This is it! I'm quitting from SMOKING!

[raven03]

Reviving the thread, sayang naman yung input dito. Been trying to quit for 3 months now. I'd rarely smoke before, but then I got into this very, very, stressful job, before maligo naging habit ko mag-yosi kasi nate-tense na ko na papasok na ko.

Once a day smoker kasi ako, pero if I drink coffee, I end up smoking three sticks. Pero there are days na zero naman. But still, gusto ko ng i-stop completely.

[hot.pepper]

Help! My bf is back smoking. And he's rationalizing his smoking na. I thought he quit completely na before. Di pa pala.

[wkt]

id like to share, i used to be a heavy smoker back in college up until when i was working in a call center.  i smoke immediately upon waking up (parang bfast lang), habang nakatambay, nagrereview, nagcocoffee, nagso-softdrinks, before & after meals, and esp when im drinking (which i did a LOT lalo na nung college)  basically, what stopped me is THE LACK OF COMPANY (kapwa-smoker).  i finally started to quit nung nag-resign ako sa call center.  yung bf ko noon (my hubby now) is not a smoker so hindi na ako na-encourage.  tinigilan ko na coz i finally realized that smoking makes everything about me (my hands, my clothes, my hair, my skin) and the places i move in (my room, my car etc) STINK.  really, its a very disgusting habit so i encourage y'all to quit.  kaya nyo yan mga sis!

[raven03]

^^Hot.pepper: I wish I had some good advice for you, kaso I myself am trying to quit. And hubby is a half a pack smoker himself. Damayan na lang kita and sama kita sa prayers ko. =)

^WKT: I agree that smoking stinks! Hindi ko siya matiis myself, pero during the drag parang ang saya kasi. I smoke kapag bago maligo para after hindi ko maamoy and we have a designated smoking area sa bahay. Last week, once a day smoker ako, ngayon every other day na lang.

Ang plano kong gawin, move the smoking area sa bahay sa labas para less convenient magyosi at ng mabawasan. I'll talk to the hubby tonight.

[calimaki]

Former smoker here. I used to smoke for over 20 years, and it got to the point where I would finish 2 packs in one day. I usually smoked while working on my computer. Until the time came when I felt I had to stop because I was going to sing in a performance (I'm a soprano) and had to be able to hit the high notes properly.

I saw the e-cigarette kit being sold at the Karl Edwards bazaar in November 2009 and bought it. Using the e-cig, I was able to stop in 1 week. After a couple of months I stopped using the e-cig altogether. It is now 2011 and I've been smoke-free for exactly 1 year and 5 months, no cravings at all, and I can even sit and chat with friends who smoke without feeling the urge. Kayang-kaya na ring banatan yung mga high notes ng Handel's Messiah lol.

One of the things I noticed was that shortly after I started using the e-cig, the real cigarette started to taste bitter for me. That really helped because it cut my cravings.

The e-cig is kinda expensive but for me it was worth the expense. HTH

[FOURever]

^how much yan? Gusto ko regaluhan friend ko eh.ü

[calimaki]

Sis hindi ko na maalala yung exact price nung kit. The kit contained the e-cig (atomizer and battery) plus an extra atomizer, a pack of 5 cartridges (to put inside the e-cig), and the charger.

Aside from the kit I got a small 10ml bottle of the e-cig fluid na marlboro lights menthol ang flavor. Puede kasi na instead of the cartridge you put a couple of drops of liquid instead dun sa atomizer. Mas matipid pag liquid.

What I remember is I paid P2,200 for the entire thing. Ewan ko lang kung nagtaas na presyo ngayon.  Sa Sulit.com.ph maraming sellers ng 3-cig.

[FOURever]

^thank you sis! Sana matulungan ko yung friend ko. Hehe!

[hot.pepper]

@raven03: thank you

@calimaki: let me try getting my boyfriend an e-cig. will update you.

[mz.gemini13]

kaya ko din kaya mag quit smoking? gusto ko n din mag quit kaya lang parang ang hirap lalo na kapag kumain ka ng mga sweets pagkatapos sarap mag yosi don sa mga sis natin n nagstop na ano alternative na ginagawa nyo after kumain at feeling nyo gusto nyo mag yosi?

[wandergirlC]

i was pretty successful at this. i say "pretty" kasi naggi-give in pa din ako pag in social gatherings. so social smoker na lang ako ngayon. hehe.

san ko ba narinig yung line na, "quitting smoking is easy. i've done it 10 times." that applied to me! 

[madam eat]

This is my 2nd day without cigarettes.  Sobrang hirap maka survive ng isang araw, hay...

[madam eat]

Exactly 1 week of not smoking!!!! Super happy 

[teeyah]

I just got my e-cigarettes! Hopefully this will help me quit

[amiwicked]

mga sis...any inputs on vaping? I will be buying an e cigarette kasi...is it really gonna help?

[teeyah]

It's been three weeks since I started, and I rarely use it kasi di na ako nagccrave. I just smoke (vape) kasi my friends still smoke and shempre para sumabay, magvape ako. Pero hindi ko na talaga kinicrave. And I was a heavy smoker ha? One pack a day ako nun

[amiwicked]

It's been three weeks since I started, and I rarely use it kasi di na ako nagccrave. I just smoke (vape) kasi my friends still smoke and shempre para sumabay, magvape ako. Pero hindi ko na talaga kinicrave. And I was a heavy smoker ha? One pack a day ako nun

wow, that's good news to me...half pack a day lang ako, sana naman makick ko na habit ko nagdarken na kasi ang lips and gums ko eh, bothered na ako

[teeyah]

I have two friends who are also vaping however they still do trad cigs sometimes kasi they miss yung lasa. But as for me, ayaw na ng sense of smell and taste ko ang normal cigarettes Kaya mo yan amiwicked!

[amiwicked]

I have two friends who are also vaping however they still do trad cigs sometimes kasi they miss yung lasa. But as for me, ayaw na ng sense of smell and taste ko ang normal cigarettes Kaya mo yan amiwicked!

I'm on my 5th day of vaping..I still miss the analogs..I sneak in about two sticks a day..pero you're right medyo pumapangit nga ang lasa ng analogs when you vape which is a good thing na rin!

[teeyah]

Hey that's nice to hear! Congrats! Soon enough you'll find yourself not looking for it na