September 2, 201412 yr Hi Natalie! Welcome to the QT! Like everybody has already said, quitting and the method used to quit is definitely a personal preference. I myself used an electronic cigarette to quit. Although e-cigs are not an "approved" method of nicotine replacement therapy for quitting, I did use it in that fashion. The part that really helped me was the whole "hand to mouth" motion. You can begin with whatever nicotine level you are comfortable with and move down from there until you are at zero nicotine. I still vape, but do not use nicotine. I have been smoke free for just over 3 months now. I can say that there are still days I get a craving or really want a cigarette, but I just dismiss it now because I know how that cigarette will make me feel, and I do not want to start all over again! You must be in the right mindset to quit smoking. That, to me, should be the most important, most crucial point when educating someone on quitting. If you are not in the right mindset, and you do not totally embrace your quit and have your mind wrapped around it, it will not be successful. You cannot go into this with only one foot. You must have both feet firmly planted and ready to go to battle with the addiction. That for me was the most important. I smoked for nearly 40+ years. I am also a Type 2 Diabetic, and it is just a really bad combination to smoke with diabetes. My eyesight was beginning to be affected, so everything I read to slow down that progression said "QUIT SMOKING". So, I value my eyesight more than smoking, and that is what I did. Everyday gets a bit easier. But, I won't lie, there are times that are rough and I want to just cave in and get cigarettes and smoke. But those are the times I find renewed strength and continue to repeat to myself that I am now a non-smoker and I do not need to smoke a cigarette. We are all here to guide you and give you the support and encouragement you need. Please lean on us, and don't worry. Make a plan, stick to your plan, and stick close to this board. We'll help you through this!
September 2, 201412 yr Author Thank you very much to all of you! :) I really appreciate that you took the time to answer and give me advice and encouragment. I´ll follow your advice and do it!! Maybe as some of you said my doubts about NRT and weight gain should go on another thread. Wish me luck!! I hope you stay here in this road that I´m sure will be worth it. Thanks again! Nat
September 2, 201412 yr Thank you very much to all of you! :) I really appreciate that you took the time to answer and give me advice and encouragment. I´ll follow your advice and do it!! Maybe as some of you said my doubts about NRT and weight gain should go on another thread. Wish me luck!! I hope you stay here in this road that I´m sure will be worth it. Thanks again! Nat OK, I will wish you luck, even though you don't need 'luck' ;) See you in another thread soon :)
September 3, 201412 yr Hi Natalie! welcome :D Ah yes the "step down method"...it worked for me, BUT as anyone here will tell you, i'm not normal - loveable - but not normal :dirol: LOL!!... you asked for advice, so as one who used this method to quit, from what you posted above, this (IMHO) would not be your way to quit...BECAUSE you said you are giving in to smoking at night... so .. again based on my experience with the "step down"... i would advise cold turkey/nrt for you.. and i'm happy to read you're going that way as for the weight gain,... better to be a bit "plump" for a while, then dead forever ;) .... yes? a lot of us ( as said above) once we quit, we have SO much more time and energy to get up and get moving, rather then sit'n on our duff with a cig stuck in our face...just that extra moving - which is sooooo much easier to do when your lungs clear out and you can start to breath again- not smoking opens up so many doors in life, that as a smoker, you just don't see....it's freeing in more ways then the "not smoking".... the further I go, the more I see how much of life i wasn't living !! Now, off you go with your new non smoke'n self!! :yahoo: go get em!!
September 3, 201412 yr Author Hi Natalie! welcome :D Ah yes the "step down method"...it worked for me, BUT as anyone here will tell you, i'm not normal - loveable - but not normal :dirol: LOL!!... you asked for advice, so as one who used this method to quit, from what you posted above, this (IMHO) would not be your way to quit...BECAUSE you said you are giving in to smoking at night... so .. again based on my experience with the "step down"... i would advise cold turkey/nrt for you.. and i'm happy to read you're going that way as for the weight gain,... better to be a bit "plump" for a while, then dead forever ;) .... yes? a lot of us ( as said above) once we quit, we have SO much more time and energy to get up and get moving, rather then sit'n on our duff with a cig stuck in our face...just that extra moving - which is sooooo much easier to do when your lungs clear out and you can start to breath again- not smoking opens up so many doors in life, that as a smoker, you just don't see....it's freeing in more ways then the "not smoking".... the further I go, the more I see how much of life i wasn't living !! Now, off you go with your new non smoke'n self!! :yahoo: go get em!! Thanks! Yes, I dediced to cut it off qith help of the patch. Today´s my first day so...let´s see what happens!! :)
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