6 months,,,,,no problem!

[Uben]

I have been smoke free for 6 months. Cold turkey, no aids. Look, if you want to quit, you can. You really have to want to quit, or you will not succeed. I know, I tried many times, but the truth is, I didn't really want to quit. So, how did I finally do it? I'll tell you. I smoked Marlboro reds for 35 years (34 actually, I quit for one year once.)

I set a date, and for me it was my 50th birthday. For about two years, I promised myself I would not smoke after age 50. I laid them down on my 50th birthday, and have not had a puff since! And it was easy! One of the things I did differently this time was how I addressed the urges. When I would get an urge to smoke, I simply told myself how proud I was that I kicked this monkeys ass! I am no longer a slave to tobacco and I have saved over $1000 since quitting!

I rewarded myself with a Harley-Davidson, and promised if I ever smoked again, I would have to give it up too! Sorry, I aint givin up the bike! Tobacco loses this one! Rock on!

[Droopy]

1. Congrats!

It was much easier for me to quit this time. Just a little over a month for me. I've been using Wellbutrin for about 9 months now for depression. It turns out that the drug is also used to help curb cravings during smoking cessation. I asked my doc about it and he said the drug may help a little, but it's really up to the determination of the individual to quit.

I'm saving $160 a month by quitting smoking. I've decided that I'm just going to save the money and one day use it to get ahead on my bills or refinance my house to a lower interest rate.

[BamaGirl]

2. Congrats!

I have been smoke-free for 5 days. I just quit cold turkey last week when I found out my uncle has lung cancer. I've tried before with patches, gum, zyban, etc and had no luck. Didn't want it bad enough then I guess!

I haven't really thought about rewards, but you know my dad bought a bike when he quit smoking too lol! I feel a lot better already, right now that's reward enough.