Post for everyone who QUIT evil fags

Eoin

Just realised - it's a year for me today!

DenMan

Eoin wrote: »

Just realised - it's a year for me today!

Congrats Eoin. Well done!

Halloween Jack

Day 3 for me, have been smoking 15 years, never really tried to quit before, or really wanted to, but was on a bender last week and probably went through 200 in 4 or 5 days. I was abroad, so when I got home, I had a rotten hang over, and still couldn't stop smoking. I could feel them poisoning me.

So I was back at work, ran out and went across for more. There was a pharmacy next to the spAr and I thought I'd give the patches ago.

The last two days have alternated between hell and sheer hell, but I'm kind of calm and confident now and for the first time in my life I can envisage a future without smoking.

jurahnimoh

Over two an a half years now myself, still get the cravings every now an again but manage to resist

Culleeo

Congrats to everyone who has given up cigarettes. I'm on day 5 myself, the first couple of days I found really tough especially day 2 and 3, I wasn't as bad yesterday. Today is good so far. I find myself craving them first thing in the morning and after lunch and dinner. I'm eating a lot of Polo Mints and Airwaves, seem to be working for the time being anyway along with reading the threads here, a great help so thank you everyone for posting here and keep it up as it has been my crutch for the last few days and will continue to be for the foreseeable future

Halloween Jack

Culleeo wrote: »

Congrats to everyone who has given up cigarettes. I'm on day 5 myself, the first couple of days I found really tough especially day 2 and 3, I wasn't as bad yesterday. Today is good so far. I find myself craving them first thing in the morning and after lunch and dinner. I'm eating a lot of Polo Mints and Airwaves, seem to be working for the time being anyway along with reading the threads here, a great help so thank you everyone for posting here and keep it up as it has been my crutch for the last few days and will continue to be for the foreseeable future

Mints are definitely where its at;)

Love2love

So how are you guys doing today?? It really does get easier by the day hopefully for you today won't be as bad as yesterday

celticcrash

Just over the six months. Didnt smoke even when the Taximan robbed my expensive camara over in Albufeara. Its good to live again.
Breath in the air.

username123

Hello old quitters, and new ones!!!

Im 7 months and 12 days today, and I just completed a 5k run. Never ever ever would have seen myself doing that. Wouldnt have had the aerobic capacity at all.

Also went to see 'Ted' last week and had one of those belly buster laugh moments that previously would have been ended by wheezing and not being able to get the air in.

Its much nicer not smoking. Have had the odd craving, nothing much really.

Halloween Jack

username123 wrote: »

Hello old quitters, and new ones!!!

Im 7 months and 12 days today, and I just completed a 5k run. Never ever ever would have seen myself doing that. Wouldnt have had the aerobic capacity at all.

Also went to see 'Ted' last week and had one of those belly buster laugh moments that previously would have been ended by wheezing and not being able to get the air in.

Its much nicer not smoking. Have had the odd craving, nothing much really.

Serious congrats in order

username123

Halloween Jack wrote: »

Serious congrats in order

Aw thanks Halloween Jack, youll be surprised at how the time flies and how quickly youre in the same place yourself. Hope the quit is going well for you, its the best thing you can ever do for yourself.

Culleeo

Hello all, just an update on myself, day 7 now and all going smoothly at the moment, it seems to be getting easier as each day passes, I'm not thinking about cigarettes constantly, as I was for the first few days, I'm only thinking about them occasionally now, ha. My mood seems to be improving too as the days go by and my sleeping is improving too, so all good.

My money box that I've started using since I quit is also picking up, I've €70 in it already I find this an extra incentive, although it is not the reason I quit, it definitely helps to see the money that can be saved.

Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well and please keep posting as it's helping me and I'm sure a lot of others along the way

celticcrash

Culleeo wrote: »

Hello all, just an update on myself, day 7 now and all going smoothly at the moment, it seems to be getting easier as each day passes, I'm not thinking about cigarettes constantly, as I was for the first few days, I'm only thinking about them occasionally now, ha. My mood seems to be improving too as the days go by and my sleeping is improving too, so all good.

My money box that I've started using since I quit is also picking up, I've €70 in it already I find this an extra incentive, although it is not the reason I quit, it definitely helps to see the money that can be saved.

Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well and please keep posting as it's helping me and I'm sure a lot of others along the way

Congrats on 7 days, just keep going a day at a time. It gets easier as the days go by. The quality of your life will greatly improve as well.

HalloweenJack

Tried a few months ago and failed miserably.

Stopped again on Saturday evening and have gone about 46 hours without one. The big success was going out last night with my friends, three of whom are heavy smokers, and not even thinking about smoking. I really couldn't believe it as usually when I'm drinking, I fly through smokes.

bladebrew

I was almost at 4 months and my head started winning, i had 3 cigarettes last friday:mad:
very hard to explain but even after that long i crumbled, they were terrible though, felt funny in my hand, tasted weird gave me a headache,
so im not sure what happened really, i still dont think i will stay away from cigarettes forever,

but i will say this to everyone if you think cigarettes will taste the same they wont:eek:
they taste like burny paper and make your heart race and wont fix anything so stay the hell away from them if you are off them and happy:)

Freiheit

2 years since my last cigarette!...don't know the exact date but it's around now!

crapmanjoe

2 1/2 weeks today.

Funnily enough in that time things have kinda fallen apart with a girl I was seeing (and she was one of reasons I stopped) and I didn't really want a smoke at all in that time.

Pretty much went cold turkey - had the odd piece of nicotine gum for the first day or 2 but nothing since

John Mason

No sure of the exact date but sometime around now, 12 months ago, i had my last cig.

will never go back.

stick with it, it is so worth it

Halloween Jack

Im coming to the end of day 8, kind of over the initial high of quitting but still finding it bearable.

I have a couple of worries though, firstly, that i start to convince myself that i can have a smoke, because i know i can quit them. Secondly, i havent had a drink yet, but we're entertaining a freind from abroad this weekend, so booze will be unnavoidable.

I have one of those e-ciggarettes and some nicotine gum, to counter any particularly strong cravings (in tandem with my daily patch) so fingers crossed for the weekend really.

username123

Halloween Jack wrote: »

Secondly, i havent had a drink yet, but we're entertaining a freind from abroad this weekend, so booze will be unnavoidable.

I avoided alcohol for ages when I quit. Cant remember how long exactly, I did have a few occasions when I had just 1 drink with a meal, but I think I waited over 3 months to have more than 1 or 2 drinks at a time - I really really wanted to quit and didnt want to scupper my chances early on.

As it happened, on the night that I had a good few drinks, I didnt feel like smoking at all.

celticcrash

Halloween Jack wrote: »

Im coming to the end of day 8, kind of over the initial high of quitting but still finding it bearable.

I have a couple of worries though, firstly, that i start to convince myself that i can have a smoke, because i know i can quit them. Secondly, i havent had a drink yet, but we're entertaining a freind from abroad this weekend, so booze will be unnavoidable.

I have one of those e-ciggarettes and some nicotine gum, to counter any particularly strong cravings (in tandem with my daily patch) so fingers crossed for the weekend really.

Anyone can stop smoking. I have done it a hundred times before. And one of my downfalls was thinking this is easy, I will just have one.
I just had to get it into my head, no excuses what so ever.
No surrender to the nicoteen addiction.

HalloweenJack

Day 6 now. Haven't had any majorly strong cravings yet, have managed to just keep reminding myself why I want to quit and that keeps me off them. Tomorrow night will be a test as it's a night out with several smokers but I survived the last time so I know I can do it.

Also, got a laugh that there are two Halloween Jacks trying to quit and started roughly at the same time. There must be more in common.

Halloween Jack

Kudos mate;) just had my first night out since quitting, brought an e-ciggarette with me, seemed to do the job.

There must have been a rift in the space time continuum or something, once of us is from an alternate dimension;)

Culleeo

I'm on day 12 now, was out last night and I must say I found it tough at times but I got through it and I don't have a hangover this morning, I put that down to not smoking Hope everyone is well and keep up the good work

TonyHolland

Wow this is weird because my first serious attempt to quit cigarettes was exactly a year ago to the date!!

I succumbed after two months stupidly but i'm back again.

Reason being; was in South east Asia for two months recently, smoking and drinking every other day, when my girfriend decides that she wants to go scuba diving!!

I fill out a medical questionnaire say "If you've ever had this and that" Answered no-- You're supposed to see a Dr. If you answer yes.

Bravado got the better of me-- even though I should have been screened by a Dr. as my breathing has become fairly poor as of late-- no surprise really!!

Anyway on the day of the dive my girlfriend and I were practicing with another couple and had a French instructor.

The just of it was that my chest felt like exploding everytime I exhaled so I freaked out and decided I wasn't going ahead with the dive which went down to about 10m.

My girlfriend also backed out of the dive, but we had to endure an extra two hours sitting on a boat were there were 15-20 other French people who found myself and the GF the butt of their jokes as we had backed out of doing it.

The diving instructor even goaded to us that he smokes every day, so that wasn't a pleasant experience.

But one positive though, a silver lining if you will.

AUGUST 14th 11;20am Koh Tao, Thailand My last ever cigarette

I've managed to get a night sleeping ferry to Bangkok, bus journey to a sky train; two extremely long flights from Thailand to Dubai without smoking. Then from Dubai to Dublin straight onto a bus down South to Cork, without a fag.

Fair play to everyone else. I'm doing push up's and sit up's every-time I have a craving. I'm 27 and I want to be healthy so i'll keep an eye on this forum. This is incredibly important.

Sorry had to vent!!!

crapmanjoe

24 days today

Stopped the gum after day 5 so I think I should be nicotine free by this stage.

I've had plenty of drinks in that time but havent gone on a full long night out yet - think that will be the real test.

Havent had any real cravings but sometimes I will get the odd pang for a smoke but havent given in yet (taking this one day at a time)

Halloween Jack

Two weeks today, feeling good....

A Question of Class

3 weeks and 5 days. Had a really **** day on many levels but at least I havnt smoked. Hopefully tomorrow will be better

Halloween Jack

A Question of Class wrote: »

3 weeks and 5 days. Had a really **** day on many levels but at least I havnt smoked. Hopefully tomorrow will be better

Well done mate, just hit 3 weeks myself, hasn't always been easy, but glad I did it, hope you feel the same.

tommyombomb

kinda on my fourth day today. it seems to be getting worse everyday. almost gave up totally today.

had a few drags on a fag but dumped it quickly and back on the wagon.

bought some nicotine mints. not the best but i think i wanna break the habit mentally first before kicking the physical habit.

hopefully it works