anyone wanting to quit smoking?

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  • megmarie81
    megmarie81 Posts: 17 Member
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    I quit smoking in October of 2013 and have not smoked since. I am really excited that this time, it stuck.

    I read Alan Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking and I was very much in the mindset to quit. Halfway through the book, I was no longer a smoker.

    I actually thought about it this morning...how glad I was to not be a slave to cigarettes any longer! Life is much easier!

    Agree with you on Alan Carr. I decided to quit randomly one weekend after smoking for 14 years. I was actually scared to get the book because I had heard about how well it worked and I wasn't 100% sure that I wanted to quit. I would have said that I loved smoking. But it worked and I haven't smoked since finishing the book in May 13.
  • MisterZ33
    MisterZ33 Posts: 567 Member
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    there are days i want to quit. and there are days where im like 'it feels so good!'

    my biggest problem is that i love smoking while i drink (which is not very often). but i know i cannot just be a social smoker - im not disciplined enough. i would have to give it up for good. and that scares the crap out of me...
  • SuperSarg
    SuperSarg Posts: 5
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    Today is day 6 of quitting. Thus far, it hasn't been half bad. Smoked on and off for 8 years. I'm done though. I need to lose weight, and smoking just kills my ability to do so. I can hardly exercise without getting winded. Only 6 days done, but done nonetheless and feel better than I have in a long while. Here's to quitting. Best of luck to everyone. :drinker:


    Very Respectfully,

    Sarg
  • jackiemonx
    jackiemonx Posts: 343 Member
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    well done u guys thats stopped, ive still not got the courage yet!
  • tuffytuffy1
    tuffytuffy1 Posts: 920 Member
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    I was 2 days in I believe when this was posted. Today, I am on day 15 or 16, I think, and doing pretty well! I hope you guys thinking about it just do it! Use a nicotine replacement therapy so you don't get unbearable cravings.
  • The_Hungry_Atheist
    The_Hungry_Atheist Posts: 55
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    I bought a vaporizer.....it is nothing like an ecig.....on May 27th. I did not go for the cig flavors and chose to go with a semi sweet mix. I have not smoked a cigarette since that day. I have lowered my nicotine intake from 24 to 6 and soon to be 0. I cannot decide if I will continue to vape for the flavor because I have found some delicious ones that are great to vape after meals. I just ordered more strawberry dreamcake and am trying chocolate donut. My breathing has drastically improved as I am not inhaling smoke. The best thing I have ever done is but that mod to quit smoking. I am saving so much money as well.



    Edit: If you choose this method PLZ make sure to research that you are buying organic flavors and not chemical. Nicotine is the addictive part...I started on the highest which is 24 and I am down to 6 in a short time. Once you get rid of the nicotine withdrawls you get rid of the habit. Even if you are smoking because you are used to puffing after meals or what not...cvaping is still the best way to go you can get zero nicotine and yummy flavors.
  • sisterlilbunny
    sisterlilbunny Posts: 691 Member
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    I'm a vaper and am currently at about 6-8mg and love it. I can run again, I can wake up with out the "crud" and even my snoring has almost gone away. And as you can see, I've dropped weight. ;) I love love love the flavors out there, you're guaranteed to find something you like and will want to stick with.
  • jackiemonx
    jackiemonx Posts: 343 Member
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    i gonna do patches when i stop, im finishing this packet n thats me, gonny stop drinkin for a month too to stop the temptation there
  • msjersey73
    msjersey73 Posts: 182 Member
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    If and when yous (any of yous) quit smoking, and you feel dizzy, or lightheaded, just suck air through a straw.
    you are getting too much oxygen, and need to slow down your breathing. It really helped me, tons.
    Good Luck. i stopped, cold turkey. Done. never looked back. you got to want to do it.
  • jackiemonx
    jackiemonx Posts: 343 Member
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    yeah im goin on patches. im ready to stop, feelin it in my chest now n dont like it!
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,266 Member
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    If Im honest, I just dont think I have the willpower to do it at the same time as being on my weightloss journey- I smoke between 5 and 10 a day, so not a huge amount, but since I started dieting in January I have attempted using an e-cig a few times. It was ok for a day or two but I have gone back to the cigs. My justification is losing weight is hard, and quitting smoking is hard, and I just dont think I have the ability to do both. I'll quit when I hit goal. How long have you estimated till you reach target? Might be better to wait, however THIS IS JUST MY OPINION, lol. Some people (much stronger than me) CAN do both at once. Good luck! :)

    this is exactly what i keep telling myself almost every cigarette i light up. when i am out walking or swimming i think about qutting but just end up lighting up. i need smokers rehab. lol...
  • redromad275
    redromad275 Posts: 884 Member
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    Started when I was 16. Quit 7 years ago with Chantix after multiple attempts with other aids (gum, patches etc) Don't miss it. Can't stand to be around it. Everyone should quit but I completely understand the difficulty of quitting smoking and losing weight. They tend to counteract each other. Try quitting smoking and start working out to maintain your current weight. Once you have fully established your non-smoking, THEN try and start losing weight. GO for it. It's the best thing you can do for yourself.

    Rick
  • Veil5577
    Veil5577 Posts: 868 Member
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    I use Nicorette gum. It is expensive but since I've used it I don't even want to smoke anymore, and if I do it makes me feel like crap.
  • ajo1998
    ajo1998 Posts: 1 Member
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    I quit smoking a year and a half ago, and gained a lot of weight. (still gaining) It's inspirational to see others quit and still lose weight - gotta increase my exercise!
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,266 Member
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    I use Nicorette gum. It is expensive but since I've used it I don't even want to smoke anymore, and if I do it makes me feel like crap.

    now that is great idea. if it makes me sick I wont want to do it
  • FitOldMomma
    FitOldMomma Posts: 790 Member
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    I quit two months ago. Many people told me I was crazy to try while at the same time as losing weight. But actually, it has turned out to be the best time. I'm so very committed to my healthy lifestyle and dedicated to logging all my food, it makes me hyper-aware of calories eaten. And, having my mind so much on losing weight and fitness I don't seem to think about cigs as much as I think I would have.

    I was a 3 packs a day smoker for the last 4 years, and prior to that, 2 packs a day for 38 years. I was scared to death of not being able to quit. It wasn't nearly as bad as I imagined. I used the 21 mg nicotine patch for 3 weeks and 14 mg patch for 2 more. Also, I chew about 6 pieces of the 2 mg nicotine gum. Mostly after eating or when I get a craving for a smoke.

    For some great support and ideas of coping, check out the Quit for Life program. It is awesome.

    Good luck.
  • kotomli0530
    kotomli0530 Posts: 10 Member
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    wow all of your stories are so inspirational! I hope to quit soon because I would like to start running. I think I am going to try the vapor that some of you have been suggesting :)
  • jackiemonx
    jackiemonx Posts: 343 Member
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    officially day 1 (again!) on the patches
  • eurochick64
    eurochick64 Posts: 60 Member
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    I smoked for 30 plus years, Tried to quit so many times!

    Smoking is a 2 part thing when you are trying to quit, I.E , Addiction & Habit....

    Itried to quit with patches, I have to say they are GREAT, for the addiction part....eventually i always went back to smoking in that one minute moment of weakness !!

    Then some smart person invented the E cig!!, This is a great quitting aid, NOT too great like for like swap for cigs!:noway:

    So April, 2013 I decided I was going to give quitting another try, I had a plan.....

    I used the patches, worked great, but i also used the Ecig, I only chugged it when i felt i "NEEDED" to smoke. I.E ..on the phone etc, but only a couple of drags, It worked a treat!!
    I have been smoke free since then, i found it easy being able to use the 2 things together...
    I kept the E cig, for a few months after the patch part was done, I had it in my kitchen, when i felt i "NEEDED" to smoke, i just hit that a couple of times, till i noticed, i just wasn't touching it at all..... I FEEL GREAT !!!:drinker:

    EDITED to say, The E cigs i used were the cheap throw away things from the gas station $3 !!
  • Jeep_This
    Jeep_This Posts: 819 Member
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    I started smoking when I was 12 years old. I used to think I wouldn't have the willpower to quit. Then it became the, "Well, I'm just not ready right now" excuse/game.

    I wrote something way back that might help you or might inspire you just to do it. I know that one day, I realized that I was just making excuses and just like weight loss, if I wanted to succeed and change then I needed to commit to it and "just do it." And I did..and I did it cold turkey too. Coming this August 13th, I'll have been smoke-free for 2 years after about 16-17 years of smoking.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/PikaKnight/view/are-you-ever-really-ready-to-quit-smoking-454253

    Best of luck and just know you can quit smoking. It's not easy, but if I can do it, so can you.

    Pika, it says "This blog is private"

    :smokin:

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