3 months

[tiggs1]

I find it amazing that I can actually say the words 'i have been stopped smoking for 3 months'! My stop smoking journey has been tough at times, the physical side effects made me struggle with my mental health however my running helped me recover my mental health quite quickly so I was lucky as this created a cycle..... not be able to sleep, feel depressed, go for a run, feel amazing, remember that stopping smoking helps me run better and REPEAT!

Now I am sleeping like a baby once more, I don't think about smoking every second of the day and better still I can go cuddle my 2 week old grandson and not smell of an ashtray!

Life is good but it has taken 3 months to get here.

[TheTabbyCat Administrator LONG TERM WINNER]

WOW!!🎇🎈 Tiggs. You are a 🌟 star! It's lovely to hear from you. 3 months quit, even if you had a bumpy start.

Congratulations on becoming a grandparent. At the rate you're going you will become a great grandparent too. I'm soo happy for you!

Thanks for dropping by and sharing.👏🎈xx

[TheTabbyCat Administrator LONG TERM WINNER]

P.S. May I add this post to the success stories. XXX

[tiggs1 in reply to TheTabbyCat]

of course you can, i feel honoured that you would want to.

[TheTabbyCat Administrator LONG TERM WINNER in reply to tiggs1]

Thanks,👍💖xx

[nkineza 4 MONTH WINNER]

I can’t wait to be in your shoes!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Hidden in reply to nkineza]

We will get there 👍😊😎

[nkineza 4 MONTH WINNER in reply to Hidden]

It is easy said than done😖😖😖I am like a wild lion in a cage!! My colleagues and kids are feeling the pain of my cravings!! 😱😱😱

[tiggs1 in reply to nkineza]

I smoked my last cigarette on the 1st Sept but I can honestly say that EVERY single day for the first 8 weeks was a big challenge as i was really struggling to sleep and that in turn made life HARD. Once that passed things have got easier and now i feel as though all the hard days were worth it.

Stick with it, you can do it and remember that if it was easy then everyone would do it... you are the amazing ones because you can do this!

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky]

Huge congrats tiggs, you’re a 3 months winner and a new beautiful Grandson as well🎉🎈🎉🎈🎉🎈

Fantastic to hear life is so good👍🏼 lots to be proud of, well done👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Thanks for popping in to share your success as this really does help others

It’s going to be a fantastic Christmas for you🚭✅🎄😘

[Froggle 5 YEARS WINNER]

Well done!! That’s fabulous 👍 the running is a great achievement too x may give that a go next year 😂 x

[tiggs1 in reply to Froggle]

Thank you I recommend giving it a go no matter how unfit you feel you may be. I downloaded the couch to 5k podcasts and away i went. The first run almost finished me, i could hardly walk the next day but by run 3 the aches eased and i started to enjoy it more. First run was the 12th August and by the end of 2019 I will run 10km, I am never going to win a race but with each run I am a winner because I feel amazing and last weekend I ran 8km without walking one step! I used to get out of breath running a bath as I did NO exercise because my spare time was spent smoking.

Also, the money saved from stopping smoking has been spent on some nice running shoes

[Froggle 5 YEARS WINNER in reply to tiggs1]

Wow that is super - I absolutely hate running - I think it’s because I could never breathe - and we all know why! Mmm good idea on the saving side - new pair of trainers for running!!! Oooh I think I quite like this idea 👍😘 thank you 😊

[TheTabbyCat Administrator LONG TERM WINNER in reply to Froggle]

Ooo Froggle just a word of advice. Download the C25k before invest in the running shoes...........there's lots of tips.👟🧦👟

PS. I'm totally jealous as with 2 hip replacements I aint running no where.🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Froggle 5 YEARS WINNER in reply to TheTabbyCat]

Oh bless ya Tubby x if and when I get started I will take you with me xx have downloaded the C25k and will have a good look round - it may not be my thing but we shall see - if it is I shall then invest properly ❤️👍👍👍 thanks x

[Okradon 8 MONTH WINNER]

Sounds so promising!! Positive stories are just so uplifting, thank you. Love the idea of running, but brisk walks are pretty much my limit at the moment. Great work though✅

[Amandapanda09 LONG TERM WINNER]

Awesome job! It only keeps getting better!