Matt B

Struggling a bit at work today.. lots of chaos at work today. Gotta hang in there and as soon as I get home I’ll have an early night to lock in day 4

Thanks for all your support team! It really helps...

Day 4/7 starting

Thx - nice ideas. My gym has a great chef - they do full meals - will get steak there on thurs. Day 3 done! in bed and bout to crash

I’ve come up with a few craving crusher strategies. Hope to share them with you soo n!

Ok so maybe most of you are asleep. I’ll check later tonight

I think I mentioned before cigarettes cost usd35 for a 25pack where I live. I want to reward myself tonight at the end of day 3 with a small item. Any suggestions?

Yes gud idea!! Gonna drink epic amounts of water also

Day 3/7 underway... gotta stay strong and crush the craves

Day 2/7 done! About to sleep. C u tmrw

Day 2-5 is always tricky for me.... I'm heading out now and will come back home briefly to get ready for yoga etc. Will check back in tonight - really appreciate your support team!!

Thanks all! Day 2/7... Will be mindful of the cravings for sure.. I try to count them and use a 3 minute timer on my watch if I’m really struggling

Sydney Australia day 1 finished !! All your advice helped a lot. btw cigarettes cost aud $45 for a 25 pack here. I.e around usd 35..gulp

Thank you so much! I’m doing quite well today and I just finished a big gym workout. Tmrw I have gym and yoga.. I want to make myself super busy in the next few days so it’s a blur! On the other hand I’m already 2 months into quitting alcohol with no sign of a relapse! I love green tea lol

Hi All, Thanks for your kind comments - Sadly I had a min-relapse - 1/2 smoke But I'm keen to get on top of this. So here goes.. Day 1/7 - feeling quite good 7/10 Day 2&3 are always the hardest - so i'll try to check in a few times a day. Best!

This is no game for me but I know what you mean.. I’m trying to gamify ou4 quit so we stay motivated but I thought the games section was for computer and other games.. not a quit motivation thread?

Congrats!!

Hi Ankush! Im soo glad someone else is with me here! Sure I’ll also do the daily nope - it’s very powerful. So you are on day 4 or 5? Just post every day which day you are on. When you get to day 7 I’ll open the 14 day thread.

Thanks mate for touching base! Where are all the new quitters lol? Hopefully I’ll have a few buddies to help me in my progress. Previous best was 8 months with a couple of 3 month stints also. So I know I can do this. But so much easier when I’m not talking to myself I have a phone app with chat but no threads so it has no sense of progress. Just on demand talking and encouragement etc

Very well put!

Who else wants to join me?? Even if you are not on Day 1, as long as you are less than 7 days into your quit then start posting! If someone reaches 7 days, I'll open the next challenge

Day 1/7 - Feeling strong but I know Day 2 will be chaos so here goes!!

Hi there! I'd like to set up this thread as a milestone or challenge thread that new quitters can post to day to track their progress. Its also a great way for people to acknowledge their progress... I like the daily Nope pledge, but it doesn't have any context or sense of progression. Its hard to reply to each person simply typing 'Nope'.... Hopefully threads like this will be ways to keep encouraging and celebrating and helping relapsers to keep pushing. Rather than super long threads about why my quit is failing lets just get through each day - treat this like a long long race and keep pushing forward? While I think the Celebrations thread is awesome, it feels a bit daunting for a Day 1 quitter to read about someone reaching 1 year or 5 years. That's Mount Everest for us and can lead to a sense of disillusionment - but it is also inspirational no doubt! We need a way to group people together at the same stage of their quit. Once I have reached Day 7 I will open a 14 day challenge thread. if I/we relapse then reset your counter and keep posting to this thread until you reach 7 days!! and PLAN to NEVER COME BACK to the 7 day challenge Thanks, Matt B

Nearly finished first day! Coffee, nice meals and some light yoga

Nope! Simple but really powerful way to conquer each day