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TABSenior Contributor
Hi Everyone , am quitting smoking after doing it for 16 years the last time. A good day was a packet, a bad day on the drink, well double that. I have some old patches and lozenges. What could go wrong? ok to my advantage Im off work so can hide myself away physically to get thru first bit.
ok its day 2. 
@CheerBear
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TABSenior Contributor
@CheerBear @Meowmy @Mex
still going lol 😸
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TABSenior Contributor
5 years now , nearly $100,000 saved . @CheerBear @Meowmy @StanD @tonys @StuF @Former-Member 😺
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StuFSenior Contributor
12 years here @TAB
Quick, rough calculation according to your image- I've avoided ingesting about a kilo of tar...!
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TABSenior Contributor
oh mate, cant even go there, not putting a pound (454g) in was big milestone for me
@StuF funny i felt better when smoking ok til right before gave up lol
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tonysSenior Contributor
Thats good @TAB . Really good. Proud of you.
I have really big awkward hands. . Promised myself long ago I would give up trying to fix crook clocks..
I'm old now. Now and then, Age makes me forget my promise..
Your a good man Tab. n smart so I need say no more.
tonys..
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TABSenior Contributor
All Good @tonys . yes no one size fits all.. and cant lead a horse to water to drink guess.
oh , met a guy who knew a guy who knew lots of guys in the mines once.. he knew a guy they called 'Clock' ... why was that ? he had one arm shorter than the other.... ba ha ha lol
yes I have been everywhere @Glisten lol
https://youtu.be/1OZWi-mTkNU?si=ikebHL8XT3NEeCeQ
... lolo @StuF @Appleblossom yeah have to been to most of those places over the years lol
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StanDSenior Contributor
Well done @TAB the money is incredible. This is addiction. My friend smokes. I have been asking him for ages to quit. He got close, but now I think he's back in.
Any tiny act of kindness we can give to ourselves is success.
Progress, -daily achievements - its All we really have.
You said once, that your superpower was getting out of bed each day. I didn't understand then.
Imagine there were balloons & streamers & people outside the window cheering each morning.
I slept in late today. The world was not my friend.
Tiny acts of kindness for self. AND acknowledging.
I have been having a nap. It was nice.
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TABSenior Contributor
might sound silly but friend needs to want to do it themselves, or at least believe its them that wants to stop it lol @StanD
yeah, what i said is true, but thats old, worn out, lazy me talking. re getting out of bed, i find more and more excuses to sloth about then mope cos put weight on etc , becomes a circle feeding on itself. need to break the pattern ...
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StanDSenior Contributor
I don't what you think of this @TAB these patterns - they leave us when it's time. Not focus on breaking bad cycles. Focus on doing good by self - whatever that looks like. It all gets very overwhelming. If one has to mope, then so be it. Life is not easy. And then, it also is.
Agree re friend. I'm not having another smoker in my life. No judgement, my preference.
When I read about how you said it affects the brain & kidneys etc. Of course it does.
On other hand, many people who struggle with mental health, smoke, & more. Coping mechanisms. Need to feel a sense of satisfaction, alone time, break from life.
It would be great if we all eat good food, exercise, meditate, relief, it's not in inter-dependent. Whole human needs healing.
Idk where one finds this elusive ideal. Baby steps?
And, smoke em if you got em.
Unless maybe one prefers to not to.
What do I know? We are all doing our best at any given moment. That is enough.
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TABSenior Contributor
yeah , you're right. no point in wallowing in things. change or accept it I guess .
eyes hanging out of head here, not been this tired in a long time lol was staying up to cool house down, then thought oh my online games will refresh to new one at midnight , of course have appt at 0830 thats 20 min drive away lol so beddy byes here lol Nite @StanD
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