Really great success ..congratulations..I worte also how i had been quitting the smoke..
Smoker of 16 long years. It's been a month and 25 days(4 months now) since my last puff. Here's my story;
My first day:Woke up late and got busy with some urgent official work. Unusually it was 4 PM without a smoke. I thought, this could be the day I quit smoking.
The day had to pass without smoking. I decided not refusing anything to myself, but smoking. Started with ordering some good food. Did some long pending online shopping. Bought a movie online. It was 6PM and I immersed myself into the movie. Had food, completed movie, spent time with family and it was 9 o' clock. Dinner and some socialization, touched 11PM. Buying a pack, is 15 KM drive now. Was about to have my first day of another attempt.
It's tough to sleep:Time to bed. Nicotine urge kept me awake so started browsing some literature about quitting and stumbled upon following http://whyquit.com/whyquit/A_Ben.... Felt motivated and slept. I can't say I slept well but I did sleep. Next day when I woke up, I did not want to loose on the struggle of my last day.
My first day at work: On the way to work, I had successfully crossed my cigarette shop. It felt good. The day began. Thoughts were foggy, was unable to focus, so decided to finish some pending back office work. Avoided co-smokers. Avoided situations that create the urge. Time was moving slow. It felt like I will never be normal again. I might loose my creativity. Which feels like a joke now. Lesson: coffee does not help, but increases the urge.
The day had to pass, and food came to rescue. I ordered food in good quantity and shared. Sharing always makes you feel good. Did not have mid day, after lunch - cigarette. Ordered some more food in the evening. Day passed.
First week: Evenings were tough but food, movies, family and hobbies helped. Was unable to get good night sleep but when I woke up, the mouth was not so bad, mood was better.
I do not smell so bad. There is no need to have mouth fresheners regularly. Regular taste in the mouth is better. Throat is not sour always. I attended a family function, felt free that I do not need to find excuses to go out.
I had reasons to continue this journey. I kept reading health journals. Light headedness felt bad first but then I started enjoying it.
I did not fall for "only smoke when you drink" formula, and realized alcohol works better without nicotine.
Face it: Week two, I went out with co-smokers when they smoke, but did not smoke. Had some disagreements, but did not smoke. Enjoyed alcohol without smoke. Visited all the places where I used to smoke but did not. In stress, the first thing that came to my mind was to smoke, but did not. I kept having winning encounters. I requested my close co-workers to co-operate regarding my attitude.
End of physical urge: Generally week three is, when the physical urge reduces drastically. It feels better, stronger. I realized that, when we smoke, the mood swings are frequent. Immediately after smoke, it feels good but the mood swings towards a decline and one has to smoke to get it back to high. Now I am free of nicotine related mood swings. When I wake up I am not so annoyed.
55 Days Passed: I am out of the physical urge. I can sleep peacefully. Health is better. Food tastes better. I wake up fresher. Stamina has increased. I feel good about myself.
(Edit)4 Months Passed: Felt like having a puff, during many booze sessions. It only occurs when someone lits and takes a first puff. Once you pass the first puff, it doesn't matter. It's like you are involved in a discussion. It rarely occurs that you are not smoking.
10 Months: Frequency of throat infection has reduced. Brushing teeth in the morning is a better experience. When asked, still count myself to be a smoker at first, then I proudly tell em that it's been … months that I did not smoke.
All the best.
That is fantastic. It is a wonderful thing to stop, to know that you are not enda=ngering your health needlessly any more! When the physical urge is gone its great
Absolutely..
Awesome story , I really like it.
thanks