O/T--Wish Me Luck, Girls!

After more than 15 years of *heavy* smoking, I've finally decided to quit this weekend. I've got my Zyban and nicotine patches, but I'm terrified that I won't make it, lol, or that I'll gain 50 pounds.

Any tips, tricks, or advice?

:)

Excellent news. Good luck to you!

I quit smoking 4 years ago after 20 years. Let me tell you, it feels SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good not to smoke anymore. You won't believe the difference in breathing even after just one week.

I used the patch for 2 days and had the most bizarre, vivid dreaming so I took them off and went cold turkey. They work very well for a lot of people, though. Don't hesitate to get a scrip' from the doctor to start. You want all the help you can get at the beginning.

The hardest part I had was while driving because I used to light up all the time in the car. You'll miss the habit of it but it gets better with time.

Stick to low carb snacks or veggie sticks of some kind to substitute for that lost feeling you'll definitely experience.

You have lots of support here if ya need it!

Oh that's great! Good for you! It sounds like youre ready and want to quit...which will give you the drive to stick to your guns!

I'm not a smoker either...so I can't help out there.

But I wish ya the best of luck! 

chew gum, at mints and stay focused. You can do it- good luck girl, good decision!

I completely and wholeheartedly recommend Wrigleys Bubblemint Orbit gum.  Go ahead and buy 15 packs and put them in every pocket.  That along with the Zyban should keep you busy and keep you from eating your way through the process.

     That Zyban really is a miracle.  I took it for two weeks before I quit... started taking it for depression after I had a miscarriage... and ended up quitting smoking.  I just didn't need them anymore. 

     Sadly I started again in March when my dad died, crisis smoker...but I'm getting ready to quit again. and again if necessary.

Thanks, girls! I'm terrified, but also pretty psyched. Smoking is so harmful, expensive, and inconvenient, among other things, so the other day, I was just like, "That's it--I've had enough." Now, I just need to follow through.

By the way, I got free nicotine patches from the City of New York for agreeing to be in a survey!

:) 

Go on Sherrie you and Jenny can support each other x

thats wonderful to hear!!!  I personally dont smoke and never have, I am allergic to it, which makes it hard to go to clubs and out because i am really sick the next day!  I would just take the money you would spend on the cigarettes and put it in a piggy bank everyday...like make it a habitual thing like after dinner or when u would go try to smoke, and then when you think you are healed...or have completely stopped, see how much money you have...and then you can buy more hair! :-) sorry just thought it was a good idea...it definetly is an expensive habit though!  Goodluck, you can do it!

Jenny, when I quit smoking I used the patch and it helped a lot...did have those vivid dreams, though, amm...weird! So I wouldn't advise applying them in the evening. The one thing that I think helped me the most, and probably helped me from gaining the weight that I had every other time I tried to quit...COFFEE!. If you already drink coffee regularly this won't help, and you could debate whether a caffeine addiction is any better than a nicotine addiction, but it helped me tonnes. Gave me something to do with my hands and mouth, and added that little stimulant edge that my body was used to. I think it really took the edge off the withdrawal. I've tapered off a lot now, just a cup or two a day, but I drank pots of the stuff when I first quit. The second best thing I did was stop drinking. That was when I always relapsed after quitting before...in a bar, with friends...I'll just have one for old times sake...all of a sudden I was smoking again . It was two years after I quit before i started drinking again and felt safe. It was worth it though.

Good luck to you. It's so worth it, and you'll feel so proud of your self :)

You know what may havehelped me in the last two weeks as well (cause i've really only had cravings when mad, or having a drink).  I just joined a gym.  Like nearly simultaneously.  I mean I worked out some anyhow, But I've really cranked up the total time.  Though I hadn't planned it this way. hmmm.

So maybe an extra run in the morning when you would normally stick you rhead out for that first morning drag.  crap.  Now I need to go find soething to distract myself.


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