Just smoked my last cigarette......I don't even want to quit but I need to.....

I'm gonna have the second of the day cause i'm so stressed out after just 20 minutes in these forums
aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh

Hardest times for me are first cup of coffee, after dinner and after uhh somethin else.....chewing gum like mad flippin crazy....eating pens(don't ask)...smoke free 4 and ahalf days now...still bi*tchy at times

Well I am here for all you fellow quiters!!! and everyone interested!

Way to go jenni! BIG HUGS!!!

TLW...did you quit?

Fresh....this is the start of a better future.

Proud of everyone!

Ive been drinking a lot of unsweetened green tea..I truely believe it helped get the nasty toxins out faster~!

Health Effects of Smoking

About half of all Americans who continue to smoke will die because of the habit. Each year about 440,000 people in the United States die from illnesses related to cigarette smoking. Cigarettes kill more Americans than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide, and illegal drugs combined.

Cancer

Cigarette smoking accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths. It is a major cause of cancers of the lung, larynx (voice box), oral cavity, pharynx (throat), esophagus (swallowing tube connected to the stomach), and bladder, and it contributes to the development of cancers of the pancreas, cervix, kidney, stomach, and also some leukemias.

Smoking is responsible for about 87% of lung cancer deaths. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women, and is one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Lung cancer is a disease that can in many cases be prevented. Groups that promote non-smoking as part of their religion, such as Mormons and Seventh-day Adventists, have much lower rates of lung cancer and other smoking-related cancers.

Other Health Problems

Only about half of the deaths related to smoking are from cancer. Smoking is also a major cause of heart disease, aneurysms, bronchitis, emphysema, and stroke, and it makes pneumonia and asthma worse.

Using tobacco can also damage a woman's reproductive health. Tobacco use is linked with reduced fertility and a higher risk of miscarriage, early delivery (premature birth), stillbirth, infant death, and is a cause of low birth-weight in infants. It has also been linked to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Smoking has also been linked to other health problems, including gum disease, cataracts, bone thinning, hip fractures, and peptic ulcers. It is also linked to macular degeneration, an eye disease that can cause blindness.

Furthermore, the smoke from cigarettes (called secondhand smoke or environmental tobacco smoke) has a harmful health effect on those exposed to it. (See the American Cancer Society documents, Secondhand Smoke and Women and Smoking.)

Effects on Quantity and Quality of Life

Based on data collected from 1995 to 1999, the CDC estimated that adult male smokers lost an average of 13.2 years of life and female smokers lost 14.5 years of life because of smoking.

But not all of the health problems related to smoking result in deaths. Smoking generally affects a smoker's health, harming nearly every organ of the body, and causing many diseases. According to the CDC in 2000, about 8.6 million people had at least one chronic disease because they smoked or had smoked. Many of these people were suffering from more than one smoking-related condition. The diseases that occurred most often were chronic bronchitis, emphysema, heart attacks, strokes, and cancer. These diseases can steal away a person's quality of life long before death. Smoking-related illness can limit a person's activities by making it harder to breathe, get around, work, or play.

unsweetened green tea?? gonna try it!!! hell anything has to be better than them nasty azzed toxins!!!

Katie WE CAN DO THIS!!! remember we did make a promise to each other..I'm here for ya gurl!!

Me too Me too!!!

I'm gonna quit... I NEED to quit.

A year ago, I watched my grandpa die from emphazema... you would think after watching him suffer for years before dying horribly, I wouldn't have even started.

I'm all about no regrets, and everything is for a reason, but I'm starting to think that I have my first regret.

green & white tea are great for your immune system too. Loads of antioxidants!

Black tea (Chi tea) is good for your heart & circulation

Red tea is good for cramps & libido lol

and camomile is good for tension

Andrea we are here to help.


I am on day 5, and I can already tell a difference. Im not having mood swings anymore from when I first quit...LOL

I dont cough up flemmy crap anymore, and my throat isnt dry in the morning

As soon as I finish what I have... or give away what I have, I'm gonna quit!

Thanks!

good girl!

I finished all mine before midnight then woke up a new day as a non smoker (and huge crabby butt)


You can do it!

insurance crapped out on my chantix and I was doing ok without it, but I fell off the wagon after nearly 1 1/2 months

tried sooooooo many times but dont seem to have the will power keep falling of the wagon



longest time 5 weeks them smoked then

ONE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!


WOOOOOO HOOO!!!!!!

hi folks,
thanks for all the advise on quitting.I have been trying to quit
for about 2yrs now and so far no success longer than a couple of weeks.Stress gets me every time.Chantrix will have to try that.

When Im super stressed...I run! Then when Im all sweaty and cooling off I appreciate my oxygen again!

WTG TwilightsTwin!!!

timp_2 - when you try to quit again make sure your mates smokes outside the house. Keep your house and car smoke free

9 Hours and counting... yay!