-- Edited by PrettyDobie at 06:38, 2005-08-25

Well Great..  keep going !! 

I quit once for a little over a year. I started by qitting cold turkey but also using the patch, and the patch really helped me during the first two weeks, if you can get past that you should be fine. Instead of candy I bought a bunch of Tridant gum, since it is sugarless, i was worried about gaining weight. I also agree that doing things to keep your mind off it helps a lot. Go take a short jog, or take your baby on a long walk or hike. It helps if you leave the house a lot too, i found that the more i stayed home, the more i thought about smoking. Go see a movie with some friends or by yourself to keep your mind off it, read a book, if you like reading like i do, you will get caught up in the book and forget about the cigs while you read. Goodluck! I plan on quitting very soon too!

Twink, how you doing? You CAN do it.  Imagine how much more money you will have.  You will also not stink, and you will have your sence of smell back.  Something my husband told me he lost while being a smoker. LOL, there did I talk you out of wanting another. I hope you can hang in there.

Your skin will be prettier, too. Smokers have a gray tint to their skin
It is truly a hard thing to stop. Good to stop while you are young. My dad stopped when I was a young child.
I think it is so sad to see people with drug habits. The people that I work with, that smoke, have to stop work to feed their addictions all the time, it is very annoying. You go looking for them when you are busy, they are back around a corner just puffing away. Poor things.

HAVENT HAD ONE YET  Thank you all so much for all your encouragment. My mum didnt know i smoked but she has said how much healthier i have looked the past few days (since i stopped) and i was great to come down the stairs this morning and the house smelt fresher and i do lol

Its really tough but aslong as i keep busy the urge isnt so bad. well its been over 3 days and its getting easier. Ive tried deep breathing techniques also and that helps alot. I'm already feeling the benefits. My skin is glowing more, my hair doesnt feel so brittle, im getting more work done as im not stopping constantly for ciggie breaks, and i feel pretty damn good and full of energy Im not eating a huge amount more since quitting but thanks for the advice on the sweets that has helped alot. Im also drinkng lots of water to keep my hands busy lol.

I have to try and keep away form the computer because as soon as i sit down i feel like smoking so i havent been on here hardly..the upside is i wont keep buying stuff or ebay lol. Its such a great feeling and pretty empowering to quit the ciggies and the extra cash is nice to go out and spend on the house

We no longer use the cigarette word in the house if we are talking about how i am doing with quitting . For some reason every time i hear the word it sets me off wanting one .. so we call them "the you know what" lol.

A few years ago, I quite Paxil cold turkey< boy they don't tell you you get addicted. That was weird. But I did it. I'm proud of you twink. Just think one moment at a time. It will get easier and easier.

Did you get your shoes yet?

another day over and still no ciggies ...im feeling goooood lol i can believe i have done it. The cigarettes are still in the house (we have a stack of them we bought V.cheap so we are gonna sell them to a friend lol) and even though they are within reaching distance i have been even tempted to touch them!. Sounds really gross but im starting to cough up all the thick junk that was on my chest from smoking

And its great as i was a 'secret' smoker and my family would have gone crazy if they knew and the smoking started to have a grip over the amount of time i was spending with them and the things i done as hobbies. Now i dont have to worry and can get on and enjoy stuff without worrying when im going to have my next ciggy.

Stormy ~ i also thought my mood swings would be like nothing on earth but im only a bit more tense than usual although im getting alot of sugar cravings..aslong as i've got a bag of sweets my mood is fine lol or i feel like im gonna burst into tears like my world is gonna end.. I always said i was gonna quit the moment i found out i was pregnant but i thought hell im gonna do it now.

Puttin~ got the shoes lol they are great.. atleast now i have more money to spend on ebay ... Thanks for you words of encouragent. Its really hard but im taking it each day at a time an its working ~ I just cant wait for the time when i dont ever think of them damn ciggies

Oasis~ I'm doing it cold Turkey and its No where near as tough as i thought it was gonna be... I was thinking of cutting down and trying that 3 step programme..but i think that would have made me crave the real thing even more lol as im not working and at home alone so i have to try and keep myself extra busy. My  friend has tried the patches and gum but it didnt work for her..i guess its just mind over matter when it comes down to it. For me the easiest thing was just to stop smoking but its tougher getting out of the habit of when you smoke and keeping your hands busy. I think the 1st 2 days were the hardest mentally

 

~wow just saw i wrote a real long post..sorry but im just really excited and it really helps to see your words of encouragment ..honestly thankyou so much ~

my ex used to smoke and nearlly all my friends do so the habit crept into my life over a period of a year and was smoking full time since..so its been about 3/4 yrs in total..its pretty scary being addicted to something and these are easily aquired cigarettes ..it makes me realise how hard it must be for alchoholics and class A drug users to try and come clean 

this link is what really gave me a kick up the bum to quit..the whole site really informative

its scary whats actually in a cigarette

http://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/why_give_up/cigarette_smoke/