Today is my second day off cigarettes...
By babykay
@babykay (2131)
Ireland
May 23, 2007 6:05pm CST
I really want to quit. Once I quit for a couple of years but a really stressful situation made me go back on cigarettes. When I do smoke it would only be one or two a day but I know this is bad for my health and more importantly for my son's health (although I have never smoked in front of him in a room).
If you have given up successfully, long term please share your secret with me. If you have any tips on maintaining good habits I would like to hear them.
Or just send me your good vibes to help me stay off nicotine!!
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19 responses
@CLUBSUGAS (257)
• United States
23 May 07
congrats - keep up the good work and think how much better you will feel too
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@inday312saylon (747)
• Philippines
24 May 07
Congratulations! Wanting to quit smoking is the first step towards a better lifestyle. I do hope you will not let down your guard and become tempted again to puff some smoke. Remember that quitting smoking means loving yourself, and not letting yourself become vulneralbe to a lot of diseases associated with it. I am not a smoker, and have never been. But of course I could also be harmed by the passive smoke. So I hope you will continue what you have started. Carry on!!
@mememama (3076)
• United States
26 May 07
I gave up when I found out I was pregnant, real easy when the smell just makes me barf lol. But after I gave birth, I swear the cravings came back when I was doing something that I used to smoke during, like talking on the phone or driving. So when I'd talk on the phone, I'd grab a piece of paper and draw random things while talking. While driving, I'd blast my music and sing (although I'm awful at it) to distract myself. Good luck!
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@babykay (2131)
• Ireland
19 Jun 07
well done my friend! Am sure you will manage to quit for good, when you are ready. Myself I am still off them 4 weeks later, so when you do decide to quit for good ask fellow myloteers for good wishes, vibes and comments, it has worked for me! That and some willpower with good luck.
@luisivich (19)
• Philippines
10 Jun 07
why quit, youll die anyhow. i would rather keep a extravagance that i enjoy.
@joemiggs82 (114)
• Philippines
12 Jun 07
It's never too late get your health back on track :)
A good friend of mine who has been smoking since he was 13 finally had the will to overcome the habit and stopped. He's 30 and has been living it clean ever since.
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
24 May 07
Sending good vibes your way - it's a commendable goal.
I think I read somewhere that it often takes more than one (up to seven on average, it said) try to quit smoking, so don't give up!
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
24 May 07
congratulations babykay! keep up the good work going. trust me you will going to benefit in the long run. here are a few facts ot motivation for you.
Effects of quitting
20 mins: Blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal
8 hours: Oxygen back to normal
24 hours: Carbon monoxide eliminated
48 hours: Nicotine eliminated
72 hours: Breathing easier
2-12 weeks: Circulation improves
3-9 months: Lung function increased by 10%
5 years: Risk of heart attack halved; risk of stroke equal to never smoker’s
10 years: Risk of lung cancer halved; risk of heart attack equal to never smoker's
Good luck!!
@denden (802)
• Philippines
24 May 07
Well,good for you.I am glad to know that you made your day off for smoking.because you know what smoking is very not good to your health so better stop it.My boyfriend is a smoker and i warned him to stop it so he stop smoking.i know its really hard but with the self discipline you can do it.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
24 May 07
yup. my boyfriend told me that it was really hard to quit smoking, too. but since he did it little by little, he finally did it and he was so proud of it and i was so proud of him, too. you are right denden, with discipline, nothing is impossible.
@wiresurge (111)
• Canada
30 May 07
I totally agree with you. After awhile you get sick of the smell and that, but it hits you hard a year later.
6 months - is hard
1 year - is very hard
Then you find yourself craving for that next smoke...
@joemiggs82 (114)
• Philippines
12 Jun 07
Just try not to think too much about it. Do something else to while away your time or when you're stressed. Chew on gum or some candy while you're at it. You can do it! It was hard for me at first (I was a chain smoker in college up to my first 2 years of being a professional) but it's not impossible ;)
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
24 May 07
i am a nonsmoker but i say, i am happy with your development. being smoke free for straight two days isn't a joke. so, i am proud of you babykay.
my boyfriend had been a smoker for 17 years. but by the time he met me, he decided to quit. i did not demand him to stop smoking. it was his free will to do so. he even surprised me one day that he finally did it. and i was really happy and proud of him.
i asked him how he did it and he said he just had loads of determination to quit and he had me as my inspiration. he took one stick per day in his list and he finally reach the "zero" stick day. and since then, he never smoked.
as for you, you are doing good already having your son as your inspiration to quit smoking. just keep up the will alive and one day, you'll be smoke crave free,too.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
24 May 07
i'm not a smoker so i can't really give you any useful tips... but i can only wish you luck as i know that it is very hard to quit smoking... it takes a strong will and determination to be able to make someone quit smoking... i hope that you will stick to your will and good luck...
@eachen2002 (889)
• United States
24 May 07
It isn't easy for anyone to quit especially when your stressed but keep up the good work.
