Stories and experiences by: Threds

I haven't logged into this site for a very long time. I did today. I just realised that I am now 638 days without smoking and according to the calculator I have not spent in excess of $11,000 by not smoking. In the last two years I have been on five separate two-week overseas trips, something I would never have considered if I was smoking as I would never have had the money. The unbelievable cost...

Today is day 95 of my quit journey. Day 100 is fast approaching. I haven't logged into this site for a number of weeks as I have been trying all avoid all thoughts of smoking for a while. In general, things do get easier over time as you move further away from your quit date. However, I have found that there is a nagging 'voice' in my head that does randomly pop up from time to time (some days mo...

I am onto day 46 of my quit. For the last four weeks or so I have not had a craving for a cigarette whatsoever. I have been doing great and feeling great. I can be around smokers and the thought of having a cigarette doesn't even cross my mind. However, at about 3am this morning I woke from a rather unsettling dream. It was one of those sorts of dreams that seem to go on forever. When I woke I fe...

It is day 37 of my non-smoking journey and I am doing great. I feel like I have broken the hold that nicoteen had on everything I do. While I am in no way totally in the clear (there are danger times ahead of me that I recognise and will plan for), I am well on my way. I have calculated that I have not spent about $650 on cigarettes so far that I would have ordinarily spent. I actually believe th...

The first week of quitting smoking was what I expected it to be but I managed ok. I can't say it was the most pleasant week I have ever had but I got there. It seemed to go really quickly which was good. Day 8 was the worst day for me by far but it was a cup of green tea which unexpectedly helped me through. Day 9 and day 10 of quitting were surprisingly easy. I started out today (day 11) fine (I...

I am into day 9 of stopping smoking. I have smoked for 31 years and it has been a 20 to 30 cigarette a day habit. I have made numerous attempts in the past to try and quit but these have always been unsuccessful and haven't lasted very long. In the past, even though I was telling myself I was trying to quit smoking, the real reason I was doing it was always because of the insistence of someone el...