Quitting smoking...maybe?

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Buck268

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Well anyhow, just figured I'd throw this up here while rehoning my Delica 4.

I might just end up quitting cigs; at least for a while! Friday night I partied it up (girl's b-day)... All night, it was great but of course I paid for it Saturday. Not the wors hangover I had, but enough to keep me from smoking most of the day. In fact, by the time I really wanted a cig, it was almost evening again so I held out. In fact, its now Sunday and I'm still holding out. Wasn't really planning on it, but it seems like a good idea.

So anyways, for those who've quit, how'd it treat ya? Today wan't bad but I've been fighting it... I think tomarow will really be the test.
 
I got the flu so bad all I did was sleep for 3 days, and when I finally came out of it the addiction was gone! It's been almost 5 years now, and no way would I ever start smoking again. I like being able to breathe....
 
Well, what worries me isn't quitting, its relapsing. The bar is a helluva place to no burn a cig!

I'm very curious about how tomarow goes. Haven't had any real physical symptoms. My mind just keeps wandering back to "lets step out for a smoke, buddy." lol
 
Quit...no question about it. You will be very glad you did, I promise. I quit and can tell you it is one of the best things I have done.
 
Quit.....I had to stop drinking beer and coffee for about two months as well as modify my behavior to break the mental conditioning you do to yourself to enable smoking. It was tough but the difference after 6 months was so dramatic I couldn't imaging going back.
 
The physical addiction is over in approximately 48 hours. After that, its all mental. Quit, and you will realize how much of a slave you were to nicotine. Besides, after a while it won't be so hard to sit in a bar and not smoke. You will be suprised how great beer and coffee taste without a cigarette. Here was the hardest part for me. You can never touch cigarettes (or smokeless) again. If you do (I did), it's the long road to even attempt to quit all over again.
 
Yeah, I'll tell you what, the after work Labatt was a challange earlier (about to take the challange again :) )

Thanks for all the encouragement, I'm gonna give it a go, see where I get.
 
Buck268 said:
My mind just keeps wandering back to "lets step out for a smoke, buddy." lol
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You have to find substitutes. It's like when you take a kid into a store -- he begs for the first attractive thing he sees. If you say no that's okay, he'll just beg for the next thing he sees. Right now your inner child has a habit of begging for a smoke, but he doesn't really have to have a smoke -- he'll be satisfied with anything, really, as long as you give your inner child some recognition. An Altoid, a stick of chewing gum, a cup of coffee ...

Take some of the money you've been wasting on smokes and buy something cool with it, too -- a new knife.... :cool:
 
Cougar Allen said:
You have to find substitutes. It's like when you take a kid into a store -- he begs for the first attractive thing he sees. If you say no that's okay, he'll just beg for the next thing he sees. Right now your inner child has a habit of begging for a smoke, but he doesn't really have to have a smoke -- he'll be satisfied with anything, really, as long as you give your inner child some recognition. An Altoid, a stick of chewing gum, a cup of coffee ...

Take some of the money you've been wasting on smokes and buy something cool with it, too -- a new knife.... :cool:
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altoids worked great for me.
 
It has DEFINATELY been coffee today. Unfortunately, the money hasn't been a huge incentive. I'm not the laziesy person around, and as such, have been rolling my own for two years (at about $10 a month!). Doing that has taught some decipline, though. If you only has time to roll 4 before work, guess how many have to last through the day! ...though usually I roll a full tin before bed...
 
I have never rolled my own. Just told myself I would never go there. I am a smoker, need to quit. Any doctor will tell me this, and I don't need a doc to tell me this. I know it, you know it, and how to accomplish this?? I don't know. Good luck (and I mean this with all my prayers) and understand you aint the only one to go through this.

Heerz an idea. You quit, and I'll quit. Let's help eachother. (don't get kinky on me, lol). Not sure how to go about it, but am willing to try almost anything. ya know?

Matt
 
Maybe this will help you. My year of 2007... Feb. buried my Great Uncle - emphysema... May buried my Father - lung cancer... Nov. buried another Uncle (Fathers brother ). 2007 sucked. All of these men smoked, and had smoked for years. I wish you could have watched my Father gasp out his last few hours of life, I think it would have helped you stay away from the cigs. Take a look at your family and friends and when you think about lighting one up just wonder which one of those people you love will be the one holding your hand when the light fades in your eyes. And for all of you diehards out there saying "Aw quit whinin' we all gotta go sometime!" I whole heartedly agree with you, this side of the Second Coming there is only one way out. Dying. But who wants to jump to the front of THAT line??? I'll be praying for you, pal, you are doing the second best thing for yourself that I know of.

Pill
 
I quit January 1, 2001 and haven't looked back. I also chewed at the same time. I quit both at the same time.

I had to go to the doctor to do it, and he prescribed Zyban, and the patch at the same time. I was on Zyban for 2 weeks prior to quitting smoking/chewing, and on that day, I started using the patch.

I was on the patch for 10 weeks, and on the Zyban for two weeks after I was done with the patch. Once I was done with the patch, I was free.

Fot the first year, if I smelled a cigarette, I got a small craving, but it went away pretty quick.

I haven't had the desire for a very long time.

If I smell cigarette smoke today, it makes me gag. if I smell a smoker, I also gag. Some of those generic cigs smell like burning cowcrap. :barf: (yes, I know what burning cowcrap smells like.)

If you are serious about making the change, I suggest a conversation with your doctor prior to quitting.
 
probably the best and hardest thing i've done. took me three or four tries, and the time before i quit 12 1/2 years ago i was off them for a year and a half (hint: don't try to be a social smoker if you've been a real smoker). if you really want to quit you can, if you don't really want to quit then no amount of hypnosis, nicorette, ear stapling, or whatever the cool kids are doing now days will help.

unlike some others, i still crave them on occassion. most times i smell smokers around me it makes me gag. other times the first smell of a freshly lit cigarette is more desirable than the smell of - well, this isn't the cove, so i won't say it, but it smells damn good. you just have to know that quitting is the best thing you can do for yourself and those around you.

stick with it, you'll be glad you did (especially at $5 a pack).

Winston
 
Around $7 a pack up here :eek: Unfortunately I've been back to smoking since December. When I had quit for 5 months, coffee was the thing that helped curb my cravings. That and gum. One problem I had was keeping the hands busy as well. I think flipping a bali helped, since my hands were used to holding a cigarette every so often.
 
Everyone quits. . . Earlier is better. I quit cold turkey some years ago. 7? 8? I have not been keeping track. Counting the days is clinging to the habit. I have no urge to smoke. In my opinion the gum, pills and patches are crutches to string you along and take your money. If you want to quit, then do so. That simple. Chew some sugarfree gum instead, eat some mints. You will be better off.
 
Rat Finkenstein said:
Everyone quits. . . Earlier is better. I quit cold turkey some years ago. 7? 8? I have not been keeping track. Counting the days is clinging to the habit. I have no urge to smoke. In my opinion the gum, pills and patches are crutches to string you along and take your money. If you want to quit, then do so. That simple. Chew some sugarfree gum instead, eat some mints. You will be better off.
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+1 Here I quit in Jan 99" aftre I buried my Grandpa 77yrs old he smoked 70 of them and I mean SMOKED and the Hard stuff non-filtered. I digress, but I watched him one day out of the blue lay his ADDICTION on the fireplace mantel at 70 and never went back, IT WASN'T easy but anything worth having/ doing is RIGHT? SOOO I figer if a man his age could DO IT so could I and Cold Turkey I went for the last time (HAD quit 3-4 times prior) and every time is HARDER! As I said that was 99 and no Tobacco whatsoever since I will tell YOU as others have THE 2nd BEST thing I've ever done for myself!:thumbup:
 
Quit. You, your wife and children (if you have them), will thank you for it. Best of luck on your quest. I myself am closing in on 12 months without a drop of alcohol so I can relate to a certain degree.
 
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