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I had my last cigarette at 11:00 p.m. last Thursday night, and went COLD TURKEY! I smoked for almost 11 years, and I'm happy I quit. The first day was MISERABLE. I literally cried for the whole day. But after that I started to fee better. My skin is looking better, I have less acne, my tongue is pinker, and I'm actually eating LESS than while I was smoking, which is good, cause I need to lose some weight.

My only issue now is that since I've quit my lungs have been feeling TERRIBLE. I'm congested, and I feel like there is junk I can't cough up. I've been taking chest congestion cough syrup, using a humidifier, and uing my inhaler to try to get the gunk out, which helps for a bit til it all wears off. I'm not coughing as much as I was on the first day, but my lungs feel really heavy and stuffy.
I know that it's part of the whole detox process, but how long will i last? I wanna start taking advantage of my new healthy life!View Thread

My poor boyfriend quit with me, and hates seeing me cry, and he was grumpy, but wanted to make me feel better, but was trying to not lose his cool at the same time. It was just a really bad day, but we survived. At least he got a good laugh out of my swollen eyes which he though was cute, though I thought I looked gross.View Thread

Health wise, I'm feeling better today, FINALLY. Not 100%, but getting there. I'm not coughing as much, and my lungs don't feel as heavy today. That cough syrup I've been taking seems to be a big help. I take some and about 30 mins later stuff starts coming out. Gross, I know, but AWESOME! It's weird, but I totally get what you mean about not breahing properly as a smoker, cause now I find I keep taking these big breaths where I have to like put my head back and kinda use all my chest and stomach muscles to get a gooder. It feels pretty good (almost like a mini yawn) but I hope I stop doing that eventually, cause I'm sure it looks funny.
It's now officially ONE WEEK since I quit! YAYS!View Thread
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