Gonna quit smoking tomorrow

[mdchiefsfan]

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

I've been smoke free from Feb 8 this year, but all I want to do is eat.


I can't get enough ice cream either. I feel like I'm getting fat now.


Is this eating habit normal for people who quit smoking?


Even when I feel full I want to eat more. I've made myself puke by eating too much. Am still happier I quit smoking and don't have a craving so much I just can't help but want to eat all the time.

It's probably the fact that your taste buds are waking back up. Everything tastes so good. I quit smoking Feb 14 this year and I feel what you are going through. It's either that or you transferred your smoking addiction to food. HAHA.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by mdchiefsfan

It's probably the fact that your taste buds are waking back up. Everything tastes so good. I quit smoking Feb 14 this year and I feel what you are going through. It's either that or you transferred your smoking addiction to food. HAHA.

LOL I bet it's both food has taste much better that you mentioned it.

[mdchiefsfan]

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/a_benefits_time_table.html


Within ...


• 20 minutes

Your blood pressure, pulse rate and the temperature of your hands and feet have returned to normal.

• 8 hours

Remaining nicotine in your bloodstream will have fallen to 6.25% of normal peak daily levels, a 93.75% reduction.

• 12 hours

Your blood oxygen level will have increased to normal and carbon monoxide levels will have dropped to normal.

• 24 hours

Anxieties have peaked in intensity and within two weeks should return to near pre-cessation levels.

• 48 hours

Damaged nerve endings have started to regrow and your sense of smell and taste are beginning to return to normal. Cessation anger and irritability will have peaked.

• 72 hours

Your entire body will test 100% nicotine-free and over 90% of all nicotine metabolites (the chemicals it breaks down into) will now have passed from your body via your urine. Symptoms of chemical withdrawal have peaked in intensity, including restlessness. The number of cue induced crave episodes experienced during any quitting day will peak for the "average" ex-user. Lung bronchial tubes leading to air sacs (alveoli) are beginning to relax in recovering smokers. Breathing is becoming easier and the lung's functional abilities are starting to increase.

• 5 - 8 days

The "average" ex-smoker will encounter an "average" of three cue induced crave episodes per day. Although we may not be "average" and although serious cessation time distortion can make minutes feel like hours, it is unlikely that any single episode will last longer than 3 minutes. Keep a clock handy and time them.

• 10 days

10 days - The "average" ex-user is down to encountering less than two crave episodes per day, each less than 3 minutes.

• 10 days to 2 weeks

Recovery has likely progressed to the point where your addiction is no longer doing the talking. Blood circulation in your gums and teeth are now similar to that of a non-user.

• 2 to 4 weeks

Cessation related anger, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, impatience, insomnia, restlessness and depression have ended. If still experiencing any of these symptoms get seen and evaluated by your physician.

• 21 days

Brain acetylcholine receptor counts that were up-regulated in response to nicotine's presence have now down-regulated and receptor binding has returned to levels seen in the brains of non-smokers.

• 2 weeks to 3 months

Your heart attack risk has started to drop. Your lung function is beginning to improve.

• 3 weeks to 3 months

Your circulation has substantially improved. Walking has become easier. Your chronic cough, if any, has likely disappeared. If not, get seen by a doctor, and sooner if at all concerned, as a chronic cough can be a sign of lung cancer.

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by mdchiefsfan

It's probably the fact that your taste buds are waking back up. Everything tastes so good. I quit smoking Feb 14 this year and I feel what you are going through. It's either that or you transferred your smoking addiction to food. HAHA.

I totally got lucky in this aspect in that I had heart surgery and everything tasted like poo. I've actually lost 30 pounds.

[mdchiefsfan]

Originally Posted by J Diddy

I totally got lucky in this aspect in that I had heart surgery and everything tasted like poo. I've actually lost 30 pounds.

Damn.

I am about to start running to shed the pounds I've gained. I used to enjoy it in Basic, when I wasn't smoking, but, like a dumbass, I started back up after.

[Demonpenz]

Have to find some sort of peace with the pain. You have to search out new ways over and over to replace that pain felt during cravings with peace that better times will come and that it will be worth it. Need a hot tub or something to give you a good sensation to replace or get you through rough times.

[mdchiefsfan]

• 8 weeks

Insulin resistance in smokers has normalized despite average weight gain of 2.7 kg (1997 study).

• 1 to 9 months

Any smoking related sinus congestion, fatigue or shortness of breath have decreased. Cilia have regrown in your lungs, thereby increasing their ability to handle mucus, keep your lungs clean and reduce infections. Your body's overall energy has increased.

• 1 year

Your excess risk of coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke have dropped to less than half that of a smoker.

• 5 years

Your risk of a subarachnoid haemorrhage has declined to 59% of your risk while still smoking (2012 study). If a female ex-smoker, your risk of developing diabetes is now that of a non-smoker (2001 study).

• 5 to 15 years

Your risk of stroke has declined to that of a non-smoker.

• 10 years

Your risk of being diagnosed with lung cancer is between 30% and 50% of that for a continuing smoker (2005 study). Risk of death from lung cancer has declined by almost half if you were an average smoker (one pack per day). Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus and pancreas have declined. Risk of developing diabetes for both men and women is now similar to that of a never-smoker (2001 study).

• 13 years

The average smoker able to live to age 75 has 5.8 fewer teeth than a non-smoker (1998 study). But by year 13 after quitting, your risk of smoking induced tooth loss has declined to that of a never-smoker (2006 study).

• 15 years

Your risk of coronary heart disease is now that of a person who has never smoked. Your risk of pancreatic cancer has declined to that of a never-smoker (2011 study - but note 2nd pancreatic making identical finding at 20 years).

• 20 years

Female excess risk of death from all smoking related causes, including lung disease and cancer, has now reduced to that of a never-smoker (2008 study). Risk of pancreatic cancer reduced to that of a never-smoker (2011 study).

[TribalElder]

Nice list of benefits from quitting


Quit.... Do It

[Rausch]

I quit for 9 months doing 2 things:

1) I bet a person I respected that I could go longer than them.

2) Every time anyone ever mentioned smoking I lied and said "I've never smoked. Never tried it."

Yes, I got all kinds of strange looks but it works.

No matter the subject if you lie to yourself long enough you'll come to believe anything...

[Demonpenz]

Removing yourself from situations where you want to smoke helps as well. In an awkward party and it sucks and you crave a cig? Leave that bitch...do something fun. help someone...change that state of mind.

[Demonpenz]

I think lots of times I stayed in the state of mind because that was familiar. I would rather sit in self pity and be a martyer than actually make a phone call/go for a walk/take action.

[Chief Roundup]

March the 4th at 6:51 was the last cigarette I will ever smoke. It has been extremely easy. I took Bupropion 300mg a day. I have been off of that stuff for a week now. I still am not having cravings at all. I simply don't want to smoke anymore. My wife still smokes. We always have smoked outside of the house. I have had to do some major cleaning in my vehicle to handle the old stale smoke smell. I bought a new ashtray even, which helped a lot but I am thinking about going to a smoke restoration specialists and having them fill my truck with fog while my fan is running to circulate the fog through the vents and everything. Headliner may have to be replaced too. You really can't clean them very well.
Smoking just messes everything up.

I haven't chewed since mid-Feb. It's probably the 20th time I've quit. Sometimes I quit for a couple weeks, couple months or a couple years. I chewed some herbal stuff for a few weeks but that was even more expensive than tobacco so I just chew a lot of gum now.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Phobia

I haven't chewed since mid-Feb. It's probably the 20th time I've quit. Sometimes I quit for a couple weeks, couple months or a couple years. I chewed some herbal stuff for a few weeks but that was even more expensive than tobacco so I just chew a lot of gum now.

Simple: find Someone you hate more than chaw.

I'm sure you'll figure the rest out...

[Sully]

So this attempt, a year and a half ago, was a complete failure. I never went more than 2-3 days without cheating, and finally gave up.

However, I quit smoking 3.5 weeks ago. I've only cheated once. At the two week mark, I bought a pack, smoked three cigs, but then tossed them. It was amazing how different they tasted and made me feel. I'm using the patch, so I still have the nicotine crutch, but it's been great. Changing my habits, etc. I don't plan my day around when my next smoke break will be, I have more time, I'm more engaged, and I obviously have given myself a huge raise.