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IAN DUNCAN says:

October 30, 2009 at 4:48 am

Update. It is now 5 days since I quit. The snappy temper is subsiding, the dizziness is almost gone, but I still feel strange in my head. I keep thinking a cigarette will restore me to normality. Then I remember that this normality is not normal at all. Whats normal about inhaling smoke?. It’s so difficult at times. The eyesight is definitely affected when you quit. Everything seems brighter, it almost hurts at times. I also feel that the quit time is important. I quit in the afternoon which means that every morning I wake, smoke free, I already have half the new day completed as a non smoker. This has been a cornerstone in my stratedgy.
Good luck to all you ‘quitters’, or would be ‘quitters’.
Aims says:

October 30, 2009 at 8:28 pm

I dont think anyone could be 5′6″ and 95lbs without clearly having a disorder. I’m 5′5″ and 112lbs and I’m really thin naturally. People think I have an eating disorder at that weight. :S If I was 95lbs I think I’d be dead….
Kim (subscribed) says:

October 31, 2009 at 4:39 pm

Hi all:

Stumbled on this website looking for a timeline on how the body gets over the effects of smoking and REALLY like the idea of having somewhere to talk about this with others who understand the process…

I am 42 years old and have smoked since I was 13. Today is day 5 for me (YAY!!) and I have to say I am so surprised at how well I am doing so far… I have tried to quit in the past (once made it 9 1/2 months) and always had major cravings, but for some reason this time is different. I feel so good and really clear-headed already!! And, knock on wood, no major cravings yet…

Anyway, thanks for listening – again it’s good to know there’s somewhere to turn for support – good luck and continued success to all of us!!

Kimmy
judy english says:

November 1, 2009 at 1:11 am

Hi all! Today I am 8 weeks free of cigarettes – I can’t even imagine how I’ve done it but obviously with help from this forum as I have read it from one end to the other twice. Need some new imput, getting boring… Don’t really mean that – every word I read reinforces my resolve.

Had an interesting thing happen the other day, Thursday, I think, anyway, I decided I needed to do an indepth cleaning. For the men out there that means behine couches, fridge, dishwasher, etc. Most of the women don’t need an explanation unfortunately. Well, anyway, behine one couch was a cigarette, 3/4 of one to be exact. Probably, went out in an ashtray and fell behind the couch cause there was no burn spot on the carpet. Weellll now, what do I do with this little devil, I asked? I have made it easy on myself by not having any in the house, as I live in British Columbia, in a little town about half
way between Alaska and Washington State, just nipping out to the closest store is really not an option, unless I’m willing to go outside, start my car, drive 5 miles there and back just for a pack of smokes it ain’t gonna happen. Ièm happy to say it did not tempt me for even a minute – into the garbage it went.

I am now thinking of my lungs as having perhaps a few patches of pink showing through the black, it rings a bell with me similar to my seeds I plant in my garden in the spring, they just make it through the ground and a late frost hits and wipes them out, seems to me your lungs might feel the same – finally get a few pink spots and then I have a cigarette and destroy the little progress made. I love gardening and cry when my seeds get wiped out so why would I want to do this to my lungs.

Funny when a person thinks of these things from a different perspective. Also, I havenèt gained any weight but I think it is because I have had the craziest craving foodwise. I have been craving sweet and sour dill pickles and cottage cheese. No, as a sixty-eight year old quitter I can quarantee I am not pregnant. I do not know why I crave these but maybe the vinegar.

Best of days and nights to all. Judy
- Marilyn (subscribed) says:
  
  November 1, 2009 at 9:23 am
  
  Hello Judy,
  
  What a wonderful post. You have truly given me incentive to quit before December 1. All I have thought about the past few days is quitting smoking. This is a start for me. For a while, I had no thoughts of quitting, but now, since reading your post, I am even more inclined to quit soon. For me, the first day is the easiest but the second, and especially the third day, are the most difficult. I know it gets easier with each day and I have to keep in mind that quitting is the best thing that can happen to me.
  
  Thanks for your posts.
  
  Marilyn
  - Jimmy (subscribed) says:
    
    November 2, 2009 at 2:57 pm
    
    Marilyn,
    You are going to be so happy that you quit smoking. It gets better each day. I am sure that all the people who post on this board felt the same way just before we quit. We were nervous and irritable. i went to a party on saturday night and several people were standing outside smoking. I looked at them with envy and pity at the same time. What a wake-up call that was! I don’t remember feeling those two thoughts at the same time for the same people. How odd. In the meantime just focus on the goal of quitting and you will be successful. The benefits are staggering.
    Jimmy
- Bill says:
  
  November 2, 2009 at 1:14 pm
  
  So there you are, Judy and Marilyn.
  
  Judy, you deserve a big pat on the back for tossing that relic from your smoking days! I have to confess that I’d have taken a puff or two before getting rid of it. So thanks to you for setting us a living breathing example! And I am not kidding here.
  
  It’s not easy to keep my own quit going, even after six months. I’m just back from a few days in Newcastle, UK, where LOTS of people still smoke. Walking down the street there, you smell it in the air (delicious!) and see lots of little groups of people crouching in bunches like lepers outside buildings where they work – puffing away. But they were all chatting each other up and didn’t seem to mind. In fact they seemed to be enjoying themselves! Several times I asked myself how I might lay hands on one of their cigarettes – I’m sure my american accent would have turned the trick. But somehow I managed to keep walking.
  
  One of my colleagues also there was a former Romanian named Florin – now living in Rome (where he’s happy and well-fed) – who smokes three packs a day. No joke. In days past when Florin and I were both at such a meeting we would run into each other outside the building where we would smoke – all the time exchanging snide comments and jokes about nonsmokers – especially the more rabid anti-smoking zealots. So Florin was disappointed that he has lost one of his misbehaving partners-in-crime.
  
  The devil did win out once, however. When at the end of a day a group of us were walking to a pub (with Florin chain-smoking as usual) I softened and bummed one of his and took my maximum allowable three puffs. I have to say that I enjoyed it! So did Florin. But with some effort, I was able to hold off during the subsequent pints of beer, followed by another walking trip to a restaurant followed by a sumptuous meal with wine, without giving in again. In the end I was able to hold my Newcastle smoking to three puffs – which considering the temptations I had, doesn’t seem so bad to me. Screw the purists! BTW Debra, I named one of the pints “for Debra’s quit”.
  
  Marilyn, I see you’ve postponed your start date. Okay, but of course you know that you’re going to have set a firm one. As a favor to yourself. Quitting is hard, and keeping it going is hard too. And you may have any number of minor failures (I know I have). But there is a HUGE positive payoff to quitting; and I am relieved to think that – so far at least – my slips have not gone out of control. This means that I won’t get scary spots on my lungs or yellow teeth or don’t have to suffer in airports waiting for hours without smoking (that is gone for me now) or don’t worry about having to live with oxygen several years out, etc. etc. etc. It has DEFINITELY been worth it! I mean it’s been worth both the anxiety about quitting, the initial pain of quitting, and the lingering urges to smoke that just never seem to go away. And in particular, with all my small failures (of character if you wish to call it that – whatever) I am REALLY glad to have a six-month quit under my belt! So get back on schedule Marilyn; it’s important.
  - Debra says:
    
    November 4, 2009 at 8:37 am
    
    Hello everyone !
    
    Just getting over a nasty cold – Today is WEEK THREE for me ! I’m so busy at work I can’t think straight, but just wanted to do a quick post so nobody thinks I fell off the face of the internet !
    
    Mariyln hang in there. Once you finally make the decision, you will wonder why you didn’t do it much sooner. If your job is in jeopardy, that might be a really good reason to quit – I’ve saved so much money since quitting. It is still hard, but I actually look forward to every day now; knowing that I am winning the battle and I’m accomplishing something. Smoking was something I did because I was bored or anxious or frustrated. I’m learning new ways of handling those times. ( Okay, M&M’s might be playing a big role in that, but so does sewing and HOPEFULLY my next goal is to really start exercising).
    
    Bill — Glad you enjoyed one on me ! Nice to hear to about your adventures; I think if I were to spend time with my best friend (a heavy smoker) I might be tempted too. Forgive yourself and MOVE forward my friend !!
    
    Debra
esme says:

November 1, 2009 at 7:50 am

you know what you are?
an absolute star.

boyfriend and best friend of 9 months broke up with me, and told me he no longer loves me or has feelings for me , and has very much ‘moved on’ to other girls about 20 seconds after we broke up.
i have cried a river , been histerical , thrown up and not slept.

but i no longer have the energy for him anymore. yes i will most probably cry again , but from now on..i do not need him.
mujra dance says:

November 1, 2009 at 12:13 pm

She and only she deserves this.
DJ says:

November 1, 2009 at 2:37 pm

My first reaction was to side with the doctors. If she had a living will that explicitly stated that do not resuscitate, I would not attempt to revive her. But then she phoned an ambulance herself; I think that would override the document and express a clear wish to be rescued. The living will was compiled after 9 attempts of suicide. Any one that attempts suicide 9 times isn’t of a sane state of mind and any legal contracts should be considered void.

If I was the doctor and would of known that she phoned ambulances herself, I would of revived her. A single life is worth my license to practice a thousand times over.
faye says:

November 1, 2009 at 3:35 pm

I think the doctors were absolutely right to allow her to die. Who are they to go against her wishes and keep her alive when she’s made clear what she wants to do with her own life and body?
Bill says:

November 1, 2009 at 10:43 pm

Hi all,

Where is everyone? I’m just back from a trip, and couldn’t find any posts on this site. Let’s keep this site going.

–Bill
peter says:

November 2, 2009 at 5:55 am

good or bad i drink 2 and half liters a day and get bad cheist pains……………….
Evelyn(: says:

November 2, 2009 at 2:22 pm

I hope he gets well soon!
Sean says:

November 2, 2009 at 3:36 pm

How eerie. I was just waking up from a weekend of working the midnight shift – and I read this blog post.
Thanks for the info!
nzinga says:

November 2, 2009 at 8:33 pm

Is there any of the blue people left
Still today? They must form a community
These beautiful people must live on and know that they are
The beginning of something beautiful please tell me at least a handful have survived
IAN DUNCAN says:

November 3, 2009 at 3:33 am

Update. It is now 9 days since my quit, this is after 30 yrs smoking a pack a day, and five previous failed quits. The longest previous quit was 6 weeks, about 23 years ago. The shortest quit was 2 days. The week-end has passed. I still had some beer, although this was difficult. The smoking ban in bars helped, previously I hated the smoking ban, but now it makes sense. I’ve suffered the usual cravings, but it seems to be getting easier. I have had some unusual pains in my chest and palpitations. I always got these during my previous quits, I suppose its the gunge being removed from my lungs. No cough though, mind you I never had a cough. So, so far so good.
Keep quitting……….
- Catherine says:
  
  November 3, 2009 at 4:00 pm
  
  That is great Ian iam into my 8th hour. I have tried a few times before I have been smoking just over 30 years…GOOD LUCK!
  - IAN DUNCAN says:
    
    November 4, 2009 at 6:03 am
    
    Don’t panic Catherine, keep going. The first 3 days are the worst. Don’t be afraid to lose your temper. I was as snappy as hell for the first week, still am. I’m usually calm and meek, but the ragged nerves actually helped me at work. People now are more wary of dumping extra work on my desk. So, I’m quite happy with my new found snappy reputation.
    Keep going…………..
'BB says:

November 3, 2009 at 4:05 pm

Hi everyone… coming up on my first 24 hours smoke free. Thought it about time to do this before I’m too old to do it, if you get what I mean. I had acupuncture yesterday afternoon and not a puff since. So far it hasn’t been too bad, as long as I don’t dwell on it and keep my mind on other things, I have been doing fine. No nerves or agitation, just now and then this sense of being a bubble off my usual normal. I think one thing that has helped me is taking smoking out of my house and car for so long beforehand. I no longer associate smoking with anything but being in one spot of the garage, alone, nothing to drink, etc. Anyway, good luck to everyone. We can do it!
Carol (subscribed) says:

November 3, 2009 at 4:51 pm

My husband’s cholesterol was through the roof. The list is great but I need recipes and menus. Breakfast is not a problem.

He travels during the week so my biggest meal preparations are on Friday and Saturdays and last week we had turkey for 3 of those meals. I don’t cook fish, because I don’t like the smell in my kitchen.

Can anyone point to a website that I can pull menus from or a more expansive lists of foods that lower-cholesterol.

Thanks.
Someone says:

November 4, 2009 at 2:08 pm

I fell in love with a girl. I finally told her, and she told me back… 2 months later she broke up with me because her friends kept telling her we were to young.

We talked bout it and worked things out.
Six months went by… I was so in love with her. We couldn’t kiss, we couldn’t date, but it didn’t matter I hadn’t fallen in love with her because of physical things.
But one day she started ignoring me. Treating me different.
And then i hear from a friend that she sent emails out saying she was breaking up with me.
So i called her to ask about it.
The next thing i know her dad is breaking up 4 her on the phone.
I was finally able to talk to her in person about it and she told me she had just been going along with things ever since the last breakup 6 months earlier.
She told me she was going to meet a lot of “people” going to her new school.
I’ve never been the same person since then. I still love her and i always will. I just hate how much it hurts… To have someone say they love you and then tell you it was a lie is something else. It makes you feel worthless and unwanted. There’s still a part of me that dosn’t believe that she was just going a long with things. All my memories burn me inside. Every moment that i can remember cuts me open. 6 months of memories… lies. 2 1/2 years gone.
Margaret Sohn says:

November 4, 2009 at 5:36 pm

I have tryed many electric toothbrushes and not found one to clean very well. Would like to give this one a try I seen this one on the talk show the Doctors. Which gave alot of good info about this toothbrush.
Another Person says:

November 5, 2009 at 1:31 am

I am a 17 year old guy and those of you who say guys don’t cry are liars. I have cried my eyes out over a girl just a couple months ago. She was the 7th rejection in the past 3 years. I know I am not the best guy, but I wish someone would throw me a freaking bone. The only way to really cope with any sort of heartbreak I’d to just letting time take care of it. You can’t force a better feeling if you try. When you look at the girl/guy you really like it all comes rushing back to you, the bad feelings you wish would go away come back involuntarily. It’s mixed feelings of regret, jealousy, envy and every other feeling that makes you want to curl up in a corner. But trust me, as time goes on, you will eventually let go of that person, but you will always have a place where you keep thoughts of them. I have had a lot of tough luck, but it doesn’t mean I am going to give up. I am gonna keep on going, and everyone else should too. It hurts like crap, it feels like the air is getting sucked away from you, that the ground won’t stop shaking, your muscles feel weak and you can’t do anything except cry. But trust me, there are thousands of others, such as myself, that are going through the same heartbreak. Just keep your head up and keep pressing on and you will find that that will make it much easier…everything will be fine…
malted_tea says:

November 5, 2009 at 9:57 pm

Used this type of tub for my second child who is now school aged. It’s quite awkward to hold the baby in the correct positions with one hand while washing with the other (that is: not freak out that they’re going to slip down into the water and drown).

Not sure that I would’ve tried this with my first child had I been presented with the option. Also, what do you do with the thing after baby is a toddler? Mine’s just hanging out in a storage locker.
minnoh (subscribed) says:

November 5, 2009 at 10:42 pm

I can only tell you that when told my gynocologist that everytime I tried to have relations with my guy, that my abdomen swelled up, I had horrible pain inside as well as getting red down there and asked her if I could be allergic to his semen, she said no!!!!
I also want to tell you women that I am allergic to just about everything and I do have Lupus which is an autoimmune disease.
IAN DUNCAN says:

November 6, 2009 at 3:32 am

Update. 12 days since I quit. I’m glad I read most of this site because somewhere it mentioned hitting a plateau at about 10 days. I hit this plateau yesterday. All day long I suffered. It was as bad as the first days of the quit. I really would have smoked, but the ‘plateau’ thing stuck in my mind. Sure enough, at about 11pm the cravings stopped, and I was grateful to the ‘plateau blogger’. I survived not to smoke another day.

Keep quittin……
- Bill says:
  
  November 6, 2009 at 11:55 am
  
  Hi Ian; Not sure about the “plateau” thing, since the effects seem to vary so much from person to person. For sure, after ten days you’re past the WORST of it – and that’s huge. But don’t let your guard down. Even after six months, I still get strong urges to smoke from time to time.
- Bill says:
  
  November 6, 2009 at 12:24 pm
  
  p.s. Keep thinking positive; that helps me a lot. Your lungs are clear now and your cough is gone. Your blood pressure is down a bit – maybe more. Things are tasting better. You don’t have to worry about carrying stuff around in your shirt pocket. You can go to an airport and wait for hours without pain. You don’t have to interrupt your dinner at a restaurant to go outside to smoke. You won’t need to carry around oxygen tanks when you’re older. Your arteries will stay more flexible. And best of all, you feel better about yourself!
  - Debra says:
    
    November 6, 2009 at 7:30 pm
    
    Hey Bill –
    
    Funny you mentioned that about having to leave for a cigarette when you are in a restaurant. Last night, we had gone out to dinner, and the person seated next to us, had left their table and was gone about 10 minutes. When they returned to their table, BOY OH BOY could I smell that they just had a cigarette. Let me tell you, it was one nasty smell !!!
    There is something so nasty about the odor someone has on them after smoking outside; especially if it is cold outside.
    
    When we walked out of the restaurant, there were a few people standing there smoking. I little part of me wanted to stop and join them; but I didn’t. I couldn’t…I did not feel sad for them. I was insanely jealous !! HaHa..I’m just being honest. 3 weeks and it’s still hard. I also agree (strongly) that food taste so much better; and that for me is not a good thing !! But my doctor told me eat whatever you want, until your clothes begin to feel very tight…then stop. So far I haven’t noticed any major weight gain, maybe 5 pounds but that’s okay. (for now anyways).
    
    Thanks for your posting…it was pretty good !!
Ali (subscribed) says:

November 6, 2009 at 5:15 am

hey guys.. i am guy who is hearbroken… i was with this gril from my work place and we started being freinds and talking about our first love… we both had a heart broken from our first love… after a while we became bestfreinds… than we started haveing feelings and go out and we were together… we got in a lot of fights…arguing…and break ups.. but we gave each other many chances… and she hurt me i hurt her, she made me cry i made her cry… but in the end i always cared for her… and i always loved her… like i had this moving on feelings between the break ups but than we used to get back again… but the last break we had was 2 months ago and i didnt contact her and she didnt eatiher and after that two months she wanted to see me cuz she wanted her itouch back that she got it for my birthday… and i was like so happy i thought she wanted to get back and she wanted to see me.. and me being a fool going there so happy and all and she takes the itouch and tells me not to fucking touch her… and that she has no feelings for me its all gone… i didnt tkae her seriously and i was like ok w/e and i we used to just talk on msn and fb and phone… after a week she tells me she is planing on going out with this guy at her workplace… the guy asked her out and with out thinking she said yes… she told me this all over msn and when i heard that… oh man i just freaked out… i just couldnt beliave it… she was like a goody good giel and a very sweet and nice… and all and so inocent… and now she has cahnged so much… she doesnt care anymore.. she doesnt love me anymore… she has moved on and the old her is dead and gone… and i went to her house being a stalker and cryed in front of her and begged her not to go out with anyone and please take me back i am sorry for all the mistakes i have done… but she looks at me and loughs and tells me to stop this and fucking accept it and deal with it… she says she is done with it with me with everything…
when i heard everything and all all those harsh words that she said that i couldnt even expect her saying things like that… it just broke my heart… i went home and cryed for like 3 hours… i am guy.. 19 years old.. i hate myslef for how i feel… feel petatic and low and foolish but i cant help it… the pain is too much to handle.. and its killing me… its hurting more than anything…
i dont how long is this gonna last… i dont know to get over her… i dont know how to deal with her going out with other guys that just ask her out and she says yes right away with out thinking… i dont know what to do… i hate everything at this time of my life… i dont feel like doing anything… i dont feel like going to wrok… i dont feel like hanging out with my freinds.. i dont feel like going home… i just wana dessapear and go some where and cry…cry as much as i can and leav all the pain and hurt feelings there and come back…i dont know how to deal with all this…
i know there are many tips like this for heartbroken people but do they really help? will this pain go away…? will this feelings go away and will i ever smile again and be happy ? will i ever move on…?
right now to me it seem imposable…
why is world like this? why do people change… i am still the same… i still have the same feelings…
sorry guys for my long sad story… just need to let it out and share it with someone…
- Mike says:
  
  November 9, 2009 at 11:15 am
  
  Oh my god I am crying right now. After reading your story and how you feel I started crying because thats exactly how I feel and look at it. It hurts so bad and you love them so much, but they don’t love you and they tell you that you’re changing and that you’re not the love of there life like they used to think you was. And then I read her letters and it just doesnt make sense. I mean she loved me so much and said how she would never leave me for anyone because I’m the perfect guy for her and she’ll always be there for me and she’ll never hurt me. and now I look and I’m hurt all the time by her and she left me for someone else and doesnt want anything to do with me and doesnt love me anymore. I would type my story, but I just dont want to remind myself of all the good and bad times i had with her and I dont want to get super upset again because I’m still recovering. Just remember though man you are not alone. Good luck I hope you’ll get along ok.
Yvette says:

November 6, 2009 at 4:14 pm

I am on my 5TH day of quitting and I havent felt better. My goal was to just graudally wing myslef off of it starting on Nov. 1st but in the middle of the day one of my co-workers showed me a picture of identical twins @ the age of 40 and how the smoker looked 20 times older than the non-smoker. At that point I was like.. yeah Im gana quit for good. It hasnt been easy but I know that it is worth it. The hardest part is the witdrawals..i dont have an urge to smoke a cigarette but just the symptoms. I love this website it keeps me busy and if I do think about smoking reading all these wonderful stories just makes it even easier !!!!

Even when I was smoking I worked out alot and now these past few days I find that I can do even more at my activites and It just makes me so happy.

Oh yeah — just to share. Every morning I take a vitamin C pill. I have smoked for about 9 years and have always had difficulty swollowing them. I havent taken one until today since the last time I had a cig, and the pill.. went down without me even noticing it….. goes to show how much grossness is in your throat and how clogged up you really get from nasty.. nasty cigs…. Wish me luck and I wish everyone out there reading this nothing but the best.. WE CAN DO IT !!!!!
Levi says:

November 6, 2009 at 6:52 pm

Hello All,

I came across this posting while I was researching the benefits of not smoking. Anyways, I usually don’t post when I come across forums like this and tend to lurk more then anything. I just wanted to let you all know that I’ve smoked since I was 15 or 16 and am now 37. Just recently I met up with a friend and tried to bum a smoke off him. Turns out that he has stopped smoking for 3 months now. I asked him how he was able to quit and he told me he used the Max Kirsten Hypnotism App on his iphone.

Long story short, I thought I’d give it a try and damn!!! it worked! It’s been 2 months almost to the day. Funny thing is I hardly thought about smoking right from the get go. The best thing about it, it only cost about 8 bucks!!! You can get it on cd if you don’t have an iphone. I like to listen to the booster session before I fall asleep at night.

Just thought I’d pass on the info in case anyone is interested.

Good luck to you all,
Levi
Rosa says:

November 6, 2009 at 7:11 pm

I was just researching my symptons and came across this. I believe I just discovered something that my own doc is unaware of! I get all these symptoms plus UTI every single time after I have had unprotected sex with my husband and I’m constantly returning to OBGYN (twice a month) for UTI and yeast infection treatments. I’ve been on UTI treatments for 2 years now. I was just treated for UTI and yeast infection 2 weeks ago and once again the symptoms have returned after recently making love to my husband!! I return to my OBGYN next week and now I’m actually excited to inform my doc that I may possibly have Human Seminal Plasma Hypersensitivity!!!
Breezy (subscribed) says:

November 6, 2009 at 8:56 pm

I’m 16 years old and me and my boyfriend had a baby almost three months ago. He is currently employed at walmart earning minimum wage and going to college. I had to leave my high school, all my friends and enroll in online classes in order to be able to keep our baby. After paying rent, utilities, buying groceries and diapers we don’t really have any extra money. As if we don’t have enough problem and stresses…I haven’t lost the baby weight and gotten my shape back. My self esteem is at an all time low and it makes dealing with everything else even harder. I would love to be able to win these so I could boost myself back up and have one less thing to worry about. Thanks so much for providing this opportunity to new mom’s.
Sam Walker says:

November 7, 2009 at 4:38 am

i know som1 who drank 24 cans of coke a day!!!! for 11 years!!!! and the thing is he’s a marshal arts expert lol and looks in good shape, he’s a heavy weight tho LOL
Debbie (subscribed) says:

November 7, 2009 at 7:36 am

I experience this with my long term partner when we have intercourse. However my worry is when we want to have kids which will happen one day soon. What are the chances of me getting pregnant without the painful experience after trying to get pregnant?? has anyone got this and was able to stil have kids???
sarah says:

November 7, 2009 at 10:31 am

God bless this man…I heard he still needs to take antiboiotics and get surgery every-so-often as well as treatment for scars….I can’t believe how cruel the world is, and how we turn our backs to the people who need help more than us, just because we were raised healthy, it doesn’t mean we can’t have sympathy for the less fortunate. I feel bad for Dede and he is definitely on my prayer list,and i pray for u ppl who are mean to him and judge him because of his genetic misfortune, just because i pray for mercy on ur shallow souls. thanks for your time.
Jenn says:

November 7, 2009 at 4:08 pm

Just wanted to let you know that I have been doing this running plan and have been able to hit each of the week’s runs. I have never been a runner and am looking forward to my first 5K in two weeks! Thanks for the information!
Anthony (subscribed) says:

November 7, 2009 at 5:05 pm

Marilyn OMG you had quit for 15 years?
I just turned 54 in October,
I had quit for almost 6 and used to say I would never smoke again, well here I am smoking again for about the past 6 years.
I just quit again Thursday Nov. 5th.
Really wish I had not started again, I do remember how nice it was “NOT TO SMOKE”.
I guess habit is a lot of it too, break time at work, after lunch,Sitting at the computer, 1st cigarette with coffee in the morning.
But I have/had started to worry about my health, and thinking about dieing and all this kind of stuff, and I really was not enjoying them like I used to. Also the NON Fire Safe Cigarettes were becoming harder to find, and the Fire Safe Ones don’t burn or drag worth a damm.
I don’t know, Friday at work was not too bad, I was not all edgey like I thought I would be, It is a little harder at home here, because I am used to sitting around this computer and smoking. Not really a good thing either, I guess I need to get more active, as I have also gotten the fattest I have ever been in my life.
I have watched my Mother on oxygen, and now her sister is also on oxygen, and they both smoked a long time.
Thanks, Tony
judy english says:

November 7, 2009 at 10:57 pm

Hi all of us old timers and all you newbys! Just a quick report to let you know I’ve hit 9 weeks today. I must admit that you are all right and the cravings have almost stopped. Just the first cup of coffee in the morning and that is so fleeting that I hardly notice. It’s probably a good thing just so we don’t get complacent. I actually have to think about it consciously in the car – truly amazing. Marilyn, need to hear from you young lady (I can call everyone that as I don’t think anyone is as old as me, and darn proud of it). I’m presuming that you have either decide on the December 1st quick date or are keeping your quit secret. You know no secrets are allowed from your quit date. Either way I want to hear from you. You know we’re on your side either way. It’s suprising how many people in the health care field still smoke. I’m always running into receptionists and nurses who give you the ashamed of myself look, when I mention that my info can be updated to not a smoker. I just tell them to ask their Dr. about champix. Won’t work for everyone because of side effects but it’s certainly worth it for them to try.

Anyway, I’m running on and on cause there just isn’t anything too interesting around this neck of the woods right now other then snow in the forecast!!!
Hawaii here I come.

Judy
- Marilyn (subscribed) says:
  
  November 8, 2009 at 9:06 am
  
  Hi Judy! I’m here and I read this site every day or I post. December 1 is still my quit date, in fact, it is for my husband too. I’m really excited about it. Each day I smoke less cigarettes than the day before. Right now I don’t feel too good with a cold, and I am smoking just a little bit. I thought about quitting now, but deep in my mind I know I will start because I am looking forward to December 1.
  
  Thanks to everyone on this post, many who are new, for all your concerns about my quitting.
  
  Anthony, yes I quit for 15 years and started 2 1/2 years ago. What a dope I was. Someone offered me a cigarette at a bad time and I took it. The worse part of it was I didn’t even have an urge or want one! The person insisted I needed a cig and I took it thinking just one puff would not be bad after 15 years. Well, here I am smoking more than I did all those years ago. I guess it proves a point, right? Never take one puff again ever!
  
  Debra, three weeks? OMG! You must be so happy with yourself. I know I am very proud of you. Ian, Viad, Jimmy, and everyone else, keep up the good work! You are over the worse part. Just don’t ever ever take one puff or you’ll be like me…right back to smoking. Trust me, nicotine takes over immediately and it will change your whole life again.
  
  Keep writing to me everyone because I love to read all your warm wishes to me. Bill, you are wonderful!
  
  Thank you all my friend. God bless you.
  
  Marilyn
james says:

November 8, 2009 at 6:23 pm

im 54 been smokin for bout 40 yrs. thinkin bout quitting cold turkey. the boss is going to be out most of next week & every will be on me . should i do it now or stand a better chance when the pressure is off when he gets back.
Peggy Rowland (subscribed) says:

November 9, 2009 at 12:41 am

Good point. I used to not realize that Science Daily was just reprinted press releases…

However, I wasted money on a root canal and crown to later end up getting an implant! But mine was a rare case of internal resorption.
Peggy Rowland (subscribed) says:

November 9, 2009 at 12:45 am

No, the finding doesn’t surprise me at all. I live in the South.
cameron says:

November 9, 2009 at 12:56 am

I Drink up to 3 to 7 a day… iv’e been drinking coke for up to 5 years im 13… i get excercise every day.. What will happen?? diabetes runs in my family.
KADIE says:

November 9, 2009 at 1:15 am

Okay I would like sove advise if you guys dont mind. I dont smoke, I personaly never got into it they make me actually sick to my stomach but what i need is some advise to get my dad to quit smoking he is 41 years old and he has been smoking sense he was 15 I have seen him try to quit and he gets very angry very fast and easy for the most part he is denile that it is bad for his health. He coughs all the time but it seems like he doesnt even realize he is coughin and if he does realize he is coughing it has nothing to do with smoking I just want my father to be healthy and I think that it will make him feel alot better about himself and have more energy and stuff like that and not smell like cigarettes all the time any advise would be greatly apreciated
- Bill says:
  
  November 9, 2009 at 12:12 pm
  
  Hi Kadie,
  
  This has got to be a common situation, the defensiveness and anger, the denial, etc. You hear about similar reactions when a family member has a drinking problem and won’t acknowledge it. In those cases, interventions can work (at least sometimes) – where family members and perhaps friends confront the problem drinker directly as a group and try to get the person to see that they are truly concerned about HIM/HER, his health, and maybe even his long-term survival. It worked with Betty Ford in the late 1970s – and as you know there’s even an alcohol-recovery center bearing her name.
  
  But an “intervention” like that might not be productive for a smoker – for several reasons. For example, smoking doesn’t normally wreck your relationships or your career like drinking can, and while it’s surely true that smoking can kill you, it kills you MUCH more slowly. So the urgency isn’t there.
  
  It might be worth a try – but be realistic about the possibilities. Many years ago, my long-dead mother tried to “talk me into” quitting smoking. She approached the subject very carefully and made sure she was NOT being judgmental. It didn’t work. I listened to what she had to say and then went right on smoking for umpteen more years.
  
  I think the truth of it is that a smoker has to want to quit smoking for himself – not for someone else – even a loved one. Otherwise, quitting won’t work. Your dad surely knows that his behavior is risking his long-term health, and you can count on the fact that he worries about it from time to time. Maybe he even WANTS to quit. But he hasn’t yet accepted that idea into his personal karma. And until he does, he’ll continue to smoke. I wish I could offer more positive comments, but you’ve put your finger on a really tough one. Good luck!
Karma says:

November 9, 2009 at 2:49 am

First of all, THANK YOU for posting this blog!

So, here’s my story… Hopefully writing about it will help. Going through day five now after my girl left. We were together 2 ½ years and started out as great friends who worked together. We never really pursued anything romantically as I was married and committed. But, as distance between my wife and I grew, closeness between her and I increased. I ultimately left my wife. No, not just to be with the one that has since broken my heart but for a gambit of other reasons for another blog. Anyway, my coworker, my friend, turned into my love and we quickly pursued a relationship.

We had our good times and bad times just like every other couple. But then, a VERY noticeable distance came between us. We had always talked through our issues (something my wife and I were horrible at) but this time, it was like an elephant in the room. Turns out, because I wasn’t there and willing/able to listen, she had started talking to someone else. And, just like the heartbreak I caused my ex-wife, she now causes me. I’m living the pain! Damn Karma!!

Is there something wrong with me? Why can’t I express these feelings when it matters?? Why did I take here for granted? Why, Why, WHY???
Nicci says:

November 9, 2009 at 9:20 am

I’m allergic to coke. If I drink it, I’ll die. If its spilt on me, I swell up like a blowfish :/
Ryan says:

November 9, 2009 at 10:58 am

I run a chain of shoe stores and we had 2 similar cases of this occuring with 2 different styles of sandals which both manufactured in China. We sent both pairs to a lab for analysis to ascertain if there were any toxic substances such as lead etc in the shoes, this came up as negative. On both styles, +-600-800 pairs were sold with only one case being reported on each style. We then went to several podiatrist’s to get their opinions.
We were told that to the best of their knowledge it was an allergic reaction to a compound found either in the latex or PU of the shoe/sandal. My advise would be that if you have sensitive skin or are prone to allergic reactions etc to stick to natural leather lined foowear.
As for whose fault this is…the fact that she had an allergic reaction to Walmarts slops means that it technically is not their fault, BUT they should have gone out of their way to find out what caused the problem, more likely they took a step back as if they helped the customer some might construe it as admitting fault.
anotherbrokenheart says:

November 9, 2009 at 5:07 pm

I am going to share my breakup, hopefully it will help me get through it. Mine is a bit different. I was coming out of an emotionally abusive marriage, met a friend online, we became very close and fell in love. We lived very far apart, but we vid called and messaged daily. We shared struggles,celebrated together, encouraged each other, worked so hard at communicating and found this incredible peace together, something we both craved so much. But the distance between us, circumstances in life proved too much. We started out as friends and fell in love, but he stopped being in love. He saw the challenges, and they were valid and honest, and decided the timing just couldn’t work. He still loved me but he had fallen out of love with me. This person was the most gentle, kind, loving person I have ever known, my heart was healed. The last year has been the best in so many ways even though the divorce sucks and the kids have been through a lot and I went back to school. I never knew love could be like that, never felt so free, so supported, the better I got in life, the happier he was. We were looking to the future and felt hope. But things changed. I am coming up to meet him at christmas, we broke up last night. There was no fighting, no hatred or animosity, just gentleness, honesty, respect, as its always been. We still want to be friends, we still love each other, but it just can’t work. The only problem is that I am still in love. I made a choice to be vulnerable, to not hold anything back and he treated my heart with such care and love, such tenderness. I regret nothing, have no bad memories from our relationship. And now I just want the feelings of being in love to fade so I can enjoy our friendship again without them getting in the way of that. He is so understanding, but this was a first for us both, we don’t really know what to do. Under different circumstances it might have worked. We didn’t do anything to each other that made us break up, tis simply the timing and life not cooperating. So how do I make my heart stop yearning and missing the affection and love? How do I stop wanting what can’t be, knowing love and then having it not be anymore? We never really had a chance, had to make due with long distance love. But it was real, more real then anything I have felt before. I will love again, but will it ever measure up to what we had? I miss him so much, its hard to be in love with someone that no longer is in love with you. Especially when he is such a great person and is your best friend. I want him to be happy, to find love again, he wants the same for me. Right now though my heart aches and all I can think of is another morning without seeing his smile, another night not hearing his loving goodnight. I have been loved and got to love, fully and honestly and it was amazing. I wish it didn’t end.
Paul P (subscribed) says:

November 10, 2009 at 12:43 pm

I am back in the no-smoking category. I had a week and a half where I was smoking full on. I ended a relationship that was unhealthy and it was difficult. I smoked here and there for the last month or two because of the feelings I was having associated with this relationship. Does anyone else have these issues? I know that I use cigarettes to cope with difficult feelings and situations. particularly if i don’t understand my feelings and think they are wrong or strange.

Well, the good news is that the relationship is done, I am not smoking, and I am exercising and eating well. I am almost 4 days clean again. Back to the drawing board. I am somewhat disappointed that I have difficulty dealing with relationship stuff without smoking. I must find a better way to cope than to reach for the cigarette. Does anyone else have this issue?

Paul
Anon says:

April 13, 2009 at 11:48 pm

Let me clarify; I appreciate the job you do, but go back and read what you typed and I hope you understand how you sound to other people, as if you’re demanding respect and acting as if you’re better than anyone else who has a dangerous job. That’s a little ironic isn’t it?
Amer says:

June 30, 2009 at 1:13 pm

I had my last smoked over 24 hours ago. To date I have smoked for 9 years (pack-a-day) and now I am ready to quit. Keep posting as it is really helping me to read all these great stories.
Marilyn (subscribed) says:

July 3, 2009 at 10:04 pm

Hi Amer,

Congratulations on what I consider the most difficult decision when quitting smoking. To me, finding the date to quit is the hardest to do and you have already succeeded.

I have had a difficult time trying to quit these past few weeks, but tomorrow is another date for me! I am proud that I chose July 4 because it will start my independence from cigarettes!

During the next few days, if you have an urge, just take a quick breath through your nose and give out a great big exhale. You will immediately feel the urge leave you. It’s amazing…

Good luck tomorrow. Day 2 for you and you will already feel much better.

Marilyn
Amer says:

July 6, 2009 at 12:44 pm

Thank you Marilyn. It has now been a week and I feel great. I am still using the gum and now I just hope that I dont get addicted to the gum.
dennis (subscribed) says:

July 22, 2009 at 3:50 pm

i smoked heavily for almost 50 years, tried so many times to quit, usually lasted a few hours.
i started to get pains in my legs so i had to quit, but still couldnt.
then by sure chance i heard about electronic cigarettes so i bought one, cost £52, but after 1 drag i knew i would never smoke a real cigarette again.
but does it count as giving up?.
i have no cravings at all for a real ciggie at all, threw my tobacco in the bin and will never smoke again. do i care if i stay on the electronic cigarette, not really, i get the enjoyment of a ciggie without the dangers,
or at least i think i do, any thoughts.
Bill says:

July 24, 2009 at 7:46 pm

Hi Dennis,

I was also a one-pack-a-day smoker for 50+ years. Right now I’m holding my own on a three month cold turkey quit. It has not been easy! But the daily bouts with craving seem to be gradually diminishing in intensity and frequency, and I’m beginning to dare to think of myself as a FORMER SMOKER.

Your post strikes me as unusual for this site. In fact, I haven’t noticed anyone stumping for electronic cigarettes before. Let’s take your post at face value – so for example, I will assume that you have no stake in electronic cigarettes other than any other independent person. You certainly described your positive opinion of these gadgets clearly enough, but you didn’t give us much detail. Could you be a bit more specific? For example, how often do you smoke now? How does it work? I am very surprised that you suddenly have zero cravings for “ordinary” cigarettes.

But most of all, if I were you and smoking these things, I would worry about safety. Since they’re so new, there is no history of long-term effects on health, and in fact, there are new studies that suggest that electronic cigarettes may be dangerous. Here’s a link to a recent study described in a reliable Cleveland (Ohio, USA) newspaper:

http://www.cleveland.com/medical/plaindealer/index.ssf/base/news/124833795418880.xml&coll=2

Of course, everyone knows that smoking cigarettes presents health risks. But with cigarettes, the risks (both short term and long term) are well known, and that information is publicly available – while for electronic cigarettes, the health risks (certainly the long-term risks) are pretty much a mystery.

Anyway, I hope your solution works for you and is safe as well.

Best, –Bill
Bill says:

July 31, 2009 at 7:27 pm

Just testing.
dennis (subscribed) says:

August 5, 2009 at 10:38 am

hi bill, no i do not have any stake whatsoever in the electronic cigarettes, all i can say on the health issue is nicotine is known to have no harmfull effects nor does the gel the nicotine is bonded with, however i have read on the net that many countries are very worried about the loss of tax revenue that they have tried to ban them on the grounds of it being an untested medicine ?, canada tried and failed so maybe its just scaremongering.
its been a few weeks now and i have no wish or need to ever smoke again i have so much more energy and the hacking cough i had has gone.
it will take a bit more time for the pain in the legs to go when i walk up hills but i have been told this does take time.
whilst i agree this was an unusual post on a stop smoking forum, it worked for me, instantly.
regards dennis
Bill says:

August 6, 2009 at 11:38 am

Thanks for the reply, Dennis. But I wonder if the picture is as clear as you indicate. For example, you say that nicotine is known to have no harmful health effects. Is that really true? I haven’t followed the literature (on health effects of nicotine) closely, but I do recall that nicotine raises blood pressure – and perhaps more dangerously, over time it contributes irreversibly to arteriosclerosis.

But it’s not just the nicotine. The FDA (certainly independent of tax revenue issues in the US) found in testing that half of their samples of electronic cigarettes contain carcinogens, and one contained diethylene glycol – an ingredient used in antifreeze. See

http://www.cleveland.com/medical/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/124833795418880.xml&coll=2

It’s also true that electronic cigarette advocates have said that this particular ingredient was a singular case that originated in a seedy manufacturing plant in China (many e-cigarettes are manufactured in China, BTW), and does not represent the norm. But others disagree. So it seems to me that the issue is murky enough that if I were smoking those things, I’d be worried enough to do some research. Good luck!

–Bill
Eric says:

August 6, 2009 at 4:05 pm

Hi Bill,
I was reading through the comments and wanted to respond to what you had posted about the E-Cigarettes. I am 22 have been smoking (pack a day) for about 5 years. Decided 3 days ago to quit. While the first 2 days were terrible I decided to buy one of those E-Cigarettes. My main reason for this was to get “some” nicotine as well as keeping my hands busy. I would think that when a smoker trying to quit wants nicotine or a cigarette, a patch just doesnt really do it. So this fake cig works as a “mind game” for me and keeping my hands busy like I have a real cigarette. I have been able to tell already within 24 hrs of using this fake cig that my cravings and urge all around has deminished. I havent been sucking on it all day like I may have thought in the beginning. Now even though it was a bit pricey and very well may have a chemical found in antifreeze “according to your cleveland post”, if this will help me stomp the urge for the rest of my life then it is 100% worth it. I honestly cant picture myself using it much longer before I am strong enough on my own.
Bill says:

August 7, 2009 at 2:32 pm

Hi Eric,

Okay – if it helps, then why not? So far as I have been able to tell, there are NO GENERAL RULES for quitting smoking – it’s staying off the cigarette habit long-term that matters! One day at a time.

But in case you find yourself still puffing away on it a few months down the line, please do be careful to check into those unknown long-term effects.

Good luck,

–Bill
dennis says:

August 26, 2009 at 4:33 am

bill, sorry mate but you seem to be a bit scared of life itself.
i think anyone who has tried an e ciggie will tell you that quitting is easy. i smoked heavy for 45 years, got an e ciggie gave up in a moment and i feel so much better, easy. as for the possible harmfull side effects, dont they give rat poison to thin the blood,
sorry but some of the posts on here are pathetic like the one about giving up next month cause its the date there mother died of cancer and what made it worse was they said they were so looking foward to the best day of there life when they quit,next month?
wont last a week.
sorry to be so negative but people are going on about giving up smoking like they have a terminal illness and have weeks to live.
get a e fag and you will wonder what all the fuss was about.
45 years, 20/30 a day and it was easy, so there ya go boys and girls and just for bill, today i walked down the road and cars were belching out smoke, possible hazard there mate dare i go out?
sorry folks but the the answer is an e ciggie without a doubt.
Debra says:

August 28, 2009 at 12:40 pm

August 28, 2009 at 11:47 am

Hey Dennis:

Did you perhaps have a bad day or something ? Since you’ve smoked for 45 years, I guess that makes you an adult (well, sort of). So, as long as I know I’m not addressing some silly little teenager who knows very little of life, here’s my response to you:

I’m trying hard to understand how you could be so judgmental of others. If using e-ciggies (as you refer to them) worked for you, why not do a posting to tell everyone how well it worked for you, and encourage others to give it a try instead of bashing what people do or don’t do.

With regard to your hurtful comment about the person who commented on her mother’s death due to cancer, I can only assume that both your parents are alive and well, or passed away peacefully due to natural causes. Certainly, no one who has ever buried a love one due to cancer could make such a hurtful comment.

Shame on you !

P.S. I did not post this to begin a debate with you either. This is a site where people go to find support.
Marilyn (subscribed) says:

August 29, 2009 at 5:35 pm

Dennis,

How terrible of you to judge me about setting my quit date to the day of my beloved mother’s passing. How dare you! You seem like a pompous jerk! We are here on this site to help each other, not to discourage anyone. You, Dennis, should not be writing here at all because you think YOUR way is the ONLY way. So sorry, but we are people who are (or have been) addicted to nicotine. Some may smoke just for the sake of doing something with their hands. Obviously, you are unable to quit your habit by needing an e cigarette.

Please do not post anymore hurtful writings. And Debra said it all. She is now struggling with her quit, and believe me, she encouraged me to find a quit date. God bless her for that!

My date is still Tuesday, September 1 and I am so much looking forward to it. My mother is in heaven, looking down on me, and I’m sure she is very proud that I will quit once again.

Again, shame on you.
Marilyn
dennis (subscribed) says:

August 28, 2009 at 5:48 pm

im sorry, but i did find it a little hard to take when someone says they are giving up on the day there mother died and looking foward to it, why put it off.
i have posted before on the e cigarette and i found it so easy to just give up on the spot. i really dont see the problem with being judgemental at all, some of the posts on here are like kids crying and being so proud to have gone a day without the weed.
i know thats harsh, but perhaps my problem is the fact i found an easy way out and cannot understand the problems you may have, for that i apologise.
i just bought an e cigarette an gave up the moment i tried one, guess i had it easy,
regards dennis
Marilyn (subscribed) says:

August 29, 2009 at 5:37 pm

Hi Debra,

How are you doing today with your quit? I hope you are finding it a little easier than the first day. I have only a couple more days until I quit and I cannot wait! Thank you for responding to Dennis as you did, that was so nice of you.

Let me know how you are and thank you for giving me the encouragement to quit smoking on September 1.

All my best,
Marilyn
Marilyn (subscribed) says:

September 1, 2009 at 8:26 pm

HI Debra, I’ve done fantastic today! No smokes since 10:00 pm last night. I have tried the quit meter but am having a hard time downloading it. I used to use whyquit.com meter but it doesn’t seem to be working properly. Oh well, I will use the meter on my computer tomorrow. I am feeling very tired today, but I have to admit, I did not have many urges to smoke today. I am sure tomorrow will be worse than today, and the third day is usually the most difficult for me.

Debra, I am so excited that I have come at least this far once again. As I said, finding the quit date to me is the most difficult.

How are you today? I cannot believe how fast the time is going by for you. You must feel wonderful I bet. You should be so proud of yourself!

I will write again tomorrow to let you know how I did with the non-smoking.

Take care and thank you so much for your support.

Marilyn
Bill says:

August 29, 2009 at 5:12 pm

Well, Dennis, you certainly seem sure of yourself! Must be something to see the world so clearly in blacks and whites.

A while ago, I sent you a reply to a previous message that contained a link to a site with what I thought was interesting information concerning possible dangers associated with long-term use of e-cigarettes. Did you look at it? If not, because your mind is already made up, then that tells me a lot.

It’s true that from time to time, one can find some fairly silly posts here. After all, it’s a public forum. But the ones that come from the heart – like the ones you mentioned in your note – are NOT silly. So you’ve apologized – which was appropriate and that should be the end of it. Let’s not stir things up unnecessarily. As Debra says: this site needs to offer support to people who are trying to stay with their decision to quit smoking. We don’t all find it as easy as you say you do.
Marilyn (subscribed) says:

August 29, 2009 at 7:31 pm

Dennis, on my mother’s death bed, she held my hand and begged me to quit smoking. I miss her very very much especially since her death was so needless. If only she quit smoking when she was younger… Some people find that making a pledge on a loved one’s day can be very special. All I can see even today are my mother’s warm eyes, looking at me, pleading with me that I do not get sick like she did. My children were very young when she passed. Now, I have a beautiful two year old grandson who I want to see grow up. I do not want to die as my mom did, but want to live a full, happy, smoke free life!

I wish you luck with your e-cigs. Hey, we all have our own way of quitting any kind of addiction. Yours is with the e-cigs. Just curious, do they have any taste? ARe they addictive too? Just wondering.

Thanks.
Marilyn
Bill says:

August 29, 2009 at 6:14 pm

Marilyn, don’t let fools or their foolishness get to you! The important thing is to stay with your quit, one day at a time. Like TODAY.

Best,

–Bill
Marilyn (subscribed) says:

August 29, 2009 at 7:23 pm

Bill, thanks so much for your words of encouragement. I know what you mean about the “fools”. I noticed he did not reply to anyone since his last writings. What a fool! hahaha

I enjoy all your writings. Are you still having just one cigarette a week? God bless you if you can do just that. I tried it back in June when I started again after two months but I shortly went back to the pack a day (or more).

Just a couple more days and I’ll be working on my smoke free life.

Marilyn
Bill says:

August 29, 2009 at 8:13 pm

Well, good luck on that. I think it’s a good idea to emphasize a quit date – makes the whole exercise seem more important. And it IS an important exercise: Life-altering, actually.

As for my “pack-a-week” schedule: I wouldn’t really characterize it that way. I would go without smoking forever if only I could! But sometimes pressures/stresses/shit-that-happens gets to the point where I have an occasional slip. I’ve described above what I do then to control the MAGNITUDE of the slip, by keeping it to a few puffs on one cigarette before trashing the rest. I don’t know if it averages out to one-cigarette-per-week or not. But that’s probably close. I’ve also learned that I CANNOT have a pack available, or I will sneak them, one-at-a-time: So it is essential that I get rid of the new pack after those stolen puffs and make it TRULY unavailable.

Most important: I DO NOT recommend this method across the board. I acknowledge that it’s risky, and I’m not entirely sure why it seems to be working for me. But it has worked for four months in the sense that I have not gone back to regular smoking since my own quit day. At this point, I don’t think I ever will – but of course, we will see, one day at a time. Eventually, of course, the whole idea is to get to a point where I no longer have those urges to smoke – zero. They are getting less and less frequent, but I still have a way to go.

Many years ago, a colleague of mine lost his father to lung cancer, and there was a similar deathbed pledge. My colleague quit. Perhaps he would have quit anyway, but who knows?

So good luck. It’s important.
Marilyn (subscribed) says:

August 29, 2009 at 8:46 pm

Bill,

I still applaud you for having just a few puffs. I could never ever do that. Actually, that’s what I did and simply started smoking immediately. I pray that on Tuesday, I will finally quit forever. Isn’t it such a horrible addiction? Geez!!!!

I will keep you posted on how I do with my quit. Thank you so much for writing.

Marilyn
Jimmy (subscribed) says:

September 3, 2009 at 4:53 pm

I would do the same as you. I would buy a pack and smoke one cigarette and throw the rest away. Then I would keep 3 or 4 cigarettes out of the next pack and smoke them over the course of the day. One time I threw the pack out the window of my car and went back the next day and recovered the pack. This was insane. If I smoke one more God Damm cigarette it will be only a few days before I start all over again. The withdrawal symtoms only get worse. I don’t want to be glared at as a stupid person for smoking-it doesn’t make sense. I am determined to quit forever.
Bill says:

September 1, 2009 at 9:22 pm

Sounds good Marilyn. But you know very well that the next few days are not going to be easy! I think there are at least two plateaus. One at about ten days (this is the worst part by far) and the second sometime out around four to five months. Right now, you have to concentrate on the TEN-DAY PLATEAU. At least that is the way it has been for me.

Keep your eyes on the prize: a healthier life with NO cigarettes!

Good luck,

–Bill
Debra says:

September 1, 2009 at 9:27 pm

Hi Marilyn !

I’m so happy for you ! You did it !! It’s great. It’s fabulous ! You have already saved $9.00 !

I’m counting my savings; going to buy myself something great. I was thinking of you this afternoon when I felt like going to the store and buying a pack…but then I thought “gosh, how would I explain that to Marilyn ”

Be sure to write me back….Ya, my first week has flown by; I’m still not that happy though. I get really cranky and oh the food I am consuming is enough to make me sick. I’m eating way too much..but I’ll deal with that in another week or so.

Keep up the great work !

Debra
Marilyn (subscribed) says:

September 3, 2009 at 7:15 am

Hi Debra and Bill…I’m on day 3 now! Yesterday was really difficult for me, but I did get through it with prayers and deep breaths.

I’m off to work now. I’ll write later.

Thank you again for all your support.

Marilyn
Lori says:

September 3, 2009 at 9:13 am

Good job Marilyn Im praying for you also. My quit meter tells me that…

I have been quit for 3 Months, 6 Days, 9 hours, 11 minutes and 33 seconds (98 days). I have saved $354.17 by not smoking 1,967 cigarettes. I have saved 6 Days, 19 hours and 55 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 5/27/2009 11:00 PM… I check in to see how you are doing also everyday so your not alone…
Marilyn (subscribed) says:

September 3, 2009 at 7:53 pm

Hi Lori,

Today was not a good day for me. I was fine this morning, happy to start my third day, which I have always found to be the most difficult. A situation arose when I was at work this morning. I became very worried and nervous about a family member, actually I started to shake because of my nerves. I was around smokers most of this afternoon which didn’t help either. Needless to say, I smoked three cigarettes today. I am somewhat disappointed in myself, but I am hoping that tomorrow will bring on a happier day for me. I read that when quitting smoking, we should be in a calm environment, away from smokers in order to succeed. Well, today met all the criteria to not do well.

I will write again tomorrow with all good news about my quit. Hey, I had a small slip. IN fact, I don’t even want one tonight.

Thanks for listening.

Marilyn

Hey Debra! Where are you? How are you today?
Debra says:

September 3, 2009 at 8:14 pm

Hi Marilyn:

Do we have the same family ? The same exact thing happened to me today; only I smoked 5 cigarettes !! I would write more, but it would only be negative and that’s not healthy for anyone to read. I’m so angry that I don’t have enough energy to be angry at myself ! ( does that make sense).

Ya, let’s both get back on that wagon tomorrow…..

Debra
Marilyn (subscribed) says:

September 4, 2009 at 6:38 am

Hi Debra,

Oh well, we had a slip. No big deal if we plan to not smoke again starting today. I keep thinking of that first day, how difficult it is to choose a day. I can still breath a little better, and I am still going to right against smoking! So, Debra, think of how much better you feel, how you were coughing so bad that you put the cigarettes down. Don’t be angry at yourself, be proud that today you will be right back to where you were a day ago. No need to feel bad, just be happy today! You are still a non-smoker!

Best of luck to you today my friend,

Marilyn
Bill says:

September 4, 2009 at 9:27 pm

Well, okay Jimmy. I don’t claim it works for everyone, and I do NOT endorse it as a sensible way to quit smoking. But I can say that it has helped me, and that I have been off regular smoking for more than four months. As a matter of fact, I believe that I will NEVER go back to regular smoking. That’s the holy grail, isn’t it? At least, it is the holy grail for me.

I think that there may be SOME other people out there for whom this could be a positive thing. Maybe not you, unfortunately, but maybe others. I don’t know how many, and I wouldn’t know how to talk to them as a group. All I can say is that HERE IS MY OWN STORY. For whatever it may be worth.

Best wishes to all,

—Bill
Marilyn (subscribed) says:

October 22, 2009 at 9:52 pm

Hi Bill,

Great post to Debra. I had a 15 year quit until I started again two years ago. After a year, I had absolutely no desires or urges to ever smoke again. In fact, a family death occurred two years ago in which I became hysterical. Outside the hospital where a family member passed, another in-law told me I needed a cigarette. I refused because I didn’t want one. She insisted and I took just one. That one cigarette cost me thousands of dollars soon to go into the third year of smoking.

Debra did offer fantastic advice for me. I will definitely dress up as a smoker on Halloween and put that last cigarette out in a dirty ashtray! I love the idea.

Thanks all for motivating me. I am scared, but now I at least have a quit date.

Marilyn
Bill says:

November 2, 2009 at 11:44 am

Dear Dr. Eslava,

What’s the Spanish word for CHARLATAN?

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