That's so great!! I am going to have to kick Shelby-Dale off his treadmill and make him share with Mom.

Someone said to me "Don't quit quitting", those words stuck with me when the two times I fell off the wagon (for one evening). You will like not having your hair smell like cigarettes, your clothing looks cleaner and of course the benefits to your heart, lungs, throat, teeth, skin.

I remember one of the best feelings I had was going to the dentist the first time after I quit. I loved how my teeth felt and looked.

Keep going forward, I will be on the sidelines being your cheerleader.

That treadmill was likely the secret of my success. When I got off that thing after 45 minutes of huffing and puffing, the LAST thing my body craved was nicotine. It craved oxygen oxygen oxygen and water. When done walking, I would drink and drink and then go shower and usually lie down and go to sleep. Sometimes I would get bubblegum in my mouth and walk and chew and walk and blow bubbles and walk and walk and walk. It sure beats sitting around and feeling that craving. Oh, and pump up the music or watch TV while you are doing the walking to keep your mind busy.

I think my body finally told its nervous system to "SHUT UP with the NICOTINE cravings! Everytime you do that she works my butt off and I'm dog tired! No kidding, at home or after a meal if I thought "cigarette" my next action was "treadmill", even if I was at work. I'd take a potty break and go climb stairs instead. I think the Pavlov's dog response finally kicked in and my nervous sytem finally said "forrrrrrrr - get it" to nicotine. It was kinda like being zapped with electric current or hearing a terribly shocking sudden loud noise each time I thought of smoking - got zapped with 45 mins. of hard, hard work or climbing stairs! And I didn't get to pee that much so that hurt. On the treadmill, I would turn that thing up anytime a cigarette thought would flit into my mind until all I could think of was AIR. Air. Air. Finally the cigarette association was so bad to my system it stopped asking for a smoking session and let me be. The craving just stopped. One day, I realized it had been a long time since I had wanted a cigarette and as soon as that thought hit my mind, my body and brain groaned at the thought! But that time, it was a BAD thought. I didn't want one - I recoiled at the thought! My body said "No way no time no how" to that thought. That's how it changed for me. I hope it works that way for you. I'm convinced it was an answer to prayer. Rom. 8:28

Just wanted to update. On Friday night, lit a cigarette and smoked about 3 puffs off of it and put it out. It was NOT what I had been expecting. It was NOT good. lol

Other than those 3 puffs, I have been smoke free for a week and 3 days :)

Very good job, keep moving forward.

Woo hoo keep it up Terri:D

That's great that you're quitting and great you're at the point that it wasn't good, that helps :) My best friend of nearly 20 years died about a year ago, horribly and quickly, of small cell lung cancer. We'd been trying to get her to quit smoking for years and years, but she just wasn't interested :( My mom, on the other hand, quit a few years ago after 50 years of smoking!! She had a smoking-related health issue and decided to give it up. She did it by smoking fewer and fewer cigs per day for a while, getting on Wellbutrin and going to 0 cigarettes after about a week. A lot of people I know have quit using with Welbutrin, the cigarette taste is apparently more repulsive than satisfying when you're on it. I quit around 10 years ago after smoking on and off only for a few years, but it was VERY tough. I used the steps (I'm in recovery, so I mean the 12 steps) and every time I wanted to smoke, I'd take a walk. After the first couple of weeks, it got a lot better, but it was almost as tough to quit that as alcohol/pills (my previous "drugs of choice.").

So, it can be done and good for you that you're doing it now before there are drastic health consequences.:thumbup:

Yes, the older I have gotten (especially the last 2 or so years), the more issues I've noticed (a lot of sinus/allergy probs mostly) with my health. I was so excited when this particual e-cig came into my life with real success stories that I could see.

I will have to gradually step down on nicotine strength but I know I can do that. Right now, it is my safety net and is always in my hand lol

Keep on moving forward in a positive direction Terri....Proud of what you have accomplished so far...and with each day it just gets better.... :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Your doing great keep it up. Even if you end up cheating and have one just think of it as a little roadblock and go back to the ecigs. You can do it. Now if I would only take my own advice

Congrats. Well on your way :)

I quit about ten years ago, but then got hooked on the gum. The gum is slightly reinforcing because you can have it to regulate a mood, get tense, and have a piece of gum. About 2 years ago, I bought the patches and even with them I had a hard time quitting. I didn't use any gum or cigs with the patches, but I struggled, I was deeply addicted to nicotine. Your brain makes nicotine, and you have so many receptors, as you smoke, your receptors die and it takes more nicotine to feel normal because you have fewer receptors. I visualized my brain making more receptors! :D Drinking alcohol or coffee makes you have more nicotine urges, so quitting that might be helpful at first. The problem most people have is they think one won't make a difference and this often happens when they are out with friends and have a drink, so beware. I keep a box of patches here just in case and instead of a cigarette, I’ll have a patch. I’m am truly thankful to be off of nicotine.

I agree with the drinking alcohol, Nancy. I smoke a LOT more when I drink. I have made a vow not to drink for a long while (I don't drink much anyway so shouldn't be hard).

Those few puffs I had Friday were so strange. I was expecting a sensation of, yeah, this feeling is different and expected to get that light headed high you get when you don't smoke for a while. I didn't get that and I really didn't care for the taste. The ecig has a sweet taste to it..like I'm smoking speramint come LOL

I remember that happening to me when I hadn't smoked for a while, I never learned why the sweet taste, but I know it happened at least twice, it wasn't pleasant.

By the way, look up pictures to modivate you. Here's a picture of twins.

UMmm I just realized my typo and it looks really BADDD. lol

I meant speramint GUM :eek: :D