Quit Smoking

I already quit. Using chantix, easiest thing ever!

i quit June 16, 2008 using Allen Carr's Easy Way book. best fifteen bucks i ever spent.

I used to smoke 30 cigarrettes a DAY! I tried meditation and it worked as a miracle and It automatically killed the cravings. I highly recommend it. You can do it!

Todays my 34th day smoke free. I quit cold turkey and have kept losing weight, contrary to what others might say. Sometimes I get cravings but I know they won't last more than a minute. Good luck!

Ps: my skin looks so much better, I can exercise without feeling short of breath and I never have to worry about my "next cig break".

Having smoked for 7+ years, i quit cold turkey the same day i started dieting and exercising. I have not had a craving since. I think the secret is to occupy your mind and body with things besides smoking. Walk or run on your smoke breaks at work. Read a book. Watch a movie. Go to the gym. That sort of thing.

I know I have to I know I have to I know I have to...

Anyone who used meditation I'd be very interested to hear more. What specific kind?

I found an old pack of Nicoderm patches my mother gave me that I've ignored this morning. I guess that's a sign...

This is one of my resolutions...... quitting. I want to do it cold turkey though... and that electronic cigarette thing is intriguing because I think part of habit for me is about doing something with my hands.

Quit cold turkey 21/2 years ago. Finally took off the weight I gained but I don't care. Best thing I ever did. You guys can do this, its hard but the rewards never stop. I've saved a few thousand bucks, too, lol.

Whyquit.com and http://www.quitsmokingmessageboard.com/viewforum.php?f=3 are two sites that kick *kitten* for helping people quit. I highly recommend them. The second has a tendency to get a little bit of drama but when you have dozens of people who are on edge, this tends to happen. They are instrumental in keeping me quit just like this site is to weight loss.

I quit 4 months ago today - cold turkey. :bigsmile:

Before that I used Chantix (messed with my head), before that I tried Nicorette, before that - the lozenges, before that - cold turkey, before that - hypnotism (I was awake the entire time and am absolutely convinced that I cannot be hypnotized).

You get the picture... it is a LONG, HARD road - but it can be done.

There is at least one support group on here - though it looks like it has been a month since anyone posted. Perhaps it will pick up with the resolutions.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/263-smokers-support-system

If all else fails - friend me - I will happily support anyone. I have made it through nights out with friends at smoky bars, etc. Tough - but if I can do it - anyone can. I had smoked about a pack a day for the better part of 24 years.

I quit over a two years ago... but... I still use nicotine gum/lozenges off an on. It's so embarrassing.

My husband quit using Chantix 3 months ago. It worked great for him. He still smoked for about 2 months while taking it so it had plenty of time to build up in his system. He got down to about 5 smokes a day before he stopped completely.

Thats the problem with replacing smoking with other nicotine. Nicotine is the problem, not smoking.

Once again, Chantix is the easiest way to quit, I have tried all others. If you can go cold turkey then do it, but if you can't then try chantix.

I quit cold turkey on thanksgiving and I haven't looked back! I went through the holidays, an almost break up, broken down car, a tight budget from no holiday pay at work, and many other things. My bout of bad luck could have easily turned me to start up again, but I didn't let it! If i can do it, anyone can. Good luck to those quitting!

I quit smoking 3 1/2 years ago by first using Commit Lozenges then switching over to smokeless dissolvable tobacco. I used a product called Stonewall, but that seems to be more difficult to find. Camel has a version called Orbs. Anyway, at the time I quit, I smoked 2 1/2 to 3 packs a day (chain smoking obviously) and with the lozenges was able to completely give up the cigarettes. I used the smokeless dissolvable tobacco for a year or more before slowly decreasing and eventually giving them up all together.

To each of you trying to quit, you have my prayers and best wishes. It's difficult, but you can do it!

May God bless your journey.

I quit cold turkey on thanksgiving and I haven't looked back! I went through the holidays, an almost break up, broken down car, a tight budget from no holiday pay at work, and many other things. My bout of bad luck could have easily turned me to start up again, but I didn't let it! If i can do it, anyone can. Good luck to those quitting!

You're awesome, that's why we're friends!

Aw, you're sweet! You're pretty fantastic yourself!