Quit Smoking

[canadian_lady]

I quit smoking 2 weeks ago and I really do feel better. My sense of smell and taste have improved already but this craving thing has got to stop. I really want to succeed and become a non-smoker. I need support and encouragement PLEASSSSSEEEE and any suggestions that may make this a little bit more bearable.

 

[Patryn]

Well, as I'm sitting here with a cigarette, I may not be the best person to ask, but I did quit for the better part of a year-don't know why I started again actually-and after 2 weeks you're mostly over the chemical addiction, now you just need to break the habit. What I did when I craved a cigarette was tried to go where smoking wasn't allowed: to the store, out for an ice cream, or I just went for a walk to take my mind off of it.

You can also try chewing gum or sucking on hard candy if you haven't been doing that already. Did you go "cold turkey" or have you been using Nicorette or one of the patches?

In either case, best of luck to you...*sigh* I really should try again.

 

[canadian_lady]

Thanx Patryn for the reply. I am taking Zyban it really does help and I agree, I need to break the habit...you know wanting a smoke after meals, when I get on the phone or computer and expecially after sex.

 

[Lethal_beauty_27]

I am so proud of you......I could never quit cold turkey the way you did. Im glad you have charlie there to support you. When I fly down to see you I promise I will try not to smoke around you.
OH and did i tell you i can gamble this year the C.N.E.....Yah i cant wait

 

[h2owene]

Congratulations!

Other then sex I can't think of anything that's harder to give up.
I quit just over a year ago after twenty years of lighting it up forty times a day.
My wife is currently having another go at kicking the habit.
I used potato chips as an aid.
I ate about a pound a day until my mouth was so raw I couldn't eat anymore and gained 10 pounds.
I more or less quit drinking for a couple of months because that was such a "hot button" for me.
But the single biggest difference this time is that I'm doing it for me...because I wanted to quit. Not for my mom, or kids, or because they want me to at work. I was ready to quit, and I believe I have, for good.
So if you decided to quit because you wanted to...hang in there. You'll make it, it'll get easier. And if you get really tempted think about those rat's ass tobacco companies who profitted everytime you took a breath of their
lousy product and they knew it was killing you.
Good Luck

 

[canadian_lady]

Thanx for the reply h2owene and congrats on your success so far. Yes I really do want to quit its just so hard. My husband and I are going to a BBQ on the weekend and there will be many temptations with people smoking, any suggestions there. I don't want to become a hermit and not go out and be amongst friends.

 

[CreamyLady]

I quit when I was 19; I had one cigarette since then, when I was 21.

I thought I was over the cravings until last spring, when suddenly I began craving a cigarette even more than when I quit the first time.

I used the same method I did in my teens: I made a point of not having enough money with me for a pack of cigarettes, and walking away from the smokers. It took will power, and I moved around a LOT, but I haven't slipped.

Good luck at the barbecue, and try moving to a nonsmoking group if someone lights up. You might meet a lot of people that way.

 

[h2owene]

Don't get drunk. I rationalize when I'm buzzed. After a couple of drinks I'd start telling myself that one cigarette wasn't the same as falling off the wagon altogether. Tomorrow I would start anew. Couple of more drinks and I figured hell, I'll just have one cigarette for each drink I have instead of the usual three or four. All that ever did was ensure that I'd get stupid drunk so I could smoke more cigarettes.
You wake up in the morning with a headache because you're not used to it (the smoking) and your mouth tastes like someone pooped in it while you were sleeping.
Nope, it's not going to be easy.

Sunflower seeds
Gum
toothpicks
raw vegetables
POTATO CHIPS!

Gotta have a substitute crutch, and a cheerleader wouldn't hurt either. Might not be a bad idea to have an agreement with your husband that if it just gets to be too much, you leave a little early.
Altering your schedule for a period of time while you get used to the new you won't make you a hermit, and if they're your friends they should be happy for you and understand a certain modification in some of your habits. Although there will be those who hate to see you quit when they've been unable to, and watching you reignite does something for their own well being. Stay away from them.
Hey, if all else fails sit next to somebody who smokes and inhale as much of the second hand product as you can.
Kidding, don't do that.
Good Luck

 

[Guest]

Well, I doubt my method will help you (though it has helped me!)... I quit cold turkey when I found out I was pregnant back when I was 21. I'm 23 now, and I've mabye only smoked grand total of 2 packs in that time (which I would consider to be good). I'm at the point now where excessive smoke around me will make me feel sick.

~Tiggs~
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[Bonnie Wee Lassie]

I am very proud you quit, and I know you can do it because you did it before. I don't know why you ever started again!
Plus you have your loved one who is quitting with you right there so be each others support at this party

Bonnie

 

[Isabella Thorne]

Way to go! Your kisses are sweeter too!

ummmm i quit smoking for nearly 5 months now Canadian lady .. i was on zyban too ... do you find it, how shall i say, increases your libido .. seriously it made me so horny .. ha ha i know what you are thinking .. how could she be even hornier .. but seriously it's true.. i even asked my doctor and he called zyban the "happy, horny" drug .. lol .. i am sure you know it is an anti-depressant, right? anyways .. it really helped me! and btw sex is a great substitute for ciggies ..

 

[Boo]

From a quitted quitter.

Canadian_lady:

I quit about this time last year using patches and supreme will power. I quit until Christmas and though I love my family, the week home for the holidays with all its acompanying disfuctionalism drove me back to my cigs. Anyway, during my quitting stint, I was able not to gain weight by consuming massive amounts of water and eating fruit and popsicles whenever the urge was great. Two places on the net were also very helpful for me. A great site called quitsmoking.com is a must visit for anyone quitting. They have great articles on products and methods and a very active and closeknit BB where you will find friends and support. Their motto, cliche, but helpful during the struggle is: Keep the Quit. Also, there is a little thingamajiggy you can download at silkquit.org called a quit o meter. You load into it your quit date, the amount of cigs you smoked a day, the amount you were spending on cigs and it keeps a constant tally for you of how many months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds you have quit, the amount of money you've saved, and the days of your life you've given back to yourself. It was a great motivator for me. Anyway, good luck to you. You'll love yourself for it.

Boo

Here is the link to the site:

http://www.quitsmoking.com/

Here is the link to the download for the quit-o-meter:

http://www.silkquit.org/

[Edited by Boo on 08-10-2000 at 01:42 PM]

 

[canadian_lady]

now thinking about what you just said both my husband are trying to quit smoking and we are both on Zyban and we haven't been able tp keep our hands off each other...we were thinking it might be the lact of nicotine in our system or we are getting more oxygen in our system...anyways I don't need to understand it we will just enjoy it...its one of the best benefits from giving up the smokes

 

[Bonnie Wee Lassie]

Where can I get some of that zyban Hell I am going to slip it my mans drink. LOL

 

[April]

LOL I need some for me!

 

[Isabella Thorne]

ha ha Canadian lady .. i KNEW it .. ha ha ... LUV that zyban ... i quit with my b/f too! we are BOTH smoke-free for nearly 5 months. welcome aboard you 2 non-smoking walking hormones!

 

[canadian_lady]

Isabella, yours and mine, testimonials would be great selling features for Zyban. We could sell it in a whole new light. LOL!!! Smokers Viagra ( thanx for turning the lightbulb on )