MarylandQuitter

Your post above reminds me of this song that also reminds me of my childhood. Good stuff. :)

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$3695.97 since October 07, 2013. That's a lot of money, G!!!

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Glad to hear it, Roland! Post wherever you like I just missed your update and wanted to be nosy and make sure everything was okay. :)

I noticed that you haven't been too active lately and just wanted to see if all is well with you. Please let us know if you need anything. Doesn't matter if you went back to smoking or not as we're here to help you. Hope to hear from you soon...

Welcome, whackamole! Glad you found us. I used Wellbutrin XL and it took me ~3 weeks or so before I went off of it. It did it's mysterious trick and made me nauseous to smoke. Made me very, very irritable though and I couldn't even stand to be around myself. lol It work and although I told my doctor I didn't want it, I'm glad I took his advice and tried it. The most challenging part about staying quit is letting ourselves enjoy everything that we did as smokers, as non-smokers. I've been thinking about this for days now because a lot of members have been having these issues. Not cravings per se, but triggers that can lead to them. Glad to have ya on the train! :)

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I'm saying EAT!!! :) Don't deprive yourself of food. EAT, one and all, EAT! lol

Ava, you're my kin so I can tell you this. Stop ******* around with your calories and stick with what you know to be the truth! Skip to the 4:00 mark in the video and please watch. You've seen this before, but you need to reel yourself back in and do the healthy thing. Get back to doing what you know works. Me, yeah, I need to get back into shape and shed some pounds but I'm going to do it by eating and exercising the way I know works and how I got results. Again, skip to the 4 min mark, please. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5C3uqA1yRI&list=TL4NEkg3bJAhZ_s_doPosfi5t9X4sUsX4B

It's this key.

I may be going out on a limb here, but when drinking causes problems peoples lives, it might be time to stop for a bit and reevaluate. If drinking is a catalyst for smoking, it's not only causing problems in your life but it's also causing a problem that will kill you. Personally, I would walk away from the drinking for now and focus on keeping your quit. You'll gain a lot of insight on your smoking addiction and your drinking once you walk away from alcohol until your quit is stronger. Everything you did as a smoker you can do as a non-smoker, and that includes drinking, but you must first focus on and protect your quit. Everything You Did As A Smoker You Can Do As An Ex-Smoker This video points out that many people don't even attempt to quit because of the fear that they will not only have to give up cigarettes when they quit smoking but also, all of the activities in their lives that they did with cigarettes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqlyAdvafio&index=13&list=PLCDB8BA311D538113

See my sig. :)

Evelyn, you've already made the choice to not smoke or else you'd already been to your drunken neighbor to bum a smoke. Give yourself your more credit. Life can suck, believe me, I get it. I realize that you're dealing with a whole lot more than many people but as you know, and your relapses have proven, smoking won't help. Keep writing and venting and this will pass.

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Welcome to the forum! Do you have a plan to quit? Let us know where we can help. Really good video about drinking when quitting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VPYfgszP3g

I don't know but this woman does. lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCP2YV6Jge0

I'm 42 and my daughter will be starting Kindergarten this month. On one hand I'm happy but on the other hand, not so much. It's the first step for her into this big old world and all of the unknowns that go along with it. I've already put in leave for that day and I hope that I can choke back the tears when I bring her to school. This is a very big deal for me as I had always wanted a child of my own and finally was blessed with this most precious child when I was in my late 30's. She had this graduation from her daycare on base in June and they played this video of the kids, showed pics etc. and I was a mess. When I thought I was over it, I would look at her sitting in her little chair with her cap and gown and I would lose it again. A 42 year old man crying for the better part of 90 minutes at a daycare graduation. WTF have I turned into? :cray: You should feel young! lol

Sandar, you're doing great and we hear so many times to protect our quit and that's exactly what you did by going to whyquit.com and reading the materials there. There has been a lot of members talking about triggers lately and it's no coincidence as it's mid August and seasons are getting ready to change and of course, stress. Stress is a huge trigger for a lot of people, myself included. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMhyHzvHgt8&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADlHtj7N8vo&feature=youtu.be

This one hit me kind of hard. He's always been one of my favorite actors. When I saw him in "Awakenings" I couldn't believe that this funny man had mastered the skill of acting and making it 100% believable. I've always ranked him up there with the likes of DeNiro and those types because he could make you believe what you were watching. He was that good of an actor and I've said it since "Awakenings" (1990).