Please share! When exactly did you start to notice health benefits of not smoking and what were those benefits?

[Doreen725]

Okay I gotta go to work, but I will be rushing home to my computer to see more awesome benefits from you all! Thanks so much, you are making my day! Heading out the door with a smile and a positive attitude, not to mention SMOKE FREE! 4 days ago I was smoking over a pack a day!

 

[Juicylicious2]

Stopped smoking just over 6 weeks ago. In that time I have noticed that my breathing is much better; I can take deeper breaths, and less wheezing and coughing. Working out is much easier now that I can breathe properly! Taste and smell has improved.

Good luck, Doreen!

 

[dhock50]

I would say within a month my horrible cough was totally gone and I could easily take deep breaths. About that time, I also noticed I didn't get winded when walking or going up steps. My blood pressure has also lowered significantly, a definite plus.

 

[Buggainok]

Love to hear all the good stuff. We have 3 people in my home. My boyfriend, his 24 year old son and me. We all smoke. I am in the process of quitting....so those nasty ashtrays and the SMELL OMG! I guess I will still be dealing with it, but I am noticing I am becoming less and less tolerant of it!

Yes, I hate to tell you, but tolerant may become your middle name. I've been married forever to a really sweet nice man. He is older than I am, and developed COPD about 10 years ago and quit smoking cold turkey. He takes meds and uses an inhaler and does pretty well, considering.

It pains me to say this, because I should have been considerate enough of him, to quit when he did. I did not, and kept on smoking all these years. I didn't even go outside to smoke, just made a half-hearted effort not to smoke when I was right in the same room with him.

In all that time, he never, ever nagged me about my smoking. Like I said, he is a keeper, really nice and sweet to me. That is a true lesson in tolerance that I am trying to remember when I am around people who are still smoking. They could easily be me.

 

[SpyderBite]

After a week I was aware that I no longer smelled like smoke. Food tasted better. And I was able to perform a much harder work out than usual at the gym.

 

[FourWinds]

I stopped snoring, and apparently that is a health benefit. I can tell my circulation is better too; my feet don't get cold, and there are other, more localised, strange and random circulatory 'peaks.' I know that sounds great, but it's not when you happen to be filling the car with petrol.