Have been wanting to reply to one of your posts for ages...but have kept having 'issues' with registration.. Here I am!! We are the same age (ish) and stopped smoking on the same day!! I remember reading your posts in the grim early days and the thought of someone going through the exact same thing as me helped no end.
I am a 41 year old woman who had smoked since the age of around 13-14. Heavily 20-25 a day since aged 18 or so. I stoppped when I was pregnant with my son aged now 5 but started again when I returned to work. So I have never stopped smoking under my own volition so to speak...
I stopped because I was sick of myself I guess... daily thoughts of how ridiculous I felt because of the glaring health risks and I was such an addict, always thinking of my next smoke. My other half and teen daughter HATED it so much and I got a weekly sarcastic question of "so when are you stopping Mum"?
So... I went cold turkey and stopped. Its been a blimmin rollercoaster and I think its just settled down...Have been eating SOOOOO much crap its untrue but am making a concerted effort to stop this week. My energy levels are mental...I can walk fast up big hills and I feel good, really good.
I have had some hairy moments and even had a puff of a mates fag last weekend.. It was vile and I felt bad but its made me all the more determined to never do it again as I really don't want to smoke again.
Well done mate 23 days your energy is amazing, mine is all overe the place haha, but venting and letting of steam and a giggle really helps me!!
I have not started excercise yet, i am getting porky and put on half a stone in 6 weeks but to be fair i was underweight so its good for me.
That feeling of freedom you have, i have not experienced that yet, im just not thinking of that, i just see myself as a non smoker on good or bad days.
You keep at these posts, as you know some posts on here are quite negative and al lwe here are problems on stopping and with drawal so to experience someone who has not encountered that is amazing
And hello to you mmm. I'm glad my early posts helped you a little bit. I know exactly hiw you felt with the self loathing and guilt. Its tears you up eh?
Its awesome to be out of that now isn't it and brilliant to look forward to the rest of my life unrestrained and freeeeeeeeeeee!
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