Any ex-smokers

sabermax
sabermax Posts: 64 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
I just quit last night at 9:00pm. I need like friends or any advice that you have would be helpful!!! This is not the first time I quit!!!

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  • ShanR77
    ShanR77 Posts: 287 Member
    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: ex-smoker for 10 years :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • jtslim42
    jtslim42 Posts: 240
    Good for you! I quit Monday! We can support one another along the way to being smoke free:)
  • Elen_Sia
    Elen_Sia Posts: 638 Member
    Almost 100 days nicotine-free here. :flowerforyou: :smile:
  • JoeD1968
    JoeD1968 Posts: 167
    I used to smoke, I still smoke, but I used to smoke too

    sorry Mitch Hedburg reference there:glasses:
  • Nikusz
    Nikusz Posts: 69 Member
    you'll succeed this time! I also tried and tried and I failed and then I tried again and I did it. over 10 months ago. first two weeks were worst. then it started to get easier. keep at it! one day at a time
  • MtnKat
    MtnKat Posts: 714
    I am an ex-smoker too!

    For over four years now!!! It took me several times.

    You can do this! My husband still smokes...right in front of me even. Trust me when I say that the temptation lessens (doesn't go away) over time.
  • Jenni268
    Jenni268 Posts: 202 Member
    I've been "smoke-free" for about three years now. It's definitely hard at first, but the cravings will eventually go away. It's only once in a blue moon that I crave a cigarette now, and it's not a very intense craving.

    If you don't mind me asking, how are you quitting? Cold turkey, patch, Chantix?
  • sabermax
    sabermax Posts: 64 Member
    I am quiting cold turkey. when I cut back I smoke more and NRT doesn't work for me!!!!!
  • tabbydog
    tabbydog Posts: 4,925 Member
    I quit smoking (for the zillionth time) about 4 years ago. It does get easier. I used to munch on baby carrots and celery and radishes to help keep my hands busy. A radish only has about 1.25 calories. Taking up running was the best think I did to help me stay quit. Good luck to you! :flowerforyou:
  • Roadie2000
    Roadie2000 Posts: 1,801 Member
    Yeah try not to kill anybody, lol.
  • ShanR77
    ShanR77 Posts: 287 Member
    I am quiting cold turkey. when I cut back I smoke more and NRT doesn't work for me!!!!!

    I went cold turkey as well. I kept alot of hard candy (sugar free) around
    lol...also known to chew on my pens when i was craving.

    Good luck sunshine, you can do this!!
  • Glassgal01
    Glassgal01 Posts: 140 Member
    I was a smoker for 30 years, I quit 10 years ago. My Mother had Lung Cancer at the time from Smoking most of her life. I had tried alot of ways to quit and the only way that worked for me was cold Turkey. It was hard at first but I persisted.

    One thing that did help me was I wore a rubber band on my wrist and every time I had a thought about smoking I would snap the rubber band which would take my thought off of smokeing. I hope this helps, Keep at it you can do it.
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