IndigoChilde

So, my dad got me to start running. We're using this Couch to 5K program. It's three times a week. I finished the first week, but I think I'm going to do it all over again. I don't feel like I'm ready to move onto week 2. Dad said once I quit smoking he would get me into running. I guess he was right. And I have a Fitbit now and this weekend we're getting myself some running shoes. I think he tricked me into all of this. (j/k) I'm finding how hard it is to run for 60 seconds with just a 90 second walk in between. Week 2 is 90 seconds with two minutes in between. Since I'm having trouble running for 60 seconds, I'm going to do week 1 over again. Though my last day of week 1 was pretty good. I only stopped running early once. The reason we're going out for running shoes is my current ones are rubbing up against the knuckle of my big toe and leaving a blister. It's better when I put a bandaid over it, but still not great. Halfway through week 4! Woohoo!

I think my son was 5 when he first asked me to quit smoking. He's 11 now. I quit shortly before his birthday, and after a week I finally told him I quit. I can't believe it took me so long to do this. Hang in there.

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Happy Birthday!

Way to go Aine!

NOPE!

we have two different metaphors here that make for some funny imagery? For instance: don't let go of the rope or you'll fall off the train.

I don't know if I could do a 12 hour plane trip even as a non-smoker. My 3DS battery would run out, my Kindle would lose power, and the PS4 isn't portable. lol Congratulations! Enjoy your trip!

Ouch. Sorry you hit on hard times, dude. But smoking couldn't have made them any easier. Welcome back. Sticky quit this time, no matter what happens.

Well done, Morgan! You conquered hell week.

You made me want pudding and all we had was yogurt. The yogurt was yummy though.

Thanks everyone! It feels great to be at three weeks! Yup. And everything with salt tastes so salty!

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When I went off the patch on a sorta forced quit (I was in a mental institute) I didn't notice any side effects.

I had a mild cough for a few days just recently, but mostly dry coughs.

NOPE! You got this down by now!

NOPE!

I finished part of a project on my desktop computer and the first thing I wanted was to smoke. I always did that. I'd finish part of a project, feel satisfied, and reward myself with a smoke. Instead I ate a piece of ginger candy and went for a mile walk. Yesterday thanks to dad I got 10,000 steps for the day. So, yay! And I've lost that urge to smoke when I'm chatting in the role play chat I go to. I love the chat, but there are long periods of silence that usually I just went out for a smoke while waiting. Now I go for a 10min walk and see what's happened after that. So much of my smoking was tied to being on the computer or commercial breaks on TV. It's no wonder I just buried myself in blankets the first day and practically slept it off.

I'm doing pretty good. Found one of my triggers today, so I went for a mile walk and ate some ginger candy. Not in that order. lol

I'm working on a piece for mom on my computer, and after every step I'm used to going out and smoking. This time I ate some ginger candy and took a walk.

I've heard Febreeze is pretty good, but it's pretty strong. Using an orange cleaner would work, but you'd be scrubbing down your car. I liked the Febreeze air clips for your vents, and my friend used one of those canned air fresheners to get the dog smell out of his car.

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Happy Birthday! Hope yours is a good one!

You're doing fantastic!

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