Go Destindreamin!!

I am proud of you DD for trying.
Keep up the good work. I know how hard it is and I know it's it's no excuse, but if I wasn't going through this family emergency with my mother, I would be right there with ya.

go DD dear! It's NOT an easy thing! Kinda goes together with the sowell theme! OOOPs.....just read the sowal thread....
Before I quit I smoked every butt I could find...now that was desperate...but once they were gone (and I might add it was gross) I had nothing else to smoke...and I knew I had sunk to the lowest level....

Good for you DD! I'm so proud of you. :clap_1:

They say it's one of the hardest things to do, so be good to yourself and hang in there. And if need help hiding the bodies of anyone who may have annoyed you during this time, call me.

:clap_1: Go DD, Go DD, Go DD!:clap_1: This will be the best gift you could ever give us! We need you around for a long, long time. You know the wenches need that constant snap of the whip to keep us in line.

Day 2 ...It is 1/4 over:clap_1: :clap_1: Keep fighing the battle.:boxing:

Day #2 of your nonsmoking life! Go for it!

We are very proud of you. :clap_1:

(I thought your challenge needed it's own thread)

Hey, dd, now that I know how to make pinatas, I could make one for you for those moments when you feel like hitting something. ;-)
You go, gull!

Y'all are wonderful!! It's a mofo of a day here at work, but so far, I'm hangin' in there. And Cheering, there will be several, ahem, "causalties" you can assist me with.....they are getting on my last nerve already!! Thank all of you!!!!

How's it going, DD?

Y'all are wonderful!! It's a mofo of a day here at work, but so far, I'm hangin' in there. And Cheering, there will be several, ahem, "causalties" you can assist me with.....they are getting on my last nerve already!! Thank all of you!!!!

Congrats DD. Hang in there.

Keep it up DD!!!! I quit about 9 years ago but would not recommend my method to you - I got pregnant and quit cold turkey!

How's it going, DD?

All I can say is that I'd rather diet any day!! It's a mofo...and I did have just a puff today of a friend's cig. Mr. dd came home from his trip with the ebola so at least he won't be puffin' around me. Tonight, I'm officially storing the ash trays, etc. I think he may have forgotten our little pact.

Congrats DD. Hang in there.

Thanks!

Keep it up DD!!!! I quit about 9 years ago but would not recommend my method to you - I got pregnant and quit cold turkey!

Thanks! I can assure you, I will not be gettin' pregnant in order to quit!! :shock: We smoked back when I was havin' babies. Funny, my son weighed 9 lbs.---low birth weight, yeah. :roll:

Keep at it DD, but if you are wearing the patch don't dare smoke.

Keep at it DD, but if you are wearing the patch don't dare smoke.

Nope, no patch. Just the wellbutrin which I am now OUT of and have a new script for, but the pharmacy was a freakin' zoo tonight on the way home....where's audie when I need her? And, I'm chewin' the gum. May go to the lozenges and switch off, the gum gets old quick.

Nope, no patch. Just the wellbutrin which I am now OUT of and have a new script for, but the pharmacy was a freakin' zoo tonight on the way home....where's audie when I need her? And, I'm chewin' the gum. May go to the lozenges and switch off, the gum gets old quick.

Love me some Wellbutrin!

Love me some Wellbutrin!

It's a good thing.

Nope, no patch. Just the wellbutrin which I am now OUT of and have a new script for, but the pharmacy was a freakin' zoo tonight on the way home....where's audie when I need her? And, I'm chewin' the gum. May go to the lozenges and switch off, the gum gets old quick.

No patch :shock:

No patch :shock:

Nope. May have to get that too!! I need all the assistance I can get.

Nope. May have to get that too!! I need all the assistance I can get.

Do the patch- it is a consistant supply of nicotine, so you don't have the highs and lows of nicotine addiction. The gum mimics your smoking pattern- you smoked when your body needed nicotine. Now you chew gum when you need nicotine, so you are in the same nicotine -providing pattern. So you need to change up the way your body is receiving it's fix, and to do so slowly and consistently through the patch is much easier to tolerate. Am I making any sense?

Some people may be able to quit using the Wellbutrin or Chantrix alone, but they are in the minority. When making such a huge change, why not give yourself every break you can? It is documented fact that nicotine replacement dramatically increases your chances of success. I sat through 3 months of a support group - we started out with 12 people. The first 2 to fall off the wagon did not do any nic replacement, and lasted 3 days. The next 3 "messed around" with their patches- cut them in half, skipped days to save money, etc. Poof! They were gone. The last gal sadly made it for awhile, but decided to skip the last box of patches (lowest dose)- even coming off a low dose of nicotine cold turkey was impossible.

Also- don't forget that we are not smoking the same tobacco that our parents and grandparents did. Remember all the people who could quit cold turkey? That was before additives. I remember how yummy tobacco smelled in a tobacco barn. Cigarettes don't smell like that anymore. The additives make it almost impossible to quit without some help.

Do the patch- it is a consistant supply of nicotine, so you don't have the highs and lows of nicotine addiction. The gum mimics your smoking pattern- you smoked when your body needed nicotine. Now you chew gum when you need nicotine, so you are in the same nicotine -providing pattern. So you need to change up the way your body is receiving it's fix, and to do so slowly and consistently through the patch is much easier to tolerate. Am I making any sense?

Some people may be able to quit using the Wellbutrin or Chantrix alone, but they are in the minority. When making such a huge change, why not give yourself every break you can? It is documented fact that nicotine replacement dramatically increases your chances of success. I sat through 3 months of a support group - we started out with 12 people. The first 2 to fall off the wagon did not do any nic replacement, and lasted 3 days. The next 3 "messed around" with their patches- cut them in half, skipped days to save money, etc. Poof! They were gone. The last gal sadly made it for awhile, but decided to skip the last box of patches (lowest dose)- even coming off a low dose of nicotine cold turkey was impossible.

Also- don't forget that we are not smoking the same tobacco that our parents and grandparents did. Remember all the people who could quit cold turkey? That was before additives. I remember how yummy tobacco smelled in a tobacco barn. Cigarettes don't smell like that anymore. The additives make it almost impossible to quit without some help.

ok, I'm gonna get the patches too!! Thanks, jd!!
Hadn't thought about the additives --dammit!!!!

Way to go DD!! :clap_1: Use anything that's healthy and helps-nothing wrong with that!!:clap_1: :clap_1:

Way to go DD!! :clap_1: Use anything that's healthy and helps-nothing wrong with that!!:clap_1: :clap_1:

Thanks....I'm thinkin' right now, maybe I should just be put in an induced coma for about a month...think that would work?

Nahhhhh, you've got grayt advice and lots of friends right there with you- a coma would be much too boring !!

Nahhhhh, you've got grayt advice and lots of friends right there with you- a coma would be much too boring !!

True.

Do the patch- it is a consistant supply of nicotine, so you don't have the highs and lows of nicotine addiction. The gum mimics your smoking pattern- you smoked when your body needed nicotine. Now you chew gum when you need nicotine, so you are in the same nicotine -providing pattern. So you need to change up the way your body is receiving it's fix, and to do so slowly and consistently through the patch is much easier to tolerate. Am I making any sense?

Some people may be able to quit using the Wellbutrin or Chantrix alone, but they are in the minority. When making such a huge change, why not give yourself every break you can? It is documented fact that nicotine replacement dramatically increases your chances of success. I sat through 3 months of a support group - we started out with 12 people. The first 2 to fall off the wagon did not do any nic replacement, and lasted 3 days. The next 3 "messed around" with their patches- cut them in half, skipped days to save money, etc. Poof! They were gone. The last gal sadly made it for awhile, but decided to skip the last box of patches (lowest dose)- even coming off a low dose of nicotine cold turkey was impossible.

Also- don't forget that we are not smoking the same tobacco that our parents and grandparents did. Remember all the people who could quit cold turkey? That was before additives. I remember how yummy tobacco smelled in a tobacco barn. Cigarettes don't smell like that anymore. The additives make it almost impossible to quit without some help.

Wow, I didn't know all that but I do know I followed the directions to a T and didn't cut anything short or go longer than I was supposed to. Good job Jen-ay :clap_1:

Wow jdarg! You're good! Stay close 'cause you just may be dd's best support system.

dd, good luck and keep this thread alive for your support group.