I just quit smoking !!!!!

I've never smoked, but my partner did. She quit about 4 years ago. She says if you can get past the first week, you got it.

Feel free to add me for support! I'm a smoker, but want to quit soon. I wanted to get started on my fitness and diet goals first, so I would already have good eating habits going and not switch my habit from ciggs to snacks. How did you quit? Just cold turkey, or some kind of help?? I would love some advice and extra support.

Feel free to add me for support! I'm a smoker, but want to quit soon. I wanted to get started on my fitness and diet goals first, so I would already have good eating habits going and not switch my habit from ciggs to snacks. How did you quit? Just cold turkey, or some kind of help?? I would love some advice and extra support.

How can you start on your fitness if you still smoke? surely it is an excuse, just do it, you have support from everyone on here, quit for 7 days and it's downhill from there

Hoorrrraaayyyyy for you !! Well done !:flowerforyou:

Feel free to add me for support! I'm a smoker, but want to quit soon. I wanted to get started on my fitness and diet goals first, so I would already have good eating habits going and not switch my habit from ciggs to snacks. How did you quit? Just cold turkey, or some kind of help?? I would love some advice and extra support.

How can you start on your fitness if you still smoke? surely it is an excuse, just do it, you have support from everyone on here, quit for 7 days and it's downhill from there

I did the C25K program as a full time one pack per day smoker I would regularily run 5k's a couple times per week plus do bootcamp 3 days per week. I'd have already had 3 cigarette's before my 9am bootcamp class!!

In all honesty, I think I pushed myself harder BECAUSE I was a smoker. I am 45 days smoke free and am getting back into my more intense workout schedule. I really slacked off the last few weeks and have only done some HIIT workouts a few days per week and some runs here and there. I had half expected the clouds to part and be able to effortlessly run 10k but that didn't happen and I was pissed off!! LOL I was a total grump, and it took me a few weeks to feel like a human being again.

Now, I feel amazing and am ready to re-commit to my diet and fitness goals! Oh, and I HIGHLY recommend Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking!!

Good luck everyone!! You CAN DO THIS! you will go from 'I can NOT smoke' to "I CAN not smoke". Very liberating!!

Kudos for quitting! I quit almost 4 years ago, after 12 years of smoking (yes, I started when I was 13. No, my parents did not know and when they found out I got grounded for a gazillion years)... It is not as hard as you might think, and once you find a way to keep your mind off it (like walking), it gets much easier. Even if you have a wee relapse, don't go back to smoking. :flowerforyou:

Im on day 2 of quitting chewing .....the one thing that helps is thinking about everyone whos ever quit nobody ever says man i wish i wouldnt have quit......so it must be worth it

I don't know about chewing... but sometimes I do wish I hadn't stopped smoking so I go out and buy myself a pack of good 'ol Marlboro reds and light one... And it hits me, I quit because they are nasty. But I miss the company sometimes... that's what beer is for I guess :drinker:

me too!! Whenever i "quit" i start craving food like I'll never get another meal. It's so difficult to quit smoking and alter nutrition styles at the same time. My doc told me to try chewing gum instead of excess eating. It worked for me a bit. I haven't completely quit but I have lessened my intake dramatically of both nicotine and food lol

Whoot Whoot!! Good for you, Im on the same page..need to quit this bad habit soon!

Congrats!! I am three years smoke free and used to smoke up to 2 packs a day. I was one of those people that most thought I'd never be able to quit, including myself.... so, my advice is "one day at a time", and "what is new, will become normal soon". You can do it, I am here to encourage you too! PS... I just started gaining weight in the last year... so don't let weight gain deter you!:happy:

Congratulations! As you know, you've got to make up for the metabolism boost of smoking. Don't be like my mother and make your activity eating a quart of ice cream every night.