Ex-Smokers - Do You Feel Better?
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Ex-Smokers - Do You Feel Better?
Just given up and looking forward to many benefits. However, I honestly can't remember a single ex-smoker telling me that they felt great when free of the weed. Many have told me they don't feel any different - just fatter. I know one who gave up because he felt he should, but intends to start again when he retires!
So is there anyone out there who feels much better?
Be honest.
So is there anyone out there who feels much better?
Be honest.
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Well since the smoking ban came into force here in Ireland on the 29th March 2004 , and after 10-12 years of smoking approx 10-15 per day i quit. For the first few weeks i was very grumpy and would chew the head off anyone who annoyed me, Since giving up i found that i have gained a bit of excess weight & i feel more energetic and sleep better and find it easier to get up in the mornings.
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30-a-day to 0-a-day, quit 7 years ago and never looked back. I now run 15km regularly when 7 years ago I nearly died just walking up one flight of stairs
Kick the weed, get off the cancer sticks, you'll feel a million times better
Kick the weed, get off the cancer sticks, you'll feel a million times better
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Yep without a doubt I feel a hundred times better. I had a small lapse a few weeks ago and I felt dreadful pretty quickly. Stopped again with no problems and now feel back to normal rather than the bronchitic wreck I became after just a couple of weeks.
Do it, you'll never regret it.
Do it, you'll never regret it.
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Gave up 19 years ago and lost the tight chest following any exertion. A few colleagues often say, 'Dieing for a quick fag, just nipping outside'. How ironic. The only advantage of smoking I found was that it stopped all hayfever symptoms very quickly. Shame about the lung cancer, throat cancer, cancer of the oesophagus, emphysema, premature death due to even more smoking-related diseases that it causes.
Still, musn't grumble.........
Still, musn't grumble.........
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Much better,
Gave up smoking 16 years ago, spent the money I saved on flying lessons, stopped any temptation to smoke again, and am now working as an fo on a TP, after a career change at 45.
good luck
gdn
Gave up smoking 16 years ago, spent the money I saved on flying lessons, stopped any temptation to smoke again, and am now working as an fo on a TP, after a career change at 45.
good luck
gdn
Physiologically, your blood pressure, "stickiness" of blood, and oxygen carrying capacity of your red cells, improves after about 4 hours.
Your risk of stroke and heart attack drops dramatically within days.
Your risk drops to near that of a person who has never smoked, after about a year.
The risk of all the horrble cancers also drops dramatically, soon after quiting.
Do you actually feel any better ?..............usually, not straight away, but after a few weeks of coughing the black stuff up, you usually feel 100% better.
Next time you know of someone who has quit, take a close look at their hair, skin and general appearance over the next few weeks.
Your risk of stroke and heart attack drops dramatically within days.
Your risk drops to near that of a person who has never smoked, after about a year.
The risk of all the horrble cancers also drops dramatically, soon after quiting.
Do you actually feel any better ?..............usually, not straight away, but after a few weeks of coughing the black stuff up, you usually feel 100% better.
Next time you know of someone who has quit, take a close look at their hair, skin and general appearance over the next few weeks.
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Stopped smoking 60 a day when I was 32,put three and a half stone on in the first three months and lost two stone in the next three months. I was a swine to know for the first three months, then I got better. When I was 32 I had to climb a 90 foot staircase everyday, I stopped twice for a breather. When I was 60 I could still climb the staircase without stopping. With the record of cancer in my family I am sure i would be dead now.
It took me three years to stop wanting a smoke.
Stay with it mate it is worth it...
It took me three years to stop wanting a smoke.
Stay with it mate it is worth it...
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One of my colleagues at work gave up and said exactly the same thing as you. He felt no different, however, almost everybody else noticed the difference. I did not fly with him for at least 6 months and by then I am sure his body had purged most of the poisons you get from smoking. He looked physically much healthier and I felt he had a step to his character that was not there before.
I think the graphic anti smoking adverts on TV sum it up well. I feel sorry for the individual case studies portrayed on each advert even though they did it to themselves. You have to smoke to end your life the same way as them.
One of my colleagues at work gave up and said exactly the same thing as you. He felt no different, however, almost everybody else noticed the difference. I did not fly with him for at least 6 months and by then I am sure his body had purged most of the poisons you get from smoking. He looked physically much healthier and I felt he had a step to his character that was not there before.
I think the graphic anti smoking adverts on TV sum it up well. I feel sorry for the individual case studies portrayed on each advert even though they did it to themselves. You have to smoke to end your life the same way as them.
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I agree with reynoldsno1 - start doing a bit of exercise at the same time and you'll get double the effect, and will really reenforce the association with quitting and feeling healthier.
Also, definately stay away from pubs/alcohol for the first couple of weeks- I didn't think it would really be possible to enjoy a beer without a fag, but it really is! It just takes a little while.
Good luck
Also, definately stay away from pubs/alcohol for the first couple of weeks- I didn't think it would really be possible to enjoy a beer without a fag, but it really is! It just takes a little while.
Good luck
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Gave up 4 years ago and it still remains the best thing I have done in my life to date. Can't say that I felt any immediate health improvement, but I could immediately smell and taste things again.
As mentioned, increase your exercise frequency and steer clear of the battle-cruiser for a short while. The most difficult part of it for me was re-learning how to use my hands without cancer sticks being involved.
As mentioned, increase your exercise frequency and steer clear of the battle-cruiser for a short while. The most difficult part of it for me was re-learning how to use my hands without cancer sticks being involved.
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GLAD ALL OVER
I gave up smoking 8 years ago....had my last desperate puff outside T4 before going to see friends in KLAX .....13 hour non smoking flight....then non smoking terminal.....too tired in the cab to smoke. Then overnighted...woke up feeling like a badger had cra**ed in my mouth. Never looked back.
Feel better, smell better....lost a sallow grey complexion. Wallet heavier, stomach a trifle larger, Not feeling kanckered all the time....so..... all in all I would NEVER go back....
You will not be sorry!
Tailwinds.
Feel better, smell better....lost a sallow grey complexion. Wallet heavier, stomach a trifle larger, Not feeling kanckered all the time....so..... all in all I would NEVER go back....
You will not be sorry!
Tailwinds.
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For me it was nicotine/caffeine that was the 'double bunger'. Had to give up BOTH at the same time, as they went hand in hand.
I can now enjoy a coffee without the nicotine association.
Now, just to get rid of the flab....................
Speaking of association, I found that alot of my desire to smoke was situation driven. Not necessaritly as a result of any stress, just the habit of being somewhere or doing somthing, and being 'compelled' to smoke.
It's amazing how smelly cigarettes are, and how obvious it is to smell a smoker - that's one of the first things you will notice.
Now as an example that even the most hardcore habit can be broken, my grandfather smoked 5, yes 5, packets (100+ cigarrettes) per day for over 40 year. Woke up one morning and decided to stop - cold turkey - at age 80. No cancer, no nothin, just the will to do it.
He was a tough man, Yanko.
I can now enjoy a coffee without the nicotine association.
Now, just to get rid of the flab....................
Speaking of association, I found that alot of my desire to smoke was situation driven. Not necessaritly as a result of any stress, just the habit of being somewhere or doing somthing, and being 'compelled' to smoke.
It's amazing how smelly cigarettes are, and how obvious it is to smell a smoker - that's one of the first things you will notice.
Now as an example that even the most hardcore habit can be broken, my grandfather smoked 5, yes 5, packets (100+ cigarrettes) per day for over 40 year. Woke up one morning and decided to stop - cold turkey - at age 80. No cancer, no nothin, just the will to do it.
He was a tough man, Yanko.