Nixter

Thanks everyone!!! My races went well, I finished them all upright, and that was my goal. lol actually I did fairly well, top 25% for my age group in all of them.

Hello everyone! Just dropping in to say HI! It's been a while since Ive been here. Mostly I just wanted to see my ticker and check out my stats since I still am smoke free! It looks like I do t have a ticker anymore though. Boo. Oh well I'm coming up on 6 months.

Literally. It stinks! Hi everyone just checking in here. I'm still smoke free and so happy to be! Today I ran 3 miles. I would have never guessed I would be able to do that 6 months ago! Anyway most days I hardly think about it at all. Hope you are all doing well.

That's great. I've recently started running myself and each day gets a little better. My goal is to be able to run a race someday. Right now it doesn't seem possible but I will just keep working at it and being grateful every day that I don't smoke.

Nope!

NOPE!!! Not a chance.

I'm going to hold you to the gets better everyday part.

That was a great book. A book in the same vein is The Invention of Wings. That one made me cry!

Nope!

Wonderful post. Thank you.

Anyone read any fantastic books recently? I am still healing from surgery and am still lying around quite a bit. Would love some suggestions for a good read. I've just finished Dark Places (meh) and In the Unlikely Event. (Good) There is not just one genre I like, if it's a good book it's a good book! I do enjoy action adventure quite a bit, I've enjoyed all of James Rollins books. Any suggestions?

Nope. Not gonna happen.

Nic, Come on. Really?!? Quitting this time wasn't painful enough? Seriously, think about how GOOD you feel not being a smoker. No more wheezing, no more shit breath, no being embarrassed all the time about how you smell, about strangers looking at you and judging. Do you really want to go back to worrying about a stroke or heart attack all the time? Did you forget how it sounded when the respiratory therapist was suctioning dad while he was intubated? How the therapist said he could tell dad was a long time smoker even though he's been quit FOR 25 YEARS??? How about when dad couldn't walk fast enough to get to the boat because of his emphysema. His pained, red face and raspy breathing. Why would you throw in the towel when you've made it so far?? Been through the hardest part? Just remember. If you smoke, it will not be just 1. You. Are. A. Freaking. Addict. And if you smoke, you will not enjoy it because you don't smoke. It will not taste good. You will probably cough. It will feel repulsive. You will not enjoy it!!! Please don't smoke. PLEASE DONT SMOKE! Love yourself enough for the first time in your life to respect your body. Think about Sydney crying the last time you relapsed. NOPE!

Thank you all so SO much! Exactly what I needed to hear. Actually had a dream about smoking last night after I posted this. Except in the dream I was repulsed by smoking and so angry at myself that I had a puff. Feeling much stronger today!