We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

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!!!

Replies

  • 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.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories