Glad I saw your milestone before putting down my phone Anne!
Congratulations!! 
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@happyfeet Huge congratulations on your milestone, Anne! That’s huge! 
@Mno thanks Menno, I appreciate the positive thoughts. I need all the good vibes right now.
@Tragicfarinelli I’m sorry to hear you’re also struggling right now. Hang in there, we’ll make it through this too.
Day 380.
Not much to report, really. I’m a miserable cow doing whatever it is miserable cows do. But I’m a sober miserable cow, so there’s that.
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This looks so peaceful
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Excellent plan Leroy! I think it took me about ten days of being quit cold turkey before it got easier. So when you’re still ingesting nicotine like you do, expect it to take a bit longer as you still feed your physical dependency to nicotine. The mind games -breaking the habit of smoking- continued for quite a bit longer with me. But it’s so worth it! It’s the first addiction I tackled and it changed my life. No joke.
As for tips, practising the 4 D’s when craving helped me big time early on. Here they are:
- Distract. You can do that in a 100 different ways. Reading this thread can give you some distraction (and is really helpful too): Grumpy A-holes (quitting cigarettes/ nicotine products)
- Discuss. When a craving hits, discuss it with others, instead of giving in.
- Deep breaths. Doing some breathing exercises helps you relax and also mimics inhaling , which will help lessening the crave.
- Drink water. Drinking lots of water when a craving hits helps. Really!
There was a fifth D too, but I can’t remember what it was right now. Wishing you all success! And here’s my numbers, not to boast (well a little bit maybe) but to inspire. I hope. 
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Congrats on 500 days that’s fantastic 
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Huge congrats Anne!
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Very inspiring, thank you so much Menno!
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Day 219. Working 8_5 today. On call on Thursday… So a busy week.
I need to stay focused and keep coming on here. I think my mistake (one of) years back was becoming complacent and not visiting here. Today I will be sober. I will deal with tomorrow when I get there
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Good morning everyone! Checking in on day 59. I hope you all have the most amazing day.
and 
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Checking in on day 456 AF.
Have a great sober Monday everyone 
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And couldn’t happen to a cooler person. You’re so cool! I’m here for it, I’m sure plenty of others are here for it, too. No time like the present and all that jazz.
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6 months!!! Congrats!
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Checking in day 28 AF 
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@Hollieberry Congratulations 
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@happyfeet Amazing achievement! Well done! 
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Hey all, checking in on day 1324. I hope everybody has a good one!
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136 days af!
Rolling right along
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9 months weed and alcohol free 
What a way to wake up and celebrate my time clean than day 1 of workout and sugar free 
Blessings to y’all 🫶🏻🫶🏻✨
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Day 29
Waking up alert and motivated feels good on a Monday. No drinking needed
ODAAT
-Solar
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Day 12! Yesterday would have been a prime day for the old me to drink. I did not. Still had trouble falling asleep and woke a lot but stayed sober. One day at a time indeed. At the start of December I got to 14 days then gave up. Remaining vigilant this time.
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@hollieberry great to see you checking in and with 500 days Holly!!! Woot Woot! Keep that awesome streak alive
@acromouse deep breathes my friend- hope it went smoothly for you today. Hopefully the electrician is good enough to know which line is which 
@tryingthisagain WOW – even more impressive that you are working through your stresses and terrible life events in early sobriety. This is a huge accomplishment and I hope you recognize it as such. 24 days and going strong
@happyfeet There it is! 6 months of being addiction free! Appreciate your check in’s 
@leroy Way to go with quitting cigs too - i know it is not easy. You should join us on the Grumpy A-holes (quitting cigarettes/ nicotine products) thread. I found that when i was truly ready to quit the cigarettes this hypnosis app from Surf City Apps! really helped! Quit Smoking Hypnosis | Surf City Apps . Along with nicotine gum. Sending you strength in continuing down your addiction free path.
@Rockstar24777 Hey Robbie – feel like I haven’t seen a check in for a while – hope you are well…
@hopeful32 12 days and staying vigilant is a awesome way to start off a week. We will have some rough days/ nights. I know it takes time for our bodies to adjust to sober living too. Just keep doing your best and working on ODAAT – it does get easier and you will be happier / healthier in the end. 
Checking in on Monday morning.
managed to get up early and ready for the day. I did not sleep much last night as the pain was intense and kept waking me up. grateful for coffee and it’s magical powers LOL. Getting ready to go to my pre operation appointment (not sure why its like a month before the actual operation). Oh well - got me up and moving. Hoping the sun comes out today - been a few days of the doom and gloom weather (i don’t mind it but enough is enough).
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day / evening - sending you all so much love
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