kittycat3

24 hours for me please!

ChickChick

Starting again. 24 hours smoke free please.

JustTony

Just some encouragement for those of you that are trying? I used to smoke 40 per day for over a decade. Today is my 15th year anniversary of giving up.

Don't listen to those that say "I've been given up 30 years and I still want a cigarette" - because if you're like I used to be you'll be wondering what's the point if that's true? I haven't thought about a smoke for over a decade - in fact I can only remember thinking it would be nice to have a cigarette ONCE after the first six months.

Keep trying as it's so worth it.

Tony

silentrun

If asked I'd have to say sometimes I want one. It's not really a craving though and it only lasts for a few seconds before I forget about it. Even if people do still want one after getting lose it's not like it was in the early days.

Almost 5 months here. another 24.

kittycat3

Thanks for sharing your stories Tony and SilentRun. Much needed inspiration!

I'm on day 9, almost to double digits!!
24 hours please.

How's it going chick?

chrcarlson

I quit 2 months ago after 34 years. My lungs have hurt ever since. Actually they hurt before I quit. How long are they going to hurt? 2 packs a day for the last 10 years. I'm beginning to think I might have some bad.

JMFburns

Hello,

Last cig was the morning of 04/05. I ended up having my gallbladder removed that day...

I've been here b4, not smoking. I want this time to be it.

JMFburns

Hello,

Still not smoking. Looking forward to the day when the thought (longing) never even crosses my mind!

Lorax1981

Great job Jmf! Hi y'all. Sending some good no-smoking mojo your way!

BlissWithin

2 years today!

Lorax1981

That's massive BlissWithin, good job!

shockozulu

Congrats BlissWithin. Very impressed.

I'll take another 24 here

JMFburns

5 weeks yesterday! Can't believe it, can't wait to get it sooo far behind me that I barely think I ever was a smoker.

Canadian Koala

Congrats JMFburns!

I guess you don't cough anymore after 5 weeks (?)
...if you were coughing as bad as I was, it's a big relief!

158 days for me (5 months and 1 week)

We CAN make it

JMFburns

6 weeks today! Thanks for the thread so I have a place to come and share.

Lorax1981

Heck yeah! Good going JMF, keep it up.

silentrun

Yea us! 6.5 months here. When I think about smoking (not often) I am just glad I broke free. The first 3 months was pretty horrible but I did smoke for almost 30 years and was up to 2 packs a day. If 3 months was what it took that is still a bargain. Someone at work commented how much better my color was now that I didn't smoke. I have been taking a supplement for awhile now that is supposed to be good for hair and skin so maybe that's part of the reason too. My hair is no longer thinning. It makes me wonder how much changes I have undergone on the insides.

I'm on to the next thing which is diet and exercise. I used the Alan Carr method and didn't put on any more weight but I needed to lose some already. The smoking was the priority so now I'm minus a nicotine addiction and down 10 lbs from 6 months ago.

JMFburns

It will be 8 weeks "quit" tomorrow. Wow.

I'd like to think I'll be on to diet & exercise next, but it is hard to get there. I read the healthy living and diet & exercise threads here but I haven't actually started working on it.

Anyway - keep up the good work everyone.

silentrun

We'll be running 5ks in no time

LadyBlue0527

I've looked at this area of the forums and gritted my teeth. I realized my day was coming eventually. It finally arrived, yesterday morning after hacking and coughing due to a bad cold and STILL trying to smoke.

I've been here before, I'm using the ecig again. The last time I attempted I made it down to 4 cigs a day. This time it will be no cigs a day. Better to just tear the band aid off.

In for another 24 hours.