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I'm always feeling sick.

Posted : 8/28/2006 6:54:25 AM

I smoke, too much. Almost a pack a day. I want to quit and have tried and I am just not strong enough to do it. I am also so afraid to gain weight if I quit.

Every year I get the flu at least twice. Last year I lost 10 lbs. the year before I lost 35 lbs. I put back on 20. Angry

Last week my breast were very sore. so I was feeling around and I think I found a lump. I have made a DR appointment for it but have to wait 3 weeks. My moms says if the lump hurts it's nothing. It is sore.

I have low blood sugar. My whole side of fathers family is diabetic. My grandparents have both suffered from heart attacks by the age of 45. My father died at 34 from heart problems and diabetes. My 3 grandmothers died of breast cancer. I'm so afraid of being sick, that I think it makes me sick.

I really need to quit smoking though. I get up in the middle of the night to get a drink and if I take a deep breath it hurts my chest.

Any advice?

magilacudy

Posted : 8/28/2006 10:04:21 AM

Nobody??

jeano

Posted : 8/28/2006 10:05:29 AM

Quit whining and QUIT. DO IT.

You won't quit until you WANT to.

When you WANT to quit, you'll quit. You get your gass in gear and get patches and a support group and DO IT.

Here's one reason to quit:
http://129.33.170.32/ccs/internet/standard/0,3182,3172_14279__langId-en,00.html

Here's more info and some help:

http://129.33.170.32/ccs/internet/standard/0,3182,3172_12971__langId-en,00.html

rwbeagles

Posted : 8/28/2006 10:06:05 AM

Sorry Angel I can't give advice on not smoking because I never have...never even tried one! I agree it's DISGUSTING, unhealthy habit and one you should make every effort to break...tried hypnosis?

hlb118

Posted : 8/28/2006 10:29:20 AM

I quit over 3 years ago, and it was probably the best thing I could have done. After not smoking you notice how bad people smell that do smoke. It's like they dumped an ashtray on their head. I'm not being rude either. I used to smoke at least a pack a day. I'm so glad that I don't smell like that anymore. But when you smoke, you don't realize it.

I didn't use anything to quit. I just quit. Find another "good" habit. Or just do it so you don't smell like an ashtray. You will feel SOOO much better. I feel much healthier now than I did 4 years ago. If you gain a few pounds... You can lose a few pounds.

One of the best things about quitting... I very rarely get a bad cough anymore. I used to "hack up a lung" when I'd get sick.

t__m

Posted : 8/28/2006 10:52:42 AM

I quit smoking 3 years ago, cold turkey...
I smoked 1 1/2 packs a day for 26 years....
You just have to want to quit....it's all willpower.....

I feel better now that I've quit....
Make sure you're eating properly, and you'll do fine....

willowchow

Posted : 8/28/2006 11:09:56 AM

Angel--You've got to start taking better care of yourself. You could use the Nicotine patch or gum or something like that to get you going. You are at home so no excuse for not eating properly, young lady, LOL! Seriously, you've got those kids to worry about and also the pets. They need you healthy.

Prince_Pride

Posted : 8/28/2006 11:42:43 AM

I quit almost 4 years ago. I started smoking almost a pack a day. I tried numerous times to "wean" myself off but the only thing that worked was quitting cold turkey. It's not as hard as it seems and to be honest it was alot easier to quit cold turkey than to do it gradually.

magilacudy

Posted : 8/28/2006 11:44:06 AM

I want to quit because it taste like crap, I smell like crap and I know it's not good for me. I hide outside so the kids do not know. BUT I don't want to quit because I like the break. So I've tried taking a break and sucking on suckers. I'm afraid to try the patch because someone told me your heart races to fast. Has anyone tried the patch?

I do eat well, but i just think that if I give up smoking I will want to eat more.

My SIL tried the hypnosis and it worked, so I am looking into to making an appointment for that. It cost about as much as I pay for cigs in 2 months. I am serious about quiting I just need the help.

Debbie R

Posted : 8/28/2006 1:34:13 PM

Angel I am twice your age and I also need to quit, I don't need to worry about weight gain so that's not why I am still smoking I don't know why I don't love myself enough to stop this destructive behavior. I agree w/everyone else that if I wanted to I just would. So that makes me a selfish bas---d too.
There is a good book it's called the Easy Way to Stop smoking it's by Allen Carr, you can get used copies on Amazon.
I attached a link to the American lung association they have a whole program, will even email you every day for 28 days while you are quitting.
[linkhttp://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33484]http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33484[/link]

magilacudy

Posted : 8/28/2006 1:39:49 PM

Thats great Thanks deb.

fuzzy_dogs_mom

Posted : 8/28/2006 1:43:15 PM

I can't give you any advice on quitting since I've never smoked, but I can tell you this. My dad was a heavy smoker. He had a massive coronary when he was 37. He quit cold turkey then, but the arterial damage was already done and he died when he was 50. You'll be healther with a few extra pounds (which you can lose by eating a little less and exercising a little more) than you will be if you continue smoking. Just think of maybe not being around to see those 3 gorgeous kids grow up, get married and have kids of their own.

Joyce

magilacudy

Posted : 8/28/2006 4:27:06 PM

My husband smokes as well and this is the tough part. After the kids are in bed we go outside on the porch and have a drink and we smoke. There is no way I can convince him to quit, he does not want to. He also lost his grandparents at an early age to heart problems. I wish i could get him to do this with me.

hlb118

Posted : 8/28/2006 4:40:01 PM

Try doing it for yourself if he doesn't go along with you. He will notice that you feel better, and that you wont have the smoker smell anymore.

When I quit, Kenny didn't do it when I did. He quit about 6 months after I did. It was easier for him, but he still smoked when I didn't.

It's hard. But SO worth it.

ron2

Posted : 8/28/2006 5:10:07 PM

If you quite smoking, you may, or may not, gain weight. A little overweight hasn't killed anyone but they say smoking can cause lung cancer, which can kill you.

One of the actors from "The Sopranos" had a heart attack. Afterward, he quit smoking but he gained weight. Now, he's on "Celebrity Fit Club" to lose the weight. You tackle one hurdle at a time.