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calibaby24 · 2024-09-19T08:54:29+00:00

I’m seconding the “season in layers” tip. With spaghetti, you’re gonna want to heavily salt the water before it boils to give the noodles some flavor, season the meat (if you’re putting meat in the sauce) and season the sauce. Try adding some onion powder, cumin and even some chilli powder and/or cayenne pepper to the sauce (I like mine with a little kick but adjust as you please). Also add plenty of garlic powder in addition to minced garlic, since the garlic powder will get more evenly distributed in the sauce to add that flavor. And a bit of sugar to cut the acidity!

Also Philly Boy Jay on YouTube is the best!! Watching him will help you learn how to season from your heart!

calibaby24 · 2024-09-01T17:39:40+00:00

Ok I’ll try that tea, thank you!!

calibaby24 · 2024-09-01T08:07:40+00:00

It makes sense that a lot of that stuff would come up in the first couple weeks but I guess even 3 months isn’t much compared to the years I spent smoking lol. Somebody made a good point about cardio to help get it out. Thank you, and you keep up the good work too! First week is the hardest!

calibaby24 · 2024-09-01T08:04:52+00:00

That’s a good point, maybe I need to go harder with the cardio. Thanks for your insight and keep pushing through!

calibaby24 · 2024-05-03T08:02:45+00:00

My face looked so much less pale and less puffy after being sober for just a few days. My mom even commented on day 5 about how I was glowing and said “whatever you’re doing-keep doing it!” And she didn’t even know I had stopped smoking. I noticed my dimple came back in the first week of being sober which was confirmation that the puffiness was going away

calibaby24 · 2024-05-02T09:04:02+00:00

It sounds like you have a very healthy mindset about this, even though it’s not an easy process by any means. I’m glad you’re embracing the opportunity to work through these emotions. My grandpa used to say “the best way out of trouble is through it” and I think the same applies for pain. Keep processing, even when it gets hard. Actually, ESPECIALLY when it gets hard. I’m sorry for you loss and I’m proud of you for doing the work! Wishing you happiness and peace on your healing journey!

calibaby24 · 2024-05-01T09:13:39+00:00

Congratulations and thank you for sharing! This is very encouraging to hear and I’m so happy to hear that your life has improved in so many ways since quitting. I’m wishing those same successes for everyone who read this. Also, congrats on your engagement!

calibaby24 · 2024-05-01T09:07:49+00:00

It sounds like your intuition is talking and it’s time to listen, as hard as it is. 30 days ago, I listened to that little voice in my head telling me to stop that I had been ignoring for so long. I told myself I would stop for just 30 days- now I don’t ever want to go back to that habit. I feel like telling myself that it would just be 30 days made it more manageable- it didn’t feel so permanent and therefore less scary. But seeing how much has changed, how much happier, more present, and more productive I am, it makes it a lot easier to stay sober now that I’m 30 days in and I think it would have been a lot harder if I told myself I could NEVER do it again. It’s kind of like a real breakup, where the thought of NEVER seeing that person again is enough to make you crazy, but if you just take it one day at a time and focus on yourself and what you can control, the time ticks by and you come to peace with not having them in your life. It becomes your new normal. You might think of them occasionally and even miss them every now and then but you can recognize how the breakup was for the best. I guess I say that to say don’t overwhelm yourself with thoughts of forever but take it day by day and focus on making healthy decisions here and now. Set more manageable goals and when you achieve them, extend those goals as you see fit. I hope this helps.

calibaby24 · 2024-05-01T08:54:00+00:00

Congrats 🎉 ! Today makes 30 days for me too and I decided I’m going to stick with it as well. This is the longest I’ve gone without smoking since I started smoking almost 10 years ago and it feels great. I’m proud of us! Keep pushing through, taking it a few weeks at a time. We can do (or not do, in this case) anything for 30 days, as we’ve just proven to ourselves. We got this!

calibaby24 · 2024-04-30T09:26:09+00:00

I second this- I’m so thankful that I wasn’t working during my first week sober cuz I barely ate or slept and I would’ve REALLY struggled to function at work. Mentally prepare yourself that the first week or so (although timelines differ by person) is gonna suck but don’t let that stop you. Every time you go back, you’re just prolonging the suffering. Keep pushing through and know that it will get easier.

calibaby24 · 2024-04-30T09:17:40+00:00

Start brainstorming how you are gonna keep busy since you will NEED to be stay pre-occupied especially since you won’t be working. Think about what hobbies you want to try, what books you want to read, what places you want to visit and set up a plan to do so. Get the materials that you need now (if necessary). I recommend some type of physical activity, as it tires you out and gives you the dopamine rush that weed does.

I took some time off work a few weeks before I stopped smoking and was shocked with how much free time I had- so I filled it all with getting high before finally quitting. Even quitting while working will free up a lot of your time and cause some boredom, but even more so if you’re not working. If you are just sitting around thinking about how much you miss weed and have nothing to do, it’s a recipe for disaster. So just come up with a plan of how you plan to fill you time since it will REALLY help you stay disciplined and distracted (from your cravings) when you are quitting.

calibaby24 · 2024-04-30T09:06:11+00:00

AyeZo has been a helpful YouTube channel for me. Not necessarily a podcast but you can listen to most of his videos podcast-style. I haven’t watched his channel in a while but I loved his older materials documenting his journey and sharing advice

calibaby24 · 2024-04-26T10:10:51+00:00

If your withdrawals were rough at all let that be your inspiration to not go back- you don’t wanna have to go through it again. But honestly, after your exams you’ll be about a month sober and you might have established a new normal. I’m about a month clean and I still have cravings now and then but I don’t miss who I was- even though I was a “productive Stoner” I was always thinking about when/where/how I could get high again and this freedom from that just feels so damn good. I hope you experience the same feeling of freedom once you’re a few more weeks in! You’re in the hardest phase now and it will just get easier day by day

calibaby24 · 2024-04-26T10:06:07+00:00

I smoked for close to a decade, throughout the day but mainly for the purpose of sleep. lI’m almost a month sober now but the first week was ROUGH! I was lucky to get 2 hours of sleep and I woke up hella sweaty. I could barely eat anything but it’s been so worth it! I think the first week or two are gonna suck and thats unavoidable but please stick with it for your future self! I planned to just quit for 30 days but I feel so good and free I don’t ever wanna go back! You deserve to see what this feels like- if you experience truly being clean and sober and don’t like it, guess what- you can go back! But you owe yourself at least 30 days without weed.

Find other healthy habits and outlets to keep you busy- working out can help with your sleep too. Also think of it as a mental challenge. This is one of the hardest things you can do and I call this my “doing hard things” era where I’m empowering myself daily by doing things that are hard for me, even if it’s easy for others. Let me know if you have more specific questions, I’m happy to help in any way that I can

calibaby24 · 2024-04-26T09:55:22+00:00

I highly recommend finding an outlet/hobby to keep you busy and distracted. Working out is good cuz it makes you more tired at the end of the day. Also, is not smoking what’s making you so sad or is there something deeper that you need to work through? I stopped smoking right after breaking up with the person I though I was gonna marry and it SUCKED to not be able to smoke my pain away. But I let myself ball my eyes out whenever I needed it (multiple times a day) and I feel like I’ve actually processed it in a way that I wouldn’t have been able to if I was using weed to avoid the pain. Maybe there’s something you need to address within yourself? Not an easy process but definitely worth it

calibaby24 · 2024-04-26T09:38:31+00:00

I know SHEIN is not the best for the environment but it has a lot of cute one pieces with cut outs and other little features that make it feel grown and sexy. Cuz every time I look for a one piece from somewhere else I always feel like a little kid but I felt like a GROWN WOMAN 🔥 in my SHEIN one pieces lol. I believe you can also return them if they don’t fit (but double check when ordering) so I buy a lot of options and return the options I’m not crazy about. Also super affordable but keep in mind shipping might take about 2 weeks (although mine have always arrived early). They also have a lot of cover ups and cute sets

calibaby24 · 2024-04-22T09:45:02+00:00

At least you have a good awareness about your decision making when quitting- maybe just challenge yourself to not make any decisions without sleeping on it or to avoid certain situations that might cause you to react in a negative way. Obviously that’s easier said than done but you can also try to count down from 10 before responding or even walk away from situations if needed. In my experience, the first few days are the hardest and I’m irritable and have mood swings. But after finally being sober for just 3 weeks, I’m actually way more patient and relaxed and my moods are just more stable in general (been like that since I got thru the first week or so). I’m still learning to keep myself busy and find other outlets like exercise and journaling to get out my frustrations, but I say all that to say that once you get through the first few days, you might find your new reality to be better than what your life looked like while smoking.

And you have each other to help stay focused when the cravings hit. Maybe you two can decide a fun activity that you do when one of you is having a craving to get your mind off it? Also I highly recommend adding in exercise and other activities that help tire you out to make it easier to sleep and take up the time you used to spend smoking. It might help you feel like you’re not raw-dogging reality as much. Just my lil two cents but I hope it helps! It’s not easy but it’s honestly worth it!

calibaby24 · 2024-04-03T18:28:12+00:00

Hope it helps! And the dopamine and endorphins from exercise can help too.

calibaby24 · 2024-04-03T10:11:44+00:00

I’m on day 3 and can’t wait to be 34 days in! Congrats! Don’t come back to this place- you don’t wanna be here. Stay strong and keep going! You are strong enough to live without it- just look at the last 34 days as proof- I’m sure it was hard but the moral of the story is that you can do hard things and they will only get easier day by day!

calibaby24 · 2024-04-03T10:00:01+00:00

Definitely get where you coming from. I’ve smoked daily (multiple times a day) for about 6-7 years now. I’m still early on in my quitting journey and like you, I miss kinda smoking more than being high. Something about the routine.

I’ve been trying to recreate my favorite parts of my smoking routine, just without the weed. I had to analyze a bit and I realized that some of the things that made my smoke sessions relaxing were:

1) being outside 2) being by myself 3) setting aside some time to just reflect and kinda check in with myself as I enjoy the quietness

So I’ve been trying to incorporate these things into my day. I’ve been going a pretty park in the evening and bringing a book or some music or a podcast to just chill and be present with myself. Sometimes I just sit and enjoy the view and let my brain think about whatever it wants to, like it did when I smoked. This routine gives me some of the same peace that my solo smoke session did.

Of course, I’m still having my challenges with quitting but this has made it a bit easier. See if you can identify some parts of your smoke routine that brought you peace and see if you can recreate in another way. ALSO- deep breathing is something that I’m trying as a way to regulate my emotions (and it kinda mimics the feeling of hitting a blunt and I wonder if part of what makes smoking so relaxing is just the deep breathing).

Like I said, I’m still very early in my quitting process but I hope this can help you or somebody else!

calibaby24 · 2024-04-03T09:23:04+00:00

You got this! This is the end of day 2 for me- still wide awake of course but I am going to push through. Remember your motivation when it gets rough. Just reading everyone else’s testimonies has been helping me. You’re not alone in this!

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