I am seriously considering quitting smoking & would like to hear some of your stories about what worked, or didn't work for you.
I've been a regular smoker for about 24 years now, & am at that age where a person starts to think about their mortality in general. Lung & heart problems run in our family. My smoking has been on the increase, my lungs feel heavy & sometimes hurt, it's affected my voice enough where I don't sing anymore like I used to, & I am just sick of it-I don't want to end up like my mother. But I am seriously hooked.
Has anyone used the nicotine gum? I've quit before with the patch & it worked, but my main problem is wanting to smoke when I am bored. Or sitting still-like when I'm on this computer, I smoke like a freight train.
Plus, I don't want to use the patch right now, it's summer & we go to the beach alot, I don't want little red squares all over my body..
Forget about cold turkey, I would be a mess. No way.
I'm not worried at all about gaining weight, but don't care much for candy & sweets, so that is probably out.
I've mentioned it to Mike, & if he doesn't quit, too, he will take his smoking outside, so that's a plus.
I guess I just started this thread to hear what experiences you guys have had with smoking, trying to get myself in the right mindset for it.
I've been a regular smoker for about 24 years now, & am at that age where a person starts to think about their mortality in general. Lung & heart problems run in our family. My smoking has been on the increase, my lungs feel heavy & sometimes hurt, it's affected my voice enough where I don't sing anymore like I used to, & I am just sick of it-I don't want to end up like my mother. But I am seriously hooked.
Has anyone used the nicotine gum? I've quit before with the patch & it worked, but my main problem is wanting to smoke when I am bored. Or sitting still-like when I'm on this computer, I smoke like a freight train.
Plus, I don't want to use the patch right now, it's summer & we go to the beach alot, I don't want little red squares all over my body..
Forget about cold turkey, I would be a mess. No way.
I'm not worried at all about gaining weight, but don't care much for candy & sweets, so that is probably out.
I've mentioned it to Mike, & if he doesn't quit, too, he will take his smoking outside, so that's a plus.
I guess I just started this thread to hear what experiences you guys have had with smoking, trying to get myself in the right mindset for it.