Nope, sorry. But rooting for ya!

http://dg.galman.jp/img/00gr6_86426/%E9%A0%91%E...

Well, that's great news, Araz! Here's something for you to feast your eyes on:

In 2000, 67,600 women died from lung cancer. During 2010–2014, almost 282,000 women (56,359 women each year) will die from lung cancer. Smoking increases the risk of dying from coronary heart disease among middle-aged women by almost five times.
CDC - Fact Sheet - Tobacco-Related Mortality - Smoking & Tobacco Use
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets...

And you are probably too young to remember the late, great Yul Brynner, who died from lung cancer as a result of smoking:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTCkO8dwTf4

Whatever you do, Araz, just don't smoke!!!

https://youtu.be/IUzvI3B55GM

Of course, with all due respect, my dad died at 69 from lung cancer. The cigarettes didn't help. Even at the end, what he didn't lose, was his humor.

Of the things I hate in this world, smoking is in the top five. I was in the military at the time the commander or first sergeant would say, "Smoke 'em if you got 'em." Never mind that nonsmokers didn't want to breathe in all of that second-hand smoke.

My father smoked a lot. In Alaska, when it was 40 below zero Fahrenheit outside, he'd light up and fill the cabin of the car with cigarette smoke. If I complained, because the smoke burned my eyes, he'd tell me to shut up. Opening a window in that cold was really not an option. Other people's smoking has already taken a toll on my lifespan.

Now medical researchers have shown that THIRD hand smoke, i.e., residues from cigarette smoke, can embed within upholstery, curtains and carpets and further inflict the health hazards of smoking on people in that environment.

I am sure that all people involved in the production and marketing of cigarettes are all going to hell.

After all, it's the only "legal" product, that when used as directed, will kill you.

I tell people who want to ban guns to get cigarettes banned first if saving lives is truly their motivation!

Amen to that Sherlock!

Cant help you there but what about vaping or nicotine patches to take the edge off?

Actually, in heavy smokers, the cilia cells die. Wonder why smokers are always coughing? The coughing moves the phlegm in the lungs around, because there are so little cilia left to do the job.

I remember giving a ride to another American in Kuwait. This guy had what I'd call "corpse breath," because he was such a heavy smoker. It was almost as if we had a zombie in the back seat, because this smoker's exhalations were so foul smelling!

I quit smoking for 3 months once... never had that problem... just the urge... then I went camping with my mom and well camping with my mom made me start again..
I'd say its all in the mind, reprogram it

and keep thinking of that nasty cough how it would get worse if continued smoking and likely turn into cancer or emphysema which both kill

and cancer and emphysema can be a long painful death if you're not in the death with diginity states

My grandfather died of emphysema after decades of smoking. He was in his 80s. He would have lived to be 100 if he hadn't smoked.

He died trying to take one last breath--but his lungs just couldn't do it.

If I were the Emperor of the World, I'd crucify the executives of all the tobacco companies . . . I'd set up crosses on the national mall and have all of them nailed to one. The suffering and premature deaths they have inflicted constitute a crime against humanity.

It wouldn't matter. Every individual makes their personal choice.
I fee the same way about alcohol as you do about tobacco.
Went to the grocery store and waited behind a very skinny and hollow man at the ATM (some years older than me) and he had that familiar bar & aftershave smell that I associate with alcoholics.
As he turned, disappointed at the result of his account, I couldn't help but notice he had P'd himself - he didn't know or didn't care...

I know what you mean, but at least I never met an alcoholic who would try to wrestle you to the ground, and pour booze down your throat--but smokers had no problem spewing smoke where you had to breathe it!

The alcoholics I knew never tried to force to drink, but the smokers forced me to smoke through inhaling their second-hand smoke!

I don't think there is anyone here NOT pulling for you. Keep it up and let us know whatever we can do to encourage you.

You got this....

If you're crucifying the execs, you might as well nail up a whole bunch of politicians with 'em.

I would say at least a month. 21 days, maybe.

But good job! I'm proud of you for quitting!

I quit smoking years ago and believe me it was the best thing I ever done,
As for the "coughing" you'll find it can grow gradually worse over time. You might also find yourself with flu like symptoms (it's a side effect of nicotine withdrawal)
I think everyone who quits smoking gets"cranky" hell I know I did! And eat omg I never stopped.
I replaced my addiction for another addiction which was chocolate..
How are you finding it when it comes to sweet stuff?

Tobacco exec nailed up on one side, politician nailed up on the other side!

P.S. They will likely know each other!

At day 30 celebrate by rewarding yourself in a small way. Try to find something you really like preferably non-food related. A new dress or fancy vase of flowers for instance.

I'm rooting for you:)
Keep us posted. I guess the real support comes from within.

Fingers crossed:)

I think your doing a cracking job, Araz. We'll done girl! 😁

Indeed, it is a mental thing. Mind over matter.

That cough is really good for you. It is clearing your lungs out. The worse your lungs are, the longer the cough will stick around. Quitting now is a great thing though, congratulations!

Hubby needs to quit smoking. Really.

Kissing a smoker is like licking a dirty ashtray!

Here! Here!

How does the smell affect you? How do you feel about the smell? Do you like it? Do you think it smells badly?

My mom smoked as a teenager and quit it when she had kids. She says she still loves the smell of cigarette smoke.

After you smoke for a while, your brain neurons grow nicotine receptors, and those receptors are responsible for the cravings.

They will always be there--ready to tempt you again and again.

How are you doing, Araz? So far so good..? 😉

Hopefully no news is good news.
Still praying for her though...

:)

Appreciate you checking in Araz. Next checkin is 1700 on Stardate 835132-7.
Don't be late....

You must go to Netflix and binge watch it!

I don't believe she has the time, though there are worse shows to watch. Like Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.....

Just find the Tribbles episode and watch. It.
Tell you everything you need to know.

Well done luv.👏

Aww your doing a cracking job luv. I know it ain't easy so well done for coming this far.😁

I feel nauseated now when I smell smoke,so to me they all smell the same.
It's hard trying to quit when your other half does it in front of you, I know. I used to be well cranky when he did it around me.

Yep that's the worst. I smoked my head off when I drank so when I quit you could say I turned into a hermit for fear of smoking again. I wouldn't suggest you do the same as me though haha.
Does he not have mints or anything before he kisses you?
I hated my Hubbys smokey breath. I can honestly say "quitting smoking was the best thing I have ever done"

We are not happy you quit Araz.
We're ecstatic! Celebrate your success. You are not completely out of the woods but your path is clear and straight. Continue to be strong.

It's weird I'm smoking now more than I ever have and I don't even like it. I thought it was a gross nasty habit and didn't start until I was 37.. I was on a trip to Florida and my wife was smoking in the car for 10 hours straight so I told her she might as well give me one too. An hour later I asked for one more and she told me to buy my own. That was the first pack of cigarettes I ever bought, at 37 years old! I could still never smoke until noon and I had eaten, they made me feel sick but I puffed away about a third of a pack a day.

Then the best thing happened, they stopped making the cigarettes I smoked and I couldn't find one I liked so I just stopped. So I smoked for about 5 years, then quit for about 10 years, then started smoking again about 5 or 6 years ago and I can smoke a pack every day now... I don't get it. I don't even enjoy it but man do I crave it.

I have observed scores of people trying to quit. The most successful method was quitting cold turkey. No patches, no gum, no pills. Just quit. You may be antsy for a few days, but then the nicotine receptors in your brain start to shrink, and the craving will eventually go away.

The lowest form of life on this planet is the owners and executives of tobacco companies. I was reading some old issues of Field and Stream online and the tobacco companies filled the pages of that magazine with ads. Always portrayed was the virile, hairy-chested man with chiseled features--never the guy dying in the hospital with tubes hooked up to him.

I hear ya Doc.

The cigarette packets have horrendous pictures on them,some make you feel physically sick.
I'm surprised how people can still smoke when they see those images.

Trust me the images on the packets here are disturbing..

See for yourself.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cigarette+ima...

Told you.

The worse time is when you go to the Airport for duty free. Omg proper sickening being surrounded by all those images. So glad I quit when I did.
Maybe if more countries had the same images then other people just might do the same.

They don't do that in the USofA. I wish they did.

They do that here and it doesn't really bother the hard core smokers. One pack of a popular brand costs $21.00.
Hang in there buddy!

Yep I think it's a great deterrent.