One Month Anniversary

[musicaljp]

I celebrated my one month quit with a stress test. it was nice to hear the doctor telling me that everything about my test (don't know what the pictures will tell) was normal.  My blood pressure was normal...my pulse normal.  I joined a gym on monday....i'm gonna try to lose some weight and give my heart and lungs a chance to get healthy.

Honestly...it seems like this past month was really whacky.  If i had a crystal ball...i never would have chosen this month to quit. This is just proof that for anybody who thinks this isn't the time...there really is no time like the present to quit.  All the whackiness would have still happened...the difference is...i'd be poorer...my house, car, and clothes would stink...my teeth yellow....and my lungs would be burning right about now.

thank you all for your continued support...couldn't have done it without you.  --jp

[kathyjo]

in retrospect, it was easily the most difficult ; )
I had the same flip-flop emotions....one minute feeling strong then the next minute, weak. It's amazing how 1 month changes ones attitude towards things and what's even more amazing is that the more time that passes, the better everything gets and the stronger you feel and the better life is.....no lie : )

[musicaljp]

thank  you all....i'd love to say it was so easy...but....well...truth is....in some ways it was so very very hard....and then in other ways...it was so very very easy.

I realize that sounds stupid....but it's true.  i guess....what i've learned (with the help of chantix and this forum) is that it's just as easy to fail as it is to succeed.  the hardest part is that that failure comes instantly while success takes a time.  it's hard to realize that once the decsion to quit has been made....you've (me) already succeeded....but quitting isn't measured that way...however...failing to quit, ie smoking, is.

urges had to be fought one at a time...in that regard...each successful battle with an urge is instanteously and truth be told...very easy to beat if you really want to.

well....not gonna fool myself....one month is nothing vs. 26 years.  got a long way to go.  but....a month not smoking beats a month of smoking any day of the week.

--jp

[Jade59]

Hey there and congratulations on 1mo quit!!!!

Seeing your success has been very exciting for me and is helping me to get closer to the day when I will be able to post about my own quit.  Seeing your struggles, but most of all, your happiness now that you don't smoke has been extremely encouraging.  That is why I stay here even though I am smoking again.  

You mentioned in a note to me that it must be hard to see people quitting when I'm still smoking, but really, just the opposite.  You don't realize, but you've been a big help to me.  More than you know.  

I second Kathy Jo's request to stick around.  We sure could use more success stories on this board : )

So proud of you, JP!  Your strength is awesome!

[kathyjo]

In a month you have turned your life around. You decided you want to be healthy instead of struggle with each day.
Congratulations JP and I sure hope you stick around and offer your experience to the newbies. We need success stories, especially in these stressful time.

Way to go ; )

[Angelina1]

Congratulations musicaljp!  That's fantastic!

I plan to quit on Monday 30 March & will also follow your lead and request a stress test in a couple of months time. I had this test middle of last year and my results were 'average' yet I continued to smoke.  Hopefully this time round there will be an improvement.
Best of luck to you!

[musicaljp]

I stopped smoking on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:15:00 UTC.
It has been 4 weeks, 1 days, 0 hours, 6 minutes and 1 seconds since I quit.
I have saved $ 267.3 by choosing not to smoke 1044 cigarettes.
More importantly, I saved  1 weeks, 0 days 23 hours 25 minutes of my life!