Ex-Smokers

[sodaklostsoul]

Do you find things taste different?



It has been 3 weeks since I quit, although I did cheat a couple of times.
I'm using the patches but have to take them off at night or I have pretty weird dreams.

There are times when I really want one but the feeling dosen't last long. I think I've been crabby off and on more because of quitting too.


jay-t how is it going for you?

Anyone else?

[Irish]

I quit WELL OVER 35yrs ago.Two pks of Camels/day to 0!Cold Turkey.The only
thing that I've noticed is that cigarette smels are very offensive now.I've
even been at the beach & noticed that someone had a cigarette lit near me!
I used to think that smoking was "cool".Now I think that it's stupid!I started
smoking to be "one of the "cool" guys.
The 15th will be 13yrs9mo since I quit alcohol also.I don't lecture people as to
what they do.I quit things for me & mine,what others want to do is up to them! Irish :)

[Scarecrow]

Keep it up girl. Glad to hear that you have made it this far, the worst should be over. I'm behind you 100%. I quit on 02/02/02 after 34yrs, so I understand how hard it is. Does Booger have many black and blue marks. LOL

[Neige]

While I've never smoked, I know my mother has said more than once that when she had quit, everything tasted sooooooooo good and she ended up gaining weight.

[sodaklostsoul]

Very cool Irish!!!! Yes I've even noticed the smell outside as well. Can tell someone smoked where you walked by. I started smoking due to stress, that was about 15 yrs. ago. I quit drinking after I started dating Boog cause he doesn't drink. Don't miss it like I do smoking.

Thanks Scarecrow and no he don't have any black n blue marks. :)

Its not that things taste better, its just some things I always enjoy all of a sudden taste different. Like coffee, not sure if it was just my cup needed to be cleaned or if maybe the cheap coffee grounds were getting old. I don't find I'm eating more to make up for not smoking, I was snacking before I quit smoking. :D

[mayhem1978]

good for you soda.. Keep it up and dont give in to the voices.

[jseal]

sodaklostsoul,

Congratulations - and hang in there, it gets easier the longer it has been since your last puff. :thumb:

Yes, some things will taste different. I think it is because they smell different now that your nose and sinuses are free of smoke.

[dicksbro]

Soda, keep thinking of you. Quit Christmas Eve, 1997 and haven't touched one since. Things taste better; I feel better, and the doc has given my lungs a clean bill of health (he does a stress test every couple of years to be sure). It's worth the effort and Mrs. and I are very happy that you've made it this far. Keep it up!!

((((( HUGS )))))

[Lilith]

I too noticed the taste thing but more intense was how much more I noticed odors.

[jay-t]

I'm doing good with it have been taking chantrix ,for me that worked better than the patches. I haven''t noticed any difference in taste yet but smell things a little stronger.
As long as I stay busy I do ok but get jittery when I sit and watch tv.So I chew on a straw or something.
Good luck and try not to snap at Booger too much unless he did something.

[dm383]

You may remember I stopped 2 and a bit years ago. Yeah, things (food) do taste and smell better, to the extent I have put on over 2 and a half stones. (35 pounds)

I'm now in the process of cutting down, not snacking and only drinking 3 days a week - I can't (well, don't want to!) afford keeping buying new, bigger trousers!!

Good on you for stopping, though - for all the issues with my weight, I feel SO much beter health-wise!

DM

[PantyFanatic]

I truly wish the best in your fight and believe you will be SO MUCH better off without the addiction and the best of luck to you with this thread, SODA.

[wyndhy]

anyone mind if i smoke?

































:p good luck, soda!! don't forget that a good deal of a cigarette's appeal is its mouth feel, its oral stimulation - so when you're really craving a smoke, find something to put in your mouth.













like gum. :D

[Pita]

I quit two years and one month ago. It was very hard to quit but so damn worth it. Food taste better and breathing feels better. I can smell a smoker instantly now and it is so gross. I can't believe I smelled and looked that ridiculous for 23 years. Not to mention the insane amount of wasted money. Addictions are so evil and I wish you both the very best in your determination to beat this habit. You can do it!!! :thumb:

[sodaklostsoul]

Thanks Mayhem!! Hugs to you and Lizz!

Thank You jseal.

Mr. and Mrs. DB hugs to ya both!

Funny Lilith, I was thinking about odors last night, I could have sworn Boog was burning a candle but we haven't burned one in ages.

Very good jay-t.................. the only thing I did out of habit was crack my car window when I got in once awhile back. Relized I didn't need to LOL. I'm trying not to snap at Boog or the child but I was doing that before I quit smoking. Damn female crap. :D

Thanks DM................and WTG, I remember now that you mention it.

Soooo PF, when ya quiting? :D

Smoke'em if ya got'em wyndhy!! :)
Got any gum?

Thanks Tess....................yup, smells pretty nasty, customers walk by me and I almost wanna gag now.

Over all I'm doing pretty good. Thanks everyone.


Looks like I'm not the only one quiting. :)

[LixyChick]

Way to go (((((Soda)))))!

I'm trying to get in the mind-set. I'm gonna give it another go soon. Mr. Lixy quit 2 years ago but he chews from time to time. He'll quit that when I quit smoking, he says.

Keep on keeping on sweety!

[smithy020]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7284793.stm

if you needed more reasons to quit the cancer sticks

[sodaklostsoul]

Thanks Lixy....................and if you need some support to get in that mind set, let me know. I'd be happy to chat with ya. Good Luck Sweetie!

Got plenty of reasons but Thank You smithy020.

[Oldfart]

When I gave up smoking (pre patches and nicotine gums) I used dry spaghetti to chew like matches or toothpicks. It's the hand/mouth thing.

[sodaklostsoul]

When I gave up smoking (pre patches and nicotine gums) I used dry spaghetti to chew like matches or toothpicks. It's the hand/mouth thing.
When the patches are done I'll see what happens but I have no problem with that right now.

Yesterday at work I was pulling stuff done from a top shelf to lower ones and I pulled down a box of dog toys and found a pack of cigs in the box. They happen to be the ones this boss smokes. I could have easily smoked them but I just put them on her desk with a note.

I'm courious to see how I do after the patches. Have 3 more weeks on them.

[Cjack]

Congratulations are in order for you.
After 46 years I laid them down the night before Labor Day 2000 and never smoked another one. My wife quite within 6 months and we sure have more money now and better health.
Keep it up.

[moose]

i gave up cold turkey 10 years ago, i tried several times before and i was even on the testing program here for the patches. My son came up to me and asked me to stop because he wanted me to see his kids (when he has them) grow up, so i thought about it and threw my fags in the bin and have not have one since. i belive you will give up when you are truely ready and people can ask you and you can try to force yourself but at the end of the day you have to want to,
the things you get back after 3 mounths are your taste, your smell, your sudden ability to know what no smokers are talking about but the best of all you get your health back as well, no more coughing in the morning.
good on you for taking this step, i found the first week the hardest so good luck