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for 16 år siden 0 +0 / -0 12049

These are some great tips and the advice is awesome!

Way to support and post everyone!

Josie, Health Educator

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Henny-Penny....I love it....Common sense factors are extremely helpful right now...Your first paragraph really hit home...Nice...I like the Pablo's bell (I think that's right) strategy with the mints too...All other suggestions were great! Thank you much.

Thank you all for your great tips...I really enjoy coming to this great site to post and view.

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Hello Mr. Quitter!

Congratulations on your great start!

I liked the saying someone had -" It's better to be quit and occasionally thinking about smoking than a smoker constantly thinking about quitting" (or something like that). Really helped me to not romanticize smoking.

There were a variety of things I did to help my quit-

--This was my favorite trick in the beginning...... when I was a smoker, I would always have a very strong breath mint after a cigarette when in public (like no one could tell I smoked hahaha, I probably just smelled like a minty ashtray). When I quit and was craving, I would eat one of those breath mints and that sort of fooled me into thinking that I had just had a smoke. That worked great for me!

---In the car, I would use toothpicks or those flosser pick things which are great to keep hand and mouth busy.

---I also ate a lot of cinnamon candy, black licorice and red licorice. I ate so much red licorice that I began to crave it after a meal. LOL

----At home, I trained myself to use a computer game as my hourly break. It became what I looked forward to for 10min of downtime. When out and about, I have games on my phone which is great if you are bored/waiting/fidgeting.

---- I lived on these boards. Didn't post much but read them in all spare time and still do! There is no better place to be!!!

---And the all time number one favorite - chocolate! I am now going on a diet.

You have a realistic and studied view of your quit so you will do great! You are already doing a wonderful job.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 4/1/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 128
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,072
Amount Saved: $737.28
Life Gained:
Days: 15 Hrs: 16 Mins: 29 Seconds: 2

for 16 år siden 0 +0 / -0 515

One hour at a time if necessary...

Do things to keep your hands and mind busy. I found this helped the most.

I cleaned and organized my house - the day flew by and hardly a cigarette thought.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 213
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,834
Amount Saved: $1,495.26
Life Gained:
Days: 19 Hrs: 6 Mins: 43 Seconds: 35

for 16 år siden 0 +0 / -0 126

4 days is great Mr Quitter, you are more than half way through Hell Week.

I don't know if these suggestions will help, but here's what I do

I found cinnamon candy to be a big help. Not sure if its because the taste is so strong, but cinnamon Altoids in the car are a MUST for me.

The first week I was here, I read a post where someone said....Its simple, smoking is NOT an option.

When the psychology of the quit gets tough for me, I usually say that out loud and beleive it or not, it seems to help.

Sometimes its easier than others, but that alternate plan B can always be found, especially with some good advice from the folks here.

Keep up the quit........after all , you ARE Mr Quitter!

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 6/9/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 59
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,003
Amount Saved: $200.60
Life Gained:
Days: 6 Hrs: 23 Mins: 9 Seconds: 7

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Sorry I missed this yesterday, Mr Q! Stay focused on your quit and close to the site...

Patrick

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/18/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 202
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 5,050
Amount Saved: $2,272.50
Life Gained:
Days: 37 Hrs: 13 Mins: 19 Seconds: 43

for 16 år siden 0 +0 / -0 303

Thank you all for the great tips. I made it to day 4. One of the tips I really took to heart is the one day at a time. Thank you all.

Mr Quitter

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mr. quitter

glad you're here with us.

the almonds are great , i did that too. plus i kept small raw carrots {cold} around and plenty of ice water.

ice water and deep breathing helped me a lot when the cravings got tough.

more tips coming soon ,

mike / astrofan

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/12/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 148
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,440
Amount Saved: $1,332.00
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Days: 24 Hrs: 4 Mins: 4 Seconds: 46

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Mr. Quitter, I have always divided quitting smoking into two parts. The physical, and the psychological. The physical being the easiest to master. That's why one day at a time is so important, as are your coping tools. I used the patch and Zyban in combination for both parts of the quit, and it worked for me. Glad to have you aboard!

Cheers,

Jan

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/27/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 192
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,800
Amount Saved: $1,584.00
Life Gained:
Days: 21 Hrs: 21 Mins: 12 Seconds: 54

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Hey there, Mr. Quitter!!!

These forums are full of tips!!! Have you gone through the milestones in the program yet? If not, that's a great place to start to form your coping strategies and to help you in your preparation, even if you think that you are already prepared! Going into a quit, preparation and a positive mental attitude are the keys to success!

I also took Chantix and it really minimized the gut-wrenching cravings I had gotten in previous quits, but I still had to get through the rest of it! What really saved my butt was spending an awful lot of time on here reading and reading topic after topic!!! If there was something more I wanted to know about addiction, I did a search here and read some more!! Then I would get start asking questions here and then I started encouraging all of my newbie quit buddies!!! It really helped me to affirm my quit when that ol' craving sensation started in my abdomen!

I'll try to bump a few of the the older posts that have tips you might be interested in, so stay close and read and post!!!

The most important thing to remember is: If you have a real bad craving and you think that you are about to cave, come here and post "HELP" and wait for 5 replies!!!! By the time you receive them and get the encouragement that will come to you, your craving will be gone!!! Also just remember N.O.P.E. Not One Puff Ever!!! We're all just one puff away from a pack a day!!!

Jim

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 154
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,850
Amount Saved: $635.25
Life Gained:
Days: 25 Hrs: 4 Mins: 55 Seconds: 27

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