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I have just begun my journey to weight loss surgery. I have been informed that I have to quit smoking otherwise they will not do the surgery. How did the smokers out there quit. I am 48 years old and have been smoking since my early 20's.

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jennybean    175

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I smoked for a very long time and was fairly heavy smoker. I went on Champix (Chantex in the USA?). It was a miracle for me. I have been smoke free for about 4 years.

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awold0    246

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I have just begun my journey to weight loss surgery. I have been informed that I have to quit smoking otherwise they will not do the surgery. How did the smokers out there quit. I am 48 years old and have been smoking since my early 20's.

Thank you.

I always considered myself a social smoker but was a social smoker for 25 years. I am 46. I would smoke about 2 sigs in the afternoon with wine. If I went out on weekend and drank too much it could be half a pack in one night.

When I decided to have surgery ( took 3 years off and on to decide) I knew I had to stop the drinks since they were the slippery slope for smoking. So 8 months prior I did it cold turkey. Did I slip once and awhile? Yes.

I know they (insurance) wants you to have quit for a year. My nut asked the questions when filling out the info for the insurance company. She told me most insurance co want a year. I told her 8 to 9 months and she put a year considering it was about 2 months till I had surgery anyway.

To answer your question it was 3 things that helped me quit. My 9 year old son. My being totally scared to have surgery complications (smokeing increases this) and knowing if I was going to loose weight I know drinking would hinder that. Thus stopping the drinking it would stop the smoking because for me I never craved a sig unless I was drinking.

I am 8 months out. I am down 108 pounds. 20 from goal. I have had a cocktail a few times but have stoped the smokeing. I know this will always be a struggle so I have to watch this always. Good luck to you and wish you a happy journey!

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jennybean    175

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Also, there is a great website called whyquit.com. I read every single thing on this website, including all of the true life stories of lung cancer, early deaths, etc. You have to get in the mindset that you really want to quit and this website helps. I also joined a forum with others trying to quit.

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SkinnyMinnyIwillBe    16

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I also quit smoking 2 weeks ago, cold turkey. My surgeon will not preform the surgery otherwise.

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BrandNewBrandy    79

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Google the book Stop smoking the easy way by Allen Carr. My husband and I quit last January with it when I had previously failed at ecigs Patches and chantix. You may find a free eBook copy as I did. Easiest quit ever.. will never go back

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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