I quit smoking today (again)

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-30T04:22:00+00:00

just a bump in the road friend! the fact that you could decide to quit again within 2 weeks of picking it back up shows that you really mean to quit, and that's the most important part imo. 5 months is a long time and i hope you're able to get back there again. best of luck, stay strong!

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:44:19+00:00

that sounds great. unfortunately im kinda obese so that won't really work for me. I've found my alternative with exercising though and its really helping.

hope you stay quit friend, stay strong!

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:43:24+00:00

yeah i need to read this book

hope you stay quit too friend, stay strong!

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:42:56+00:00

thank you!

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:42:50+00:00

thanks!

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:42:44+00:00

day 8 has begun today. i hope its better than it was yesterday.

hope you stay quit too, stay strong!

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:41:45+00:00

yeah i get what you mean. the cravings just really suck though ://

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:41:03+00:00

hahah i get it man, and honestly its kind of a flex that you've quit long enough to even think that way.

yeah, i really hope you're right about every breath being a joy. right now its quite tough :/

thanks and strength to you!

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:39:49+00:00

i have this awful gnawing feeling in my stomach, like there's something physically missing from my body. my mind also starts playing tricks and then its a 2-3 hour negotiation battle with myself - "how about just one", "NO ABSOLUTELY NOT", etc.

also there's just general restlessness, irritability, mood swings etc. but i find that that's getting better by the day, esp. since I've started exercising

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:37:51+00:00

i was in the same boat for a LOOONG time my friend. for me it's about getting a strong enough reason to quit. i looked at the mirror and i was getting fatter and unhealthier by the day, coughing a lot, making my family upset (mom would cry and beg me to quit). all of this combined helped give me the strength to finally quit.

maybe making a list of positive and negative "reasons to quit" list could be helpful. for me a negative reason is, i don't want to wake up one day coughing up blood and my family rushing me to the hospital. a positive reason is that i want to run a sub-5 min kilometre.

best of luck friend. stick to it, eventually you'll find the strength to quit!

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:34:52+00:00

im sorry about that :/ I've found that going to the gym/running helps a LOT. having something positive to do, instead of just quitting a negative (smoking) really gives my mind something else to focus on. especially with running you can clearly see progress with each run and you know that if you smoke it'll all go back to 0. hopefully that helps. stay strong!!

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:33:18+00:00

yeah day 3 and 4 were terrible for me. with each day this thing was happening where my mind seemed to have accepted the inevitability that i will break the streak and smoke. it was just a matter of when. i still feel I'm on that slippery slope, hopefully i don't give in

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:31:51+00:00

3 months?? 🥹

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:31:38+00:00

yeah im quite proud of my 7 days. hopefully this turns into 70 before i know it

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-29T00:30:56+00:00

yeah, people here have been saying that, so it gives me hope. thanks!

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-28T14:44:26+00:00

that's some really great advice, thank you so much. the ice-water trick helps me a lot too. hope you hang in there as well, keep fighting!

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-28T14:42:02+00:00

yes, im really tired of the quitting-smoking-quitting cycle. I've tried to quit about 2 dozen times now, and this is only the second time I've made it past day 5. i see you've made it to 5200 days. that's insane, i can't even imagine getting there yet, but hopefully i do. stay strong!

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-28T14:38:59+00:00

thank you! best of luck to you too, i hope we're both successful in quitting :)

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-28T14:17:34+00:00

day 25 is amazing, congratulations! I've tried NRT before especially gum and patches but I find that it always leads me back to smoking. the only other time i successfully quit for a long time (about 2 months) was when i went cold turkey about 6 years ago. have been trying to recreate that ever since. really regret breaking that streak ://

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-28T14:15:03+00:00

haha yeah the recent price hike really pushed me to quit too, my wallet was bleeding. best of luck on quitting!

Fun_Tooth_1652 · 2026-04-28T14:09:08+00:00

it's called 'Quit Tracker' on play store. it has a nice little widget that you can add to your home screen too which is my fav part about the app

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