Im Quitting

[AUDRAA]

again... Smoking that is! Im down to 1-2 a day for the last few days with the help of Chantix. I just hope I can continue, its playing havoc on my weight really bad right now so thats kinda discouraging but Monday I decided Im going to really try to focus on that too.

 

[Guyzerr]

I wish you all the luck in the world.

Psst... I went on the patch once but quit 'em when I got up to 3 patches a day.

 

[Brujahpriest]

As one who has gone through it (many times and finally successfully some years ago) let me wish you the best of luck.

Mints were my best friend while I quit.

That and having everyone to tell me to piss off when I tried to bum a ciggie.

 

[RedRyder]

Good for you! Instead of reaching for food, grab a straw and bite it and chew it and use it when you want to put something in your mouth. Get some gum too. Stock up on easy to grab nutritious snacks. You can do it!

 

[jassilem]

Goody luck!

Just try to stay focused!

 

[NuckingFuts]

Good job!

Killer!

 

[AnitaBeer]

Good luck girl! You can totally do this!

 

[HottyToddyChick]

Good luck!

And I'd stock up on dum dums and keep a bunch in your purse all the time. Or gum. I don't know. I'd think lolli's would do better because it's not weird to pull it out of your mouth

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

Good luck babe

 

[canidae]

So is this going to make you harder to deal with on here? Cause if it is, I'm all for it :thumbup

Please feel free to neg rep me, infract me, send me angry PMs, or whatever you need to make quitting easier for you

 

[Goddess]

Good luck, Sweetie. In July it will be 11 years since I quit. . .if you need encouragement or an ear to vent on (believe me, you'll probably want to kill everyone for a few days) let me know.

 

[satinbutterfly]

Good luck! I was able to quit with Chantix... now I just do it cold turkey. I so need to quit again... *sighs*

 

[Staci]

good luck audra...your doing really great if your down to 1-2. keep it up!

 

[Jersey]

I quit for the most part too.. hadnt smoked in almost a month, but then I came here and got my drink on. I had a few half cigs last night

 

[snowing]

Good luck I am trying to quit at the moment too - anyone got any tips for beating the cravings while drinking? I'm trying to cut drinking down as well and generally be healthier but I always get really strong urges to smoke when drinking booze and that's by far the hardest part

 

[Tyler Durden]

Good luck Auds and everybody else trying to give it up

 

[AUDRAA]

Good luck, Sweetie. In July it will be 11 years since I quit. . .if you need encouragement or an ear to vent on (believe me, you'll probably want to kill everyone for a few days) let me know.

actually I havent been to bad, mornings are the worst I think- not sure why and like I said Im not real happy that Ive put on 5 pounds but hopefully that will pass too. Thanks everyone for your support and yesterday I only had a half of one :willy_nilly::clap







Im off to Sams today to buy 5000 suckers and some Slimfast

 

[Alien Allen]

Good luck with this. I rarely smoked but understand the difficulty.

If I remember right the weight gain is a result of the metabolism re adjusting for the first 3-6 weeks. After that it gets back to where it started. So what you have to do is either eat 15% less or burn 15% more calories by walking or whatever exercise for a while if you want to not gain weight.

But you probably already knew that

 

[cody black]

good luck!

 

[AUDRAA]

Good luck with this. I rarely smoked but understand the difficulty.

If I remember right the weight gain is a result of the metabolism re adjusting for the first 3-6 weeks. After that it gets back to where it started. So what you have to do is either eat 15% less or burn 15% more calories by walking or whatever exercise for a while if you want to not gain weight.

But you probably already knew that

I didnt know that thanks for the info, that will be a help