Quitting smoking

[Mom3]

Congratulations to all of you who are kicking this addiction. For those still in the pondering stage (or early stages of a quit), I highly recommend this website: www.whyquit.com. It was by far the best site I found for quitting. For women with young children trying to quit, I suggest reading Noni Glyckos (sp?) story on that site ~ it totally shook me up, and every time I wanted a cigarette I thought of her and what she left behind.

In the past I always tried to quit using patches, inhaler, gum, and Zyban. It was torture and now I know why (see the website). For me personally, cold turkey is the only way to go. 72 hours of possible hell, but then the physical withdrawals are over ~ yes, you still have to deal with the psychological withdrawals, but they're manageable. The nicotine replacement therapies I was using were just prolonging the agony (for me anyway). Like a lot of you, Zyban made me very depressed and I got weepy over nothing at all.

NOTE: If the nicotine replacement therapies work for you, that's great! Keep 'em going! After all, if the end result is a total quit then it's the right thing for you!

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

 

[kobesmom]

Good for you Vasha!! Good luck, tell us how it goes!!

Ashley

 

[alygator]

Okay all smokers- -How is it going???

 

[kobesmom]

Well.........I did not do well this weekend at all!! I am starting over today. I will not give up just because I gave in. I'll let you know how this week goes.

Ashley

 

[vasha]

i'm doing good, but now my craving for nicotine has stopped and my chocolate craving has begun <sigh> it's almost enough to make me go back to smoking LOL - KIDDING!!

vasha

 

[ssleighter]

I am very proud of you Vasha!!! Keep up the good work, I know you can do it!! Remember, if you're desperate enough, carrots taste just like chocolate..... :D You're my hope that quitting is possible, and I really need to get rid of this habit as well!

Sharon

 

[alygator]

CONGRATS!!!! Keep up the good work. I have tried to quit, but the day I say I am going to quit I start smoking- -GOOD WORK VASHA!!

 

[DixieDiana]

YOU CAN DO IT!!!

I quit 2 years ago after smoking almost 30 years. And I mean I smoked like a freight train!! smokicon

I tried and failed and tried and failed to quit....numerous times over the years. Finally I kicked the habit 2 years ago.

I did it with the help of NicoDerm CQ.
The first 3 days were the hardest....but then it got easier and easier and the NicoDerm really did help....tremendously!!

I kept some sour lipops around and stuck one in my mouth whenever I got a little urge for something.

Like I said....the first 3 days were the worse of it....but it wasn't that bad with the help of the patches.

Now there is one draw back....well at least it was one for me.
I have gained almost 40 lbs. since I quit smoking. :rolleyes:

Now here is a plus....I saved the money that I had been spending on Cigarettes, and in less than a year I had enough that I paid cash for a super nice computer system with all the extras appicon appicon appicon and I still had money left. I saved for a few more months and last May I paid a good down payment on a brand new VW Beetle.
New computer and nice down payment on New car....all in less than 2 years....and all from the money I would have spent on cigarettes. :D

YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Keep us posted on your progress!!

 

[vasha]

the weight gain is what scares me the most (isnt that awfully shallow?!) so i've been incorporating healthier eating and gym time into my day, but still - those chocolate cravings are KILLING me!



vasha

 

[alygator]

Originally posted by vasha
the weight gain is what scares me the most (isnt that awfully shallow?!) so i've been incorporating healthier eating and gym time into my day, but still - those chocolate cravings are KILLING me!



vasha

I don't think that is shallow- -because of the health risks with that as well as smoking. Everything kills ya these days!! Well I went to the cardio today and had an Echo and my heart is doing better!! YaY!!!!! I have worried about it for weeks and thought it wasn't- -its the smoking here too! I have a bad condition and I SMOKE ! ! ! :eek:

Good luck Vasha- -do the peppermint thing or the suckers or jolly ranchers. The guy that put in my parents pool some years back chewed on toothpicks- -it worked.