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Hey there Yep & welcome to Quit Train. I read your intro and agree with all you said. Yes! Quit now and start healing your body. Trading smoking for exercise would be a huge gain for you personally More often then not, we don't know we even have a smoking related disease until it's too late so today is always the best day to quit! Dig in because there will be challenges especially in early days but keep your eye on the prize because the prize is freedom from nicotine addiction and a better (probably longer) life for you. Read all you can here and watch the Joel videos. They address almost any situation you will encounter. Stick real close to this site for support from other quitters because you'll get lots of that

Hey @Linda Thomas When you're ready to come clean with the lie on this one, I'll just be over there under the tree havin' a wee snooze!

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I hope your treatment goes easier today Hellkatbaby. Your whole world has turned upside down but you are finding ways to adjust while still quitting smoking. That for sure deserves a gold star! Well done. Be good to yourself and celebrate those good moments

OK. Who's taking #1? Let's go peeps!

#2's the lie or else your hubby never reveals what his middle name is - it's one or the other!

Nope!

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It's a huge sport in Quebec here (backwoods Quebec that is). There's no more timber harvesting now, which is what employed most people, so there's NO work in the backwoods areas of Quebec which is probably 95% or the total area. They live off Snowmobiling for 6 months of the year and ATV 4 Wheeler's for the rest. Of course weather dictates how well they do in those seasons and in recent years ..... not so great due to wildly changing weather patterns.

OK - we call 'em 4-wheeler's here The old style ones Used to be 3 wheeler's or trikes.

Where's the pitcher of Beer? There needs to be beer to wash that sweet Momma down

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I'll go #2 is the lie. No idea what a quad runner is??

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Yes! You KNOW that smoking is bad for you but that junkie thinking creeps in and it can be strong in the early days. Our worst enemy in quitting is ourselves. Controlling your thoughts is what's need and you CAN do that. When that junkie thinking starts creeping in - push it out with thoughts of the benefits of quitting. Those good things you are already noticing. You don't smell of stale smoke all the time (and that really is brutal to others). You're spending less $$ daily. Your food tastes better already your breathing in only fresh air. There's a ton of good stuff to focus your thoughts on. And, best of all, self pride in KNOWING you can beat this SOB addiction at it's own game

Here's a classic: Just one would help relieve the stress I'm having in my life at the moment!

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Huge congrats Doreen! 6 years is pretty cool and I know you worked hard to get here so be sure to celebrate and treat yourself to something real special. You my friend deserve nothing but the best!

1. Is True - ate a bunch of great food and heard some pretty different music (Polka anyone lol). Monday was a Holiday here were I live so that's why it was on the Monday. Good deductive reasoning tho Linda 2. Is true although I had to break down and wear actual shoes tonight for a fancy-pants dinner with friends. Even wore the Flips for mowing the lawn and amazingly, still have 5 toes on each foot. 3. Is the lie! Boring brown until late 20's when grey started coming. White by mid 40's but ..... still have a full head of it so I guess that's something? (Never heard of Toe (Tow) Head before lol). Appears you're up Saz

#1 Yesterday I went to a Polish street festival. #2 I have not worn any footwear other than flip-flops on my feet in the past 6 weeks. #3 When I was younger I had black hair.

It always passes given enough time. All you need is an unwavering commitment to take back your life. We here have all walked in your shoes along the path you're on right now. We know there are challenges - lots of them but .... we also know you can get through them. It can get ugly at times but that's what builds your pride of accomplishment down the road. You know you have given all you have in exchange for your freedom! It's worth it - you deserve better than a smokey future

That's great NoNic! That's the way it's done in the early days, 1 min. & 1 crave at a time. Every craving your beat strengthens you and weakens that Nicodemon who is working against your better interests. Keep breathing through those craves

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Good job Diane! You seem to be right on track in this quitting thing. As others have said, time will work it's magic on getting you settled in and comfortable with your new, nonsmoking lifestyle. We all wish it was a quicker process but considering how long we conditioned ourselves as smokers, it shouldn't come as any surprise that it takes awhile to reprogram our brains. Just keep doing what you're doing and you'll be fine