Stories and experiences by: rmd

It came to the point that without a cigarette, I was sure that I hallucinated this whole no-more stuff. The pleasures of being without a cigarette at all for 380 days are done deal, and it feels like a new rmd. I keep trying to put in 'whole'; being smokefree anymore makes me feel whole. Now...if I can place healthy activities in my daily routine...this will be a year to remember. Not many of...

My quit story starts with one failed attempt. Three months in and I smoked another cigarette. 2017. I went to the hospital in 2019, and lo and behold, I found motivation to quit. I feel like the luckiest person in the world because I'm stupid enough for it not to sink in that it could kill me instantly. Like a stroke or clot. My Dad was the one who got to me. He said a staunch no as I beg...

Being quit makes me feel like I can accomplish anything. It is a great feeling to be free; I was a cog in the machine. I feel like it is the things I should not do are the things I am looking out for. Tjere are more than cigarettes. I am trying hard to cut back on caffeine and sugar. Soda. I could feel and look great at the end of this. I think it. I also should grow my hair out and just gener...

I found out that I am not better with them. Definitely better without. There is absolutely nothing that can come from smoking except bad health. There is no justification for why I smoked when I wasn't too shabby on the health front. Because I missed some great opportunities, I can never get back what I didn't get because of the habit. It's starting to unravel what exactly encompassed the con...

I love to eat. I have been eating and making up for not really having many cravings while I was smoking. It is glorious, and I even savor the meals. I think I taste the food and drinks better. Plus, chocolate drinks just feel good to the bone. I'm also getting back into doing some of the things that I used to be into before I really started to become a smoker. And I think as a thing I am ...

I believe a really good reason to quit now is that there are just so many open possibilities to explore once you do. First of all, you save money. You can spend it on whatever you actually want or need. It is a good experience having so much money in the bank when you really need something. Second of all, the cravings dissipate so there isn't that much more you have to put up with. If you...

I am smokefree for about 119 days. I was having trouble far into quitting and got into nicotine gum. It works with cravings better than patches, I believe. Although there are some side effects like vivid dreams, I don't mind. Smoking was hard enough with that, especially when caffeine was involved and harsh day-to-day experiences. It is so good to be smokefree at 119 days though. I was laughi...

As I am 27, I decided to quit because of my health and fitness. I'm not quite as mentally sound as I could be -- trust me, I remember not smoking and there is a difference in actions. (And yeah there is a difference now and again). In the time I smoked, my actions never really had a valid reason to happen. Maybe I have a disorder, but that calmed down and now I feel so much better. Pertaining...

It has not been one bit easy to meet the demands of a smokefree life. It is easy in some respects, but I seem to fail in others. I am not over the cravings, but it seems to be getting better because I eat something or just have a glass or sip of water when they happen. I have become hyponatremic though, which means basically that I am over diluting my body. I have low sodium and chloride. It is h...

I think that my own journey is more of one of miraculous benefits. I feel so much better than when I was smoking. It is a pitfall by humanity to encourage smoking. As the gateway into so many drugs, what can people do to not make the world so overly excited by cigarettes? I really don't have a precise answer, being a simple-minded individual. Some genius has the answer. I went from smokin...