Congrats everybody!

[nsd_user663_6872]

I'm on 1 month and 1 day! This has been really hard but after the first two weeks it has become easier every day. I'm 34 and smoked for 20 years so that's more than half of my life. Congrats to all of you out there who have recently quit!!! This for me was waaaaay hard!

[nsd_user663_5920]

Hello

Thank goodness I'm now at a stage when I too can say 'Yes, it WAS way hard'. At your stage I was still feeling it was very hard but at just over 3 months things are a lot easier. Still sticky moments and passing thoughts of a smoke would be nice, but just passing thoughts.

Stick with it..... better days and easier times are ahead.

All the best

Pol

[nsd_user663_4964]

It is hard sfwv , but around about a month it starts to get easier ( I have been here before..:rolleyes

I'm 34 also and really wish i'd given up earlier (or ,ideally never even started in the first place, silly me )

On the plus side, I ran (i could never run without having practically having an asthma attack)all the way home today. I can actually feel the lung damage getting better....:cool:

[nsd_user663_3728]

I'm on 1 month and 1 day! This has been really hard but after the first two weeks it has become easier every day. I'm 34 and smoked for 20 years so that's more than half of my life. Congrats to all of you out there who have recently quit!!! This for me was waaaaay hard!

Hi Smokefreeinmv

Well done you 1 month+ smoke free that's great

Yes it is hard but as you've found it does get easier the further you go along the road to freedom just stick with it and you'll find it just keeps on getting better and easier

Below is my standard welcome and advice post which I try and give all new members

Welcome to the forum and well done on the decision to quit possibly one of the most important you will ever make and you will be losing nothing but you will regain control of your life and that has to be good

You will find all the help and support you need on here as we all help each other just like a family we are here for you every step of the way cheering the good days and sympathising with the bad but the good far outweigh the bad

Read the posts on here you will find a lot of tips and advice and in the signatures of a lot you will find links to other sites just click on them Here are 2 I find very good to start you off whyquit.com and woofmang.com Read, read and then read some more as the more you read and learn about why you smoked and about your addiction the easier your quit will be

This link is good for the psychological part of quittingwhyquit.com/whyquit/A_Sympt...

Post often to let us know how you're doing, to rant, rave have a moan whatever you like pretty much anything goes on here

Love

Marg

[jackieinv]

Very well done to you, it will get easier as you cross off the days. Reading about why you feel the way you do will also help, the websites in our signatures have lots to offer, knowing about nicotine addiction is a big plus.

Best wishes.

Jackie

[nsd_user663_6734]

Hi Smokefreeinwv

Hi.

Well done for reaching the first month. My first month will be on Thursday (the day) Saturday (the Date). Which one shall I go for? The Day or Date??

I just wish this month will go faster as I've been told the first month is the worst.

Just think this will be a first smoke free christmas for some of us. Isn't that a nice feeling.

Best Wishes

Julie E xx

[nsd_user663_5991]

congratulations on reaching one month. I definitely agree with you when you say it is hard and so glad to hear it is easing off for you. I am on five weeks and have mixed feelings, some good days but this last week has been so hard. i think Christmas might have a lot to do with it. having said that we had a smoker in the house on Christmas day [In another room with the window open) and I got through it with no interest in smoking myself so that has to be a strength that wouldn't have been there during week 1.

However we might feel each day, we have all come a long way and are on that road to freedom from nicotine. millions of others have trodden on that path before us and succeeded and so can we.

keep going

jasmine123

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi Jasmine

Well done on 5 weeks smoke free keep it going also well done not even wanting one even with a smoker in the house

Love

Marg