intoxicated yoda

thanks everybody. tonight i'll be partying like it's 1859.

you are doing great Justin. today will be a wonderful smokeless day.

Congrats @Kris. I know it's been tough for you but your determination to stay with it has been inspirational. Have a blessed day.

This...I can't say it any better.

well duh...it's cuz that's a spade, son.

Great job @GusI'm so happy you made it to the Lido Deck. Time for you to party and spoil urself a little bit. Save me a dance and i'll be there in about 5 months...give or take.

these cats are amazing!!

So sorry to hear of your health issues. Praying you find a resolution to it soon.

Happy B'day @jillar sounds like you had a good one.

congrats @Sunshinekeep that quit going!!

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@DenaliBluescongrats on 1 month down. you got this!!

@Krisi understand where you are coming from but you have to ask yourself how do you want to go out? sounds morbid, but it is a serious question that needs a serious answer. i asked myself that question and the answer i got was i wanted to go out doing something freaking awesome. then i ran across a video of this 72 year old woman that starts her day off with 200 pushups. when she was 68 she was overweight and depressed, then she changed her diet and her mind and her life is better simply because she feels better. I wish I could find that again. The point is, you have a choice. After I saw that I decided that it doesn't really matter so I'm gonna get myself in a position I can go out doing something awesome. If a 72 year old can do then why can't I? why can't you? it will always be tough, that is life. but never let what you can't do interfere with what you can do.

@Boo i remember changing my boy and my little girl. the girls are definitely easier to deal with in that respect. but all it takes is a little technique and some sleight of hand and you can avoid the retribution to the eyes. but even if you don't it's a memory you will end up cherishing.

think of quitting smoking like going to Bali. you have an incredibly hard and challenging journey through some of the worst places on earth, but once you get there it's paradise and you can stay forever. So when things get really tough, just put a vision in your mind that you are going to a paradise and nothing will stop you from getting there.

@Boomad respect for that quit. Congrats

Nice quit Steve. keep it going

Good work buddy. keep that momentum going. you keep that quit and i'll keep cheering you on.

@DenaliBluesfrom about the 6 week mark to the 4 month mark I went through pure hell. What helped me through it was I started monitoring everything that I was eating and drinking. Turned out I was (am) addicted just as bad to sugar as I am to cigarettes and by "treating" myself to sweets I was only making the cigarette craves 20 times worse. Ditto for coffee but not quite as bad. Once I cut out all the sugar, carbs and caffeine the craves went from off the charts to very manageable. My personal opinion is that taking a very reductionist view of quitting smoking can be counter productive, but if you take a holistic approach of getting as healthy as you can and quitting smoking is a part of that then you might not have those individual craves feeding off each other. I think I termed it once as me giving into one addiction makes all the others throw a tantrum like a spoiled brat in the supermarket when momma says there's already coca puffs at home. At that point there is nothing to do but ride it out, pray you can go to sleep and the morning will reset things to try again. As far as other tools, you can try sleep hypnosis videos. There's tons of them on youtube. you can also try EFT tapping. again, tons of videos of it on youtube, find one you like. it is some goofy ass shit but I swear it got me through some of my worse experiences. And lastly are the Wim Hof guided breathing sessions. also on youtube.

Sounds awesome!!

what is HIIH? I've heard of HIIT but never HIIH.