36 hours smoke free now

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nikkircaddell
nikkircaddell Posts: 56
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Starting to think more of diet and exercise now than cigarettes but not quite ready to focus on it enough. I'm drinking less soda now than I was when i was smoking and more water than I was, but still eating crappy at the moment mainly because I need to go shopping for healthier food.

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  • martymum
    martymum Posts: 413 Member
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    well done!!!...it does get easier...I gave up 18 months ago from 30 a day and now I can't believe I actually evar smoked...lol

    martyxxx
  • Let_there_be_LIGHT
    Let_there_be_LIGHT Posts: 3
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    Great news. Giving up smoking is one of the biggest gifts - if not the biggest gift - that you can give yourself. After 36 hours there will still be a few difficult times but focus on what a wonderful result this will bring to you in so many ways. You can do this.

    Ex-smoker too.
  • roadrunner32
    roadrunner32 Posts: 51
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    Be very proud of yourself! It's not easy but it's worth it...I remember when I gave them up I use to drink a glass of water every time I felt the urge to go to the shop and buy a pack. There have been tears and drama over them I even had to stop seeing my unsupportive smoker friends...I know it sounds bad but looking back now I'm smoke free for 7 years and they are not.
  • Francineirene
    Francineirene Posts: 9
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    go moment by moment... I'm cheering for you! You can do it!
  • shellshell43
    shellshell43 Posts: 116
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    Just wait until your taste buds start working better again..after my quit my sense of taste got so much better...I started craving vegetables and fruit....and many things that I enjoyed before while I was smoking started to taste too salty or too sweet...

    Also when my lungs started breathing easier I actually craved the feeling of a work out..I think it's the body's way of getting the lungs repaired...the more you work those lungs the healthier they become....I know it sounds strange but I have replaced my after work cigarette with an after work workout same time every day...I look forward to it every day just like I used to look forward to a smoke..
    There is life beyond the tip of a cigarette and you are beginning to enjoy it...I am sooo happy you have come so far..and I can't wait for you to experience each day into recovery and the healing that is to come with each day...Clap, Clap -applause for you!
  • loriannmartin
    loriannmartin Posts: 209 Member
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    it will get better and then you will notice every smoker that walks past you as you smell ashtray... ugh... i am a bad x smoker..... so glad i quit... 2 years and a couple months.... my hubby still smokes . not much around me but the smell on him is bad :-( turnoff... really would love for him to quit..since it was his idea for us to quit but he didnt commit to it :-( congrats and please stick with not smoking. your doing great... it is hard no lie... i was a 2+ pack a day.. life will always be stressful no matter if you smoke or not....
  • jkestens63
    jkestens63 Posts: 1,164 Member
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    My doctor once told me that he would rather that I be fat than be a smoker. I started smoking when I was 13 years old, quit cold turkey when I was 42. That was 5 years ago. Its one of the best things I ever did and now can't stand the smell of it. My sister quit 10 years ago and she says she still gets the occassional craving but I can honestly say I never want one.

    Stick with it- your body, family, friend, and bank account will thank you!!!!!!!:bigsmile:
  • crobinson53
    crobinson53 Posts: 164
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    Great job!! You made it through the toughest part. This October will be my 4 year mark from quitting. Stay focused and don't give in!

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