[Closed] Right - nine months into 2011 - how are the EX-SMOKERS getting on?

fine thanks for asking 😉 (haven't drunk or smoked since 2004 😀

I am still off them DD!

Just over 18 months now. I still get the odd craving, but they are very few and far between and pass very quickly.

Glad to see that you are doing well 🙂

raceface - you are beyond awesome - I knew I didn't even have to ask 🙂

Ho Hum - great stuff - good to hear. 🙂

I'm not on the exclusive list but 18 months and 3 days thanks! (weed and cigs)

Chucked it in a few weeks ago. Long way to go but on the right path (again).

thanks deadlydarcy 😀 to be honest i have been lucky and found it relatively easy to quit (i was addicted to both drugs,and knew that i was on a downward spiral) although my life is far from a happy one (suffer with depression/anxiety issues) i do feel thankful that i quit them both.i wish you all well in beating the smoking.you will feel better believe me 😉 good luck 🙂

I'm not on the exclusive list but 18 months and 3 days thanks! (weed and cigs)

You are now 🙂

Sorry, I just went back to my old thread about it and picked off a few names from the last page or two.

I quit January 2010 for the first time in my adult life after 25 years of daily smoking.. then started again in June 2010.. 😡

I quit again earlier this year the next morning after a ride with Sharki and Trailmonkey made me realise that a quick smoke before a sharp climb was going to kill me one day..

Unfortunately I started again during a heavy night on the sauce but have managed to quickly cut down and quit [i]again[/i] and I've now been nicotine free for two weeks..
I'm not going back to it as I've noticed with all the stop/starting that's gone on just how poisoned I feel after a smoke..
I really missed it earlier today for 10 minutes or so..

had quit for two years near enough then broke my wrist earlier this year then got back on them but time to quit again now

I really missed it earlier today for 10 minutes or so..

Yup, still get this! 😐 Wonder when it will stop.

had quit for two years near enough then broke my wrist earlier this year then got back on them but time to quit again now

Been there, done that (without the broken wrists) but good stuff for deciding to quit again. Never quit quitting.

binners is still smoking or was when i saw him - i still scrounged one but dont smoke if that makes sense.
think the craving never stops it just gets longer between them not really had anything for a few years tbh and even though i have the odd one I hate the smell.

^^^^^

yunki you have the right attitude and will crack it soon I am sure of it.

The stop/starting does make you feel horrible. I still drink a lot (I have cut down this year though) and I I am beginning to find hangovers make me feel "poisoned" as well. It's not very pleasant is it?

Dirty binners.

No wonder everything is his fault.

Mostly 😳

had one or two when I'm really pissed and friends can't stand my whinging any more. LOL

sorry. 😕

Tut tut! 😉 When you say whinging, do you mean whinging about being off the tabs?

6 years and counting....what do I win?

*sighs and glares at binners*

No, more like "give me a faaaaaaaggggg, oh, go on, give us one...."

that sort of whinging. 😳 😆

Only one or two though, still not as bad as before

6 years and counting....what do I win?

A pouch of Cutters Choice, your choice of colour rizzla and a pack of menthol filters because tobacco taste is always nicer with a hint of mint.

EDIT: Is binners still on the Capstan?

Awesome. Liquorice (orange) rizlas and regular filters please.

I am beginning to find hangovers make me feel "poisoned" as well. It's not very pleasant is it?

hmm.. I know that feeling very well..

I stopped regular drinking to excess about 5 years ago after a bout of broken bones from drunken falls, terrible problems with my digestion and bowel, decreased liver function, alcohol withdrawal and fits.. the poisoned feeling I was starting to get from drinking was foul..

Funny that I used to think of myself as invincible once.. I now drink in moderation a handful of times per year..

I miss the alcoholic life every single day
(EDIT: [i]nearly[/i] every single day)

regular filters please

Sorry, competition rules state that filters [i]must[/i] be menthol. 😐 Stop taking the piss. 🙂

Ok. Sorry.

Had a few drags on some magic ones whilst at Notting Hill Carnival... mixing with the natives if you like.

Other than that, don't miss 'em at all.

Awesome stuff TSY. 🙂

Smoked four times this year so probably totalling around eighty fags for the nine months so far. Only smoke when I drink and my ale intake this year has been none existent, been on the lash four times. I feel really good for it as well. Never had a problem quitting but still like a good p!ss up and a tab. Can't beat it.

Mmmmmm ale and tabs.

This wasn't the first time I tried to quit, but every other time I knew I was going to smoke again. This time I knew I wasn't.

I even tried to start smoking again much earlier this year, met up with an old friend who smoked. Rolled and sparked 5+ fags and never had more than a couple of drags on any of them. |Seemed so disgusting and alien.

I quit in Feb 2011, after 15 years of smoking. Just woke up one saturday and did'nt want a cig, easy really, no cravings, mind over matter. My MTB has vastley improved 😀

squiff: awesome stuff. Wish I'd found it that easy.

over 2 years for me now - still get cravings especially when under stress

TeeJ, your awesomeness is well known to us all. 🙂

For all those who have quit, you are already awesome, and certainly don't need this:

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Is that Philly?

What is the "special purpose" for?

that was the start of my modelling career deadly, as you well know i'm back to that very hairstyle now... although today i'm sporting a sexy side parting.

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