Melody

Chia seed pudding is good though takes some time.  Unsweetened almond milk, local honey, Chia seed

and vanilla extract.  All natural sugars.  Google for full recipe if interested.  It is quick to prepare, like 5 minutes if that, but needs to sit overnight in fridge.  I have it for breakfast with fruit or a small snack.

http://www.klipsch.com/a5i-sport-headphones

I have these in pink and have zero issues with them, plus they sound great.  I also use these with a Samsung phone and they work fine.  It says Apple device.

Awesome job Ava!  

I need to sign up for a 5k, have no one to run it with though :(

Babs thats great to hear about the pink gums and Im glad your no longer seeing that dentist anymore, lol!  I would not either!

Never have done the pulling though I have thought about it a few times.  

Did they give you any pain meds for her?  Glad she is home though, lump free and doing well

Shes such a cutie!   

Im going to have to look that one up Doreen, lol, but I am glad you enjoy it so much :)

Bakon so glad to hear all is going well with Mrs Bakons treatments and th lump is shrinking.  Thats pretty great news!  

Sorry about the hurry up and wait, I know it well and it sucks.  

So, a while back the hubby proclaimed that he was quitting smoking forever.  He is a social smoker and only smokes on the weekend if he has a drink so really him quitting SHOULD NOT be a big deal.  He literally will go weeks.  Anyways, he smoked again of course and I was ticked off but over it now.  Well, this weekend he decided to purchase American Spirit cigarettes.  They are supposed to be natural without any of the chemicals etc etc etc.  I wanted to try one!!!  How stupid is that?  I of course did not but I was truly curious about these.  What would they taste like?  How would that pull be?  Would they be smooth without all those chemicals?  Would I be as addicted to those I would my old Camel Blues?  I had so many questions that only trying one for myself would answer.  My brain, the traitor after 6.5 months!!  It just goes to show that even though life gets so much easier after quitting, situations will arise where you have to be diligent and strong.    

Oooppss...I wanted this on the other board, I apologize for the delete.  Mods if you want to delete this thread you can.

Beacon thanks :)  

I know we all die, but not everyone chooses to die.  I don't want to die anymore by my own doing.  At least now I am fighting to LIVE and to stay with my boys.  I still need to see them grow, one is starting elementary and the other middle school.  I want to see them graduate high school, go to college (or whatever they choose), get married, have children...so much life still left to live.  I know my choices could still kill me, but Im fighting till my last breath to be the best me I can be and Im ok with that.    

Tacos and Singapore rice noodles. Yummy :)

Ironically I'm also obsessed with health and fitness. I'm loosing weight, not starving myself, and I LOVE it!!

Joe so glad to hear things are starting to settle down and everyone is on the mend. Congrats on the arrival of baby Zoey, she's adorbable!!! Your one lucky guy!

I know for myself spring rolling in has caused me to be offline more. With the kids getting out of school and all the spring time bbq's and etc etc I have been kept pretty busy. I used to post a lot in the mornings but that is my workout time now too. Once summer settles in a bit things will pick back up. That's why I've been M.I.A. lately, I'd like to think the same for others and hope they are far far away from the thought of relapse.

Being ashamed was a big one for me too.

1.)  I hated smoking and something else being in control of me besides me, so I woke up one day and quit.

2.)  I stay quit because I truly do not want to smoke anymore, I hate everything about it.   

Action I'm a week late, shame on me!! Love ya my friend and super proud of you for rockin this quit!! 5 months left till the Lido deck!!!

Joe congratulations!! Half a year free, feels so good!! Proud of you :)

Congratulations on your six months!! Feels good doesn't it?!? Proud of you girl!

We all suffer in our own ways and not everyone is capable of understanding the different struggles in this world. Doesn't mean you can't find the careness in a message. The people who are here, especially those whose been here for months and years, stay to pay it forward, friendships and wisdom to share so others can beat their smoking demon. Just know that you might not always read what you NEED, but that it comes from a good place.

You can do this!! Once you've pushed through this hard stuff it really does get better. Feeling out of sorts is normal at first but it does fade. Stop the cycle hun!!

Glad to hear things are looking up! I am going to agree with having a plan as well. My plan was to get healthy so I threw myself into different workouts and preparing healthy meals. I spend so much more time with this and hardly think about smoking now. Do you have a hobby that can help take your mind away from smoking and other outside stressors?

Thank you all soooo sooo very much!!  

Firstly, a big fat THANK YOU!! I am so proud to have quit smoking and to have reached one of the great milestones! It really feels SOOOOO good. Looking back to those first few days and weeks it felt like years before Id reach this point and here I am, like it took no time at all. I feel amazing most days, my life has changed so very much. I exercise, I eat healthy, I have so much more energy, I get more stuff done in my days. This journey has been one helluva journey and I wouldn't trade it for the world (unless time travel is possible and I could smack my younger self into never smoking at all, haha).
 
I use a quit smoking app on my phone and I took a few screen shots of my progress to share :)
 

 

 

 
 
I would HATE to ever have to start again and loose all these great health aspects.  To know that I could have smoked almost 3000 cigarettes after seeing what just one can do...Thank you everyone, old and new, for walking this journey with me and taking the time to be a mentor and a friend, means the world to me.  Today has been such a bitter sweet day.  Between this anniversary and my baby boy graduating preschool Ive been a little emotional, but all in all a great day!  How could you not love this face?  
 

 

I will do it too :)