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April 27, 2012 at 5:54 pm #756419
miwsParticipantI’ve (thankfully) never smoked, so don’t have any firsthand advice, but want to congratulate you, and wish you the best of luck in this, M.
Mike
April 27, 2012 at 8:42 pm #756420
2 Much WhineParticipantWhat works for one person may not work for another but when you said you’re only smoking one a day or less it made me want to say “so you haven’t quit, have you?” I quit 16 years ago and have not touched tobacco in any form since then. I know I can’t because I’ll surely start up again if I do. What it took for me was to tell myself that I am a non-smoker. Non-smokers don’t “just have one puff.” Non-smokers don’t have cravings. That’s what I had to do to convince myself that if I truly was to become a non-smoker I had to behave like one. After repeated attempts to quit my pack a day habit (some lasting 6 months or more) I realized my personality type doesn’t allow the occasional cig. I have friends that could buy one pack a year and smoke them all in a weekend and it’s no big deal. It’s not fair but that doesn’t work for me. I might have one and be fine, then 6 weeks later I’ll think it’s no big deal then have another and then three weeks and then I’d buy a pack and be a smoker again. Now, 16 years later, I’m finally shedding some of the pounds I put on when I quit – but I am a non-smoker. Hope you are successful in your endeavor.
April 27, 2012 at 9:36 pm #756421
celeste17ParticipantDon’t work the customer service counter where all the cigarettes are in plain site. I would think that would be a temptation.
April 27, 2012 at 10:11 pm #756422
kootchmanMemberDo things that are in conflict. There was a day, whilst riding with friends… ( I carried a pack in my butt pack) when I reached the top of Avalon … I had a choice. Be a bike rider or be a smoker. It was more fun to be a bike rider.
April 28, 2012 at 2:26 am #756423
mojiMemberCongratulations on your decision, and to your health!
Also, thank you from the bottom of my heart! I love the fact that there will be one less person making stinky air in WS :)
I smoked about a pack a day for 6 years before quitting. I’m one of the lucky ones, cold turkey was really pretty easy for me. But when someone told me about cutting up some drinking straws to the length of cigarettes, that made all the difference in the world. Then I could carry one around between my fingers or sit on the couch and hold it while talking on the phone, etc. without feeling like something was missing, you know? Hypnosis has helped me kick some other habits, and I highly recommend considering that if you continue to struggle.
Good Luck! You deserve it and YOU CAN DO IT!!
May 3, 2012 at 3:15 am #756424
HunterGParticipantJust wanted to follow up with everyone and say thank you again! It’s been seven days with no tobacco!! Yay me.
May 3, 2012 at 4:44 am #756425
SemeleParticipantGreat job Hunter! Keep up the awesome work, it only gets easier!
May 3, 2012 at 3:08 pm #756426
SJoyParticipantGreat job!!! Keep it up… remember – you never want to go through this again so might as well just stay quit – that’s what is working for me :-)
May 3, 2012 at 3:30 pm #756427
TanDLParticipantAwesome job, HunterG! You can do anything!
May 3, 2012 at 4:01 pm #756428
casabobaMemberCongratulations! Keep making the good-choice not to smoke one day at a time. Soon you will be smoke-free like me for (approx.) 4,386 days. The cravings & nervous energy will subside over time. I wish you continued success…
May 3, 2012 at 7:37 pm #756429
miwsParticipantSeptember 27, 2012 at 4:51 am #756430
HunterGParticipantJust want to thank you all again for your encouragement and advice, I haven’t smoked since I started this thread and I used every trick each of you recommended!
September 27, 2012 at 5:47 am #756431
tanyar23ParticipantCheck out http://www.quitnet.org. I think it’s a great tool and free to boot!
September 27, 2012 at 6:12 am #756432
addParticipantThanks so much for the update – you go girl!
September 27, 2012 at 6:44 am #756433
acemotelParticipantWOW! That is awesome! congratulations!
September 27, 2012 at 2:54 pm #756434
2 Much WhineParticipantRight on! 5 months? That’s AWESOME and WONDERFUL! You’re over the hardest hump! For me the cravings still came for about 10 years (although with decreasing frequency) – just don’t give in because, as SJoy said, you don’t want to go through that again! They say it is harder to quit nicotine than heroin.
September 27, 2012 at 3:38 pm #756435
LindseyParticipantCongrats! Think of all the money you’ve saved and TREAT YO SELF. My habit cost me about $200 a month, so I buy myself a fabulous handbag or pair of shoes every year on my quitting anniversary. I’m worth it, you’re worth it, our beautiful pink lungs are worth it.
September 27, 2012 at 6:06 pm #756436
miwsParticipantSeptember 27, 2012 at 7:26 pm #756437
SJoyParticipantCongrats!!!! Isn’t it great being smokefree!!! I know that sometimes it’s still hard – I’m in my 8th month, but it’s sooo worth it!
Good for you and keep up the good work!
September 27, 2012 at 8:48 pm #756438
365StairsParticipantWay to go HunterG! Have you saved $ (paid yourself) or re-purposed your $ towards the greater good of HunterG?
September 27, 2012 at 10:54 pm #756439
hammerheadParticipantWell I have never been a smoker so I have no words of advice, but I certainly wish you luck.:)
HH
September 28, 2012 at 1:36 am #756440
shed22ParticipantProof it can be done! Right on! I stopped smoking a year ago. I am now addicted to nicotine patches, but not smoking. Keep it up!
September 28, 2012 at 2:22 am #756441
HunterGParticipantThe money I saved I spent on my trip to Iceland. Keep at it shed22, and congrats Sjoy!
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