Messages By: bam2468

HI Linda,

Wow you are almost at two years. How the time really flies. You know when I first quit smoking I did not want to count the days of quitting, because I did not want to have to say "I quit for three months". I do love have the counter and seeing how long its been. How much I saved. How much life I gained back especially. For the first time ever I can actually say I have succeeded in quitting. Someone had asked does the craving go away. I would definitely say that the craving can still be there but it is so different. Couple of deep breaths and it's gone. Not really a big deal. Nothing like when you first quit. It does get way better. Nice to hear from you. Watch for that commercial it's funny. Maybe just for me. That was me. I am glad not to have that feeling anymore.

Beverly

Nine months, 2 hours, 20 minutes and 34 seconds. 3851 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,386.70. Life saved: 1 week, 6 days, 8 hours, 55 minutes.

Hi

Good for you for choosing to quit for the last time after 30 years. It's good to find that replacement. It really does help. For me it was Cinnamon or peppermint gum or candy. I guess it was the the spicy feeling was kind of shocking to the taste buds so it took away from the craving. I chewed lots of gum. Lots and lots of deep breaths are key.

Beverly

Nine months, 2 hours, 25 minutes and 54 seconds. 3851 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,386.72. Life saved: 1 week, 6 days, 8 hours, 55 minutes.

Hi

It is very good to find what works for you.. I feel finding that replacement really helps with successfully quitting.This is the longest I have ever quit except for when I was pregnant. For me it was gum lots and lots of gum. Regular gum not the niccorette. I carried a pack of gum with me as I would a pack of cigarettes. I no longer need it but it definitely helped me to quit. I also have four children and want to be around for them.

Beverly

Nine months, 2 hours, 36 minutes and 30 seconds. 3851 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,386.76. Life saved: 1 week, 6 days, 8 hours, 55 minutes.

Hi. I was there last year. I was playing with my children at the park and I just couldn't catch my breath and had such awful chest pains. That was when I decided no more. I bought the patch. I never really read the pamphlet that comes with it but this time I did and it said to pick a quit date that was not to far in the distance. I did. I use the patch for short of a week and I got a bad reaction from it. So I stuck with it I did it cold turkey no help but from gum lots and lots of gum and really how weird it sounds but really deep cleansing breaths. I have a teenage daughter and a preteen and an 8yr old. I know about the stress. I wasn't the nicest person for the first couple of weeks. That pain won't go away. I kept telling myself it would but it didn't it only got worst. This message board here also really helped me. I was here almost every day. There was such wonderful people here to support me.

All the best to you

Beverly

Nine months, two weeks, one day, 7 hours, 39 minutes and 51 seconds. 4064 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,463.42. Life saved: 2 weeks, 2 hours, 40 minutes.