Quit Day
This may get long...sorry in advanced. I smoked for about 15 years, and was successful in quitting. I quit for about 7 years. And then my marriage fell apart and I picked it back up. I've now been smoking again for about 3 years, and really want to be done, but have struggled committing. Soooo, I have (with the help of my sisters urging) decided it's time. I have a quit day (Jan 22nd) and made a list of reasons I like to smoke, and reasons I want to quit.
If anyone has suggestions, or just wants to help cheer me on, or even mock and ridicule me, please do! Here is my list:
QUIT DAY : JAN 22ND
WHY I HATE IT
• MONEY!! (USE THE APP AND USE THE MONEY I SAVE FOR FUN STUFF)
• SMELL (FABREEZE THE CARE AND WASH JACKETS)
• KIDS HATE IT (GIVE THEM UPDATES ON MY PROGRESS OFTEN)
• TIGHT CHEST AND COUGHING (START USING THE GYM AT WORK AND GET BACK IN SHAPE)
SMOKING PRO’S AND ALTERNATIVES
• BREAK AT WORK
o WALK DOWN AND LISTEN TO THE FOUNTAINS
• BREAK AT HOME
o GO OUT AND MAKE A PHONE CALL, WALK THE CUL-DE-SAC
• WHILE DRINKING
o INVEST IN A NON NICOTINE VAPE
• DRIVING!
o ???
REWARDS
• SMALL
o GET MY NAILS DONE
o TEETH WHITENER
o PIECE OF JEWELRY
o ICE CREAM
• LARGER
o CAR DETAILED
o FACIAL
o WEEKEND AWAY
If anyone has suggestions, or just wants to help cheer me on, or even mock and ridicule me, please do! Here is my list:
QUIT DAY : JAN 22ND
WHY I HATE IT
• MONEY!! (USE THE APP AND USE THE MONEY I SAVE FOR FUN STUFF)
• SMELL (FABREEZE THE CARE AND WASH JACKETS)
• KIDS HATE IT (GIVE THEM UPDATES ON MY PROGRESS OFTEN)
• TIGHT CHEST AND COUGHING (START USING THE GYM AT WORK AND GET BACK IN SHAPE)
SMOKING PRO’S AND ALTERNATIVES
• BREAK AT WORK
o WALK DOWN AND LISTEN TO THE FOUNTAINS
• BREAK AT HOME
o GO OUT AND MAKE A PHONE CALL, WALK THE CUL-DE-SAC
• WHILE DRINKING
o INVEST IN A NON NICOTINE VAPE
• DRIVING!
o ???
REWARDS
• SMALL
o GET MY NAILS DONE
o TEETH WHITENER
o PIECE OF JEWELRY
o ICE CREAM
• LARGER
o CAR DETAILED
o FACIAL
o WEEKEND AWAY
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Wishing you luck! I hope you'll post your progress. Smoking is such a hard habit to break.1
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RomaineCalm wrote: »Wishing you luck! I hope you'll post your progress. Smoking is such a hard habit to break.
Thanks Lady, I def will1 -
I didn't even know people smoke cigarettes anymore. I mean outside of Japan and Eastern Europe.3
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Can I join you in the journey to quit smoking? I don't know if I'm quite there yet. I enjoy smoking and the break it gives me but I also hate the smell and how much money it costs to smoke.2
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LeannJeffers wrote: »Can I join you in the journey to quit smoking? I don't know if I'm quite there yet. I enjoy smoking and the break it gives me but I also hate the smell and how much money it costs to smoke.
I completely get it!!! And I would love a partner if you decide you wanna give it a go1 -
Good luck... but you don't need it! You have a plan and I know you've got this!1
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LeannJeffers wrote: »Can I join you in the journey to quit smoking? I don't know if I'm quite there yet. I enjoy smoking and the break it gives me but I also hate the smell and how much money it costs to smoke.
You've got 3.5 weeks to get your mind in that place. Imagine how good quitting will feel!1 -
LeannJeffers wrote: »Can I join you in the journey to quit smoking? I don't know if I'm quite there yet. I enjoy smoking and the break it gives me but I also hate the smell and how much money it costs to smoke.
I completely get it!!! And I would love a partner if you decide you wanna give it a go
Awesome, I'm going to make a list of pros and cons tonight. I was thinking that everytime I want to smoke I would throw X amount in a jar. My thought was take the cost of a pack and divide it by 20. IDK just an idea I had.3 -
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Thank you all sooo much!!!3
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For what it's worth, I started smoking when I was 13 and a half. Quit for two years in 2012, started again. Pack a day, consistent, throughout the years.
My quit date was the 1st of December. Picking a date a bit of time in the future is a great thing to do, because it gives you the possibility of coming to terms with letting cigarettes go. Even if you don't actively think about January the 22nd, in the back of your mind there is a lot going on about that.
What worked in the first few days (and still helps now) is an app which showed me time not smoked, cigarettes not smoked, money saved, and health improvements. Through the first 72 hours, there are a lot of things happening on the positive side (eg. normalizing oxigen and carbon monoxide levels), and these tiny little milestones do help. Also I found out that one out of those 12 salaries I get per year went on cigarettes alone. Yeah, really...
It also helped (in a way) that I picked a date during a mini-vacation with a couple of legal days off, during which I was not in the office... but in bed, with a monster flu which cut any desire to stick the cigarette in my mouth. Afterwards, back in the office, whenever I felt like taking a smoking break, I took a stairs break - went out and descended + ascended 8 flights of stairs. Double health bonus.
I'm going on 27 days now (not a lot, but still!) and while it hasn't been the superhuman exercise in power of will I was expecting, but rather easier, I will always have the desire of smoking. It's the acting on it that had to change. Some people smoke socially, or just when drinking - I was the one that loved her alone time with the cigarette, and the one that still likes to smell the smoke from someone else.
Best of luck to you, and congratulations for making this decision! Keeping my fingers super-crossed
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Never had a cigarette, but I have been smoking cigars for 44 years. Probably never stop. I enjoy them.2
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Congrats on your decision to quit! I've never smoked or used any nicotine products so I don't have any helpful advise for quitting, but from a non smoker's perspective, I do have something you may be able to add to your pro quitting list. When I worked very busy/hectic jobs, night shift in ER and ICU, all the non smokers resented smokers taking constant breaks (in addition to their allowed lunch break) leaving us to work our hallways without the smoker who was supposed to be helping or leaving us to watch their patients while non smokers didn't get those breaks. This resentment was not a secret, and I think some of the smokers felt bad about it but just weren't able to go without it. My current job is not as hectic, so I doubt I'd even notice any smoke breaks now. If this is something that would apply for you, maybe it could go in your Pro quitting column as well.
Good luck with quitting!3 -
Good to hear. You'll have good days and bad days but in the end you'll be much better off. Much like losing weight you have to keep moving forward and not looking backward.1
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Congratulations on making the decision!! A couple of ideas I have and then a story that is tough, but I am hoping it will help......
Driving: listen to podcasts, sing, talk to yourself (I know that sounds crazy, but maybe verbalize your thoughts or your plan), listen to some audiobooks
A very close friend of mine told me this and it made me never want to even be around smoke again..... His mother was a nurse for many years. That is a stressful job and although they know all of the negatives of smoking many still do it. Well, as she laid dying of lung cancer she was absolutely devastated. She had to look at her kids and her grandkids and know that they were watching her die because of something SHE did. There are so many terrible things that happen that we have no control over that she desperately wished that she had quit doing something that she did have control over. Hearing that made me stop and think. Smoking causes so many health issues. No one HAS to smoke. That is something that we all decide for ourselves. Imagining my loved ones watching me die because I made the choice to smoke? No *kitten* way. Now even the smell of smoke irritates me both physically and emotionally. You have people who love you. As morbid as it is.... picture those faces sobbing because they have to watch you die or suffer from something you could have prevented.
Good luck to you!!!
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This may get long...sorry in advanced. I smoked for about 15 years, and was successful in quitting. I quit for about 7 years. And then my marriage fell apart and I picked it back up. I've now been smoking again for about 3 years, and really want to be done, but have struggled committing. Soooo, I have (with the help of my sisters urging) decided it's time. I have a quit day (Jan 22nd) and made a list of reasons I like to smoke, and reasons I want to quit.
If anyone has suggestions, or just wants to help cheer me on, or even mock and ridicule me, please do! Here is my list:
QUIT DAY : JAN 22ND
WHY I HATE IT
• MONEY!! (USE THE APP AND USE THE MONEY I SAVE FOR FUN STUFF)
• SMELL (FABREEZE THE CARE AND WASH JACKETS)
• KIDS HATE IT (GIVE THEM UPDATES ON MY PROGRESS OFTEN)
• TIGHT CHEST AND COUGHING (START USING THE GYM AT WORK AND GET BACK IN SHAPE)
SMOKING PRO’S AND ALTERNATIVES
• BREAK AT WORK
o WALK DOWN AND LISTEN TO THE FOUNTAINS
• BREAK AT HOME
o GO OUT AND MAKE A PHONE CALL, WALK THE CUL-DE-SAC
• WHILE DRINKING
o INVEST IN A NON NICOTINE VAPE
• DRIVING!
o ???
REWARDS
• SMALL
o GET MY NAILS DONE
o TEETH WHITENER
o PIECE OF JEWELRY
o ICE CREAM
• LARGER
o CAR DETAILED
o FACIAL
o WEEKEND AWAY
Congratulations in advance. And I know you can do this pudgy. Why? Because if I can say, that I'm a smoker who has chosen not to smoke since May 3rd, 2018 around 6pm, you can do it too. I hate the word "quit" & I'm not a quitter.
So I've just chosen not to smoke for going on 8 months. My doctor said that I can consider myself a quitter. I hate that word. I've never been a quitter.
I used the patch. And a vape to hold onto if a trigger hit me. Like the phone, getting into the car, certain people.
Just understand that not everyone will gain weight if they quit smoking. My weight has remained nearly the same all year long despite of not smoking. I'm still 45-50 lbs away from goal unfortunately. You probably already know how to prep your raw veggie bags, or foods that are on your plan ahead of time.
Look girlie. Your reward will be these things.
1- Your mouth won't be yucky anymore.
2- You will save toothpaste from over brushing your teeth.
3- Save on handsoap too.
4- When you take a breath of air, you're going to feel that difference in the oxygen going to every part of your body.
5- A shitload of money you can save for more important needed things.
6- Your health. Last but not least of course.
I know you're going to do this! Congratulations in advance. Just choose not to smoke.3 -
LittleLionHeart1 wrote: »This may get long...sorry in advanced. I smoked for about 15 years, and was successful in quitting. I quit for about 7 years. And then my marriage fell apart and I picked it back up. I've now been smoking again for about 3 years, and really want to be done, but have struggled committing. Soooo, I have (with the help of my sisters urging) decided it's time. I have a quit day (Jan 22nd) and made a list of reasons I like to smoke, and reasons I want to quit.
If anyone has suggestions, or just wants to help cheer me on, or even mock and ridicule me, please do! Here is my list:
QUIT DAY : JAN 22ND
WHY I HATE IT
• MONEY!! (USE THE APP AND USE THE MONEY I SAVE FOR FUN STUFF)
• SMELL (FABREEZE THE CARE AND WASH JACKETS)
• KIDS HATE IT (GIVE THEM UPDATES ON MY PROGRESS OFTEN)
• TIGHT CHEST AND COUGHING (START USING THE GYM AT WORK AND GET BACK IN SHAPE)
SMOKING PRO’S AND ALTERNATIVES
• BREAK AT WORK
o WALK DOWN AND LISTEN TO THE FOUNTAINS
• BREAK AT HOME
o GO OUT AND MAKE A PHONE CALL, WALK THE CUL-DE-SAC
• WHILE DRINKING
o INVEST IN A NON NICOTINE VAPE
• DRIVING!
o ???
REWARDS
• SMALL
o GET MY NAILS DONE
o TEETH WHITENER
o PIECE OF JEWELRY
o ICE CREAM
• LARGER
o CAR DETAILED
o FACIAL
o WEEKEND AWAY
Congratulations in advance. And I know you can do this pudgy. Why? Because if I can say, that I'm a smoker who has chosen not to smoke since May 3rd, 2018 around 6pm, you can do it too. I hate the word "quit" & I'm not a quitter.
So I've just chosen not to smoke for going on 8 months. My doctor said that I can consider myself a quitter. I hate that word. I've never been a quitter.
I used the patch. And a vape to hold onto if a trigger hit me. Like the phone, getting into the car, certain people.
Just understand that not everyone will gain weight if they quit smoking. My weight has remained nearly the same all year long despite of not smoking. I'm still 45-50 lbs away from goal unfortunately. You probably already know how to prep your raw veggie bags, or foods that are on your plan ahead of time.
Look girlie. Your reward will be these things.
1- Your mouth won't be yucky anymore.
2- You will save toothpaste from over brushing your teeth.
3- Save on handsoap too.
4- When you take a breath of air, you're going to feel that difference in the oxygen going to every part of your body.
5- A shitload of money you can save for more important needed things.
6- Your health. Last but not least of course.
I know you're going to do this! Congratulations in advance. Just choose not to smoke.
I like the idea of thinking of it as a choice to stop, and not "quitting" That may really help. In fact this thread alone I believe will do wonders. Keep me motivated and in the front of my head. So many complain of the going ons in this place, but if I think you are all wonderful!!4 -
@pudgy1977
Good for you for deciding to quit!
I smoked, quit for 10 years, got drunk in the Bahamas and lit one up, hooked again for another 8yrs.
When I turned 50 and separated from my ex I decided I needed to give myself every break possible and quit again.
I chewed the gum and for me, it works like a charm.
The chewing helped with the feeling of needing to put something in my mouth other than food and makes the nicotine withdrawal so much easier.
It is like losing a friend but,
that is one mean, ugly, backstabbing friend!
YOU GOT THIS!!!!!!!!!
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LittleLionHeart1 wrote: »This may get long...sorry in advanced. I smoked for about 15 years, and was successful in quitting. I quit for about 7 years. And then my marriage fell apart and I picked it back up. I've now been smoking again for about 3 years, and really want to be done, but have struggled committing. Soooo, I have (with the help of my sisters urging) decided it's time. I have a quit day (Jan 22nd) and made a list of reasons I like to smoke, and reasons I want to quit.
If anyone has suggestions, or just wants to help cheer me on, or even mock and ridicule me, please do! Here is my list:
QUIT DAY : JAN 22ND
WHY I HATE IT
• MONEY!! (USE THE APP AND USE THE MONEY I SAVE FOR FUN STUFF)
• SMELL (FABREEZE THE CARE AND WASH JACKETS)
• KIDS HATE IT (GIVE THEM UPDATES ON MY PROGRESS OFTEN)
• TIGHT CHEST AND COUGHING (START USING THE GYM AT WORK AND GET BACK IN SHAPE)
SMOKING PRO’S AND ALTERNATIVES
• BREAK AT WORK
o WALK DOWN AND LISTEN TO THE FOUNTAINS
• BREAK AT HOME
o GO OUT AND MAKE A PHONE CALL, WALK THE CUL-DE-SAC
• WHILE DRINKING
o INVEST IN A NON NICOTINE VAPE
• DRIVING!
o ???
REWARDS
• SMALL
o GET MY NAILS DONE
o TEETH WHITENER
o PIECE OF JEWELRY
o ICE CREAM
• LARGER
o CAR DETAILED
o FACIAL
o WEEKEND AWAY
Congratulations in advance. And I know you can do this pudgy. Why? Because if I can say, that I'm a smoker who has chosen not to smoke since May 3rd, 2018 around 6pm, you can do it too. I hate the word "quit" & I'm not a quitter.
So I've just chosen not to smoke for going on 8 months. My doctor said that I can consider myself a quitter. I hate that word. I've never been a quitter.
I used the patch. And a vape to hold onto if a trigger hit me. Like the phone, getting into the car, certain people.
Just understand that not everyone will gain weight if they quit smoking. My weight has remained nearly the same all year long despite of not smoking. I'm still 45-50 lbs away from goal unfortunately. You probably already know how to prep your raw veggie bags, or foods that are on your plan ahead of time.
Look girlie. Your reward will be these things.
1- Your mouth won't be yucky anymore.
2- You will save toothpaste from over brushing your teeth.
3- Save on handsoap too.
4- When you take a breath of air, you're going to feel that difference in the oxygen going to every part of your body.
5- A shitload of money you can save for more important needed things.
6- Your health. Last but not least of course.
I know you're going to do this! Congratulations in advance. Just choose not to smoke.
I like the idea of thinking of it as a choice to stop, and not "quitting" That may really help. In fact this thread alone I believe will do wonders. Keep me motivated and in the front of my head. So many complain of the going ons in this place, but if I think you are all wonderful!!
Just choose not to smoke for as long as possible. I believe you're going to choose wisely. And I believe you're going to feel better because of it.
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Jen I can't help but feel like you've already succeeded...
I feel like 2019 Jen, will be able to defeat this and anything else that stands in her way, like no other Jen before!
No advice to offer because I'm just a fan watching how it's done...
Wish you the best!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!
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Mr_Healthy_Habits wrote: »Jen I can't help but feel like you've already succeeded...
I feel like 2019 Jen, will be able to defeat this and anything else that stands in her way, like no other Jen before!
No advice to offer because I'm just a fan watching how it's done...
Wish you the best!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!
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You've always been such a great friend. Thanks Doll1 -
Jen, I know you can do this We'll be here to cheer you on. 2
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I have not had a cigarette since April 2012. After almost 30 years of smoking. I still have an unopened pack in my desk drawer, that was my psychological crutch just knowing they were there "in case". I had stopped before, but not for this length of time, so I think I might be able to be in the "former smoker" category.
Mine was sort of a cold turkey thing, had been in the hospital for 3 days, and figured I was already half way through that first miserable week, and stuck with it. Marked the calendar everyday with how much money I saved that day, and a running total. That alone was very motivating.
And get this, I did it during a high stress point in my life, husband asked for a divorce was the topper.
You can do this.6 -
I have not had a cigarette since April 2012. After almost 30 years of smoking. I still have an unopened pack in my desk drawer, that was my psychological crutch just knowing they were there "in case". I had stopped before, but not for this length of time, so I think I might be able to be in the "former smoker" category.
Mine was sort of a cold turkey thing, had been in the hospital for 3 days, and figured I was already half way through that first miserable week, and stuck with it. Marked the calendar everyday with how much money I saved that day, and a running total. That alone was very motivating.
And get this, I did it during a high stress point in my life, husband asked for a divorce was the topper.
You can do this.
Wow!!! That’s very impressive0
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