Ok ya'll I bought an electric cigg and put down the butts today, I think i just broke up with my fiance... Im totally loosing my ****!! I didnt think it would be this bad. This makes dieting seem like a dream come true.. atleast you can still eat something!! This e-cigg is helping with the mental and hand to mouth thing ok, but im still feeling like scratching someones eyes out. Prey for Carl ya'll...

i smoked more than 2 packs a day for 25 years--i started taking chantix and had stopped within a week (I didn't even notice for a day that i hadn't smoked) lol that was almost 2 years ago--i want them sometimes but it passes really fast. i didn't go crazy or nothing. it was so easy on everyone that my daughter and husband quit a few weeks later. I can't stress enough how easy it was to quit on it!!! good luck!!!

good for you! i wish i could get my husband to quit! he loves it too much. i bought him the e cigs and that lasted all of about 2 days before he ditched that 50 dollar cigy.

you are pre op or post op? if you are pre op then a good trick is to keep your mouth busy, chew on carrots, that really helped me. also you can get those cinnimon flavored tooth pics and just have those on the side of your mouth to keep it busy.

most people who are quiting have the hardest time quiting the actual hand to mouth movement a cigy gives you, try doing that with the carrots for a while. i quit in 04 and havent been back to them since!

Being pre op I don't think I can afford the chantix. I have budgeted myself so tight just to afford the surgery. My bestie just quit w chantix too. She is doing great! Since last post I have felt a bit better. I'm hoping that the morning will get even easier!!!

Sassy, the carrots are a great idea. I just bought a bunch today for juicing but that sounds like a neat trick!!

Thanks for the support!!!!!!! Ps. Carl has forgiven me for biting his head off. And is being so supportive he is going to give quitting a try himself!!

That is one of the best things you can do for your self. I quit 4 years ago and never looked back. Just think of all the money you will save from not buying smokes. You can use that money to take a cruise and show off your new body.

i completely understand about the cost of chantix--i will tell you a secret--i only took it for 2 weeks--you don't have to keep getting it refilled--everyone i know that quit on it took it less than a month--good luck

Hmm that's interesting. I thought you has to take it for a full month before the quit date. I'm gonna google this!! And Lori I forgot to tell you. My surgery is on the 20 th as well. We are the same day!!! My mom is looking forward to meeting you too! I'm so excited to know someone else going the same time!!!!

quit date is a week after starting--i didn't do it that way, i just took the pills and that was it--i didn't set a quit date or anything--it just happened --my month supply was finished off when hubby took it to quit--daughter got her own and shared it with her sister in law who also quit i know youare not supposed to share meds--but that is what we did and it worked

Wow that is great! How did you get your date changed? I can't wait to meet you and your mom. I got my flight but not to happy with the times. I arrive in San Diego at 9ish.pm. Did yoou decide on a hotel yet? 28 days and counting!

I was wrong about it. Thank god I checked before I booked my flight! Im not sure where I'll be staying yet. Have you found any reasonable prices? It seems so pricy to just stay overnight lol but I guess it is what it is.

quit date is a week after starting--i didn't do it that way, i just took the pills and that was it--i didn't set a quit date or anything--it just happened --my month supply was finished off when hubby took it to quit--daughter got her own and shared it with her sister in law who also quit i know youare not supposed to share meds--but that is what we did and it worked

That's so freaking kool. Well if I'm still freaking out after a couple days I might just call the dr. A storm just knocked the power out in my house. So I'm kinda stressed at the moment. But good news Is there is no way I'd go out in this mess to get ciggs! Ha!

That is fantastic that you quit before. The sleeve seems to be a good motivator for quiting our vices!

YOU CAN DO IT !!! I quit smoking 23 days ago using the e-cigarette also. I used it to get me through the first 2 weeks, because those are the hardest. After that, it's easy peesy lemon squeezy !!! I only think about them when I am around someone who smokes, so I get the hell away from them asap. I go days without even thinking about it now. Just make it through one day at a time and the next day is easier.

Wow. Nice to hear someone else did the e ciggy! This is the end of day 2 and I'm doing ok. Carl on the other hand is on his day one and having it a bit rough. I hope tomorrow will be easier for him too!!! I have been having the munchies. But I have plenty fresh fruits and vegies to snack on!!

Congrats to all kicking the habit! I've been smoke-free going on 12 years now & I wouldn't go back to being a smoker for anything!