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Nope - on my forth day now since quitting again. This time I am finding it a little easier and after only 4 days I feel much better.

Boom! Boom! Is there an echo in here?

The mental fog. Those dramatic ebbs and flows where you feel lethargic one minute and energetic the next. The obsessive thoughts. They all pass. The story we tell ourselves matters. Are you feeling these things because you quit or are you feeling these things because you were a smoker. The quitting process is one that leads to freedom and improved health. Well worth a bit of temporary discomfort for the dividends payed by the process. Smoking, on the other hand, only offers slavery and illness. Good riddance. It helped me immensely when I stopped blaming the quit and focused on the real enemy: the cigarette. Quitting is awesome. Smoking sucks.

Double chocolate cookies! ?

It came; it will go. In the meantime, do whatever little things you can to comfort and reward yourself for toughing it out.

Get as much sleep as you can & be sure to keep hydrated. Even though you may not be feeling like eating, get some kind of nourishment in you because you'll need that to start feeling better. Unfortunately, these are the dues we all have to pay for mistreating our bodies for so long. Just one thing you can't do now and you know what that is

Nope...I’m struggling today & feeling pretty sick...nausea, fatigue, no energy...all normal I’m sure. But I’m sticking to NOPE

Nope

NOPE - I do not smoke anymore.

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20!!

-1 The new secretary I hired isn't working out.

Coming up I will actually reveal how this relates to tobacco. So first let us examine when people get in trouble with credit card debt. You sign up for one. You have good intentions. Only emergencies, pay it off each month. yeah. But then you get more offers. Sure why not? It is fun. You want, you swipe, what's the harm? Before you know it, you have a bit of a debt problem. Yet you have nothing to really show for it. But not only can you not afford to repay without going through a bunch of BS, there is nothing left for those "emergencies". What about a bad relationship? They started so great. Things progress. They become an integral part of your life. Maybe you move in together. But then things start to get a little rough cause the fun is soon over. Maybe an unexpected pregnancy occurs. Well, NOW you done it! Now you are stuck. It just seems like every bad habit or choice out there eventually leads to problems and one is hit with the "bill" unexpectedly. So now take smoking. We all thought it was fun or cool or grown up or sexy etc when we started. But at some point we learn we are hooked. people who never quit or quit too late are often likely to have varying health problems from it. I do not know about anyone else but I HATE when I am sick. Crippling. So among about a dozen other reasons I decided to say "to hell with this" (that is my own quit smoking mantra) there is one above all - yeah I had my time smoking but wanted to quit BEFORE some nasty "bill" arrived. I think knowing the health risks can discourage some smokers or would-be smokers but maybe a few more could be reached by relating the long-term problems to something one has experienced in the past. For me, being stupid with credit cards and then worrying about how I would deal with the bills... I do not want to "pay later" for tobacco. Do not get me started about my bad relationships. This forum would explode then Marylandquitter would fly over here and beat my ass.

Good work chicks...boo went AWOL ...

I don't smoke on sunday,s..

Housework!!! Right? ?? seriously...thanks...I took some “tummy” medication & feel a little better. Resting has helped. I haven’t let the whole day pass by yet. ?

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Good mornimg all! Nope!

Take that...suckers !!!

Merry Spankmas Chicks!

The sweet taste of victory...STICKS RULE!

That new secy is playing for our side, Boo 1 BTW

OO Grey Cup Game starts soon ..... can't miss that one

It's about that time...

A day of reckoning lies ahead for the Chicks.

The only thing I would add is: there is a price being paid by smokers long before the big bill comes due. I kicked the can down the road for years procrastinating about quitting. I told myself that I feel pretty good for now. Hindsight is 20/20 and now I realize I didn't feel good, I felt normal. Normal for a smoker. Wasted potential is a price we all payed while enslaved by the cigarette.

He doesn't play anymore, Reci. And Joe said he's tired of this game too. Sorry...

Boo - where were you OO

We win !!

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-17 GO Chicks!!!!

NOPE!

NOPE NOPE NOPE

-9..yaaa tyme !!

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Quitters Flu....you’re right R. I don’t want this again...it just totally sucks! Thanks for the “grit your teeth” advice & reassurance you have all gone through it. It can leave anytime lol....the sooner, the better.

Quitter's flu, they call it. Yeah - it sucks and maybe you just need to veg out a little until you can summons some energy again. You are in the thick of it now so I guess the best news is, it won't get worse and it will not last forever. As crappy as it feels, embrace it and be sure to remember how crappy you feel because once you are past it, you certainly don't want to return there .... ever. You can get past this T2B! We have all been there. Just grit your teeth and stand by your original commitment to yourself to remain quit. The only thing that is int in play is smoking again. That just is no longer an option.

Ah Gemz, you are adorable!!

You are beautiful!! Love the costumes and make-up!

Brilliant pic,s sweetheart....looked like fun ....your hubby suited that coloiue dye shadow...lol.....

So sorry I'm late to this! Massive congratulations xx

It sure is nice being able to tell doctors that we don't smoke anymore. After quitting smoking, tossing toxic people out is priority as they can undermine every single positive thing in your life.

Yep. Adulthood sneaks up on you when you least expect it. Gets its claws into most of us at some point. Glad you're doing better and those boring, sensible decisions do have positive effects. Good luck moving forward.

Sorry you're going through all this, Jb but you can rest assured that your recovery will go quicker and more smoothly now that you're not smoking. You're giving your body the best chance to heal.

This is my 6th year having pulmonary function tests where I have walked in to those tests as a non smoker . I have them yearly due to another illness I have that can cause respiratory problems . I can tell you no matter the results of the tests it's always better walking in and out knowing I don't smoke anymore . Quitting smoking gives us confidence to change other areas in our lives I agree Jet Black . Once we get the "I can do it bug" we finally get it . Everything becomes possible because we learn if set our mind to it , it can be done . Hope you feel better real soon jet black ...enjoy that turkey dinner Sunday and congratulations on that quit . .

OK. I'll start it off for the season