Time for change.
Hey all. I'm 32 years old and today whilst having a smoke I realised that next year I will have been smoking for 20 years. I was disgusted. I never thought for a million years that I would ever say that. Iv been a slave to smoking for too long. Any time I have quit before I remember the unbelievable energy and happiness I had. But they always come creeping back. I'm still of reasonable fitness. I have a half marathon coming up in four weeks. I've been training like a fool and smoking before and after. On about 15 a day. I wish I had never smoked. I have destroyed my lungs so much. It ends tomorrow. No more smokes....and run run run as fast as I can to freedom and my new happy life. Thanks for listening.
Hi Machomac,
I can remember the days over the last 34 years when after a gym workout I have gone out and lit up... How ridiculous... Please don't wait as long as I did to wake up. Once a life of being fit is gone it is so hard to regain what is lost. The mind is often willing but the body not able. Don't wait till tomorrow. Do it now. I detest the thought of someone much younger than me who is ready to continue smoking. Don't plan on NRT, make a decision for yourself and have fun sticking to it. No quit date, waste of time. Just had to explain how now I would not be able to complete a gym workout even though I have been smoke free for 325 days & $6760 saved from the ashtray. If you are strong enough to do a gym workout, you must have the youth ness to tell that insidious craving where to get off. Wish you well.
Should edit my responses beforeI press POST. You must have the strength to tell...
Good luck for tomorrow, if you can remain smoke free till the race you will notice such a big difference, I smoked for 40+ years and I know even mowing the lawns is easier
Thanks for your support team. Day 1 has always been the worst for me on any of my attempts over the last couple of years. If I can make it till the end of work and then go for a long run I think I'll be in good stead. Going to avoid my coffees and other regular routines. Might even take an alternative route to work. Break all routine and hence break the cycle.
Thanks for your support team. Day 1 has always been the worst for me on any of my attempts over the last couple of years. If I can make it till the end of work and then go for a long run I think I'll be in good stead. Going to avoid my coffees and other regular routines. Might even take an alternative route to work. Break all routine and hence break the cycle.
good plan do everything a bit different not to much though just don't have a smoke is probably the only real change needed :)
good luck.
IC
It's a good idea to persevere at the quit, or you could find in no time that you are fifty years old and still trying. Quitting must be easier than being a smoker. Good luck with the run
Hi Machomac
I was an avid bushwalker- carried huge packs on my back..smoked and got away with it as a "youngster" of 34. Worked and got "stressed". For 20 years. Used the smokes to get rid of that stress. Stupid. The people who stressed me did not smoke, so will never have the detriment to their health. As I have.
Do yourself a huge favour. You are young enough to make your lungs think they have never smoked. It is hard, but go for that run, we are with you.
Would love to be able, but am not. Don't be me in twenty years. Go for it.
Annexx
Hi all. Thanks for all the support. It's what kept me going yesterday. Day one went very well. A couple of times I felt anxious and weak but had a nico gum and that killed it. Had a great 10k run, slept amazingly well and feeling Sharpe and focused this morning. Thanks again for all your comments. It's means so much to get advice and encouragement from people with such similar stories. I wish you all the best on your journeys also. Cheers.
Its true what they say about day 3. Feeling very anxious and stressed. Finding it very difficult to focus. Its so strange when you think about it....the withdrawal symptoms are not physically painful. Its just your brain send you messages of habit that you are missing something, that you need something. Addiction is so bizarre that it can over run something as powerful as the human brain that has been evolving for millions of years. I just want to get through today without caving. That is why I am posting here. It feels like a great release. I am going camping in a really remote area all weekend, 50k to to the closest shop, in the middle of beautiful wilderness with plenty of healthy activities to keep my mind off it. I should be in a better headspace come Tuesday. Other than that...sleeping so much better and feeling amazing it the mornings...no more hitting snooze. No more hitting snooze on life from here on in. Onwards and Upwards. Thanks for listening.
Getting thru a day without craving is not a reality. Just let your craving know that you have something more amazing to look forward to and cannot waste your time, energy and money on something that does not add value to your life. You have but one life to live or waste.
Have a great weekend, Lia is right each day is a challenge and the cravings are always in the background but take one day at a time