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Mailed my packet & quit smoking yesterday.

This may prove to have been a "tactical error"...

Congrats on both. Now's the perfect time to quit. You really can't use stressful situations as an excuse b/c it will never be "over". I mean if not this it's not like you can go 2-3 months in your life w/o *something* being potentially stressful -- especially if you're trying to rationalize things in such a way to justify smoking :)

Trust me, I had quit for 2 months and was doing great but then something "stressful" came along and I started again. Hopefully I'll get my head back in the game soon for a second, successful attempt.

BTW the patch was working great for me, if you're sincerely motivated to quit it will help a bunch.

Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions about quitting initially or how to avoid a relapse like mine :)

The first two weeks can be difficult but you'll live longer, food will taste better and you will smell better. Unfortunately, people around you will smell noticeably worse.

Altoids and Nic patches helped my wife and I quit in 2002 and it's the smartest thing we ever did.

As for the CHL packet, congrats! The plastic will be in your hands before you know it.

Thanks, guys. 3 days in and I'm doing fine.

Yeah, I tried those patches. They'd roll up OK, but they wouldn't stay lit...

Pretzel rods. Works for me.

After 3 days it's pretty much easy street as long as you want to stay committed. Try to test yourself by drinking some coffee, beer or what ever else you did that usually dictated a smoke afterwards. That was my hardest thing to get past.

cnorman18 wrote:Mailed my packet & quit smoking yesterday.

This may prove to have been a "tactical error"...

No tactical error there.
If you cant handle the stress of quitting smoking then you will probably have a terrible time w/ stress in a confrontation.

Seriously, I congratulate you on both.
I quit smoking 35yrs ago & mailed my last renewal a yr ago august.

Congrats on both. My family here quit New years and have done well. As a side note though, start exercising so as not to gain weight.

Chantix worked for me for 2 months. Then I ran out and started again in a moment of weakness.

Starting Chantix again on December 15th :-)

Why wait?

Just to be difficult... I have not gotten to harass you in weeks. Hope ya missed me :-)

5 days, still OK--55 to go...

Or more...

HighVelocity wrote:The first two weeks can be difficult but you'll live longer, food will taste better and you will smell better. Unfortunately, people around you will smell noticeably worse.

You know, sometimes, you just can't win for losing.

I will keep you in my prayers for the smoking issue. Good for you on kicking a habit that will cheat you out of life....I know that it is not an easy thing to overcome.

Refer to my signature line if you have any doubt!

Jason

1 week today...

Seems like 3.

But then I'd have my PIN...

Time drags on.

Did you know it's actually impossible to light a pretzel rod?

Further bulletins as events warrant.

Thanks, guys.

Hehe you are over the hump. The first 10 days or so are the hardest. Just focus on how much better you are feeling already plus all the money and time saved. You dont have to drop what you are doing constantly to run outside in the blistering heat or the icy cold just to feed your habit. Quiting is the best gift you could ever give yourself. So much harder than most people realize but very doable.