Smoking or Not?

I smoked for 10 years and quit cold turkey the day I found out I was pregnant. My daughter is almost 2 and I only smoke when we go out and have a few drinks which is like twice a year lol. If you don't wanna quit, you won't. It's that simple. When you're ready, you'll know, and you'll do it. Losing weight is the same way.

Quit cold turkey after 20 years ... Read Allan Carr's Easy Way Book, it deprogrammed me like magic.

Good luck, you can't crave what you don't want.

When you truly realise there are no benefits to smoking you just don't want one.

its all about the ganja smoke all ya want

Have you tried electronic cigarettes? My mom is the most close minded person in the world. She smoked a pack a day or two all her life. Two years ago we got her into trying the electronic cigarrettes and she fell in love. She bought them, started using them and the next day quit regular cigarettes. After a few check-ups with her doctor, her blood oxygen level had gone back down to normal and her lungs are "good as new" according to the doctor. She is so much healthier than she's ever been and she hardly smokes even the electronic ones now. Look into them there are tons of brands like bloog or blu brand. She was personally a fan of the bloogs. Good luck! I'm telling you my mom was stubborn as a mule and had tried everything in the book until she found these.

I quit cold turkey about 6 years ago. I went through phases where I couldn't stand the taste of it, I was addicted mostly to the motion of smoking. I woke up one morning, couldn't stand the taste of it and instead of still picking up a cigarette, I picked up a straw, lolly pop (I know, not the best for weight loss) or anything that I could use that I could get the same effect as a cigarette. I'm not saying that works for everyone, but it worked for me and boy am I glad that I quit. Good luck!

I smoked for a very long time. At my highest, probably 2 packs a day but on average, 1.

I quit when I started swimming. It effected my breathing so adversely, I didn't have a choice. It became either smoke or exercise.

I had quit several times between 2008-2010. Even though I caved, each time I quit became easier and easier. And the cheats became shorter and more sporadic. Until finally, I was quit. No drugs. Just lots of bubble gum & Jolly Ranchers.

Of course now, I'd try to switch that for celery & carrots but at the time, I didn't care. Quitting was my only objective and I used any means necessary.

Just keep trying. I never saw myself as a nonsmoker so trust me, if I can quit, anyone can. Also, when you fall off the wagon, don't get discouraged. Similar to dieting, EVERYONE falls off from time to time. Just know that it's temporary and get it out of your system so you can quit again. Eventually, it will become permanent.

GOOD LUCK!!!

I was a 2 PAD smoker...quit Sept 2012 as a part of this whole Good Livin' thing I'm high on. I used an e-cig and reduced my nicotine dose bit by bit until I got to zero nicotine. I did this over about 6 months. I still pull on my zero nicotine from time to time, but not much anymore. Once these batteries I have are toast, I'm just done period.

The e-cig really helped a lot with the whole hand to mouth thing and helped ween me off the nastiness. I went with a model that looked and felt nothing like a real cigarette as I wanted to distance myself from that somewhat.

I smoke, but not a lot. like 1-5 cigarettes a day or every other day. I want to quit too. Me and my husband have tried the nicorette gum and the electronic cigarettes too. I liked both of them.
My husband quit before a few years back with just using the nicorette gum. And he also lost a ton of weight too. You just gotta be willing to do the sacrificing. And you have to have the will power. It will be hard but you can do it.
And as for the exercise I manly walk. Or do small bits of exercise that I can handle. Just gotta do what You can.