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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forums100 days without a smoke.
As of yesterday.
Today I walk in a convenience store.
Theres a guy buying a carton of Marlboros.
Me: its been 100 days since I smoked a cigarette.
Cashier: You want one? 😏
We both laughed.
Zoonart
(11,860 posts)Here's to your health!
underpants
(182,788 posts)Still on the patch. Trying to find new areas to apply it.
leftieNanner
(15,084 posts)Keep it up. My Mom quit when she got a really bad case of pneumonia and she stayed quit. But if she was at a party and someone was smoking, she would sidle over for a whiff.
She passed away in 2008, but never went back to smoking.
I'm sure if you noted how much that guy was paying for his carton of Marlboros - and maybe calculated how much $$$ you are saving, that's an added bonus.
MyOwnPeace
(16,926 posts)I truly respect those that work hard to beat the hook. WAY TO GO - KEEP UP THE GOOD FIGHT!
brewens
(13,582 posts)underpants
(182,788 posts)I dont smoke weed though. I eat it.
handmade34
(22,756 posts)I can only imagine and I celebrate anyone who can do it (my only saving grace is that I never started... )
Phoenix61
(17,003 posts)It takes a lot of effort to make new habits.
MLAA
(17,288 posts)Have you had the dream where you are smoking and you wake up disappointed in yourself until you realize it was a dream?
Congrats on your terrific accomplishment!
underpants
(182,788 posts)About a month in.
Ive had to take off the patch twice because really horrific nightmares.
MLAA
(17,288 posts)I went with Nicolette gum, but then got hooked on that. Took quite a while to shake that bad habit.
MuseRider
(34,108 posts)who cannot even remember the year I actually quit. It took me forever, starting and stopping over and over again. I will never do anything as hard as that was. Good luck, remember if you start back up it gets harder to quit, or it was for me. I probably quit part of every year for a decade. Makes me glad I like to drink but not get drunk or mess around with some other things and not get blasted out of my mind. I am an easy addict.
I am so happy you are doing this. As long as I have been here you have been here (you were here before I think) and I feel like you are an old friend and I want to you know the joys of taking a good deep breath again without feeling that strange, icky feeling in your chest. Sending many vibes of support.
underpants
(182,788 posts)yonder
(9,664 posts)dameatball
(7,397 posts)Niagara
(7,605 posts)Great job, Underpants!
I'm still 164 days without a cigarette and I'm still walking several times a days, getting my tootsie roll fix and chewing gum.
Hats off to you!! Hip hip hooray!!
underpants
(182,788 posts)Im guessing from the day count.
Its funny. I almost never think about it. Going back into the office twice a week (starting last week) has triggered it more than anything.
Niagara
(7,605 posts)I purchased my supply from a local reservation where a carton is about $12.00.
I had a brand that I smoked regularly for years. They started playing games with the sizes of the cigarettes from regular to 100's. I want the regular size, not the 100's. I purchased another brand for awhile and they changed the sizes on those. The 3rd or 4th brand that I purchased were so strong, that I ended up coughing and I was literally gagging. I've been smoking for 23 years and I said to myself, that's it...I'm done. I went cold turkey.
Since it wasn't planned, I'm not sure if my last day was Jan. 31st or Feb 1st, I always pick the later date since I'm not sure.
rurallib
(62,411 posts)Skittles
(153,160 posts)state your intentions here on DU first
underpants
(182,788 posts)You know I love you.
Or youll kick my butt.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)I quit smoking ten years ago, after many tries.......it was hard but sooooo worth it
DFW
(54,370 posts)I have friends who have quit smoking (VERY few, actually, as I live in Europe, and most who used to smoke still smoke). Those who successfully quit tell me that it takes YEARS before the compulsion disappears completely. You have arrived a difficult milestone on what will be a difficult long journey. Bravo for having started, and bravo for having gotten this far! Many do not.
Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.
― Mark Twain