After many years and many false starts I finally did it. I quit smoking. I felt terrible for the first two weeks and thought I would cough my lungs out. My temper was awful...my throat and my chest hurt...I did not enjoy any activity and stayed bored. But I stuck with it...I refused to give in...I cracked but didn't break. Funny thing....the bulging blood veins in my legs are shrinking....my back doesn't hurt....I can take a full breath...I can feed the animals and work outside without getting winded....I am not tired all the time...and it's only been a month!!!! Excuse me...BUT I WANT TO BRAG ABOUT IT!!!! They are no longer billing me for killing me. Oh yea....my wife quit also...we save almost $400.00 a month. Did I say I feel pretty good about myself right now?
You should be proud of yourself, that is quite an accomplishment. Not an easy thing to do and takes a lot of self control.. Congratulations.
Congratulations! I remember when I quit smoking 3 packs a day over decades...same thing, coughed up a lung (so to speak) and was miserable for about a week or two. Besides being able to breathe again I noticed food tasted better. Good on you....You have added years to your life.
Good work! I understand you'll be at an evelated risk of certain health conditions even though you've quit, but it's still a great thing to do and is bound to mean many improvements for you.
Awesome man! I felt the same way about 15 yrs ago when I quit. Coughed up crap for a month. Had money in my pocket at the end of the week! However, after smoking for about 25 yrs, my breathing is paying a price for smoking. Not COPD the doctor says. But I am rid of that God awful habit. I am glad you did it too.
I have decided that if someone puts a gun to my head in order to force me to smoke I will tell them to pull the trigger. Much easier and faster way to go. They are going to raise taxes on cigarettes 80 cents a pack in my State to cover budget shortfalls... quit just in time.
Some food seems to taste better but other food not so much. It is the quality of life that matters is it not?
I am not in perfect shape but I feel better. Sometimes we have to pay the price for our actions. But we are both still alive. - - - Updated - - - Can't do nothing about the past.
I should have done multiple quotes but thanks Daisy. And I am very proud of myself. Thanks for your reply.
Nicotine is an insidious chemical, you are wise to break the relationship.... Permanently. I often think those who use the patch, gum or vapor cigarettes are still dancing with the devil...Mr. Nicotine. While probably not as harmful as inhaled cigarettes, nicotine addiction is still the underlying issue. Congrats on quitting.
It is a day at a time. Stay busy, take a walk and carry something in your hands, breathe deep and think positive thoughts..
Congrats and welcome to the club. No more nicotine fingers, stinky clothes and cars. It took many many times to quit also but I have been free from the debt for many years now. When the monster starts playing games with the mind, and it will ask you to cheat every now and then when no one is looking do not believe just this one time will not hurt me.....it will. One hell of a financial raise you just gave yourself.
Congratulations! From a sheer willpower perspective, the most difficult thing I ever did was to quit smoking. Nothing else even comes close. Went from 2 packs/day to 0 in one day, cold turkey. The first three weeks were the hard part, after that it was easy. It's 28 years later and I still occasionally have the cravings. But at least Phillip Morris doesn't control me anymore. I clearly remember going into the country store near my home with a $10 bill, and coming out with three cartons (30 packs) of smokes, an RC Cola, and a Moon Pie.
I was smoking about two packs a day myself but I could not quit cold turkey. Every time I would even think about quitting I would just have to have a smoke. So I cut down to one pack a day, then I would smoke one with my morning coffee and only one at break time at work. Then I went to one in the morning, one at lunch, and two after work. Then I bought my last pack....finished it and quit. The only time it bothers me much is when I drink my morning coffee...but it goes away. I didn't like being a slave for tobacco either. They bill you to kill you. .
