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After smoking for 16 years I decided enough was enough and I needed to kick the habit. In true, and predicable fashion the date was set for 1st January 2009.
Different people have different ways of stopping this vile habit, mine was to go out New Years eve, get amazingly drunk on a mix of Vodka and Guinness and smoke 30-40 cigarettes. For 3-4 days afterwards, just the thought of smoking made me sick. Since stopping I have had a couple of pieces of nicotine gum, I’m not trying to say I'm a superhero (but I am as I wear my pants on the outside) but this time round I found it fairly easy. I guess it was just my time
It's been just over five weeks now and I no longer feel the need to smoke, I still have cravings but they are getting less intense as time wears on. I feel amazing, I can taste, walk up a hill at a pace with out seeing flashing shapes after a couple of minutes and no longer smell like the inside of a Moroccan donkeys arse!
It's still early days for me but this time I think I can do it.
It's been over four months since i stopped smoking and i can honestly say i have not had one cigarette. In March i visited friends in Canada for a couple of weeks to get my head straight after being made redundant and was surprised that I didn't find the need to smoke. In fact while I was they i made over £80 as they didn't think i would last two weeks with out smoking. Easy money!
So I'm now at the stage were my lungs are starting to clear and the "byproduct" is interesting to say the least!
It's been over four months since i stopped smoking and i can honestly say i have not had one cigarette. In March i visited friends in Canada for a couple of weeks to get my head straight after being made redundant and was surprised that I didn't find the need to smoke. In fact while I was they i made over £80 as they didn't think i would last two weeks with out smoking. Easy money!
So I'm now at the stage were my lungs are starting to clear and the "byproduct" is interesting to say the least!
That is really brilliant, it also means you are more likely to be getting a birthday card from the queen.
Congratulations SAB, it is a great feelingisnt it I gave up on September 10th 2008 and havnt felt like resuming, and it doesnt bother me being around smokers either, apart from the smell on their clothes afterwards, I am shocked that I could have willingly gone around smelling like that
So, it's over 12 months now since I stopped smoking and the concept of smoking seems alien to me. I'm not going to go all anti smoking as we are all old enough to understand the impact of smoking on our health and others around us but I can honestly say I don't know why I ever started.
A lot has happen since I stubbed out my last cigarette, I have been made redundant, spent 7 months unemployed then found a job and now it looks like I am to be made redundant again. The past 12 months have been less than easy but at no point have I thought about smoking. I have a very addictive personality but stopping smoking THIS time proved to be fairly easy.
My advice to others would be it can be done, it's not a walk in the park and it may take a couple of attempts but it is worth doing. Find a Kick the "habit buddy" use the free NHS service or just keep telling yourself You are not ready to die yet. Plain and simple!
Yes weight is an issue, it's amazing how easily 2.5 stone can find it's way home. Last year was all about stopping smoking, this year is about loosing 3is stone!
I've started running and cycling again to try and shed some of the baggage I have accumulated over the past 12 months, it's working but good god is it boring. I have also started a rather strict diet but fell over the wagon this weekend in a big way and am now paying for it.
I hear what you're saying. I've not given much thought to smoking since stopping and now consider myself to be a non smoker, however I don't think I will ever be free from cigarettes. I still like the smell of smoke but do not like the smell of smoke on people. If that makes sense. One of the guys sat next to me at work is a heavy smoker and after a couple of weeks I had to move desk as the smell was overpowering.
I've not noticed any savings either! I gave up 1st February 2009. Still going strong to date. Have also put on 3 stone through the fact I'm eating more (mainly because I enjoy the tastes of food - it was an alien concept before).
Had the strongest craving ever tonight. Watching The Italian Job on tv (Michael Caine version) - 99.9% of the film shows people smoking. I actually put my coat on, and was half way to the shop, before I stopped myself! Happy that I didn't smoked - angry with myself for even contemplating giving in though!!
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great to see you've stuck with it, well done.
Originally Posted by stroke a badger
I gave up on September 10th 2008 and havnt felt like resuming, and it doesnt bother me being around smokers either, apart from the smell on their clothes afterwards, I am shocked that I could have willingly gone around smelling like that 
