It took me awhile to fully quit.  Shit does indeed happen .

Oh, thank goodness you’re postponing until Monday.  (Sorry, Mom. )

You sweat like a pig? Wheee! *giggle*

PS - “Failure” is not the right term.  More like, “self preservation”.

I read an article about weight loss the other day that started off with, “If you forget to brush your teeth one evening, do you throw away the toothbrush and never brush your teeth again?” I liked the analogy.

I think people in general tend not to forgive themselves when they fall off the wagon. So, forgive yourself and try again.

Have you considered cutting your cigarette consumption by half instead of quitting cold turkey? If you smoke 8, you smoke 4 instead. When you adapt to that, you cut back to 2, until you want none. It’s a method I read about while doing lung cancer research for my sister’s lung cancer blog.

But....
I never smoked so I really don’t know what works. And I imagine that what works for you may not work for others and vice versa.

Anyway, sorry for the long comment.

Also, on a unrelated note, I always wonder what Poppy’s shirt says.

"Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.”

It’s a reference to The Office (US), the episode when Jim is pretending to be Dwight.

But, ... heh, it’s just Dawg’s favorite picture of my boobs. 

You’ll get it, dude. Of that I have no doubt.

When I quit I used the patches and actually smoked for the first two weeks on the patches.  Even though you’re not supposed to, that’s what worked for me.  I eventually tapered off to no cigarettes and then did the entire 10 (or is it 12) weeks of the patches.  Chantix worked for the bf, it also allowed him to taper off and just not smoke anymore when he was ready.  You’ll get there Dawg it just takes practice.  I’ll be smoke free three years in October and I’m glad I suffered through the first few weeks to get here!

I could quote Airplane but i won’t

Puff away--quit Monday.

HUGS

No, No, No.

You have to quit cold turkey. No nicotine gum, no nicotine patches, no nicotine period. You just have to quit (if you really want to, that is.)

Patches and gum don’t get rid of your nicotine habit, they just provide the nicotine in a different way. Your not killing your addiction with them.

If you seriously can’t quit cold turkey, I suggest going to your doctor and getting a prescription for Chantix. It doesn’t provide you with nicotine. It blocks the receptors in your brain from receiving the nicotine. So, even if you do fall off the wagon and have a smoke, your body doesn’t register the nicotine and you don’t have to start the whole process over again.

I know from experience, however, if you don’t really want to quit, there is not point in trying. But, if you are serious, cold turkey is the way to try it.

/smoked a pack a day of Marlboro (full flavor) for 11 years. Usually 2 packs per day on the weekend.

If there’s any time when you should be able to “make out” with yourself and forgive yourself for that, I think it’s this weekend.

Quitting something that you love and/or makes you happy should be difficult with all kinds of setbacks.

It should be epic.  Makes you appreciate it more.  Best of luck!

I don’t think it is a failure.  Just a mere set back, if you are serious about quitting IT WILL HAPPEN!

(I probably quit 10x before it stuck.  I have gone about 4 years with only a few lapses… And those involved alcohol and gambling, so basically I still smoke only when in Rome or some shit)

I chew the gum, still, so maybe that will work you sweaty beast.

I think you’re doing a really great job! Everyone falls off the wagon now and then.  It’s whether or not you jump back on that counts.  I’m planning on doing a face plant off the wagon on my Weight Watchers this weekend, but come Monday, all will be well with the world.

Hell, I fall off the diet wagon every single weekend. Hehe...i’m laughing because it’s true.

Seriously, I had to quit the smokes cold turkey...but sometimes that doesn’t work for people.  Hang in there, Dawg...you can do it.

I had the same problem with the patches. The lozenges worked very well for me—but I can’t get off of them (I use about two, 2 mg lozenges a day).

Fall down three times, get up four…

Here’s to Monday…

i am proud of you for wanting to quit in the first place.  don’t be too hard on yourself this weekend.

Jump right back on the patch! A ‘slip’ is ‘a cigarette’. Just don’t say “I have to finish the pack because I bought it!” You will set yourself back.

I quit during the summer and it is a cheap excuse* to say “the patch won’t stick”. Tip: Use rubbing alcohol or even hand sanitizer to wipe the target area. It will remove oils and the patch will stick better.Just let it dry before putting on the patch.

You can totally do this! I believe that you can.

*I’m just using tough love here. muah!

Don’t think of it as failure.  Think of it as a hurdle you crossed and look at the strength you had to get past it.  Learn from it.  You did because you said you like the fact that when you wake up, you can actually breathe.  That will make you stronger the next time.  I have faith in you.  Others do, too.  My AS was human28.  I think that’s appropriate somehow.

I smoked over 2 packs a day for 25 years and I’ve got emphysema to prove it. 

The gum worked for me. It has a kind of peppery taste but it absolutely killed the craving. I used about 5 pieces a day (half a piece at a time) for a couple of months. It worked because it gave me something to reach for when I wanted a cigarette. The other thing is that it allows you to control the amount of nicotine you’re getting. With the patch, you can change the level, but each time you put one on, you get that amount of nicotine per day. (if that made sense)

I also used straws ... for some reason, breathing thru the straw helped curb the oral fixation thing that I got with cigarettes.

You can do it. Don’t give up.

OMG! I am needing to quit myself (really, I am sooo not kidding, check this out- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP_SdYXQSlE
Want to start a support group??  I have to have surgery soon and want to have quit by then. Let me know if there any way we can help each other out… my email is

Be kind to yourself and start again Monday.  Best of to you.

The time will come when you’re just READY.

My thoughts & prayers are with you today Dawg...many many ((HUGS))

It’s been nearly 2 years since I quit.  Things that helped?  whyquit.org is chock full of great info to combat every excuse and every craving.  Read read read and try again Monday.  I’m here if you need to be talked down!

So this sweating-like-a-pig thing.. Is it cute like Babe? Or is it more like Ted Kennedy sweating?