Wow, talk about jumping right in there!  Very brazen and cool.  I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "weaning to Wellbutrin", but when I tried it many years ago, I was impressed and even had limited success.  In fact I liked it so much, my doctor still prescribes it as "Vitamin W" ha ha.  I've decided on cold turkey for several reasons:  I've done it before and survived; swapping smokey nicotine for chewy or sticky nicotine is well, only a lateral move; cost (isn't it enough to have paid the dragon for cigs all these years?); and my experience in the hospital where I work, watching all the smoking patients come in that HAVE to go cold turkey (it's a locked unit) and finding the ones that choose to just bite the bullet and go without nicotine replacement are over their worst cravings sooner.  I also have had recent practice going cold turkey off sugar, wheat, dairy, eggs, beef....well you know!...and am surviving quite nicely thank you. 

How's the first 24?  Were you contemplating this for a while, or was it spur of the moment?  Are you hooked up with any online support material, or just here?  I've read a couple of good books, one about the nature of change in general but related very closely to addictions (Prochaska & Prochaska "Time for Change") - hope I got that right, and another one that escapes my mind right now but kind of gets you to practice conquering relapse vs focussing on quitting, so you don't go back to smoking.

I'll have more about that later if you like, but thanks for replying to this topic, and I hope to see you around soon.  This is a big step towards health, and now that you're back on track with Ultrametabolism, it will be the perfect adjunct to rid ourselves of the unnecessary crap we inhale, mostly without thinking or, sometimes for myself, even liking it.   

I've decided on August 9th, this Saturday at 0700 to stop the smoke.   

Lisa.

P.s. did you know that within 24 hours of quitting, your lungs are already starting to repair themselves? 

Hi, and special welcome to you new posters.  Hearing your struggles and learning from your experience is what this is all about.  The cinnamon stix are a great idea and I'll definitely use those old stale ones at the back of my spice cupboard for this.  I adore cinnamon!  It's also known to curb appetite, taken internally I suppose, but why get picky?  It's also something I can use at work. 

2 days for Clay, YAY.  Well there's your answer to us being the only smokers, huh?   I have 2 different co-workers use Champix (we Canadians always have to change the name of things somehow, notice? sigh...) with two different results: one hard core smoker quit seemingly effortlessly, yet gained +++ weight.  The other had to stop due to side effects of emesis.  You know, I'll let my secret invention be known publicly here first:  I'd make a drug for quitting smoking that makes you nauseous every time you tried to smoke.  I mean I'm sure I could come up with a chemical reaction to at least one of those thousands of substances in a cigarette, that would make you ill even thinking about having one.  And for people  who cheat by not taking a pill everyday, an injection lasting 3 months.  They make Antabuse for alcoholics, why not similar for smokers?  I KNOW it would work for me.  Ever get sick on something and avoid that substance for the rest of your life?  (Mine is coconut and tequila! separately, of course!)  Anyways, now that someone is running to the patent office, keep karma in mind. 

My day went great.  I've never had so much energy driving those kids than today (this is year #5) and this time I went for 23km bike ride with my brother while I waited for them to call for a pickup from the concert!  Zero coffee, just a cooler of UM compliant food for me.  I had to take the kids straight to the Bow River so they could undie-dip the mud off themselves.  Funny how one puddle can go so far and not end up on any of the others I saw coming out of there!  I'm off to bed now after 7 hours on the road listening to bands like "Less than Jake", and "Minor Threat".  All the passengers are smokers, and I didn't get one complaint about not smoking in the van.  Didn't even enjoy the last one of the day, it made my throat slightly sore.  Or that could've been from all the singing too...? 

Sorry for the lengthy post.  Clay, I've been trying to get up the courage to make lamb for the first time ever.  I have only had one bite to taste it a decade or so ago.  I'm making turkey chili tomorrow for freezing ahead.   

Good nite, Lisa.

Third day, and it was the toughest so far.  It's amazing the excuses and rationalizations you can come up with to give in to the demon.  I saved myself.  Just tried thinking of something else and retreated to bed until it passed.  "pink lung" mantra came up again.  Was also the first day I was around another smoker.  I told her I hadn't smoked since last Friday evening, and she never smoked around me even once.  Rode my bike past someone smoking, and took a good whiff.  I did of course go straight on by.  It's an odd thing to identify myself as a non-smoker. 

I also went to first yoga session.  I was proud of myself for being strong from workouts to hold my body up or flex like the lighter beginners, and even some of them couldn't do what I could.  

Clay, I just want you to know I'm looking for your next post, even if you might be off the wagon buddy.  Keep it in mind.  I also realize not everyone can post every day.  Keep control over that little, deep part of you that doesn't want to give it up.  It may never go away, but can be kept in check. 

Lisa.