HOLY CRAP! I made it to 4 weeks!!!

WOOHOO! First of all, thanks to all of you here on this sub for just being here. NO way I could have reached this milestone without your stories, support, troubles, and inspiration. We are all in this together.

Second, at 4 weeks in:

  • My confidence in myself has increased; still not rockstar confident, but every day I don't give in to a smoke is another boost in personal strength
  • my running is so much easier and I have even gotten a bit faster
  • I am 5 pounds heavier than I was when smoking, but look sooo much healthier
  • my wife doesn't complain about me smelling bad
  • I can think more clearly than I could while smoking
  • my daughter doesn't ask me why I stink
  • I don't need to go outside every hour at work to have one
  • I am not being controlled by my addiction and can focus more on what I am actually doing rather than on the next fix
  • I have gone into stressful situations and not had to smoke
  • I still have some anxiety, but am finding better ways to deal with it than smoking
  • I haven't had 285 cigs, have avoided 2.85g of tar, and have not spent $95.48 on cigs.

A milestone indeed! Looking forward to the future, but taking it one day at a time.

Good luck to you all!

Posted Apr 25, 2014, 5:03 PM UTC

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burningshadow6461 days•

Congratulations, brother! You're doing it!

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Turtle72OP434 days•

Thanks!!!

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lighterthief990 days•

Keep it up it gets easier

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riitzen1202 days•

Good work work!!

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Loisdenominator713 days•

Huge milestone indeed! Well done with great rewards to be enjoyed. The regained confidence is a nice one :)

I found that after one month I knew I had done it and could 'relax into my quit' if you will...it did start getting progressively easier after that.

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serbrian424 days•

Of course you did!

And hey - don't thank us. Be proud of yourself, as you're the one behind the success!

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