HELP, I have to quit smoking and need advice

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:52 pm

Hi everyone!!!

It's been alittle over 2 weeks since I first posted this topic and just thought I'd give everyone an update....well, I'm sad to say that I'm still smoking

....I'm going to give it another try this week....and like I said before I won't take RX meds or use the patches so I have to do it all on my own....as of right now I have 12 left and hope to quit once their gone...I'm hoping this time I can actually do it...I wanted to thank everyone who replyed to this topic....wish me luck, again...

Thank you all, Little~Italy

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:11 pm

Little Italy...I am soooo proud of you for attempting to quit smoking!!! You are very strong and courageous!!!! I am sure if you are patient with yourself; you will succeed!!!! God Bless!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:27 pm

Thank you SOOOO much for your kind words Ms T Bones!!!!

....I guess I'll just keep trying untill I finally do it...

Thanks for your reply!!!

Your friend, Little~Italy (Michelle)

Jendaysxo247 · Post by **Jendaysxo247** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:52 pm

You're soooo welcome Little Italy!!!!

Your friend, Ms. T Bones (Cloie)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:04 pm

Hey, It is very courageous to attempt to quit smoking. This task has been rather challenging for many people, myself included but it can be done.

According to Tony Robbins when it comes to going for a goal. 80% is knowing why and 20% is knowing how.

Why do you want to quit smoking? Is it just because of the price?

What would your life be like after not smoking? Try listing things in point form.

ie. -I will be able to breath better
-This will prove that I can complete goals

What would your life be like in 5 years after not smoking?

What kinds of activities will you be able to do or to do better at when you give up smoking?

Try listing out as many benefits you can get from smoking. Think about it in terms of money, health, appearance, stress level, self-esteem, activities, relationships, emotions and anything else you can think of.

There is one good aspect to smoking that you can still utilize. The one good thing is that you are inhailing deep when you take a puff of a cigarette and we all know that deep inhailations are great for bringing the stress down. If it helps, put a straw in your mouth and use deep inhales...or better yet (i just thought this one up), use a straw everytime you drink something and take your time bringing the fluid up through the straw. This should help increase the ammount of time you spend deep breathing which will help you counter-balance the deep breathing you loose from not smoking.

Mike

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:06 pm

Singing helps too as you are exhailing alot longer than you are inhaling...unless you are singing rap or extremely upbeat. You could try 80's love songs or something...bring up your mood with the song and your calmness with the exhailing.

Mike

lateralus_jenn · Post by **lateralus_jenn** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:53 am

Little Italy - I have great news for you. You can quit smoking without any withdrawals at all. I am very serious. It's a product called the SMOKE AWAY Program and it consists of herbs and vitamins. No drugs whatsoever. The point is: It works. You can google it and purchase it online or Raley's stores carries it in the pharmacy area so perhaps one of your grocery stores carries it.

A week to two weeks before quitting put up 15 reasons why you want to quit smoking and tape this list on each bathroom mirror where you will see it daily, actually, more than once a day and read it, read it, read it.

The night before you quit have your last cigarette just before retiring for the night. Throw away all cigarettes, ash trays and lighters.

Follow the instructions. You'll take two pills before bed. When you wake you will not have any desire to smoke. You'll just feel, well, normal. The for the next seven days you take more of the same capsules. You will not want to smoke any of those days. After the seven days are over you are free and clear. They have you take a vitamin/herb capsule for thirty days to help clean out the lungs. That's it.

I quit smoking this way and it has been 5 years. I have had no desire to start up again. It really helps if you REALLY want to quit. I had zero withdrawal symptoms.

Good luck to you. It's an awesome challenge that you can overcome!!!

My best to you.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed May 13, 2009 4:55 pm

I quit smoking a week ago after several years of smoking.
The majority of the time, I smoked because I was too anxious to not to smoke. It took my mind slightly off being anxious, even if it was only for a minute.
However, with the increase in the cost of cigarettes and because I'm always paranoid I'll get deathly ill, I decided I should quit smoking. I was at about a half pack a day when I made the decision. I waned myself off.. first making a pack last 3 days.. then 4 days.. Finally, when I had a pack last 5 days I decided I was ready to quit completely. I told everyone I'm close to that after a certain day (May 5th for me) I was NOT going to smoke. I told them not to give me cigarettes if I asked and to comment if I was smoking. I just know, for me, it's easier for me to stick with something if everyone around me knows that I'm trying to do it.
The first day was definitely the hardest. Every time I got anxious, i wanted to smoke a cigarette. I also wanted to smoke out of sheer habit. To get past these, I just reminded myself why I wanted to quit. I thought about the worse possible scenario if I didn't quit (Not hard for an anxious person to do) and that got me through the mental part of wanting a cigarette. As far as the physical "nicotine fits," You just have to deal with them. Nicotine fits only lasted around 20 minutes for me. After that I would somehow find something to distract me and I would be okay. Some people chew gum when they are having a nicotine fit but I didn't want to replace an addiction with another addiction.
The nicotine fits went away after only a few days. Although I have been slightly more anxious and have wanted a cigarette a few times, quitting hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be and I've been able to get past all of the urges.
It will be hard but the benefits of quitting are definitely worth the week or two of suffering. After a week of not smoking my teeth are whiter, everything tastes better because I've gotten my taste buds back, I can smell things better, and my throat feels a lot less scratchy. Not to mention the fact that I have noticeably more money and don't spend so much time killing myself.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri May 15, 2009 2:41 pm

Hi everyone! Just wondering how you are all doing in your quit smoking challenge. It's been three months for me smoke-free! I'm feeling so much better, healthier, sleep much better, more energy, and my skin is looking good again. Yes there are still triggers, urges, and cravings but not like the first month. I take it one day at a time. Give me an update on you all.

Hugs
Beth

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri May 15, 2009 2:48 pm

CONGRATULATIONS MEGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the quit.