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Have to say, gaining fitness by doing nothing is a new and interesting experience!  Of course lung capacity has improved, but very obviously the efficiency of the lungs too, I recover far quicker after exerting myself and also have more stamina. It was very noticeable skiing recently; where normally I would be very out of breath (I ski quite hard) I was OK.
The odd thing is I really don't miss them, and have absoloutely no desire to have one either. I also drink less, oddly (perhaps the two were associated).
I stopped with the cold turkey method; I got a bad cold at xmass, stopped, and just didn't re-start when I got over it.
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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Congratulations!
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Do-Not-Drink-So-Much-As-One-Beer-Or-The-Monkey-Will-Right-Back-On-You.
For at least a year.
Then you'll be good to go.
I know.
Good for you btw
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Congratulations.
I am now 3.5 years and never going back - I just love the extra cash too much!
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Quote: gaining fitness by doing nothing
I wouldn't call quitting smoking "doing nothing."
Congrats. Glad to hear you could quit.
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I smoked for 18 years and then quit cold turkey also. There is no point in "cutting down," doesn't work.
Congratulations!
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Congratulations!
One bit of advice. My Uncle quit for an entire year. Then, in what I imagine was a period of stress, he decided to have just one cigarette. He then started smoking again.
You can never have a cigarette again. Not ever.
Oh, and try not to gain weight. Some people who quit smoking start overeating.
What you're doing is very difficult. If you made it this far, you can quit forever.
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We're talking tobacco here, right? The name Munchies tends to fog the picture...
I quit a bit over a year ago, and I still want one. Or 20. I've experienced no benefits whatsoever from quitting, other than getting fat and drinking more. They never affected me in any way, and I could hike and climb mountains all day long with a cigarette in my mouth without losing a breath. I'm almost 60, and I smoked 1-1/2 to 2 packs a day for 41 years. The only positive thing to come out of quitting is that I now have a lot more cash available for guns, ammo, and booze. Fair trade... 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: I've experienced no benefits whatsoever from quitting, other than getting fat and drinking more.
Why do you continue to abstain from smoking then?
I am just curious because I did experience benefits when I quit smoking cigarettes; less troubled breathing, sense of smell returning, taste buds alive again, to name a few.
Yes I did gain weight, but tried to keep in shape.
If I hadn't experienced these positive benefits I doubt I would have continued to refrain from smoking.
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Two reasons, really. The first and most obvious was the cost savings - it really is an expensive habit, not just for the purchase, but the cost of maintaining things that get smoke-saturated and yellowed, like walls and drapes and clothes. But another, stronger reason was the freedom, not being chained to something as stupid a a pack of cigarettes. When I'd lay awake at night dreading the morning because I'd smoked my last cigarette before bed, it was ridiculous. Every time I went someplace, I had to check around me in the car to make sure I had smokes and a lighter. If I accidentally left either behind, I had to re-arrange my trip to include a stop at the store first off. That's no way to live! 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Yeah, that is really quite a sad addiction.
I never really cared if I had smokes or not, I cold go without for a day or more without any problems, in fact I use to smoke often just because they were their and to pass the time.
Years back I also limited myself to just smoking when I went out, so it was once a week on a Friday night. I did that for a few years OK.
Odd though you never noticed, perhaps you did a Clinton, and didn't inhale?
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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Munchies_Matt wrote: perhaps you did a Clinton, and didn't inhale?
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Congrats!!!Keep it up!! and no more cigarettes!!!![Java | [Coffee]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif)
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Well done!
I gave up ten years ago this October, and am glad I did every time I see the price they are charging these days. 
Cold turkey isn't the easy way: takes some hard work to get there, so you pat yourself on the back goo and hard!
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I've been clean around 4 years now I think; I really can not remember when I stopped. One day I just ran out of tabs and never bought them again. I had a week or two of vile moods but now I'm calm and relaxed, and I'll rip yer head off if you say I'm not.
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It doesn't half affect your sense of smell when you give up though, doesn't it?
Ever since I stopped, I'm amazed how many people round here think "if I smoke a j while I drive to the shops, no-one will know..." - and then walk round Tesco stinking of dope! 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Smell is very much improved, to the worse sometimes. The dog f***ing stinks now! 
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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I know what you mean - before I gave up, I didn't know coal had a smell, much less that it was so strong when you had a bucket full of it waiting to go on the fire!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Congratulations! I quit using cold turkey also, nearly 20 years ago. I failed a couple of times previously because of beers compromising my will(not)power. Beware the booze!!!
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One less smoker is always good news.
I bet the Mrs enjoys the difference too? 
Quitting smoking is quite a bit harder than quitting alcohol (not that I'm recommending that anyone should stop drinking)
The fact that you can smoke in more places than you can drink is by itself a major factor. For example you can't drink at work at most places I know, but smoking is allowed (in the designated place of course)
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Thanks for an inspiring success story! I have been a smoker for the last 25 years and am ready to quit. It's encouraging to hear how fast the body can heal itself. Good luck!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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It's easier than you think. Just do it, then brag about it @ CP. We'll support you so you won't have the guts to go back!
/ravi
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kmoorevs wrote: how fast the body can heal
Flemming up for a week, smell and taste back in two, skin tone improves in the same time, no more wrinkles. And in the first month you can feel your body condition improve.
I read that just after 2 weeks your chance of heart attack is back to normal, and that in 6 months your lungs are completely fixed!
Personally I wish the collective govts would just ban them, its utterly stupid to have such a pointless and dangerous drug on sale these days. Especially when coke is illegal! 
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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Congratulations! 
Twenty two years this July for me since I quit (also cold turkey). Never felt better!
/ravi
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Well done! Sounds like you're over the hump so hopefully you'll be able to stay off them.
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