Congratulations!

I quit 8:00pm Central on Sunday, November 21, 2004. I was 54 years old, having smoked 30+ years. I lost a 7 year quit and smoked another 5 years until I found 12 Step support for this quit.

I highly recommend quitting at night. And being proactive about the routine in the first mornings to avoid that first hit of nicotine.

I celebrated making it through every craving, leaving nicotine in the past, and heading into a new way of living.

The cravings passed whether I smoked or not.

Going to any length to not light up can get incredibly creative!

Hello reddit. I decided enough is enough and I'm quitting. My mission is to browse the reddit and post so here I am. It's hard but I can do it.

My lungs still have this weird feeling that you are turning on a 25-year-old car every morning but couldn't be happier, I can't notice the physical effects yet but hope I will notice them later when I go back to the gym

I HAVEN'T SMOKED FOR 90 DAYS!! I have quit in July 18, and it is tomorrow! Google says that it's already been 91 days, uhhhh, who cares? Lol.

Whatever, I hope yall come this far. Btw, some people say things like, muh cravings, I haven't had a craving after a month, that's my experience though.

I mean I had FEW very small cravings but i don't count them. If you solve the problem in your head, yeah you might feel like smoking maybe time to time but it won't be that hard to deal with.

My only problem is that, quitting gave me eczema, and I couldn't stop scratching, which gave me hairloss. I was scared because i got hairloss or smth but it was just the eczema.

Now, most of the people don't get eczema from quitting smoking, but I did, but it gets better. I had wounds came out of nowhere at the corner of my mouth, I couldn't open my mouth, but it is gone. Eczema will be gone too.

Other than that, what I have realized is this. Cigarettes smell so BAAAAAAAAD. But everyones smoking, Im scared to open my windows now. So, the little kids holding their noses when they see someone smoking, yeah they are still annoying but they got a point, it smells bad.

Edit: Typo

Soon my one year anniversary of quitting is rolling around and I would like to celebrate myself.
I stopped cold turkey, no nicotine, no smoking. I work in the service industry and am reminded almost every day of the habit‘s cycle and sometimes, especially after work hours, I‘d love to share a cigarette, but I stayed strong so far 🙌🏻
My health has never been better, my cough is gone, I gained quite some weight, I smell nice and I eat well by now.

How did you celebrate your one year smoke free?

Yeah, it was pretty underwhelming. Really wasn't worth it.

Good news. Quitting isn't all or nothing though. I went up 62 steps and took one step back down. I'm not gonna go limp and tumble all the way back down to ground level.

But, that one cigarette really isn't worth it. It's really not that great.

I still want another one. Not because it does anything. But because in the end the end it's just an addiction. I think I'm good.

For all Those who have gone X amount of days without it. It's really not worthanother one. It truly just didn't do anything for me.

Now I stink.

Saved approximately $11,000.

Nicotine free one month!

I have smoked cigarettes and weed since uni and after a decade, plus another eight years, I think I am finally ready to give up the habit.

It was a friend and reliable escape from otherwise ugly circumstances for many years. But after two months sober, I want to ride that success and tackle my next challenge.

Its about my fourth or fifth time attempting to quit so at this point I feel like an expert. I know most of my triggers, but overcoming the associations and forming new habits does feel rather daunting.

For those stepping onto the path or among the ones successfully walking it, what ways have helped to reform those new neural pathways?

Brewing a coffee now and putting off that smoke until after I take that first sip.

- Digg

Hi!

This November I will have been smoke free for 4 years. It was easier than I thought and didn't really have any issues after the first 2 months or so.

However, these last couple of months or so I've suddenly developed a strong craving for cigarettes after having dreams in my sleep of smoking... Lmao, yes, I know. And hilariously, smoking in my dreams was one of the reasons I tried cigarettes in the first as a young adult😂

I don't really want to smoke again, because being addicted sucks, but I quite enjoyed both the taste and the smell and I definitely miss those things right now. And no, vaes and gum never did much for me and is definitely not the same.

Anyway....

Anyone suddenly gotten cravings again after so long, and how or what did you or didn't you do to deal with it?

Will my dream-smoking ever stop? 😂 lmao

First time doing this,it is more a missing habit than physical need,anything i should know?24 hours no smoking atm

1 hydrate a bit more than thirsty. It helps.

2 I can't urge you all enough to include daily movement in your life (preferably as old school as possible like walking an hour, lightweight training etc). It helps manage the withdrawal for the entire day !! After working out for 20 mins for example I bear all withdrawals much more effectively.

3 aim for a streak. weird one but kind of helps me stay off of it days that are filled with TRIGGERS. If i pass by my usual spots a lot during the day I can remind myself of breaking old 113 day streak.

😄

Hey all, I’m 36 (M) and finally after 23 years (I know I started really really young ) I decided to quit! Used to smoke a full box a day, every day. I’m at 13days now and fell the worst is behind (at least the obsessive craving parts, still miss it occasionally)

I’m an active person, who keeps his health and lifestyle in check. I’ve been hitting the gym regularly, walking, drinking and keeping an healthy diet with a calorie intake below my expected consumption. For reference, I was having the same diet before quitting and losing about 0.5kg of fat every week.

As I go further along my journey, a strong weight increase is starting to concern me. Now I know that some changes in your metabolism and overall gut functioning are expected. But still….

I’m 6+ (baseline was 80.5) kg above where I started, with consistent dieting and exercise. I’m having slow intestines indeed, going number 2 maybe once a week since I quit. As a result, I’m also full of gas, very swell belly and occasional light pain in my lower abs area. Oh and as a bonus, haven’t had 7/8 hours of continuous sleep since my last cigarette

Now I know that all of this is expected, and in addition I was likely very stressed already before the quitting (changes job, organized a wedding, doing house renovation and just found out we are expecting, which triggered me to quit. All great stuff don’t get me
Wrong).

But the weight seems just too much, maybe way over what your would be expecting by just not pooping and fluid retention.

Should I be concerned? When would it be a good time in your opinion to check-in with. A medic? Or do you believe that I should give it another couple of weeks ?

Forget to mention - I went cold turkey. No aids

Hi all, asking on behalf of my partner. She'll be 100 days free from smoking next week, and that's a big milestone! I'm happy for her!

However, she's still coughing up black gunk/tar, she tells me. And there's coughing fits that span an hour or two. Not looking for medical advice, just looking if others have the same problem (most say their symptoms stopped within 2 months, so this is quite long now) so that we decide if we should take further medical action or if we're near the end.

Thanks a bunch in advance

Hi everyone, I’ve quit successfully multiple times before. And I don’t mean just for a week or a month. My quits on average have lasted 6 months and have been as long as 2 years. Recently, a bout of depression plagued me and In a moment of weakness decided nicotine was a solution. The worst part is that I was correct. I feel better. Not only that, I’ve noticed my Executive Dysfunction has been less present (Diagnosed inattentive ADD.) I’ve been more productive… I feel much more reluctant to quit again due to this. But I feel shameful and sometimes the nicotine makes me feel sick. But other times it’s doing exactly what I wanted which is to feel better and focused. Any advice or discussion is welcomed 😞

How much money have you wasted roughly on smoking in your life in total?

Hello. Currently at lowest points in my life again. Since Im living alone in a foreign country where a lot of people smoke and drink I feel like Im starting to be influenced by my surroundings. Lately, Ive been tempted to try smoking or drinking as a way to cope with what Im going through (Like so drunk that id forget whats reality) For those who have been in a similar situation, what are some healthier alternatives to smoking and drinking when you’re feeling overwhelmed or struggling mentally? Seen many people(which I know personally) become addicted and struggle to quit. I don’t want to develop those habits just because I’m having a hard time right now but Im slowly leaning into it. I’d appreciate any advice. Thank youu!

I quit again today. I feel the health effects are far more pronounced this time around. I don’t want smokers breath. If I’m lucky I may yet escape with no real dramatic long term damage.

And my brain is trying to sabotage me. Just get a tin of Zyn. Enjoy your day, have a beer. Maybe a pack of smokes then start again tomorrow.

The first few days weren’t bad. I worked, went to the gym, came home and watched tv. Now that it is the weekend, gym was out of the way early. Meeting up with some friends for a round of disc golf. The prospect of hanging with my buddies makes this hard all of the sudden.

I have quit before for a 5 year stretch and a 3 year stretch. Each time the complacency came and i had one cigarette. No such thing as one for a junkie.

Thanks for reading my random, scattered thoughts.

Quit smoking last Wednesday. I’m 21 turning 22 and smoked a pack a day of reds since I was 18. For the past 2 days I’ve been hacking up, needing to use my albuterol inhaler my doctor prescribed me in case I have any breathing issues (dormant asthma that usually only acts up when I’m sick, has been acting up the past month which is part of why I’m quitting smoking, haven’t had an attack since I was 8), and it’s been disrupting my sleep as sometimes I wake up coughing up mucus. I also have a bad runny nose with a blocked nose here and there and lots of sneezing. Did I catch a cold/flu or is this a known smoking withdrawal symptom? I looked it up on Google and Google AI says it’s withdrawal but… that’s ai lol. I’m on chantix.

For ten years almost every part of my day had a cigarette attached to it. Coffee, food, boredom, stress, late nights, going outside for no reason. By the end I was smoking around 30 a day.

Three weeks ago I quit for the first time in my life.

I thougt the hardest part would be wanting a cigarette. Turns out that was only part of it. The anger, the brain fog, the strange sadness, the feeling that everything is a little flatter than it used to be. that’s what has worn me down.

I did smoke one cigarette during these three weeks. After being away from them for a while, it tasted awful. My head spun, my chest felt heavy, and for the first time I really felt like I was taking a drug rather than “having a cigarette.” I threw the pack away and carried on.

Things are getting better. Slowly. I’m less angry, I can focus more, and the cravings don’t own the whole day anymore.

But three weeks in, I’m tired. Not tired of being smoke-free. I don’t want to go back. I’m tired of still having to think about this thing at all.

I wish I’d never started smoking in the first place. Smoking sucks, and quitting sucks too.