smoker says:
Wed, 29th Oct 20087:56 am 

I hope you can do this. I have a similar smoking history and If you can do it, then that means I can do it. I'm rooting for you!

michael says:
Wed, 29th Oct 20088:47 am 

keep with it! You got this!

Olivia says:
Wed, 29th Oct 20088:49 am 

Good luck!

Kirsten says:
Wed, 29th Oct 20089:00 am 

Ive heard the first two weeks are the hardest. So try to quit cold turkey and last that long and you'll be off to a great start!

Coco - University of says:
Wed, 29th Oct 20089:14 am 

good luck! i smoked for a while and quit over the summer, but recently picked it back up again. i've been really good recently and haven't smoked in like a week and a half keep it up girl!

cosette says:
Wed, 29th Oct 20089:22 am 

Put the money you save by not buying cigarettes into a jar, and use that to buy yourself something you really want when you reach your goal!

Christine says:
Wed, 29th Oct 200812:29 pm 

I wish you luck in this. It’ll make you stronger if you can resist more and more over the weekends when you’re in tough situations. Just keep at it and soon you’ll be happier without the cigs I’m sure.

Nikki says:
Wed, 29th Oct 20081:05 pm 

Girl, I feel ya. I was a smoker for nearly 6 years and decided to join a quit-smoking group my university was offering this past spring. It was amazing because we received the patch for free and had the support of other girls to quit so it was super helpful. The patch is incredible because we started off with a certain about of mg of nicotine and every few weeks would go down to less and less so we wouldn't be addicted to the nicotine anymore and we just had to focus on the mental difficulties with quitting instead of just the physical. I was a pack a day smoker so it really was super helpful However, once the group ended, my smoking started up again. So, I smoked all summer, allbeit less than I had before the group began, but then one day, I decided I didn't want to do it anymore. And, I know it sounds so cliche and whatever, but take it from someone who was a heavy smoker–the easiest way to quit is when you decide you REALLY WANT TO. As lame as that might sound, if you really want to quit, you will. I haven't smoked a single cigarette since September 14th and I really feel so much better. You can do it! I know you can! Stay quit love!

Cat says:
Wed, 29th Oct 20081:22 pm 

Awww good for you! I wish you all the strength and determination in the world!

C says:
Wed, 29th Oct 20084:07 pm 

I smoked for five years and i went cold turkey when i stop. i never had one final one. i kinda just stop and have only had a few drags since. i now cant stand the smell and even holding one makes me feel sick and cant even see myself smoking again

Good Luck

Dina says:
Wed, 29th Oct 20085:46 pm 

Well, living in the second most tobacco friendly city in America, I've seen this a lot. Here is an unconventional approach, tell yourself that you don't have to quit smoking. You just have to give it up until you are 75. By telling yourself that it is not forever, it makes all the difference in the world. Trust me, it is extra hard living in north caroline when you can smell the tobacco blossoming.

rachel says:
Wed, 29th Oct 20085:50 pm 

I just quit smoking two days ago, and after smoking for 5 years I know EXACTLY what you are going through.. It's so hard.. But keep up the good work and I'll be reading all of your updates – It's nice to go through it with someone!!

Fran says:
Wed, 29th Oct 20087:03 pm 

GOOD LUCK! I'm also trying to quit… actually, on saturday I had my first cigarrete in WEEKS. I really wanted one, and since I hadn't smoked in so long I allowed myself to have one… sadly I had to buy a pack, so I've had a couple of cigs today, too. I can't help it, if I have some, I'll smoke them. I guess I'll just have to finish the pack, hopefully it'll last a few days… and then not buy one for another couple of weeks.

Alice says:
Thu, 30th Oct 20085:43 am 

If you want to quit, just move to England. With the smoking ban, if you want a fag on a night out you have to shiver outside the doorway, in hailing rain which systematically puts said fag out. Oh and most people will also give you dirty "you've-got-herpes"-type looks if you light up around them.

Lisa Marie says:
Thu, 30th Oct 20084:14 pm 

When I quit smoking, I wanted to smoke the most when I was drinking. I bought a huge bag of Dum-Dums and toted some around with me at parties. When I wanted to smoke I popped one of those suckers in my mouth and it took care of my oral fixation.

Heather says:
Thu, 30th Oct 20086:52 pm 

yeah i quit for 6 months once, and the whole time i felt like i wanted a cigarette. Most of the advice people give towards quitting smoking deals with the physical, and my problem was that I wanted a cigarette as a knee-jerk response to stress. I would be okay having said quit, until i got in a fight with someone close to me, for example. In that six months I was never able to find something that could give me quick stress relief, as this was my main trigger. So its brought me back to where I started. I relapsed, and relapsed, and relapsed again, and before I knew it, I was once again a smoker.

Dan says:
Tue, 4th Nov 20086:28 am 

quitting is easier when there is something to replace it with. i found it nearly impossible to quit when drinking with people that i normally smoke with. on the other hand i can drink and not smoke if i'm with my brother or someone who normally doesn't trigger smoking for me. as for replacing it, exercise works for me, oh and chew which i know is cheating, but i view it as beter in the short term.

i tried every mentioned step above. i'm to the point where i will smoke roughly a pack's worth on the weekend while bumming cigs out. not perfect but better than 4 packs a week, and cheaper. as for chew it is also about a tin a week and really attracts the ladies

Kelly M. says:
Tue, 4th Nov 200812:00 pm 

FYI dan, chewing is way worse than smoking cigarettes.