3 days...Smoke free.

[Andy_Stephenson]

God I want a cigarette!

[Shredr]

1. No, no, don't give in!!

The first week is the hardest, but it does get easier, I promise!

Just over a year ago, I was a 2 pack a day smoker! Now I honestly can't stand the smell of smoke.

Did you quit cold turkey or are you using the gum or a patch?

[Andy_Stephenson]

6. Gum

and my jaw is aching...I swear I have chewed a hole in this current piece.

[tuvor]

9. Have you tried that newsgroup I mentioned a couple of days ago?

Go to google groups and type in "stop smoking" and you'll get the newsgroup. (For some reason I can't link directly to it.)

I found them to be invaluable.

I take it the gum is taking away the physical craving?

[Shredr]

12. The gum worked for me

Just keep chewing! You're detozing from other the other chemicals besides nicotine that the tobacco companies put in cigarettes to keep you hooked. You'll go through all kinds of emotions. Drink lots of water and just keep chewing! You can make it through.

[alittlelark]

2. No you don't... really.

It is sooooo much cooler to be 'clean' for 'x-amount' of time. You are doing a great job!!!



PLEASE... Keep it up!!!

[lady lib]

3. Big HUGS for WILLPOWER

:hug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug:

[Beware the Beast Man]

4. Day 3 is the toughest day. Hang in there!

Day nine, and I'm not looking back. Congratulations! :toast:

[3days]

5. I stopped today

Now if I don't live to be 80 I'm gonna be pissed
Good Luck

[Andy_Stephenson]

8. Congratulations.

hang tough...I am...I can't stand somking.

Well cigs anyway :)

[3days]

11. You too

I can't stand it either. I stopped for a year once and went back. Just plain stupid.

[Andy_Stephenson]

15. I quit fer 3

went to england and came back with more than souvineers.

[Radio_Lady]

7. Andy, stick with it. It will get easier soon!

My husband gave up smoking cold turkey 30 years ago! Best gift he gave himself -- he's 70 now and his lungs have had time to recover...

JUST DO IT! We want you around for a LONG time...

Love and hugs,

Radio_Lady

[benddem]

10. stick with it

wait till your sense of smell returns and you smell someone who is a heavy smoker. Their hair, Breath and clothing will disgust you. That was all I needed to stay off the terrible things.

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. The procedure tomorrow will go much better if you have stopped.

In fact, my mother quit smoking immediately befor her gall bladder surgery. And has never gone back.

My best wishes to you, me dear...

:loveya:

[kdmorris]

14. That's your addiction talking

It gets easier soon! You really don't want a cigarette, the nicotine addictions is trying to trick you. After the 3rd day, each day gets progressively easier. Remember, after 72 hours, the nicotine is completely out of your system (well, if you go cold turkey).

1 year, 21 days smoke free here. I used to smoke 2 packs a day.

You CAN do it. :grouphug:

[hollywood926]

16. TRUST ME! You can do it! I did!

I quit January 2 and haven't had a puff, unless you count inhaling the cloud of smoke from my neighbor smoking in the corridor.

I don't even think about it, except on very rare occasions and then only for a second.

You'll get to this point, too. Just remember...you've quit for three days - that means the nicotine is GONE from your body and it's all in your head now.

GOOD LUCK!

[Demonaut]

17. keep it up, food will taste better, no more yellow teeth, the stench will

leave your pores, you'll live longer and healthier, skin will improve and you'll look younger, and no more alienation and looks of distain from coworkers and strangers.
















shit, I need to quit too

[RoyGBiv]

20. That's the problem ...

Food tastes SOOOOOO much better. :-)

[Telly Savalas]

18. If you'd like...

tomorrow morning I can dig up some links to articles on how tobacco companies handout cigarettes to young teenagers in third world countries in the hopes of getting them hooked to what you're painfully aware is the most addictive fucking thing in the universe. Those people are fucking assholes and you're doing the right thing by not giving them your money anymore.

When you struggle either think of that, or if you're more the positive thinking sort, mentally picture the people you love and remind yourself that by quitting, you're giving them the gift of having you around for several more years than you would be if you were still smoking.

And the last bit of unsolicited advice is to make sure the quitting process doesn't become the central focus of your life. If you spend all your time thinking about that poison and how you're trying to stop using it, you're only increasing the number of times a day that you'll be tempted. I failed several times because of this, and I've seen many a friend fall into this trap as well.

It aint easy, but the first few days are the hardest. So if you're enough of a bad motherfucker to make it the first 3 days, you've certainly got it in you to beat the addiction.

Keep on keepin' on. :thumbsup:

[tibbir]

19. I have a friend who swears by Quitnet.com.

She quit a few years ago and has managed with no relapses.

I quit smoking over 30 years ago and, while it was one of the hardest things I've ever done, it's a decision I value the most.

Good luck.

[TahitiNut]

21. Well, sit back, relax, and ...

[Radio_Lady]

22. Andy, how are you doing tonight? You thought you were on death's door...

... with your liver problems, but you've been given a reprieve, right? Stay with the smokefree situation. I'm rooting for you!!!!

[jswordy]

23. Good for you!

It is very hard to quit, but if you can hold out for one week, you will find it easier. I've done it myself. You need to allow yourself adequate time to let other habits take over in life and let the smoking habit die out. I was 2 packs a day, it took awhile. Every day without makes it easier.

The things to remember are: It is a process. If you backslide at any time, it doesn't mean throw in the towel. It means you smoked...past tense.

If you want a cig bad, just say to yourself, "Man, I want a cig bad!" You acknowledge it that way. Then just say, "I'm just going to wait a while."

I found that by deferring it just "a while," it is not such a huge insurmountable forever thing. And if you defer for "a while," you allow time for your attention to go to something else, and you forget all about wanting one.

Try that. Like any addiction, it is a one day at a time thing. But then, so is life itself.

Good luck! Lung cancer is an awful death.