Post for everyone who QUIT evil fags

weiland79 · 19-03-2013 08:53AM

Well St Patricks day was my first big test and i'm happy to report myself and the wife passed with flying colours. We spent a good 5 hours in the pub with friends going in and out of the smoking area and leaving us alone at the table.
This actually helped us as they would come back to the table with a vile smell on them.

At 8.30 this evening i will be five weeks off them

JillyQ · 19-03-2013 12:32PM

Auldloon wrote: »

Been smoking full time for about 25 years and doing this cold turkey. Off them a week yesterday. It's going great and I'm surprised how easy I'm finding it. Basically have had a cold since Xmas so hadn't been enjoying them lately and had cut down a lot over the last year or 2. Breathing is way easier now and energy levels are up. All in all I'm delighted

I did the exact same way as yourself im 14 months off them now. I still have the odd day that i want one. But then i smell friends whi are still smokers & i say no way am i giving in to them.

sarahinnavan · 22-03-2013 11:01PM

sarahinnavan wrote: »

I've just completed my first 7 days as a non smoker. I had been been smoking for 19 years. I'm feeling grand so far. Last night I had my first glass of wine since I quit. I thought that it would be harder, but it wasn't too bad. When I did get the cravings, I took out the knitting needles! I've also found playing a game on the phone works as a good distraction when the cravings hit. Best of luck everyone. Keep it up.

Sarah again. I'm just here with an update. It's been two months now and I'm now a confirmed non smoker. Easier than I thought. Best of luck everyone.

cofy · 23-03-2013 02:03AM

sarahinnavan wrote: »

Sarah again. I'm just here with an update. It's been two months now and I'm now a confirmed non smoker. Easier than I thought. Best of luck everyone.

I am really looking forward to getting to where you are right now. The very best wishes to you too.:)

Riamfada · 24-03-2013 05:01PM

448 Days Between...

January 1, 2012
and
March 24, 2013

448 Days

= 10752 Hours
= 645120 Minutes
= 38707200 Seconds

I dont even think about smoking anymore. I smoked from the age of 17 to 28

Gmol · 24-03-2013 05:10PM

Off since new years day. Wife off since wednesday. I went cold turkey and she had hypnotism. Finally a non smoking house....

weiland79 · 25-03-2013 09:59AM

Well as far as I'm concerned I'm totally done with them. I had my birthday party on Saturday night. I spent the night in the pub drinking lots and then went back to a friends house until 5 in the morning and not a smoke was had. My hangover wasn't too bad yesterday and today I'm right as rain. Before it used to take me 2 sometimes three days to feel normal after a heavy session and I'm sure it's down to not waking up yesterday and having a smoke first thing. Six weeks off them tomorrow!

cofy · 27-03-2013 04:23AM

My son was almost involved in a very serious accident last week - he is ok thanks be to God. If ever there was a reason to go back on the fags, that was it, but I realise now that would have been an excuse not a reason. A choice - not a necessity like it would have been before.

username123 · 27-03-2013 11:32AM

cofy wrote: »

My son was almost involved in a very serious accident last week - he is ok thanks be to God. If ever there was a reason to go back on the fags, that was it, but I realise now that would have been an excuse not a reason. A choice - not a necessity like it would have been before.

Sorry to hear that and glad he is ok.

When my first seriously stressful life event came and went after Id quit I reflected on it and realised that smoking actually adds a layer of stress to the situation with the annoying "when can I go for a smoke" thoughts.

Well done staying off them.

Auldloon · 29-03-2013 10:35PM

3 weeks tomorrow. It's weird, had a tough day last Friday and having a tough 24 hrs now. No chance I'm smoking though

digit1 · 29-03-2013 10:48PM

Over 10 months off and still going strong. Detest the smell now. If. I can do it so can ye.

Felexicon · 02-04-2013 01:14PM

13 months off the smokes today. Still get the odd craving but I know it'll pass in a few minutes

aloyisious · 02-04-2013 01:39PM

weiland79 wrote: »

Well St Patricks day was my first big test and i'm happy to report myself and the wife passed with flying colours. We spent a good 5 hours in the pub with friends going in and out of the smoking area and leaving us alone at the table.
This actually helped us as they would come back to the table with a vile smell on them.

At 8.30 this evening i will be five weeks off them

I was a bit puzzled about how you could smell the nicotine etc after a day or two, 'til I read the 2nd Para. If the draw of cig's get too strong, think of something with a stronger pull. Cheer's and good luck.

Gmol · 02-04-2013 02:06PM

Just over 3 months now and going fine, my wife is off them just over 10 days as well so tense household!!!!

youcancallmeal · 02-04-2013 08:55PM

Coming up on 9 months for me now but still find it a bit hard when out drinking, I don't know if that nagging craving for a smoke will ever go away when I'm drunk??

weiland79 · 03-04-2013 10:15AM

Another week done making it 7 now! And what I am especially proud of this week is the fact that I spent 3 nights in Amsterdam on a bender with the wife, and not a cigarette was had.

Felexicon · 03-04-2013 11:34AM

weiland79 wrote: »

Another week done making it 7 now! And what I am especially proud of this week is the fact that I spent 3 nights in Amsterdam on a bender with the wife, and not a cigarette was had.

Threesome? Get in!!!!!!!!

remembering · 04-04-2013 10:09PM

im off them 14 months now and i was a chain smoker..still miss them though when drinking but as someone else said it does pass.. good luck to everyone giving up ..!

team2 · 09-04-2013 08:49PM

12 months today!!! Never again. When I started I never thought id do it, but here I am with great thanks to the posters here. Keep up the great work guys and best of luck no matter what stage your at its definitely worth it...

quaalude · 10-04-2013 10:07AM

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Coming up on 9 months for me now but still find it a bit hard when out drinking, I don't know if that nagging craving for a smoke will ever go away when I'm drunk??

Yes, it will go away.
It's been 15 months for me (this board was a great help for the first few months), and I cannot imagine having one, even when I'm having a drink. Occasionally, I'll stand outside somewhere with my friend, or my dad, while they have one, and I only feel revulsion, never the urge to join them.
This feeling has increased the longer I have not smoked.

weiland79 · 10-04-2013 12:53PM

This is going to sound ridiculous, but I can't get over how good I smell:pac:
I've also taken up running. Yesterday I did a full lap of my local park 3.8 Kms without stopping. All I can say to that is Praise The Lord or Mohammad or some deity because I am actually a new man. This is the fittest and healthiest I've been in years and I'm loving it.
8 weeks off them yesterday!

MazzR · 13-04-2013 01:15PM

Hi and well done to everybody!!! I was on here a year ago,after giving up using champix but I went bk on them after four months. Well anyway, I bought an e-cig last week, started using it on Sunday and found I was barely using it so stopped it on Tuesday and no probs whAtsoever!!! Delighted with myself and can't believe how easy it's been. Feel confident that this is the time I know now what having one here and there leads to.. Had an awful long craving on Thursday evening but didn't give in. Feel quite dizzy a lot of the time but I'm sure that will pass soon. So,day 6 off them and day 4 off the e-cig too!!

username123 · 13-04-2013 02:18PM

weiland79 wrote: »

This is going to sound ridiculous, but I can't get over how good I smell:pac:

Oh yeah, I forgot about this!!

I bought myself gifts with the smoking money for the first few months off them, little things, make up and vanity items - but I got a great kick buying perfume because now I can wear it and not feel its wasted by me smelling like an ashtray.

Well done everyone, keep it up, its one year and 3 and a half months for me now, and Im still delighted about it. I find myself walking past people smoking thinking "yuck, I used to do that" and I mentally associate the sensation of choking with the smell.

shadowcomplex · 13-04-2013 02:23PM

I thought this thread was going to be about something else before I took a look inside:pac:

cofy · 14-04-2013 12:43AM

username123 wrote: »

Oh yeah, I forgot about this!!

I bought myself gifts with the smoking money for the first few months off them, little things, make up and vanity items - but I got a great kick buying perfume because now I can wear it and not feel its wasted by me smelling like an ashtray.

Well done everyone, keep it up, its one year and 3 and a half months for me now, and Im still delighted about it. I find myself walking past people smoking thinking "yuck, I used to do that" and I mentally associate the sensation of choking with the smell.

I hear you about the perfume, I took a shine to a certain perfume which was difficult to get, having finally got it after I stopped smoking, I now realise why so many people comment on it. Even better still, I don't need to use as much of it now.:)

Well done to you too, 1 year and three months.

remembering · 14-04-2013 08:04PM

Im off them nearly 13 months!! :O)

If you quit smoking right now, at 03:00 PM (EST) on April 14, 2013, here is what will begin to happen immediately:

3:20 PM (in 20 minutes): Your heart rate drops.
3:00 AM (in 12 hours): The carbon monoxide (a gas that can be toxic) in your blood drops to normal.
Apr. 28, 2013 - Jul. 14, 2013 (in 2 weeks to 3 months): Your heart attack risk begins to drop and your lungs are working better.
May. 14, 2013 - Jan. 14, 2014 (in 1 to 9 months): Your coughing and shortness of breath decrease and your lungs start to function better, lowering your risk of lung infection.
Apr. 14, 2014 (in 1 year): Your risk for heart disease is half that of a smoker's.
Apr. 14, 2018 (in five years): Your risk of having a stroke is the same as someone who doesn't smoke.
Apr. 14, 2023 (in 10 years): Your risk of dying from lung cancer is half that of a smoker's. Your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas also decreases.
Apr. 14, 2028 (in 15 years): Your risk of heart disease is now the same as someone who doesn't smoke.