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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 130

Olive -

OK sure, come in here with 8 days already under your belt and don't tell us all about the pain and suffering of hell week and how you wanted to pull your hair out and kick anybody who said hello and smiled at you......

I'M KIDDING!

Nice work - you keep it up now ya hear?????

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/6/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 101
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,030
Amount Saved: $696.90
Life Gained:
Days: 16 Hrs: 19 Mins: 30 Seconds: 44

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 289

Hi Olive and welcome to the group, here you will find the best bunch of ex-smokers that you could ever meet. They will always lend a shoulder or reach out a hand to you, but most of all they will CHEER you on through every milestone of this journey.

Lisa

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/30/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 199
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 7,960
Amount Saved: $875.60
Life Gained:
Days: 21 Hrs: 18 Mins: 23 Seconds: 36

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 901

sylvie , today is day 10 , right ?

congratulations , you've hit double digits !

drink ice water constantly , it will help a lot. also practice really deep breathing when the cravings sneak up.

you'll do here , we're glad to have .

mike / astrofan

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/12/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 217
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,510
Amount Saved: $1,953.00
Life Gained:
Days: 35 Hrs: 10 Mins: 26 Seconds: 33

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1080

Hi Olive and welcome to SSC! its good to have you here, and congratulations on eight days smoke free- thats fantastic- well done!

As for thinking about smoking, heck we all do when we first quit, as long as its just thinking that wont hurt!! it'll wear off soon honestly you start to think about smoking less and less as the quit goes on.

So, keep up your brilliant work, and drop by and let us know how you are doing or if you need any more advice with the Champix. Good Luck Olive!

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 158
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,950
Amount Saved: $2,370.00
Life Gained:
Days: 18 Hrs: 13 Mins: 58 Seconds: 51

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1288

Hi Olive,

Congratulations on making the decision to quit. You've come to a great place! Get familiar with the program and come post often! Members offer great support that will be very helpful along your journey.

Sylvie, Bilingual Health Educator

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 967

Welcome Olive. I used Chantix and it worked really well for me. I know some here had bad side effects, but used it anyway. I didn't have any side effects. You are doing wonderful As far as thinking about smoking all the time, well of course you do. I don't know how long you smoked, but it takes awhile to untrain the brain so to speak. Everyday that goes by is another step towards not thining about it all the time. I still do sometimes, but they are just thoughts, and thats it. Hang in there and keep us posted.

Kelly

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 12/6/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 314
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 9,420
Amount Saved: $1,177.50
Life Gained:
Days: 25 Hrs: 13 Mins: 54 Seconds: 15

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1

8 Days is a great accomplishment. I remember the first week being the toughest. I thought i was going to die some days but as soon as the second week is over it almost feels easy to not smoke. Staying active is the way to go but if you don't want to do that then just keep your brain occupied. I used video games when i didn't feel like going to the gym :) I know a few people who used champix to quit and they are still quit so i guess it works. I used thrive. lol i don't know what was in those losenges but i couldn't finish one, maybe thats why they work. Either way, good luck and stick to the plan, not smoking is easy. It's the mental fight with your brain that's the tough part.

Cheers

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/30/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 259
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,295
Amount Saved: $647.50
Life Gained:
Days: 27 Hrs: 4 Mins: 9 Seconds: 5

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 303

Hi Olive,

I used Champix for a couple weeks. I smoked the first week and quit the next. It helps with the withdrawl part of it but not so much with the thinking about it all the time. I would recommend a book called "Allen Carr's - The easyway to quit smoking." It really helps with the desire to smoke portion of the quit. I stopped taking the Champix after reading the book and haven't looked back. I wouldn't recommend going off the Champix but if you read the book and stay on the Champix for awhile you should be fine. Take care.

Mr Q

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/4/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 72
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,728
Amount Saved: $540.00
Life Gained:
Days: 7 Hrs: 17 Mins: 43 Seconds: 58

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Hi Olive and welcome to this site. This site works with the cravings because it keeps your hands busy typeing and your mind busy to. But you have to come back keep comming back. We are all here for you any time day or night. Just if you whant to say hello or something happen today that you like to share.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/3/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 12
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 480
Amount Saved: $150.00
Life Gained:
Days: 1 Hrs: 23 Mins: 22 Seconds: 39

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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 70

Hi Olive! 8 days is great! I didnt use Chantix but had two friends who did and it worked well for them. As I remember they took it for a week or two befor they quit smoking and continued to take it for some time afterward. They are both still quit and they quit befor I did. I wish you the best in your quit!

Terri B

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 250
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 7,500
Amount Saved: $2,321.25
Life Gained:
Days: 28 Hrs: 11 Mins: 58 Seconds: 14

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