Trying Desperately to Quit Smoking & Needing Some Support

My husband quit using an e-cigarette. If you're really ready to quit, it is definitely easier to quit cold turkey, but if you're quiting because you know you should and not because you want to, the e-cigarette is great! If you're close to a Walmart, they're really cheap....

My husband and I quit smoking 3 years ago. He quit cold turkey and I used the nicorette lozenges. You really have to find what works for you. You CAN quit smoking, please don't give up!!!

I quit 4 yrs ago with laser therapy. :bigsmile: Congrats to you for taking this step! I took vitamin C...about 10 a day and lots of water! I would take one when I had that craving, remember, it's a habit. Change ALL routines...I changed my route to work, even my radio station! lol If you smoke while driving do you light up at certain landmarks?? It really does work! I wish you all the best!! :flowerforyou:

I cut myself down to less than 5 a day (from 20-30 a day) in a week & then went on Champix (tablets that block the "good feelings" from the nicotine reaction, so all you get is the bad taste) from the Dr as I didn't have the willpower to stop completely by myself. I've read that CT is the best way to do it but Champix really worked for me. I started on here 2 weeks later, 4 days after I had my last cigarette.

Read Allen Carr's EasyWay to Quit Smoking.

I quit smoking 9 months ago.

I started by indentifying my triggers -- times and events I found myself smoking. For me, the biggest triggers were driving and after a meal. Once I identified my triggers, I started delaying lighting up. So, when I used to light up as soon as I pulled out of the driveway--I would make myself wait 5 minutes. After the 5 minute wait was ok, I upped it to 10 minutes, and so on, trying to break the association in my mind.

Then I downloaded an app for my phone -- Livestrong My Quit Coach (or something like that) -- and set a quit date. The app creates a program for you to wean off, or you have the option of going cold turkey. There's a support community with the app, and you can "check-in" to track your cravings and when you smoke. I used the app to cut my smoking in half, and then I quit cold turkey.

You can quit, too -- but you have to want to, and you have to work at it.

Good luck!

I quit 6 months ago using an E-Cig. I haven't smoked one since I got mine. But don't get one of those cheap ones you can buy anywhere. Get something like the E-Go C. You can find them on http://www.ovaleusa.com/.

different strokes for different folks! I smoked for 12 years and quit about 4 years ago. I picked a date about 3 months before I quit and told myself everyday that the date I picked was it for me. I quit cold turkey on that date. I did not smoke another cigarette for a year - on my one year quit smoking anniversary I decided to smoke one cigarette (stupid, I know). Lucky for me, it made me light headed and feel sick and I never touched another one again.

I'd be lying if I said I didnt still LOVE the smell.

Good luck to you!

You can do it! My husband and I smoked for many years. We started smoking e-cigs in February and we're still going strong. In fact, there are days were I don't even think about it. It feels great! Have some faith! Good luck and stay strong!

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I stopped about 17 weeks ago, same time I joined MFP to maintain my weight, rather than gain after quitting. I smoked ofr 14 years and used the Allen Carr book. My husband used it 6 months before me. He was a 40 a day smoker for 26 years and just stopped. I couldn't believe he had done it but it still took me six months to try. I was sceptical that I was going to read a book and suddenly stop smoking 20 cigs a day, and be ok with it. I won't lie and say day 1 and 2 weren't bad...I found the physical withdrawal from going cold turkey hard work but I haven't smoked since. I get the odd craving but know that I will never smoke again...even in the first few days when the cravings were harder, I knew I wouldn't give in. people ask me why or how i think the book works. I have no idea. for some reason it just made sense to me and worked.

No matter how you are doing it, you are doing it. You will have mega hard days - don't beat yourself up over that. I put a post it note on my desk that just said "suck it up"...and you just have to. The book says that the best way to be a non smoker is to not have a cigarette and it is that simple (if not always that easy). Good luck and do what feels right for you x

I am trying to quit CT today. Has any one else had any weird symptoms? Other then wanting to stuff my face with chocolate I have found the expected feeling of being exceedingly grumpy but then I have found the less usual feelings of: .

.Being dizzy
.Shaking
.Exhausted
.Head aches
.Mild panic

Ugh! Massive well done to every one who has already quit, I hope I can achieve the same soon!

I smoked for 22 years and quit May 15 of last year. The reason I quit was because of my health. It is so hard on your bones and body. I didn't realize that smoking was actually making my deginerative disc disease worse in my back and that after my back surgery it would slow the process of healing. So I had to tell myself...no matter how much I try to cover it I still smell, it is so expensive, is that fair to my family?, my teeth are going to end up like another family member who smokes and drinks coffee, I want to be one of those people who is a "non-smoker" when they ask me on a job or on a medical questionairre. Change your frame of mind to believe that you are a non-smoker. It also helps that I don't drink anymore and that my friends have changed because of a move. Moving is pretty drastic...lol :laugh: but if you need to change to some friends that are more supportive you might have just have to for a little bit for your own health. Good luck!

I gave up when I found out I was pregnant with my first baby (12+ yrs ago) and leading up to that point I had cut right back as my husband was a light social smoker and could go for months without touching them.
So...for me I had already tried a couple of times, but being pregnant was a no-brainer, there was no way I could smoke while pregnant.
So that made it easy, and prior to the pregnancy, I had given up from time to time for a year here and there - what worked for me was cold turkey and being strong mentally - reminding myself at the end of the day how many cigarettes I had 'saved' my body from was a good visual...and how much $$$ I saved also. Rewarding yourself with a treat, perhaps a new hairdo, or outfit etc with the $$$ saved can also be a good motivator to keep at it. (or better still put the $$$ away for a trip).
I had a friends' mum die at 37 from emphasema (sp?) which was nasty and caused by smoking.
Anybody who claims smoking is good for your health is just, well, a bit naive with 'head in sand syndrome'. Good luck to them.
You will smell better!
You will save money.
your health will improve - and your breath.
Chew gum - drink water.
research the benefits of quitting, and think of them daily as you allow your body to withdraw from the nicotine. Visualise this daily.
Just believe this is the right thing to do.
Tell yourself you are a non-smoker.
Be wary of situations where you will be tempted. Steer clear if you are not strong enough for them.
Set yourself up for success. Good luck - but it really has nothing to do with luck - sheer determination - just like anything good in life. x