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You're never too old for pole dancing

Congrats on your quit Kimyogi42! You are coming up to 3 months soon. That's fabulous

^^^ Ankush - Linda was in the exact same situation as you 8 months ago. Anxious about quitting and unsure if she would be able to do it. She had lots of life stress too - just like you and me and everyone. We are truly all the same. If one of us can find our way to quitting then all of us can. You're NO different. Remain true to your commitment to quit day by day and just for that day and pretty soon, you'll be like Linda and the rest of us. Wondering why you ever smoked in the first place because you'll understand it never did anything good for you.

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OO Well done STICKS

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VERY NICE! Red's a bit of a cop magnet tho ..... jus sayin

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For sure ..... I would be of NO help. @Boo is your man on the exercize front I would say. Healthy eating? Probably lots of peeps here that can advise. First off .... get rid of that auto-order button!

@Ankush You asked how long the mental adjustment takes? For most it takes a full year of going through all the seasonal triggers you will face. Things will come up throughout the year that will make you feel like you should be smoking but you know that now you don't do that. You just knock those triggers off 1 by 1. Once you have faced them and not smoked, they are no problem next time. This doesn't mean you are in a constant mental struggle all the time for a year - no. Most people would find the first month challenging with the first week or so being the worst in terms of quit symptoms. If you are committed to quitting, you find ways to distract yourself and deal with the mental adjustment aspect. Look for positive changes from quitting and focus on those - money saved, you no longer smell of cigarettes, smoking no longer controls what you do in your daily life (freedom from addiction). There's plenty of good things even early on if you look for them. Be positive and know you are doing the best possible thing for yourself and your future. Make it your ONLY priority for the first while - everything else comes after keeping and growing your quit It is absolutely possible for ANYONE if you want it badly enough.

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