gonna try to quit again....

[Ohiodirtdigger]

When I read your title, I thought you were trying to quit chickens! lol

Many many years ago, a particular brand of patches had a list of foods on the directions not to eat or drink while on them. The next time I tried to quit using them, that food list was removed. Those foods were supposedly able to help flush nicotine out of your system and were counteractive to the patches working. I'm not sure why they were removed from the directions, but my theory has always been if those foods actually do help flush nicotine, they did not want you to know that because you wouldn't need the patches. Since you are doing cold turkey, you may want to try to find a list....

I wish you much luck and tenacity! I have convinced my husband he must quit with me, we are a team afterall, and we have set a quit date of June 1st. If he fails to quit with me, he is not allowed to smoke in the house or around me. It's the least he can do to help me.

 

[Wisher1000]

I smoked for many years. I tried hundreds of times to quit, but failed each time. The longest I made it without smoking was 8 weeks, once.

I had a cigarette in my mouth when the home pregnancy test I was taking turned positive. That cig went in the toilet right then and there. I broke down and smoked one more about a week later. I felt SO bad that I had smoked that one, that I wasn't even tempted to cheat again. Believe me or not, it was not even that hard to stick to it after that, simply because, in my mind, it was no longer an option.

It taught me that it really is a HUGE mental addiction as well as a physical one. MAKE UP your mind that you WILL NOT SMOKE, no matter what, ... get mad! Don't let it win, and don't let your guard down as time goes by (it's been 15 years and even though I don't hurt for one, I still think about it on occasion and have to remind myself that I can't smoke.) Right now, if someone offered me $1000 to smoke just one, I would tell them "H*** NO!" You literally couldn't pay me to put myself back under that kind of control again! Get your head right, then just put them down. Tell yourself that you won't let it beat you and that you are stronger than the addiction. You can do it, hang tough!

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Do it for the kids

So possibly THEY won't start smoking. Most likely if you/hubby smoke they will also. Your being a great roll model for them by quitting

Good luck!!!!!

 

[ams4776]

Thanks yall. Oh as far as smoking aids cant afford em. I spend like 25 a week on smokes. The helpers are like 50 or more. Having my mornin coffee now. See how the day goes. My dd is already being overly whiny and pushy

 

[StupidBird]

DH went through a really tough time quitting, back and forth, so I can only sympathize from the outside of it.

The trick that really worked? The dentist found pre-cancerous lesions on his gums. That time he quit for good. But man, was it rough on everyone. I can only offer Hugs and best wishes.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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[MetalSmitten]

Quote:
actually, the patches are $50 - for a TWO weeks' supply. so they cost exactly the same.

 

[jimz1]

I'm in the same boat. I tried the gum, but I was chewing it for about 3 years. It didn't help. It is very hard. I only smoke when I'm alone. It doesn't bother me to not smoke when people are around or when we go out for a few drinks( that used to be the hardest). I've quit a bunch of times, one time for about 9 months. Then my mom died and I used that as an excuse to start again. That was 19 years ago and I'm still doing it.Not very much by smokers standards
about 2 packs a day, but I know that's too much. I think if I can quit coming up with excuses to smoke, and focus on the reasons not to it should be easy, right? Not so! I lost 3 family members to lung cancer. You think that would be reason enough.
So maybe if we all, smokers and non-smokers alike, can try to help each other somehow or someway we will all be able to quit.

 

[ams4776]

Gum dont do alot either. The three hardest parts are dh smokes kids just go nuts and the habit itself. I hate smoking i hate everything about it. But when the kids push to much or dh is smelling like it that urge wins.

i had started again real bad like a yr ago cuz i was depressed....had a miscariage and that was the time i wouldve been due. I stopped the heavy drinking gained my loss weight but the smoking has been rough. I do want to but my willpower drops when i try. I broke today ans got lne off my sil. Maybe if i can stay cut back then next week i can stay quit...grrr

 

[jimz1]

Maybe if we can keep ourselves busy and can keep our minds off of smoking it will help. I don't think talking can help much, but i'll give it a try if anyone else is willing to try.