.......some suggestions please...thank you.... :)
2006-11-04 04:02:41 · 10 answers · asked by ♥jen♥ 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Thank you everyone for your help and support. I had my first cig @ 13 and have been trying to quit since i was 17, well that doesn't work very well when you turn 18 and can legally buy them :( also the majority of the people i know some so its a challange when im around them. but im 20 years old and have finally did it and im so proud of myself! one thing that helped was the whatdafxup? commercial where the cowboy has a hole in his throat and he is singing about how you sometimes don't die from tobacco. thats one more thing that made me want to quit. again thank you :)
2006-11-04 04:42:09 · update #1
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I AM SOOOOO PROUD OF YOU!
What you did took a lot of courage, will power, and strength, and I think that is wonderful.
Taking a walk everyday.
Chew Trident Gum.
Use a mouth rinse a few times a day (like Crest Pro Health etc)
baby carrots are great to munch on with ranch dressing.
pop corn!!!
save up the money you are saving from not buying cigarettes and buy yourself some awesome shoes! (sorry, I just LOVE shoes!) or save up to take a nice weekend away somewhere to get a full body massage...
2006-11-04 04:06:51 · answer #1 · answered by Jennifer L 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I quit smoking 1 year and 3 months ago (wow- I can't believe it's been that long) after 25 years of smoking. I have to tell you it was certainly the most difficult thing I have ever done in my life. I had tried at least a dozen times before, but somehow this time it stuck!
The first thing is you have to want to do it for YOU and only YOU! I also had a challenge with 2 other friends about quitting. They both thought it was going to be harder for me- so each time they smoked, it encouraged me more to keep on going.
I never kept any "emergency" smokes around the house and if it got real bad- I'd go by a pack- sit on the floor and CRY! I'd cry and cry until I finally got up and threw them away. I decided I had to be stronger then the cigarettes!
I also used the patch- exactly according to details and didn't falter from the plan.
Some people use support groups on line. I ddn't care for that because I found it had me thinking about smoking more then I wanted to.
I think it took about 3 months (post patch) to get past the crying and longing. It took another 6 months before I could finally say- I'll never smoke again. When you are going through it, it seems like your life is all blurry and fuzzy and that you will never feel right again. But, it does get better!
Good luck on your quit!
2006-11-09 19:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by Mommyk232 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations! If you have the willpower to quit smoking, you have the willpower to do anything! :-) Just think of how much less of your hard-earned money is now going into some tobacco executive's pocket. Think of something neat to do with some of the money you're saving, and treat yourself. How about a cruise next spring? With the cost of cigarettes nowadays, you'll probably be able to save enough for one just by putting your former cigarette money toward it for a few months.
For at least a couple of weeks, log your eating/drinking on FitDay (it's free). That will show you how many calories you're taking in, and you can make sure that you're not overdoing it just because things suddenly taste better. You can get a feel for what size and type of meals work to keep you at a reasonable number of calories for a day so you don't eat twice as much as you should.
2006-11-04 16:51:57 · answer #3 · answered by Donna J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations! I quit about the same time last year and everyone told me I was crazy to quit with the stress of the holidays so near. Actually, it was the stress that helped me. I was too busy to think about cigarettes. Keep your mind as active as possible, so you won't have time to miss smoking. One thing that helped me was that commercial on television for a stop-smoking aid. And old man said how hurt he was when his grandchild told him he stank. Think about that the next time you want a cigarette. Now that I am smoke free, I find the stench of smokers very offensive. You are already beyond the nicotine addiction. Nicotine only stays in your system for 72 hours. It's the triggers that you have to avoid. Those habitual times of day, such as after dinner, with morning coffee, whatever triggered you to smoke, that you have to battle. Think about all that smoke in your hair, clothes, your home and car. Think of how horrible your breath used to be and yellow your teeth. Those alone kept me from reaching for another cigarette.
2006-11-04 12:11:05 · answer #4 · answered by Emm 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Keep the carbs out of your house for a while and but carrots and celery and if you have the urge to smoke chew on one of them-no calories and it keeps those hands busy.
Also do do the things hat make you want to smoke as often- just until your stronger. Stay moving also.
Congratulations by the way.
2006-11-04 12:08:20 · answer #5 · answered by ~♥ L ♥~ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your metabolic rate slows down when you quit smoking . Smoking speeds up your heart rate.
If while you were smoking you ate 1500 calories a day, that same amount today would either require exercise to burn it off or you would have to lower your dietary intake to avoid gaining weight.
2006-11-04 12:13:03 · answer #6 · answered by TERRI T 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
More exercise: go for a walk every day, and if you have access to a pool, go swimming. Eat a little less. Don't munch in lieu of smoking. And hang in there.
2006-11-04 12:06:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I quit, I walked. I walked, and walked, and walked. When I felt like a cigarette, I would walk. When I felt like eating, I would walk. It wouldn't be that fast past, pump your arms, build up a sweat walk. But it would be a "I gotta get to a different place (physically and emotionally)" walk.
2006-11-04 12:06:07 · answer #8 · answered by just browsin 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Find a low calorie sucker for the oral substitute until the nicotine clears from your system.
2006-11-04 12:11:30 · answer #9 · answered by kate 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
my friend quit, and to help her i got her into drawing and painting instead of eating when she was craving a cig, it worked....... :) good luck!
2006-11-04 12:10:30 · answer #10 · answered by southernparadise27 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋