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Congratulations @Gus. So happy to hear the news. And yes, we will miss you. Whenever you do come here, please do some speed typing (autocorrections welcome - just avoid saying 'kicking butt' to people).

@Kris, Congratulations! This is the toughest week and you did it. Please continue to stay strong and alert. Great to see you celebrating the milestones!

I find it hard to motivate myself also which is why I watch the videos of these amazing runners. That way, for the next couple of runs I imagine myself running with the same effortless grace (although in reality it's still the slow tortured shuffle that I like to pretend is a run).

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Well done @Robbie, almost 3 months! Btw, 3 months is when things start to feel a bit normal and we start to feel a bit comfortable with the quit. Please stay alert because the demon senses the guard being let down and chooses this moment to ambush attack.

@Kris Congratulations on 6 days! Why not get a ticker - it's quite motivating to see the number of days, the $ saved, number of cigs not smoked.

Running is always hard for me but in this humidity it's like forcing your body to move in quicksand. The brain tries to convince you it's ok to cut it short, let's just turn around early. Watching lots of youtube - there's a lot you can do with bodyweight and dumbbells, I have to get off the butt and do it. 1 video I found the guy did at least 10 different exercises using a park bench. I guess I will now see empty park benches as an opportunity.

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@Abby, Congratulations on 10 years. What an awesome milestone!

I think sleep issues do happen in the early days. One thing I had to do was reduce my coffee intake. I think the body is able to absorb caffeine better once we quit smoking so we need to cut it by half or more.

@Gus, Congratulations on 100 days! And all the best with the job search. Please stay alert and strong. The 3 month mark is tricky as we start to feel a little bit confident that we're doing well in our quit and that could be tricky.

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@Dianne, that was so strong of you, well done! The break theme got me thinking - what do we do with the extra time now that we no longer take smoke breaks?

Welcome @Graciegirlva. Yes it's time. Please do make time to post here often. Those that stay close to this forum and share their journey seem to have a higher success rate. We are all ex-smokers so we will totally understand anything you're going through. If you're feeling emotional or so hungry that you want to eat the neighbor's dinner, it's all ok. Would love to see your post #2.

@Kris, welcome! The initial days will be hard. Glad you're here though. Please come here often, feel free to post what you're going through. We have all been through it and will totally relate and connect. If you have a crave, post in the SOS forum. Just today someone kept their quit by posting there first. Folks will jump in to support you. I would encourage you to read through some posts in this forum, learn about the quit process. It is hard and then it's easy. Congratulations on the ears and enduring the smokers in the line - both of them are pretty awesome accomplishments.

@Steven Drojensky, so glad you posted here and made it through the day. So happy to hear it. This is why SOS exists and this is why we're here on this forum. Awesome!

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@jillar, so happy to hear this :). Hope you feel comfortable enough to do most of the things you enjoy doing. Made my day so I can only imagine what it must have meant to you.

Well done Linda!. Coming here to rant is the right thing to do. Wish more folks would follow your example. Glad you came here. Btw that is an .... interesting combo :).

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Added stair climbing a few weeks ago - at 1,200 steps now (with breaks) and targeting 2,000. Some people there are monsters doing 6,000 steps. One day there was a girl who would have to be in her 9th month pregnancy. Our gyms are still closed but I noticed one gym has set up outside and is letting limited people use the equipment. They said they allow one-off use at $20 which I might just use to add some variations not possible with dumbbells alone. Of course, equipment has never the real issue, it's about getting off the backside and doing it :).