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.

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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.