Wish me luck!
 

Today is day 1 of no cigarettes. I'm using the patch to help me through it. This is about my millionth time trying to quit, but I think I'll be successful this time because EVERYONE in my house is also quitting. My nephew is using the patch and my sister is going cold turkey (she has high blood pressure and is afraid to use any supplements).

Sis and I are going to Flavor Fest on the grounds of the PA renaissance faire, so today should be pretty easy.

Wish us luck!

All the best, HF!!

I really want you and the fam members to quit smoking...and I KNOW you can do it. :)

I've gone over 13,000 days without a cigarrette - not that hard.

Nearly 5 hours with out a beer too.

Just be strong.

OMG...........WHY?



Good luck hammer......YOU CAN DO IT

half of my lineage is irish, the other is german. i know how trying those 5 hours can be ;)

hammer, i quit cold turkey almost 6 years ago. life is a lot more comfortable once you get over the urge. good luck :)

You know, I'm waiting for urge to come on here and make some kind of comment! :D

Thanks for the support, everyone!:)

Good Luck Hammer!I know you can do it!

cant figure out for the life of me how a patch is going to help you quit smoking ... but good luck !

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There he goes with that old yarn again.

Good luck , I haven't really got any advice as I have never given up for more than a week...

Greatest.Picture.Ever.

That's awesome, H! Good luck! I know that when my mom was quitting smoking, the gum really helped her, too, so if you have the oral fixation, just something to consider. :)

You can do it.

oral fixation..hmmmm.....Nah.....ain't going there

Good luck hammer.I've tried to quit several times without success.Thye say it's one of the hardest things to do.

Just get pregnant.
I found out I was pregnant with my son, stopped smoking immediately and haven't picked it up since:)

/\ Worked with my sister.

Good luck with it.

Studies have shown that using NRT (eg patches/gum/etc) gives you a better chance of quitting than going cold turkey.

They worked for me.

If you were a reasonably heavy smoker and don't have any significant cardiac problems, you can use gum as well if you need a bit "extra" to get you through particularly bad cravings. Might be worth considering if you find it hard going with the patches.

I tried once. Though it was only for a month...but I realized I can do it anytime, so I started again.:D

Anyways, best of luck to you & your family members.

I was told that lolly pops are meant to help as well. Dunno if it's true though.

At almost 49?! I don't think so!! :eek:

I did get a big bag of lollipops - they're helpful when I'm driving.

Did you try at making the effort? :p

well, just go through the motions then ..

you'll be too busy to smoke :)

i too have attempted quitting several times. but everytime i drink, i end up smoking. im pretty bummed, cause i know i can quit. but i dont want to give up drinking.

im quitting june 1st, the same day i graduate.

And you know all about oral... fixation do you?

*Shoves Chrono violently toward Newb*


Have fun!