Well done for making the decision to quit. It has been 5 almost 6 years since my last smoke, and I won't deny I still miss it not the smell, or the foul taste, but I miss it....
I've just passed the 72 hour mark, now in to day 4!
I can't believe I have not had one cigarette! It was quite tempting at work yesterday, took every inch of will power not to walk outside when I saw a smoker out there, but I didn't!
Thanks again for your support everyone, it really has helped me!
C'mon sweetheart! You can do this! Keep moving forward. You will get your sense of taste back... start noticing things like the smell of rain and other subtle things that you thought you had forgotten about. You can move toward a cleaner life. If you have avoided smoking for 3 days then your lungs are already starting to detox... you will probably notice you are coughing up more gunk? They are starting to purge. I saw a very confronting piece of footage about a heavy smoker with pnuemonia on TV on Sunday night... they showed what was going on inside the lungs... they showed each little pocket of air collapse inside her lungs like a sponge being squashed... the woman was suffocating... but somehow she made it through. Apparently that was what it took for her to give up. Please don't let it come to that. Keep your hands away from them and your body will do the rest... let it start purging now!
Well done. You can do it, so stick at it!! The first 5 days are the hardest and once you get over the 2 week mark it gets a *lot* easier because you're getting out of the habit. I found brushing my teeth when I got a craving helped. Didn't want to stink up my nice clean mouth after that. Also chewing gum is great. Try not to do anything stressful in the first week. Stress triggers cravings real bad. If you start getting worked up, stop, take a breather, get some fresh air & stay away from smoking triggers/areas. These are the things that helped me.
Well done, and good on you for taking that first step. It's much easier to say oh I'll quit one day...than actually saying I will quit today and follow through. You should be proud of your efforts so far, sounds like you are going great.
DF is a smoker and I hate it, not only for what it is doing to his health, but also what it is potentially doing to mine and DD's health, and our future. Sadly he doesn't see it that way though. But it's one of those things where you have to want to do it, it's no good if someone else wants it for you!
Congrats for taking the plunge and best wishes in your quitting journey, I'm sure it will be tough but you know you have our support!
This will undoubtedly be one of the best decisions you have made. I quit in November 2005 (so just over 4 years ago - go me!) and I can reiterate what others have said - the 3's are the hardest!
Take each day as it comes and replacing the cravings/thoughts with a glass of water is a great suggestion.
not the smell, or the foul taste, but I miss it....
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Yay day four wooo hooo
You are doing SO well!!
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