On January 25th, I will be smoke free for two years.

[myrna minx]

For a woman who would smoke and swim at the same time, this is quite a triumph for me.

I went cold turkey when I came down with a cold and never looked back. I never wanted to experience withdrawal ever again. I had no idea that the triggers would be the most difficult obstacle to overcome. Two years in, I don't even think about smoking, but I do dream that I've relapsed, much to my horror. I still get a brief "hello old friend" tingle when I smell a small amount of smoke on the wind, but I don't care for it at all when I'm in a confined space. Smokes were $5.50 when I quit.

Any other success stories?
Do you miss it?
Do you dream about smoking?
Does the wafting smell still have an allure or do you find it disgusting?
What was the most difficult trigger to overcome?
How much were cigarettes when you quit?
How much money do you think you've saved?

http://www.quitnet.com/qnhomepage.aspx
From Quitnet:
Time Smoke-Free: 680 days, 11 hours, 32 minutes and 22 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 20414
Lifetime Saved: 5 months, 5 days, 22 hours

Money Saved: $5,610.00

[Vincardog]

1. Good for you

[myrna minx]

12. Thanks!

[sinkingfeeling]

2. I will be smoke free 3 years on Jan. 15.

[myrna minx]

3. Congratulations!

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Thanks. Here's my thoughts and stats.

I still miss smoking. Love the smell of cigarettes! For a while, I'd light one kind of like incense!
I smoked from 30 to 40 cigarettes a day for about 39 years. Had a couple of cartons in my house when I went into the hospital for surgery and smoked my last cigarette there.

[myrna minx]

11. I do get a little nostalgic when I smell it on the wind (coffee and cigarettes!), but then I think

about trudging out in below zero Minnesota weather in search of a new pack and I get over my tingle fast.

[Bonobo]

5. Here.

I smoked on and off from the age of 20 to about 38, only quitting for about 1 year. I averaged a half pack/day.

I quit for 4 years between the age of 38-42 and then picked up smoking for 1 year after my mother died from the stress.

I recently quit again on Aug. 25th -so I am about 3 and 1/2 months smoke free.

I started a big change jar where I toss all my change now. It is always full since I don't buy cigs.

Cigarettes here in Japan where I live are now about $5.00 or so.

The most difficult trigger to overcome for me is when I am away from my family and drinking in a bar or similar recreational situation.

[myrna minx]

8. Good for you for quitting again.

It's amazing how much money we can save from not smoking, isn't it?!

[Bonobo]

13. Yes, it is really amazing!

It feels great but I still am feeling an occasional twinge.

For me, I was smoking in secret, so it feels like I was giving myself a secret pleasure when I smoked.

So now, when I am away from the family I sometimes still feel the twinge as if the desire is offering me a secret pleasure. You know?

But then I smell it and think about it and say...nah.

[Skittles]

15. Bonobo, think N.O.P.E. : NOT ONE PUFF EVER

keep NOPE in mind when you get triggered - yes INDEED

[racaulk]

6. Congratulations, myrna!

[myrna minx]

9. Thanks! It was the hardest thing I've ever done, but worth all of the agony.

I went from thinking I couldn't live without them to not thinking about them at all.

[PeaceNikki]

7. Congrats!!

[myrna minx]

10. Thanks!

[SirRevolutionary]

14. Good on you myrna, congrats!

It's just about two years for me too. I used ecigs/vapes and didn't really try to force myself to quit. The vapes were so good it just sort of happened and I really didn't miss smoking anymore.

[oldhippydude]

16. 8 years

on new years day here.. big congrats

[myrna minx]

17. In the wee hours of January 25, I became smoke free two years ago today.

Time Smoke-Free: 730 days, 1 hour, 42 minutes and 36 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 21902
Lifetime Saved: 5 months, 17 days, 7 hours
Money Saved: $6,022.50


On Edit- Need to add that I was watching Eddie Izzard in the Riches when I quit. For those in the know, he has a hilarious and passionate stand up bit about pro-smoking (Even though I think he's quit too).

[Nicole_Jasmine]

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[codysartony]

20. )

Congratulations!