JustSomeGuy

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Thanks everyone for the great advice. I agree... I figure I'll have to steer clear of some things like long rides and beer & wings with the guys for just a little while. At least until I feel confident and comfortable enough. Small sacrifices for the greater good.

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The weekend was tough. On Saturday I was supposed to go on a group ride with my motorcycle buddies. But I decided not to go because I usually smoked on every pit stop and I didn't trust myself completely yet. Then on Sunday, I passed on dirt biking in the forest for the same reason. I know I made the right choice to protect my quit, but riding is usually what keeps me sane and relaxed. Without it, I found myself on edge and short-tempered. My quit is good...but I feel frustrated and not myself. I don't know if that's related to quitting. Hope this feeling goes away soon.

Welcome Patricia. You've come to the right place for support. Lots of good people here to help you out. More importantly, I think you've made the best decision for yourself and your family to quit.

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Welcome back! I've just come back recently too. You can do this. We can do this. Lots of great ppl here to support us.

Good work Justin. You're almost at 1 month! I'm about 2 weeks behind, so I'll be right there with you. Let's keep this thing going.

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Thanks guys. All done. A couple of cravings when I first got there, but just said nope.

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Day 5 going smoke free. Took the day off to take my car to the shop. Gas station keeps glaring at me with bad intentions from across the street. Left my gum in the car. All I have is my coffee and my phone. I don't want to smoke. I will not smoke. Gonna be a long couple of hours. Wish me luck! I got this.

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That's exactly how I felt and still feel. Getting to 5 years again feels like Everest! Heck, even getting to 1 month feels daunting. I've lurked on here a few times the last couple of years when I've tried to quit. Sometimes it lasted weeks. Sometimes a few days. But it never stuck. I don't think being a guest and reading posts helped me out. Maybe I wasn't ready to quit yet, but I am now. That's why I reintroduced myself and came clean. I wanted to have that added accountability and help. Wow 20 years is so amazing! I remember you from the QSMB days.

Those are all great advice. I'll grab the gum from my car to chew on when I need something. Yesterday I drank a lot of water just to get past the cravings. And I'll definitely check out the games...I remember those helping a lot last time.

Thanks everyone for the very warm welcome. I really appreciate it. And I'm glad to see the strong support from the community hasn't changed. Today was harder than the weekend. At work I usually had my set times when I would go out for one. But I pulled through to fight another day. I really wanna keep this going.