February 9, 201610 yr I've finally been able to log in here after a couple days of trying. THANKS admins! I quit smoking feb 6th. I've quit many times before so this is not new to me, but each time I relapsed. Once after 6 years:( However I was addicted to the nicotine gum those 6 yrs also) This time I quit on a date I hold near and dear to my heart. It would have been my dads birthday. He died 19 yrs ago from lung cancer and I promised him on his deathbed I was going to quit, so I've been quitting and smoking ever since. Which is ridiculous. And I'm sick of it. I want my freedom back for good. I no longer want (or choose) to have a little white cancer stick turn my lungs black. I realize the damage may already be done as I am no spring chicken ( but I'm not THAT old either!) However it is time to STOP the madness that is nicotine addiction for once and for all. Period. So this time I'm doing things different. I'm using the patch and will follow those instructions, I'm drinking LOTS of water, I'm trying so hard not to give in to my craving for candy (what's up with that anyway?) I'm snapping a thick rubber band on my wrist when I feel a craving coming on. I'm typing my heart out right now because it's keeping my hands busy and my mind off this current bump in the road. I figure a craving is like a bump in the road. You just drive right over it and then you're quickly on the other side! I feel like doing laps in this house but I can't really run as I had a knee replacement last march, maybe I could jog in place! I have also cut my coffee consumption in half, because I think it makes me nervous. Wow, I'm really not usually so long winded, sorry! Hopefully I can give as well as receive support here. You guys came highly reccommended by an old quit bud from way back of mine, Rainforest! Thanks so much for being here.
February 9, 201610 yr Hi Karenlou, welcome to the forum! You certainly sound like you have a good plan going on. Stay close to the board and read, read, read. There is so much knowledge here and that the key to this really. Know your enemy.
February 9, 201610 yr Welcome, again, Karen! Please give our love to RainForest, and she can be wonderful resource for you, too! If you haven't seen it, there is a lot of information pinned to the top of the Quit Smoking Discussions forum. More importantly, there are lots of wonderful people here who will gladly help you in any way they can. Just remember...not one puff ever...NOPE. Join our daily pledge to hold yourself accountable each day. Quitting can be uncomfortable, and highly emotional...but it will not kill you. Congratulations on your decision!
February 9, 201610 yr ... I've quit many times before so this is not new to me, but each time I relapsed. ... so I've been quitting and smoking ever since. The Sarge would argue that you haven't quit yet. Not once. But he's got high hopes for this time. Welcome aboard. Easy Peasy
February 9, 201610 yr Welcome Karen, I hope you quit the nicotine asap :) Read, play games here, post, keep busy Yep lots of water and deep breaths x
February 9, 201610 yr Hi Karen ..welcome aboard... Read all you can knowledge is the tool to succeed... Stay close to the board...it really does help.... You will get all the support you need here...
February 9, 201610 yr Welcome karenlou!! Glad you were able to log in. Congrats on your quit!! Best decision of your life
February 9, 201610 yr Hi KarenLou and welcome to the board! I think everyone else got the information covered. And if you can afford it, read Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr. It's cheapest on Kindle and I think they have a reader for your computer if you don't have a kindle. I find reading is a good way to stay busy so long as the book can keep you engaged. Right now I'm kinda in the tired phase of my quit, but I go to the computer and these forums sometimes to stay busy.
February 9, 201610 yr Hi KarenLou and welcome to the board! I think everyone else got the information covered. And if you can afford it, read Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr. It's cheapest on Kindle and I think they have a reader for your computer if you don't have a kindle. I find reading is a good way to stay busy so long as the book can keep you engaged. Right now I'm kinda in the tired phase of my quit, but I go to the computer and these forums sometimes to stay busy. Here is Allen Carr's EasyWay...I think it may be abridged, but I think the main parts are there!
February 10, 201610 yr Here is Allen Carr's EasyWay...I think it may be abridged, but I think the main parts are there! I got a 404 Page Not Found.
February 10, 201610 yr Author Thanks Nancy, I can read it. Good book I know, I read it long ago but need to read it again soon now.
February 10, 201610 yr I got a 404 Page Not Found. Hmm...don't know why...the link takes me right to it....
February 10, 201610 yr Hmm...don't know why...the link takes me right to it.... Weird. Maybe it's just me.
February 10, 201610 yr Welcome and congrats on the wonderful decision. So happy you're here. We have all been there, and are here to help!
February 10, 201610 yr Learn NOPE and its meaning. Say it constantly first few days. Mind over everything. You have to decide not to smoke. Once you tell yourself this and truly mean it.... Then it's easy. Not one puff ever.
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