I quit a bit over 30 years ago. You smoked for over 30 years, so be a bit patient about your body adjusting to the lack of tar and nicotine impacting your body. Good luck and stick with it, as from my perspective it was worth the effort to quit and stay quit.

Bryce

I quit a little over a year ago, but I have been using the juul vapor device as a crutch.
You probably won't feel as good as you did before you started seeing as how you are 30 years older now.

I quit smoking nearly 35 years ago. For me, it was at least a couple of months before I really started to notice any changes to the way I felt. Those first few months were rough, but thankfully I hung in there and didn't give in to temptation. It's easy to tell you "hang in there, it will get better" but believe me, it will. Best of luck to you.

It will take about 2 years for your body to adjust back to pre-nicotine days. Physically you will begin to feel better almost instantly, mentally it will take years.

Keep at it but I'll be honest. Quit for 15 years now but I think I would still enjoy a smoke with the morning coffee. I just don't do it.

I accidently quit cigarettes 8 years ago after smoking for 18 years. I bought a couple pipes and some cheap pipe tobacco in an attempt to save money. At first i was really smoking alot trying to get enough nicotine out of that pipe as i was a cigarette. But after awhile i adjusted to the nicotine level and explored some good tobacco. Once i became used to the flavor of pipe tobacco (maybe a few months) i bummed a cig at a party and after one drag i had to put the nasty thing out!
After i learned to properly pack a bowl and enjoy a smoke it became a 45 minute commitment. Alot of days i was too busy and didnt feel like smoking. I never smoked in my house, so when the weather was bad i didnt feel like going outside for 45 min, so I just didnt. Finally i just smoked occasionally on fishing trips or deer camp.
I still keep good tobacco in jars and now have a nice pipe collection, but havent smoked in months.

I only smoke when I drink, I’m down to 3 packs a day

Hang in there!! I quit 17 years ago when I needed back surgery and doc told me that nicotine prevented bone healing. I smoked a pack a day plus I chewed skoal. Had a job where I couldn't smoke, so started chewing. One thing about Skoal, I swallowed it so could chew in church if I wanted. Most people wouldn't know that I had a chew in and it didn't offend anyone. Quit cold turkey and to this day, have never had a craving for one. Two things in my life I'm most proud of, stopping smoking and getting divorced. Lol

A tough habit to kick. Best of luck to you!

I am approaching 40 years tobacco free.

WS

Quit over 30+ years ago. Driving home from work I asked the lord to help me stop. Trust me it was over right then and there . Could give all of ya the long story but won't but prayer that day was cold turkey to the extent I love telling the story that has made a big difference in my life and family life. YES i gained a bunch of weight

I quit in 1998 cold turkey just threw them away. Felt better just quitting knowing i wasnt endangering my loved ones with aftersmoke. Dont give up....i also had smoked for 30 yrs...non filters

Mine was a similar story to yours but I’d smoked for 20 years. Cold turkey, never smoked another cigarette. Took about a year before strong cravings went away. I never went with the gum because I didn’t want to be addicted to something else. I never experienced drastic improvement in taste/smell but I did feel better. Hang in there!

Mark Twain said quitting smoking was the easiest thing he had ever done.
Because He had Quit a Thousand times ;-)
Hang in there Friend...

I stop smoking every 5 years or so.
Then I pick them up again.
I never felt a differacce.

After 40 years of smoking I quit 3 years ago, cold turkey. It takes a few weeks for the system to adjust itself. But hang in there , its worth it.

Took 30 years to destroy your body. It's not going to be repaired in two weeks. Trust me, I smoked for 35 years. I quit with the aid of vaping 5 years ago. I feel better these days and yes, you will get your taste back, your smell and some lung capacity but the lung thing will take years. Hang in there.