@iquitcigs.bsky.social I quit at 49 years old after 2 packs/day since I was 16! Am now 65 and am so thankful!!! - ThreadSky

lpchester.bsky.social • 12 days ago

@iquitcigs.bsky.social
I quit at 49 years old after 2 packs/day since I was 16! Am now 65 and am so thankful!!!

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2007cowalker.bsky.social•11 days ago

Good for you!!!

ruprecht-monkeeboy.bsky.social•11 days ago

I started very young since both parents smoked. But thankfully, my desire to resume playing baseball in my College years inspired me to quit. And I haven't had a single one since! Congrats to you and me!

deekayallday.bsky.social•11 days ago

congrats!

alars18902.bsky.social•11 days ago

Go get a CT scan of your chest. Talk to your doctor. I'm 66 and haven't smoked in over 20 years and I have lung cancer. Please do it asap.

hankingalong247.bsky.social•11 days ago

Sorry to read that. Former heavy smoker, but am lucky w/only manageable, so far, COPD.

nightshiftxtech.bsky.social•11 days ago

Me too

lpchester.bsky.social•11 days ago

Thank you, appreciate the advice! Hoping everything works out for you🙏🏼

alars18902.bsky.social•11 days ago

One way or another it will. I have a lot to fight for. thanks and all the best

seacowindustries.bsky.social•11 days ago

WOW! Congrats! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

valetterenoux89.bsky.social•11 days ago

Way to go!!

racheltaylorfields.bsky.social•11 days ago

You should be very proud. Not an easy quit.

bolddemocracy1776.bsky.social•11 days ago

Congrats!!! 37 years “sober” from nicotine! It can be done!

lisalee333.bsky.social•11 days ago

My late husband died of pneumonia because his lungs were so damaged from smoking 3 packs a day for life. He had quit cold turkey 5 years before, but it wasn't soon enough. Don't ever start.

rosegarden001.bsky.social•11 days ago

Congratulations! It's hard to quit and not go back.

grannyv.bsky.social•11 days ago

March was 20 years for me.

cp-por1959t.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yes it’s been 18 years for me and I’m so happy to say. I don’t have a lighter.

meleasure.bsky.social•11 days ago

Congrats!

kurtrexcooper.bsky.social•11 days ago

Congratulations!

Stopping smoking was close to the hardest thing I ever did.

lpchester.bsky.social•11 days ago

Thanks!… but soooooooo worth it👍🏼 congrats

kurtrexcooper.bsky.social•11 days ago

Definitely!!!

tds-deanna.bsky.social•11 days ago

Congrats! Smoking is a b*tch to get past. If no one else has said it yet, I'm proud of you!

herr-natuerlich.bsky.social•11 days ago

The tobacco industry adds substances that are harmless in themselves, but in cigarettes are highly addictive, such as cocoa. The good news is: You can get rid of the addiction within a few days.

tds-deanna.bsky.social•11 days ago

The physical addiction maybe, but the psychological one is a pain. Vaping has helped me drastically reduce my nicotine consumption.

herr-natuerlich.bsky.social•11 days ago

I used a nicotine patch the first day. On the 2nd day I realized it's nonsense because it was just psychological.

So if vaping helps you it's better then smoking.
btw: I have been sucking candies ever since then... 😂

tds-deanna.bsky.social•11 days ago

My mom does the candy thing with peppermints. I'm glad you were able to kick the habit 🙂

bobinct.bsky.social•12 days ago

And think of the money you could’ve saved 😁

clownsrunningusa.bsky.social•12 days ago

Bravo! Good health to you! I quit 20+ years ago.

lpchester.bsky.social•12 days ago

Awesome, congrats and good health!

twistmare.bsky.social•11 days ago

You may be eligible for a lung cancer screening because of how long you smoked. I quit 22 years ago after smoking a pack a day for 49 years. Last year I had a shoulder X-ray that showed a module on my lung so I got the screening. Lung cancer got me anyway! Get screened!

patlalaver01.bsky.social•11 days ago

Pretty much the same dates for me, except now I'm 85 and quit at 46. And ran oh so many miles.

salkrinkle.bsky.social•11 days ago

Fantastic!

sltk23.bsky.social•12 days ago

Good job! I wish you good health.

calgah.bsky.social•11 days ago

I quit at 50 and I’m now 78. I know exactly how you feel. Very grateful there have been no adverse consequences so far.

memphissass.bsky.social•11 days ago

I started at 31, shortly after my mother died from lung cancer (I know -- crazy, right?), quit at 52, and I've been smoke-free for almost 20 years now. Unlike many ex-smokers, I still enjoy the smell of a lit cigarette, but I'm glad I stopped. My life would look very different otherwise.

amethyst70893.bsky.social•12 days ago

I quit in 2005 after taking care of my mother during her last days of horrifically suffering from lung cancer due to smoking. I was 56 and had 2 boys, and I had been smoking 2 packs a day for decades. I didn't want my sons having to experience what I did while taking care of my mother, so I quit.

craftybrewergreg.bsky.social•11 days ago

Congratulations, I know it is difficult and you should be proud

rduobx.bsky.social•11 days ago

Nice job!!! I’m two weeks cold turkey from vaping and am finally feeling better. 16 years nicotine free is so impressive! Good on ya!

katyaa53.bsky.social•11 days ago

Quit at 47 after smoking for 31 years. 71 today and almost 10 years beyond stage 3 lung cancer.... glad I quit when I did. Take it a minute at a time when you need to and be kind to yourself in the process. Anyone needing these words right now..."you got this. Keep up the good work"

johnnymon1027.bsky.social•11 days ago

I needed this. Smoker now for 31 yrs at 1.5/day and the struggle is so real.

johnnymon1027.bsky.social•1 day ago

A quick update: today will be day 7 without a cigarette. I’m still alive and I’ve not killed anyone.

…one…day…at…a…time…

TY!

lpchester.bsky.social•1 day ago

Big congrats!! 👊🏼 You can and you’ll never regret it!!!

johnnymon1027.bsky.social•1 day ago

I just noticed, we started at same age and quit almost same age as I’ll be 48 in Oct! Thx for the support!

katyaa53.bsky.social•11 days ago

By day 3 the craving was gone. Then it was time to change the habit of reaching for one. You got it!

rebeteh.bsky.social•11 days ago

Congratulations

johnnyphx.bsky.social•12 days ago

Great for you. I know it's hard, 30 odd years ago I quit a 5 pack a day habit.

nightshiftxtech.bsky.social•11 days ago

GOOD on you! I didn't quit soon enough. Now I have COPD and use a very expensive inhaler(Symbcort)twice a day.

bbmeajsth75.bsky.social•11 days ago

I quit cold turkey 25 years ago in Feb. Wish I had never picked up the habit. But I used to love my cigs with an ice cold beer. I'm so thankful that I quit!

realbeth.bsky.social•12 days ago

This is awesome! I’m jealous! I started in the 8th grade. I turn 60 in May this isn’t probably much to any one else but 2 months ago I went from a pack and half to two packs a day to about 3 a day. I’m almost there. They get Trump out of the White House I might just become a ex smoker! lol

boover.bsky.social•12 days ago

I quit at 1 1/2 packs a day...that was 37 years ago, right after my 31 birthday.

mwmwmom.bsky.social•11 days ago

Congratulations on a job well done! I quit 3 times over the years before it became permanent, so I do know how hard it is! Live long and prosper!

cosmicman.bsky.social•11 days ago

Well done.. 👏👏

deprice.bsky.social•11 days ago

Hardest thing I've ever done and also the best

jblyle.bsky.social•12 days ago

Rightly so. I've been widowed x 3. All were smokers, all died of cancer. You've done a great thing for yourself and your loved ones.

boomernightwatch.bsky.social•12 days ago

Fuckin’ eh! Food tastes sooo much better 😄

boomernightwatch.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/3QXODVALy4g?si=WP9iUUoiJtKbF2YQ

boomernightwatch.bsky.social•11 days ago

S’why I got so fat 😄

acdc25.bsky.social•12 days ago

Congrats! Well done!

sperkies.bsky.social•11 days ago

Congratulations & keep it up!

anyolejoe.bsky.social•11 days ago

I quit at 41 after 25 years smoking a pack a day. I’ll be 68 in a few weeks. Congrats!

motownnj.bsky.social•11 days ago

Any time is a good time to kick the habit.

simontwolf.bsky.social•11 days ago

Started at 7 quit at 49, best decision I ever made

mnkirschner1952.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yay, you!

craigrcarl.bsky.social•11 days ago

Congratulations! I quit at age 43 after 30 years, and feel good at age 78 now.

bobhawaii.bsky.social•11 days ago

Never too late

kahluanut.bsky.social•11 days ago

Congrats Thom. I am 65 and quit 2 yrs ago after smoking since the age of 14. Luckily I was put on bupropion which made it fairly easy to quit.

stinge.bsky.social•11 days ago

Hey I quit after 50 years 2 pack a day.Cold turkey

yo-momma.bsky.social•12 days ago

I got up to 5 packs a day of Nat Sherman Browns...

19 years since my last puff...

Grateful every day!!!

pbrainedoptimist.bsky.social•11 days ago

I smoked from 15 to 40 years old. I'm hoping for 62 at the end of May. I averaged 20 per day and was never much of a roll-up smoker. I don't even think about it now, but always offer thanks to Allen Carr and his book 'The Easy Way to Stop Smoking' when I do.

judyfromcanada.bsky.social•11 days ago

I did at 58, 1 pack per day since 13...thankful, too 💪

orphandemocrat.bsky.social•11 days ago

What’s your secret ? Please tell !

herr-natuerlich.bsky.social•11 days ago

If you think you're giving something up, it won't work. You have to look forward to gaining something. And on a predetermined day, you stop. You don't reduce, you do it completely. You'll be amazed afterwards how easy it was.
After a week the craving is gone. Reward yourself. 😉

dr-ann1953.bsky.social•11 days ago

👍

truffelpig.bsky.social•11 days ago

Similar to me. I got throat cancer ruagnosed though after non 🚭 for 15 years. Still happy though I quit.

go-night-school.bsky.social•11 days ago

Breathing easier

cosmoskeeper.bsky.social•11 days ago

I quit one month ago at the age of 63 after 50 years of smoking, yes I smoked at school during lunch at 13😬

herr-natuerlich.bsky.social•11 days ago

Do you miss it? If not - you made it! 👍

b1newtrail.bsky.social•11 days ago

Me ? 2pks/day Lucky Strikes: Quit at 35. Now 77. One day atta time....

hankingalong247.bsky.social•11 days ago

Lucky you 👏✊🏻
COPD is an awful disease, irreversible.

herr-natuerlich.bsky.social•11 days ago

"COPD is an awful disease, irreversible."

My brother-in-law has it. You don't want that!! Imagine breathing through a thin straw. 😪

hankingalong247.bsky.social•11 days ago

Despite the warnings already years ago, we didn’t believe smoking was that dangerous.
At times I pretended I wanted to quit w/patches on both arms, and a cigarette in hand! Unfrigginbelievable. It’s all in your head, warnings don’t do it. So one day I said “that’s it”, and I quit, just like that😊

hankingalong247.bsky.social•11 days ago

Smart.

dp-price3.bsky.social•11 days ago

Congratulations! Wish my dad had quit.

herr-natuerlich.bsky.social•11 days ago

I quit when I was 45 (1 pack/day since 15 plus other ... ahhh... stuff). My best friend did not quit. He died from lung cancer a few days after his 59 birthday.
I miss nothing but my friend.

tommr1362.bsky.social•11 days ago

Down to 1 pack / week, thanks to the Marijuana laws.

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