billed until it's over, and no one gets billed unless the goal is met. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/165459647/serpentine-second-sight-by-brian-hall-and-tim-lars

6.25 miles today. Next stop 10k. (If I can still walk tomorrow that is...)

Yes! I wish I had of.

Sounds... errr. Interesting. :-/

I am sooooo glad you asked!! I am currently listening (you could read it of course) to Fitzgerald's 'Tender is the Night.' I loved this book, but it's been a long time. Open reading challenge to anyone that wants in-MQ already agreed...then we'll all have a good gossip about the Diver family :-D

Yessss! Very well done. Truly a success story.

Color run tomorrow. I heart running. I don't know why I take breaks from it.