Topic : Trying to Quit Smoking?

Hello!  My quit date of August 2 did not work out very well.  It didn't take me long to mess it up, however, I tried again, and I am happy to report that I have not had one since Sunday morning at 9:30.  I have been smoke free for 24 hours and 21 minutes.  I do feel proud of myself, but at the same time it is extrenely difficult.  I have been smoking for 20 years, and it has become such a part of everyday life, that it is hard not to think about it.  I definitely don't want to go back to it though.  I feel better now.  It hasn't been that long and I feel a difference already!  I am also very lucky, because my husband and of course, my kids, are very supportive.  I will do it this time.  I am determined to keep it up.   

Hope all of you are doing well, and I wish all of you the best of luck too.  Talk soon. 

Hi Deb 

Welcome aboard. I too smoked a many years, and though the help of this board I quit. You might want to go to www.silkmeter.com , you can download a meter and that is such an incentive to keep going. Also the archives in stop smoking has a lot of helpful advice. No doubt this is hard, but once you get so far it will become easier. Are you taking Zyban or Wellbrutrin to help you in quitting. If not, they are a prescription medicine that helps take the edge off of quitting. I could not have done it without, that's for sure. 

I'm from Texas, welcome. 

Linda 

Four months, two weeks, two days, 1 hour, 40 minutes and 17 seconds. 3313 cigarettes not smoked, saving $626.09. Life saved: 1 week, 4 days, 12 hours, 5 minutes.
 

Thank you so much for your welcome.  I will definitely go to the website to download that meter.  It's nice to be talking to people who understand what I am going through.  It is one of the hardest things I have ever done.  At times I really do struggle.  Then while I struggle, I say to myself how stupid I am for feeling a struggle when quitting would benefit my health.  Sometimes I feel as if I am crazy.  I am not taking anything to assist me in quitting.  I should look into it.  Congrats to you for your quit.  That's great!  I'm going to go download that meter now.  Thanks again for your encouragement and will talk to you all soon. 

Good Luck! 

Deb 

Hi Deb, 

I had a memory guff up, the meter is www.silkquit.org. sorry for the mess up. 

Linda  

Four months, two weeks, two days, 13 hours, 6 minutes and 20 seconds. 3325 cigarettes not smoked, saving $628.25. Life saved: 1 week, 4 days, 13 hours, 5 minutes.
 

I HAVE NOT SMOKED SINCE  June 1, 05  It can be done  Turn your switch from negative to positive turn your life and will over to the care of your HIGHER POWER COMPLETELY  and don't not even for one second and i mean it not even a Milli second take your will back.... 

Thats what I did  drank alot of water exercised more actually lost weight and not gained any weight...Its all a matter of perspective really...Quit smoking live longer and be Healthy... 

Smoke  + Negativity = early death  that's all 

Check back next month bye bye  say whatever you want about me but guess what I AM A WINNER and I AM SMOKE FREE and drug free and booze free and abuse free and everything else free I am almost label free  xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo 

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I'm not sure what this post was about diaries..but I'm not interested in anything like that..I was here for the message boards..so does this mean no more message boards?  I'm so confused, guess I will go thru the new site and figure out what is going on..I can't see where there are any new posts...so I guess this deal has run it's course..it was great to meet all of you and maybe something will be regenerated this season on smoking..I'll be watching..love to all, Ann