Had enough, finally,, & about a month ago, I ran out of tobacco & didn't go get any more. I was afraid it was gonna be hard, but really, it was no big deal.. yea, I scrounged butts for a few days, then they got old & stale & nasty as heck,, so, I stopped that. REason? Wanna know Why I gave t all up?

My daughter has asthma, & even tho I only smoke outside, it bugs her to be around me, she can smell it.. & that wasnt even enough to make me quit,,

What pushed me over the edge was seeing that  my 16 month old grandson was showing WAY too much interest in what I was doing.. & I sure dont want to be teaching him that doing that is okay,,

I kinda miss it, at certain times, but then again,, I really cant say I ever actually liked the way it made me feel,, its hard to explain why I ever  smoked in th first place,, impossible;e, in fact,to make a real argument For Smoking, but, I also cant say I will Never Do that again,,  but I sure hope I dont.
FWIW, I didnt smoke REady Made cigarettes. Ive been rolling my own for years, buying imported tobacco, since only in America do they spray Thimerosol on the tobacco,, ( Mercury based, toxic as He!!) & theres so much crap in a regular ciggy I call them Chemistry Sets. As much "better" as a roll yer own is, theyre stil not worth it.. for many reasons, so, Ive stopped doing that. I hope I never do it again.

Good luck and stay strong...

good luck!!
i quit the first of this year after over 30 years..
6 weeks ago was diagnosed with copd.. the va is still dialing in the treatments..
O2 levels are good during the day last nite was 1st with Ox machine.

was really poed at myself but am gettn better at accepting my chosen fate..no one forced me to smoke and quittin was easy enuf..

for those who still smoke try this
clamp your nostrils shut and breath thru a cocktail straw while runnin up the stairs
repeat till you have to bend over and grab your knees to catch your breath

copd is worse and itll never go away...

Today will be a week without a cigarette for me, I myself am having a hard time but I have managed so far not to give in. I tried quitting last year and failed, but hopefully this time will work.

I pretty much have the same reasons as you Justin for quitting, my wife is borderline COPD and even though I smoked only outside, it still clung to me and bothered her and a couple of weeks ago my 4 year old granddaughter informed me that she wanted to smoke just like me. I don't think so.

Already I am having an easier time of catching my breath but I still have some huge cravings. I'm fighting it though so far.

Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 04/22/11 at 09:41:29:


i substited tootise roll pops and dumm dumms for the oral fixation cravings lessen day by day think 3 for me
plenty of fluids i did green tea to help flush
youll make it this time!!!

Good work JOG, now I really believe you have gone chemical and drug free.

On fathers day this year will make 10 years for me. I used the patch for a week and then gave the rest of the patches away. I know that I'll never smoke another ciggarette. I hate them now. Can't stand the smell. I give my daughter hell every time i see her. I hope it'll sink in. Good luck Justin. It gets easier as you go. And good luck to  Yonuh Adisi and kimchris1 and Mick as well as anyone thats trying to quit. I think Mick and Kim have it beat.
And to anyone else out there that still smokes, now would be a great time to quit. Good Luck.

AL

I did find that every time I had a beer, I wanted a smoke. So I stayed away from beer for a while after quitting