congradulations jack i know you can do this your a very determined guy just ask the moose and deer lol
I can't ask the moose and deer. I'm eating them. LOL
Keep up the good work Aaron, you have been quitting longer than me.
Jack
congradulations jack i know you can do this your a very determined guy just ask the moose and deer lol
Credit to Rodney Dangerfield.The other day, I was in a bar talking to this woman, and she asked me if I smoked after sex. I replied, "I don't know, I've never looked...."
Put that $10 a pack (WOW! That would make my cheap *** quit!) you mentioned on the first page in a jar. You could pay off your mortgage early with it!
I've quit smoking (gotten to the point of not clenching my hands any time I pay for gas because what I really want is to jump across the counter and start eating cigarettes off that rack until they tranq dart me) twice now. It's hard, the first time I did it I used baby carrots in a baggie. Any time I'd feel that f'n monkey screech for nicotine, I'd whip out a carrot. I got used to the bugs bunny jokes sooner than I got over the smokes but it was worth it. Ten years, ending up around two packs a day. Smoked when I woke up, ****... I'd wake up in the middle of the night to smoke. Took about two months to consider myself quit, took about five to really feel like a nonsmoker.
Then I let a bad breakup excuse me putting a butt back in my mouth, and it's been a longer trip this time, it really put the hooks. Even though I never got back to pack a day and I only daily-smoked for about seven months, it took me closer to a year to quit the second time.
So I guess what I'm saying is two things: 1 - Congratulations! You made it to two weeks., that is the hardest part. Once you make it to a month, you'll start noticing the way stuff smells again, and that's another fun encouragement to stay off. 2 - Don't ever put a cigarette back in your mouth again, not when you're cryin' over love nor worryin' over money. I believe there are certain people who can smoke a cigarette, think nothing of it, and put it down, never to think about it again. I am not one of those people. And after 44 years of pack a day, you ain't either. It had claws in you deep, and if you let it get them in again it will make you pay for it.
Congrats to everyone here who is trying to quit.........it is hard but worth it!...my cheap *** would only need to add up the cost over a year for motivation......
4th week for me...Hey I bought my nieces and nephews Christmas presents with cigarette money or the money I would of spent on them...Today marks the end of the 3rd week of being a quitter. It has been a little tougher this past week with all the party's to go to. But I have stayed the course and still have not had a smoke. Wife says I'm not all that crabby either. LOL
Jack
been over 4 years for me. no cravings whatsoever. all i have to do is think about how much money the canadian government was sucking fom my wallet when i was sucking on a cigarette was enough to lose all cravings. not to mention the 2 mopars i have bought with money saved from not killing myself and filling govrnment coffers. way to go.Today marks the end of the 3rd week of being a quitter. It has been a little tougher this past week with all the party's to go to. But I have stayed the course and still have not had a smoke. Wife says I'm not all that crabby either. LOL
Jack
Not to be rude here but how do people get addicted to smoking? And have such a hard time stopping.
I smoked a cigar last night and dont really feel the need for more. Same with alcohol.
Yep, 2 pack a day here. I used to smoke 4 when I drove a "Emergency" wrecker in Houston, Tx.. The stress did that! I have tried the Chantix too. It gave me horribly vivid nightmares but did cut me back to 10 cigs a day. I didn't make it long until the dreams put an end to that drug. I also tried the Zyban/Welbutrin as well. They didn't work at all. Cold turkey about killed me and all around me. I was a scary, mean person during those few days. Marlboro has me by the twins. My Grandfather gave me my first pack of Salem when I was 13 and now I am 44. His old honery azz is still kicking at 84 and still smokes his Salems. I was diagnosed with COPD about 7 years ago.The meds didn't work at all. Chantix turned Sarah's life into a living hell.
I am on the Canadian version of Chantix. It's call Champix. I was told it could have some bad side effects so I told the wife to keep an eye on me. So far she says all is good.
Jack
My next and hopefully last option is the E-cig Prine mentioned. I am to the point of consistant heartburn and loose my breath with a walk through the yard. Its bad when I can't keep up with my 8 year old daughter. I think its had alot of impact on my 14 year old daughter as she has Asthma. It not only hurts you and I but the ones we love too!!!
Good luck and I wish you well! I will be getting the E-cig before the end of the year and begin this trip down the same looooooong bumpy road again for the New Year!](*,)
Robert
Yep, 2 pack a day here. I used to smoke 4 when I drove a "Emergency" wrecker in Houston, Tx.. The stress did that! I have tried the Chantix too. It gave me horribly vivid nightmares but did cut me back to 10 cigs a day. I didn't make it long until the dreams put an end to that drug. I also tried the Zyban/Welbutrin as well. They didn't work at all. Cold turkey about killed me and all around me. I was a scary, mean person during those few days. Marlboro has me by the twins. My Grandfather gave me my first pack of Salem when I was 13 and now I am 44. His old honery azz is still kicking at 84 and still smokes his Salems. I was diagnosed with COPD about 7 years ago.
My next and hopefully last option is the E-cig Prine mentioned. I am to the point of consistant heartburn and loose my breath with a walk through the yard. Its bad when I can't keep up with my 8 year old daughter. I think its had alot of impact on my 14 year old daughter as she has Asthma. It not only hurts you and I but the ones we love too!!!
Good luck and I wish you well! I will be getting the E-cig before the end of the year and begin this trip down the same looooooong bumpy road again for the New Year!](*,)
Robert
Hey Robert,
Yup, the dreams can be interesting. Before taking this stuff I very rarely dreamed, now I dream every night and they are strange. That is the only side effect I have seen so far and I can handle them.
My decision to quit was selfish. I am quitting for me and me only. I know my wife sure likes the smokeless me but I did it for myself. Looking back on it now I am sure that is why I am still smokeless. If I was doing it for others that might be the extra pressure that made me fail.
Good luck on trying to quit again, never say die.
Jack
im going to be joining this escapade after the new year.....for the um-teenth time. kudos to you gents, wishing you the best of luck, because i DO know how hard it can be, and for me, it friggin is.....:banghead: