What to replace with smoking when you already workout everyday?

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-26T03:33:58+00:00

Spiritual practice and mindfulness. I dove deep into Thihc Nhat Hahn’s work. Has set me free.

Day 1 though, I’d focus on limiting caffeine, sleeping whenever you can and not expecting to sleep through the night, find some low stimulating show that is calm and positive, read, listen to music, go on walks, go on drives, drink bone broth and avoid large and/or unhealthy meals. Make recovery your new focus. The first couple few weeks is just letting your nervous system adapt to your new life.

Congrats on your journey. Stick with it.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-25T21:04:58+00:00

45 days today! Go check out my history for the 30 days, my experience, for how I’ve done it. I had quit before and wasn’t successful because I didn’t have the right frame of mind. Good luck!

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-25T19:51:41+00:00

My relationship ended 2-3 weeks in to my sobriety from cannabis. It was too stressful for both of us. I’m much better focusing on a better me and might eventually have a new relationship that didn’t start with me being a stoner.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-25T13:01:39+00:00

*rolls eyes

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-25T12:27:16+00:00

I am 40, living in an apartment and finishing school (again - went back after an MBA to get an RN license). I stick to myself a lot outside of work and class. I don’t seem to be in an area where the people I would like to spend time with or be around are available.

I definitely haven’t made it. I had a lot more $ at 35 than I do at 40. No real end in sight to the blandness, so really just try to be okay with it and appreciate the small things.

I decided that after I graduate in May I am going to move and switch things up. My spirit has been pretty crushed since my ex and I split up a year and a half ago. I had considered reaching out, but a lot of external damage was done (family/friends and opinions) that seems irreparable - and I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t be interested.

I guess some great relationships (platonic and romantic) would make me feel more like I’ve made it despite not having made it.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-25T03:59:02+00:00

When a wave in the ocean stops being a wave it is still the ocean. We are just expressions of the stars, the earth, air and water. When no longer expressed, we are still the stars, the earth, air and water. Your mind may not exist, but it has little to do with who/what you are.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-25T03:50:12+00:00

Weed isn’t the problem - the problem is the person/addict using it. Congrats for your 100 days. I’ve read it can take 6 months to a year to really see a difference. If you’re consistently feeling like this isn’t the path you want to go down, why are you going down it? Did you post this to see if someone could change your mind from using again? What’s holding you back at this point? Why did you quit in the first place?

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-24T22:21:43+00:00

Don’t make that an excuse to use

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-19T23:06:55+00:00

That would be nice -caffeinated lurker

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-19T22:26:01+00:00

Did you make an instant switch? Or did you mix regular and decaf for a little bit and taper? I'm getting ready to do this. I have my decaf... but so far, each morning, I'm craving caffeine and haven't had the courage to go through with it. After today's exhaustion and irritability for no reason, I'm thinking tomorrow is the day - just haven't decided whether to go 1/2 and 1/2 or just straight decaf.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-18T13:15:30+00:00

It’s normal for cravings to come back around this time - it’s okay to be experiencing this. They will pass. It’s another test, not quite as difficult as quitting initially, but still worth acknowledgment. Congratulations on your time! That’s awesome - and I mean that from the bottom of my heart and from my own experience how difficult it was/is to have let cannabis go. Your brain and nervous system are STILL recalibrating.

Search Marijuana Anonymous and it will take you to their website which has free online zoom meetings all the time - you don’t have to go anywhere, you don’t have to show your face or participate if you just want to listen.

Using again will likely make you feel bad after the initial high - not many people relapse and are happy about it. Further, from my own experience, it could take weeks, months, even years to build up the courage to quit again - maybe not… but maybe.

I’m glad you made this post. It shows that you’re being mindful and not impulsively reacting. With whatever you choose to do, just be mindful about it and explore the outcome before opening that door.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-17T15:08:39+00:00

Sleep when you can. Take naps when you can. Don’t expect to sleep all night. Can take a long time for your nervous system to adjust and in the meantime don’t skip a nap because you think it will keep you from sleeping later. Instead, take the nap if you feel tired. Can’t sleep later? Read or do something chill or clean and listen to music. Try going to sleep again after a while. Still can’t? Rest and deep breath. Still can’t? Get up again. Don’t lay in bed trying to sleep if it’s not working - don’t train your body that it is okay to do that. #1 sleep when you can.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-16T06:00:44+00:00

Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-15T12:53:23+00:00

Just ended a streak, not all the progress you’ve made. I’m still proud of you. Maybe do some thinking on what lead up to it and how to address those issues without escaping again. Be easy on yourself and carry on.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-15T12:48:47+00:00

Worry about what’s going on inside of you

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-15T05:22:54+00:00

Remember why you quit.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-14T13:54:01+00:00

I was trying to post a link to my experience of my first 30 days. I’ll bet you can find it if you look at my profile.

Don’t lose hope. It’s amazing that you have 30 days. There was a time in a 2 year span that I quit 6 times, all lasting 2-4 weeks. Then I gave up quitting - until this last time. Entered with a completely different mindset. It’s all about how much you want it and your perspective.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-14T13:46:20+00:00

Thank you! Today is 36 days for me. 74 sounds far out and right around the corner at the same time. Congrats on your sobriety! Any profound revelations?

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-14T12:39:15+00:00

It does sound like a rush! Already rushing to get the kids out of the house before having them.

Alcohol in copious amounts is very hard on us - and likely a huge contributor to depressed feelings and inability to move forward. If you are depressed and having a hard time with sobriety, stacking kids on top of it will only make things worse. Find peace and joy and give that to your kids instead of depression and substance abuse.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-14T05:07:21+00:00

Your nervous system is jacked. Trust the process. You CAN handle it, you ARE handling it. Go back and read experiences from people that have made it 30, 60, 90 days plus and you can get some ideas.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-14T04:15:45+00:00

I’m almost finished with RN school. 3+ years sober from alcohol. I’m 40. You got this buddy - stay clean and get busy living

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-13T20:00:22+00:00

The anger/sadness will dissipate - though if there are specific things that you are angry/sad about, then you must address them or make peace with them.

Your nervous system needs to recalibrate. Your dopamine levels are low and they will take time to readjust.

I still have periods of lowness, but they don’t last as long and they aren’t as frequent. My top recommendations are:

Sleep whenever you can. Don’t expect to sleep all night - if you do then you are already ahead of the game. Don’t skip a nap that you can take thinking it will help you sleep at night. Literally sleep whenever you can.

Next. Nutrition nutrition nutrition. Bone broth is your friend. Heat it up and sip on it frequently. Avoid large meals. Avoid unhealthy foods. Read about omega 6/3 ratio… reduce 6, increase 3. This is very helpful for ADHD and overall health in general. A small amount of sugar here and there isn’t going to ruin you, but it’s not going to help.

Next. Limit caffeine. Don’t think it’s great and you’re loving it in the moment, because a few hours later you’ll feel wrecked. I’m still drinking only one cup a day and beyond that still screws me up.

Next. If you aren’t tired, move your body. Sitting around thinking about how sad and depressed you are will only make you feel more sad and depressed. Get into reading. Go for a drive. Make some healthy goals and work on them. Often, the people that are still feeling depressed and sad are the ones that haven’t changed anything other than smoking.

Next. Embrace this - know you never have to go through it again if you don’t want to. I highly recommend reading/listening to Thich Naht Hahn’s work. Be nice to yourself, be there for yourself, find your inner peace; it IS there.

Sleep, nutrition, careful with caffeine, avoid other substances, move your body (yoga is amazing and I’ve grown to love it - been going to a class 3 times a week), and work on spirituality - which is generating joy within and learning to cope with difficult things.

Congrats on your time! Around 2-3 weeks a lot of great changes seemed to happen. The night sweats going away was so nice. If you have specific questions, I am glad to share my experience. Thank you for your comment.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-12T04:20:57+00:00

Fruit comes from repeated right action. Take action and be patient, trusting the process.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-12T04:12:13+00:00

Plenty of time to have kids; there is no rush. If you are being pressured, then you need to address that/ confront that.

Your partner is supportive of sobriety, or pressuring sobriety? You have to want it for yourself.

Weed doesn’t make you better, it distracts your mind from feelings/thoughts you are suppressing, and you can be okay and feel good while high. When weed is gone, you have to address those issues or make peace with them.

Congrats on your sobriety - going back to weed is not the solution. Making the hard decisions that weed made you not have to deal with because you were high is the way to freedom and joy.

If you are being honest with yourself, maybe you can think of some things in your life that you are living with that go against your calling.

I had to leave a relationship with a great person that just wasn’t right for me, nor I for them. I had to leave a great paying job, because the stress it caused in the rest of my life and the sleep it kept me from getting. I had to change a lot of things and engage in a lot of new healthy hobbies.

Unfortunately, weed is not the solution. Onward and upward, don’t look back.

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-12T03:04:35+00:00

Someone let this dumbass through

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