Post for everyone who QUIT evil fags

Guess who just went to a wedding and reception and didn't smoke?

Yep, that would be me

Now; fair enough, I wasn't boozin' but still I am proud of myself as it was a long day and the people I was hanging out with were all puffing fags like nobody's beeswax.

I'm (hopefully) (oh dear CHRIST hopefully) recovering from vertigo at the mo so wasn't in top form, hence why I'm home so early but still, another day down. Coming up on almost two weeks now.

Yay.

I posted here first on the 11-01-2011 and am happy to say I have remained smoke free!

I found this thread very useful in the first few weeks as it gave me a daily/weekly goal to post my positive update on here. You know you're beating the weed when you stop counting the days since your last smoke.

I still get cravings though, and still chew the odd piece of nicotene gum, but the thought of smoking nauseates me now. Still, I regard myself as a nicotene addict and never assume that I wouldnt ever smoke again if i let my guard down. I would like to quit the gum completely. Thats the next mountain to climb, i suppose. But at the moment i'm too scared to try.

Well done to those of you who have just quit. Keep it going,you can do it!

Yay, still off the evil fags! Just back from a week in Portugal. I had a day where I didn't think about it once. Looking forward to when those days become more frequent...

Its been a while since i have had a read of this thread. Guess that is a side effect of thinking about smoking less & less. Its great to see so many have stayed off them since. I am in my 6th month off them now - just recap, i smoked 20 a day for 20 years. Hope you all stick with it and the neewbies thinking about it join in.. Dont worry if you have fallen off the wagan, we all have at some stage in an earlier quit, you will get there eventually. Best Wishes

I am a Nicotine Addict!

Time Smoke-Free: 157 days, 22 hours, 38 minutes and 49 seconds Cigarettes NOT smoked: 3159 Lifetime Saved: 24 days, 3 hours Money Saved: €1,350.90

susanweir wrote: »

Hi all,

Just passed the 5-month mark. Not a puff since 7th January, and I don't really miss the cigs much to be honest. However, I'm really worried about two things. First is putting on weight. Have gained a stone in 5 months and getting very down about it. The second is going on holiday in 3 weeks to Spain. Apart from having to put on a swimsuit as a fat person, every other holiday I have been on has been as a smoker. I'm worried that I won't enjoy it, and will resent people sitting out in the sun smoking and having coffees and drinks. I know they should envy me, but there seems to be something wrong with my mindset at the moment.

Anyone else feel like this?

Sorry for being a whinger! Well done everyone who has quit and is trying to quit!

Hiya, ok, first things first. You've only gained a stone which should be easy enough to shift so don't worry about that.

Drink loads of water, cook all your food yourself (no take-aways/sweets etc)walk for 45-60 mins a day and it will fall off.

When you are on holidays I imagine that feeling of being removed from normality could be a trigger but read mojesus' post above, he managed fine

You've done so well and come so far that hopefully you will stay strong and simply not smoke.

I'd imagine at this stage if you smoked you would feel rotten and that could put a real downer on your holiday.

And you're right, they will be jealous of you as a non-smoker!

All the best, come back again if you want to chat

susanweir wrote: »

Thanks so much mud,

Been feeling so bad that I almost talked myself into smoking yesterday. Totally crazy, I know. When rational, I know that stopping smoking is the most important thing, and I can shift the weight eventually. The problem is I seem to be increasingly irrational about it!!:mad: I don't blame him at all, but my husband still smokes and I just can't picture us on holiday having a glass of wine on the balcony and me NOTsmoking!

Thanks for the really good advice about diet and exercise though. I will try to follow your suggestions!:)

God that is tough that your hubbie is still smoking I went to a birthday party today that was held outdoors so naturally there were several people puffing away. I must admit that I considered smoking (I'm human!) but dismissed the thought fairly easily by remembering how rotten it is to be a smoker, how the couple of seconds of feeling fulfilled quickly turn into increased heart rate and depressed lung function and of course the horrible stink that makes up the experience of smoking a fag.

At the end of the day the choice is totally yours but honestly, I think you can do this. The craving only lasts a couple of minutes then it's gone whereas the effects of smoking last much longer than that. Oh, and smoking will NOT make the extra pounds magically disappear

I believe that if we could actually see our heart and lungs there would be no smokers

I am almost at the 28 day mark which (allegedly) is when the habit is broken. Tuesday evening will be a proud time for me as an aside, I have been taking cod liver/omega capsules for the last month or so and there is a marked improvement in my eyes, teeth, skin and all that good stuff. I assume that being off the fags is playing a major part in this also but I swear I look at least 2 or 3 years younger already.

Also, and this is my final boast of the day! I went for a walk this evening that I hadn't done in ages. Basically it is half a mile of grand walking, half a mile of crucifying uphill slog, then 2 miles of gentle downhill slope that brings you around in a circle to where you started. I managed the second 1/2 mile with zero stops, zero gasping and huge, huge joy my lungs are growing stronger and stronger and I just love it! You actually couldn't pay me to smoke a cig now. I am so proud of me. I rock.

mud wrote: »

Four weeks today! Habit = broken. Hoooooraaaaaay

Way to go Mud!:D

I have been off cigarettes for a little over two years. In that time I've gotten fit, lost three stone, taken up running. and am about to have my first ever boxing match. I only wish I'd given them up sooner!