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  • jllove871
    jllove871 Posts: 84 Member
    It was hard to pick up (remember how nasty the firs one was) and harder to put down!
  • jllove871
    jllove871 Posts: 84 Member
    6 days, 7 hours smoke free over here

    Good for you, I knew you would be doing well!
  • Squashypig
    Squashypig Posts: 60 Member
    6 days 'real cig' free for me. I'm using e cigs and I thinks it's amazing! I don't crave a real one at all. I had my e cig a week before my husband got one so we were still buying a pack of cigs a day for him. I did have the odd one with him and can honestly say it choked me....revolting! Got every confidence that this time is the very last time for me :smile:
  • sscad
    sscad Posts: 73 Member
    Thanks Melsinct :) I do want to pick that up if I can find a free version online or in the library- I've heard such great things about it but even on Amazon it was $26 with shipping. Thankfully the "I need a cig" phase passed and even though I'm still in a mood, I'd be feeling a lot worse if I had given in. One day at a time, right?

    Oh my gosh, I was going to say the same thing before you said it yourself: one day at a time! I was choosing to go on walks/runs when I had an urge, and similar to you, it didn't really work (though it is now, but during the first few days, heck no). But when I sucked those few moments of absolute hell up, I felt INCREDIBLE the next day.

    Kind of like with dieting- which, yes, caving in for just one cigarette leads to greater potential problems than caving in to a cupcake (one cigarette can lead to relapse and back into being a smoker, I don't think one cupcake would be that crazy strong to lead to a complete binging hell every day of the rest of your life....well, unless it's a super delicious cupcake, haha). BUT ANYWAY, it is like dieting in the sense that sure, I've learned to wake up the next morning after a bad day of eating and just accept it and simply start over like it didn't happen, but those mornings after a day of good decisions and conquering my cravings? THEY ARE AWESOME.

    So yes, one day at a time. :)
  • sscad
    sscad Posts: 73 Member
    I'm on day 315. In less than two months I'll be one year quit and I'm so happy!


    Holy moly, that's incredible.
  • sscad
    sscad Posts: 73 Member
    So yesterday was one week for me. Since I wasn't much of a heavy smoker to begin with (only 3-5 a day), I didn't think there would be that much of a physical difference. But boy was I wrong. Not sure if it's just all mental, but here's the deal:

    So I've been working my way up to be able to jog (maybe one day, run) this 4.2 mile trail. I've been doing 1.5min walk/1.5min jog intervals for a couple of weeks, and just last Tuesday (my quit date) I increased it to 1min walk/2min jog. I was barely even able to do 30 minutes. But yesterday? Yesterday I was able to 1min walk/2min jog the whole 4.2 miles (about 50-60mins) WITH EASE. Woot woot!
  • Moxie42
    Moxie42 Posts: 1,400 Member
    So yesterday was one week for me. Since I wasn't much of a heavy smoker to begin with (only 3-5 a day), I didn't think there would be that much of a physical difference. But boy was I wrong. Not sure if it's just all mental, but here's the deal:

    So I've been working my way up to be able to jog (maybe one day, run) this 4.2 mile trail. I've been doing 1.5min walk/1.5min jog intervals for a couple of weeks, and just last Tuesday (my quit date) I increased it to 1min walk/2min jog. I was barely even able to do 30 minutes. But yesterday? Yesterday I was able to 1min walk/2min jog the whole 4.2 miles (about 50-60mins) WITH EASE. Woot woot!


    Congrats! That's awesome! And I don't think it's all mental :smile: How greatly and quickly someone feels the difference might have something to do with how sensitive their lungs are to smoke BUT every puff does dump crap in our lungs whether we feel it or not. So not having those 3-5/day means your lungs are that much closer to being clean and functioning to their full potential. Nine days ago I was in urgent care with an asthma attack and unable to do anything beyond a flat walk for the rest of the week. Today I did 45 minutes of exercise and plan on doing more later tonight. My ability to work out (and therefore, help my weight loss) is one of the biggest things that helps me avoid smoking.
  • Stephanie08
    Stephanie08 Posts: 1,023 Member
    Congrats to all of you! Please keep up with your non-smoking. I've been smoke free for 12 years and 1 month. This is from a a former 1.5 to 2 pack a day smoker. First thing I'd do in the morning, and last thing I'd do at night. On a Saturday morning I could go through 1/2 pack with a few good cups of coffee and reading a magazine or two. Likewise I could go through 2 packs while out on Saturday night with friends. You can do it too. Pick your date, and NEVER pick up and light that cigarette again!
  • Healthydiner65
    Healthydiner65 Posts: 1,552 Member
    8 months ago I quit cold turkey after a blood blot in my leg almost ended my life.Now at age 60 I have lost 22 pounds and work out 6 days a week.There will always be some damage from smoking that will never go away.Give your wonderful bodies a gift and keep trying to quit.Don't let it take 45 years like me.
  • sscad
    sscad Posts: 73 Member
    So yesterday was one week for me. Since I wasn't much of a heavy smoker to begin with (only 3-5 a day), I didn't think there would be that much of a physical difference. But boy was I wrong. Not sure if it's just all mental, but here's the deal:

    So I've been working my way up to be able to jog (maybe one day, run) this 4.2 mile trail. I've been doing 1.5min walk/1.5min jog intervals for a couple of weeks, and just last Tuesday (my quit date) I increased it to 1min walk/2min jog. I was barely even able to do 30 minutes. But yesterday? Yesterday I was able to 1min walk/2min jog the whole 4.2 miles (about 50-60mins) WITH EASE. Woot woot!


    Congrats! That's awesome! And I don't think it's all mental :smile: How greatly and quickly someone feels the difference might have something to do with how sensitive their lungs are to smoke BUT every puff does dump crap in our lungs whether we feel it or not. So not having those 3-5/day means your lungs are that much closer to being clean and functioning to their full potential. Nine days ago I was in urgent care with an asthma attack and unable to do anything beyond a flat walk for the rest of the week. Today I did 45 minutes of exercise and plan on doing more later tonight. My ability to work out (and therefore, help my weight loss) is one of the biggest things that helps me avoid smoking.

    I totally agree. If it wasn't for my interest in improving my overall physical health, I don't think I would have had any reason to stop, and working out is THE biggest motivation, especially as a non-smoker when you realize how much easier it an be :) Good job on the exercise and good luck with keeping it up!
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    Congrats to all of you! Please keep up with your non-smoking. I've been smoke free for 12 years and 1 month. This is from a a former 1.5 to 2 pack a day smoker. First thing I'd do in the morning, and last thing I'd do at night. On a Saturday morning I could go through 1/2 pack with a few good cups of coffee and reading a magazine or two. Likewise I could go through 2 packs while out on Saturday night with friends. You can do it too. Pick your date, and NEVER pick up and light that cigarette again!

    Congrats on your long term commitment!

    Today is day 93 cigarette free. I have been pretty sick for the last week and am still not 100% yet. Yesterday, even though I felt under the weather still with lingering congestion, I had a monster cig craving out of nowhere. It passed after a couple of minutes like it always does but DAMN! Where the hell did that come from???

    Lesson learned, no matter how far along I think I am, watch out for those random sneak attack cravings!
  • Shishkeberry
    Shishkeberry Posts: 95 Member
    I can't wait until I can say that I'm 12 years quit. That's amazing!
  • rsdgirl
    rsdgirl Posts: 241 Member
    2 days and 16 hours smoke-free for me and im at the I WANT ONE SO DAMN BAD stage :/ not going to give in but would love more support, much harder than i thought itd be honestly.


    i had smoked for 13 years and im over it!! im only 25 yet i started at 12 (gross i know) so many reasons to quit and NO reason to keep doing it.
  • sscad
    sscad Posts: 73 Member
    2 days and 16 hours smoke-free for me and im at the I WANT ONE SO DAMN BAD stage :/ not going to give in but would love more support, much harder than i thought itd be honestly.


    i had smoked for 13 years and im over it!! im only 25 yet i started at 12 (gross i know) so many reasons to quit and NO reason to keep doing it.

    It really get's easier. I'm not yet three weeks as a non-smoker, yet the improvement is incredible. It' just this initial abrupt hill you have to cross over, but once you get to the top, it's generally only downhill from there. And the more you give in, the more you fall back down to the bottom, only to have to look up and try at the hill again. I know that probably sounds cliche or cheesy, but that's truly how I see it.
  • CnocNaCu
    CnocNaCu Posts: 536 Member
    today in 3 weeks I will be off the cigs a whole year. I don't regret I did it, I am happy about it and gained- not weight but life expectancy and fun and health and money :-)
    But I still have the odd craving every now and then . In the beginning I was shocked. I thought it would go. Today I think: yeah, after so many years of smoking this like nico-devil still tries to get me. NO NO NO, I won't have the one puff, never again. But I have to be alert for the rest of my life. I will always be an ex-smoker, not a non-smoker. But that's ok, if you can accept that.
    Well done on your quit, that's an amazing success :-)
  • capricorn0120
    capricorn0120 Posts: 109 Member
    I admire everyone here. I was smoke-free for almost 2 months and I have caved. So disappointed with myself.

    Anyone have any suggestions?

    Please feel free to add me as a friend, I need as many as I can get to help keep me motivated.

    Thanks.
  • rsdgirl
    rsdgirl Posts: 241 Member
    tomorrow will be ONE MONTH smoke free for me :) i havent caved and im stronger than ever (husband and i quit together) for me personally ......... 29 days 21 hours 44 minutes, 390 smokes avoided, $125 saved
  • Healthydiner65
    Healthydiner65 Posts: 1,552 Member
    No cigs since 1/26/2012! Only briefly think of them when I'm stressed.
  • doubleh64
    doubleh64 Posts: 20 Member
    Hello everyone. Giving this quitting thing another shot after landing myself in the ER yesterday with uncontrolled rising blood pressure. Changes NEED to be made and getting rid of the death sticks is one of them. Feel free to add me if you too are just starting out on your quitting journey (or even if you have been quit for awhile). Really concerned about weight gain as I have not made great strides in that department so far and really don't want to put more on but I guess I will just have to buckle down and try harder. Wishing you all happiness and much success on your journeys. :)
  • Hfox3953
    Hfox3953 Posts: 20 Member
    I am currently on day 11. I had quit for about 32 days, and then fell off the wagon. I definitely still need continued support. Congrats to everyone!
  • CnocNaCu
    CnocNaCu Posts: 536 Member
    Just back from a lovely dinner at my favourite Indian restaurant. We were there to celebrate my 1st anniversary.
    Today I'm off ONE YEAR!!!!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

    Your Quit Date is:Wednesday, November 09, 2011 at 7:00:00 AM
    Time Smoke-Free:366 days, 3 hours, 49 minutes and 27 seconds
    Cigarettes NOT smoked:7323

    Lifetime Saved:1 month, 25 days, 22 hours
    Money Saved:€3,330.60
  • PearonaPair
    PearonaPair Posts: 80
    It's taking everything I got not to smoke today...Not sure what's going on but having a real hard time.



    Time Smoke-Free: 159 days, 17 hours, 23 minutes and 27 seconds




    Cigarettes NOT smoked: 4792

    Lifetime Saved: 1 month, 6 days, 14 hours

    Money Saved: $1,176.00
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    It's taking everything I got not to smoke today...Not sure what's going on but having a real hard time.

    Time Smoke-Free: 159 days, 17 hours, 23 minutes and 27 seconds
    Cigarettes NOT smoked: 4792
    Lifetime Saved: 1 month, 6 days, 14 hours
    Money Saved: $1,176.00

    It's funny you say that...I felt the same way on Saturday! Maybe it was the couple glasses of wine I had the amplified the crave but I felt the wanting of a cig all day, on and off.

    135 days without smoking
    1,354 cigs not smoked
    $609.30 saved
  • Frankenbarbie01
    Frankenbarbie01 Posts: 432 Member
    65 days!!! yeah me!!!
  • Thokiz
    Thokiz Posts: 55 Member
    New to the site/group

    I quit smoking 15 weeks ago, pretty much gained an additional pound every week. Now it's time to quit the patches & stop the replacements. I started the diet a week ago, lost 9lbs so far and feel pretty good.

    I'll NEVER go back to smoking, I can't find a single reason that my brain accepts as an excuse any longer :)

    It won't make me feel better & if my craving tries to tell me otherwise..I know it it's only a brief pleasure with prolonged consequences (the hack, cough, snoring from being stuffy, lack of energy, yellow teeth, ect ect ect..)

    Gotta love the extra money as well :)
  • Frankenbarbie01
    Frankenbarbie01 Posts: 432 Member
    100 days today!!!!!!!
    Whee Hoo!!!
  • scapez
    scapez Posts: 2,018 Member
    100 days today!!!!!!!
    Whee Hoo!!!

    That's awesome! A mere 19 days here.
  • Healthydiner65
    Healthydiner65 Posts: 1,552 Member
    I can' t believe it will be a year on Jan 26,2013 since my last smoke! Congrats to all of you who are trying.I will never start again because I will die if I do and I am not ready to go yet!
  • bochmo
    bochmo Posts: 7
    I year, 7 months, 15 days Since my last cigarette. Saved $3543.54 so far and stopped taking years off my life! Cravings are gone now.
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    Cravings are gone now.

    First of all, congrats on your success. Secondly, I am happy to hear the cravings went away. I quit 6 months ago and still get cravings maybe twice a week. They pass quickly but I get them nonetheless. I was wondering if this was just something I'd deal with forever or if they would go away for good. You've given me hope!

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