STAYING STOPPED AT 5 WEEKS
I had to quit. I needed extensive oral surgery and the doctor said nicotine would greatly reduce the chances of success. I'm also a 57 year old male...who didn't want to die gasping for breath if I could help it.
My wife quit with me. A huge help. A month before I began using this filter-type product at the end of my cigarettes called...Nic-Out. It claims to remove 80 percent of tar and nicotine. Great stuff. We shopped for lo-cal food...ordered Netflix...she got some sewing projects on the go and I started walking the dog for two hours a day.
We also use non-nicotine disposable vape stix as pacifiers...but now that we're a month in...I don't think they'll be getting much use anymore. No need.
It's been challenging...but not nearly as bad as I thought. I've really upped my exercise and I sleep more.
I don't want to become a preachy non-smoker...but when I smell it on other people...I want to puke. Our home smells amazing and I lost the smoker's cough. I smoked for 40 years...about a pack a day.
I am very motivated, but not over confident. That would be disastrous. Good luck everyone.
We done Kramo, its great that your wife also is with you on your quest to no more smoking. You guys can encourage each other.
Please pop back into this page with your progress.
Thanks! I'm all over this page. I need to read of other people's success AND failures. Talk to you soon.
Well done! I am glad to hear that the smokers cough you had has gone. I too am 57 and quit just 3 days ago. This is monumental for me. But I have faith I won't return to smoking. However, I still have a really bad cough so reading that it will settle is good news. Take care and all the best for the future.