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My six weeks

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I'm not posting or commenting as much as usual as I'm out of the country for a while and it's difficult (expensive!) to get internet access. Friday the 17th, 6:00pm is my reaching 6 weeks point. I'm in the U.S and there really are not many people smoking, so that's a help. I've reduced the champix by half so I can stretch out taking it for longer. I am so concerned that I will relapse when I stop the champix completely, as happened the last two times. I suppose I'm thinking that I'm now going to go through those psychological withdrawals more intensely and that I won't deal with them. Although, this is not the reality. At this time I'm not smoking, I don't really want to smoke and it would be self sabotage if I did smoke.

I'm just entering week 3 of the 5k Runner, and I have to say that for now, I'm doing well and want to keep that up. I think that doing this is the motivation to keep me smoke free at this time. I know if I smoked again that would be the end of the running. It's hard enough when not smoking!

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Hya from the other side of the pond, please don't let the last to attempts affect this quit, it's a mental thing, you think you will fail, so you will, think I,m not going to fail, and for now I can say, if you can get through day one, you can get through day two and so on.

Nice of you to drop by, keep us posted .

I need you so no relapse please, we are room mates and we need to win this race together.

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Actually, this might just be the added spur I need. I'm imagining two thoroughbreds :0)

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Keep running! I'm in week 6 now - it's great, I can run for 20 whole minutes without stopping! (Well, some people might call it shuffling more than running, but hey!).

No relapse, just NOPE! xx

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I tried the cross trainer in January and lasted about 7 mins LOL when I was 6 weeks, I was able to do 1 hour no bother...that tells it all.

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You'll get back to it, think positive!

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It is amazing isn't it. I'm edging towards my 5k, bit by bit, but you just cannot imagine doing it! Getting rid of the smoking and it just opens new doors.

walkabout, just reading your post...stay strong, like spanish says, no relapse please :) it's very frustrating to fail over & over, and the reality is if you fail, you will have to go again & again anyways because you don't want to be a smoker. try even harder and get through the next 2 weeks, I always believed you will make it and \i still believe you can...because you do not want to be a smoker!!! xxx sending you my virtual hugs :)

I'd just like to thank everyone for the positive comments and support. Much appreciated. I'm using NOPE a lot, in a calm way. So will see how it goes. I think I'll be okay. Someone asked me if I smoked the other day and I just matter of fact-like said I don't. And that was it! No 'oh, I've just stopped' or 'I'm quitting' or 'It's hard'. That is very good news!

Great to hear walkabout, keep it up and enjoy the rest of your holiday

Thanks very much Starting Life. I'll do my best.

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