Quitting smoking... one year later.

Christian

Christian

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Yesterday, I celebrated one year smoke free, and I was curious who else has given up cig's, or pipe's, cigar's, etc. Nicotine is hard to kick, so lets hear your stories.:cool:
 
Congrats! No story, but it's been 2.5 years for me. Just stopped.
 
My quitting story isn't too inspiring. I walked into the Navy Exchange one day to buy cigarettes and they'd gone up to fifty cents a pack. I decided that was too much, so I didn't buy any more. That was back around 1980.
 
I'd been on some kind of "recreational chemical" or another since high school. I went into rehab for the third time last 1998. I have been clean, except for a beer or two on a couple of occasions, since I came out in 1999. Life is so much better these days.
 
I quit 14 years ago. Just got tired of my life revolving around smokes. Inhaled 2 to 3 packs a day. Being a slave to cigarettes is no way to go though life.
 
I quit 3 months ago. It's amazing how much electronic cigarettes helped in my case. I went from spending $40 a week on cigarettes to spending $12 a week, and with every order of cartridges I took a step down in nicotine. I've been nicotine free for about a month now. If anybody is having trouble quitting, get a V2 Cig. They're an enjoyable and convenient way to get yourself off of nicotine.
 
Congratulations! I remember your posts when you decided to quit. Thank you for letting us know about your success. I hope that it inspires others to do the same.

Peter,

I'm glad to hear that you are nicotine free. Like Christian did, keep us updated on your progress.

Ric
 
I quit a few months after I got engaged, my old lady hated the smoking but put up with me anyway. I realized you just have to have a good enough motive to quit, something stronger than the addiction, and she was it. Anyway, I spent the summer working double shifts on a ferry in Alaska, smoked to my heart's content and quit the day I got back to Georgia. I'm coming up on the two year mark in August. Congrats to you man!
 
I'm 3 weeks into quitting with the patch...only thought about them a couple times so far. I feel sooooo much better already.
 
I quit a pack and a half a day habit 28 years ago. Cold turkey for me.

One of the best decisions I ever made.
 
I quit 2½ years ago after smoking a pack a day for 15 years. My health deteriorated rapidly towards the end and i almost ended up with asthma because of smoking.

I used nicotine patches and gum to help kick the habit and it helped. Havent smoked a single one since then. But every now and then i still feel like smoking...Especially when im just chilling with my fishing rod or after a hearty meal, but im NEVER starting again.
 
Good for you. Its tough. I quit tobacco when my life insurance premium was more than my business partner, who was 20 years older and actually had cancer. I had chewed and dipped for 20 years and smoked cigars all time. Never did smoke cigs.

Now, 10 years later, my health is no better, but at least I've quit. I have had a cigar at a wedding or a chew if I'm out hunting but have not fallen back into the daily (or weekly or even monthly) habit. Beer is expensive enough, having to spend $7 for a tin of Scoal every few days would be outrageous.
 
Hi Christian -

Congrats!

I gave it up several years ago - no special story, I just got tired of the expense to both my wallet and my health, so I stopped smoking.

best

mqqn
 
I gave it up about 4 years ago with help of the patch. Best thing I ever did without doubt!
Also, the patch gave me some crrraaaaaazzy dreams that I will never forget!
 
I am entering my third week of not smoking. I have been using the e-ciggies which are MUCH better than the patch, etc. Like the previous poster said, i am down from $60 a week to around $20. MUCH better than having a hole burned into my arm because I didn't move the patch often enough. Now the good news is that my sense of smell and taste have improved. The bad news is that, because I had really bad eyesight for years before I got the surgery, the other senses seems to have compensated a bit so they were pretty darned good even when I was smoking and have become REALLY acute in the last couple of weeks. I actually ran myself out of the room with one of my own farts the other night. :eek:
 
It was about 1962 or so. I was 16 and in a South Alabama field picking cotton. My best buddy had stolen one of his sister's cigarettes, and he, his brother, and I were trying it. Tasted awful.


Haven't had one since.
 
My one year mark is in a few weeks, Aug 1st. Congrats it is very tough to quit. I am not sure is that previous guy was just a salesman, but I also used the same e-cigs for a couple months to quit. They will work if you are willing to quit.

Once again CONGRATS to all of you who quit.
 
I've quit smoking/dipping many times. I've experienced my current success for about the last two years. I can't have just "one". I think I'm good to go this time.
 
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