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1) I have very high anxiety and am fearful of taking away the practice that I use to calm myself when feeling particularly stressed.
2) I don't drink much anymore, but when I do, I love to smoke. I fear I won't enjoy drinking socially anymore if I know I can't smoke.
3) When the weather is warm, I look forward to nothing more than being outside, reading a book and smoking.
4) If I'm in my car, I'm smoking...how miserable will my daily commute be if I quit?
5) I have recently lost a decent amount of weight and for the first time in my life am relatively happy with my body image...I fear I will gain the weight back if I quit.
Any advice, thoughts, etc. would be appreciated. Thank you!View Thread
I quit 3 months 7 days and 16 hours ago. I was smoking a pack a day (Marlboro lights) for the past 17 years. I was using the patch until about 3 weeks ago. BTW the patch was awesome minus the irritated, itchy skin where they were placed.
I started to get breakouts after the first three weeks and the breakouts were really bad. I would get a zit here or there from time to time but these breakouts were different.
At the two month mark the breakouts were not as large as far as the surface area was concerned but the breakouts were just a frequent.
They have lessened over the past month (3rd) or so and have been getting them less and less frequently and are not a large.
During the entire time I kept the same cleaning regiment of my skin and did not alter as I did not want to irritate my skin even further.
I will give an update at my 4th month of quitting and let you know how the problem with the skin is going...
If anyone has any questions let me know.View Thread
I have started a website than gives honest reviews about the safety and availability of electronic cigarettes. My son has used these products, and some health issues such as high blood pressure were immediately lessened. Included on the website are various strategies for quitting cigarette smoking all together. Since cigarette smoking is related to stressful situations such as health or job issues, quitting may be very hard to accomplish. If one cannot quit smoking, at least Electronic Cigarettes offer a much healthier alternative to traditional tobacco products. They can even be modified so that the nicotine dose is lowered over time. The website is located at: http://electronic-smoker.com
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Tonight I'd like to invite all those old friends from TLOS, as well as all more recent quitters and those who are still trying to quit (yes, you can do it!), to the old virtual hangout just outside town where our quitaversaries are celebrated with great hoopla, Nelson's Barn, for my Lucky 7 party. I've queued up some favorite dance tunes. Please feel to bring snacks.
- Mary the Cat Lady (MTCL)
Seven years, 2 minutes and 12 seconds. 38355 cigarettes not smoked, saving $9,109.32. Life saved: 19 weeks, 4 hours, 15 minutes.View Thread
overeat, and am still in good shape for a 59 year old. I have 2 smokes left in a box, and I don't want to buy any more. I want this to be my last day to smoke.View Thread
NOW...prior to having the flu I have been a smoker, but since I got the flu on the 2nd I have not had one single cigarette. The other 2 people in the house smoke, but I have full out quit smoking the second that I knew that I had the flu.
I am still feeling tired, not dizzy but a little light headed, and I am still coughing. Is this because I still have the flu, or is it because my body is detoxing from smoking. I started smoking when I was 14 and I am 34 now. The doctor suggested that I stop smoking when I got the flu, now it disgusts me to even smell smoke. So I know that I am not going to ever again.
ThanksView Thread
What made you quit and helped you stay focused on that?
I was hoping we could help each other. I quit 23 years ago.
I don't know, looking back I'm not sure that I knew this then, but it's the best thing I ever did for my health, and continues to be.
I had three young children at the time that I quit. Raising them and being an example really made me stay on track.
What is it that helps you stay smoke free?View Thread
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