Um...OK...but what's the logic behind buying gum that I hate?

 

Nice going Brenda......

 

Kudos to George. This thread has been an inspiration and a lifeline for a number of quitters! Congrats all round, and thank you George! (I'm still thinking of the money I have saved!!!)

 

I still don't get it...

I'm chewing some gum that I like...but am still adjusting to two hour intervals.

 

No what I mean is with the peppermint gum, it kind of gives your taste buds a different, tingling sensation, where as a fruity bubble gum does not. I don't no what it is in the peppermint that does it but it worked for me.

You chew the gum for a few minutes, then "park it" between your teeth and gum. When the urge hits for a smoke, you then start chewing again for 5 to 10 minutes, then park it again. Soon you will stop rewarding yourself every two hours with a smoke, and can go for longer periods of time.

For some reason after chewing peppermint, the cig just didn't taste the same, so it made it easier to stop altogether.

Probably still won't make sense to you until you try it and see what I'm telling you.

 

Actually, that does make more sense to me then it did before. Thanks for the clarification...

 

Well, this Monday is off to an odd start...

I began the day planning to "step down" to a three hour interval on smoking...that'd leave me at six cigarettes today plus or minus...

At 9am, while outside having smoke #2, I got into a conversation with a friend at work that has a sister facing major surgery on Friday.

It's been quite an ordeal for her and the family, and I know what a struggle that kind of thing can be...the plus here is that the doctors have found something they can do...assuming her sister makes it til Friday.

Anyhow, long story short...(too late, I know) having finished my cigarette, I got the predictable head rush and couldn't believe how um... concerned? stupid? selfish I am struggling with quitting smoking while this woman is taking care of her sisters kids and fearing the worst...

***** it. I'm done.

I gave her the cash I had in my wallet (the teenager needs shoes) and the pack of cigarettes off of my desk as I do not want to join her sister.

So please, by all means, wish me luck and strength, I could use your support, but if you've got the time or the energy to do that, pray for Jackie Harris too!

No smoking for me.

 

Hey we are here for you! Call me, no bull, I will be glad to tell you how my nagging cough went miraculously away after getting off the smoking habit. Aha it wasn't an allergy or head cold, it was my lungs telling me to quit.

Terry get some nicotine gum, a little expensive, but it definitely will take care of the urge.

Don't be another statistic.

YOU CAN DO THIS!

 

Terry does your state offer quit smoking assistance?

I know DE has a program for its citizens to quit, and will help with nicotine gum, patches, etc.

 

I dunno. I'll go check it out.

My Dr. told me that I should call her when I quit...she's got some new miracle pill that's supposed to help...I'll go do that. Thanks for the reminder.

 

Hang in there Terry I am to the point I am going to try again here pretty quick

 

OK...I called the Dr.s office...waiting on a call back.

Are any of the nicotine gums less horrible than the others?

 

Nicorette MINT! Is what I used.

Sometimes the store brands aren't too bad either. I even tried some from ebay. lol Not bad.

Start with the 4mg, then go to the 2mg. Nicorette has a program booklet in their packaging, why it may seem corny, it really does help.

FYI some people can't use the patch. They have a pill out now that Barry used.

It's a good thing you are doing right here and now Terry. You will start to feel like a new man after being clear of smoke in a very short time.

Just wait til your taste buds come back to life!

 

Good for you Terry!!!

An addicted person is like a schizophrenic. You have the normal brain that knows all the reasons to quit, and then you have the addicted brain which has a single issue: getting smokes!!! The addicted brain is both clever an sneaky. It has all kinds of little ju-jitsu moves to trip up your normal brain and steal away control. So your job Mr. Phelps, if you choose to accept it, is to insure that your normal brain stays in control. But let me warn you, the addicted brain is very good at disguising itself to keep you from realizing that it is NOT you normal brain. So that's the key, recognize which brain is in control, and if you find yourself going to buy a pack of smokes "just in case" then that's the addicted brain and you have to kick it's ***! Get your normal brain back in control.

Smoking does kill. It just does it so slowly and insidiously that it's easy to deny the risk. But it's not a "risk" it is certain death. It does it's damage a little bit with every smoke. If you quit soon enough, your body will reverse that damage.

Good luck. And keep checking in here, we are all behind you!

 

One upside of quitting smoking is that I can officially blow off the diet for awhile.

I've got a Snickers bar in front of me that is the size of a horses leg.