Eight weeks without a cigarette!

[struggle4progress]

[The Polack MSgt]

1. I quit on Groundhog Day

Because I had quit so often before that I had to make an "It's Groundhog Day" joke

I still smoke in my dreams tho, I wake up feeling guilty

Hang in there.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. EXCELLENT!

I quit nearly 5 years ago after smoking for oh...40 years. I feel so much better. I went to the lung doc recently and my lung capacity has increased since I last saw him 2 years ago! GOOD FOR YOU!

[Glorfindel]

3. Hooray for you! 26 years here...it gets easier as time passes, believe me.

Congratulations!

[struggle4progress]

12. I actually quit for over a year two times before

but then made the mistake of "I'll have just one"

[IADEMO2004]

4. Well Done!! Good health and extra coin in your future.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. 8 weeks without nicotine is a huge accomplishment.

[safeinOhio]

6. Jan 1 2018

Plus I lost 15lbs.

[struggle4progress]

21. I've dropped 60 lbs from my high a few years back

I'd love to drop 15 to 20 more

[safeinOhio]

30. My goal is to hit 185.

Stuck at 190, 6'3", that last 5 is the hardest. I did give up that last one donut every few days. The pizza was easy. About all I drink, other than coffee is iced fruit herbal tea I make from tea bags with no added sugar or artificial sweetener. When out of the house, it's unsweetened regular ice tea.
The best advice I can give, and it has helped me a lot, eat to live, don't live to eat.

[struggle4progress]

36. I try to eat only when hungry now

[katmondoo]

7. The worse is over, congratulations

[Jake Stern]

8. Keep going!

Quit in 2012 and haven't looked back. You got this!

[struggle4progress]

9. "I'm good at quitting! I used to quit 20 times a day!"

[lunasun]

10. Long time ex nicotine hound here sez yes congrats and keep it up

[ailsagirl]

11. FANTASTIC!!!

[Wellstone ruled]

13. Way to go!

Fourteen years and six months and fifteen days as well as seven hours. Down side,still have the craving,and dog gone food tastes soooooo good. BTW,smoked for forty two years.

[Tikki]

14. You're there..

Feels remarkable; it is.


Tikki..going on 16 years..

[Luciferous]

15. Congrats! I quit almost 11 years ago and really don't miss it.

[struggle4progress]

19. I don't miss it. But now and then, I can see how easy it would be to start again

[jpak]

16. YAY!

[a kennedy]

17. Congratulations, hardest thing i've EVER done.....so far.....

you can do this.....great start. Think of all the money you’ll save.....remember to do almost the opposite of what you did do when smoking. My one example that was so hard for me was when driving. I started putting both hands on the wheel, deliberately not putting hands where they used to be when I was smoking. Remember YOU CAN DO THIS, QUITTING IS JUST THE BEST THING TO DO. Sorry for shouting.......congratulations, and we’re all so proud of you. Should say I quit May 2nd 2005.

[struggle4progress]

18. Smoke! smoke! smoke that cigarette!

Tell Saint Peter at the Golden Gate that you hate to make him wait
but you just gotta have another cigarette

[bluecollar2]

20. Congratulations

Just over 10 years for me now.

It does get easier...I promise.

[gratuitous]

22. OUTSTANDING!!

Stay with it. This is the major league of addiction. Use every trick you can think of to stay away from that "It's just one" temptation. You've passed the 30 day mark, which is the worst time. You're well on your way! If you feel weak, PM me, PM a friend, PM someone. You will be an ex-smoker soon. For what it's worth, some anonymous guy on the internet is VERY proud of you!

[roody]

23. Good for you. Freedom!

[HipChick]

24. I start back tomorrow..

Heading across the pond to old Blighty for a few weeks...after I get with my mates, I'm lost cause...I'm only ever smoke a certain British brand of cigs, and only smoke when I am there....I need to just give up..

[struggle4progress]

35. All the friends with whom I used to smoke socially live a thousand miles away.

I've hardly ever smoked around other people in recent years. And about twenty-five years ago, I decided smoking in my house was a fire hazard, so I began smoking only outside. That made it easier

I really did used to enjoy some British brands, aside (y'know) from the cost, and the stains on my fingers and teeth, and the fact they made me smell bad, and the little burn holes in my shirts, and coughing up ugly crap, and a few other minor things, like lung damage and the chance for getting lung or bladder cancer

[Totally Tunsie]

25. CONGRATULATIONS! You're already a winner!

You'll look better, smell better, feel better, and have more $$$ in your pocket.

I quit 11 years ago - just got sick of it one day and threw away the cigs. Never looked back from there. Every now and then, when they show a PSA on TV, I realize how long it's been since I even thought about a cigarette.

You can do this!!! Keep up the good work.

[applegrove]

26. Great work. And it is hard work to quit smoking. I've been quit over

10 years. I never crave. Best thing I ever did for myself.

[Mike Nelson]

27. Yay!

… keep going!

[underpants]

28. That's fantastic

[zanana1]

29. KUDOS! nt

[onethatcares]

31. just don't smoke one at a time.

20 plus years a quitter for me. Just starting to feel the effects of smoking for 42 years prior to quitting. They suck big time.

You can do it.

[Wounded Bear]

32. Congrats!

[2naSalit]

33. You've made it past the

most difficult part! I wasn't a heavy smoker but it wasn't the easiest thing to quit when I did, 36 years ago. There are so many other things to spend all that cash on and you'll find you think more clearly as well as all the other benefits.

[struggle4progress]

34. Carbon monoxide certainly isn't a brain food