@goingtoquit1 , congratulations on 250 days quit ? Think it’s what I read . I’m just curious how many years you smoked and what do you consider will be normal . Do you mean like you never smoked at all ever ? I will never get back to running myself just because I quit smoking , likely not even walking fast . There are so many factors involved . Age , health before you quit , how much you exercised before when you were smoking , etc . etc . Everyone is different .
I have COPD and other health issues . That won’t change . I definitely get winded still even after 12 years quit , but I am much better than when I smoked before that and my COPD is stable , no exasperations in years . I don’t expect I’ll ever become as normal as a person who has never smoked but I’ve cut down the chances of getting many smoking related illnesses every year that I don’t smoke . That’s so important . So today is my normal , it may improve , it may not , not likely , but never the less I keep walking because it’s good 😊 for me and I keep quit because it’s good for me .
Keep up the good work @goingtoquit1 . Keep going . You are doing great . A year is close , I hope you will celebrate it big time .. that first year is the hardest but every day gets easier right ? Good to hear about your taste and smell improving , that’s awesome ! One day at a time .
Have you ever thought of talking to your dr about having a lung function test ? It might be something worth considering . I believe in the states a lung screening is also available to smokers or past smokers . It would be good to have a PFT test to know your baseline and a screening just for an overall check up , seeing it is available . Just a thought .
