Hey @ShellyP! How’s it going with quitting smoking? I’m struggling, but I have one day down. I’ve been eating these natural organic lollipops that are so yummy everytime I get a craving. I think they are helping a bit plus I’m using the patch. I hope it’s going well for you!
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Hey @MelB. It’s going. Lol. I’m on day 11 today. I’ve been using the patch and it seems to be working well. I still get cravings here and there but after the initial first 3-5 days or so they’re not so frequent. Good for you! Hang in there. We got this. It’s tough but totally worth it! This is for sure much harder to quit, for me anyway, than drinking was. Gotta keep pushing on! Let me know if you need anything. 
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11 days! That’s great!! So proud of you! It is really hard to stop smoking! I’m not overly confident that this will be my time because I’ve been really stressed, but I’m still giving it another go. I just keep telling myself I won’t smoke today. Wish me luck! 
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I quit smoking in November. I did it by buying a sewing machine and not leaving the house for 4 days, lol! Every time I wanted to smoke, I ate candy and made something. Many bags, skirts, and slippers later, I am a ex-smoker!
You can quit if you are VERY committed. You did it with alcohol so I am sure you can rock this!
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@Janelle Haha, I am eating a lot of candy and it’s helping! You sew, that’s awesome! That is an old hobby and love of mine that I plan on reviving in my recovery. I’m still early on though (I had 18 days, relapsed and now I have 5 days) and I’m focused on reading lots about alcohol and addiction, journaling and cleaning my apartment, which I’ve neglected for too long. I am going a little easy on myself about the smoking right now, but you are right…if I commit to quitting, I can do it!
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Hang in there, it is so difficult to give up. I’ve not used the patch yesterday and again today so far. I want to see if I can do it without. I do keep a patch on me just in case my urges become too much. I have been a bit Moody. Lol. Cashews, almonds and sunflower seeds have really really really helped me a lot!
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I gave up Weed and tobacco on Dec 24th 2015 and never looked back. Vaping worked for me, in fact I’d still be smoking if it wasn’t for vaping.
Used to have to use inhalers 3-times a day for smoking induced asthma.
Now I don’t really wheeze anymore and haven’t used an inhaler in over a year. I used to work in a cardiac ward and go and smoke on my lunch break; while some poor patients were gasping their last breath. Never will smoke again EVER! Great decision to give them up! Fair play
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First off, congrats! That’s awesome. It’s not an easy thing to do. Secondly, yes it’s amazing what we do to our bodies while others are holding on, quite literally, to their own lives. I also work I’m the medical field and see woman all day battling breast, ovarian, cervical and other cancers. Here I am puffing away. The irony right? Day 12 today no smoking and third day of the patch. Feeling pretty good!! Keep fighting the good fight!!
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I quit almost 9 years ago by reading ‘The Easy Way to Stop Smoking’ by Allen Carr. I know several others who have kicked it with this book too. Also, I took it one day at a time. I would wake up and say ‘today I will not smoke’. One of the best decisions I ever made. Good luck!
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Just the fact that you want this for yourself is amazing. I quit smoking 6 months before I quit drinking thinking that smoking was the trigger to drinking. Either way you go about it I can promise you you’ll feel amazing being a non smoker!
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Hey! Six months sober. Month and a half off cigs. I quit smoking when I encountered financial hardship and found that, like sobriety, you need to manage your triggers. For me, smoke breaks made a get out of conversation free card. Now I don’t care when conversations get awkward so there’s no need to smoke.
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9 years? That’s awesome! Good for you. I’m just 8 years, 10 months and 19 days behind you. ️!! Woot woot. I got this!
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Yeah I had to quit drinking first. That was for sure becoming a major problem in my life. As of today I’m 93 days sober and 12 days smoke free! I feel great so far.
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Thank you and you’ve totally got this! One day at a time.
After smoking for 30+ years, my quit of nicotine finally stuck in 2008…I spent 3 years prior quitting and relapsing and hating it and myself. The thing was I would just keep quitting over and over…whether I lasted 3 days or 3 months and then smoked again for days and months, I just kept quitting.
I got addicted to the lozenges for awhile and they rotted my teeth for a bit. Thank God I got over them.
Lots of exercise, water, sugar free cinnamons and lots of time on quitnet to read and get,support…just like here.
What FINALLY pushed me over the top was ditching all nicotine (lozenges) and taking Wellbutrin for about 5 months. The nicotine is what you are addicted to, so it is like drinking alcohol…you have to cut it out or you just keep having the nicotine anxiety until you cut it out.
It is tough but life changing…like getting sober.
And so worth it.
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Yes I agree. I started with the patch to help me adjust to a whole new routine. Mornings, that’s the first thing I went for. Now I get right into the shower. Green tea instead of coffee and out the house I go.
I stopped the patch on Saturday, well Friday night. It didn’t make sense to me to keep having nicotine put into my body. I thought " ok, I’ve stopped smoking and then I have to go through withdrawals again to get off the patch?" Nah. Going through this once and that’s it. Job done
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I have had the most success with cold turkey. Three rough days and then it’s all about habit and social patterns…that’s the part that gets me every time. There us a website all about cold turkey quitting called www.whyquit.com.
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Thanks for the link ️
My friend recently quit smoking by dipping toothpicks into cinnamon and black pepper oil and chewing on them when she felt the urge.
I quit smoking in 1997 after 20 years of a pack or two a day. Woke up one morning and realized cigerettes no longer served a purpose in my life and haven’t missed them since.
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Hi there, I know this post was from a long while ago but I just wanted to see how you’re doing with not smoking? I’ve heard GREAT things about that book. I actually forgot until now. I think I will give it a go. I MUST stop smoking.
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