1 Year of Not Smoking Cigarettes Today!

[candothis247]

Today I have 1 year of not smoking.  Woot Woot!  I used all the stuff to quit including zyban, patches, chantix and nicotine gum, in that order.  I’m still using the nicotine gum and, I told myself that after 1 year of being smoke free, I would deal with my gum addiction. Booo hooo because I love the gum. The plan of course is to wean myself off of the gum now. Scheesch, if it’s not one thing, it's another thing when it comes to addiction!

I did put this in the "smoking addiction" forum, but i wanted to share my success with my pals over here!

Thanks everybody.

[SophieShine]

Ooooooooh that would be such a hard one for me!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 year is awesome!!!!!!!

[dominosarah]

Congrats on 1 yr!!  That is just awesome.........wish i could muster up the will power and give them up......one thing at a time i guess!!!!           sara

[avisg]

OMG I am sooooooooo proud of you I have been there its gets better all the time I cant imagine ever going back now .

[worried878]

u rock queen...i do not smoke but still addicted to nicotine/havnt smoked in 9 yrs! ...do the old mint thing..would never recommend quitting using gum or mints cos u can possibly get stuck in nicotine addiction...powerful drug that nicotine is! and u should be proud to have let it go!

[candothis247]

Thanks for all the Atta-girls:  Yes, I feel great about it, both physically and mentally. I have never met a smoker that didn't want to quit. One of the things that really helped me was realizing that quitting smoking is a "process" and that the people who at least TRY to quit are the ones who WILL eventually be successful at quitting. I quit about 100 times... not kidding, but there was a point where I had to put my foot down and make the commitment.  For me, it wasn't just boom I’m done, I’m not good at the cold turkey method -- I did several things to quit -- along with using the patch, I read this little book called "if only I could quit” on nicotine addiction (till the cover fell off), I had to eat healthy food, drank lots of h20 & juice, I exercised when I could and did NOT hang out with other smokers.

Good luck to all who quit, it's difficult, but I’m telling you if I can do it you can do it.

[kalie1979]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Maybe one day I can to :-)

Kalie

[IBKleen]

I am with gizzy and jealous. I have tried so many times and failed at every attempt. Reading this gives me hope, so.....

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kiddthekatt]

Congrats!! I am 68 days clean from cigarettes and counting. I c/t and that was the best way for me. I feel great and can actually smell and taste for the first time in a very long time. I have to take so many meds for Fibro, it was best that I c/t. I'm just glad it's over. YaaaHooo.!!!

gentle hugs
Angel

[Whymeagain]

I wish I could quit smoking too!With the prices the way they are and the way they make me feel you would think that would help me,but it sadly doesn't.My husband hates it and lectures me on it daily.I hope once I get over this opiate addiction I can stop smoking.One addiction at a time I guess.Congrats on one year that is so great!Keep up the good work.

[gizzy32]

I AM JEALOUS, lol. Congrats on a year smoke free. I have never really put a real effort into trying to quit and I keep saying i will. SOON. Way to go, i bet you feel so much healthier.

[imanaddict]

That is AWESOME!!! I wish I could say the same. My 7 yr old son made me a "deal" last night which broke my heart. He said he had a discussion with my dad about me smoking and how he wishes I would stop. He said that my dad told him that he would give me $250 if I didn't smoke for 6 months. After my son tells me this "deal" he goes through my drawers where I stash my cigs and takes every pack out and says he's going to hide them from me. Then he says, "You're going to tear up the house looking for these aren't you?" I said "Probably!" I want to stop and have quit in the past with my pregnancies, but like an idiot picked it right back up! GRRRR!!!