I'm going to quit smoking

[Jerhart]

I dont smoke...but my father-in-law smoked for 37 years. He smoked a pack a day and has tried to quit but never worked. Well he is VERY competitive, and so I bet him $600 that he couldn't quit for 6 months. Well it's been about 3.5 months for him now smoke free and I really think he is done. Plus being a newlywed, I think he wants to be sure he will be around for a while to see his grandkids....and I will be very happy to fork over the $600 to him in a couple of months...

[tideguyinva]

Im on my third week of Chantix right now. I know your supposed to quit after the first week but I failed. Right now I smoke about a pack a day. I was smoking almost 3 packs a day. I had quit for 5 years and that was great. I am still battling this darn mess but I know I will kick it. Thanks everyone for your suggestions it really helps. Wish me luck

[adizziedoll]

Good luck!

Will power man, will power!! EXPECT cravings, and have a way to keep yourself occupied!

If you dont smoke inside of your house, find a reeeaaallly lengthy project indoors - or 2 or 3

[Jerhart]

...someone should organize a bp.net 'kick the butt' challenge Just like the bp.net weight-loss challenge. I duno how you would organize it or what not...but the weight-loss challenge seems its been going well....so who knows...start another one...kick the butt!

[MeMe]

I started smoking cigarettes when I was 15 and quit when I was 25. I was pregnant with my 3rd child and so we (Jeff and I) decided to quit. No patch...gum..meds.. nothing. Just cold turkey.

Then 7 months ago Jeff started smoking black and milds. So I decided to start smoking cigarettes again to piss him off. I smoked for maybe 2 months. I didn't like the taste or the fact that they made me feel like throwing up after every one so I quit again.



he still smokes the b&m's though.

[Jenn]

Good for you!!! You have already taken the first step. I quit after about twenty years of smoking. The key for me was to REPLACE smoking with something else. I took a walk whenever I wanted a smoke. (It's also really hard to smoke in the shower!) After a while I was walking all the time so I figured I would just start running. One year later I ran the Boston Marathon in 3 hours and 57 minutes. Then I became a fitness trainer. Quitting smoking was the best thing I have ever done. I wish you all the luck in the world.

[adizziedoll]

(It's also really hard to smoke in the shower!)

Hahaha - But I promise, it CAN be done!! LOL

And I really like the idea of the "kick the butt" challenge! It would be nice to have a support group like that - somewhere to go/something to do when you're having a craving .... I can see it now...

89072349759204357 posts saying ... " IM GOING TO FREAK OUT FROM THIS CRAVING!!!!"

[Knitstergirl]

Congrats on making the decision to quit, that's half the battle! I quit more than 3 years ago, and here are a few tricks I learned. Put a rubber band around your wrist and when a craving hits, snap it, hard! That'll distract you away from the crave. Also, sucking on cinnamon sticks helps. I found that it was much more a frame of mind, I had to want to quit more than I wanted to smoke. I don't know if I'm breaking any board rules here (I hope not), but since you are familiar with how they work, http://www.quitnet.com/ might help you out also. It's a lot like bpnet, but for people in the midst of quitting, and there's TONS of support, it really helped me to stay focused.

Let us know how it goes!

[JoshJP7]

Plain and simple... you cant quit if you dont really want to. Saying you're going to quit for whatever reason is great but if you still have a reason to smoke you will. I never got into smoking cigs but Ive I had my battles with quitting other things and its not easy. stick with it.

[Schlyne]

Well, my parents have not managed to completely quit. However, they have gotten hypnotized and managed to quit for at least a period of 6 months at a time over several years. Even though they haven't managed to quit completely, the hypnosis seems to help them for a while, and they've cut back considerably.