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ok, this does fit into the survival part of this forum I swear

after 9 years....9 freakin smelly hacking coughing, 5 dollars a day, sore throat freakin years....

I have quit smoking

I still get cravings like a wildman right now, but d@#$ does it feel good to not be dependant on something anymore(well except caffiene)

At 24 I'd already started to see the affects of smoking on my performance and body and I'd finally had enough

If anybody else is in the same boat I want to get a kind of support group going on here, keep each other updated on how it's going, vent off if the cravings are bad.... cause I know for me it's terrible. I'd spend 8-9 hours around recruits without being able to smoke and I'd been aggitated, shaky, headaches, pissed off, and then I'd light up. So for me it's pretty difficult

I have a little system, anytime I'm not in public, if I get a craving I do push ups, leg lifts, pull ups, or lunges. Working pretty well so far

So who else is in the same boat? Saving thier lives health etc.
 
congrats and welcome to the other side! in time youll find the smell of cigs repulsive.

my system of quitting was being dead broke....food or cigs....food always won!
 
right on! damn I want to be able to say that!
It's funny, the military offers classes to quit...well just about everything. They gave me a calander and then asked, how many packs do you smoke a day? Fill in the appropriate amount of dollars you are spending each day and add it up for the month, comes out to alot-app. $150 a month!
 
I'm one of the lucky SOB's that went through the military, at first declining any tobacco products at all. Fact of the matter is when 99% of your friends are out back smoking and you're not, it sucks. I started smoking cigars, spent 3.50 a night on Acid Blondies, lit it up every smoke break and brushed it off when the guys were done. I never got addicted to tobacco, though I found the "cheap" way to smoke, a pipe. After the initial 50 dollar investment, I go through about an ounce of pipe tobacco a month, which costs about 3 dollars. May be a good alternative for you if you can't quit cold turkey.
 
If you're going to quit, then quit. A cigar now and then, a pipe ... just keeping nicotine in your system. You'll end up a pack a day of cigarets again.

It's easier to just say ... I'm not ready for that next smoke right now. Maybe later. Maybe never. I know a few guys went around chewing on a toothpick just to have that much of a substitute.

Anyway, keep at it, you know you can beat it. :thumbup:
 
I quit smoking several months ago after smoking for about 14 years. I started on Swedish snus, so I still get my nic fix, but I only spend maybe $20 a month on tobacco now.

Congrats on quitting, it's well worth the health benefits and some extra pocket change.
 
hey man if the snus does it for good on you, for me( I have an addictive personality) I'd just end up hooked on snus. So it's all or nothing for me
 
I never actually quit , tried over n again to do that and failed , but I have managed to put off buying the next packet .. some 16 years now
 
Grunt, it's probably a good thing for you that you are quitting now. I just read the other day that the DOD is considering going tobacco free. It's a pretty big challenge to quit tobacco, I dipped Copenhagen for 15yrs or more but (except for one short lapse) I've been off that stuff for about 3 yrs now. It may help you to know that the addiction to nicoteen is ( supposedly) broken in 48-72 hours, after that you just have to kick the habit.

I know in the Corps you can't walk around chewing gum or toothpicks or whatever any civilian can but you can always take a PT break so the push up thing sounds like a good idea for you. Good luck quitting and remember that once you quit it's easier to just stay quit than to start and quit again.

David
 
I quit 2 years ago. I channeled that extra money into knives as a reward. Now I feel better, smell better and own some of the best knives that money can buy! :D

Not smoking is actually easier than smoking. You don't have to go to the store at inconvenient times. You don't have to go outside and stop what you were doing inside. Then nicest part is never worrying about when you will be allowed to have your next one.
 
Congratulations and keep at it. You won't regret quitting, that's for sure. I quit about 6 years ago after 20 years of smoking. It took me a few tries, but it finally stuck. Again, Good on you!
 
Good job. Stay focused, quitting takes serious willpower for an extended period of time. I started smoking 25 years and quit just over a year ago. It's a never ending battle. In that 25 years I had one stint where I quit for six years, then started up again. Keep away from things like cigars for a while, they're like a gateway drug. I may try a cigar in a year or two...but not sure it's worth the risk. Keep it up, you'll feel better. Only down side is that your teeth will lose that lovely yellow glow. ;)
 
Congratulations! Keep at it. There may be some rough spots here and there, but brush those times off and keep working at it. I like the idea of doing PT whenever you get a craving. One day, even the cravings will disappear; then you will be really free!
 
Congratuations.
Stick with it.
Reduce your chances of health and performance problems down the road.;):thumbup:
 
Good for you man!:thumbup: I'm not a smoker but all my family smoke. My mom just quit about 5 years ago but the rest still smoke. They all want really bad to quit. I know it isn't easy but keep it up:thumbup:
 
I quit back in 1976. I just stopped cold turkey. I am quite sure that I would not still be around if I had not quit smoking. It is not easy but you will thank yourself years down the road when you can still be active.
 
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