I quit smoking!
 

I started smoking in middle school & quit cold turkey when I went to high school. I picked the habit up again in 2002 but I'm so happy to announce that I've quit! It hasn't been that hard, but I've chewed a lot of sugar free gum! :)

The only time I wish I could smoke again is when I'm drinking. Its so hard when all of your friends still smoke & encourage you to do so as well! :( But I quit cold turkey again (a few weeks ago actually) & I'm going to do what I can to stay smoke free! :D

yay! congrats! don't give up though!!! :p

Congrats! I quit through a program here at work! I've been nicotene and smoke free since February 3, 2004! I am not on the patch or drugs either. I do have some Nicorette gum I can chew if I need it but I don't use it that much! I also go see a Pharmacist Counselor once a week to talk and to see answer some questions. The program I'm in is a research program here at Ole Miss, it is free to staff and students! Anyway, congrats and congrats to me too!
Oh and I haven't gained any weight either! It's all about knowing the facts!

Congrats!!!

I keep saying I'm going to quit. And last night in a bout of smokers cough I thought I was going to cough up a lung. I said I was going to quit and what did I do this morning...I had a smoke
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I don't think cold turkey is for me. I think I am going to try the gum.

Best of luck!

Congrads!!! :D Your lungs will thank you!

Definitely congrats to you! Quitting smoking is so much harder than people want to admit!



Good luck to you! I've tried both the gum & the patch once before when I tried to quit smoking a year ago. The gum was pretty gross & the patch made me sick! Make sure you only take the dose that is necessary! The smallest dose of the patch available (that I could find @ the time) was for someone who smoked 5-10 cigarettes a day! And I only smoked 3-4 tops! I was sick for days and I only wore the darn thing for 5 hours!

And so will the lungs of others! I'm glad I don't walk into meetings where I work smelling like smoke anymore-those that do are always looked at like black sheep!

i haven't had a cigarette since the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, November 24th i think

I went cold turkey, but it was a bit easier for me, i only smoked seriously for about 2 years in college, and didn't start till my junior year, and then i was only a casual smoker.

But congrats!

Kitso
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As someone who interviews, I always advise job seekers that, if you can change one thing, quit smoking! All things being equal, the non-smoker will get the job over the smoker every time!

Congratulations!! You've just improved your whole future!!

Congrads. Addiction sucks.

Congrats, take it one day at a time. I quit cold turkey on 2/8/97 and let me tell ya I smoked like a fiend! I did what I had to do to stay smoke free. The first 2 days were hell but on day 3 I knew I was going to make it.

I haven't had a cigarette since

Congratulations your lungs are thanking you:) :) :) :D

Congrats, and thank you from a non-smoker! I'm allergic to smoke, and I hate going out and breathing in second-hand smoke. I'm sure you'll have lots of friends who will thank you, too, for giving them cleaner air :)

This sounds crazy but now that I don't have a roommate anymore who smokes, I got my own townhouse last month, it is so easy for me. I did have a moment at a bar two weeks ago but my friends are SO SUPPORTIVE and I realize that the two years I spent smoking were a waste of time and money. I'm going to save 1400 dollars a year not smoking! WOW! My mom and my younger sister also quit smoking recently, it was sort of like a family thing. I know this sounds weird, but my skin glows now be/c I'm not filled with those toxic poisons and I have more energy and I am not out of breath when I work out!

congrats! i know it's hard. i haven't smoked for over two months now. luckily i had only smoked for 2 months, but i was a chainsmoker :rolleyes: would have like 2 1/2 cigs at one sitting. not good. hopefully it hasn't done too much damage.