Hi,

i am very happy that i stopped smooking, its about a week now, but i am feeling headaches now.

thank you

u need more outdoor fresh air and to clean everything in ur house or where ever
u live, ur inhaling the crap from cigarettes all over place and thats why those headaches
are setting in

Hi all,

I have smoked since I was 15 (I'm now 30) and gave up about a month ago. I have always been too skinny for my height despite having a healthy appetite, so I'm actually quite looking forward to gaining a few extra pounds to bulk up with at the gym.

A combination of nicotine patches and gum, as well as exercise seems to be keeping the negative effects of quitting away.

Keep it up nabil!

Keep the peas.

today is my day:2 of not smoking . well to be honest , i had one in the morning . that is it . many many thing in the article are true. and i am most worried abour putting on weight . i recently shed about 30 kgs ( over two years ) and tyat had to do with 60% what i eat and 40% excersise . I did not do heavy work out , but simple yog and pull ups and push ups evrry day . yes i am very concerned about putting on weight on. i have had hunger pangs and i have given in them almost every time . i am trying hard to control, both the urge to control and the hunger pangs . this is my 4th attemp to give up and i am dont wanna let myself down again .

your mistaking your craving for a cigarette for hunger pangs. Do something to take your mind off it and you wont put on weight.

has anyone noticed if eating wheat makes you crave a smoke

Hmm i had different side effects, i got moody and lost concentration like it says, but i actually craved excersise which helped my mind, i noticed i slept very well, alil to well if you ask me, about 12 hours and still tired. where i normally had reall troubles getting even 4hours a night in.

i have smoked since i was 16 and i am now 21, i decided to stop smoking for my new year 2011 i have now gone 2 days and ii feel on top pf the world i feel so clean and fresh.

Day 4 and still feel like killing someone I have been smoking for 16 years now and the craving has got me bad

Don't just stop cold turkey all by itself be creative like for an excample take Niacin for faster withdwal, vitiamin c for tissue repair, epson salt bath for detox plus it sooth nerves, light up an inscent stick of all kind of scent light it non stop, spray frangrance in room like crazy, clean up before quitting, and after if you can handle it, take candy the kind that work best for me are fireball atomic. Food I sugguest to eat are, French Fries alot of them it prevent consipation, and plus it's delichoius, and chocolate pudding get lots of them eat as much as you can spoil yourself it's better to be big then to smoke quit worry about getting big, fear is your enemy it'll make you bigger if your worry about gaining weight tight your stomach it'll keep them flat . Better to spoil yourself then to spend money to smoke, and to deal with all that harzard waste. Advoid caffine drink water with a cap full of lemon juice that you buy in a big green bottle. Listin to music it help calm you down, and plus it make you dance because a withdrawal can make you high so music is awsome if you got no smoke. Make sure you take advantage of a non smoking envirement because your odd of success increase if nobody around you smoke, or will smoke for a few days while your quitting. Clean up all the tobbacco before quitting make sure there none in car, ouside, or anything flush them in toliet, or throw then in a bucket of water careful nicotine in water can be poison scatter the tobacco all over the ground. Plan to quit in the morning when you haven't smoke since last night the longer your without nicotine the best to quit, and try not to smoke one cigaratt, but if you do try not to buy any in two hour your body will start to withdrawl. Write down papper on top it says 72 hour plan write down as much as you can on that papper that you have done in the past 72 hour like for an excample hour 1... say i made it 1 hour i got 71 hour to go because it usely take 72 hour to quit, but it take excacly 48 hour for all the nicotine to leave the system, and it take another 24 hour for your body to adjust so it's pretty much 72 hour that if you manage not to smoke a single ciggaratt alright I hope y'all your success, I also use tobacco detox it work it has indian tobacco in them they work like nicotin, but there not addictive. I'm not a doctor, but this is my 10 year of determination of trying to quit, and i've success with this stragedy , and I am sharing them it work so consult a doctor before attempting anything on your own.

i'm on day 12 of cold turkey. It's not as bad as I though. I smoked for almost 30 years. It's hard, I'm irritable, but I'm more angry thinking about all the money I spent to damage my body. There is nothing good in a cigarette. I'm trying to eat vitamin rich foods in order to start the healing process. Can't wait for the strange feelings to fade though. Someone please tell me they will.

Don't worry I smoked for 30 years also and it gets easier the health benefits are amazing get out walking or on your bike then you will feel the difference eat plenty fruit and drink plenty water

True, True.
I know it sucks to put on weight but I prefer put on some weight and be healthier by not smoking that smoking and being thin.
BUT IF YOU MUST ...
then lots of cold water and daily exercise (that right). I am not implying for you to go and join a gym, no!!! by all means no but you could if you like specially if you have lots of confidence, then those group classes most gym offer will be a good path plus the chance of meeting healthy oriented and hot people.

If no gym, try WALKING, WALKING (INCLINED) ON Treadmill while watching favorite show or sport as I did. My girlfriend hate my living arrangement when I sold my sofa and bought a treadmill but she was happy I quit and on top of that got in shape, now the one not in shape is her, so i bought a second treadmill for her but all It earned me was a slap in the face. .. shell come around sooner or later...

WELL TODAY IS MY FIRST DAY WITHOUT A SIGARET AND IM FEELING OK,,IM USING SYBAN AND THIS IS MY THIRD ATTEMP TO STOP,I THINK IM DOING ALOT BETTER THAN THE FIRST TWO TIMES,,,JUST HANG IN THERE GUYS,,,,:-)

My aunt has been smoking for 35 years and have now decided to quit having a major surgery. She is having diffcults eating the proper foods, any suggestions to help her along the New Smoke-Free Life

hi, I quit smoking 12 days ago going cold turkey, I read the alan carrs easy way to stop smoking book I found it brilliant. Im 21 and started when i was 16. I was a heavy smoker considering i wasnt smoking as long as most people... Ive been getting headaches, very chesty and had a sinus infection and also having trouble sleeping, but I know they'll go in time its my body getting used to no nicotine.

Im bouncing off the walls I feel awsome, its one of the best things I could have done. I can now walk forever without getting tired, or out of breath. Its really an amazingly different life. I think people that smoke are weak.

Jean-Jacques Theron Durban South Africa

itsd easy for you to call peolpe weak .. i can bet you youve allready had a cig loser

hey guys ...i think a ciggarettte is one of the worst things man has ever made ....iam glad we all are quitting this horrible habbit lets all spread the word and not the SMOKE

6 days cold. Feel pretty good other than attention span and hunger. Have a desk job and just can't sit there mainly because I want to go eat AGAIN!

trying to quit....i'm on my day 1 and experiencing all the symptoms and as if im gonna die

My fiance is quitting and i want to help him quitting ... Any suggestions please.....

The head aches are part of the withdrawals and drinking plenty of water should help, it's been 2 months for me and I'm feeling so positive. I've definitely made a break through and am actually starting to feel human again. I just know I will never smoke again! It's been hell but worth it. If you make it to 2 months you've made it. Good luck x Connie

good advice....

It's my first day of non smoking and feeling like my world is crushing down. I try not to think of the cigarrete but it comes to my mind and that is when i crave. I am drinking lots of water and will try to stay away from the cigar. I do not want to fail again as this is my fourth attempt and being smoking for 8 years.

Thanx 4 the advise above, really helps knowing I am not alone.

Gud luck ALL.

hi all..ive smoked since i was 15. i quit almost a month ago now. i feel good it's the eating part i dont like.so i was looking for some help with that part of quiting.

im 16 and been smoking since 13, now given up after 4 attempts, but im now craving polo's (mints) and not eating much, is this normal?

Where do you get the cash to be able to smoke. Your a teenager???
get involved in a sport or something. It doesn't have to be school related. Join the gym or go practice Parkour/Free running. This program has become very popular in Europe and it keeps youth from getting involved with alcohol and smoking where school sports can only do so much.
gymnastic class are fun, it teaches you to stay in shape and live a healthy lifestyle. women will love you for that and youll have much fun using the world around you as a playground.

Hi,
it is my day 9th of not smoking... and i was smoking for 5 years, and this is my first and last attempt. I will make it work and will quit smoking for ever... but i lose my temper so quickly.... any suggestion!!!!

Feel like death warmed up, day 2 of not smoking but I ain't giving in to temptations. Please pray for me all...


Naveed

I started smoking a pack a day at 12 years old and after 25 years of smoking, I finally quit cold turkey. I can't tell you how many failed attempts, I lost count. I tried everything (meds, hypno, acupuncture, gum, etc.).

I knew I wanted to quit, so for a few weeks before actually quitting, I switched brands. I started smoking the all natural (no additives) cigs. They cost a lot, but it was easy to smoke less with them, I cut back to about 3 or 4 cigs a day. Then finally one day woke up and said "I'm done."

Yes I put on 20 lbs, and still crave cigs occasionally after 52 days quit. But now I can start trying to lose the weight I had put on (not too big of a deal).

Good luck to others, it is do-able, physical withdraws only last about 3-5 days, the rest of it's mental!

I have stopped smoking 2 weeks ago today, I used the patches and electronic cigarette. It is my 3rd time of trying to stop and I feel realy confident this time. However, I am eating anything and everything. I am trying to keep it healthy but I can already see the weight going on. Fingers crossed these urges will stop and my mind will function as normal.

Today is my 3 month and I have not craved any yet!!! i did smoke on and off for 11 years. I have been drinking lots and lots of cold water, not regular tap water but cold water (like a soda) feels refreshing, and Cheerios cereal (don't eat sunflower seeds, filled with fat and sodium). The only thing that scares me right now is the alcohol consumption which I know will make me crave a cigarette so I got into a training program to get ready for a 5k and hopefully a triathlon one day, so I used the excuse to my self and others that I can drink because of it. It is hard at first but the healthy lifestyle really supports your healthy choice of quitting smoking. I figure, that there are plenty of healthy oriented people out there that don't smoke, so why no take the extra step and get physically fitter than those non smokers who have never lived with nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Try it, It actually works.