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Smoke free here ~ all a croc?

lobs211 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:20:47 GMT

Is that how you spell it? Crock? Croc?

Anyway smoke free since Jan 10th so about 45 days or something.

nothing tastes better, sense of smell no better, dont feel any better

Getting suspicious its all BS???

Whens all this good stuff happen?

Im dizzy ALOT, hope thats got nothing to do with it??

Went cold turkey, did it for my kids, who BTW didnt even notice 😐

EX-Smokers do you really FEEL better or do yu just say that to yourselves?? 🙂

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daydream**believer — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:46:31 GMT

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/a_benefits_time_table.html

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izabsmiling — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:57:19 GMT

Well done Lobs 🙂

Have you have noticed that smell nicer and have more money to spend on better things ?

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azureline** — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:03:45 GMT

Congratulations!! It will get better/healthier....less risk of a stroke? :-x

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lobs211 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:49:55 GMT

Thanks Amy 🙂

Iza ~ I said up there ^^ dont feel no different?

Yeah Az, Im probly stroke material, storkes everywhere in my fam so I spose I gotta go with that 🙂

Still BS I reckon 😛

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izabsmiling — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:02:23 GMT

Lobs, if you are feeling dizzy maybe a check up might be the go ? Perhaps your blood pressure is on the lowish side ?

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*pepe — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:04:18 GMT

congratulations lobs.

even though you haven't got the results you expected so far keep going because quitting really is better for your body and your wallet

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j*oono — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:11:22 GMT

Keep it up Lobs. It's so hard really and to be honest most of the time I don't feel any better but my cough is totally gone and I don't think my taste is better except for that first morning cup of tea is fantastic and I've put on maybe four kilos darn it even though I go to Curves nearly every day.

That is where I know that my lung function has improved. Whether you feel healthier or not your chances of heart attack, stroke and lung problems is already decreasing.

11 months for me this week and my MLC app tells me that I have saved $10,062.

I know how hard it is for you. At 45 days, mostly I didn't even want to get out of bed in the morning but believe me it does get better.

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moonlyte — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:18:20 GMT

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nothing tastes better, sense of smell no better, dont feel any better

I wonder, is this all BS that your mind is making up to justify smoking again?

How can you not taste better when your mouth is no longer an ash tray? How can you not smell better without smoke odour dulling your sense of smell? How can you not feel better now that your lungs are getting more fresh air? How can your kids not notice the choking, suffocating stench of smoke is gone?

No matter how much your mind might deny it, you and those around you are better off without the smoking. So now instead of making excuses and focusing on negatives of not smoking(of which there are none, other than obvious withdrawal), why not build on the momentum and focus on how to continue to remain smoke free?

45 days cold turkey is impressive, and if you've lasted this long, then you can last for at least another 45 days. Keep up the good work. 🙂

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lobs211 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:19:27 GMT

Yeah thanks chicks, maybe im just sookin

No ass around here even noticed! Im like Gawd this is killing me & no one noticed it ha ha

Sookin up

I be right 🙂

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lobs211 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:21:28 GMT

Yeah Moonlight,

I was just hoping to eat something and Go yesssssssssss now that tastes better!

No, seriously nothing??

I probly smell better LOL but I meant I dont notice that I can smell other things better

Anyway see above post, just havin a sook

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moonlyte — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:29:58 GMT

my MLC app tells me that I have saved $10,062.

😮

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kengillard — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:54:33 GMT

well done Lobs....keep it up. you're still in the grip of the demon Nicotine....it'll feel taste and smell better soon:-x give yourself a tasty treat and see if it makes a difference.

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mainecoon1 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:59:35 GMT

Lobs well done, I gave up smoking cold turkey years ago and it was not easy.

I was a 2 pack a day when I did it, fell off the wagon twice but on the third attempted I made it I have not smoked since. Some of the side effects are not nice but worth going through to have clean lungs.

It will take at least 2 years before you really notice the things you mention, things tasting nicer, being able to smell things and feeling better but like others have said you will smell nicer to other people now you don't smell like and ashtray and you will save heaps of money.

When I gave up I bought a money box and every time I would have bought a pack I put the money in my money box. After a year I could not believe how much money I had in it, I was so chuffed I spent it all on a holiday.

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kyliecrv — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:02:53 GMT

I bet you smell better to others?

I dislike the smell of a smoker! Especially to kiss or hug! Im sure those around you would notice it, especially if they dont smoke!

Goodluck, keep it up..... you are doing your health a favour! X

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thebraff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:36:26 GMT

That's fantastic news Lobs. Kids don't notice anything so I wouldn't worry to much about that.

I went cold turkey a long time ago and I have never wanted one since. You are doing the right thing by everyone (except the Aus Govt and paying the tax).

You are setting a good example and the amount of money you are saving must be heaps. Please keep going.

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lightningdance — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:01:13 GMT

Congrats & well done. I am now free for 4 years, it was very very hard, so hard in fact that I did buy a pack one day & I smoked 1 but I punished myself so bad with a guilt trip I didn't do it again.

I get that you feel no body has noticed you quit, what with all the do gooders & smoking nazis you'd think they would notice eh, but they don't, so you're on your own buddy so good luck, you will make it.:-x

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kayza40 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:36:05 GMT

Lobbs I gave up after I had a heart attack from a clot caused from smoking. Cause smoking thickens your blood and leads to clots. I was lucky it wasn't a stroke.

The dizzy spells are probably due to increased oxygen getting to your brain quicker than it used to, your blood will be thinning and your body will get used to it, its good for you.

These are the things I noticed.

the sense of smell thing I noticed pretty quick.. I noticed things like petrol smelling stronger, the garbage bin in the kitchen. I coudln't smell smokers until just recently and can only notice the smoke smell if they've just had one. 2 yrs on and I can really notice the smell of plants and flowers too.

Sense of taste is still the same I reckon. Although fruit tastes sweeter... strawberries taste nicer. And I went off coffee, I still drink it but a jar has lasted me 3 months and there is still a quarter left in it.

Not having lots of phlegm or smokers cough and the croaky voice going is something I really noticed quickly.

Being able to take a deep breath into my lungs further than I used to when I was a smoker. Not getting exhausted so quickly.

Heres the big one : The money, I really noticed the money and don't know how I could ever afford to smoke. And the incovenience of hanging for a smoke because you're not allowed to smoke anywhere anymore.

Every now and then (usually when stressed) I'll think, god I need a smoke, then I remember I don't smoke anymore lol.

Good on you for giving up, you've done the right thing and bet you start noticing stuff soon.

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*crikey*mate* — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:23:32 GMT

Yep! Way to go Lobs!

I'm a week ahead of you, though I've fallen off the wagon a couple of times.

I can't say I've noticed much difference in my cardiovascular - It's improved a bit but I'm also back at gym so that's probably helped too - but I still cough up a lung everytime I do an ICE session - but I did have a long term problem with sinus infections and they have completely cleared up.

The only taste difference I notice now is I can't stand coffee anymore - and I used to mainline the stuff - reckon I would have sniffed snorted or injected the stuff if I could have - but now can't stand the stuff.

I can smell smokers - but I always could.

The biggest thing for me is I'm saving at least $150 a week - so that's a $150 tax free pay rise I've given myself and my whole family every single week!

And yep - that's another bonus - don't have to scrounge around looking for the designated smoking areas anymore and not hanging out till the end of a lecture till I can have a smoke - plus - I can now sit at coffee shops etc WITH my friends without having to wander off like a Nigel by myself all the time. LOL

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*crikey*mate* — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:25:39 GMT

and another bonus - OH isn't a smoker, so after *ahem* well you know - I used to have to get out of bed and go outside for a smoke - don't have to do that anymore LOL