Ok DU today is day one of not smoking...

[Andy_Stephenson]

my recent health scare...scared me out of the habit.


God forbid I run out of nicorette now.

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Good luck Andy!!! You can do it!

That's what did it for me as well. We're here for ya! :hug:

[Andy_Stephenson]

4. I good news today from the CT scan

no cancer. I want to keep it that way.

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. Wahooo! Excellent!

Feel better soon! :hi:

[MelissaB]

2. Congratulations, Andy!

You can do it!!

[bigwillq]

3. Best of luck!

Are you quitting cold turkey?

[Andy_Stephenson]

6. Nicorette.

it is a life saver.

[bigwillq]

10. Is it? I should look into pruchasing it.

I've been trying to quit for awhile now.

[joeybee12]

5. Good for you!

And here's good thoughts to keep you going!:yourock:

[GOPisEvil]

7. Hang in there Andy!

:hi:

[Ezlivin]

9. I thought your post said "today is day one of pot smoking..."

And I was going to say congratulations!

:)

[Susang]

11. Good luck!

I'm sure you can do it, just post whenever you feel the urge. You'll end up writing a novel that way. ;-)

[DoBotherMe]

12. I've been using nicorette for a year...

started out chewing 6-10 pieces a day (sometimes 2 at once), now only one or two. I tried to go cold turkey off the gum but couldn't yet. The generic stuff works just as well and is about 10 bucks less. Good luck to you ... the gum works if you work it (haha). Chew as much and as long as you need to kick the smoking habit...Dick Van Dyke has been "chain chewing" it for 15 years. Glad to 'see' that you are feeling better and that good things have come your way. Dana ; )

[EstimatedProphet]

13. Good for you Andy!

If it's any help I quit using the patch, if Nicorette doesn't work...

[tuvor]

14. Good luck! Three years clean after 13 of puffing.

And thank GOD for Nicorette! I said screw the schedule, I'll chew when I want, and even though I had a puff or two while on the Nicorette, I ended up quitting for good about a couple of weeks ahead of schedule.

A support newsgroup was also a big help:
http://groups.google.ca/groups?hl=en&lr=&newwindow=1&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official_s&group=alt.support.stop-smoking

ON EDIT: Sorry, for some reason, I can't get the correct link to show. Just enter "smoking" in the Google box.

[NV Whino]

15. Atta boy! Clean up your act.

Watch what you eat, too. And a little wine is a positive thing.

[Andy_Stephenson]

16. I have already

changed my diet fir the better. I also have lost 7 pounds...so I only have 25 more to go.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

17. Good for you!

The gum is a real life saver! You can do it, it gets easier as you go. :)

[KittyWampus]

18. May I Suggest Drinking Hot Tea. Gives You Something To Do With Your

hands, it's hot and steamy so you still get a warmth sensation.

Good Luck.

[BikeWriter]

19. Good luck. I quit thirty years ago! :-)

[Misunderestimator]

20. Good for you!!! You should get nicorette online...

it's about half the price of even the store brands. Good luck on this! :thumbsup:

[salin]

21. good luck...

I really need to do the same...

[greatauntoftriplets]

22. Good for you!

I am damn proud of you.

[davsand]

23. Glad to hear you are up and around

You can DO this with the stop smoking thing. I had my last smoke the night of the election when they called Ohio for the asswipe.

I used Zyban (Wellbutrin) and it helped a lot. However, even stoned on that stuff, I still had times when I would have given my left boob for one more smoke. The big thing to remember is that the cravings WILL pass, and you can fight it each time--and you WILL beat it.

I got up in the morning and told myself that I would not smoke that day. I could never really tell you about tomorrow--but the goal for me had to be one day at a time.

I'm a little over four months without smoking and I still tell myself that I will not smoke today. For me, that is the only way I can do it--I simply can't allow myself to look at it like it is something I've "lost."

I am a nicotine addict, and I will be for life. At this point I make the choice to beat it, and I will not allow myself even one puff--ever again.

Best of luck with it--and go buy some strong mints. I found that they do a great job of substituting for a smoke when you REALLY want one. A bottle of mineral water helps too. Take a big slug of it when you want a puff. That has an added bonus of helping you detox on the nicotine too.

Feel better soon, and PM me if you just want to vent--this quitting shit is no fun.


Laura

[maveric]

24. You can do it! If I can (45 days), you can!

Going cold turkey is the best way IMO.

[jojo54]

25. Good luck Andy

I hope it doesn't come down to a health scare for me to quit. Is there anything else out there over the counter? I don't like chewing gum.

[bobthedrummer]

26. Stay the course Andy.

Good luck.