11 weeks smoke free, $939 saved and aprox 851 smokes not smoked
I loved working out my above stats and the reason I had time to do it was I have not been wasting time and my health by smoking!!! This journey is hard and in the beginning when I read others saying it gets easier with time, I thought "when will it be for me" and I can tell you that they were right - it does get easier and the feeling of accomplishment at saying "no" and meaning it is empowering. Goodbye forever nicotine - you were a very toxic and negative friend that I never want in my life again! Best wishes everyone on your individual journeys I hope you all find something on this site or in your life that will help you to stay smoke free
Iwillbeatit....you have done soooooo well, what a great personal achievement.
Today I am 16 weeks smokes free, have been putting aside $120.00 a week as this is what I would of been spending on my habit...so if you do the maths you will see its a nice little nest egg I have accumulated and it will continue to grow. I was smoking about 60+ a day rollies so that equates to about 420 a week or so6720 in that 16 weeks.
So yes we should be high fiving each other.
That's such a remarkable achievement. I think, in all of this, we sometimes forget to congratulate ourselves so I think you should take a few minutes out to really acknowledge what you've achieved. We know it's been hard and it's worthy of a mighty pat on the back.
For the record, I thought that after 12 weeks it got a whole lot easier. I still miss smoking but I am not overcome with thoughts of it.
Well done you.
Thanks Jenno and Fullofhope and of course pats on the back for how well both of you have done.
Hi Jenno. My journey sometimes has been hard as there are a lot of firsts to get past - having a few drinks, enjoying a coffee, xmas party, New Year's Eve, holidays, stressful day, etc but
...continuation. I am determined this time to never be too cocky and say that one puff will not hurt because it does and I do not want to start all over again because my last attempt was nearly 6 years ago. I have been cranky, grieving, had nightmare I started again and a bit of anxiety but things have gotten better and I feel great. Thanks for asking and how is your journey