WEEKEND CHAT 19th/20th STOPTOBER🛑 2024🚭💪

[Briarwood]

Welcome everyone to our weekend chat and an extra warm welcome to our new members 🙋‍♀️ We’re so glad you’ve joined us.

Support is crucial on this journey and as one of our long term members said……….”It’s not an easy journey but once you break the back of it, the benefits are incredibly” Thanks LilyMay👌

Here are a few tips to stay calm during difficult times. As you breathe, relax the muscles in your face, jaw, shoulders and stomach. Count to 10. In the time it takes you to do so, you maybe able to look at your situation with a fresh pair of eyes.

Take a few slow deep breaths and focus on your breathing 😮‍💨

If possible remove yourself from the stressful situation by stepping out. Just a few minutes will help put the situation into perspective.

Try a 3 minute meditation……… In a quiet place position yourself comfortably and close your eyes. Notice how your body feels and allow yourself to relax 🧘‍♀️

Find something positive, something for which you can be thankful as every cloud has a silver lining. Look for it 👀

Eat well as good nutrition is an important management tool🥝🍎🫐🍍🥑🥦

Get moving as exercise really does boost endorphins and improve better sleep🏊‍♀️🤸🏼‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️‍➡️

Let it go……..what happened yesterday is in the past so don’t stress over it. Just keep calm and carry on🚭💪

Keep up those great quits and be proud. Every day smoke free is an achievement👏👏👏

Have a great weekend and remember NOPE🚭👍☕️🍰☕️🧁☕️🍰💃xx

[TheTabbyCat Administrator LONG TERM WINNER]

Good morning to you Briarwood. It's a very wet Saturday morning here in Tuscany, so I've a little more time for our virtual world I've managed to get my PT, Stellina, out and back between downpours. She's getting used to the idea that we go out, whateveer the weather, she's a corgi, for goodness sake not a lap dog.

I've just seen that today is the 19th, so I thought I'd boast about my QUITVERSARY! 6 years and 4 months👏🏆👏🏆

Last Sunday I managed to trip up on the manky footpaths and ended up spending the afternoon at A&E! When I eventually got home I did have a weird thought, that I needed a puff I don't have any in the house and these fantasies don't last for long. It's so unbelievable that even after 76 smoke free months, old Nic dares to raise his ugly head. He wouldn't help with the physical pain and he would definitely hinder the healing , as he messes with the circulation of our blood.

I thought I'd share this just incase anyone else is thinking, well lighting up just one won't hurt! WRONG! N.O.P.E. NotOnePuffEver, is the only way to go!

Enjoy your smoke free weekend peeps

Snoopy and NOPE

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky in reply to TheTabbyCat]

Good morning lovely lady, so sorry to hear you had a fall and a trip to A&E 🥹 Hope you’re feeling better soon💕💐

Yes unfortunately those weird thoughts still can occur from time to time, the cheek of old Nic 😡 He won’t catch you out though coz you’ve come too far to fall for his tricks. Thanks for the reminder that he wouldn’t have helped👍

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your 76 months quitversary🎉🎉 So proud of you👏👏 and sending healing hugs your way for a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹 🤗🤗🤗XOXOXO😘😘

[TheTabbyCat Administrator LONG TERM WINNER in reply to Briarwood]

Thanks Briarwood, this morning I managed to get to the opticians for, very expensive, new glasses. I also went to the hairdressers, I can't wash my own hair with stitches on my eyebrow. That's made me feel better

Thanks for the healing hugs, they always work 🤗 😍🤗

[jillygirl Administrator Queen Bee]

Good morning Briarwood, Tabby, Monky, Cloe, and everyone clicking in today.

Great post Briarwood. Reminding everyone to stay positive it is possible to become smokefree.

Tabby thank goodness the thought of lighting up again was just a brief second. Its surprising what memories our brains can store.

Have a awonderful weekend everyone. xx😊💕🏵️🌻🌻🌷🌷xx

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky in reply to jillygirl]

Good morning 👑 🐝 I hope you’re feeling better and can enjoy a lovely weekend 💕

Our brains can store so many memories Jilly, just not the ones we want sometimes……..like what did I go upstairs for 🤔🤷‍♀️😂😂😂

Have a great day🤗🤗🤗😘

[jillygirl Administrator Queen Bee in reply to Briarwood]

🤣🤣 Glad I am not the only one. So frustrating when you go into the room and dont know why. xxx

[monky Administrator 45 Months Cake sniffer outer in reply to Briarwood]

Yes Briarwood, but when we get back down stairs and remember what it was, then go back upstairs again, just think of the exercise were getting 🤔👍😂😹🤸‍♂️xx

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky in reply to monky]

Good morning monky, I just love love love the way you think🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♂️‍➡️😂😂😂 Have a super day🏋️‍♂️🍰🍰xx

[monky Administrator 45 Months Cake sniffer outer]

Good morning Briarwood, Tabby, Jillygirl, Cloe and all popping in today 👋👋👋

A great post for our weekend thankyou Briarwood 👍😀with plenty of hints and tips for our newly quit members 🚭👍🐱

Have a lovely calm weekend everybody 😴👍😀🐱xx