Staying quit

I stop smoking every year for as long as i can remember, the problem is every time i have a drink, which is not that often, they go hand in hand. There usually is a trigger of some kind and the fact that my wife is a heavy smoker makes it a little harder....

Stay strong and fight the fight. We the addicted smokers can and will always beat the addiction, we just need to maintain focus and ignore the side effects which are always very short lived in the scheme of things. On the 22nd June I will have met my biggest milestone yet and that is my one year anniversary of being quit (cold turkey). I want to offer each and everyone on this wonderful communit...

Well it’s been 9 days I have been smoke free. I have been using nicotine gum. I’ve tried giving up in the past. This time I feel so determined I’ve listened to Allen Carr’s book and hypnotherapy audio. I feel so determined strong and not only my health but the $450 I’ll save a month is such a huge incentive as I’m a single mum and need this money for more important things My partner smo...

I have to share this with you, I have smoked 20 a day for 5 years+ now, probably longer but we all like to pretend we haven't been long term smokers. I haven't bought a pack in 7 days and I have no desire to either, here is how I did it. Half the battle is getting past your cigarettes running out which creates panic in your routine so you smoke again. You know the drill, leave one in a pack...

I had a honeymoon for six weeks. I said to myself "I don't smoke". I found things to do which were not challenging. I coloured in for a couple of weeks. When I thought of a cigarette, I drew on my previous experience from last year and did something else. Then I took on some housework. I found I could only do five minutes of work at a time without getting stressed. So, I did lots of five minute i...

789. I am not into numerology but I do like the way the numbers lined up 7-8-9 smoke free days.

<p style="text-align: left;">Quitting cigarettes was a JOURNEY! &nbsp; <p style="text-align: left;">It was one that I did not plan for, nor wanted. I LOV<strong>ED</strong> smoking.&nbsp; As I'm sure all of us have/did/do. <p style="text-align: left;">Newport 100's was my choice. Before i get to HOW/WHY/WHEN i quit i want to talk about how it all began. <p style="text-align: left;">I never wan...

Hi, It's been 4 wks now since I quit smoking. I was diagnosed with emphysema and I actually kept smoking and tried stopping but then took it up again. It was quite a trial. Eventually I got it but boy do I do my affirmations. Someone once told me never to give up. Now I'm looking for work and have joined a singing group and I feel great. I found that it was hard but eventually I got it. Hope y...

hello guys and gals , seriously after giving up the demons i can say taking deep breaths feels so good. even when i yawn i actually enjoy it as well as i know the difference from b4. Our mind is a powerful tool and by steering it the right way it changes your world. Please go buy a pack of smokes and look at it closely and take a big think if you should open the pack or not. If you have the coura...

Started stealing smokes from my parents at the age of 11 and smoking a pack a day since the age of 17 I'm now 57 years old. I have given up 18 times over that 40 year period but always made the mistake of believing that 1 ciggie wont hurt after giving up for various periods of time. BIG MISTAKE. I have been smoke free now for 1 year and 2 months knowing very well that it will only take 1 ci...

Looked at my app and I noticed that today I hit a jackpot, 777 days being smoke free. Feels like I won a grand prize in Las Vegas. Free from this awful addiction and feeling good. Recently someone asked me if I thought about smoking is a disease and I think it is an acquired disease. I started smoking for fun because it was cool back in the days but two weeks after starting out I realized that I ...

Always think about rewarding yourself with the money your not spending on cigarettes. My last cigarette was the 21st of November , 2012. What a day !.37 years of lung busting finished . I’m 58 a few days ago , working hard , when I’m not working going to concerts , shows and tripping around . Just bought a new camper , fags paid for that or at least some of it . It is really nice to enjoy life an...

Hi Guys and Gals , well what an amazing journey this is by not going back to the demon cigarettes. its been 9 months and i never felt better towards my breathing and health. Cold turkey is the best way of giving up as you are it because of determination of your will power and teaching your brain to overcome the withdrawals. Please show the filthy rich companies that destroy peoples lives by makin...

Don't go outside with a cup of tea or coffee as this was a routine I had and I would have a cigarette.

Omg I have had the worst day for Mothers Day, where things have gone not so nice. Omg I've smoked... 😥

I am 60, smoked since I was 13 and am or was the heaviest smoker I knew. I successfully quit half a dozen times, it was staying quit that defeated me. I have a hubby and daughter who both smoke and I am weak, if they are laying around I am sorely tempted, but after being a 50+ a day smoker if I smoke one I no longer feel a failure and keep going.as you can see by my joining date of 2016 this is n...

I always go back on what I say, like forever, well not always. I made a pact in a place of god and I'm going to stick to it...

hi shared my first post 6 months ago i had given up smoking on the 8th of september last year my wife decided to join me as a non smoker a few weeks later no prompting from me. just decided if i could do it so could she. my wife used champex for 2 weeks but did not like it. she started chewing gum and it worked for her she is now smoke free for 5 1/2 months like me she still thinks she would...

10 months Today!!! Wow..it really blows my mind that I haven't had a cigarette for 10 months. It's the best i have ever done, even longer than when I quit whilst I was pregnant. And when I first decided to quit this time round, I was so scared..didn't want to fail..didn't know how I would get through the days..I was a 10 cigs a day smoker, very habitual. And I enjoyed them!! But my kids (14 and...

Day3 and I feel terrible! &nbsp;The urges, night sweats out of nowhere and the constant feeling like I&rsquo;ve lost a &lsquo;dear friend.&rsquo; Sounds bizarre &amp; stupid I know!&nbsp;I was a heavy smoker for 15yrs every day, almost a pack a day to now, smoke free for 3days. I thought I&rsquo;d be happy &amp; living life... but I&rsquo;m depressed, mopping around the house after work (like a l...

I have almost hit 50 days smoke free, partly thanks to Champix. I have had no negative side effects, I have forgotten a few of the pills but I have taken at least one daily. I sometimes miss the 'break' from certain situations that smoking would give me but I've thrown myself into exercise and feel fitter and healthier than ever, which really helps to keep me focused on the life I want for ...

So I finally hit the 1 year mark a couple weeks ago and I feel like Im finally free. For some reason I had this notion in my head that i havent really made it until i hit the 1 year mark. That was a mistake, i should have been celebrating every day that i was a non smoker and not just the 1 year mark. Im not going to lie, it was a really tough year but looking back, i could have made it so muc...

any time I feel the urge to smoke, I tell someone I quit,and so I am not a liar, I dont smoke, it has been working for me!!! I am smoke free 4 months today

Day 205 and still smoke free. Still occasionally think I would like a cigarette when with smokers but quickly tell myself I'm a non smoker. Relatively easy to resist temptation now and I also dislike the smell of cigarette smoke. For those just starting the quit journey or those who have made it further, it does get easier and is worth the effort.

It will be 4 years smoke free for me on the 2nd June this year. I have saved $13,192.00. I've spent it all of course :) It was the first time I had ever tried to quit and I was determined to be free. I used Champix and stayed on it as long as I could so that i had every chance of succeeding. I tolerated it really well with no adverse effects and 4 years later I'm still smoke free! I feel really g...

Hi all Just checking in to report I'm still on track and continue to be amazed that I am actually here today 1000 days quit. I was seriously a tragic smoker and failed my quit attempts many times and often thought it was sad impossible. It just goes to show that if you don't give on giving up this insidious habit, you will be free of the shackles one day. I can even have a boozy night around smo...

I wanted to say Thanks to Happiness, Nuts, PuffNoMore and Ravisca2003 for helping make it to this day. If not for your support not sure I could have gotten this far. I have saved $3099.00 this far and plan to take a trip to the states next year with my daughters for a month. We should have enough to go shopping as well. To all those who are quitting or thinking about quitting all I can say ...

On the 2nd of may it will be three years since my last cigarette. In the past three years my health has improved dramatically I ran a 5km marathon. Ive had baby number six and he was healthy and my heaviest baby. Ive been able to afford extra things for my children weve done things we could never afford to do before quitting. The thought of ever lighting another cigarette literally makes me sick ...

40 days as a non smoker, plenty of ups and downs on the way, but I seem to be doing it anyway. Happy Easter to you all

I am thrilled that I have actually managed to quit. I like reading posts still here and there and reading stories about others early on struggles helps me to stay on track and focused at all times. For me quitting was REALLY hard, so I never want to revisit that first 3 months ever again. I owe this website and all the good people on here so much for there support and for anyone reading this star...

6 weeks on and still no smoking. The first few were weeks were challenging and you feel very vulnerable but my goal is never to pick up another smoke ever again. Keep busy and start walking! And looking after my grandson also keeps me on my toes. I feel great.

Saw my Cardiologist on Friday. Thank God he told me everything looked great after my stress test. I saw my regular doctor early this morning. She says my blood work looks great, except for my thyroid levels. Easy fix. Nothing to do with smoking. Then I had an ultrasound at my surgeons office. Again, I believe all is well. So, my health is great, super duper, wonderful. I am celebrating my 18 w...

I am at 124 days smoke free, or almost 18 weeks. I mentioned last week that I am having difficulties lately because of major upheavals causing major stress. I haven't smoked and I am not going to but I am finding it hard to find something else to occupy my mind. My husband still hasn't found a job and we have about 2 months before we have to start moving to-somewhere. I can't work because I am...

I am nearly 5 weeks without a cigarette & I feel so much better. I have now got a little rescue dog & spend my $$ on her instead of cigs. Went to the shop last week to buy cigs & he said he no longer stocked my brand cause I hadn’t been in. Went to 2nd shop & same story. Decided to come home to Missy instead. Someone up there was looking after me. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👻👻👻👻👻👻

lots of fruit and Zooper doopers plus cut a straw in half and hold in fingers or chew it

Just remember that we are not having withdrawals after a few weeks. We are listening to that little addictive devil in our brain. It is trying so hard for you to take that next puff. Don’t let it win. It is trying to kill you. Imagine you are the hero of a horror movie. Everyone is hoping you win and kill that addiction.

<p style="text-align: left;">Hi! <br />I am 20 years old female, had been smoking for 3 and a half years now. I had&nbsp;root canal procedure around age 14. Last year, that same tooth gave me trouble, it gave me a cyst (dental apsces), I lost my tooth and continued with my life still smoking... <p style="text-align: left;">Ten days ago, it all started again. I had another cyst, same place, stuck...

Changed my morning routine in which I find the hardest. Instead of waking up having a cuppa and cig first thing which I used to do. Today I jumped in the shower stuck a patch on quick mist spray had a healthy smoorhie & went out for a brisk walk with the dog. Feeling ENERGIZED. Tomorrow I'm back in work any advice I would be grateful majority are smokers. X

so far I’m just half way through the month course and I’ve been completely nicotine free for 10 days. I tried champix in the past and suffered terriable side effects and still smoked. Desmoxan is amazing, Within days I went from smoking 50 a day to zero.

I have been very busy organizing my Artwork for Exhibition plus socialising with family and more. Pleased to say 27 days smoke free. I know if I succumb to the nicotine habit just once it will keep me enslaved forever.

I find when I crave or think about smoking that if I take a moment to review the serenity prayer...god grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change (I am a nicotine addict and will crave them from time to time or ALOT during the first few weeks)..the COURAGE to change the things that I can (I can have the courage to choose not to smoke!! Give me courage, I need courage!)..and the w...

Stay appreciative of the effort Made to quite......I feel so much better about myself as a non-smoker. No more shame, inconvenience, cough, horrible smell, expense, anxiety about when I’ll be able to have the next cigarette, freedom from the slavery. I have thought, many many times, about how I’d like to have a cigarette, but then I say to myself -“no, you really don’t want to do that,because it...

Just focus on one day at a time

Just passed a two Year anniversary mark. An interesting part to my quitting process is that I had a time bending experience. What I mean is that there is always before and after smoking, but more importantly in the beginning of my quit the time started moving at a different pace. I found out that without smoking my days became longer because time had slowed down. There were no more smoke breaks. ...

To all those doubting their ability to quit and also those wining the battle, if I can do it cold turkey I hope you can too. 1399 days and counting. Just like this milestone, tomorrow will be another one. Felt exactly the same after day 1 and then day 2 etc. One foot after the other. Move forwards and hopefully not backwards. Such a good feeling to listen to one's inner positive thoughts and not ...

I regularly check my quit plan. OMG!!! 71 days and over $1700 Time for a reward... booked a holiday with my up in smoke money. Nice one.

Has anyone else tried any of the quit smoking (free) self hyonosis youtube videos? I have found them to be quite useful. Also very good for meditation and relaxation.

Today is 1 month since I had my last demon feeling good and healthy still have the odd moment when the thought of just one can’t hurt creeps in like a nagging feeling in your head but I do not act on it I’m so proud of myself I don’t physically feel like smokes anymore and I’m starting to forget my champix doses haha keeping strong.

smoke free for 78 days off chantix now for 2 weeks still not wanting to smoke but still eating a lot but trying a high protein diet and it is somewhat helping, got a nasty headache most of the time, dont know what that is but at least I am not smoking, going to start exercising and going to start going to see a nutritionist,will see how that goes!!! hang in there people, it is not easy but it is...

Need some help with staying off the smokes. I have been smoke free for 15 days (woohoo). In the beginning I was finding it ok to still function but now 15 days on I’m starting to find it harder. Any tips out there to keep me off the smokes. I am doing cold turkey