2 weeks smoke free and

I'm thinking of quitting again (quit when I was preg with my daughter and didn't start full force again until a couple months ago).. maybe we need us a quitter's club!

I quit 3 years ago - definitely one of the hardest things I've ever done. I know its hard - but the truth is, you've been through the worst part of it and if you smoke now, you will have to go through that all over again in order to quit. (that's what helped me get through the cravings)

^^^ THIS! If you have one now you will have to start over some other day and go through the hell of the two weeks smoke free you've already been through! I quit 14 years ago and my dad called it "the idiot factor" I've gone two weeks, I'd be an idiot to start again now. Keep drawing out the timeline... 2 week, one month, six months, one year, five years, whatever! I can hardly remember smoking now, you will be at that point someday as well! Good luck!!

I'm at a week quit but using an e-cig. I hope to ween myself off of that at some point. Congrats on cold turkey and I hope this is the last quit for both of us.

Wow!! Quitting smoking and losing weight! It's like you are getting younger everyday!! You should be really proud of yourself!! I'm proud of you and I've never even met you!!

Awesome job on quitting smoking. Nicotine is a tricky little demon. It is finally out of your system after 3 days. To help you strengthen your resolve I would suggest reading Allen Carr's book, The easy way to quit smoking.

Keep at it, it does get easier. I quit over 2 years ago and it was the best decision I ever made in my life. FREEDOM!!!

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Shalom

I just passed my one-year anniversary of my quit date. It really does get easier - Congrats!!! Keep up the good work

Congrats to you!!! Keep posting and typing about it. It'll keep your fingers busy and your mind engaged.

I have smoked off and on for YEARS. I quit for good this time on Christmas Day. My gift to myself. It has been hard, but whenever I get a craving, I go through all of the reasons why I wanted to quit. That helps. Ooooo...I'd kill for a smoke! Oh. Wait. If I do that, I'll smell like an ashtray. Oooo...just one drag. Wait. if I do that, then my heart pounds like crazy when I climb stairs. I miss the feel of smoking. Oh. Wait...now I don't have to stress about if I'm down to my last pack or not.

And so on, and so on.

Also, I wish you the best of luck b/c quitting smoking and trying to start eating better are hard to do at the same time. Not impossible, mind you, just difficult. I found tootsie pops to be a fairly low-cal and longer lasting way of satisfying the urge of the whole hand-to-mouth thing.

Finally (and for anyone reading this), if you have kids...it feels WAY WAY better to say "sure!" when they ask if you want to go shoot hoops or play outside instead of lurking shame-faced on the porch while they play and you smoke and watch. (I didn't smoke in my house...porch was my smoker's lounge).

OP: Hang in there, YOU CAN DO THIS!

To all of us who have become non-smokers again:CONGRATULATIONS! You have successfully quit a drug that is more addictive than meth!

:drinker: 63 days smoke free here...if you have a smart phone check out the app by cessation nation that tallies all the health and wealth benefits since you've quit!

I quit two weeks after I bought my first IPhone. I will tell you this much...I picked up that phone and played games everytime I wanted a cigarette. I also have a drink of water at my side always. I take a drink of water like every 3 minutes. Still to this day almost 3 yrs later. It is not just the chemical addiction but the physical aspect of smoking. Reaching now for my water bottle has literally saved me. My brother told me to do the water bottle. He said carry it everywhere you go. Pack an ice chest if need be. But don't leave home without it. You know what it really helped. I smoked a pack a day for 35 years and quit cold turkey this time. I had quit 3-4 times prior but always failed. I hated myself everytime I was back into it full swing. I still take it one day at a time. I pray I never smoke again. It has killed so many of my family members. Good luck honey. Just never take another puff. You will be happy.
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I do hope you make it. You'll never regret stopping, but you most certainly would regret re-starting. I don't understand why people do that (restart).