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Congratulations on reaching the 4 month smoke-free plateau Nina. Only gets better going forward too :)

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Egg Foo Yung

Keeping a daily journal (blog) about what you are experiencing is a great thing to do because the changes in what is happening to you are so subtle and happen so slowly that it's hard to tell they're happening from one day to the next but, in a weeks time when you go back and read what you were experiencing then, you'll be surprised at how much things have changed. Keep at it Kell! You're doing great :)

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^^ OK

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Depends on where we're going?

Sounds pretty much normal Kell :) Certainly nothing out of the ordinary. You can expect that kind of up and down roller-coaster ride for a bit, then it will gradually start to settle down for you. As uncomfortable as it may seem at times, embrace the process. This is you healing yourself. What could be better? You are now gathering those tools you need to fight the nicodemon. Yelling back at him and refusing him his demands not only keeps your quit intact but it weakens him. Every single time you fight him off, he gets weaker and you get stronger. You're doing everything right here. Just keep pushing onward! And keep posting here. It really does help :)

-2 Can't win :(

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OK - I'm thinking maybe drunk :P babs -3 R -2

I wish I had paid more attention and did more research into the whole blood sugar levels thing. I was in a head fog for almost 6 weeks when I quit and was still pounding coffee all day long plus I almost never drink plain water. Don't even know what fruit juice is so of course, that didn't make it into my routine. Way to go Kell - so far, you're killin' it :)

OK so just to show how honest & nice a stick I can be: babs -2 D -3 R -2

Hey! Stop that. -1

Yup - so true :D

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Thanks Doreen. It's the denial that is almost impossible to remove from people's minds. It will only happen to someone else, not me. As you have said before, if even one person is persuaded to keep their quit and avoid this fate, it is worth telling your painful story again and again. Unfortunately, there's no do-overs in life. We have to live with the choices we make whether good or bad. Nurture and guard your quits as if your life depends on it because, it probably does!

Burgers Ketchup Potato Salad

^^ Fixed that for ya Bakon :P

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Congrats. Jackie! Wow, 5 months already. Way to get this done and next month, you'll be half way to Lido Deck. How exciting is that? Go ahead and treat yourself to a small glass of wine today in celebration of this milestone :)