Anyone around who wants to quit smoking?

[Uk Girl]

Re: Anyone around who wants to quit smoking?

Hi Sue and Honey

Good Luck to you both - I gave up 8 weeks ago - I used the nicotine replacement patches until a week ago, cravings still quite bad, but sooo many people know I am trying not to smoke that I feel that I would just be such a failure if I started again, I bought a new car today - my old one stunk of fags! and there will be NO smoking in the new one - so that is a good place not to smoke and at work there is only one person left that smokes out of about 20 staff - so she is thinking of giving up now!
Save the money that you are not using for fags and treat yourself once a month! - I had a perm after the first four weeks and like I said bought a new car today (yep I spent the next 4 yrs fag money!!)

I feel better and don't smell now!!
Good luck!

[sensfan1960]

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Well I quit today.
Went to my doctors for a follow up visit on Thursday and the results from my chest xray weren't good. They saw the bronchitis, plus early signs of emphasyma plus a spot they are not sure what it is. So he sent me back for more xrays and I see him again on April 30th.
The news sure brought me down.
He prescribed some wellbutrin for me and I started taking it yesterday.
I put a leftover patch on today and that is it.
It's not a matter of want or don't want anymore...it's a matter of life or death.
I'm going to continue with my WOE as well as quit these cigs.
Hopefully I won't gain any weight however my priority right now is quitting the cigarettes...

[sensfan1960]

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Day two of quitting and it's not too bad. Feeling a little depressed but I've been doing a lot of talking about it...so that helps.

My doctor recommended that I drink cranberry juice during my first 3 days of quitting and it sure threw me right out of ketosis...BUT...at the end of 3 days which will be tomorrow I'm going right back to induction...my stomach feels so bloated from the juice...it's incredible and certainly makes me realize how much better I feel with little sugar in my system.

I see my doctor a week from today for a follow up on the new xrays...I'm anxious to have this done with so I can continue on Never taking another puff as well as this WOE.

Sue

[Lyssie]

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Heya Sensfan. I believe what Joy was saying was that you could take cranberry in a pill form and get the same benefits without the carbs... I know, a little late now... I quit cold turkey. I really think it was best. I tried with the patch years ago, but one day I didn't have one and used it as an excuse... I *do* take wellbutrin now, but I didn't when I quit smoking... I guess I'm kinda anti-drug just because you learn to rely on it. That's just my opinion though.

Honestly, once you commit and say "I'm a non-smoker", it's much easier. I still get cravings every now and then (driving mostly since that's where I did it the most), but other than that, I agree with Joy, carbs were harder to give up. I *do* suggest keeping lots of induction friendly foods around when you go back on plan. I was like, *starving* and wanted to eat something a lot the first week or two of not smoking.

Anyway, good luck!

[sensfan1960]

Re: Anyone around who wants to quit smoking?

Thanks for the replies!!
Guess i missed the part about the cranberry in pill form...sheeshhh...oh well...what's done is done.

Tomorrow will be my last day on the juice and then I will see how Wednesday goes and then I'd like to start induction again on Thursday as I started the last time...this way it'll be just a week being off...my sixth week.

I ate well today...still sticking to this WOE other than the juice...

g'nite

[tryingagain]

Re: Anyone around who wants to quit smoking?

Sensfan, I just quit in January Cold turkey. Well I used the Ciggarrest Gum, but it is all herbal, no nicotine. It helped alot!!!
Also the www.whyquit.com helped me tremendously. I posted an advice post in here on quitting you should read it! I hope you are still doing well and NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF! Congrats on quitting and let us know your dr update!

[Uk Girl]

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I think I am on week 11 now! - can't really remember - I very rarely think about it - amazing after 25 years of them! - Oh my what a waste of money!!!!

[tryingagain]

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Thats great!! Keep it up! Never take another puff
Isn't it liberating to beat that addiction?

[sensfan1960]

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Day 15 for me...doing great NTAP!!!
I'm going back on program sometime this week...
Can't wait actually...
A little scared to weight myself but OH WELL...at least I'll be nicotine FREE!!!

[ValidRouge]

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Congratulations to both of you!

And, Kim, it is absolutely liberating to be free of the nicotine addiction. I'm proud of it every day.

And, UKGirl, I never looked at it like that before...but to be able to look back and my years of smoking and all we have to say about it is "what a waste of money" LOL
It just strikes me as funny.

[WheresMeFeet]

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Yeah!

Well done guys!

I bet you had a real scare, Sue, at the docs? Hope all is well for you.
Good to hear gonna be back on track..that's fab!

Pat yaselves on the backs girlies!

Cathy
XoXoX

[sensfan1960]

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Went for my CT scan last night and should get those results sometime at the end of next week.
21 days nicotine free tomorrow and I'm in the process of psyching myself up to get back to this WOL on Monday.
I know I've probably put on weight but have no idea how much.
I will weigh and measure myself on Monday and then no scale till i'm done 14 days of induction.

NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF!!!!

Suzanne

[ValidRouge]

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Excellent, Suzanne! I left you some "rep" points for quitting smoking.

[tryingagain]

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Awesome Suzanne!! Keep it up!!

Did you download Quitkeeper?? You should if not its so motivating..Mine is still ticking and here are my stats

I have been quit for 3 Months, 4 Weeks, 1 Day, 12 hours, 35 minutes and 52 seconds (118 days). I have saved $798.25 by not smoking 3,555 cigarettes. I have saved 1 Week, 5 Days, 8 hours and 15 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 1/14/2007 12:00 AM

You can still do it if you know your quit date your awesome!!

DH finally Quit again, I think today is day 7 for him and he is not so good with this stuff. Good thing he is fishing today and not going crazy here with me, LOL

[sensfan1960]

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ValidRouge...what are rep points?