25 days and counting (up!)

[nsd_user663_15639]

Hola!!

I just joined the forum and it's been 25 days since I quitted smoking. I've found a lot of support in friends and family to get to this day. I was a smoker for over 16 years and it was time to chose LIFE

I decided to go cold turkey and not use any substitutes. All I'm doing is a blog every couple of days to remind me why I've quite. I dedicate each blog to an additive of tobacco, and after few days reading about all the stuff tobacco companies add to it... I really don't want to have a cigarette even near!

One of the hardest part of giving up is going to the pub. Oh my! I avoided it for few days and the association with beer was greater than I could expect, but after these 3 weeks I'm feeling strong. I even had the guts to reject a ciggy that a so-called friend offered, and did not get stressed. You always find the odd loser that offers you one, they are the people to avoid in the future.

[nsd_user663_14771]

hi raulek, a warm welcome to the forum! and thanks for sharing the blog, it's really helping me to stay quit to hear about all that gunk in cigarettes - no wonder smoking makes me feel sooooo bad!

with what you say about some smokers offereing you cigs, there is a nice story about that in 'tales from the quit' called the herd mentality, i think you will like it 5mol<er

[nsd_user663_15639]

wow thank you so much, I really enjoyed it!!!! he currently writes here woofmang.com/index.shtml truly amazing

[nsd_user663_14716]

Welcome to the forum!! I think you are the closed with your quit date to mine here... I have to admit that I planned to quit 1st of Sep as well, but caved on my first day Then tried again the next day and here we are on day 26 now.

Great blog! Gonna explore it a bit more now...

[nsd_user663_15639]

I had the same doubts on day one, luckily i had thrown all my ciggies the night before. Anyway what matters most is that you got back on track let's b strong!

Saludos