Just to tell you today I ran 3 miles, cycled 4 miles, paddled for an hour and all without losing my breath andfeeling gooooooooooood!!! It is amazing what th no smokinghs done. Usually I would hve got off the bike and pushd on a big hill - not today cos my chest didn't conk out. I could breath - and it fellt great!!!
Hopes you are all welll buddies and thinking of you.
Big Hugs to you all
Poppyfairyxxxxx
Written by
nsd_user663_2133
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
...how could I NOT look in a thread titled 'a quickie'....
...I was sort of hoping that PoppyFairy might have been offering a celebratory bonk or something!
Congratulations on your new-found energy levels!
AND To all of you smokers who are lurking in the background on here, considering giving up but not quite taking the plunge : do it! Do it today! Make the decision to become a non smoker and experience what PoppyFairy and the rest of us here are talking about!
Break free of the hold on smoking (and maybe have a celebratory quickie, if you're lucky!) Yes I know I'm on my soapbox and no, I'm not going to step down! Today I feel great. I had my first night's un-interrupted sleep last night. (And no, Buffy did NOT come round and give me a massage!)
I worked out that I'm on my 20th day, today and I am feeling amazing. As I said earlier - last night I had my first night of un-interrupted sleep since about day five of giving up. And the smoker's (surely, NON smoker's :)) cough seems to be easing.
I was wondering this morning (as I was running up the escalator, leaving the tube) why I hadn't given up before hand. It brought me back to the pain/pleasure thing. I had always thought about the things that I would LOSE from quitting, never the things that I would GAIN. I used to think that I would LOSE the camaraderie with my friends who smoked, I would LOSE that 'chill out time' in the evening, that 'social cool' and 'on the edge' feeling that came with smoking. The truth is, that I GAINED more camaraderie (here with you guys and with people who want to give up/given up), I've GAINED the ability to chill out naturally, rather than using a stimulant (anyone see the contradiction there? Chilling out using a stimulant! Hahaha.) and what's more cool than setting yourself free from something? Oh yes, I really have set myself free! Free of those little programs of habit that were forcing me to smoke. (I was addicted to ROUTINE, not NICOTINE.)
Here's the great bit - the bit that really excites me. This makes me want to (probably quite annoyingly, I would guess) grab hold of a smoker (I haven't) and tell them that the pain I went through (each day) for the first week was insignificant compared to the pleasure I got EACH TIME I DIDN'T LIGHT UP!
If I feel like this after 20 days, I can't wait to share with you guys how I feel after 6 months!
Diablo - what a great post !! I love hating smokers (well not exactly hating them - but looking down my nose at them for being weak and not in control of their lives !!)
I'm glad that I'm not the only one who thinks like that.
Does this mean that I am in league with the Devil ? ha ha ha ha!
I too only read this post as it was titled quickie !! But once I'd read it - I meant to say "Well done" to Poppyfairy. An absolutely fantastic achievement!
I have to say Mr Maxiumus has quite a wild imagination!!!! (or is this based on experience of the Angelic kind!)
What with Befly and her Magic Roundabout and Maximus and his polishing of the Halos it does make you wonder what people get up to in their spare time!!! Sounds like they're having a lota lota fun!!
Yes I do think it is quite a good idea to have a dungeon to put these wanton gentleman who need a bit of direction on how to polish halos!!! I belong to a Strangler forum which is mostly guys and I tell you something the levels of testosterone that fly about there make your hair stand on end and there is crackles shooting out of the screen!!!!
So delighted your stepson is better NS4M. Hope you are now taking a well earned recovery rest period and treating yourself cos you are such a wonderful Mummy and such a terrific friend to us all.
I wish that was me - those legs are so much better than mine!!!! Yep I do like the idea of flitting between naughty and nice!! The outfits are cool too!!
Loves you loads my buddy you always always make me smile.
Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.
Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.