January 13, 20188 yr Hey Newbies, stand up and be counted! Anyone on this board with less than 1 month quit, let's hear from you now! i quit smoking in May of 2017, so I remember very well what it was like to be where you are right now. These last few weeks, I've been inspired to see so many new people here on the board fighting their way through the early days of their quits. It will be great also to see you all in one place. So step forward now!
January 13, 20188 yr I quit around 73 hours ago. It feels great. I can breathe easier, my blood pressure is improved, and I don't have to buy the things anymore. I am so glad nicotine is gone, I am never ever using it again.
January 13, 20188 yr Just noticed this post. I moving along at 10 days in now, never thought I would get here after over 40 years of smoking. Now I am seeing the benefits starting up -- never knew fresh air could be so good
January 13, 20188 yr Day 8. I feel really good today. The cravings aren’t constant. I think I felt so bad that even brief moments with no cravings mean a lot. But I don’t want to get too cocky. Never know what the next hour or hours may bring.
January 13, 20188 yr Author 7 minutes ago, Octain said: Day 8. I feel really good today. The cravings aren’t constant. I think I felt so bad that even brief moments with no cravings mean a lot. But I don’t want to get too cocky. Never know what the next hour or hours may bring. Thats right, Octain. Just take it day by day, hour by hour, or minute by minute if you have to. Main thing is keep that crap out of your system!
January 13, 20188 yr It will be like that for a bit Octain - ups and downs but know that this is completely normal. It WILL smooth out in pretty short order providing you stick with the NOPE program. I remember some days in my early quit when the craving seemed to be just constant. Next day, not so much. It's a process. Stick with it & you will be happy you did
January 13, 20188 yr I’m here too! Two weeks Quit for me. Toughing it out! Thanks to you All for the support ?
January 13, 20188 yr I feel mentally and emotionally better than I did as a smoker. My problems have not vanished, but life is a lot less bleak. Tobacco addiction was like an invisible prison. Not even technically at day four yet. Still I feel better. This is the best thing I could have done for myself. Smoking really makes mental health issues a lot worse, nicotine is a really nasty mind/mood altering substance that I am never using again.
January 13, 20188 yr 10 minutes ago, Tyme2B said: I’m here too! Two weeks Quit for me. Toughing it out! Thanks to you All for the support ? Things are about to get better, you are at two weeks! That was a big milestone for me. A lot of people say that when you quit you have to quit for two weeks. I found that to be true, right around the two week mark I remember waking up and not thinking about a cigarette until I got to work.
January 13, 20188 yr Joel, thanks for the links I will definitely follow up on them. I had seen the first one already and that was a big help for me. I did have that fear but now going through see that yes there is some physical withdrawals but that going thru with the quit I saw that this is doable and that most of the fear was only in my mind. Again thanks
January 14, 20188 yr I’ve been telling myself for several years now that I’m going to quit one day soon. I got sick and didn’t/couldn’t smoke much so figured, why can’t I do this I’m not sick? I wanted to quit on my terms, not while lying in a hospital bed with tubes coming out of my chest. It just seemed like the right time.
January 14, 20188 yr Author 28 minutes ago, Octain said: I’ve been telling myself for several years now that I’m going to quit one day soon. I got sick and didn’t/couldn’t smoke much so figured, why can’t I do this I’m not sick? I wanted to quit on my terms, not while lying in a hospital bed with tubes coming out of my chest. It just seemed like the right time. You took advantage of that head start Octain and now you’re sitting on an 8-day quit! Great decision!
January 14, 20188 yr 1 hour ago, Octain said: I’ve been telling myself for several years now that I’m going to quit one day soon. I got sick and didn’t/couldn’t smoke much so figured, why can’t I do this I’m not sick? I wanted to quit on my terms, not while lying in a hospital bed with tubes coming out of my chest. It just seemed like the right time. Kind of the same thing with me. Just a bolt of logic out of nowhere one day and ........ that was that. NOPE ever since and have been sure as I can be that I would never smoke again for the past 6 months or so. You have to be ready to make that commitment to yourself in order to quit and stay quit. Once you truly do that, you;re golden. Nothing will stop you
January 14, 20188 yr I am 53 days now and after years of being a heavy smoker this is the best thing i have ever done. I really will never go back. When i am around smokers it horrible and makes me feel sick, i no way does it make me miss smoking. I think everyone has a "Magic" day after quitting when that craving just goes completely and you know smoking is a thing of the past. Mine last week when i went out a few times with friends, had lots of drinks but never even once had any cravings. That was the moment i realised my relationship with smoking is completely over and forgotten
January 14, 20188 yr High Five Newbies.. Freedom is there...waiting for you.... All you need is determination... The desire..to want it bad enough to succeed... I smoked for 52 years...I'm here to tell you it's doable....and it's the best feeling in the world to finally be free... I wouldn't change it for anything...I was a newbie too....remember ...we all have been were you are.... A massive pat on the back...
January 14, 20188 yr Thanks Joel, I know I always have to remain cautious, I guess what I was trying to say is that as of today I never feel like smoking again, and i am confident i never will, which to me is an awesome feeling. Someone once wrote a story on here about romancing the cigarette, which was very true, about the fantasy and the appeal of the cigarette. When I smoked I always said I loved smoking, iin fact i now now i never loved smoking. Julian
January 31, 20188 yr Keep climbing Newbies! No matter what your addiction throws at you in this first month, just figure out a way to get by it and keep climbing I want to be posting up a lot of 1 Month Anniversary Celebrations in February Edited January 31, 20188 yr by reciprocity
January 31, 20188 yr ^^^^^ this ^^^^^ We have all been in your shoes..and we were told the same thiing.. One day at a time....concentrate on today.... Worry about tomorrow........tomorrow... Looking forward to the celebrations... My pics aren't playing today !!!...
January 31, 20188 yr 1 minute ago, Doreensfree said: ^^^^^ this ^^^^^ We have all been in your shoes..and we were told the same thiing.. One day at a time....concentrate on today.... Worry about tomorrow........tomorrow... Looking forward to the celebrations... My pics aren't playing today !!!... Celebration pic for you D Edited January 31, 20188 yr by reciprocity
January 31, 20188 yr Who would have guessed it, me, a non-smoker?… crazy ! Just a reminder, one month ago this Friday at 10:30 PM I smoked my last cigarette. I will never forget exactly where I was and exactly what I was doing.
January 31, 20188 yr ^^^ Well ... not really because the celebrations page considers the date as the true making point. If you quit on the 5th of Jan. then your 1 month mark is the 5th of Feb. Whether a month has more or fewer days matters not. It's all in the date number. Just don't quit on the 31st because .... then, you're screwed (actually, we celebrate those on the last day of each month whether there's a 31st or not).
January 31, 20188 yr LOL, well then disregard my original message. Friday will be four weeks. I’ll take both LOL.
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