If only I could quit...

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Originally Posted by Bobbi Em

Ya'll better quit picking on Gabrielle's word choices or I'm gonna find a groom named Arthur and beat ya over the head with him...Which is something Gabrielle advised me to learn how to do as an aid to quit smoking.

Bobbi

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Yeah, you're right, that looks a little snarkier in retrospect than was intended. My apologies to Gabrielle......really not trying to give you a hard time, but if there's one thing I'm powerless to resist, it's a groan-inducingly awful pun. :) [SIZE="1"](Well, you know, that and a hot new shade of lipstick, of course.)[/SIZE]

And re: smoking, in a way it was a good thing that my parents smoked when I was a kid, because it cemented in my mind from a very young age that it was something I never wanted to do. My wife, while never a heavy smoker, has been struggling mightily to quit for the past couple of years, and it looks like it finally took this time. :thumbsup: If all else fails, just think of those evil soulless tobacco company execs, and consider whether you really want to be putting more money in their pockets.

Best of luck to anyone doing battle with this particular dragon....quitting will be the best thing you'll ever do for yourself. :hugs:

My name is Jacqui and I'm an ex-smoker. October will be 26 years. One weak moment, one inadvertent puff would erase all those years on the wagon. Or is it off the wagon?

If you want to stop smoking, you have to want to stop. No ifs, ands, or butts!

First thing: Get a physical including a chest x-ray. Hopefully your lungs will be fine and that will be the big incentive to keep them healthy!

Second: Negative reinforcement works like a charm. Do this: Smoke as many cigarettes as you can one right after another. Smoke until you cough. Then smell the ashtray. Take a deep whiff until you get nauseous and want to gag. Or vomit. Either one is good. If you don't feel like gagging, take another cigarette. Smell the ashtray. Gag.

Third: If, after step two, you get the urge for a cigarette, suck on a lolly pop, have a pretzel, chew some gum (sugar free, of course).
If you really need to light up, before you do, smell the ashtray. Deep breath. Gag...or vomit.

Result: After a few days, the smell of smoke will become repulsive to you. You will notice the stench that is created on clothing or in an area where there has been a smoker.

Fourth: After several months, you will be begin to feel the positive effects of being smoke-free. Your lung capacity will increase and exercise that had you gasping should now be within your grasp. Most importantly, your dates will not drop you because you're a smoker. You have no excuses!

Lastly: You cannot go back. Once you stop, that's it. Savor your last nauseating, gag-inducing inhale. I did.

Jacqui

What worked for me was using the patch full strength and when the urge was to bad I used the gum also to help get me past it. Got loaded up on nicotine the first week and have to say some really cool dreams but it got easier as time goes on.