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Skystriker8492
Jeez bud good on you I'm just starting to try after my year sober and I think this might actually be harder
honeybadgersRus
Congrats! I quit about a year ago. It's soooo nice to have my lungs back. Keep up the good work💕
trencapins
On my way to 6 month smoke free, and my quality of life has increased significantly. I gained weight, true, but a friend of mine, who is a doctor said to me "is preferable to be fat, than to be a smoker". Keep up the good work!
DYLANLEE79
I'm on day 64. Get your blood sugar checked. I was not aware but apparently quitting smoking has a good chance of making you diabetic.
cousteau
Day one million in binary! Woohoo!
theyallwenttoMexico
This risk is temporary and may be linked to weight gain that sometimes follows smoking cessation. 1/2
theyallwenttoMexico
2/2 Over the long term, quitting smoking significantly reduces your risk of developing diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and many cancers.
TungstenOrbital
I need to tell my girlfriend
MrAsparagus
Its more that you crave sugary foods to fill the dopamine void
Th3W3st3rn3r
I hit 12 years last month; let me tell you your lungs will THANK YOU and food tastes SO much better! Keep it going @op!
FrozenSTi
I would like to say that you are past the hump, but that's when it gets you. Gas stations was my trigger for another pack. I would pay for the gas and see all those cigs on the wall. Cracked more than a couple times. I had to get the wife to go in and pay for at least a year.
rubypilgrim
this. Smoking is not just the cigarettes, it's highly ritualistic, with lots of triggers. There's the link between paying for gas and buying cigarettes. There's the reward of getting them, the anticipation of opening the carton, what you personally do with the packs, opening a fresh pack vs getting a cigarette from an open one - I'd watch my mom go through all these personal rituals. She begged, threatened, cajoled, and tried to bribe anyone in the IR to get her some cigarettes. Break free.
Whyyeah
my friends the same way ...that or after we eat and stuff...i switched to zyns so whenever we hang out he doesn't get triggered ..plus i can breathe better
SocoFox
I got a free can of Zyn at the gas station about two weeks ago and I'm down from a pack of cigs per day to about 5 cigs each day. The Zyns have helped a lot with that.
And I haven't replaced the cigs with zyn 1 for 1. I'm at like 5 cigs and 3-4 Zyn per day.
Even not fully quitting it's a helluva lot cheaper.
derpman4k
Fuck yeah, I quit nic pouches end of June. I kept my mind off it with running, just finished my first half marathon. Life is so good without nicotine
Dadto5
Awesome job, I'll be 1 year no smoking in 2 weeks. It's hard to do, keep it up
ArenheimTheHybrid
Congrats! I semi-recently passed my one year. I'd like to tell you that it gets easier. The feeling of wanting one never fully goes away though, so be prepared for that. Just maintain your willpower, and you'll be able to keep moving. You've made it this far, you can make it farther.
HUGHgReaction
Good work. Cigs are very addictive and you are beating it
LespritDeLescalier22
GOOD JOB! I’m approaching my 4th week without. And I hung out with my one smoker friend yesterday and was able to refrain from having one.
notmycup
After 23 years of smoking, I am now on day 759 cigarettes free. I thought it was impossible.
jamiedBreaker
Hey, congratulations! Which app are you using here? Also, random question, but my boyfriend has been smoking for over 20 years (since he was 10yo, unfortunately).... Are you in a similar boat, and what advice would you give him? Thanks in advance, and congrats again!
SwissScars
676 Days. Smoked 1976 - 2023.
theyallwenttoMexico
One of the benefits of quitting that surprised me was the pride I felt in myself for quitting. :)
IJUSTLOVEIT
Congratulations. I'm happy for you. On the other hand I started to drink again because there is so bad shit happening to me that only getting drunk makes it better ( I know it doesn't but at the moment I don't care). Keep going...
PumpkinDriver5
Awesome! 👏
FacelessAce
I'm proud of you #OP
IHateThatIReddit
Noice!
spontaneous9
You made it!
90 days is a great head start on beating those tobacco company execs who want us all dead.
If you're anything like me, you'll still have cravings/ weak moments when you'll be tempted and tested. Stumbling across an area where smokers hide out from their co-workers, seeing an old friend who still smokes & wanting to ask for one, etc. etc. But at this point, you are on the path that leads to respecting your body enough to stay clear of poisons. Stay upwind of them!
You got this!
newdeckchairforthetitanic
I quit by carrying a pack around with me. I knew if I had access…I could say no. Been about 15 years now. You’ve got this.
literallymike
Which kind...
Deonan
Awesome work!
lastmanonearthbutidroppedmyglasses
Awesome work, friend!
AyatollahBahloni
56 years now after a 3-pack-a-day habit. It does get better. Props to you, and keep it up!
ikeseff
Congratulations!
StarscreamAndHutch
Go until you forget to count. Then go some more. Good work @op!
sevenfingerman
Way to go!
TheGodOfTiddysAndWine
Congrats, this is a huge step. But, as a former smoker I’ll warn you of something. When you get stressed, find food. It’s been almost 10 years since I quit, and everytime I get stressed, I want a cigarette. It helps me to eat something sugary.
Seeing them in places that sell them can increase temptation so try not to look, pay for your stuff, and walk out quick. I’ve found myself buying packs, and being grossed out but the smell, while telling myself “I can have one, I won’t get addicted.”
theyallwenttoMexico
3 months AND TWO DAYS! WooHoo! 👍😊
ShoopDeDoop
I'm happy for you. My dad died and awful death from lung cancer this year - 60 year smoker. My mom died too, but she was resuscitated.
ShoopDeDoop
She was also a 60 year smoker, but isn't a smoker anymore.