SMOKERS... LETS KICK the HABIT!!

Originally Posted by Lady Pamela

Barking only means you give a shit..and that you want to support and also be supported back.

It is great to have someone you feel you can depend on and also be honest with. No matter what...Ya all have been there for me..thanks so much!


Btw...day six and SMOKE FREE STILL...It is lessoning some with the turmoil..but so not a safe point yet.

And oh how life has challenged my quitting process..ha

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Day 6....woooohooooo...the force is working it's magic.

Tis true, I do give a shit. I am <that> ex smoker; a walking advert for what can happen to you if you don't give up in time and if asked I will evangelise about not smoking til the cows come home or they walk away, which ever comes first!

Lemme tell you I was somewhat manic for a while after first quitting. It took a few weeks/couple of months or so to calm down and finally *know* that this time I'd cracked it.

Originally Posted by Lady Pamela

Smoke free 6 days and feeling my air in my lungs better.
Tastes are getting better.
My nose is off the hook with every smell around.
And I actually ran a little without thinking I was gonna die...lol

Still a strugle and a gained some weight but I am still doing it.

BTW, Weight is an issue for me as I struggled many years with anerexia..so it is very hard. But I don't care. I will pass through this and then loose the weight. Btw..I am healthy not skinny now so it's all good...smiles


One addiction at a time..smiles I will finally be where I am suposed to be.

I'm anosmic and have a less than standard sense of taste so sadly I didn't get those benefits. However, I did notice how wonderful it was to wake up in the morning - no matter how much or what I'd drunk the night before - with a clean mouth. It was a revelation that is was smoking that made the difference.

Ok, so the weight thing is an issue for me too. I spent 20some years with eating disorders but even as I recovered from that I remained very slim. I was used to being around 100lbs all my adult life. I purposely didn't substitute my oral fixation with cigs for food, I was well prepared for that one. Then, double whammy happened, I got hit with full on (peri)man-0-pausal symptoms.
Hoody on-hoody off...jebus I'm going mad but it's great not to bleed every month shyte.
Well it appears that nicotine sorta helps speed up your metabolic system. This combined with the above hormonal stuff led to an exorable increase in weight which is the hardest thing I've found to deal with. It's relative because if I told you what I weigh you'd laugh but I have flesh that I've not had since I was a teenager.

However, I'd rather be a small winnebago with 48% lung function left than a racing bike with rapidly decreasing lung function.


May the force be with ya




eta...Day 10