1 Month (4 weeks) SMOKE FREE!!!-lost 20 pounds too

[underpants]

Wow what a difference it makes in everything.

My wife says I look 5 years younger.
I have run out of my neighborhood (have to find new places to go for morning runs).
Unbelieveable difference in breathing and lung capacity.
No more worrying about having enough smokes/where to stop/etc every single day.
Yeah yeah yeah the money-personally anyone who brings that up first is on my X list.
Eating much healthier too-that has a lot to do with the weight loss...that and the 200-300 situps a day and working out regularly.

I'm still on the patch (21MG) but I might try seeing if I can go off it for a while just to see if I last-I just realized that today's patch is in my breast pocket forgot to put it on yet. I am supposed to be on 21MG for another two weeks then 14 then 7. We'll see.

If you need any gum consultation let me know-I am quite the expert at this point.

WOO freakin' HOO

:woohoo::bounce::smoke: :grr: :woohoo::bounce:

[JimmyJazz]

1. Congratulations. It's the greatest gift you could ever give to your child

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[miss_kitty]

2. you'll have to get smaller underpants

in your sig line

Congrats!

[underpants]

8. SINCH IT!!!!

:bounce:

[Midlodemocrat]

3. That is great, UP.

Baby Josie Underpants will thank you.

[GOPisEvil]

4. Excellent!

:woohoo: :thumbsup:

[Allenberg]

5. Congrats.

:)

[LynneSin]

6. Congrats so much for conquering the tough challenge in your life

and your daughter will appreciate it too!!

[demnan]

7. Fantastic!

You'll live longer and be happier too!

[BootinUp]

9. glad for you...

I am also on a roll. Tomorrow will be two months for me. :)

[underpants]

11. TWO MONTHS for Jim4Wes!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done

[miss_kitty]

16. Excellent work

stopping the '20 friends' habit is so hard...:thumbsup:

[Plausible]

10. Congratulations

So you used the patches and anything else?
How difficult was it?

[underpants]

13. Just patches-Switched to the CVS brand from NicoDerm

the CVS is a little cheaper and they stick better-I have found. It is just a nicotine delivery system so who cares what brand name is on them?

I dind't double up with the nicotine gum but I have chewed the hell out of some gum-I recommend Wrigley products (made in USA and Canada) especially Eclipse and Orbitz (nice carrying case) avoid any of their Cinnamon flavors though-VERY strong IMHO.

The worst part is the first 4 or 5 days. You are constantly thinking about it. Once you get to a week you "don't want to give up those days" as our pediatrician said. Once you are in double digits you probably really wanted to quit anyway and you aren't going to want to "give up those days" at that point.

[samplegirl]

21. Wonderful

Just reading this makes me really want to try. I know i would feel
better. I really really need to do this. My father died of Lung
cancer. I think I might give this a try. Does the strenghth go by
your weight??? or what??? I dont weigh very much. I could use the
money to fill my "gas tank" oh boy!!!!!

[Cathyclysmic]

12. My hero!

Impressive!

[underpants]

14. After 22 years ( or so) of smoking at least a pack a day

I have no idea how I ran all that time too.

[Cathyclysmic]

18. Any tips on quitting smoking?

[underpants]

22. See post #13

and ask some of the people who have quit for a long time. Basically you have to really want it and (my tip) don't think about when you will have another one ("I only have to go.....") just get in the mind set that you just aren't going to do that anymore and then prepare for the pain.

Exercise is a great way to feel immediate results of not smoking anymore.

[Plausible]

28. keep thinking about

how much money spent on cigarettes is given to the Rethugs by the tobacco companies.

[quisp]

15. Congratulations!

I did the opposite when quit; I gained 20 pounds.

It's been 4 years and I've only got 5 lbs. yet to lose.

[Left Is Write]

17. Congratulations on all your accomplishments!

Seven years smoke-free for me. A big congrats to you!

[underpants]

23. Well done

you are tough as nails.

[Dukkha]

19. Your getting there

30 days is a major victory. When you hit 100 days then you got it beat. I was a major habitual 2 pack a day smoker. Then I quit cold turkey 5 years 9 months ago and had not one drag since.

[underpants]

20. Excellent

Yes 100 days is the number that I keep hearing. My stepfather tells me that you will always want one. My father-in-law (had his last on the way to the hospital for his first open heart surgery at age 36) says he only wants one, THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS long

[matcom]

24. EXCELLENT!

i'm gonna take a smoke break in your honor! :D

:thumbsup: buddy!

[underpants]

25. Thanks

:hi:

[jane_pippin]

26. Good for you!

I don't know you very well yet but I've seen your threads here, of course, and it looks like everything's comin' up Underpants!
New baby, new healthy you...congratulations all around.

[underpants]

33. Yeah but it can't all be good news

for instance two grapes from the one compartment of the plastic thingy from the salad bar mixed in with the salad.

you have good days and you have bad days

:bounce:

Yeah we are on a bit of a roll here (knocking on wood)

[jane_pippin]

34. oh. my. god.

The horror! ;)

[underpants]

40. I left out the worst part

it was one purple grape AND one green grape!!!

The institution of marriage is clearly being threatened....hold it that's not right! They don't talk about THAT threat to marriage anymore.

[swimboy]

37. Underpants, keep your grapes in the right compartment!

Big congratulations to you. I'm at four weeks today myself!

[underpants]

38. FOUR WEEKS for swimboy tooooooooooooo!!!

:bounce:

[NoSheep]

27. Ya-Hooooo!!!! I hope I can get the nerve to try quitting soon.

[Rising Phoenix]

29. congrats

you are an inspiration

[auntAgonist]

30. wonderful! Continued Success to you.

wtg
:toast:

[driver8]

31. That is awesome!! Good for you!!

[MissMillie]

32. You'll never regret it!

:toast: congrats!

[Richardo]

35. Excellent!

WTG, underpants!

[rbnyc]

36. You rule in evry way!

I'm so proud of you.

Hey, how 'bout some new baby pictures?

[underpants]

41. Yeah about that

the kid already has a publicist and an agent. They were very clear, NO PICTURES without out an official release. Man, they do grow up fast.

:bounce:

Thanks

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

39. Good for you!

I always hear that people who quit smoking gain weight because they eat more, but it sounds like you've found a way around that. GOOD JOB!! :applause: :applause:

[NaturalHigh]

42. Great job!

That is remarkable. Keep up the good work.

[Tikki]

43. Isn't it grand....(Smoke free for 9 months)...

Congratulations Underpants...This is more than a start, this is well on your way....

...What motivated my son and I to quit was as the baby (his baby, my grandson) was getting older and becoming more aware that his dad and/or grandma would sneak out the back door every 20 minutes or so and then come back in smelling like a pig.
I'd see him press his face against the screen door and hear him call out our names after us.

My son used the patch...I went 'cold turkey'...

Tikki

[underpants]

44. Good for you

Yeah one of the main reasons I quit was (aside from being the best opportunity I will have-watershed moment) that I would have to shower every time to avoid the increased risk of SIDS. Not that I am a stranger to showering just that it seemed like a sign that if you really need to go to all that trouble you really need to rethink this.

Great going Tikki. Isn't it weird thinking about how you used to live? How you used to check how many you had before going home for the day/night? How you used to have to think about it on a daily basis? How often you left the house (I used to just walk down the block to a corner store) or stopped ONLY for smokes? I still get out of the car at work from time to time and do my "gear" check-Wallet? Check--- Keys(front left pocket)? Check ----Lighter...oh that's right I don't smoke anymore.

[BamaGirl]

45. Woohoo!! Sorry I missed this UP!

That's awesome! As you know, I'm two weeks smoke free! And I've lost 7 lbs lol! Everyone said I would gain weight, and I have been eating a ton of crap, but I have also stayed so busy I guess I'm working it off lol!
I'm feeling so much better. I felt good before, I thought. Now, it's like...wow. I must have been delusional lol!
I am newly addicted to doublemint gum!

:woohoo::bounce:

[underpants]

47. About gum

first, thanks

Now about gum-I have become quite the expert.

Trident SUCKS

Go with Eclipse or Orbit-both Wrigley made (US and Canda) and they are quite good AND sugarfree. I would avoid their cinnamon flavors-some say it is good for quitting smoking some say bad I say that Wrigley's cinnamon is a bit too strong.

Orbit orangemint (if you can find it )is simply the best ever.

Oh both kinds are bubble gum too. It doesn't say that on the package but it is. Very good.

I just picked up the JuicyFruit Strappleberry and Grapermelon-no good. No buubles, flavor is gone in about 2 minutes, and they get rather rubbery very quick.

[KitchenWitch]

46. Great!

:yourock: