Caroljo

Marti....You SHOULD be proud of that month! Heck....I'm excited that I've made it almost 2 days.....Lol! When I get to a month...I'm throwing a party!!!!! B)

Hi Jackie...yes, I know that e-cigs can also be addictive. but for right now, it's what I need to get started. I'm a VERY addictive person, and I've tried everything I can think of to quit (patches, gum, chantix, and even accu puncture!) Never tried hypnosys. That freaks me out...Lol! I know that right now the e-cig is helping me, but I also know I need a plan to get off these also. There's an engineer that I work with that had to quit quite a while ago, he has COPD and I don't know what else, but he's a mess, and he had to quit. He is addicted to the gum....he hasn't smoked in I think 2 or 3 years, but he HAS TO have his nicotine gum. But, at least he's not getting the poison that you get with cigs. The gum always helped me to, but it drives me nuts because I have dentures and the gum sticks to them! Lol!

I'm still here! :) I'm doing good...it's not too bad. I appreciate the concern....and I plan to stick around :)

Wow congrats!!! I hope I can say the same thing in 6 months :) I'm hopeful......you're in my prayers, you'll make it!

Yay....I LOVE Crazy! :) As long as I don't get bored, I should be fine.....so throw all the crazy stuff out there and keep me entertained! Lol!

See that little guy in my Avatar? He's a main reason I need to do this....along with his brother & sister. I don't get to see them very often, we live in Michigan, they live in North Carolina (My son is Army Psy Ops at Ft Bragg). I want to be around for a while :)

Yes, my e-cig has nicotine in it. I started out with a moderate strength, but plan to change to the weaker one as soon as possible. I'd be glad to talk to someone that has quit this way. Like I said, I've tried soooo many ways of quiting, I'm the first to admit I need the help to do this. I'm not too proud to admit I'm a whimp :)

You're right!! They WILL envy her......I never thought about that very much. But once you said that, it made me think of how I do envy others that have quit and do not let others that smoke around them bother them any longer. :)

Nobody told me we had mind readers here! It's almost like you read my mind.......ewwwww......

Thank you everyone! I think I've already found part of the problem is not just the habit of smoking, it's what you do when you smoke :). I've for YEARS gone outside to smoke. I noticed this morning how odd I felt not going outside to have that first cig. Then when I was driving to work....and when break time came around at work I was sweating it! Lol! If I can get past these old habits, maybe I won't have to depend on the e-cig for very long. I told my husband my BIG test will be when he takes me to the Casino, and I order a beer! Lol!

Hi Everyone :) I was invited here by a friend, ChristaC.....I'm sure she'll be along soon!! Lol! I may have made a mistake by putting my quit date down as today. In a way I have quit...and for me this is a big step, but I am using an e-cig right now. But, I haven't actually smoked a cig since yesterday and that's a big YAY for me! I've smoked for y e a r s.....I've tried everything out there to quit (except being hypnotized...that freaks me out!). I'm a VERY addictive person and I realize this, so it's been a huge struggle for me. I found the e-cig right now has what I need to break away from real cigs. I also realize that nobody knows what kind of side effects there may be with ecigs, and I don't plan to stay with them. But for this moment, it's helping me. I'm hoping I can meet some great people here and that we can all support eachother. I think with your help I may be able to break free of nicotine all together :). So...................Hello new friends!! :D