I have smoked for 12 years (I am 28 now). In the last couple of years I have smoked 20+.
I have wanted to quit for a long time, but I had many excuses for why not. My "best" and longest one has been that I am already overweight and I had to fix that first. I have tried to control my weight for long and the smoking never had its turn.
Than I started exerciseing. I have done it regularly for 6 months now. I am in a much better shape than before, but I got sick of exerciseing for 1 1/2 hours and than going outside and smoking. I want to be able to jog by this summer and that is one of my biggest motivations!
I quit on January 2nd, and this is my third day... It has been easier than I thought it would be. I am using Zyban.
Than, a question for the moderators: I would like to use this as a journal, but I get lost around the forum.Is it ok that I use the tread here in "your reasons"?
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Well done and congratulations on getting to day 3 already.
To be honest I don't think anyone will mind where you post, the days 1- a year serves as a reminder of how far you have gone and many people find that helpful, but you are fine to just keep adding to this post if you want.
Exercise will help loads if you get the urge to smoke its a great healthy way to cope.
milena,well done ,you have done the best thing you could have done,3rd day,see its not to bad,.just acknowledce your addiction,and you are half way there....we all here wish you luck,...and we are here for you ,,exerciseing,is good..as i say keep the faith all the best tony
Congrats on your quit you will have great support on here and there are a few of you on day three so makes things easyer having someone at the same stage. xxxxx
I am a bit scared that this is going to easy and I am waiting for that big crave. I have not had them. The only thing is that I don't sleep, but I see that that is normal.
I am also afraid that I can have some problems when I finish with Zyban, so I would be very thankfull for your experiance if you have used Zyban.
The biggest challange for me is going to be going out. I know and intend to stay away from alcohol but since I for the timebeing live in Serbia, here you don't have any laws against smoking in cafees, bars, restaurants etc.
Well done for getting to day 3!! I am in the same boat - I quit on the same day so I'm on day 3 as well. I am using NRT when things get bad i.e. stressful times. My reason for stopping is that my wife gave birth on New Year's Day to a baby boy called Lincoln Malacky!!
Well done Milena, keep it up and since I'm in the same boat as you then feel free to private message me, we can be quit buddies
Hi My Hubby is on Zyban he starts week 6 tomorrow of not smoking. To be honest he said he forgets to take two a day. So Has said he will not take anymore once he finishes this pack. I will let you know how he gose on.
And than it was day 4, and I am sitting here drinking my usual cup of morning coffee without my usual sigarett and it feels totaly ok, even almost natural.
Last night I had my first good nights sleep.
Everything seems to be going better than expected.
So, I still haven't deared to go to a caffee and meet friends. I feel I am ready. I am telling myself: I choose not to smoke. But I am still afraid of that first visit.
But, I think tomorrow is the day. I'll see if my sister can join me and hold my hand..
And than it was day 4, and I am sitting here drinking my usual cup of morning coffee without my usual sigarett and it feels totaly ok, even almost natural.
Last night I had my first good nights sleep.
Everything seems to be going better than expected.
So, I still haven't deared to go to a caffee and meet friends. I feel I am ready. I am telling myself: I choose not to smoke. But I am still afraid of that first visit.
But, I think tomorrow is the day. I'll see if my sister can join me and hold my hand..
I used Champix, an alternative to Zyban designed to work in a similar way - to ease the cravings without giving you Nicotine. Coming off wasn't a problem, but as Nic rightly says - education is everything. If your mind is in the right place then there is nothing to fear when the time comes.
You seem to be doing really well - congratulations.
My "best" and longest one has been that I am already overweight and I had to fix that first. I have tried to control my weight for long and the smoking never had its turn.
Than I started exerciseing. I have done it regularly for 6 months now. I am in a much better shape than before, but I got sick of exerciseing for 1 1/2 hours and than going outside and smoking. I want to be able to jog by this summer and that is one of my biggest motivations!
SNAP However I continued smoking and excercising, managed to run 5km per day without giving up the smokes. Its a long story but now not been to the gym for 10 weeks so can't wait to see how well I can do without the nicotene in the lungs! Well done you, I hpe you continue well and if your like me the cakes will soon be the reward for not smoking!
So, I went to the gym yesterday for the second time since I quit. And my pulse was amazing. There is still a long way to go, I know. But is it possible to see a difference after only 4 days...? My trainer was also a bit shocked!
I am still going strong, reading everything I get my hands on and prepering for my next couple of situations:
caffe with smoking friends
waiting for the bus
going out to a club
It sounds funny, but I dread those! But, I am strong in my beliefe that I took my last puff 5 days ago and that I am strong enough to keep myself on track!
I think I feel the cravings getting fewer, but I didn't have so many in the beggining.
But, I was such a b###h yesterday. My poor sister has to put up with me. I snaped at everything, I was irritated by the way she breathes, and than when she finally snapped at me I used the "I'm quitting smoking" card, than after a few minutes and a talk with myself, I had to appologize. Me quitting does not give me the right to be rude!
But, I have a feeling that it was good it happened, I don't know why, but I feel it. So, a new day and new experiances. Here I come!
It is day 7 and I have gone without a puff!!!! And today is the day, I am going to town and having a drink with smoking friends in a bar where smoking is allowed... And I am actually feeling very confident!
Well done Milena - a whole week without a cigarette? Fantastic!
You deserve to celebrate, but please be on your guard and don't let your resolve weaken after 1 too many drinks. It's been the downfall of many - don't let it happen to you
Thanks Stuart, and yes I don't feel that confident, so I will keep it to one drink and than go over to lemonade! I think I am going to avoid hevy drinking for a while, and maybe I can actually grow out of it for good (I'm no teenager anymore...)
Hey, well done on a week so far. Tonight will be a proper test for you I reckon, especially considering you're going out with smoking friends. You're making a wise choice to stick to one drink, because as we all know your inhibitions are lowered after a few bevvies :).
I know what you mean about waiting for the bus; I get kind of impatient and fidgety when waiting for things to happen so a cigarette gives my mind and hands something to do.
And than I was back. I did good! Had a drink, the bar was halffull, people drinking smoking, and I did't!!! I will not say it was easy but ... I did it!!!
...I also waited for the bus...
And when we started home, my bestfriend was going craizy trying to find a place to by sigarets becouse she didn't have enough to hold her untill tomorrow. It was great not to be in that position any longer!!!!
And than I was on day 9! I was out again last night and I am still smokeFREE!!!
Yesterday my net went down and when I called it in they sad it could take 3 to 5 working days to fix... I sat in my place, looked around and went nutts! How was I going to do it without this forum and all the other places I go to read when tha monkey bastards kick in? But I came to an agreement with myself that I was going to manage it. And than this morning a repairman came and fixed it!!! I'm so glad!
Maybe today has been a bit harder than previous days, but still it is totaly livable... A friend asked me yesterday how it was, and the only thing I can say is that it's not easy, but it is much easier then I thought it would be.
But, today I was at the gym again and took a fit test. Last time my score was 25 -2 months ago (it should be over 30) and today it was 33!!!!! I gess going to the gym those two months helped aswell but earlier I would improve my score by 2 - 3 points in 2 months, and now I jumped 8. I am convinced it has to do with my lungs beeing happy with me!!!!
Ok, I am using Zyban, and have not had any sideeffects. But today (after 3 weeks) I got a rash. On my arms. I think it is from zyban but how can it be first after 3 weeks?
Since here one buys Zyban over the counter I am not sure that a doctor here would know to give me exact info. So, what is your experiance. Should I stop? Should I wait and see? I am a bit scared. This quit has been going so good, and I think I can do it without Zyban but...
Ok, I am using Zyban, and have not had any sideeffects. But today (after 3 weeks) I got a rash. On my arms. I think it is from zyban but how can it be first after 3 weeks?
Since here one buys Zyban over the counter I am not sure that a doctor here would know to give me exact info. So, what is your experiance. Should I stop? Should I wait and see? I am a bit scared. This quit has been going so good, and I think I can do it without Zyban but...
I don't know..?
I would be surprised if the rash is to do with Zyban after so long, but it could be. Any doctor should know about the side effects of the drug, so if your concerned they should be your first port of call.
As for stopping taking it, you should do what your instincts tell you. I don't know much about zyban, do you take more than one tablet a day? If so, maybe cutting the dose down would help you decide what to do? Only you can make that decision, but I do suggest you see a Doctor if you are concerned about anything as Zyban can have some strong side effects.
Oh and by the way, you ARE doing really well... so if you think you can do it without drugs, you probably can!
I got really freaked out last night with the rash. So this morning I haven't taken my pill. I am strong and I can do this! So, after going CT on the cigaretts I am going CT on Zyban.
Congrats on the gym result, milena. The effects are clearly showing already, and a few days off week 3! Hope you can get to the bottom of the rash situation
Funny you are saying your itching my partner is on Zyban and hes been itching. hes only taking one a day now. Sorry hes just got home and tells me he stopped taking them about 5 days ago. but has still got a bit of an itch but it has got less. Dont know if that makes sense. xxx
I am still strong in my quit but I kind of feel that I am starting over. I mean that I have simular symptoms as in the beggining. I'm nervous and I feel like eating all the time (which I did not with Zyban).
So day 11 coming to an end and I am positive! I have a new assigment. In the first 10 days I actually lost 2kg, now I have to keep them of!!!
Still a bit itchy but doing much better. I would like if I could record some of the conversations going on between me and the little devil inside my head: come on, one would be so good now, NO, why not, it can't hurt, OH YES IT CAN and WHY SHOULD I DO IT, IT STINKS, maybe, but you know you liked it, NO...!!!!!
I realy don't have any physical cravings anymore, I can even sit still in a bar with a beer and no cigarett (I could not do that the first 10 days, had to keep moving). Now I am down to the odd thought and a couple of arguments with the devil each day. I think that is a realy small price to pay for FREEDOM!
the little devil only has a few war cries , he cant say anything to you that you arent prepared to answer .
well done on almost 2 weeks , great going .
the little devils voice will become less frequent , but be prepared for when he remains quiet for a while as he always picks a moment to try again..... when he does this is your chance to weaken him further by stayin loyal to the truth and not to his smelly lies!!!
And I have officialy been smokefree for 2 weeks!!!!!
I am starting to be realy mad at myself. This has been so "easy", why didn't I do it before? On the other hand I am having problems not being the realy annoying person who goes around telling everybody to quit...
Tomorrow I can say that I have been smokefree for 3 weeks!!!!!!!!!! It's going so fast!
I feel great and I have menaged to keep my food under control!
So, all I have to say is thanks to you all. People and the forum!!! I realy think that that is what has made this so "easy". And I am staying with you!
I'm at the end of day 26. One month mark is soon coming up.
I have been feeling a bit duality in the last couple of days. This quit has gone sooooo good... (so far). It has been so easy that I have been having the:"why not one" thoughts... I'm not going to do it! I feel so good being a nonsmoker! I love the positive effects and how proud I feel!!!
I'm at the end of day 26. One month mark is soon coming up.
I have been feeling a bit duality in the last couple of days. This quit has gone sooooo good... (so far). It has been so easy that I have been having the:"why not one" thoughts... I'm not going to do it! I feel so good being a nonsmoker! I love the positive effects and how proud I feel!!!
This was just me confirming my stand!!!
Congratulations! I am very glad you feel proud! You deserve to. You're doing great!
Just amazing. Only just read your thread, so wish I could have joined it earlier. well done. Make sure you read back on it as well, you have been really strong. Take a really deep breath and enjoy so much more of your life
Milena - Free and Healing for Twenty Nine Days, 21 Hours and 39 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 2 Days and 14 Hours, by avoiding the use of 748 nicotine delivery devices.
So, I have done 4 weeks, on Monday it will be 1 calendar month!!!!
Just read your whole thread Milena, you're going well. I remember reading your first post, seems like no time ago and here we are with a months quit under our belts
Milena - Free and Healing for One Month, 13 Hours and 32 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 2 Days and 17 Hours, by avoiding the use of 789 nicotine delivery devices.
Milena - Free and Healing for One Month, Nine Days, 10 Hours and 26 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 3 Days and 12 Hours, by avoiding the use of 1011 nicotine delivery devices.
Hi guys,
As some of you know my biggest motivation to stop smoking has been my wish to be able to jog! (It may sound simple, but it has been keeping me strong)
And yesterday in the gym I actually ran for 12 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!! I think I maybe did that 12 years ago last time...
I felt I could go for more but my trainer didn't want to overdo it! But I am HAPPY, HAPPY and HAPPY again!!!!
Milena - Free and Healing for One Month, Eighteen Days, 9 Hours and 27 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 4 Days and 6 Hours, by avoiding the use of 1235 nicotine delivery devices.
And I feel great!!!! I am going out of town tomorrow and will be traveling back alone on monday. As some of you know one of my milestones was waiting for the bus. I have overcome that one in town. But, it is going to be interesting when I find myself alone at a busstation in the middle of nowhere!!! But I am strong and I love it!
I had one of those moments yesterday when I realised how happy I was I was not smoking. Yesterday I was returning from a travel alone for the first time since my quit.
I had to encounter busstations, which I hate. And than I realized I had gotten away from one of the worst feelings with travel and smoke. You know when you are waiting for the bus to leave. You are standing outside and having that last smoke before you get in. You re trying not to be late, but at the same time use all the time that is left. Then you get into the bus and realize you coulde have had some more smoking time left and regret you came in.
Yestarday I just put my bag under the bus, went in, found my seat and relaxed until we left. It was so great!!
Well done Hun. Its a great feeling when we do something we been dreading and it turns out enjoyable. Think it makes you realise it mostly in our minds. Well done again .xxxxx
Day 54 is great well done you hope you are proud of yourself so glad the travelling went OK for you as know you were a bit concerned about it isb't it lovely when you do something for the first time since quitting
Milena - Free and Healing for Two Months, Thirteen Days, 11 Hours and 34 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 6 Days and 7 Hours, by avoiding the use of 1812 nicotine delivery devices.
Hihihihihihihi!!!! I have even been extremly drunk and I did not smoke!!!!
Milena - Free and Healing for Three Months, 18 Hours and 44 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 7 Days and 21 Hours, by avoiding the use of 2270 nicotine delivery devices.
I think I have found the thing that keeps me motivated! And I wanted to share that. I am making a point over everything, even the smallest thing, that I appreciate about not smoking. And I mean everything. All the time, every time. And I go around proud of myself!!!!
Milena - Free and Healing for Four Months, 10 Hours and 25 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 10 Days and 10 Hours, by avoiding the use of 3011 nicotine delivery devices.
woke up on sunday after a great Leningrad Cowboys concert with my throat hurting. It was the same feeling as when I woke up after haveing smoked to much the night before. I was worried for a second and then I woke up properly. I knew I hadn't smoked so I contributed it to the singing on the concert. Then the fewer came and the runny nose, so the conclusion: it is a infection... The sick thing is I felt like this every weekend after being out. The sore throat was a normal state of things on saturday and sunday! And now finally it is an exeption!
Milena - Free and Healing for Five Months, 9 Hours and 26 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 13 Days and 3 Hours, by avoiding the use of 3785 nicotine delivery devices.
I feel sooooo good! I can officialy say that I am a non-smoker. I am free. I am sure in my quit. And it is such a wonderfull feeling!
Milena - Free and Healing for Six Months, 9 Hours and 7 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 15 Days and 17 Hours, by avoiding the use of 4535 nicotine delivery devices.
I am so happy happy happy and I feel so great!
I cann't remember last time I had a craving. The only thing that sometimes happens is that I find myself in a situation when I used to smoke before and I think: It would be nice with a smoke... And it lasts for less then a second and I try the feeling and understand that: No, it ectually would not be nice. (I think it is just a reflex thought in a known situation)
So, I am freeeeeeee! And it is the greatest feeling in the world!
Have just read back over this entire thread - what a success story, it is an enlightening read. Well done to you, and I am sure your journey has also helped and inspired many others.
It is so lovely to see successful quitters coming back and posting. It certainly helps with keeping the determination going to know that so many people have succeeded.
6 Months.........wow......am impressed and well done.
I'm on day 46 and find each day gets easier and easier with the craves, only the odd one every now and then, they just seem to hit you when your least expecting them. I still find weekends hard but am sure that'l pass, I also LONG for the day that I don't wake up and think - oh I wish I could have just one puff.
it is nice to hear that I can have helped somebody else. Specially because this forum has helped me a lot. It is good to be able to give something back.
As for the cravings, they pass, and then they come with more time in between and then they almost never come.
But even if they still did come I would be happy and thankfull for being smokefree. There are so many benefits that they outway the cravings!!!!
I thought that you will hit day 50 (oh doesnt that sound good) this Sunday and i'm on Monday
Have i got it wrong?
Hugs x
Chrissie,
Just got my calender out to check....and YES........day 50 on Sunday with you on Monday.....oh my good god how'd that happen, woooo hoooo.WELL DONE to both of us ((((hugs to you to)))) xx
I have a broken tailbone!!!! And it hurts, and I remember that I always used to smoke when I was in pain. I thought it helped. But I think I have beaten it. I don't want a smoke. I just want the pain to go away!!!!:eek:
Milena - Free and Healing for Seven Months, 11 Hours and 30 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 18 Days and 10 Hours, by avoiding the use of 5312 nicotine delivery devices.
JEEEEE! I am happy and proud and celebrate myself!
Thats a long time to have come through this, well done !!! good to see this. I hit 3 weeks milestone last night, and i've been quit for 6-8 months+ before, i want to get back to my nexus as it was much much easier after several months.
Milena - Free and Healing for Seven Months, Eighteen Days, 17 Hours and 39 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 20 Days, by avoiding the use of 5768 nicotine delivery devices.
Hi guys,
I'm still here. I just don't have much to contribute with these days as I don't feel anything towards smoking or not smoking. It is like it has nothing to do with me.
I have been traveling, I am going out, I have been to a festival, I am drinking, I am living life without smoke.
The only reminder that I once was a smoker is that occasional thought (now I am down to maybe once a week) that a smoke would fit now... And it is over before I get time to reflect over it.
So people!!! Go for it!!! It is such a lovely feeling!!!
Milena - Free and Healing for Eight Months, Seventeen Days, 1 Hour and 36 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 22 Days and 13 Hours, by avoiding the use of 6502 nicotine delivery devices.
Jeah!! Today I came upon another situation making it great not to smoke (I did not notis it last time). I have been a blood giver for almost 10 years now. But, I am crazy afraid of needles. So I go there and afterwards they always tell you not to smoke for at least 2 hours. And I get out of there really shaky and can never wait for so long and I get dizzy and sick. But, today I did not have that problem!!!!
Milena - Free and Healing for Nine Months, 9 Hours and 4 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 23 Days and 17 Hours, by avoiding the use of 6834 nicotine delivery devices!
Jeah, time is going fast now. I hardly ever think about it anymore but I still have my phone set to remind me of the lunaversities. I love to celebrate them!!!
Milena - Free and Healing for Ten Months and 7 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 26 Days and 9 Hours, by avoiding the use of 7600 nicotine delivery devices.
Jeah! I feel good...
I actually had a smoking dream a couple of nights ago. It has been a long wile since the last one, so I was surprised. It was weird. I was discussing with myself what a real craving is like. And I was telling myself that this was the real thing, that all the previous cravings had been easy and that this was the first real thing. When I woke up I didn't feel anything. No craving, no nothing. It was totally strange, but, the important thing is that I feel really strong in my quit!
And I have to give a lot of the credit to this forum and the people who supported me in the start!!!
And to all the new quitters, hold on, it gets better. Just appreciate every moment without the smokes. And be proud of yourself!!! I know I am!!!
Milena - Free and Healing for Eleven Months, while extending my life expectancy 28 Days and 23 Hours, by avoiding the use of 8350 nicotine delivery devices!
One month left till the Penthouse!
Today I had a friend coming over that I hadn't seen for a while. I put on the coffee, asked him if he wanted cream and sugar, and asked him if he needed an ashtray. He looked at me like... what? And than he was so surprised and impressed that I did not smoke any longer. He asked me how it was, if it was hard. I tried to remember, I know it was not easy, so I tried to remember what was so hard, to give him an example... I could not remember details. I know it was hard, but... I remember the first time I could run a 5km, I remember my first long flight without being crazy for a cig, I remember all the good things... It is not a clishe! It just gets better and better!
But, one thing I notice, I sometimes get that little bugger in my head telling me that I am cool now and that maybe one would not hurt. I am not craving, but when I am bored and stuff. So, I have taken up crocheting... and I love it!
Milena - Free and Healing for Eleven Months, Twenty Nine Days, 11 Hours and 20 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 31 Days and 13 Hours, by avoiding the use of 9087 nicotine delivery devices.
And now I am officially on my last temptation. It's not actually a temptation, but this is the last thing that I have to do for the first time without smoke! And I feel great! And I am looking forward to the party and fun.
And I want to wish you all a great New Years Eve and a happy New Year! And I want to thank everybody here for helping me get to this point. And I hope that I in the New Year can help someone to achieve something as big as quiting has been for me!!!!
Hi Milena, I have just went through some of your thread from the beginning untill now. I would like you to know that because you used your thread as a journal you have no idea how much this can help people like myself who are in the very early stages of stopping (29 days).
It explains a lot of what you have went through but more importantly the benifits and what can be acheived by stopping smoking.
Well done on Almost reaching 1 year but a big thank you and well done for your journal which will help our journey to 1 year,
Milena - Free and Healing for One Year, 9 Hours and 55 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 31 Days and 17 Hours, by avoiding the use of 9135 nicotine delivery devices!
I never thought I would get here so easy! It feels great and on the other hand I no longer feel it as such an accomplishment because it is become so natural.
Milena - Free and Healing for One Year, One Month, 11 Hours and 56 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 34 Days and 10 Hours, by avoiding the use of 9912 nicotine delivery devices.
Hi guys, I keep forgetting to come in and write. And then 2 minutes ago I decided to come in and just give you the word that I am still doing great. 2 seconds later my phone alarm starts ringing to remind me that I have been quit for 13 months!!! I had totally forgotten about that. So now I am smacking two flies with one hit.
I do not have much to add but the feeling that I am doing great. I feel like I should stop writing because I do not have anything new to say, but I do not want you new quitters to think that I have failed. I am still strong and you can do it too!!!
I have told you before about using my hands for other things and keeping them busy without the smoke. So this is my new obsession: flickr.com/photos/msuboticki
Milena - Free and Healing for One Year, Two Months, 14 Hours and 43 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 36 Days and 20 Hours, by avoiding the use of 10615 nicotine delivery devices.
Absolutely more natural! I mostly do not ever think about smoke, it does not enter my mind for ages. And then... suddenly, I will find myself wanting smoke more than anything... And it will last for a while, and then it will just be gone. I do not notice the moment it is gone. It just goes away. It is really strange to want something that much for a second, have the willpower to not take it at than particular moment, and the next moment it is gone.
But, that happens less and less often... Maybe twice in the past two, three months...
Milena - Free and Healing for One Year, Three Months, 8 Hours and 55 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 39 Days and 12 Hours, by avoiding the use of 11384 nicotine delivery devices.
And than it was 15 months. It sounds amazing even to me. My sister has been visiting, and she smokes. And in the beginning she asked me if it was ok that she smoked inside. And I said yes. Now, 3 weeks later I am actually looking forward to her leaving so that I can get that smell out of the place. It was a cool test for how far I have come. The smoking did not bother me in any other aspect than the smell! So, I think I am on a good way!
It means a lot to me that someone can benefit from my posts as I have benefited from the members before me. It is also therapeutic to write here.
One thing I have learned to appreciate more and more the longer I stay quit is that my quit came to me at a perfect time. And it was quite "easy" to quit so I kind of made fun of people that found it hard. And than I was brought back to reality... Somebody said: ok, if it is so easy to deal with addiction, why are you not dealing with food? (I am overweight). That really made me think... Why is it like that? So, now I have the next addiction to beat and I hope that I will make it. This one is for me much harder than smokes! So, here I go!
Best of luck.. re. the weight gain, i've done that myself.. thats on my to-do list also.. strange though, i've not snacked or eaten more since quitting at all, but i've put on a few or so extra inches on waist.
This bit of weight gain though won't kill us, we know we need to tackle it, but lets be truly thankful that for now at least we tackled a very addictive drug head on and won.. and we can sure tackle this bit of weight in our own time now.
A friend suggested swimming for a few hours a week followed by some jogging may well sort out the imbalance in weight, but then i see my car .. sat their and think.. i could be there in 5 mins if i drive .. :rolleyes:
It means a lot to me that someone can benefit from my posts as I have benefited from the members before me. It is also therapeutic to write here.
One thing I have learned to appreciate more and more the longer I stay quit is that my quit came to me at a perfect time. And it was quite "easy" to quit so I kind of made fun of people that found it hard. And than I was brought back to reality... Somebody said: ok, if it is so easy to deal with addiction, why are you not dealing with food? (I am overweight). That really made me think... Why is it like that? So, now I have the next addiction to beat and I hope that I will make it. This one is for me much harder than smokes! So, here I go!
Hi Milena,
I've just read all your posts and it is amazing! I love your story and so pleased that you are still smoke free! If you are interested in keeping a diary on our website or even a video blog please let me know because I think you can inspire other people.
I've put an announcement on the the forum looking for people to talk to the media so maybe you might consider that too.
So, here I am. Smoke free for 17 months! And, hadn't my phone reminded my, I would have forgotten! And that is the lesson, it goes over.
Yes, I do sometimes get the urge, but it is sooo rarely now that it is not significant.
As for the food, I am trying to approach it the same way I did with cigarettes. I cannot even have one piece of sweet, not any white flour and and now root vegetables. But it is hard! It is harder than staying of cigarettes because it is much more socially accepted to be fat than smoke... But, I am fighting!
17 months, its all going by really quick this time thing now, your posts seem really close together time-wise now when really its a month each time.. thats encouraging.
Well done to you on your 17 months, and good job you got this date on your phone
Hi Milena, 17 months smoke free is an awesome quit, I feel proud for you.
I am also struggling with the food thing and need to lose some weight, mine went up after I quit then it went down and now its gone up again and I cant seem to shift it even though I wouldnt say I over eat, reckon mine is the lack of exercise and thats scary as I dont do a great deal and dont feel able to do loads so will have to cut out even more food, will be a waif I dont think LOL congrats again 7 months more and you will be into 2 years, now that is big time awesome.
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Hi Milena, just realised why your quit is doing so well, you quit on my Birthday so I want be able to forget your 2 years will I, well done you and keep going onwards and smoke free xx
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However I continued smoking and excercising, managed to run 5km per day without giving up the smokes. Its a long story but now not been to the gym for 10 weeks so can't wait to see how well I can do without the nicotene in the lungs! Well done you, I hpe you continue well and if your like me the cakes will soon be the reward for not smoking!
Why did I have to do that to myself? I am in pain!:eek:
Non-Smokers don’t understand. The quitting battle for me! 
