I have been quit for 2 Weeks, 18 hours, 53 minutes and 36 seconds (14 days). I have saved $30.90 by not smoking 162 cigarettes. I have saved 13 hours and 30
minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 3/12/2006 2:30 AM.
My wife and I have been trying to quit for what seems like an eternity. In reality it's been probably a year or so. We've had a couple of good runs but this is by far our longest quit. My wife has the advantage, if you can call it that, because she got sick and ended up having to have her tonsils out. Smoking's not even an option for her which makes the quit a lot easier. For me it hasn't been too bad, depending on the day.
I smoked for about 12 years, from when I was 18 until now at the ripe old age of 30. I blame myself for my wife starting. She was a "recreational" smoker when we met, the kind of person who'd have the occasional cigarette when she was drinking because her friends all smoke. It wasn't until we started dating that she started smoking regularly and before she knew it she was just as addicted as me. She's been smoking for probably 4 or 5 years.
I have to say if it wasn't for her pushing the subject of quitting I probably wouldn't have. She was sick of the money we were spending, $100-$150 a month, having to hide the smell and the smokes from our families and not being able to spend time with our non-smoking friends without having to have our "breaks". In some ways I wanted to quit as well but the desire just wasn't as strong as hers. I knew from previous quits that I felt more motivated when I wasn't smoking, that I had more energy and that my circulation was a lot better but it was still hard to make the commitment to quit.
I have had a few things come up that I wanted to ask some of the veteran quitters on here about.
1. As you can see from the initial lines of my post I've been quit for just over two weeks. For some reason the last 3-4 days have been horrible, I'd say nearly as bad as the first 2-3 days of the quit. Please tell me this doesn't continue because I've been hard pressed of late not to buy some cigs.
2. One of my biggest worries was that I wouldn't be able to not smoke when I have my coffee but I've found the exact opposite to be true. When I'm dying for a cig I can get a cup of coffee instead and the urge to smoke goes away. Any ideas as to why that would work that way? Drinking is another story all together. I haven't had so much as a beer since the start of this quit because I know that if I do, I won't be able to resist the temptation.
3. On the subject of drinking and smoking. My wife and I originally quit on the 5th of March but we broke down at a friend's birthday party and lit up. I don't know when I'll ever be able to drink again without wanting to smoke. What was odd is that after that night, the 11th, I didn't wake up wanting to smoke. In fact, the next few days after that were cake when I was expecting a horrific relapse of withdrawal symptoms. Here again, I'm just looking for thoughts on why it works that way.
4. Finally, I have this uncomfortable burning sensation just below my sternum that's been with me ever since the start of the quit. I'm not sure if I've ever had heartburn but I'd guess this is what it feels like. I haven't taken anything because I'm not sure what's going on. I didn't think quitting smoking could cause heartburn or indigestion so I didn't want to take medicine for either of those. Has anyone else experienced this?
Thanks in advance to anyone who answers my questions.
I have been quit for 2 Weeks, 19 hours, 21 minutes and 29 seconds (14 days). I have saved $30.94 by not smoking 162 cigarettes. I have saved 13 hours and 30 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 3/12/2006 2:30 AM.
Drew
My wife and I have been trying to quit for what seems like an eternity. In reality it's been probably a year or so. We've had a couple of good runs but this is by far our longest quit. My wife has the advantage, if you can call it that, because she got sick and ended up having to have her tonsils out. Smoking's not even an option for her which makes the quit a lot easier. For me it hasn't been too bad, depending on the day.
I smoked for about 12 years, from when I was 18 until now at the ripe old age of 30. I blame myself for my wife starting. She was a "recreational" smoker when we met, the kind of person who'd have the occasional cigarette when she was drinking because her friends all smoke. It wasn't until we started dating that she started smoking regularly and before she knew it she was just as addicted as me. She's been smoking for probably 4 or 5 years.
I have to say if it wasn't for her pushing the subject of quitting I probably wouldn't have. She was sick of the money we were spending, $100-$150 a month, having to hide the smell and the smokes from our families and not being able to spend time with our non-smoking friends without having to have our "breaks". In some ways I wanted to quit as well but the desire just wasn't as strong as hers. I knew from previous quits that I felt more motivated when I wasn't smoking, that I had more energy and that my circulation was a lot better but it was still hard to make the commitment to quit.
I have had a few things come up that I wanted to ask some of the veteran quitters on here about.
1. As you can see from the initial lines of my post I've been quit for just over two weeks. For some reason the last 3-4 days have been horrible, I'd say nearly as bad as the first 2-3 days of the quit. Please tell me this doesn't continue because I've been hard pressed of late not to buy some cigs.
2. One of my biggest worries was that I wouldn't be able to not smoke when I have my coffee but I've found the exact opposite to be true. When I'm dying for a cig I can get a cup of coffee instead and the urge to smoke goes away. Any ideas as to why that would work that way? Drinking is another story all together. I haven't had so much as a beer since the start of this quit because I know that if I do, I won't be able to resist the temptation.
3. On the subject of drinking and smoking. My wife and I originally quit on the 5th of March but we broke down at a friend's birthday party and lit up. I don't know when I'll ever be able to drink again without wanting to smoke. What was odd is that after that night, the 11th, I didn't wake up wanting to smoke. In fact, the next few days after that were cake when I was expecting a horrific relapse of withdrawal symptoms. Here again, I'm just looking for thoughts on why it works that way.
4. Finally, I have this uncomfortable burning sensation just below my sternum that's been with me ever since the start of the quit. I'm not sure if I've ever had heartburn but I'd guess this is what it feels like. I haven't taken anything because I'm not sure what's going on. I didn't think quitting smoking could cause heartburn or indigestion so I didn't want to take medicine for either of those. Has anyone else experienced this?
Thanks in advance to anyone who answers my questions.
I have been quit for 2 Weeks, 19 hours, 21 minutes and 29 seconds (14 days). I have saved $30.94 by not smoking 162 cigarettes. I have saved 13 hours and 30 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 3/12/2006 2:30 AM.
Drew

