Still smoke free

[Simbalianne09]

It’s been 8 days since I last had a cigarette I checked my quit app and it says I’ve saved myself £84 pounds bloody hell that is amazing

[Nozmo Valued Contributor]

It's amazing how quick it all adds up; really puts it in perspective we used to spend on smoking. Well done Simbalianne09

[Simbalianne09 1 Year Smoke Free in reply to Nozmo]

Thanks very much I sometimes think of a cigarette but then I think what’s better a taste of nicotine or a taste of flavours like super bubble gum and blueberries and fruit mix and banana and pecans then I say to myself the flavour or bananas and pecan or blueberries or rubarab and custard the list goes on but I definitely would go for a nice sour taste in my vapour then a nicotine taste of a cigarette xx

[Nozmo Valued Contributor in reply to Simbalianne09]

I'm with you there! Whenever I relapsed in a quit (plenty of times) I was always amazed at how disgusting the cigarettes tasted after not smoking for while. It was like having that very first cigarette again...and we all know how horrible that tasted. Why did we ever start??

[Hidden in reply to Simbalianne09]

Simballiane.. That’s avnice list of good delicious food .

I remember on my first 3 months of quit I loved eating frozen fruit it tasted yummy I’m sure my taste buds were finally functioning and everything tasted so delicious !

[Simbalianne09 1 Year Smoke Free in reply to Hidden]

It’s not food it’s my e liquid flavours

[Hidden in reply to Simbalianne09]

Hahaha Other than my real fruits I use mint flavor e liquid sometimes Tobbaco flavor mixed with mint ..good job !!

[Simbalianne09 1 Year Smoke Free]

I’ve just checked my quit app it now as I’ve saved myself £99 pounds in 9 days im so pleased with myself I’m on the up wow

[SheenaL Valued Contributor]

That is so awesome! It is such a great feeling of accomplishment quitting something you never dreamed you could quit. I know all too well. It's still surreal to me after 8 months smoke free. I look up and thank God every time I think about how far I've come. Tough times, great times, times when I forgot I smoked and wonder why I had a craving for a smoke, and just being happy in general because I don't stink and rely on a cigarette after every situation in my life now.

I wish you all the best in your journey! Keep your head up and stay close to the community. There are always so many great topics shared and so many people with wisdom to share.

[Simbalianne09 1 Year Smoke Free in reply to SheenaL]

My ex was the cause of why I smoked I wanted to give up years ago but having the stress of him threatening me and my family I kept taking him back as I was scared but after what happened with me just before Christmas with him when he grab me around the throat and threatening me with a knife I couldn’t take it anymore and I was smoking more cause of the stress but he got arrested and had a retraining order on him but he broke that last Wednesday so he got arrested again he got 22 weeks suspended sentence but if breaks it in that time he could get 28 weeks in prison but through all that I smoked two lots of 23 pall mall cigarettes come Friday I had no more money so that’s when I decided enough is enough time to change my whole life scraped the smoking as a start as it’s a new year and wanted to change my life around so I put in place a smoking ban on myself and sorted out all my debts I had as well I wanted a new fresh year without any crap so this is a new chapter for me meaning no smoking on debt and no man in my life who needs a man in their life when they cause you stress and anxiety and makes you want to smoke cause of the pain and stress not me not now not ever xxx

[Exsmo in reply to Simbalianne09]

Stongs young lady. I think you've got this. Walkin away is something i had to do too. Whole other better life out there. No matter what you're told when he's sorry, remember the better. Is always lonelier with all that nonsense than if you were alone. Just wait you'll see its waaaay better.

So admire your grit!

[Simbalianne09 1 Year Smoke Free]

He also made me feel like the bad person in all of it he stole from me ie my money my life I had no friends to turn to either as they didn’t want to know me when I was with him hence that’s why I was always stressed and smoked more too now I need to find new friends but don’t go out but I enjoy my cats company more than a mans that’s another reason why I didn’t want to smoke plus the cat helps me not to want to smoke as I’m less stressed animals keep you calm and collected and I feel better in myself since I’ve changed the way I see life even if I do feel alone but not alone as such as I have my cat which me Mum got me for Christmas god I love my mum for getting me my cat the best thing that ever happened to me is my cat as I’m not alone and don’t feel that alone but it would nice to find a man that doesn’t smoke though but that can be hard to find at times lol xx

[RoisinO1 Administrator 3 Years Smoke Free in reply to Simbalianne09]

Hey Simbalianne09 - you are a remarkably strong lady, perhaps start a new hobby or join a group to do something you like doing (lots of things you can do for free, walking groups for example).

I hear ya about our little furry friends - we got our pup last February and never imagined how much love, comfort, happiness and company he has brought into our lives - he was a year there on 02 January (post below with a picture of him).

healthunlocked.com/nosmokin...

Ah Mams, they always know best, what a lovely thing to do and Christmas gift for you.