Hey everyone, I wanted to share my experience with you all.

It's strange you know. I stopped smoking in november 2018. After a lot of tries. But there's a context. I was smoking like 20 cigarettes and like 15 joints per day for 10 years.

I had surgery (unrelated to tabacco/weed), and the surgeon told me : "There are two roads ahread of you. Either you continue smoking like you do and we can already book another surgery in 6 months. Or you stop and there's 50% chance you won't need to come back".

I was ready and stopped 2 weeks later. Weed and tobacco at the same time. I had surgery. That surgery had a major impact on my everyday life. I could barely walk for a whole year and had to take very strong painkillers every day. Had to stop sports, and had trouble going to work in constant pain. On top of that, I started vaping and consumed incredible amounts of sugar to cope with frustration.

In the end, I did it. But as a consequence to withdrawal and forced immobility.. I went from 70kg to 90kg.

And today, more than 4 years later, I still struggle to lose those kgs. And it's so frustrating, and I'm so estranged with my new body, I started again smoking from times to times. Still resisted the urge to buy a pack, but for example, when I'm waiting for a train, I ask people for a cigarette. I constantly think about my weight.

That's.. a weird feeling, and I'm not sure how to deal with it. I used to do a lot of Martial Arts. Now I'm learning Tai-Chi and I love that. Doing a but of jump rope once or twice a week. Paying major attention to what I'm eating.

Well, here I am now. It all seems a bit ironic. But it's not all so dark. Yesterday, I picked an appointment with a dietetician. Hopefully, it will help me in this complicated moment.

I wish you all good luck !

Still a few ones..!

I think no comments are necessary. We have most of the emergency memes now.

If you have some on your phone, consider sharing them !

I know you miss them

Idk if "little experience" means something in English, but what I meant is non-life changing/threatening. Things that would otherwise go unnoticed.

For me, it was when I stopped drinking acoholic beverages because.. I ended up finding it boring, I guess.

I started noticing how low key hostile my environment is towards people who dont drink. People started thinking I was sick, depressed, converted to islam, being snob, etc.

Bartenders started to openly mock me when I asked for a lemonade (they still do) : "We dont do that here", "Go to a physician if you need that", "you're in a bar you know ?".

I started realizing how hostile my country/region/groups can be to people who dont drink. Never realized that before.

Edit : typo

I assumed there would be plenty of them but I didn't see any. I may have missed something because I'm so used to Jerboa now I'm struggling with the web app.

So basically, it looks like lemmy.world users can't use jerboa to log in until the instance us updated to v.0.18. Am I right? Does anybody else find themselves unable to login?

Thanks!

Ah at last looks like I can post.. Idk what was happening, it's my 5th at tell at posting this ^^ :

I assumed there would be plenty of them but I didn't see any. I may have missed something because I'm so used to Jerboa now I'm struggling with the web app.

So basically, it looks like lemmy.world users can't use jerboa to log in until the instance us updated to v.0.18. Am I right? Does anybody else find themselves unable to login?

Thanks!

I still have a few ones left to share with you fellow lemz (yes, I'm trying to make "lemz" a thing)

Come for the strike, stay for the lemz & memz

Please post your favorite ones, I want the full collection :)

... you've made the right choice! Stay with us and let's contribute to make it a wonderful place :)

(hopefully soon with better "hide read post" features, i.e. on scrolling past a post :winkwinkJerboa:).

Cat pic unrelated but ain't she beautiful?

Edit : I'd understand if this post is deleted since it's not strictly about lemmy.world, but I really didn't know where to post it!