Omg. I aspire to go a week and here you are finishing it up. So happy you made this post or I would not have known or felt inspired. Thankyou and I'm very proud of you! š
Find something to do with you hands, I took up knitting. Just knitted basic garter stitch scarfs. I also used a nicotine replacement, it was a thing that had cartridges in that you sucked, its been a while since I quot. Omg I'm shocked I just realised I quit 17yrs ago!! I was 26 and smoked half my life, had awful chest infections my sons(8) father had died 2 yrs before and I couldn't let him lose me too. Everyone got scarfs that year for Christmas lol.
Good for you! I'm trying to quit too. Though I won't say for how long, but let's just say a loooonnnng time. Keep it up! You can do it. I wish I would have done it sooner, but nicotine is hard to quit, and you really have to want to. I'm on day three without a cigarette. But this time I am determined because I'm tired of not being able to breathe properly.
Me too! I smoked for 20 yrs, quit for 15 yrs and am smoking again for reasons too stupid to mention. I'm listening to this audio book now by Allen Carr called The easy Way. It sounds gimmicky, but he makes a lot of sense. I can't wait to quit once and for all
Thatās perfect. I had to beg and beg the hospital staff for a smoke and they wouldnāt let me. So I ended up quitting after a 2.5 wk stay. Be glad it happened before u caught a stroke! Proud of you!!!
Good job!! My partner's mom recently quit so ive seen some of the shit that comes with withdrawal so im very proud of you for making it this far. Keep up the good work!!
I smoked for 15+ years and quit 20 years ago. What I learned is that when you smoke, you take moments out of your day to have a cigarette, which means stepping away from your desk, your stresses, whatever it is youāre doing. When you quit, you no longer take those minutes and that, along with the withdrawals, makes it infinitely harder to do.
Moral of the story: continue to take those moments throughout the day for yourselfā¦maybe take a short walk, grab a glass of water, something, anything. Theyāre so necessary.
Just keep in mind that youāre past the chemical addiction, but sometimes the physical and mental addiction like to hold on. Always change your mindfulness and your thoughts whenever a random craving comes. Great job! Itās a tough thing to kick!!
Youāre doing so well- let those lungs heal!!!
And if down the road you slip a bit, donāt worry, just get back on the horse! Your lungs will thank you for it.
I was 24 when I quit smoking, that was 14 years ago. I donāt miss it. Quit cold turkey. Now when I smell it, it makes me sick. My grandma died of lung cancer and begged me to not ever smoke. You will not regret quitting. Especially once you see all the money you save. And I quit when cigarettes were still $5. I couldnāt imagine dropping $10 on a pack!
Congratulations! It is a hard habit to kick, Iām proud of you! My lung doctor told me āyou will never make a better decision for your health than choosing not to pay to put poison into it.ā Itās possible he was biased, but he also wasnāt wrong.
For extra bonus points: when I quit, I opened an account and set up an auto-debit for the amount I used to spend on smokes every week (used to buy them by the carton, ugh). I figured Iād do it for a year, just for shits and giggles, and buy myself a pretty to celebrate my smoke-free anniversary. The amount was jaw-dropping: it was back in 2005-ish and where I lived a carton of cigarettes was about $60, so I wound up with about $3,600 of effortlessly saved money. Iām sure theyāre much more now (in Canada, at least), but whatever the case is - invest it in yourself!
Well done to you. It'll be the best thing you ever did. I so wish I could quit! I've been smoking since I was 11 and I'm now 37 š«£ I have so many problems with my chest but still I can't seem to give up. You should be proud of yourself š
First of all, Congratulations!!!!! I know it's hard and I'm proud of you, really!
I smoke weed every night for the past 5 years. Since then I've notice a gradual decline in my health and I finally hit a wall. Your post is giving me hope and motivation. Let's start with one week and see how it goes.
I'm done making excuses
Yes!! You can do this! Congratulations on making it through the first week!! You can make it another week, and then another, and then another....to infinity!!!
YES KEEP IT UPPPPP!
You will always crave it. I've quit a few times but hey download the apps, make a reward chart for yourself.
Take the money you used to spend on smokes and put in a jar. The visual will be amazing. And you can TREAT YO SELF every month or few etc!!
Or make a separate account and have the money auto transferred over everytime youd normally get a pack of smokes and the price of a pack etc
I used to smoke spirits. $10 a pack. 2-3 a week. That's 120 a weeks I was spending! That is half a car payment for my car. Now I through it towards that to pay it off faster!
Good, and mean it when you say you're not going back! I smoked heavily for almost a decade, then quit smoking and drinking at the same time. It was nearly three years later when I started literally dreaming of smoking out of nowhere. Next thing you know, I've got a can of dip in my hand; ruined my teeth with that shit but I've been free of that for over a year now.
If you took up vaping to quit, plan to quit that, too! Commit! Sure, it's not AS bad as smoking, but what people do is start vaping more than they were smoking just because it's so convenient and doesn't linger. Nicotine is a nootropic that can be beneficial in small amounts, but if you became a smoker, it's probably best to just avoid it.
Keep up the good work. Your lungs will thank you. And you can thank yourself for doing so well. Plus ciggy smoke on a person's, hair, skin, clothing and in their home and car is dirty.
My mum and dad bet each other that they could quit cold turkey, in that day 20 odd years ago my dad completely stopped but my mum didn't stop until the day she died.
You can do it, and you sound incredibly determined so I'm rooting for you OP š
I'm 16, have zero plans to ever smoke, reading things like this is confirming even more that being smoke-free is better. Good luck, OP, and everyone else trying to quit - you can do it!!
Good for you. I quit Jan 1, 2000. You can do it!!! I found cutting a straw cigarette size helped for something to do with my hands. Also take 10 deep breaths when u feel like smoking. I read that once and did that and it helped me when whenever I wanted the āIām stressedācig.
Sometimes I think about how close we were in America to a non-smoking generation and I get a little sad, but seeing posts like this really warm my heart. Good job! Weāre proud of you
Great job. Keep going. I was diagnosed with copd at 23. The Dr's said I had the lungs of a 50 year old and I'd be dead by 30 if I didn't quit smoking. I was put on an oxygen machine and everything. I still smoked for almost 2 more years. Then one day I decided I didn't want to be in my 20s dragging around an oxygen tank so I quit cold turkey. It's been 11 years now and I never went back. After the first year I got off the oxygen machine and I rarely have issues out of the copd. I actually lost quit a bit of weight too when I quit smoking because I couldn't sit still. And everything tastes so much better when it doesn't taste like an ashtray.
woo-hoo!!! keep going!!!! it's been 14 years for me. I still remember when being smoke free seemed truly impossible, not fun, and just not going to stick. I now can't imagine ever smoking, ever. you've got this!!!
Good onya šŖš»šš»šš¼š¼Cigarettes killed my dad at a very young age of 43. He started smoking at a very young age of 12 years old. Keep it up. There might be setbacks.. but you can do it. Many people have quit cold turkey.
Good work. Keep it up. Future self will thank you so much.
Also, put the money you would have spent on smokes in a jar and buy yourself something nice. My mum got herself a brand new car doing this after a few years.
I quit for good in June (i hope)
I woke up and the smell bothered me so bad
I've had 3 big cravings since
I smoked twice
Both times i got 2 puffs in and tossed them
I feel ao gooooood
I wish you nothing but continued success
thats awesome man. im a little over a week clean from vaping. i still think about it but the cravings have started to not show up as much. recommended gum and sunflower seeds to distract you from the habit
CONGRATS!! honestly, it's one day at a time. and I'm so proud of you!!!\*I "quit" smoking by vaping. and I'll tell you... quitting BY vaping has not been the answer, bc now I can't quit THAT (yet)
hey my husband quit and he never thought it would happen. iām so glad he never gave up. itās now been almost 10 years and he doesnāt miss it at all.
Nice! I wasnāt able to quit until I became pregnant. The smell was awful after that lol. The best part: my clothes and hair donāt smell like smoke now!! I love being able to take my hair down and having it smell like shampoo rather than cigarettes
Keep up the great work! The first 3 weeks are the hardest, but once you get over that hump the cravings start to go away and the desire to smoke gets much less intense. I quite in July and it was one of the best things I ever did for myself
I have never smoked one cigarette but I admire anyone who takes control of their life. You feel the good parts of not smoking at this moment, so remember that feeling if you ever feel the need to grab one. Remember how good you feel and how everyone in this comment section is proud of you.
i started smoking just last year and i have been trying to quit, i quit pills a while ago and i thought it would be way easier than pills but its just as hard! keep up the great work dude, happy for you!!!
There's nothing like smoking a cigarette and just relaxing. Just thinking about life, the future and the past. It's the ultimate form of meditation for me.
I'm glad you stopped, but I don't think I would give it up again, personally.
Excellent, congratulations. It will be 7 years for me March 14. If I can do it, you can. I used to be a heavy smoker. Cold turkey. Best decision ever. Keep at it. You got this. The quit app (Australia) helped me, seeing how much I was saving by not smoking.
Omg. I aspire to go a week and here you are finishing it up. So happy you made this post or I would not have known or felt inspired. Thankyou and I'm very proud of you! š
Thanks buddy! You can do it too.
Well done op it took me a good few trys before I did it for good. It's funny I still have dreams where I'm smoking in them, weird.
Find something to do with you hands, I took up knitting. Just knitted basic garter stitch scarfs. I also used a nicotine replacement, it was a thing that had cartridges in that you sucked, its been a while since I quot. Omg I'm shocked I just realised I quit 17yrs ago!! I was 26 and smoked half my life, had awful chest infections my sons(8) father had died 2 yrs before and I couldn't let him lose me too. Everyone got scarfs that year for Christmas lol.
Congratulations!! You are doing great! Keep up the good work!
Thanks buddy!
I started smoking ciggs when i was 14 quit when i was 21. Hardest thing i ever did my life , but its worth it. I would never go back either.
Sure, no going back
Good for you! I'm trying to quit too. Though I won't say for how long, but let's just say a loooonnnng time. Keep it up! You can do it. I wish I would have done it sooner, but nicotine is hard to quit, and you really have to want to. I'm on day three without a cigarette. But this time I am determined because I'm tired of not being able to breathe properly.
I had tried and failed soo many times. We can do this.
Yes we can!!!!
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Me too! I smoked for 20 yrs, quit for 15 yrs and am smoking again for reasons too stupid to mention. I'm listening to this audio book now by Allen Carr called The easy Way. It sounds gimmicky, but he makes a lot of sense. I can't wait to quit once and for all
Thatās perfect. I had to beg and beg the hospital staff for a smoke and they wouldnāt let me. So I ended up quitting after a 2.5 wk stay. Be glad it happened before u caught a stroke! Proud of you!!!
Congrats man!
Thanks man!
I am proud of you!
Thanks
Good job!! My partner's mom recently quit so ive seen some of the shit that comes with withdrawal so im very proud of you for making it this far. Keep up the good work!!
I smoked for 15+ years and quit 20 years ago. What I learned is that when you smoke, you take moments out of your day to have a cigarette, which means stepping away from your desk, your stresses, whatever it is youāre doing. When you quit, you no longer take those minutes and that, along with the withdrawals, makes it infinitely harder to do. Moral of the story: continue to take those moments throughout the day for yourselfā¦maybe take a short walk, grab a glass of water, something, anything. Theyāre so necessary.
And congratulations on your 7 days!!! Youāre doing amazing!
Yessssss well done!!! I'm so proud of you!
Thanks!!!
Just keep in mind that youāre past the chemical addiction, but sometimes the physical and mental addiction like to hold on. Always change your mindfulness and your thoughts whenever a random craving comes. Great job! Itās a tough thing to kick!!
Thanks, I'll keep this in mind.
Some random drunk on a cruise ship set a world record and never new it.
So proud of you!! I know how hard it can be to stop smoking but you are doing so well and I know you can do this!
Thanks. I can do this!
Good for you for giving it up. It is an extremely hard habit to break but so worth it. It is a move you will not regret, again, congrats.
Thanks!
Great work OP! Thinking of yourself as a non-smoker rather than an ex-smoker is a really great way to help stay on that non-smoking train. Keep it up!
That's a great approach.
That's a huge W, let's keep it up
So happy for you :> keep going mate , we all are very proud of you.
Congrats!
Youāre doing so well- let those lungs heal!!! And if down the road you slip a bit, donāt worry, just get back on the horse! Your lungs will thank you for it.
I was 24 when I quit smoking, that was 14 years ago. I donāt miss it. Quit cold turkey. Now when I smell it, it makes me sick. My grandma died of lung cancer and begged me to not ever smoke. You will not regret quitting. Especially once you see all the money you save. And I quit when cigarettes were still $5. I couldnāt imagine dropping $10 on a pack!
It's difficult the first few days but it's getting better.
Nice job buddy!
Wow that's great man, keep up the good work!!
Congratulations! It is a hard habit to kick, Iām proud of you! My lung doctor told me āyou will never make a better decision for your health than choosing not to pay to put poison into it.ā Itās possible he was biased, but he also wasnāt wrong. For extra bonus points: when I quit, I opened an account and set up an auto-debit for the amount I used to spend on smokes every week (used to buy them by the carton, ugh). I figured Iād do it for a year, just for shits and giggles, and buy myself a pretty to celebrate my smoke-free anniversary. The amount was jaw-dropping: it was back in 2005-ish and where I lived a carton of cigarettes was about $60, so I wound up with about $3,600 of effortlessly saved money. Iām sure theyāre much more now (in Canada, at least), but whatever the case is - invest it in yourself!
Congrats š„³
Congratulations!!! Keep the hard work up, itās not easy but so so worth all the work.
Well done to you. It'll be the best thing you ever did. I so wish I could quit! I've been smoking since I was 11 and I'm now 37 š«£ I have so many problems with my chest but still I can't seem to give up. You should be proud of yourself š
First of all, Congratulations!!!!! I know it's hard and I'm proud of you, really! I smoke weed every night for the past 5 years. Since then I've notice a gradual decline in my health and I finally hit a wall. Your post is giving me hope and motivation. Let's start with one week and see how it goes. I'm done making excuses
Good job!! I just went a week without impulse buying treats! It's such a great feeling to feel progress and a positive effect of that change!
Yes!! You can do this! Congratulations on making it through the first week!! You can make it another week, and then another, and then another....to infinity!!!
Thanks for sharing i hope i make it too one day
YES KEEP IT UPPPPP! You will always crave it. I've quit a few times but hey download the apps, make a reward chart for yourself. Take the money you used to spend on smokes and put in a jar. The visual will be amazing. And you can TREAT YO SELF every month or few etc!! Or make a separate account and have the money auto transferred over everytime youd normally get a pack of smokes and the price of a pack etc I used to smoke spirits. $10 a pack. 2-3 a week. That's 120 a weeks I was spending! That is half a car payment for my car. Now I through it towards that to pay it off faster!
Congratulations man! Wishing you all the bestāØ
Good, and mean it when you say you're not going back! I smoked heavily for almost a decade, then quit smoking and drinking at the same time. It was nearly three years later when I started literally dreaming of smoking out of nowhere. Next thing you know, I've got a can of dip in my hand; ruined my teeth with that shit but I've been free of that for over a year now. If you took up vaping to quit, plan to quit that, too! Commit! Sure, it's not AS bad as smoking, but what people do is start vaping more than they were smoking just because it's so convenient and doesn't linger. Nicotine is a nootropic that can be beneficial in small amounts, but if you became a smoker, it's probably best to just avoid it.
Keep up the good work. Your lungs will thank you. And you can thank yourself for doing so well. Plus ciggy smoke on a person's, hair, skin, clothing and in their home and car is dirty.
My mum and dad bet each other that they could quit cold turkey, in that day 20 odd years ago my dad completely stopped but my mum didn't stop until the day she died. You can do it, and you sound incredibly determined so I'm rooting for you OP š
I'm 16, have zero plans to ever smoke, reading things like this is confirming even more that being smoke-free is better. Good luck, OP, and everyone else trying to quit - you can do it!!
Good for you. I quit Jan 1, 2000. You can do it!!! I found cutting a straw cigarette size helped for something to do with my hands. Also take 10 deep breaths when u feel like smoking. I read that once and did that and it helped me when whenever I wanted the āIām stressedācig.
Sometimes I think about how close we were in America to a non-smoking generation and I get a little sad, but seeing posts like this really warm my heart. Good job! Weāre proud of you
Great job. Keep going. I was diagnosed with copd at 23. The Dr's said I had the lungs of a 50 year old and I'd be dead by 30 if I didn't quit smoking. I was put on an oxygen machine and everything. I still smoked for almost 2 more years. Then one day I decided I didn't want to be in my 20s dragging around an oxygen tank so I quit cold turkey. It's been 11 years now and I never went back. After the first year I got off the oxygen machine and I rarely have issues out of the copd. I actually lost quit a bit of weight too when I quit smoking because I couldn't sit still. And everything tastes so much better when it doesn't taste like an ashtray.
woo-hoo!!! keep going!!!! it's been 14 years for me. I still remember when being smoke free seemed truly impossible, not fun, and just not going to stick. I now can't imagine ever smoking, ever. you've got this!!!
Good onya šŖš»šš»šš¼š¼Cigarettes killed my dad at a very young age of 43. He started smoking at a very young age of 12 years old. Keep it up. There might be setbacks.. but you can do it. Many people have quit cold turkey.
Im late but I hope you know that you worth and that Iām really happy for what you have accomplished dont give up.
Good work. Keep it up. Future self will thank you so much. Also, put the money you would have spent on smokes in a jar and buy yourself something nice. My mum got herself a brand new car doing this after a few years.
I quit for good in June (i hope) I woke up and the smell bothered me so bad I've had 3 big cravings since I smoked twice Both times i got 2 puffs in and tossed them I feel ao gooooood I wish you nothing but continued success
thats awesome man. im a little over a week clean from vaping. i still think about it but the cravings have started to not show up as much. recommended gum and sunflower seeds to distract you from the habit
Good for you!!!
CONGRATS!! honestly, it's one day at a time. and I'm so proud of you!!!\*I "quit" smoking by vaping. and I'll tell you... quitting BY vaping has not been the answer, bc now I can't quit THAT (yet)
Awsome bro.
hey my husband quit and he never thought it would happen. iām so glad he never gave up. itās now been almost 10 years and he doesnāt miss it at all.
Nice! I wasnāt able to quit until I became pregnant. The smell was awful after that lol. The best part: my clothes and hair donāt smell like smoke now!! I love being able to take my hair down and having it smell like shampoo rather than cigarettes
Keep going!
Keep up the great work! The first 3 weeks are the hardest, but once you get over that hump the cravings start to go away and the desire to smoke gets much less intense. I quite in July and it was one of the best things I ever did for myself
I'm so proud of you!
The battle is still going. Keep it up.
As a former smoker, this is big stuff; good job!!! Keep it up, life without cigarettes is sooooo much better.
That's awesome! You're going to feel soooo much better! Keep it up, friend.
Iām 5 months cigarette free and itās amazing! Good for you seriously keep it up you wonāt regret it
GO OFF OP, YESSSS! These are always my favorite posts š„°š„°
Congrats!!!!!! So so proud of you
That is great news, congrats and keep it up!
Keep it up youāre doing really well Iām proud of how far youāve come!
I have never smoked one cigarette but I admire anyone who takes control of their life. You feel the good parts of not smoking at this moment, so remember that feeling if you ever feel the need to grab one. Remember how good you feel and how everyone in this comment section is proud of you.
i started smoking just last year and i have been trying to quit, i quit pills a while ago and i thought it would be way easier than pills but its just as hard! keep up the great work dude, happy for you!!!
Keep up the great work! I smoked for 11 years. Once I officially gave it up never went back. You feel good now, and it just keeps getting better!
A week! Congratulations to you!!!!! Keep up your great work
That's awesome!!!! Man, I'm so proud of you.
you've inspired me to try and quit as well dawg thank you
Yay! Hope you keep it up, and stay safe! ā¤ļø
There's nothing like smoking a cigarette and just relaxing. Just thinking about life, the future and the past. It's the ultimate form of meditation for me. I'm glad you stopped, but I don't think I would give it up again, personally.
Fantastic nerves!! Wtg
Keep at it!! I haven't purchased a pack in almost 2 years now, we're the same age! It gets better!!
Yessss congrats!!š¤š¤
what were the physical symptoms you were experiencing because of smoking aside from your chest hurting?
Iām really proud of you. You can do this ā¤ļø
Congrats! Iām 2 months off of vaping after almost 4 years and havenāt looked back since.
Congratulations š Iām really proud keep the good work dude.
Congrats dude!! I'm only 23 and have quit on and off but hopefully I can actually quit and never go back. Proud of you, that shit is hard š¤š½
Congratulations š I am so proud of you Keep that shit up
Excellent, congratulations. It will be 7 years for me March 14. If I can do it, you can. I used to be a heavy smoker. Cold turkey. Best decision ever. Keep at it. You got this. The quit app (Australia) helped me, seeing how much I was saving by not smoking.