Who has Quit Smoking with Success?

[MandiesMom]

I'll have to ask the guys tomorrow about the e liquid and what you said about purest and tested. I did talk to my Dr last year about the e cigs and he said a lot that was said about them had to be recanted because it wasn't true. He then followed that it is still better than what I was putting in my body with the tar and smoke. Good point. lol

How long did it take you to "come off" the e cigs, Sally?

[mzw00dy]

20+ years at about a pack a day. Finally tried acupuncture...smoked on theway to the office did first treament...no smoking for 24 hours. Did the second treament...and never ever smoked again. Two and a half years later I still don't crave and the smell is now so offensive I get a little
nauseous(SP)

With you in spirit...It CAN BE DONE!!!! And YOU CAN DO IT!!!

[Harrysmum]

Originally Posted by MandiesMom

I'll have to ask the guys tomorrow about the e liquid and what you said about purest and tested. I did talk to my Dr last year about the e cigs and he said a lot that was said about them had to be recanted because it wasn't true. He then followed that it is still better than what I was putting in my body with the tar and smoke. Good point. lol

How long did it take you to "come off" the e cigs, Sally?

The trouble is, it HASN'T been proven, because they haven't really been around for enough years to substantiate the claims....a bit like when we all first started going on 'the pill', then years later all the 'nasties' started coming out....who knows?

But I totally agree with your doctor, it's far better than all the terrible toxins that we put into our bodies with 'normal' ciggies. Please do double-check the e liquid that you're using....a lot of the cheaper ones use anti-freeze as an ingredient (I can't remember the technical name!) Please please see if any are registered as ok with your health authorities?

Oh, and I'm still on the e-cigs!!!!! Got one in my bag and one by my computer....but I only use 1 x 10ml bottle to top them both up - for the whole month! That's surely got to be better than 600 ciggies a month?!!? Sally x

[SophieKatesMom]

I quit smoking man years ago cold turkey. I was very sick with a head cold and couldn't smoke for a week (go figure) so I decided I would continue on. I told no one, kept is to myself until people noticed. When someone mentioned it I would say "no promises, just not smoking today". All these years later I still say it because there are times I really miss smoking.

Another thing I had to do was really mix up my schedule, switched when and where I ate. Took a walk after dinner, stopped drinking beer (I really miss that).

[MandiesMom]

Yeah, my schedule is very much tied to smoking breaks. I'm realizing how much today. I take the kiddos outside a lot really for Mommy to smoke lol. I can't take that away from them so I need to find something I can do outside. I have the anti-green thumb, but maybe I should work on that. Who knows - I might could utilize this free hand time to learn how to grow a living plant.

Sally - I hope to wean myself off the e cig with the plan they told me about. 2 bottles of the strength I have now, then down the next level - 2 bottles, then down..etc. Until I'm either only doing water or nothing at all. I must admit, it feels like a security blanket already - I am constantly holding it in my hand lol

[chachi]

I had the best luck quiting with the e cigs I quit for 4 months but I started back because I thought I could have the one cigarette. Im in the process of quiting again and Im using the e cigs

[MandiesMom]

Yay! We can do it together!

ETA: It's officially been 16 hours!

[kjc]

Originally Posted by MandiesMom

Yay! We can do it together!

ETA: It's officially been 16 hours!

Yay! Good Job! You CAN do it!


Just like anything else..." practice makes perfect", so keep on trying to quit... you'll get better at it each time!

[Yorkiemom1]

I tried to respond to you, with a nice long encouraging response....and got the same thing YOU got....FORBIDDEN! Maybe it was too long? I have sent longer posts....I will keep trying....

[Yorkiemom1]

Smoking has never been my poison of choice.....obesity is my Satan. Dieting is my cross to bear, and I have carried that cross all my life.....cant put that cross down, cant give up, I will blossom into a 500 lb marvel, so I trudge on, keep trying, falling down, getting up, and getting back on track.....but my mother was a 3-4 pak a day smoker....my father smoked 2-3 paks, as does my brother. My father died in 1988 at 68 years old, from lung cancer.....seemed old to me back then, but now that I am 64, he died WAY too young....he was a brilliant man, had done soooooo much in the field of oil and gas, and could have contributed soooooo much more to this area......the day he was buried, my momma and brother put their cigarettes down, and never smoked again. Now, my mother could make her mind up to do something and NOTHING stopped her, ever. My brother stopped his smoking until momma died, and the day we buried her, he started smoking again. (BTW, momma died of complications from bypass surgery....threw a clot coming off the bypass machine.....but when they did the chest xray prior to surgery, that doctor almost accused us of lying about how much she smoked years ago....he said she had good lungs for a 73 year old woman with asthma.) So now my brother smokes again...until January....for Christmas, I gave him one of the electronic cigarrettes....I cant remember the name of the one I got him...I remember the packaging was black......"Victory", that was it!......and he has done GREAT with it....(trying to send my reply in two posts!!)

[MandiesMom]

Judy, thank you so much for trying so hard to get your reply to me! That means the world to me. I can feel how much you care and how much everyone cares. Makes me tear up for real. Love you guys!

[rubynrosie]

Hey Terri-
Im so proud of you for going through this. I thank god have never smoked. Both of my parents did and it grossed me out to no end. I hope you can do this and back you 100% in doing this! My brother has chewed also on and off his whole life...nicotine is so hard to break but is finally nicotine-free. From watching others quit I think a lot of it is they have had enough, mind over matter and lots of support, whether it be people, new hobbies or quitting aids! Right now, my mother who was the biggest chain smoker I know, is dealing with the emphysema. She told us she quit smoking 10 years ago when she was dealing with breast cancer. We knew otherwise. My mom was a very very active person, gardening, outside work, cleaning, going 100 miles a minute. It is very sad for me to see her not enjoying her retirement years. She can't take care of her beautiful gardens, which she was known for, any more. She has to drag an oxygen tube around the house with her. Its an effort to get a plate from the table to the sink. No more shopping trips which she loved. She has a portable oxygen tank but even with that its an effort to get from the car to the store. Its just sad. She was one of the most independent women I knew and now she is very dependent. I am so thankful everytime I see her that i was one of the lucky ones that did not get caught in the smoking addiction.

[SweetPea53]

Congratulations on the the time you've put in not smoking so far....it gets easier and easier with each passing day. I quit 7 1/2 years ago with the help of Welbutrin, a positive attitude and support website (pm me if you would like the name of it) I smoked a pack a day for about 32 years. I prepared myself with loads of sunflower seeds, red licorace, water, straws and just about anything else I could think of to put in my mouth instead of a cig. I admit that quitting is one of the hardest things I have ever done, but also the BEST thing I have ever done Now I can't stand the smell of a smoker or being around anyone who smokes.....Continue staying focused on your quit, if you need any help, or just need to vent/talk just send me a pm and I would be happy to help in anyway I can.

[ladyjane]

After 24 years of heavy smoking, I quit in August of 1990. At that time I was smoking 2.5 - 3 packs/day.
I had tried every way imaginable to quit from cold turkey to every cessation program out there except for the one I found that I swear by: Smokenders!
There were 11 of us in our class (don't know if they still do those) and all but one quit. I stayed in touch with the others for a couple of years after. The one decided in the last week that he did not want to quit so he did not really finish.
Anyway....I LOVE their program and always share with people who are having a hard time quitting:
Welcome to SmokEnders

Good luck to you! You will be successful...anyone who tries, will eventually get it. It is the wanting to do it that is the key imho. It's a tough addiction...don't let anyone tell you it is a weakness...it is addiction, plain and simple!

[gidgetsmom]

I also quit cold turkey. It was 2 years Feb 17th. I haven't had a puff or anything just got up one day and said thats it. My husband bought a vapor cig this weekend but is doing both the vapor and reg cig. I hope it works for him