It has now been two weeks since my last cigarette (three days w/o nicotine replacement).
I have to say one thing: when I was smoking, I didn't think that I felt bad, but now that I'm done, I have realized that my body was in ******* misery.
If anyone out there is struggling to quit, keep trying, you will get it eventually.
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Grats, man. Keep it up.
**** you.
That's totally not jealousy rearing its ugly head.
That's totally not jealousy rearing its ugly head.
Donate. One day it could be your family.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
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Uglysasquatch wrote:
@#%^ you.
That's totally not jealousy rearing its ugly head.
That's totally not jealousy rearing its ugly head.
The hardest part is staying off once you've "quit". It's not easy, but perseverance will pay off. And it is definitely worth it.
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
The hardest part is staying off once you've "quit". It's not easy, but perseverance will pay off. And it is definitely worth it.
Actually, it might depend on the person, too. For me, though, the physical withdrawals were BADDDDD, but now are manageable, and shrinking each day.
Kudos to you and your slightly pinker lungs.
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PunkFloyd, King of Bards wrote:
Kudos to you and your slightly pinker lungs.
Edit: I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again since I haven't yet in this thread. Grats Lube! Keep it up!
Edited, May 24th 2011 4:24pm by Daimakaicho
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
PunkFloyd, King of Bards wrote:
Kudos to you and your slightly pinker lungs.
Edit: I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again since I haven't yet in this thread. Grats Lube! Keep it up!
Edited, May 24th 2011 4:24pm by Daimakaicho
I always thought that some of the minor damage was repaired after a few years.
Lubriderm the Braindead wrote:
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
PunkFloyd, King of Bards wrote:
Kudos to you and your slightly pinker lungs.
Edit: I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again since I haven't yet in this thread. Grats Lube! Keep it up!
IN YOUR FACE DAIMAKAICHO!
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Grats on giving up a vice. So what did you replace it with?
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Lubriderm the Braindead wrote:
It has now been two weeks since my last cigarette (three days w/o nicotine replacement).
Lubriderm the Braindead wrote:
this was probably my 9th serious try.
Well congratulations and I hope you make it this time.
Edited, May 24th 2011 6:37pm by ShadorVIII
Dyadem wrote:
Grats on giving up a vice. So what did you replace it with?
You should drink to celebrate.
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lolgaxe wrote:
You should drink to celebrate.
Dyadem wrote:
Grats on giving up a vice. So what did you replace it with?
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One day I'm going to fly to Canada and open the curtains in your office.
Lubriderm the Braindead wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
You should drink to celebrate.
Donate. One day it could be your family.
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Good for you. I've been trying to quit, but haven't been all that successful aside from cutting back from over 2 packs/day to less than 1 pack/day.
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Have you gotten past the hacking up brown chunks stage? It's like the last painfull hurdle to get over.
Lubriderm the Braindead wrote:
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
The hardest part is staying off once you've "quit". It's not easy, but perseverance will pay off. And it is definitely worth it.
Actually, it might depend on the person, too. For me, though, the physical withdrawals were BADDDDD, but now are manageable, and shrinking each day.
To be honest, for me the biggest problem is and always has been boredom. I've "successfully" quit smoking three times. The longest being 5 months. When I went on my trip in November of 2007 to The Netherlands, I had a five hour layover in Chicago. I ended up smoking an hour into the wait and smoked the entire next week over in Europe. I quit for a week when I came back and started again.
Don't fall for the "I can just smoke when I drink" bit either. You'll start again. Don't even think you can get away with just one either, one is all it takes.
I think it helps to give up deli sandwiches while trying to give up smoking. I'm not sure why, but everyone seems to tell me that smokers should always try to quit cold turkey.
Edited, May 25th 2011 12:00am by Allegory
Edited, May 25th 2011 12:00am by Allegory
Driftwood wrote:
Good for you. I've been trying to quit, but haven't been all that successful aside from cutting back from over 2 packs/day to less than 1 pack/day.
Tailmon wrote:
Have you gotten past the hacking up brown chunks stage? It's like the last painfull hurdle to get over.
Paskil wrote:
Lubriderm the Braindead wrote:
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
The hardest part is staying off once you've "quit". It's not easy, but perseverance will pay off. And it is definitely worth it.
Actually, it might depend on the person, too. For me, though, the physical withdrawals were BADDDDD, but now are manageable, and shrinking each day.
To be honest, for me the biggest problem is and always has been boredom. I've "successfully" quit smoking three times. The longest being 5 months. When I went on my trip in November of 2007 to The Netherlands, I had a five hour layover in Chicago. I ended up smoking an hour into the wait and smoked the entire next week over in Europe. I quit for a week when I came back and started again.
Don't fall for the "I can just smoke when I drink" bit either. You'll start again. Don't even think you can get away with just one either, one is all it takes.
Allegory wrote:
I think it helps to give up deli sandwiches while trying to give up smoking. I'm not sure why, but everyone seems to tell me that smokers should always try to quit cold turkey.
Edited, May 25th 2011 12:00am by Allegory
Edited, May 25th 2011 12:00am by Allegory
Pfft, only quitters quit.
Srsly though good for you.
Srsly though good for you.
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Keep up the good work!
Paskil wrote:
Lubriderm the Braindead wrote:
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
The hardest part is staying off once you've "quit". It's not easy, but perseverance will pay off. And it is definitely worth it.
Actually, it might depend on the person, too. For me, though, the physical withdrawals were BADDDDD, but now are manageable, and shrinking each day.
To be honest, for me the biggest problem is and always has been boredom. I've "successfully" quit smoking three times. The longest being 5 months. When I went on my trip in November of 2007 to The Netherlands, I had a five hour layover in Chicago. I ended up smoking an hour into the wait and smoked the entire next week over in Europe. I quit for a week when I came back and started again.
The time I actually quit for four months, I started again because of airport stress. That my hand luggage was mostly cigarettes I was bringing over for people didn't help.
The other two times it was exam stress.
I'm gonna try quitting again this August because I know trying not to smoke for 18 hours a day and smoking the rest is going to be hell, so I might as well not do it at all and try and stick with that.
Edit: And yeah... grats. It's quite an accomplishment.
Edited, May 25th 2011 3:21pm by Kalivha
I applaud you and send you my warmest, most sincere thanks for making the air a little pleasanter for the rest of us. As said, your lungs thank you too.
While the genetic damage from smoking is irreversible (one out of every 14 cigarettes causes a mutation), lungs actually start recovering from your last cigarette pretty fast after you smoke it.
"How Quickly Do the Benefits of Quitting Start?"
* "Just 20 minutes after your last cigarette, your blood pressure and
pulse rate drop to normal and the body temperature of your hands and
feet increases to normal."
* "A mere 8 hours after your last smoke, the carbon monoxide level
decreases and the oxygen level in your blood increases to normal."
* "Just 24 hours after your last cigarette, you substantially lessen
your chances of having a heart attack."
* "Two days after your last cigarette, you will notice that your
ability to taste and smell is enhanced."
* "Three days later, your breathing should be noticeably better
because your lung capacity will be greater."
* "Your circulation will improve and your lung functioning will
increase up to 30% within two weeks to three months after quitting."
* "Between one month and nine months, the cilia in your lungs will
regenerate, allowing your body to clean your lungs and reduce
infection."
* "One year after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease is
half that of a smoker."
* "Five years after quitting, your risk of stroke is reduced to that
of a nonsmoker."
* "Ten years after quitting, the lung cancer death rate is about half
that of a continuing smokers. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat,
esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases."
* "Fifteen years after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease
is that of a nonsmokers.
While the genetic damage from smoking is irreversible (one out of every 14 cigarettes causes a mutation), lungs actually start recovering from your last cigarette pretty fast after you smoke it.
The Surgeon General in a 1990 report wrote:
"How Quickly Do the Benefits of Quitting Start?"
* "Just 20 minutes after your last cigarette, your blood pressure and
pulse rate drop to normal and the body temperature of your hands and
feet increases to normal."
* "A mere 8 hours after your last smoke, the carbon monoxide level
decreases and the oxygen level in your blood increases to normal."
* "Just 24 hours after your last cigarette, you substantially lessen
your chances of having a heart attack."
* "Two days after your last cigarette, you will notice that your
ability to taste and smell is enhanced."
* "Three days later, your breathing should be noticeably better
because your lung capacity will be greater."
* "Your circulation will improve and your lung functioning will
increase up to 30% within two weeks to three months after quitting."
* "Between one month and nine months, the cilia in your lungs will
regenerate, allowing your body to clean your lungs and reduce
infection."
* "One year after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease is
half that of a smoker."
* "Five years after quitting, your risk of stroke is reduced to that
of a nonsmoker."
* "Ten years after quitting, the lung cancer death rate is about half
that of a continuing smokers. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat,
esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases."
* "Fifteen years after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease
is that of a nonsmokers.
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