1 Year Today

[old] Sir Pirate · Post by **[old] Sir Pirate** » September 1st, 2004, 10:55 am

Not really news, but it is not often I say I will do something and then stick to it, but today is 1 year to the day I gave up smoking I feel so much better for it too. If you are a smoker, it IS worth giving up. Sir Pirate

LindaM · Post by **LindaM** » September 1st, 2004, 11:30 am

There's an accomplishment worth applauding! Congratulations. And thanks for keeping the air around you cleaner too!

[old] DavidA · Post by **[old] DavidA** » September 1st, 2004, 1:06 pm

Congratulations! I'm sure it hasn't been easy. Good luck on keeping it up, as well as with your erging. David

[old] John Rupp · Post by **[old] John Rupp** » September 1st, 2004, 4:13 pm

Congratulations.

[old] Prufrock · Post by **[old] Prufrock** » September 2nd, 2004, 5:42 am

Congrats I gave up about five years ago and while I'm not sure whether it has helped sporting performance, I do feel a lot healthier, cleaner, and, of course, richer. I don't have that stale tobacco smell hanging around me all the time and I can actually smell and taste my food. Funny enough I haven't missed smoking very much since I stopped. Maybe, like yourself, I have strong "won't" power. Stay strong Bernard

[old] Cran · Post by **[old] Cran** » September 2nd, 2004, 6:25 am

Aren't cigarettes good? They are like resistance training for your lungs? must be better than that power breathe thing.

[old] brianric · Post by **[old] brianric** » September 2nd, 2004, 8:00 pm

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Cran @ Sep 2 2004, 05:25 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> Aren't cigarettes good? They are like resistance training for your lungs? must be better than that power breathe thing.  </td></tr></table> Sad part is there are some people who reuse to quit, even as they hack up half their lungs every day in a coughing spell. Congratulations on staying off the cigarettes.

[old] Sir Pirate · Post by **[old] Sir Pirate** » September 3rd, 2004, 3:49 am

Thanks all It is nice to get a sense of smell back and to also be able to taste what food really tastes like. It's strange though, how I still get the odd craving. Any ex smokers of many years still get this? How long does it last? Thanks again Sir Pirate

[old] Duane Licudi · Post by **[old] Duane Licudi** » September 3rd, 2004, 4:27 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Sir Pirate @ Sep 1 2004, 09:55 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Not really news, but it is not often I say I will do something and then stick to it, but today is 1 year to the day I gave up smoking I feel so much better for it too. If you are a smoker, it IS worth giving up. Sir Pirate </td></tr></table> Congratulations. I quit smoking too, around 7 months ago, although for the second time. Since I started erging and keeping fit generally this past July I found it a good distraction from having quit smoking, and no longer find myself craving a cigarette, ever. I find my resolve is much stronger than before now that I'm more into healthier eating and fitness. Keep it up

[old] Cran · Post by **[old] Cran** » September 3rd, 2004, 7:15 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE </td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>It's strange though, how I still get the odd craving. Any ex smokers of many years still get this? How long does it last? </td></tr></table> Didn't take long when I quit before i wasn't getting cravings any more, a few months maybe. Didn't have patches or anything then either so not sure if that helps or not, I just decided to quit one day and did. I never want a cigarette when I'm sober, but I do still ocasionally smoke a few when I'm drunk if other people are smoking.

[old] Bayko · Post by **[old] Bayko** » September 3rd, 2004, 7:27 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Sir Pirate @ Sep 3 2004, 07:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> It's strange though, how I still get the odd craving. Any ex smokers of many years still get this? How long does it last?  </td></tr></table> My wife says that you may have a long way to go. She quit 20 years ago and still occasionally gets a strong urge, although her desire to stay off them is greater. A couple of friends returned to smoking after being off them for 5 years or more. They were not doing any exercise though, which I think helps to resist, and would frequently socialize at places with lots of smokers (pubs, etc.), which I think tempted them beyond the ability to resist. Congratulations to you and good luck in making it a permanent situation. Rick

[old] Ralph Earle · Post by **[old] Ralph Earle** » September 3rd, 2004, 3:04 pm

I smoked a pack a day in the 1960s; I quit January 1, 1970. But, believe it or not, every two or three years I have a dream/nightmare in which I'm smoking again. Everything seems totally real. I can taste it, feel it, smell it, and in the dream I freak out -- "I can't believe I'm smoking again!" Most of the time, while still dreaming, l realize "Wait, this is just a dream -- I'm OK." But the last time, about six months ago, I was convinced that it was not a dream, and was very upset. I have no explanation for this. My smoking was almost wholly social, and I had no withdrawal symptoms when I quit.

[old] Mark Keating · Post by **[old] Mark Keating** » September 3rd, 2004, 7:12 pm

Congrats, sir pirate. I have a brother and two sisters that I would like to see kick the habit, but I realize that it is much easier said than done. Way to go! Mark

[old] Meerkats · Post by **[old] Meerkats** » September 4th, 2004, 9:51 am

Congratulations Sir Pirate, I gave up nearly two years ago and the cravings are only by association, i.e. the ones you enjoyed, after a climb, after a cave etc, but they are mental cravings and not physical ones, just remember the difference. I was fit when I smoked and used it as an excuse, now I dont I think I'm twice as fit, although, and I don't know if any one else has the experience it appears your lungs recover but the body doesn't quite keep up. I suffered more than a few niggles in the first few months after giving up, whilst the lungs were raring to go. Loving not smoking and annoyed I started int ehfirst place, but that was my brothers fault. Alos my girlfirend snogs me lots more keep it up Chris W

[old] debs · Post by **[old] debs** » September 4th, 2004, 12:07 pm

I'm sure you know how good giving up the smoking is for your body. About 3 years ago my mom was in hospice with lung cancer from smoking. On occasion my mom would cough up a nasty thick brown substance. My nephew, who had spent years in his youth working the tobacco fields of Kentucky, said my mom's cough smelled exactly like raw tobacco plants. If smokers were to volunteer in a hospice, they might see enough illness first-hand to help them quit. I'll keep up my 5-days per week in the gym.

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