One Year Clean Today: Jan.6, 2010

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by ragrsrocalot

Way to go.

I quit smoking cigarettes 8 weeks ago, and it is sooooooooooooo hard.
A commitment to help yourself for the better is no small task, so with that said, again congratulations to you and here's to another year and many more.

You have a hard road ahead of you. Keep up the fight. In order to successfully quit cigarettes you must wage a war against your body: and win that war!! Two months is terrific but you're hardly out of the woods yet. We all have different cravings. Some last longer than others. So you might get over your addiction quicker than I did mine. I chain smoked Cigs for 20 years and then quit cold turkey. I gained 35 pounds eating everything in sight. I had cravings everyday for 11 months. Then one day I woke up and said to myself, "wow I didn't have any cigarette cravings yesterday!"
A cigarette craving lasts anywhere from 10 to 45 seconds. I had 4 of them a day. When they occured I took in a deep breath and then let it out slowly. This is what we do when we puff on a cig: we take a deep breath and we let it out slowly.
There is more I could say on the subject but I'll end with the fact that I have been cigarette free now for seven and a half years! I never think about cigs anymore and can't wait till mary jane is out of my thoughts for good as well.