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6 years ago 0 +0 / -0 180

Day 62 - and I got my lower braces put on today! They had a cancellation appointment so I jumped on it. And next week I head out on my vacation in the woods, and this will be my very first long-distance hike without smoking since I was 16. I have attempted to quit on past hikes, and it never worked. This time, I am SO EXCITED that I don't have to drag my habit around with me all vacation long, and I know I can get through the long drive easily. It's finally over, I'm no longer "trying to quit." I've been relieved of that particular misery. Trying to quit is the worst. ACTUALLY QUITTING is the best!

6 years ago 0 +0 / -0 180

Happy 2 months to me :) Day 61 here and feeling free. Thanks for the encouragement!

6 years ago 0 +0 / -0 802

Hi StellaBlue,

TWO months as a non-smoker, way to go girl!!! You should be very proud of yourself too.

You are doing great. Keep it up....for ever.

Stay strong.

Not One Puff Ever

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Tim

6 years ago 0 +0 / -0 175

I just saw this post and realised youre a recent quitter. Must be good to finally feel like a "non-smoker". I cant believe lve wasted 20+ years putting this junk in my body. I cant wait to feel myself healing and get rid of this negativity in my life. You must be feeling pretty fantastic....youve achieved what you thought was impossible. Way to go stellablue

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6 years ago 0 +0 / -0 180

Day 59. I have felt like a non-smoker the past couple of days. Which was my ultimate goal from the outset, so I'm pretty stoked. I shouldn't be using smugness as a quitting tool, lol, but I have to say that as I go about my day I am now noticing how completely stupid it looks to have a cigarette hanging out of one's mouth. It's an instant way to appear dumber than you are. And all those early years, I thought smoking was somehow helping or a part of my image?? I am noticing that the people in my life who I admire the most, do not smoke. I'm not saying that there is a direct link between smoking and dysfunctional living, but I AM saying that smoking does not help one become more functional. I feel like I am moving closer toward the person I am supposed to be. I see my smoking as the total life nuisance that it was. When I was in it, it felt so important and like I might not be able to survive without it. Now I see it more like shaking a pebble out of my shoe. Life is better without the pebble interfering with my thoughts all the time. And a couple weeks of discomfort are so worth the years of freedom I can expect if I continue not smoking. I really feared that I would miss smoking forever, but that's not the case at all. I do "miss" it once and a while, but for the most part my smoking thoughts are simply automatic and have nothing to do with anything except brain wiring and are therefore easily rejected. I can't wait for tomorrow, the big 60 days! Guys, I am getting on with my life here. Smoking was not the gigantic thing I thought it was. It was something I did, and now it's something I don't do. There's no more loaded emotional trickery around it. It's just a flipping cigarette, I'll be just fine not having one today. Imagine me saying that a year ago! CHANGE IS POSSIBLE.

6 years ago 0 +0 / -0 180

Day 56 :) Nothing much to report, I'm in a stready-state phase of my quit (where I now assume I won't be smoking today, but still experience some cues and thoughts), but I noticed the high read count on this thread and so I wanted to post an update for anyone interested in the details of my ongoing experience. I'm at a huge work training all this week, and I am one of the ONLY non-smokers here in a group of 100+ people - crazy! I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything during the break times when everyone flocks outside. In fact, I feel relieved that I can use my breaks for my own purposes, and that I'm not watching the clock and feeling progressively more uncomfortable as each break time approaches. I used to feel a little pang when I saw people run for their smoke break. Freedom of the body, freedom of the mind :)

6 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2534

So many on here crash and burn early which I am sure you can now recognise by the “here today gone tomorrow” nature of many posts.

Well, StellaBlue, I am here to tell you now that you are not one of them and that if you carry on as you are, that is, showing steely nerve and commitment (and I am convinced you will) you will see out the “once round the sun” experience and join the happy club of ex -smokers!

Good Luck!

Penitent d5,198

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6 years ago 0 +0 / -0 180

Now its day 51

I feel pretty darn good (day 50 was admittedly pretty exciting, thanks for the acknowledgement Timbo!) I still want to smoke at times, maybe 2-3x per day on average. But like I said downthread, I've also had a couple days now when I didn't think of smoking at all, which has been pretty sweet. I do not feel that I've got another quit in me, and that is motivating me to not bail on this one, for any reason. My brain keeps casually suggesting that "just one" would be nice and no big deal - this is the one and only remaining "argument" I'm experiencing at this point, everything else has been weeded out and pruned away. ... To which I say, "Haha, nice try, lower brain! I'm on to your shenanigans and I'm getting on with my life now."

6 years ago 0 +0 / -0 802

Hi StellaBlue,

The big FIVE OHHH! Can you believe it?

You're doing great, keep it up....for the rest of your life! Stay strong and watch out for those triggers.

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Tim

6 years ago 0 +0 / -0 180

What fantastic news you two brought me! I get to KEEP this feeling??!! Yahooooooo!

Guys, I love that I no longer feel guilty every day. Either guilty because I'm smoking and shouldn't be, or guilty because I "know" I should quit but don't want to, or guilty because I'm taking a smoke break that inconveniences the people around me, or guilty because I said no to donating X amount of dollars at the checkout but then handed over $12 for a pack of smokes, etc etc etc. I didn't realize how pervasive the guilt was until it was removed from my life.

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