Quit day is upon me...

[Drgnfly423]

So my official quit day is Saturday. For smoking that is. It came up fast!!! So I have my nicotine gum and some ideas for things to do besides smoke. I know that this time I'll be successful. I have been writing in a journal here about my day to day stuff and quitting smoking. That will be one thing on my list to do when I feel really strongly that I need to smoke. Thanks everyone in advance for your support!

[missprimm]

Wishing you the best of luck. You will be so proud of yourself when you stop. I know I am proud of myself:1 year 7 months without a cigarette. It may be hard to do but it is so rewarding.

[patra]

Good luck to you!sending good thoughts your way.Theres a web site with a support group that I used when I quit- its quitnet.com and it has forums and chats for when you feel you need support too.

Patty

[Darlene]

You can do it! For me what helped was finding something busy for my hands to do. I played with rubberbands, pencils and I think screwing and unscrewing the cap on a water bottle would help too and drinking lots of water.
Wishing you the best, I know you can do it Miranda!

[tania]

good luck mirander, you can do it, and im doing it too its been seven days today for me with out a ciggarette and it is getting easier ,the thing i found was to keep your self busy as i seem to have a lot more energy, but i am going ok i think and i am proud of my self and you will be too good luck: tania

[troublenrio12000]

good luck I justquit myselfits been 2 months for me.

[KKCondrey]

WTG, good luck to you. Just remember we are here if you need us. Good luck

[babetteq]

Congratulations!!!!! You are beginning a very great new leaf for yourself!!! Don't take ONE PUFF! Not EVER!!! You will do great. I won't wish you luck because I don't think it's about luck. I think it's about the strength that comes with making the decision to stay alive instead of the decision to slowly make yourself sick. (can you tell I'm an ex-smoker?) Persevere and you will be successful. My thoughts are with you.

[VanVivCam]

I too think that I will quit tomorrow. I have been TRYING to quit for years. It is soooo hard.

Good Luck!

[Edelweiss]

I quit a couple of weeks ago too. (Ok, I've "quit" lots of times, but this time I'm hoping it will stick!) Once you get past the first 3 days, it's not as bad. I keep Jolly Ranchers candy with me all the time and that helps some.

Congratulations and good luck!

[inneedofhope]

I'm done today. I went back to smoking after 5 years of being successfully smoke free. The biggest lure for me was that I know without a shadow of a doubt that I can drop 50lbs simply by smoking instead of eating. But, its not healthy, my son doesn't like it, and I can' afford to pay $$ to get sick!! So, I will be searching for some other weight loss solution or appetite suppressor that won't kill me.
I plan to take tylenol for the pain for the first few days. And keep busy with my never ending list of cleaning chores that need to be done around here!

[Drgnfly423]

Wow, Glad to hear that there are a lot of ex-smokers here! Yeah for being strong. It is about strength. I know that I can do it. (Heck this is my third time) But this time it will be forever. It has to be. For the $ savings, and my health. Thanks everyone for your input and support!!!

[banana]

Lots of luck to you!

[Nada.Leona]

Well, it's Saturday. How's it going thus far?

[Drgnfly423]

It's good so far. (only been awake for 2 hours) I'm having a Baby shower for my sister, so that will keep me occupied for most of the day. I'm feeling really confident. I have a huge list of things to declutter/clean if I really feel like smoking. So maybe I'll get a spotless house out of it. HA!!