I'm Quitting

[Bluedogcards]

At the time of this post 11:30 PM it has been 24 hours since my last smoke, i made it a day and still have most of my freinds (LOL) this is the second time trying the first only lasted about 8 hours, ( had a lot of stress in my life at the time bad timing)

Over all feeling pretty good, did have some cravings during the day. got past them. Am told that day 2 and 3 will be the hardest. We will see

Anybody quit before?? let me know

[Devi8or]

Never smoked before, but have had quite a few friends try to quit. All I can say is stick to it and good luck. Carry lots of chewing gum and sunflower seeds to keep you busy

[ranks58]

been there, done that...then been there again...then again...and again...

my biggest piece of advice would be try to avoid putting yourself in a position where normally you would smoke....now, i know that thats impossible at times, but thats my advice

for my, the hardest part was getting through my drives without smoking...i was so used to hopping in the truck and lighting up a smoke that i got agitated at just the thought of having to drive somewhere

also, ive probably quit and restarted about 5 or 6 times....but the way i look at it, the month or so break that i get is better then just not quitting at all

good luck!

[OnePimpTiger]

I've never smoked, so I don't have any advice, but I just wanted to say good luck and give a little encouragement. I know it's tough, but it's a great decision for your health and general well being. Hope it goes as well as possible...and stick with it!

[Bluedogcards]

Thanks everyone,, morning time are the hardest tight now morning coffee, with coffee,

Ranks58,,, i know what you mean when driving, i always light up when driving

[CYmarlins]

never smoked before as well, but i hope all goes well with you. thats a great thing ur doing.

[duane1969]

Good luck! I hope you succeed. I quit about 18 years ago. I did it the same way. Just put them down. Went from a 3 pack-a-day habit to cold turkey.

My advice, gum. Not the nicotine stuff, that just keeps the chemical urge in your system. Just plain ole gum. Everytime the urge hits pop in a piece of gum. Don't chew it for a long time, just until the urge passes, then toss the gum. That keeps you from getting bored by the gum or tired of it and gives you a replacement for the cigs when an urge hits.

Again, good luck. Your body will thank you for it.

[MacGruber]

I quit smoking cigs over 8 yrs ago and Ive only had really, 3 to 4 since. I did not miss it as much as I thought but drinking.. oi's thats another beast.

[bouncer]

Good luck - it took my wife 3 times before she finally quit. It's been over 8 years since her last cigarette.

[WilyWestbrook0]

Both of my parents quit in 2003. My dad had to because of work requirements and my mom followed suit because she figured she might as well if he had to - made it more fair since dad wouldn't want to be around smoke anymore.

Just a couple of years prior, I insisted they smoke outside or in the garage when we moved because I didn't want any more yellow residue sticking around the house. A few years even before that, I made them switch to Carlton 100s because I read they had lower tar and nicotine.

I am the only one of my mom's four kids (me, my late older brother, my older half brother, and my older half sister) who never smoked. I was really, really stubborn about it, too - I told my parents for years that they shouldn't assume they would never suffer from it just because some people avoid complications from it. I was happy to be the only one in my family who never smoked because it was always just repulsive to me. I wonder where I get that from because all these health agencies always say kids will smoke if their family or friends do - nonsense. Obviously I'm an exception.

Anyhow, despite quitting several years ago, my mom developed COPD last year from the damages of having smoked so many years before, and she nearly died after a lung operation. The people who assisted her at the hospital think she would have died if she hadn't quit back in 2003. She is now on oxygen.

So, I wish you and other smokers the best in your attempts at quitting. No matter what, you will feel better about it. Even if you would never have developed COPD, lung cancer, etc., you will breathe freer every day without smoke.