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I rule!! ๐Ÿคฃ graduation day!!!

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BooglaGraduate
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I am on cloud 9!! Iโ€™ve done it! Iโ€™m absolutely made up with myself!! Whoop!! Haha! I rule!!! ๐Ÿ˜‚ I am 3 months and 22 days smoke free! Now Iโ€™m running 5k! I love it!! There is nothing like this feeling! Thank you to everyone posting and supporting throughout this 9 week journey! Really encouraged me to keep going! Anything is possible youโ€™ve just got to believe! Iโ€™m going to miss my new bestie Laura saying well done!! ๐Ÿคฃ my Polar Hr monitor says Iโ€™m elite! I think thatโ€™s good considering Iโ€™m 50 in September and thankfully now understand the great quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson โ€œYour health is your wealth.โ€

Better late than never! Good luck everyone! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ’•โ˜ฎ๏ธ

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Debston profile image
DebstonGraduate

Brilliant stuff, well done! Any tips for quitting smoking?

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BooglaGraduate in reply to Debston

Hi thank you!! Yes top tip is breathing! ๐Ÿ˜† ha! Sorry I mean controlled breathing! Imagine a square, follow the outline to each corner. So, in 2,3,4 hold 2,3,4 out 2,3,4 hold 2,3,4 Google box breathing navy seals. It resets your autonomic nervous system and makes you feel amazing! Sit down as you may feel light headed at first with extra oxygen into your blood. Worked for me!! Teach those stressed out kids too! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’•โœจโ˜ฎ๏ธ

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HelenrunsGraduate in reply to Boogla

This is how I stopped smoking. I didn't realise it was a thing. Thought I made it up myself. Lol.

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BooglaGraduate in reply to Helenruns

The universe gave you that! That means you are in tune! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ’•โ˜ฎ๏ธ

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BooglaGraduate in reply to Debston

How can I forget the app smoke free! Counts up your health improvements, money, cravings, time not smoked plus great support. By the time you read it, cravings go! Good luck! ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ™โœจโ˜ฎ๏ธ

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madmotherGraduate

Fantastic achievements! Well done you.

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EvieFBsmumGraduate

Very well done for the graduation and the giving up smoking!

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MuddledGardenerGraduate

Congratulations on both! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

Congratulations to you Boogla on completing C25K with week 9 run 3 and graduating, also congratulations on not smoking for almost 4 months, just think of all that money you have saved in that time.

To get your graduation badge and the word GRADUATE ๐ŸŽ“ next to your username leave a message on the May graduate post in the pinned posts on the right side of the healthunlocked C25K home page and tell the administrators that you have ran W9R3 of C25K and graduated ๐ŸŽ“ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ˜Š

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BooglaGraduate in reply to AlMorr

Thank you! Yes nearly ยฃ900 saved shocking!

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate in reply to Boogla

OMG, you must have been a very heavy smoker to save that amount in 4 months, 20+ fags a day, well done on giving up the weed.

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BooglaGraduate in reply to AlMorr

ยฃ8 a day shocking behaviour! Your health is your wealth is quite literal in my case!

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caroldavies071969Graduate

Well done you! I've graduated today too and will be 50 in July. I'm only able to do 4k, not 5k, you've done amazingly well to get to 5k while also giving up smoking ๐Ÿ‘

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IannodaTruffeMentor

Many congratulations on your graduation fellow runner.

This guide to post C25K running may be helpful healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Keep running, keep smiling.

Boogla profile image
BooglaGraduate

Thank you so much Iโ€™m beaming!! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ’•โ˜ฎ๏ธ

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Greenfingergran

Well done you. I know how you feel.

I did my first run yesterday without Laura, having graduated, and was so proud when I did 5k in 35mins.

Keep it up. ๐Ÿ™‚

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BooglaGraduate in reply to Greenfingergran

๐ŸŽ‰Congratulations!! 5k in 35 is Very good!! ๐ŸŽ‰ think Iโ€™m going to join couch to 10k in 6 weeks, thinking... ๐Ÿ˜†

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Greenfingergran

I did not realise there was one.

You have got me thinking that perhaps I could try too.

Let me know how you get on. ๐Ÿ™‚

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BooglaGraduate in reply to Greenfingergran

Read the post above about post c25k lots of v good tips and important stuff too for us new graduates ๐Ÿ’ฅGood luck runner! ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

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