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What have you done to fill the void of smoking???
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erickg23



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PostPosted: February 18, 2009 12:58 PM    Post subject: What have you done to fill the void of smoking??? Reply with quote

Have you started a new hobby, maybe began to start running or working out? What have you done to better your life since you droped the little devil? Laughing Demon Laughing Demon Laughing Demon

I have started working out...I do weights 4-5 days a week and cardio 3-4 times a week. My lungs feel freash and full of life when I do cardio!

I know EVERYONE on here has done something to take the place of smoking!

Let us know, Very Happy

Erick
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Kissimee



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PostPosted: February 18, 2009 2:35 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

I joined the YMCA and then I got sick so my "health" kick really hasn't taken off like I wanted it too.

I play World of Warcraft...now that I can do when I'm sick Laughing my game has gotten much better.

What I haven't done is reading...it's a trigger for me, a back door that I can't close. A new book came out in this series I was reading and so I bought it...OMG, I went through some major torture while I was reading it. I read that book in record time...I couldn't handle the urges. So now I'm afraid to pick up another book...
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kannprint



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PostPosted: February 18, 2009 6:21 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've rekindled my love for crocheting. Sure can't think of smoking while using both hands. I'm in the process of making afghans for our granddaughters. Have 3 finished and the 4th (and last) almost complete.
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Mary Dude



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PostPosted: February 19, 2009 9:15 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've been walking and walking and walking...what started out as 10 minutes or so to walk off a crave - as turned in to training for long distance walks - half and full marathons!
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erickg23



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PostPosted: February 19, 2009 10:53 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is great everyone!!!! keep'em coming. There a lot more people out there lets us know!!!

Erick
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PostPosted: February 19, 2009 12:19 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

in the early days, i used bubble gum (trident sugarless bubble gum, 'cuz my dentist said so); later, i realized that there was no void to fill:

http://www.woofmang.com/tales/holes.shtml
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nicfirth



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PostPosted: February 19, 2009 2:14 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not really replaced smoking I just don't do it any more! Its just that what I used to do as a smoker I now do better as a non smoker.

My work out is and has been martial arts for years now at 7 months quit I am really finding a benefit in my stamina and recovery rate.
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StuartH



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PostPosted: February 20, 2009 3:59 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

For the first couple of months I walked a lot and chewed a lot of sugar free gum, but that wasn't really to fill the void.... that was to stop the boredom trigger.

I don't do anything now that I didn't do as a smoker.... but I shall very soon be restarted my favourite old hobby of cycling as I am now energetic enough to actually want to! Very Happy
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PostPosted: May 11, 2009 9:03 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kissimee wrote:

I play World of Warcraft...now that I can do when I'm sick Laughing my game has gotten much better....



What server/race?
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Monkeynews



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PostPosted: October 24, 2009 8:38 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Eat.... Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: October 24, 2009 8:45 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think I did it all Laughing Laughing liked to have run over myself a few times Laughing Laughing ...I did needle work, rode horses, walked, worked out, woodworking on my lathe, swimming...then I got tired and sat down and started reading....whew, should have started with that one would not have ate so much....oh, did I mention I ate and ate and ate...... Rolling Eyes
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Barbara K.



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PostPosted: October 25, 2009 3:47 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very Happy I got into learning things from textbooks I'd buy every month. I even took some free online classes. I still try to learn but it's kind of got to a snail's pace for some time now. I ate a lot in the beginning and lost 22 pounds of the weight of I gained. I made message boards my home away from home.
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PostPosted: October 25, 2009 7:25 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

I found that after a short time that my life filled the void.
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Rusty



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PostPosted: October 26, 2009 8:07 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes! Life is filling that void that made me smoke. Since I quit smoking, I got a master's degree and now I'm working on a PhD. I don't think I would have done those if I hadn't quit smoking.

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PostPosted: October 26, 2009 8:22 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

congrats to you Rusty, what an accomplishment
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