Okay so... I've been smoke free for almost 3 days and so far it's not been bad (Chantix has really helped!) but now it's getting REAL!!!! Are there any former smokers out there that have any suggestions for getting past the urge to light up!!!

All encouragement is welcome but please, NO "you need to quit smoking" comments. Thanks!!

sn: I've made up my mind that i'm quitting smoking, I just need suggestions for getting past the urges!!

Thank you! I quit a month ago

MyLastCigarette app is the best. I smoked for 15 years and I gave been a non-smoker for 1 year, 69 days, 16 hours, and 10 minutes. I used the nicotine patch and the My Last Cigarette app. The app helped the most. Here's what it tells you

I have spent over $30,000 on cigs in my 30ish years on earth.

Since I quit, I saved over $2,600. Plus a bunch of health related stuff. For example, I have added 35 days to my life. Over 4 million people have died of smoking related causes since I quit. Plus there's a nasty pic (usually cancer related) and a daily message. It tells you how many cigs you haven't smoked, 8,693 in my case.

I still miss smoking but I can look at the app and see how far I've come. When I first quit I would look at the app every day, multiple times. Now I just look at it every now and then.

For me the e-cigs were too close to real cigs. I kept cheating. Once I started the patch and the app, that was it. I haven't cheated once! It was/is an addiction for me. But I knew if I smoked on the patch I could/would have a heart attack or a stroke.

If you get the app, be sure and write down your quit date, costs, and habits so if you get a new smart phone you can input the same data. I learned that the hard way. GOOD LUCK to you and everyone quitting out there.

I'm with ya'll! I quit May 31st after smoking for 20 or so years....I can't do chantex or Wellbutrin (after bad reactions) Was going to use patches but they didn't work either-so I went cold turkey after throwing out ashtrays, lighters & rest of carton--that actually worked!! I did briefly "Relapse" 3 times (Bought a pack, smoked 2 or 3) then was so disgusted I immediately discarded the rest! Instead of being hard on myself for that I feel stronger than ever!! Got right back up on that horse-everyone has to quit their own way! Continued luck to all!

@@Babbs - I don't know how you do it. My girlfriend has to go through this whole decontamination process because the smell and taste of cigs is really dang repulsive to me now. I don't know how the non-smoking women I dated in my mis-spent youth put up with it. Well it was the 80's and there was a lack of quality control....

Me back in the 1980's doing my student government thing, Marlboro's every handy, in a public meeting in a closed room, with horrible ventilation....what were we thinking? Oh yeah, getting away from the power perfumes of the day .

I have been cutting back and know that on the 25th will be my "quit" day as that is the day that I will be meeting with the surgeon, NUT, pysch, etc. I will be starting my required 6 month medically supervised weight loss before I can get the surgery.

This is such an interesting thread for me to read. It's clear that everyone has a way that works... From Allen Carr, to patched, gum, lozenges, Chantix, an app, and vaping (the way that finally worked for me) to just powering through. It's clear that there are as many ways as there are people, really. Whatever works! Let's get this done!

The hardest part for me quitting is actually dieting and quitting at the same time

net0girl, truer words have never been spoken. It's a wonder we aren't insane!

gruss, we all have to find our way in this journey.

net0girl, truer words have never been spoken. It's a wonder we aren't insane!

Haha... Haven't claimed sanity in years!

gruss, we all have to find our way in this journey.

That was exactly my point! I love seeing how everyone's journey unfolds!

LOL, me neither!