Hi Anthony!

Im short on time, but will take this visual to my massage! So pretty. Thinking about you! Stay the course my friend. More soon!

Thanks Lore,

Enjoy the massage, back from the physio, she was very impressed, lost 20 Kg weight, 20 cm around my stomach, increased my walking speed, blood pressure excellent, I could go on, surgery in the next 6 months.

All good and four days down in my quit, 

Take care

Kind regards

Anthony

This mornings sunrise

Oh that’s wonderful all that good news Anthony! I hope you feel very motivated and empowered! I’m happy for you. Wow. 6 months and a new hip?? Yay! So...let’s do this quit thing friend. Absolutely. Let’s give you the best possible chance for success ever! 

Yes Lore I came out feeling very pleased with myself, Yes the only thing left to achieve is this quit thing. going well at the moment, just keep me accountable I've dilly dallied around long enough. 

Will do Anthony. Do you read other threads on here? I linked you on an article, not about smoking, but a Mountain Lion. What a video! Also, have been exploring the psychological side of addiction some with Jaka in another thread. All the baggage with it, etc. How many days now? Past the icky 3, right? Earlier this year you had close to a few months too, right? So...this can and will be done. As always, am here for you! If you can accomplish those other things with your bum hip and knee, you can do this. Believe it. 

Yes, I have operated through the major quit (10 weeks) with pain from my left hip so I can't see why I can't do it again, plus the Physio said the op should be within the next 6 months so I want my lungs in relatively good shape by then...All the more important to get this quit on the road...

Well, you are onto day 5, right? So you are on the road already. So good. Those strips you mentioned that melt sound interesting. I don’t think we have those here.

Yes well on the way, I have not seen them in pharmacies the strips that is they are 2.5 mg and just a thin film you peel off aluminium foil I'm guessing, you place them on your tongue and press them to the roof of your mouth untill they dissolve, mine are mint flavoured and quite strong. I received them off my quit smoking counselor. 4 yrs ago or even longer because they have a 2016 use by date, but they still work...

I think all those things are probably good way past the date. Anthony...I eat Yogurt that is 3-4 months expired and I am still here. Been doing that for years!  My belief is it just grows more good bacteria! 

Oh gosh! You're lucky not to be dead!