Nicole Diver

Jen's don't smoke no more!

Hilarious! Love me some Britney. :D

Yes!! Onward and upward for you. 3 months is HUGE and you should be very happy with yourself. A big congrats :D

Doing the sit ups...since one's behind doesn't stay in one place on the carpet floor. Very painful.

Today I ran 2 miles and did 110 floors on stairstepper. I rolled into one of the free classes at my gym tonight, a core class. It was really a good one. Ouch. I tried telling the instructor of my injuries sustained during the abs challenge (tush rubbed totally raw), but she didn't seem too interested. Ha!

Michelle yes there are lots of us that will be your workout buddies! Just start your own thread and what you want to start working out with

I think Nike has the best running shoes. I've only had a few pairs admittedly but they seem to be the best.

Sonic, don't make me have to punch you!

Yesssssss :D

Rob, so nice to see you. Keep hold of that rope, you will be so much happier for it. You have read Allen Carr?

Agreed. Been thinking of you guys all night

Then we gotta do something different. How about a saddlebag challenge?

You were spot on when you said no one ever craved smoking forever. Sorry, if it were the case that the cravings never stopped, I'd either a) have relapsed or b ) be pretty friggin angry that I wasn't smoking. It's all temporary, just gotta get through the early days! For a lot of us, we struggled. But it *is* doable.

I remember how truly elated I was that I made it to 7 days, I thought I wouldn't make it 7 hours. You got this! Tough times only make our successes sweeter.

Nope

Ran around the lake by my house first thing this am. 4 miles. I haven't really ran for about 5 days so I wasn't sure if I'd be able to go it, but all went well!

Hahah.

So I tried spinning this morning on a whim at my gym because their fitness classes are included in membership price. It was kind of a nice feeling to know that I am in good enough shape that I can just waltz right in and have no worry that it would be too hard or I wouldn't be able to keep up. (Though I still really need to work on getting back into the swing of abs routine.) It was fine, I was sweating like crazy, but at the same time did not find it super difficult. Which seems kind of odd, but that is how it went. I would recommend spinning for anyone.

Congrats on the newfound freedom. This is such an inspiring post, things may not be all puppy dogs and rainbows right at first, but you have taken back control of your life. Welcome! We are here to help in any way that we can.

CPK this is awesome! :ok: :yes: You are pushing through and seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Well done you. :wub:

She needs to get her butt back here!

Yes! You have made it through the toughest part! My advice would be to sock away the dough not spent on cigs - keep it separate. I didn't and it just kind of got absorbed into the regular budget. And you should get to use that $ for rewarding type things for a while. I'm so excited for you!! Freedom is yours, your life is going to greatly improve. Being an addict sucked. Remember, post often, we've all been there and it is helpful to be with likeminded people in times like this. I felt a bit isolated in the early time of my quit, but the boards helped me through that. Keep up the great work!!

I read it, what a wonderful thing to put up burrito. I promised myself I wouldn't cry!

Gabby that is so awesome! I loved reading this. That is what life is about :)

Hope where there was none. Success for the downtrodden. And it all came from stubbing out that last cigarette. From then on, life just...changed.