I quit smoking Monday...

I quit in October, I used to eat( that's how I got here) now if I get an urge I just get up and clean something or play with my kids for a few minutes and it usually goes away! Btw CONGRATS!!!

First off... GOOD FOR YOU!! That is an amazing first step to make.

I quit at the millennium and I was smoking 2 packs a day. You can totally do this!

Don't laugh, but I took up knitting. I'm a gal that can't sit still for nothin' so when I'm watching TV or sitting and waiting, I knit. Sounds a little funny perhaps, but it does the trick.

If you have a small craft that is portable that you can keep with you that would work. You could take up playing angry birds on your phone, or texting people that want to help you quit. Find something that you enjoy and keeps your hands and brain busy.

Go you! You can do it!

I quit when I found out I was pregnant in October 2010.

I did what many others did, eat. A little less than a year after my son was born I actually noticed the number on the scale, I just used willpower to say no to both overeating and smoking.

I don't really have a new hobby or activity to take their place so I just to learn to say no to the urges.

GREAT JOB!!!! I love that you put you did quit and not i am trying to quit..

Congratulations! A tough habit to break. I quit in 1989 . You might add in a small walk outside when the urge hits. A change of scenery may help. You might also play Words With Friends!

I QUIT 12 YEARS AGO !!!
I quit cold turkey the night before my 35 birthday and I never picked up another one. The first two weeks are the hardest ever, then little by little you won't even think about them, Honestly people trust me everything starts to feel, smell and taste better. Keep yourself busy and if you really start to crave one try excercising even for 5 minutes jogging on the spot, sit ups you get the idea after the 5 minutes the craving will be gone and you will be so proud of yourself for not giving in. Two solid weeks thats all it takes after that you have it beat. Avoid situation where you might want to smoke for those two weeks having a drink, coffee breaks at work, find something else to do . Last bit of help for those time when things get too much stop and ask yourself if a tiny , dirty, discusting , chemical filled, smoke is gonna get the best of you!! You are stonger then that aren't you ? So this is to the guy with the headaches thats the toxins being released from your body, remember two weeks of hell then you can enjoy the rest of your life !!! Good luck all it really is the best thing for you

First off Congradulations on your quit!!!! I am smoke free for 8 months now!!! I was already over weight when I quit smoking. But never the less 3 months ago i was at 220. now im at 190. I started to chew alot of gum and exercise. The best advice i can give from prior expirence is drink alot of cold water and chew sugar free gum.

Well done for making that decision.

I stopped at the beginning of April and took up exercise as my replacement habit. It is working out well for me. Keep it up and you will feeling the benefits healthwise and financially very soon. THe only bad news is that you will soon be able to smelly just how stinky cigarette and people with BO truly are.

Well done for making that decision.

I stopped at the beginning of April and took up exercise as my replacement habit. It is working out well for me. Keep it up and you will feeling the benefits healthwise and financially very soon. THe only bad news is that you will soon be able to smelly just how stinky cigarette and people with BO truly are.

This is so true. Your sense of smell gets way better after you've been a non-smoker for a while (my husband has an annoyingly bionic nose now, he smells EVERYTHING!).

I let myself eat whatever I wanted to keep myself from smoking for the first week (which was the hardest for me), and then I started exercising and chewing gum. I quit in February 2011 and I still chew an awful lot of gum (can you say oral fixation?:bigsmile: ). The only downfall I still have to this day is an incredible temptation to smoke when I drink. I caved to it twice, but haven't since January of this year.

Yay quitting!

well done , i stopped 1 year and 6 months ago , it is tough at first , the craving does go away after a few seconds , deep breaths , drink of water may help ,try to do stuff at the time u wanted a cig takes ur mind off it after meals was he worse time for me , and cramming them in at work on my breaks , i did put weight on also , and i had foot surgery in jan this year also so im on the road to shifting the weight now x

UPDATE: Still quit, and I have a shiny new car (with carpayment) for motivation to stay quit. It's my dream car by the way, and the payment is about the same a month as I was spending on dog rockets. THAT is motivation to me, I am a numbers person, it's actually the numbers that are keeping me sane. I think about smoking and the $hundreds of dollars I am spending and then I think about the fun shiny things, like cars, I can have instead

I did the SAME thing! The car is a smoke free zone and everyone knows smoking is not allowed in it Going on 5 years myself, you can do it!

Congratulations!

It's so tough! In a week, it'll be 2 years for me.

The best advice I can give you is to make sure you're busy doing something every spare minute of your day. Bake, read, crochet, knit, get into scrapbooking, go running, go to the gym.....ANYTHING to keep your hands busy and your mind off what you think you're missing.

You can do it! :happy:

I walked. Every break at work that I used to smoke, I now walk. When I'm at home, instead of spending hours on the computer, I walk, work out, spend time with my husband. All of these have replaced the cigarette need. I've been quite since last March and I've never felt better!