Tips for quitting smoking!

Iggy
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Bravo!

Amy Smith, you're spot on.
There's no middle ground here.
It's either you smoke or you don't.
I'm feeling the cravings too.
The whole office is basically just fixing their moods with chocolate.
Just hope I don't start snorting Nesquik, or then I'll really have something to get clean from...🙄

Hey, non-suckers!
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😁 😁 😁
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Day four without a single bite... just spinning in circles through hell... but honestly, the harder this gets, the more I dig my heels in. By the way, dear, he finally stopped😛
together we are stronger

😁 mistymarlin7, you absolute sweetheart!!!!! 🙂

I’ve already put on three pounds.🙂 I’m just baking cookies to kill the time since I can’t leave the house—this flu is absolutely wrecking me.

Paul Ramirez6 - that’s awesome! My partner quit too, and things have been so much easier. Now we both notice how much our place reeks of stale smoke. He’s actually more energetic than I am, despite smoking for 22 years—he had a collection just like Amy Smith's.

Suggestion: set aside the cash you would’ve spent on cigarettes every single day. It’s a massive motivator. We’ve already tucked away 90 bucks. 😵 We did the math and realized we spent enough on cigarettes last year to pay for a two-week luxury vacation.

Amy Smith said:I've been clean for a year now, but if you've made up your mind, nothing on this earth can force you to light up again.

I'm getting off this thread as fast as possible because I'm starting to feel a withdrawal hit again. Brrrrrrrr.

I took a break from smoking for an entire year once. I got sick right around New Year's and was so wiped out that for a whole month, I couldn't even lift my head, let alone light up a cigarette. I managed to hold out for a full year, but then I ended up starting right back up again on New Year's. 😵

It's been a year already, but I get where you're coming from. I won't be spending too much time hanging around this thread either.

Betty Hill82 said:😁 Mistymarlin7, you absolute sweetheart!!!!! 🙂

I’ve already put on three pounds. 🙂 I’ve been baking cookies just to pass the time since I can't get out of the house—this flu is absolutely wrecking me.

Paul Ramirez6—that is fantastic news! My partner quit as well, and honestly, life feels so much lighter now. We both notice how much better the house smells without that stale smoke hanging around. He’s actually more energetic than I am, which is saying something, considering he smoked for 22 years... he had quite the collection, similar to Amy Smith's.

Here is a suggestion: take the money you would have spent on cigarettes every single day and set it aside in a separate account. It really is a massive motivator. The two of us have already tucked away 90 dollars. 😵 When we sat down to do the math, we realized that what we spent on smoking last year could have easily paid for a two-week luxury vacation.

I used to go through two packs a day.
So if you do the math, that’s roughly about $200 a month. You end up wasting money left and right; even if you aren't thinking about your health, you should definitely think about your wallet (we're talking nearly $2400 over the course of a year).

The only thing that actually got my boyfriend and me moving in this whole situation was the money. He was burning through two packs of red Marlboros a day, and I was going through two packs of Ronhill Lights daily, which is $19. Every single day, meaning $560. MONTHLY!!!
Listen, folks, that’s literally a monthly mortgage payment right there. Talk about the ultimate motivation.

I quit about six months ago....😁
Then I started eating pretty much everything in sight.🙂
I ended up gaining about 35 pounds.😢
I also picked up smoking again.😢
The weight hasn't budged.😢
It feels like I'm just eating cigarettes at this point; I still haven't lost any weight.
God help me.😛

the second day👋 😁

I’ll probably be having an existential crisis tomorrow (I'm meeting up with some smokers for coffee)😢

You probably won't hit a crisis just because you're hanging out with smokers; it’s more likely going to happen because it's 👋the second day
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George Wilson95 said:the second day 👋 😁

I'm going to have a crisis tomorrow (grabbing coffee with smokers) 😢

Man, let me know how it goes!🙂

I passed my first test—this girl was smoking all night long, cigarette after cigarette, and the smoke was just driving me crazy...

Tomorrow I have my second test.🙂

Betty Hill82 said:Hey, let me know how it goes!🙂

I managed to get through my first exam—the girl next to me was smoking all night long, chain-smoking like there was no tomorrow, and I found myself just struggling with the smoke getting in my way....

Tomorrow is my second exam.🙂

👋 the third day

Successfully survived the coffee. Honestly, I thought things were going to be much harder. At first, every single time someone lit up, I’d have this internal battle where I reminded myself I couldn't, but eventually, I just kind of tuned it out and... well, I made it.

When was the absolute worst craving you ever had?

Angela Roberts said:I finally called it quits on that for six months...😁
I’ve reached that point where I’ve just started devouring absolutely everything in sight. It’s one of those phases, I suppose—that restless, bottomless sort of hunger that seems to settle in when you least expect it. Honestly, it feels a bit like watching a slow-motion wreck; you know you shouldn't be doing it, yet here I am, just consuming. 🙂
I've gone and put on about 33 pounds. 😢
I've started smoking again. 😢
What’s left? Or rather, what remains after everything else has been stripped away? It's a question I find myself pondering more often lately, usually while staring out a window at some gray, overcast skyline, wondering if we're all just circling the same drain. Everything feels like it's being eroded, bit by bit, until you're left staring at the bare bones of things. Sometimes I think we spend so much energy trying to build these massive, elaborate structures—lives, careers, reputations—that we completely forget how fragile they actually are. You work your tail off, follow all the rules, play the game exactly how they told you to, and then you wake up one morning and realize most of it was just smoke and mirrors. It leaves you wondering what the actual substance is, what's truly permanent. Is there anything solid left, or are we all just clinging to shadows? 😢
I’ve started eating cigarettes, and honestly, I haven't even lost any weight yet.
FJBG😛

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George Wilson95 said:👋 the third day

I survived the coffee. I honestly thought it would be harder. In the beginning, every single time someone lit up, I’d tell myself I couldn't do it, but then somehow I just... forgot about it.

When was your absolute worst craving hit?

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I’m still just waiting for that massive crisis to hit, but it hasn't come yet...😕 I used to quit before, and I remember it being pure hell—pacing around the apartment like a maniac, banging my head against the wall, and crying like a child....

This time, I just catch a whiff of that disgusting smoke and the urge vanishes instantly. There were a few rough moments (I'm the type to crush cigarettes when things get stressful), but my partner and I just went for a long walk afterward and dropped the whole subject.

By the way—I can feel my voice getting stronger and stronger! 🙂

Are you guys having any issues with coughing?

Nobody is answering my question...😁

Is everyone seriously starting over again?

I’m proud to report: Day 17.🙂

How’s it going with you guys?

So, today marks day one for me... Honestly, quitting smoking is a breeze. I've already done this a thousand times!

Checking in again to give a little nudge to anyone who quit and is now feeling the urge to start back up. In ten days, I’ll hit the four-month mark. At this point, I can honestly say the craving for a cigarette just isn't there anymore; I truly feel like I've moved past it. That said, I still don't quite feel like a non-smoker yet. It’ll probably take a bit more time before I can look in the mirror and tell myself I’m 100% a non-smoker.

Raymond Gray2 said:Today is my first day... Honestly, quitting is easy. I've done it a thousand times already!

😁 It’s like you read my mind. 🤔
Stock up on gum and cinnamon sticks, and just stay active all day today. You won't have any time to obsess over cigarettes or junk food. 😵

Checking back in to encourage anyone who has quit or wants to.

👋 🙂

Regarding the whole concept of being a "smoker"—I touched on this a few lines ago. I think I'll be a non-smoking smoker for the rest of my life. Doesn't matter; what matters is that we're tough enough to realize we're doing something smart for ourselves. 🙂

Good luck, everyone!🙂

Betty Hill82 said:Nobody is answering my question...😁

It’s a bit disheartening to see everyone slipping back into old habits already, isn't it?

As for me, I’m holding steady: I've made it to day 17.🙂

How is everyone else holding up?

Well, I'll step in and answer. 😁

Personally, I haven't had any issues with coughing.

We haven't relapsed.

Day 8 for us.

I feel myself getting better and better every single day. 👍

So, yesterday actually marked exactly one year since I finally quit smoking... 🙂

Amy Smith said:It’s been exactly one year since I quit smoking yesterday.🙂

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Bravo. I can hardly wait for the day I get to write that myself.🙂