Renee, glad you are at least trying over and over. Its better than just saying "oh well, guess I will never quit". Keep coming back as many times as it takes. You can do this and one of these times it will be the perfect timing and you will quit forever. I'm not sure I could ever stay quit if I had others smoking in the house during my quit. OUch, how the heck do you deal with that? I made my family smoke outside. I didn't want my things stinking and I really didn't want the 2nd hand smoke killing me or my two boys. I congrat you on trying with that kind of challenge. Keep up the quit!!
Kasi
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 7/3/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 55 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,100 Amount Saved: $233.75 Life Gained: Days: 5 Hrs: 0 Mins: 10 Seconds: 14
Welcome back! Of course you can quit! You just have to figure out the right way to do it for you. Take some time to read through the program and prepare yourself for this quit. Get yourself all ready for your quit day with coping strategies, healthy snacks and a solid support team. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about a quit aid and decide which method is right for you.
Try taking your gym workouts slowly so you don't lose your breath. Start out with light aerobics and increase the intensity as you start to feel stronger. Maybe a session with a personal trainer would be a good quit reward?
As DL mentionned too, you can always check out our sister site at HealthyWeightCenter.net for some tips to help you eat healthy and exercise properly.
Hi Renee, Welcome to this site it has the best group of people for giving support that I found. I also used the patch and I was a chain smoker. Wake up each morning and promise yourself " I won't smoke for today" ice water also helped me alot. You can do this.
Lisa
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 3/30/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 150 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,000 Amount Saved: $660.00 Life Gained: Days: 16 Hrs: 9 Mins: 51 Seconds: 40
Hi, Renee and welcome back. In your case it's all about PREPARATION and MOTIVATION; they go hand in hand. Your environment is a killer: do all these other house people go outside to smoke? Do they keep their cigarettes out of sight? Have you read through this programme and focussed on how you'll deal with the triggers in your life?
Read into the archives as much and as often as you can: Search for Nonic and Penitent and Tresa and Duffis and many other great writers on the subject of getting rid of nicotine from your life.
Remember to stay away from beer and tea and coffee for the time being when you first start the Quit. If they are triggers for you as they are for most of us. Get out of those little hidey-holes where you have smoked before ( that chair in that corner, get up from the table directly after you've eaten so as not to dwell on the post-prandial smoke, clean out your car and dump all those ashtrays and lighters and matchbooks...)
Think carefully about NRT: Champix prescription or patches or inhaler or gum or cold turkey. Get yourself a sports water bottle ( the "nozzly thing") and keep a jug of icy water in the fridge. Start relaxing exercises. Stick close to this site and join in by reading and posting to help others like yourself. Don't worry excessively about the weight situation right now but you might want to check out the Helathy Weight Center next door!
patrick
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 1/18/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 222 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 5,550 Amount Saved: $2,497.50 Life Gained: Days: 41 Hrs: 6 Mins: 32 Seconds: 39
Of course you can do it!! And many people will be here to support you and cheer for you!!
Lots of iced water, orange juice and reading all the very helpful posts will help you a lot during the first days of your quit.. and later!
In just a few days you will be able to work out at the gym without significant running out of breath problems!!
About the many smokers in your house...maybe you can discuss your plans to quit with them and come out with a plan that will help you.. like, making a "special" smoking place at a balcony or elsewhere. Most probably they will help you out, and who knows, maybe you pass the idea to them too!
Once more, welcome and feel free to post at anytime, especially when you crave for a cigarette badly!
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 8/12/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 15 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 300 Amount Saved: �30.00 Life Gained: Days: 1 Hrs: 0 Mins: 48 Seconds: 12
Well, I'm back! I keep trying. I really have to quit smoking and lose weight. But I have been having alot of problems at work.
I'm fine whle I'm at work bt when I get home its a problem. Everone smokes in my house! I've beenhaving problems working out athe gym also. I can't breath! I guess I'll have to keep trying. I'm good for a couple of days then I start smoking again. I guess I aveto keep trying. I'm going to try the patch again. I just don't what else to do. I know other people have quit smking I CAN TOO! I'll keep posting.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 8/27/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 0 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 0 Amount Saved: $0.00 Life Gained: Days: 0 Hrs: 0 Mins: 54 Seconds: 3
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