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« 70 days ... No FouadSame choices? »

Today, I'm 1 year old!

  • By: Qwaider

  • On:Monday, February 18, 2008 2:32:37 AM
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    Rated 4.5/5 stars (126 votes cast) Thanks for your vote!

    One year ago, exactly like today. I woke up in the morning and decided. I will never smoke anymore.

    I have to admit, at first, I wasn't sure it's going to last, and look at me today .. one full year later.. And NOT A SINGLE PUFF! No Cigarettes, no hookah, NOTHING!

    break-cig 

    But the weird thing is that this stupid counter... doesn't want to admit that I reached 1 year!! Dang it!

    I look back at this year... I think ... WOW!

    I feel healthier, I can breath better. I feel great in general.

    I no longer wake up in the middle of the night coughing ..

    I no longer wake up in the morning with a sore throat

    Everything I have smells great, from the sheets to the seats.

    People don't have to hold their breath when I share the elevator with them

    And my day is certainly longer with no more "cigarette breaks" every half hour

    I used to adore smoking and now .. that I'm out of the habit..

    I'm so grateful for ever single person who helped.

    For the so many people who had doubts, or I did it .. and you can do it too

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    Memories....

    • #1
    • afaf
    • Windows Internet Explorer
    • Said
    • On: 2/18/2008 3:24:47 AM
    mabrouk, ya Q....3ala tool inshalla...
    • #2
    • sam
    • Windows Internet Explorer
    • Said
    • On: 2/18/2008 3:46:04 AM
    Way to go Sam!! good job...i wish hubby will decide to quite as well...but he is a stubborn &*^%$$%$%^%..o well..maybe one day:) mabrook on 1yr of being a nonsmoker!
    thats great Q, KEEP IT UP its the best thing you've done to your self! I wish my brother stops!
    so the sentence once a smoker always a smoker is not correct i guess???
    This is absolutely wonderful!! You made itttt :D Keep strong Sam..
    • #5
    • sara
    • Windows Internet Explorer
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    • On: 2/18/2008 5:49:54 AM
    WAllahi so proud of you!
    (I pray my dad does tto :( )
    mabrook...jad good for u! don't EVER go back...I quit for 2 years and I wish I never went back
    this post is making me feel like crap tho, since I already cheated twice since "quitting" back in January... jad depressing, I wonder if I will ever be free of this freakin habit.
    MBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK :)
    MBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK :)
    MBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK :)
    MBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK :)
    MBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK :)
    MBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK :)
    MBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK :)
    MBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK :)
    MBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK :)
    MBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK :)
    Bravo Q... you did it :) , I'm SO proud of you, this is amazing :) , mashalla 3aleak, stay strong! you are my idol! :)
    • #8
    • nido
    • Windows Internet Explorer
    • Said
    • On: 2/18/2008 6:55:21 AM
    Kol saneh ou inta salim! Hope you'll never go back to it! never  ever:D
    Bravo !!!
    • #9
    • Dave
    • Apple Mac Firefox Browser
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    • On: 2/18/2008 7:24:28 AM
    Congrats to a healthier you.
    Afaf
    Thank you very much

    Sam
    Okbalo .. I am sure with a little bit of encouragement and your charm, he will do everything you want.
    Just go easy on him. Most smokers can't really help it. They need leniency in the way you deal with them. Just keep encouraging him ..

    Hind
    No, it's not true. Anyone can quit, just help him .. keep encouraging him to quit, and trust me, he will eventually do it

    Batoul
    :) Yeah, I think I made it. I hope more people will follow

    Sara
    I hope he will too .. encourage him to do so .. he will listen.

    Tinkerbella
    You quit for two full years and went back? :(
    Come on girl, you have a will of steel and you can do it. You did it before.
    I'm just like you I LOVE smoking, I still do. But it's something that HAS TO GO. I just can't allow the habit to shape my life, or define me.. So I made the decision. I'm in charge and I quit!
    You can do it again Tinkerbella .. you can do it again

    Maioush
    For a moment I thought you're spam :)
    :) Thanks

    Nido
    I hope so too ... it's not worth it wallahi

    Dave
    :) Thanks man.
    Remember that Jordan blogs meeting when I used to smoke and got some negative remarks from people. You were there. I was so ashamed of my self to tell you the truth for disappointing people.
    That's when I made my decision. No more smoking. And I'm so happy with that decision now
    Happy smoking-free year!
    Inshallah 3ala tool ;)
    Hope my parents yn3dao :P ! they both smoke w byt7jajo beba3ad 4 qitting !!
    Congrats :D
    That is great :) good for you!
    oooooh mabrouuuk :D ya rait kol el nas zayak ;)
    WOW.. I cant believe it has been a year.. i remeber when your counter used to say 14 days - 15 days.. time flies..
    congratulations, it takes a lot to stop a habbit especially smoking and you did it.. be proud :)
    omg i cant stand the smell of smoke now! mabrook Q, hopefully u will never slip back to the habbit, and inshala u will always enjoy a better lifestyle and health :)
    Lostwithin
    Thanks :) Okbal your parents. Encourage them. You can help them

    Wonders
    Thanks :)

    Shakooseh
    First,welcome to my blog
    Second thank you so much

    PrincessN
    Thank you so much. It's people like you who encouraged me along the way that made me able to do it

    ProudPali
    Thank you so much .. :) Yeah, now I don't like that smell anymore
    mabroook...i'm so happy for you :-)
    Mabrook I'm so happy for you : )
    Mabrook Q, I hope you stay on that right track..

    For me, the longest smoking-free period was 3 days :( Every pack of cigarettes I buy I say to my self that this one will be the last one w 3al fady.. I just lost the will!
    WOW! I thought you took out the counter because you were back to smoking.. Im sure you feel a world of difference.. MABROOOUK!
    ME?? a spam?? lah lah lah allah ysam7ak :)
    that's just me happy for you :D , 3meltellak 7afleh la7ali LOL!
    Mabrouk again my friend :)
    • #22
    • KJ
    • Windows Firefox Browser
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    • On: 2/18/2008 12:46:49 PM
    Mabrook man! I quit shisha a long time ago! Thankfully I don't smoke to begin with!

    Next up: Buy only organic cotton clothing articles
    • #23
    • KJ
    • Windows Firefox Browser
    • Said
    • On: 2/18/2008 12:48:23 PM
    Mabrook man! I quit shisha a long time ago! Thankfully I don't smoke to begin with!

    Next up: Buy only organic cotton clothing articles
    Mabrook...3an jad bravo 3aleak...

    inshalla you are over it for good.
    Alf mabrook, the monkey is off your back
    Me and the Kounouz are clapping for you!!
    • #27
    • Ali
    • Windows Internet Explorer
    • Said
    • On: 2/18/2008 5:43:15 PM
    That is great news, I wish the day comes when Jordan is a smoke free country and the government bans smoking in public places!
    Oriental Arabesque
    Thanks :)

    Tamara
    Allah ybarek feeki :)

    Adoosh
    You can do it too. I'm telling you, I STILL have couple of 10-packs at home. I look at them, and I look at my self and I say. No!
    Trust me man, you can do it

    Simply Me
    :D, I only removed it because I changed the layout :D
    I do feel the difference. Thanks :D

    Maioush
    Walek don't you ever sleep!?

    KJ
    Thanks buddy .. Good that you don't smoke, it's much easier to NEVER smoke than to try to quit

    Jumana
    Thank you soooo much :) You're making me blush and feel like a little boy :)

    Hatem
    Yes, alhamdulillah, that damn monkey is of my back

    Kinzi
    May god bless you and the konouz

    Ali
    You never know... maybe that day will come. Along with the day when women can drive in Saudi :)
    Way to go Q! I'm really happy for u. Keep it up :)
    Eddeeeloooo!!! mabrooooook Q!!!
    alfff alff mabroooookkkk!!!!!!
    JADHA O AGWA MENHA :P
    • #31
    • Hala
    • Windows Internet Explorer
    • Said
    • On: 2/18/2008 10:37:18 PM
    Mabrook! I am really happy for you :)

    How long did you smoke before you took a decision to quit?

    It must feel great to feel the change yourself, I thought it takes longer for a smoker to be 100% clean.

    Anyway, you reminded me of myself whenever I pass by smokers; I frown and cough and wave my hand around and I know they notice it but I do not care hehehe.
    No Cigaretes?!
    No Argeleh?!
    No Nicotene?!
    No Cough?!

    What a life is yours?
    .
    .
    .
    I envy you !!
    Deemco
    Thanks, Inshallah I will

    Maher
    Thanks man :)

    Hala
    Thank you so much. That's a wicked trick you do :) I like it!  I should probably do it too

    Mohd Shaltaf
    Okbalak bro, inshallah you will be smoke free too one day.
    Way to go Qwaider.I am so happy for you.Now,you can help others that are hooked on smoking.

    Would you believe that it was a doctor that helped me with quittng smoking,only thing is he was a gynecologist, by shocking me,he was the best one of two that I ever had,as gynecolgists ,he showed me a chart of how women had developed lung cancer in relation to when women took up smoking,I guess in the roaring 20's.

    The chart showed clearly the connection between women smoking and developing this disease.I'm so grateful for my pink, healthy lungs,as I quit smoking 28 years ago,after smoking about 10 years.I thank my eldest son for my healthy lungs as I quit smoking cold turkey when I carried him.I wink at Tinkerbella,hehehe.
    They say the general rule for any addiction is if you quit for 90 days, you're cured. Your counter finally shows 1 year and 1 day. There was a study that said the dammage done to your lungs due to smoking is not permenant, and that 4-5 years after quitting, your lungs will be back to normal.

    For me the best thing about someone quitting smoking is that you can talk to them face to face or be with them in the same car without having to hold your breath.

    Now you need to buy new clothes :)

    Way to go.
    wow! Way to go Qwaider!
    cthetheir momrystalbelle
    Thanks, I will try to help as many as I can to quit this nasty addiction

    Hani
    Yeah, the counter is finally showing the right date
    4 to 5 years!! Wow! I still have 3 to 4 years to go ... :( I hope I'll continue to feel better

    Why do I need to buy new cloths? Most of my stuff are newer than one year anyway :D, and I have everything professionally cleaned, so I don't have a problem there ;-)

    Diana
    Thank you :)
    Congrats!3okbal 100 smoke-free years.
    I used to cough whenever I passed someone with a cigarette in his hand, I still can't stand the smell, but I don't cough anymore. I guess I sort of got used to it because I know so many more smokers than before (nobody smokes in our family). But I still try to go as far away as possible when I see someone lighting his cigarette, I DO NOT want to become a passive smoker!
    I guess you don't need to get new ones then. I just have strong memories of what a smoker's coat smells like whenever one visits us. It's traumatic :D
    Congratulations! I keep sneaking puffs so I guess I can't say I've really quit yet. I admire your resolve!
    You too can have your Memories Documented

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