Stopping smoking thread

I gave up in August 2012 having smoked for more than 30 years. I broke my arm badly and the surgeon said I had to give up to not hinder the healing process. I used an inhaler for a month, then nothing. I put 10kg of weight on, so took up road cycling after many years away. I cycled more than 12,000 km in 2014, and feel great! Don't miss the fags at all.
 
Well I'm almost a week in now, and going ok. Actually the last 24hrs or so has been a lot harder than the previous few days - lots of talks to self "you're doing well, you could have a couple now and no one would know" heheh. Overall though it's feeling good - taste is changing quite a bit.

Started swimming again last night as well, and I can already feel the lungs opening up a bit more. Once I start on the MTB trails again though, that's when I hope to really feel the benefit.

Good luck to everyone else going through this - stay strong willed :)
 
daz.rathbone said:
Well I'm almost a week in now, and going ok. Actually the last 24hrs or so has been a lot harder than the previous few days - lots of talks to self "you're doing well, you could have a couple now and no one would know" heheh. Overall though it's feeling good - taste is changing quite a bit.

Started swimming again last night as well, and I can already feel the lungs opening up a bit more. Once I start on the MTB trails again though, that's when I hope to really feel the benefit.

Good luck to everyone else going through this - stay strong willed :)
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Keep at it mate. It gets easier as the time passes. Although I have read it takes 5 years for your lungs to properly recover.
 
Stopped nearly 5 weeks ago now, woke up one morning and decided I wasn't going to smoke again (ok I also had a massive hangover). The first two weeks were awful, but now it's fine I have only the tiniest of urges now and then that I can forget about easily.

Does anyone else have nightmares? I've woken up a few times in a panic after smoking in a dream. Probably the worst dreams I've had in a long time!
 
Begbie said:
Stopped nearly 5 weeks ago now, woke up one morning and decided I wasn't going to smoke again (ok I also had a massive hangover). The first two weeks were awful, but now it's fine I have only the tiniest of urges now and then that I can forget about easily.

Does anyone else have nightmares? I've woken up a few times in a panic after smoking in a dream. Probably the worst dreams I've had in a long time!
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Yeah I had loads of dreams where I was smoking.

They stopped after a while. Figured it was just my subconcious adjusting to my new lifestyle a little slower than the rest of me.

Now we are back to the good old classic dreams of being chased by aliens or having sex with hot women et al :p

I love bedtime, its always interesting to ponder what crazy dreams I will have that night. :D
 
Begbie said:
Stopped nearly 5 weeks ago now, woke up one morning and decided I wasn't going to smoke again (ok I also had a massive hangover). The first two weeks were awful, but now it's fine I have only the tiniest of urges now and then that I can forget about easily.

Does anyone else have nightmares? I've woken up a few times in a panic after smoking in a dream. Probably the worst dreams I've had in a long time!
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I remember several of these smoking nightmares, during the 1st 6 months or so after quitting. So real and I woke feeling so disappointed to have started again, only to then realise that it was after all only a dream :D
 
Been off 11 months now was smoking for 28 years. I tried everything around none ever worked then with tabs from the doctor and e cig I finally give them up
 
I woke up one morning, and decided not to have a cig. I already had an e-cig kit, which I bought a year ago. So I started smoking that.

Not had a cig since Monday. The biggest test will be next Sunday at my works party :/
 
Year and a half of ecigs here and to be honest I'd probably find it rather easy to give up the ecig now.
However, I'm in it for the love of nicotine and cutting costs. To which it has saved me a great deal of financial difficulty as I pay off debts.
 
daz.rathbone said:
Sorry didn't check if there were other threads - I'm sure there are, but meh!!

So I'm now 3days in, going cold turkey, after smoking around 15 per day for, erm, about 25yrs.

It's difficult. I've managed to give up for a 3month period before, but driving got me started again. Gonna be 40 this year, and getting my activity up, so smoking has to go. Tried "vaping", but am too disorganised to keep using the thing - gave up before with patches, but tbh after the first week I didn't think they helped, so just decided to do cold turkey this time.

Apologies for pointless thread :)
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15 a day for 25 years, wow dude, well good luck man. :) Just go cold turkey, no ecigs, no gum, no other other ways to get Nicotine.. I am not sure, but once you make it like a week, I think the urges are gone...
 
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Bony Maloney said:
I remember several of these smoking nightmares, during the 1st 6 months or so after quitting. So real and I woke feeling so disappointed to have started again, only to then realise that it was after all only a dream :D
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Yep, same here. Felt very real.

Could've cried when I woke up how disappointed I was, only to realise it was a dream :p
 
Week and a bit now - it's going ok tbh, still finding it odd when I think "I should be going for a smoke now", but cravings are much less. Now I guess it's the mental/habit part, rather than the addiction - actually I think that bit's worse....

Certainly easier, and on days when I convince myself "I'm *not* a smoker" it is much easier. Taste of certain foods has gone a little wierd, and now I can smell when someone else has been for a smoke a mile away :) Fortunately it's not a pleasant "I want one" smell :)

Everyone who's posted about giving in as well, good luck, hope you stick at it.
Everyone who's posted support, ta muchly :D

The little app that tells me how much money I've now saved is getting annoying tho :P
 
Can smell that a mile away too, never noticed how strong it was. My sister had a smoke outside my car the other day, and when she got in it was like someone had smoked inside my car!

Can't believe I used to smell that bad.
 
The smell truly is horrendous, I apologised so much to the other half for smoking for so long and she had to go to bed with a soggy ash tray every night.

Keep up the good work
 
Definitely had this thread a few times already!

I quit the tabs a few years ago now, was upto 20 a day. Used patches for a while then stopped fully.

I do smoke the occasional cigar still, as I do still enjoy smoking. But I know I won't go into a shop and buy a pack of cigs for general consumption - for one the price (circa £10 now for my brand of choice) and that the Mrs. would throw me out on the spot!
 
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