lol...blow up? never heard that one beforeOriginally Posted by Crazy Asian
lol...blow up? never heard that one before
On Sept. 12th I quit for good. It was a cold turkey since I just threw that last cigg down half smoked and walked away. I smoked for about 4 years, chain smoking. I joined LA fitness to help with the quitting, and hell yea it did. I can now outrun all my friends that smoke and generally beat them at most sports. My lungs fucked up bad, for the past month and a half I have been coughing up nasty shit, but I can tell its for the better.
Now I have different views on smokers that I thought I would never have.
I found this info on things that happen after you quit. Trust me, they are true. I have had better circulation and my breathing has gotten much better. I truely believe that I can outperform someone that may be bigger in size than me if they are a smoker.
2 -12 weeks later Your circulation improves greatly
3 - 9 months later Your lung function improves by up to 10%,
improving coughs, wheezes and breathing problems
1 year later Your risk of having a heart attack falls to about
half that of a smoker
10 years later Your risk of lung cancer falls to half that of a smoker
15 years later Your risk of heart attack falls to the same as
someone who has NEVER SMOKED
mind over matter...I quit cold turkey about 7 years ago after smoking the last 12 years...amazing how much better I feel and I don't miss the smell on my clothes or the horrible haze that would never leave my car windshield...you can do it...
^likewise
I quit smoking 3 months ago today. Havent had a single one either. I stopped using any aid more than 1 1/2 months ago. I still have the urge from time to time to smoke though.
I just keep telling myself I am doing this for my entire family, not just me. I want to be around when my daughters make me a grandparent. My dad would have been a grandparent for the first time last month when my daughter was born. He died from lung cancer due to smoking 4 years ago this christmas eve. His loss.
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^good job. I just love it when I walk by people at school that are smoking and you can just tell how cool they think they are. I believe that the movies have always had a big impact on portraying the cigg as something sly and mysteriously cool people do.
Stopped smoking a little over 2 yrs ago. Got a cold, smoked the rest of my pack, and after I felt better never smoked again. Cold turkey no aids. You just have to truely want to quit for yourself. Nothing matters if your mind isn't fully made up.
i quit!! its been over two and a half weeks now.. i feel great!!
You quitting quitter!
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thanks kristi... i dont know why you started up again!! dont do itttttttttt!!!
the longest i have been able to go is like a week or two...everytime that i try to quit i get really emotional, and that makes chuck mad, and either i break down and buy more, or he buys them for me...he doesn't bitch at me about it anymore, we've been together almost 2 years and i didn't smoke when we first got together but we broke up for like a month and i started back then(i had smoked and quit before we got together the first time)...cold turkey doesn't work unless you actually want to quit...you have to quit for yourself not for someone else.
♥~Val for President~♥
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true, but you can use other people as your motivation.
^ agreed... none of my friends smoke.. so when we would go out i was the only person smoking... it got to the point where i was used to not doing it around everyone... i was ready to quit so i talked to my doctor... i had heard that wellbutron was an aid to stop.. so i got on it and after about a week my urges weakend.. then once i ran out of ciggs i just never bought anymore... (and i was a regular smoker)
i still have the urge every once and awhile but i wont let myself give in... i feel great now that i quit and i thank my friends for being so supportive through my ordeal... i still get kinda bitchy sometimes but they know why...
I quit cold turkey and became abscent minded and nervous at times the problem was just findind another vise or stress reliever. a stress ball or even picking up on regular exercise helped me out
Nicorettes helping me out some..
Ive quit before cold turkey and it lasted roughly a year. Its all mental
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it is a mental thing, but I'm still trying to quit myself, today is day 2 for me...
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