Stories and experiences by: Larn

Just want to check in to say hey! I did it! 2 years 21 days and 14 hours now. Super happy to get here. Was treacherous waters at times but totally worth it. Keep going guys!

So this Easter it will be 2 years since I Quit smoking. No cravings, no desire to smoke. Sometimes I'll smell it and think oh that's nice and other times think it's awful. I had a rough year or so due to having to learn how to cope with stressful situations without smoking but I really feel so free now. I get to finally live the life I'd always wanted. Lungs that let me jog and climb mountain...

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...

I am still on track. So in the last year I gained 15kgs which was depressing but I am finally starting to see the scales go down again which is exciting. I mostly don't miss smoking, every now and then I smell someones cigarette and I like it and the familiar feeling I get but generally speaking I feel like its not even an issue anymore. Its possible I am less tolerant and a bit more angry som...

74 days today. Very cool to see the number of days ticking over. Not missing smoking at all now. My advice to anyone that is interested is to use a quit smoking app on your phone that gives you info like how much money saved, time not smoking etc. Take yourself away for 4 days minimum anywhere peaceful and just sleep the cravings away. I slept and ate so much the first 4 days but hey it work...

30 days in now and feeling good. I smoked from the age of 12 or 13 years old to 34. I would go through a pack of 25 cigarettes almost every day which was far too expensive for my budget so mostly only smoked rollies which were creeping up to the 70 dollar mark for 50 grams, filters and papers. 50 grams would last me about 4 days if i was lucky. The first 2 weeks absolutely sucked...but over 4...

So im 2 weeks in. Im very proud of myself but im also struggling with all of the feelings that i wasnt expecting. Yesterday i experienced a big low to a moderate high to some anxiety. I do have mental health issues but even for me that was a bit crazy. My brother thinks im obsessing over quitting a little bit but the truth is i feel like ive lost a good friend. On the upside my teeth are get...