Congratulations to all of you that have quit & best wishes for all of you in the process. I am throwing mine away on Oct. 15th, 2010. I've tried unsuccessfully sev times. Can;t take the Chantix so will just try it cold turkey.

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I gave up smoking in December, 1998. It is amazing how much fabric I can buy with my cigarette money.

You can do it, if you really want to. But do it for yourself and not because someone else wants you to. I did it for myself, had tried so many times because it was what someone else wanted me to do. Yes, I did it cold turkey.

The price of cigarettes can buy you lots of fabric.

Congratulations! I quit July 6,1999

Congrats! thats AWESOME, imagaine all the fabric you can buy!

congrats,,me too,,since feb 09,better late than never

Congrats to all of us quitters, I quit Nov. 3, 2009. Sometimes still think about it but then I think about the $3700. my DH gave me to buy a new machine and frame and then thats all I think about

I quit Dec. of 1996. I had a prescription in my purse for the patch which is what was used at that time. But I ended up in the hospital emergency room with heart problems and the first thing the Dr. asked me was if I smoked. I said yes and he said very forcefully "YOU HAVE TO QUIT AND QUIT NOW!!!". That was Dec. 21st. I was able to go home on Christmas Eve and I have never touched a cigarette from Dec. 21st on. I always say I had it scared right out of me.

Awesome bunch of QUITTERS

Quit "cold turkey" in August 2009
Disgusting, smelly(stinking), expensive habit, but have to admit I sometimes miss the commeradity(sp?) of smoking with a fellow smoker. Have gained over 20 lbs and am so unhappy about that and consider going back to smoking but so far am hanging in there.

I had a friend give up smoking, she gained weight and went back to smoking. She never lost the weight and now she can't quit. I would rather be a little over weight then have the Dr tell you to carry a tank of oxygen with you everywhere. You are doing great. Keep it up and periodically give yourself a pat on the back!

October 12, 1983! Edie

I applaude you all for quitting. I have several smokers in my family and wished they would follow in your footsteps, Congrats to everyone.
Pat (homecaregiver)

If you could see my dad that has COPD and emphyzema bedridden and has to be on oxygen 24-7 and to see him gasp for breath and can't get enough air in his lungs it would help you to not start again I am sure.

Thanks
It just downright hurts that I have to get rid of all my clothes and I do mean all......bras, pajamas, all shirts and tops, pants, etc. The money I save by not smoking is going to buying bigger stuff that I can wear!! But I will persist!! It is a whole new world.........

Happy endings for all the quitters. I quit April 1, 1993. And I have a story to tell about my quilting. Tried many times to quit, then one day I got MAD at the cigarettes. Smashed some with my hand and told my DH to take whatever was left to the garbage. He did just that, however, since he was a waste-not want-not guy (who very very seldom put a cigarette in his mouth) finished smoking all the throw aways so, of course, nothing went to waste. I got MS and passed in 2001. Miss him, yep still do.

i quit 11/28/2005 actually had to ended in hospital with pneumonia.

This happened to me, too -- several times in fact! Every time I quit, I gained weight, so I started smoking again. And then didn't lose the weight. So please, please PLEASE DO NOT GO BACK TO SMOKING! It is NOT worth it! I finally quit for good in 1998, when I married a life-long non-smoker (never smoked a cig in his life, and both his parents were heavy smokers, and his mom died of lung cancer at 59). Now when I'm around smokers (2 of my 3 kids smoke), the smell gags me. After being in their houses a while, even my skin stinks. Yuck. They also both have constant "colds" and they're always broke. Hmmm, $5/pack, wonder if that has anything to do with it. OK, now I'll get off MY soapbox. They say there's nothing worse than an ex-smoker!

SUCK AIR is what I learned from a hypnotist. He said avg smoker at a pack a day and 10 drags per cig does deep breathing 200 times a day. You feel like you need a cig and think it's the nicotine that gives that calming down feeling. Nicotine is a stimulant and it is actually the deep breathing you are missing!

In the 90's in CA I quit for 7 years. Cold turkey on the cigs but went outside (different door from the smokers!) for a "breathing break" for a couple of weeks.

caquiltingdeb said 7 times for it to stick? I hope this is my 7th!!! I quit on Aug 16th, 2010. So far, so good.

Congrats to all who have and best of luck to all who are planning to.

Congratulations! Give yourselves a pat on the back and a job well done high five! I never smoked, but mom always did. I was that kid who couldn't get anywhere without having to barf on the side of the road from carsickness. Once I didn't have to travel with smoke in the car, no more carsickness. Thank goodness. It was miserable.

Congratulations on your decision. I quit 17 yrs. ago in August and have never had a withdrawal or craving. I call it my own little miracle! I got a tape at the library and listened to it faithfully for about 2 wks........walla, no more desire to smoke. It said 'subliminal messages' but whatever it was sure worked for me as I had smoked for 45 yrs. and tried unsuccessfully to quit many times before. This time it worked.

Way to go!!! It will be 15 years in December for me. One of the hardest thing a person will do is to quit smoking. I was luckly enough that may clinic was offering a quit smoking clinic and decided it was time for me to quit. Never looked back and glad that I don't smoke now days. My state has smoke free in all buildings and the city that I live in some of the streets are smoke free.

Congratulations. So happy for you.

Yes, I am a quitter. Jan 9th, 1997. My brother was diagnosed with cancer on that day.
I still miss it. Now quilting is my vice.

Yes, I am a quitter of over 25 years. I quit on our baby girls 9th birthday. Praise the Lord. I still suffer the after effects so anyone out ther still smoking STOP now

1987 my quit date & sooooooooooo thankful I did.

I couldn't afford it now days!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!!!! I quit in 1983,but sadly my DD and DGD both still do.

I quit April 29, 2009. No relapses but I do work in a smoking facility 4 days per week.
Gloria

It only took me 5 heart attacks in one day to quit on February 28, 1990. Then, Quad Bypass then and 2 yrs ago, I got 7 stints implanted in my heart. Still working at 67 but now have heart failure and new clogged arteries. But I want you to know that I am absolutely wonderful at all times!!!

Yea for you!

My date - August 26, 2004 and have not looked back.

I quit but I can't tell you the exact date. I smoked for 45 years.

Congratulation. Way to go. I am a victem of second hand smoke and now have asthma. All those years of working in a smoke filled office. Glad things have changed

Congrats to everyone who has quit.

I quit on February 4, 2009 because my boyfriend told me he would marry me if I stopped... been happily married since August 29, 2009. He wanted to make sure that I had really quit smoking.

OOPS, That second to last sentence is soooooooooo wrong. I am still alive and it was my DH who got MS and passed away. Yep, still miss him.

I quit January 1, 2001 for good, after several tries at
quitting. My last chest xray showed my lungs are totally
clean. Best thing I ever did.
Congrats to all who finally quit.

Congratulations to all the quitters on here.
I had my last cigarette in August 1999.
Had my last alcoholic drink on 30th Sept 2006.
So glad I did as it now means I can afford to buy fabric to feed my latest "addiction".

November 23 1993 my quit date.
judy j
http://hardincountykeepsakes.blogspot.com/

Wow, congratulations! You can buy a lotta fabric with that!! I'm a smoker for 35 yrs. Want to quit, but just haven't done it! I don't know if i can to tell you the truth.

You can, but only if you want to do it for YOU!! You can't want to do it for anyone but yourself 1st!!!

You can do it. If I did it anyone can. I was 3 pack a day, 40 Years & I quit, cold turkey.