Quit Smoking

I’m calling this done! I know i’ll never be a smoker again. I love my new lungs, my new smell, and my new outlook on life!
YAY!

64 days quit and going strong. I still have major cravings when I drink or when I get stressed, but they are starting to go away and be easier to handle. Good luck to everyone who is just getting started: it can be done!

Being able to conquer smoking makes me more motivated to try other things. Even though I slipped up, I know I have overcome a huge obstacle in my life. Next Addiction to defeat: diet soda!

Ok, so I had made it 49 days on Saturday. I had never been so proud of myself for anything in my life. This was SO real and it felt so good to be a non smoker. Saturday night I smoked a cigarette. Actually, I had two drags of someone’s cigarette and then attempted later to smoke another, but was caught by my fiancee. I was devestated that he knew I was smoking and SO disappointed in myself for this slip. I was drinking heavily that night in celebration of my “little brother’s” band’s first gig with a mainstream band. in my drunken almost blacked out state I rationalized that I loved cigarettes more than anything and allowed myself to destroy what was almost two months of being smoke free. I’m not sure where to go from here. Today would have been day 52 without a cigarette> I haven’t smoked since and haven’t yet had another craving. Do I start over? Do I continue? I have no desire to smoke again and I don’t want to smoke ever again- but i’m concerned that this slip has destroyed my freedom as a non-smoker. I need advice!

Yay! This is such a great goal!

One month, two days and counting. I will consider this goal complete upon my 2 month mark. I don’t think i’ve gained any weight yet, but I have also been sick which slows my appetite considerably.
Hope everyone is doing well!

Tomorrow is my one month mark. I barely crave a cigarette at all now. I went out this weekend and had a couple of drinks with friends and didn’t smoke. I feel confident that i’ll never have another cigarette again.

So last night I went running for the first time since quitting smoking. I have to say that my motivation to actually get out and run was twice what it was when I was smoking. Still, it really hurt my lungs to get out there and push them above and beyond what they have been pushed in a long time. I probably haven’t got that much oxygen in years. When I got done my lungs were tight and they hurt and I coughed for about an hour afterwards. This run made me realize that my choice to quit smoking was a good one- I realized yesterday the amount of damage I have done to my body and my lungs in particular since picking up that first cigarette 10 years ago. I’m looking forward to treating my body right and there are no cigarettes holding me back from my health! Good luck to everyone who is trying to quit right now, or just put out thier last cigarette. It is possible, and it is worth it!!

I’m on Day 26!! On day 30 I think i’m going to celebrate by buying myself something i’ve been wanting for a while or maybe saving some money for a mini-vacation.

Yay!

So, not only did I make it through the weekend with the family- I also made it through drinking. Friday & Saturday night I had Oatmeal Stouts and didn’t smoke any cigarettes! In fact, while I had a couple of cravings the first night (and actually had to go outside and pretend to be smoking to calm my nerves) by the second night I drank and enjoyed good conversation without ever feeling the need to smoke. I think I forgot that I was a smoker! Despite the stress of the weekend, the downtime, and the alcohol I was able to not smoke! This weekend has made this goal even more real to me. I feel like i’ve really done it!! Plus its day 23!!