okay, here's the story:

[sadinred]

I used to :smoke: and I was very happy :toast: . I quit 4 days ago and I am :cry: . I have been eating LIKE CRAZY and I am :hurts: , which sucks but is common when a smoker stops smoking. (I've eaten about 5 lbs of licorice and 3 boxes of crackers and more Hot Tamalis than I can count) I have spent I don't know how many hours here at DU since I quit...it's the only thing that really keeps my mind occuppied:think: , so I and my hubbie and my lungs thank each and everyone of you out there in DU :hug: !!!!
I have a long way to go and I don't expect any :nopity: from anyone or anything but it is HARD!!!!!!! I would love to open a bottle of wine and sit outside a while (I'm in FL so that would be reasonable around here) but I'm afraid to drink just yet. I wouldn't smoke but the urge might grow and that would be very very very bad to say the least.
So I will stay in tonight, cook dinner, hang out in DU, work on my Quit Smoking Blog (which is very depressing) and tomorrow will be day 5.

One day I will be a REAL NON SMOKER. But not one that complains about smokers...I promise!
Anyway, that's my sad and boring tale. Thank you for your time and patience.:nuke:

[kittycat1164]

1. good luck

:hug:

[sadinred]

9. Thank you kittycat

[DebJ]

2. thanks for leading the way. heading for the patches by next week

myself. Hopefully I won't get hives again.
I can't do cold turkey.

Good luck, hang in there!

[sadinred]

5. I'm using the patch & it's not really as bad

as my sad story sounds. But it's more than a tiny bit difficult.
Good luck to you too.
First morning is the hardest...just keep moving!

[Florida_Geek]

3. The patch works well

Grr I went back to smoking when my father went into the hospital, plan on going back on them just after Christmas.

[sadinred]

6. I hope your Dad is okay!

Yes go back...then I will know I am not alone in the world!! :eyes:
I'm using the patch & it does help a lot.

[Us vs Them]

4. Cold Turkey, or did you scale down?

I opted to scale down slowly, and haven't had a craving for a cigarette since. Being a non-smoker is fun! No more guilt about where all that money goes.

[sadinred]

7. It is kind of fun. I'm proud of myself so far and it's like venturing

into a whole new world.
You have NO cravings?! How great. How long has it been since your last smoke?

[Us vs Them]

11. I honestly don't remember...

I opted to scale down. So for almost a year I'd allow myself one or two a day. Then it was once every few days if the craving hit. Eventually I had no cravings at all. Not even when drunk! Good luck, and if you need encouragement, just remember that tobacco companies give millions to Republicans every year.

[bigwillq]

8. Best of luck to you

Stick with it!


I've been trying to quit for a while.


Let me know what method you are using to quit. Cold Turkey? The Patch?

[sadinred]

10. patch. Well, patch and licorice and gum and whatever else isn't too big

or heavy or nailed down to eat.

The patch is expensive. I hate paying for it, but I doubt I could get even this far without it.