Smoke Free One Month

[Howard Rosenberg]

Hi all -

Thought I'd weigh in.
It's been one month and I'm smoke-free.

Still amazed I've been able to do this cold-turkey.
Still feel lousy though.
That part hasn't changed.
Cranky. Irritable. Miserable.

But I sure can breathe deeper....

Oh well, the benefits will catch up to each other soon enough, I suppose.

Thank you for all your support.
Howard

[Jim Becker]

That's wonderful news, Howard. There are a lot of folks who are pulling for you, too. Smoke free is a good thing.

[Kelly C. Hanna]

My wife and I quit in 2000 and haven't had one since. Lost my mother to cancer that year so it was easy to let go a bad habit. Congrats to you and don't look back!

[Ron Jones near Indy]

Good for you, Howard! Glad to here it. Hang in there!

[Lloyd Robins]

Congratulations! It will be worthwhile!

[Ted Harris]

Hi all -

Thought I'd weigh in.
It's been one month and I'm smoke-free.

Still amazed I've been able to do this cold-turkey.
Still feel lousy though.
That part hasn't changed.
Cranky. Irritable. Miserable.

But I sure can breathe deeper....

Oh well, the benefits will catch up to each other soon enough, I suppose.

Thank you for all your support.
Howard

Cold turkey is the ONLY way! Great to hear your doing so well! Be patient, you will satart feeling better soon enough, and good luck!

[David Rose]

Howard, when I was visiting with my doctor the other day, he said I needed to quit the habit soon. My wife chimed in that I need help. Bless her heart. The doc said that once I decide firmly to quit, the helps are not much help. He said there is only one way to really quit and that is cold turkey. I suspected that as I've tried two timers, the patch and gum. They helped me slow down a little but were a long way from helping me totally stop. Hang in there. I think you are going the right path. I need to follow your example one day soon.

David

[Kelly C. Hanna]

Howard, when I was visiting with my doctor the other day, he said I needed to quit the habit soon. My wife chimed in that I need help. Bless her heart. The doc said that once I decide firmly to quit, the helps are not much help. He said there is only one way to really quit and that is cold turkey. I suspected that as I've tried two timers, the patch and gum. They helped me slow down a little but were a long way from helping me totally stop. Hang in there. I think you are going the right path. I need to follow your example one day soon.

David

For those who have not yet quit. The patch and the gum are nicotine based and only transfer the dependance on nicotine to the other method. Once you quit the gum and/or patch, you will go back to cigarettes more rapidly than with cold turkey or the One Step method. This is what we both used. The One Step is a four pack of filters that remove the nicotine 25%, 50%, 75%, then 90%. Neither one of us made it to the fourth filter and quit after the third week and filter. Since it reduces the agent that creates the addiction gradually, it works like a charm.

We got them at Eckerd's....I think the whole pack cost $18...$36 for both of us to quit.

[Tony Falotico]

Way to go Howard , I'm happy for you and Proud of you.

Cranky. Irritable. Miserable...........But I sure can breathe deeper....Oh well, the benefits will catch up to each other soon enough, I suppose.

When you are Cranky. Irritable. Miserable ............ just think about all the new tools you can buy with the X-cig budget!

[Kevin Gerstenecker]

Howard, that is great news! I was just wondering about how things were going the other day with you. One Month is quite a milestone, and you should be very proud that you are well on your way to a smoke free life. It really is nice to be able to get up in the morning and REALLY breath, isn't? Spring is right around the corner, and those wonderful Spring "Smells" will be in the air...............and you will be able to enjoy them to the fullest. Great job, you should be very proud, as we are of you! It is a day by day process, but trust me, the hard part is over. CONGRATULATIONS! A job being very well done!

[Ace Karner]

I gets easier and easie, I quit a four pack a day habit cold turkey in 1990, took a couple of months but I'm so glad I did, not sure I would be alive today and for sure I wouldn't feel as good as I do.

Stick with it, you'll never regret having quit, believe me you'll always look back on this year as one of the more important ones in your life.

Good luck and good health

ace

[Ron McNeil]

Congratulations! Howard, What an accomplishment! One whole month. It's hard to stop but you have proven that you have what it takes. Keep up the good work. You Can Do this.

[Todd Burch]

Howard - That's GREAT!! I've been thinking about you in your goal to quit.

But, I had another thought about this, and your being cranky, irritable and miserable. Maybe, just maybe, you were that way BEFORE you started smoking, and you just forgot? No? Well, it was just a thought!

Keep it up! Todd.

[Von Bickley]

Howard,

Cold Turkey is the only way. If it was easy, more people would quit.
Hang in there....... It will get better.

[Ken Garlock]

I went cold turkey back in March of 1968. I think I ate a lifetimes worth of Corn Nuts the first two weeks.

After the first month, the first 3 months are the hardest, then the first 6 months. You will know you are off the habit when you stop wanting a weed after a meal. That takes a while, but it will happen. Then when cig smoke starts to smell bad to you, you know you are over the hill.

Hang in there, we're pulling for you.