Any smokers out there?

You might try the electronic cigarette. It has help me and my husband.

If that is a picture of your child ......that is all you need.

My mom was a smoker. I vowed to never smoke. But being raised in a house where it was not only practiced, but all the friends smoked, too - it was a foregone conclusion that I would start. Took me twenty years to quit.

Don't set this kind of example for your child. Or anyones' children.

I was a smoker for 40 plus years and the only way I did quit was Chantax gave me that way to quit. I still love the smell of smoke and I know how hard it was to quit I would still puff away. Hubby had a bypass and had to quit and he had to go with the patches and he went 2 rounds of the patches. Good luck and the best to you. It can be done just stay with it.

I quit a year ago. It was difficult. Especially during stressful times. I did gain weight, but I gave myself 6 months to not worry about it. Quitting smoking was so important to me, that a few months of gaining weight was worth it. Now, I am focusing on losing weight because I have the not smoking under control. And my ex-finace smoked whom I lived with at the time. It can be done if you are motivated. Don't worry about the weight. It will come off!! (FYI, my quitting smoking had nothing to do with our breakup...lol.)

2) I eliminated the "triggers" or replaced the actual smoking with a different activity for the ones I could not or didn't want to eliminate that gave me the urge to smoke. Like after meals, alcohol, social events. For that after meal urge, I went for a walk instead. Alcohol, I noticed I would smoke if I were in a bar but not if I was at home. So I quit going to the bars. In certain social events like gatherings of friends, I would excuse myself if the smoke bothered me or I began to get the urge. Then return after it subsided.

This is what's clobbering me. Local bands playing dive bars and riding the motorcycle... without fail, I light up.

I may be able to give up bands at dive bars, but I'll never give up the mc. So I think I can make it work.

You just have to keep trying and trying until you can make it stick for good. Most people try (and fail) a number of times before nailing it.

I smoked for nearly 30 years and am pushing 2 months without them. I know that's not a lot of time but I also know that I won't smoke again. I have too many reasons in my life now to not go back to smoking.

Best of luck!

My wife and I both quit nearly a year ago...we did gain a weight which is why we are here, but it has been well worth it....we used nicoderm and for motivation, we opened a seperate bank account and what ever we would have spent monthly for cigarettes we put in the bank....we still do that part, it's amazing how much we saved and how fast....makes me wish I had never started and just put the money in the bank from the begining. For me the hardest part was the "habits".... smoke when you get in the car, another half way to work, one more before you get there, one after eating, one when you wake up etc etc......Country Devil has the right idea replace the cigarette at those times with something else, gum, hard candy etc......it all helps......as far as working on 1 issue at a time, ask your physician or PT what they think.....I wanted to quit before I deployed and the Army Doctors flat out told me, " We'll worrry about it when you get back." Good luck!

I gave up in Sept 2010 and put on about 7lbs. I used Nicorette Gum for about 4 months but then switched to regular gum. I had tried on and off for about 5 years to stop. Even tried hypnotherapy but I just didn't have the willpower to stop. When my now-husband and I moved in together I had to stop so that was my motivation! I was recommended a book by Alan Carr but never got around to trying it. Apparently it is quite effective. Or Paul McKenna - he helps you to stop smoking AND lose weight! I don't know anyone who has tried these books but surely they are worth a go. I think the idea is that you read them first then stop.

Good luck anyway!

I quit with Chantix..it really worked for me except for the messed up dreams... it made cigarettes smell and taste awful!

ME TOO! Chantix was my miracle!!! Messed up dreams, but it really works! I was a smoker of 15 yrs. I will be smoke free for 2 yrs on April 19th! If your insurance covers it, give it a try! If not, well, its is really expensive. Good luck to you! I know what your going through!:flowerforyou:

Quitting smoking is easy - I used to do it several times a year!

But seriously... been off the smokes for 8+ years after 20 years of a pack a day or more.

So let me enlighten you as to the revelation I had that made that last quit stick.

The only reason that having a cigarette feels good is because you're physically addicted to nicotine, period. When you have a smoke you feed that addiction and remove the discomfort of withdrawal.

Remember the first smoke you ever had? Ever quit for months or more and then start again? It wasn't pleasant, was it? In fact, I'll bet it was pretty darned unpleasant, tasted awful, made you cough, you hated the smell, you felt guilty, etc. Didn't get the relief you thought you'd get, did you? That's because you weren't addicted any more.

Now if you can get through two weeks without a smoke, you have overcome the physical addition. That means that once you've made it past two weeks without cigarettes HAVING A SMOKE IS NOT GOING TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD! In fact, as noted above, it's probably going to make you feel pretty bad.

Of course, if you have two or three smokes, it'll start to feel good again - this means that you're addicted again.

So, bottom line: Get through the first couple of weeks to get over the physical addiction and every time you think you want a smoke after that, think about how crappy it's going to make you feel and remind yourself that it's not going to give you the relief you crave.

How do you get through the first couple of weeks? I planned my quit date to coincide with the start of a couple of weeks of vacation, which took me out of my normal day-to-day routines and habits and thus the events, places, etc. that habitually triggered me to have a smoke were gone.

Good luck - it's worth it!

Honestly? I just stopped. The only thing that makes sense is that I decided I wanted to be a runner more than I wanted to smoke. If you want something enough you'll find a way to make it happen. You just have to... stop

I have carried this nasty habit for probably 4 years now. I really want to quit and know that I need to, but I just don't know how to put them down. I am a full time student and mom of three (reasons why I should stop). I am afraid that if I put them down I will drive my husband crazy and/or gain weight. Any advice?

You haven't been smoking long. I smoked for 45 years and gave it up. You dont want to do it like I did. I was in a coma. Just do it.

I quit with Chantix..it really worked for me except for the messed up dreams... it made cigarettes smell and taste awful!

This ^^^^^^^^

I smoked for near on 20 years and I have recently stopped... I used patches to help me through the first few weeks, they're the toughest part. I am off them now and now I am working out again I am really starting to see the difference and I am only a month or so in...

Do it and don't look back, it will be the best decision you will ever make!

Good luck!