non smoker

[grampa]

well its 21 days since I last had a cigerette, I was on 30 a day and smoked for 40 years I have put on 14 pounds and feel worse now than I did when I smoked, I hope it gets better over time.........Paul

[Travis]

Uggg....that's rough. Stick with it though. You'll be glad you did. Keep chewing the gum and make some more sawdust. That should keep your mind off it a bit.

[Firedkm]

When did you have time to breathe??????

 

It will get better and a few pounds is better than what the smoke does to you!

[amazingkevin]

Congradulation GRANPA,you can do it ! i quit in 1986 cold turkey.AS you know i'm loaded with useless trivia but you'll like this related one.Eating a barbequed steak or what have you bbq'ed and the longer you cook it the worse it gets.Here it comes, eating bbqed food is like smoking 60 pacs of cigarettes. Think about all the smoke ,saturated into the food as it cooks.The food is the cigarette filter for the bbq.Remember if it tastes good it's probably bad for you.Sorry but true.Smoke of any kind can't be good for you.Don't reach for the candy now either,lol hope this helps you stay off the butts! :)most assureadly the worst habit i've ever had.

[Barry5180]

Congrats Paul on becoming a non-smoker. I know it's tough at the beginning, but you'll start feeling better soon enough. Good luck and stay the course.

 

Barry

[grampa]

Thanks for the Encouragement friends................Paul

[Kepy]

I'm coming up on 2 yrs smoke free. I surely was good for the chewing gum industry but it did help. Have now mostly broken that habit as well. You can do it.

[wood-n-things]

I stopped July 2 of o4! Best thing and hardest thing I ever did I was smoker since I was 10 years old.

 

You can do it too. Just one day at a time.

[Randynfla]

six years for me, I couldnt do cold turkey, used the laser treatment and havnt had a craving since. Congrats to all and at 45 dollars a carton now, I love being smoke free LOL

[grampa]

Well its 78 days now and the cravings are getting less and less and my waist is getting bigger ...........Paul

[qlty]

Well its 78 days now and the cravings are getting less and less and my waist is getting bigger ...........Paul

 

Hang in there Paul,I quit some 40 years ago now at age 72 I know I would not be here had I not quit.Life is good John aka qlty

[amazingkevin]

Grampa !I'm very impressed at you.Wow has the time flewby.Eat a differant salad everytime to add variety to you food . I had a book of 365 salads which i lost.Your not going to gain weight eating salads unless your useing the wrong dressings. I lost 70 pounds on just fresh made carrot juice in 60 days. When theres a will there's a way .I see you have plenty of will.All things are possiable!

[r6239cleo]

Congratulation GRANPA

Hang in there, I just recently passed the six month mile stone. I also felt like I felt worse since I quit smoking, however, it does get better. I still have cravings once in a while but just get busy with something to get my mind off of it. As far a the weight thing I haven't had a problem with it yet. Try writing down what you eat each time you eat something and after a while you get tired of writing down stuff and just don't eat it. It will also surprise you what you actually do eat. Keep up the good work and hang in there you can do it.