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Discuss different approaches to quitting, including medication

dina-haines
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Quit Cold Turkey

I quit in January and it was an accident really. I had smoked so much on New Years Eve that the next few days my lungs hurt and I didnt smoke, so after a few days when I realized I hadnt smoked I made the decision to quit. It has been 15 weeks and I am still going strong, with only one slip up about two week ends ago.

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dian
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Dina.......... LOL, I did something like that and then a few weeks later I found out I was pregnant. Decided it was the best time to quit...... butt, I ended up smoking again after a 1 or 2 of not smoking, tried to stop with the patch and that didn't last or work........ so........ join Jennifer and I, I guess you're the longest non-smoker that's checked in, we will follow you.........

did you have any problems with gaining weight?
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nightrain8
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That's awesome. I'm on my 11th day, so it's cool for me to hear stories like yours. Keep it up! My real 1st test comes on Saturday. I'm going out w/friends and we'll be having drinks. YIKES! Cross your fingers for me.
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dian
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Night, take something to chew on, a straw, a toothpick, mints......... today's my 11th day and weekends are normally my hardest to get through because I could smoke when I felt like it unlike during the work week..........
I would like to wish you luck but you don't need it because YOU WILL NOT SMOKE PERIOD, NO EXCUSES, YOU ARE A NON-SMOKER and do what non-smokers do, NO SMOKE!!! LOL
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nightrain8
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Now that's a Jedi mind trick if ever I heard one. : ) You're right. I'm taking my quit buddy with me, so that should help keep both of us honest. I am a non-smoker now, I should act accordingly. Just have to tweek my mind set a bit. Thanks for the advice!
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dian
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LOLOL Star War Rules!!!!!!

yeah, I found I can trick my body just as much as NIC can no matter how much he talks about how good cigarettes are so I pretend to smoke a straw and that tricks me enough to get through the urge and thoughts NIC is throwing my way.

so........ how'd you do??
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nightrain8
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Sorry it took so long to respond. It went GREAT! Still smoke-free! I only had a couple of urges, but they went away pretty fast. Thanks for the support ; )
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