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Today, 2 years ago, was my first day without smoking a cigarette!
I had my first drag when I was 11 years old (I’m 40 years old now). I would take a ciggy from my grandmother and try it. Of course I felt sick, but I thought I found something that separated me from the others. The kids that bullied me in JHS. After that school was shut down, I went to a different school, one grade behind because of all my cutting class to escape those that taunted me. I wanted top fit in and started buying my own packs. ($2.20 back then).
I smoked for years, I may have quit quit here and there (1 year, 3 years, a few months) but I always went back to ciggies; my first tangible drug.
I still have cravings but I am choosing life instead. It feels great to be able to walk up a flight of stairs without being short of breath by the time i get to the landing. I was cutting back on cigarettes about 4 years ago. Believe it, or not, when i was using crystal meth, I did not smoke cigarettes much. I would say that I purchased a pack every 3 days. That’s a savings of over $1400 a year by quitting. For a pack-a-day smoker, quitting smoking in NYC would save them over $4300 a year.
I will push through my cravings. I think I’ll have a light breakfast and head to the gym.
Vaughn
18 Months… Cigarette Free!
Andrew
I had my last cigarette on February 5, 2011; making February 6, 2011 the first full day without smoking a cigarette.
I had been smoking, on and off, since I was 11 years old. I believe packs were only $2.20 back then. In my 20s, I was smoking a pack a day and I believe packs cost about 5-7 bucks. As the cost per pack reached closer to $10.00 I moved to Florida to make a few life changes. Of course, cigarettes we cheaper there than in New York City, but by now I had been trying to cut back and was smoking 3-4 packs per week.
I moved back to New York City in December of 2007. In the years since, the cost for the brand of cigarettes I smoked (Marlboro reds) went up to $12.50
If I were still smoking 3-4 packs per week
That is: $37.50 - $50.00 per week OR $1950 - $2600 per year
For those of you that smoke a pack a day, that is: $87.50 per week OR $4550 per year.
Quitting Smoking Has Done for Me:
Reducing the risk of developing cancer - CHECK
Reducing body odor - CHECK
Reducing bad breath - CHECK
Having more energy - CHECK
Sleeping better - CHECK
Clearer skin - CHECK
Saving $1950 - $4550 per year - CHECK
Able to go jogging - CHECK
Making the right decision for my health, happiness, and wallet - CHECK!!
Congrats!! I just quit cigarettes ….weed maybe next week this one sucks.
Thanks and good for you!… Good luck with the weed! You stopped cigarettes; that’s the tough one. MaryJane will be easier.
Yesterday made Five Months without a cigarette.
Cold-Turkey!!
Yay me!!
