Smoking but wanna get fit

I quit too! On amazon, you can order tobacco free ciggarets which are nice because then atleast you have something to smoke while you break free of addiction. Then you can taper down your smoking. Good luck!!!

MooninCancer wrote: »

quit smoking first...its a killer. please do it. I smoked 20 plus years...Whyquit.com did it for me...once you've quit --say 6 months or longer- then you can worry about weight. you can't reduce- you have to quit cold turkey.

I also quit cold turkey 18 months ago, after a 20 year habit. Whyquit.com was a huge help! Great facebook page too for support! When I quit, it was the first step to getting healthy. Yes, I gained some weight, but about 6 months after quitting, I started eating a lot healthier, found MFP and started lifting. Never been happier!

There are so many other better ways to handle stress. Making your clothes and hair stink like an ashtray isn't one of them.

Personally, it took me years to quit trying most methods short of hypnosis (nothing against it, just did not have a hypnotherapist close by at the time). I left college smoking 2 packs a day. I probably tried to quit about 8 times, finally succeeding in 2008, having my last cigarette that summer.

I would say that each failed attempt to quit was a failure, but in reality, it was not. Each time I quit, I smoked less when I started until I got to the point where you were at, I'd smoke about a 1/4 pack a day.

For me, quitting smoking was just like starting my weight loss journey. When I started my journey because "I should do it", I failed in both instances. When I started my journey because it was time to do so and I wanted to do it more than anything, I did well.

When I had my last cigarette, it was time and I knew it was time. I finally stopped cold turkey in the end and when it was time, I honestly can say I really had no urges to start again.

If you are having a tough time, the stop smoking methods all helped. I did the nicotine patches which really did take the edge off. What I didn't like about those was that I had adhesive marks all up and down my arms that were touch to get off.

I did Zyban and that also worked well, but if I recall, there was a seizure risk with it if you used it with alcohol, which as a young person at the time, not drinking was a real issue for me.

My favorite by far was the nicotine gum. I liked it because if you needed a set schedule to get your nicotine in, you could do that. As you began to ween off the smokes, you could use less if you didn't need the nicotine. If I were to start smoking again, this would be the method I'd turn to first to stop.

Good Luck and keep trying! It really sucks at first, but eventually the cravings get fewer and farther between. One day, you'll realize you've gone a year or two without wanting one.

I quit smoking with 2 1/2 weeks of Chantix. It was a lot easier than I expected. Smoke-free for 7+ years now. Good luck.

I quit cold turkey when I had a cold. I just didn't want them and so I seized the opportunity. I also downloaded an app call myQuitTime - you put in how much you smoked, how much they cost, etc. and over time it tells you how much money you've saved, how long you've gone without, how much of your life you've gotten back, etc. Love it - and it was free. When I have a craving (and years later I still do if I'm hanging out with smokers) I look at the app and remind myself how far I've come. You will feel so much better if you quit. With that being said, I had an uncle who ran marathons, participated in Iron Man competitions and lit up afterward. You can be a smoker and be superfit - but why would you? You'll just be that much better if you quit. And, he eventually quit smoking too. Good luck...it's not easy, but it's worth it.

I quit 5 years ago. I used nicotine gum. I found it helped greatly because not only was a getting a bit of nicotine, I had someething to do to keep my mouth occupied too. Sadly, I'm still chewing the gum 5 years later lol. It's gotta be better than smoking tho right? I can chew gum anywhere, and I don't stink.

I quit smoking cold turkey 15 years ago after heavily smoking for 12 years. I wish there was something profound that I could share that helped me quit, but for me it just boiled down to sheer determination. That and the idea of ever having to endure that first day again if I failed...I never wanted to feel that again! Also I don't think life gets any less stressful as we go through time. Maybe that's where the saying 'no time like the present' comes from?

All the best to you in kicking the habit!

I smoked a pack a day for about 12 years. I quit 7 years ago and I still think about cigarettes every day but have stayed strong! When I quit, I put on about 50 lbs in 6 months. That's why I'm on here. It was still worth it. I don't smell like cigarettes, my kids were conceived and born after I quit so I never exposed them to it.

I used Chantix. It gave me seriously F*ed up dreams but was the only thing that worked for me.