Good for you, dude. Gonna try to get myself down to a few a day myself soon. Too darned stressed right now to even consider it though.

Well..   I've been popping the Nicotine Gum all day... Yikes!!  Some folk have private chefs, I need a private acupuncturist!!  Anyways..  Giving the quit, quit, another go here...

Arrg!!!!!!!

From the looks of your avatar you must weigh about 72 pounds. 

drumstixkev


From the looks of your avatar you must weigh about 72 pounds. 

lol..  My avatar is that, because I am into all kinds of yoga, vipassana, and ancient arts.   People tell me, "I still look young."  People think me for twenties, and lol..  I am in my thirties...   Getting fat too!  Weigh near 165...   When I was in my twenties I was about 150.. 

Linear Phase


Well..   I've been popping the Nicotine Gum all day... Yikes!!  Some folk have private chefs, I need a private acupuncturist!!  Anyways..  Giving the quit, quit, another go here...

Arrg!!!!!!!

Arrg! is right bud. I had the worst craving yet today. They get the worst at about a month or so. I'm at twenty days. Borderline pain. There I was at the supermarket, my old brand of smokes staring me in the face. I swear I had one of those moments when something zooms in and you can feel the blood pounding in your temples.

Crg


  Arrg! is right bud. I had the worst craving yet today. They get the worst at about a month or so. 

I have tried to quit several times, and I've relapsed again and again, when I least expected it.  Its the damnedest thing, as I've always been terribly addicted to smokes and coffee.....   

Usually my first three days, are nearly unbearable..   Although, I am avoiding that lovely scenario right now..  Using the gum and all

Good luck

:-)

Good luck Craig. Well, actually it takes more than luck I guess. Just posting for your support as I don't know what to say cause I smoke and it sucks.

Hang in there.

you are right timidi-it takes more than luck,in fact it`s arguably the hardest drug to quit,especially when it`s affordable and readily available.
As for seeing your favourite packet at the mart,it is illegal to display or advertise tobacco here.
We have just introduced plain packaging so that all you get is a grey pack with a couple of juicy tumours on the front.
Guess it is a start but in 20 years or so it will be unbelievable that we could buy a product that was not only highly addictive but arguably fatal??
ps:i`ve been there:gum,patches,inhalers,hypnotism,float tanking,herbal substitutions and my advice to you is to find a desert island with no 7/11 as the basis of addiction is supply.
good luck mate.

I'd be happy if I could just cut down to 5-6 a day. I used to smoke 1-2 packs a day. Down to about half a pack over the past couple years. Once I'm less stressed shouldn't be hard to reach my goal.

  I very much enjoy smoking but I smoke too much and as I age I'm starting to feel the burn. It's also WAY too freaking expensive. Stupid "Sin Taxes". If they cared about actually getting people to quit stop smoking aids would not cost the same or more than the cigarettes themselves. Total scam.

Edit: I totally derped that post at first. Fixed. :-/ 

BTW, my brother went to jail for 30 days. Couldn't smoke. His mind just adapted and he never wanted a cigarette just because he knew he couldn't have one.

BTW, (again) I'm trying to work it out with an electronic cig.
http://www.modernvapor.com/