Man...congratulations! I'm a smoker (and loving it, sad but true) but my family is starting to annoy me with their incessant attempts to get me to quit so who knows...maybe one day I'll be able to make a thread like this myself
hey, congratulations man, quitting smoking is not easy, i know a lot of people who smoke and have been trying to quit for years, but only managed to cut back on how much they smoke.
personally i have never smoked (never plan on it), so i don't know what its like to give up smoking, but if its anything like giving up dark pop (i'm addicted to Pepsi :S), and i'm assuming its harder, you have MUCH more will power than i do. lol
I'm on day 9 of quitting myself. I've tried many times before but for the first time it really feels like I'm done. I have no interest or craving to smoke.
BTW, I smoked for 18 years. That's more than half my life.
One of the things I've found most interesting is how much it's changed me in just a week. I've undoubtedly become more focused, more energetic. But being that smokers often use smoking to handle stress, it's like I have to learn how to cope with stress all over again. Now I can't just walk away and have a cigarette when I'm frustrated about something.
It's funny because I've smoked all my adult life. I wonder what kind of person I will be as a non-smoker. It's very startling how quickly my sense of smell is coming back, and I can taste the food I'm eating better too.
Anyhow, congrats Bevbor! I personally know how hard it is to do.
Did you use any quitting aids or nicotine medication to help you quit? Every other time I've tried going cold turkey, this time I'm using the nicotine gum. It really takes the edge off and makes the transition less agonizing.