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Awesome Marie! Stick around...keep reading and absorbing all that you can. The more prepared you are for your quit...the easier it is. Believe me...you won't need to wait to be 2 + years to feel your own "aha" moments and see benefits to quitting. They happen right away....just get stronger as time goes on.....things become clearer and clearer. I think all this came about since my trip to Daytona...being around so much smoke I actually had a few moments where I felt a little left out...like I was missing something. We are talking only moments though...seconds..and not even to a level of concern that I was going to smoke. Just that automatic thought that comes out of nowhere. The next morning I would wake up and think about them same smokers I slightly envied....and imagined them waking up coughing and with their hoarse voices and scrambling to find their cigarettes to go with their morning coffee.... Me? I was out running on the beach :) Welcome to the forum Marie..and be sure to introduce yourself here...http://www.quittrain.com/forum/3-introductions-about-us/ So many wonderful people here ready and willing to give you support.
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excellent Gabby!! Exactly how I did it too...quitting smoking was top priority and then I moved on to losing weight and getting fit. The skills you learn on your quit journey and the confidence it has given you will help you in this area tremendously. There is always a modification for exercise. Just make sure you move...for at least 30 minutes...5 times a week. Start with walking. 30 minutes. See if you can go a little faster as time goes on and go a little further in that 30 min. So that eventually you are raising your heart rate a bit during your walk. Then at least 2 times a week...some strength training...get a pair of dumb bells and find videos online for exercises. Same for abs...if you tighten your core..that may help your back issues...along with the weight loss. You can do this Gabby!! One day at a time :)
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Yes!! That's how it's done! :) Well done Michelle!!
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yep....your automatic pilot is still trying to go through the motions as usual but Michelle isn't having any of that! The stronger you become thanks to your knowledge and determination to see thru this smoke free.....the weaker that inner voice becomes. Bravo Michelle!!
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who's holding out on the porn??
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One of the many things I learned on my post smoking journey...is that putting them damn cancer sticks down has made me stronger than I ever thought I could be. I do believe, now more than ever, that being a smoker weakens you. Horribly. More than I ever realized. Seriously drags you down and beats the crap out of you every single day while smoking and the longer you smoke...the weaker you become...the stronger the addiction...the more important the cigarette becomes in your life...can't live without it...can't ever see myself enjoying a day or a moment without my trusty "friend" What BS!!!!!! It truly is like a very dysfunctional, abusive relationship but you don't really see it until you are able to look back at it and say WHAT THE **** WAS I THINKING?????????????????????? Crazy crazy stuff. I still can't believe it. I can't believe I was a smoker but most of all..I can't believe how much of a slave I was to that damn addiction....that bully...that manipulator. It's amazing...really AMAZING how powerful the mind is and you really can convince yourself that something is true for you...when it isn't. Makes me question all my thoughts and all my beliefs and everything I ever learned in my 47 years of living because lets face it....just because I learned it...doesn't make it true.... Geez...I have a lot of inquiry to do....gonna take some time. Good thing I quit smoking because I have a better chance now of being around long enough to do all this questioning and searching. :) Big WOW moment for me today....BIG!!
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was extremely pressed for time this morning so after my cardio class I ran for a mile only....I wanted to go further but time would not permit it.
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haha....i was wondering about the bubble bush myself...actually i did not even know what it was at first...Sarah? Explain please Babs is back.....I didn't get arrested.....so it was a good week :) and yes...wasn't sure about the penquin's love songs either...I thought maybe he had a girlfriend here he was wooing
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Oh gosh! Gas is such an issue when quitting...so much that I am surprised it hasn't been brought up on the QT until now. Yes...what an inconvenience but....trivial compared to the effects of continuing to smoke would do to ya. When you really think about it...the symptoms we all have/had when we quit....were not in fact due to quitting. They were due to the smoking in the first place. You have gas/bloating because you were a smoker and will be relieved once it's all out and your body returns to it's natural state.......to 40 years ago before the smoking. Welcome to the quit train!! Great having you here and Congratulations "BIG TIME" on your beautiful quit. :)
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great job Michelle!!! Keep at it! :)
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great job Rowly!! I have no doubt you will continue to succeed in your nosmo journey and your running too! congratulations!
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welcome Michelle!! Congratulations on day 3! You can do this...and just like your other recovery...it's one day at a time. You've come to a great, supportive place and we are happy to have you. :)
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I know exactly what you mean TEW....only a runner understands. :)
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of course my main motivation for quitting was much deeper than this....but back in July 2012 I spoke to my old dear friend from high school who told me he quit smoking. I always thought of him as a male version of me. We were a lot alike and used to be smoking buddies too. I thought to myself "that's it! If he can do it, so can I" Since then....he has quit 2 times...and relapsed both times. :( I remember his first relapse and the sinking feeling in my stomach...I was only about 6 months in and still shaky. For a few days...I remember having bad urges to smoke at that time and I know it's because my motivator/quit buddy relapsed...as if it had anything to do with me..lol Recently I spoke to him and once again learned about him smoking again. Only this time....I felt sad for him but it wasn't a threat to my quit at all.
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Welcome Starry! Happy to have you here. I have done the same in the past.....quit for a few months and then go back. It wasn't until I reached out for support when needed that I was able to stick with it. It's nice to have a place to go to where there are people who understand. There's accountablility here....education about nicotine addiction and all it's tricks...and there's NOPE...Not One Puff Ever. Stick to NOPE...and you will remain a non smoker for life. Congrats to you on your quit!
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Thank you gabby. We are human, right? I think in recent years I've learned good coping skills and have the ability most times to accept life on life's terms. Not always. Sometimes I still want to force my will in a situation ...and those are the times I suffer the most. When I'm able to to just go with the flow......no matter what that entails...I am a much more calmer, serene person. It is...what it is. That being said...I will most definitely be leaning on my QT family. I'm lucky to have you guys. :)
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great job!! and ummmmm.....when did you whine??? I must have missed it...but if you did....that means you didn't smoke..so who cares what you write here. Write away! Very proud of you!
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this made me laugh....twat...bwahahahahaha yep....friends and family don't get it your QT family does...that's why we are here... I remember when I said to my son who was 16 at the time when I was about a month quit..I said..."aren't you proud of me?? I've gone 30 days without a cigarette" His response? "aren't you proud of me? I've gone 16 years" Brat! lol
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Sexy And Radiant And Happy
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haha! I am a total sap :)
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so very proud of you Evelyn! Your journey has been truly inspiring :)
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haven't run since I got back from Florida but I did run 3 times while I was down there. 2 times in my friends neighborhood and once on the beach. The air was thick down there compared to here so I did have a bit of a hard time breathing but the funny thing was..my time was better then ever. Which isn't good. haha. I ran 3 miles....3.2 miles...then 2 miles on the beach...lol my pace on the 3.2 mile was 10:53 per mile...I'm usually 12 min miles still...lol not bad going to run tomorrow
