I quit smoking!

[_Lisa_]

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!

[AlethiaSi]

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

[OleMissGlitter]

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!

[Lady Pi Phi]

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


I don't think cold turkey is for me. I think I am going to try the gum.

Best of luck!

[TheEpitome1920]

Congrads!!! Your lungs will thank you!

[_Lisa_]

Originally posted by OleMissGlitter
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!

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

Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
I don't think cold turkey is for me. I think I am going to try the gum.

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!

[_Lisa_]

Originally posted by TheEpitome1920
Congrads!!! Your lungs will thank you!

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
KS 361

[honeychile]

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!!

[Dionysus]

Congrads. Addiction sucks.

[Jill1228]

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

[annice22]

Congratulations your lungs are thanking you

[Xylochick216]

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

[OleMissGlitter]

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!

[norcalchick]

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 would have like 2 1/2 cigs at one sitting. not good. hopefully it hasn't done too much damage.