Topic: Who wants to quit smoking cigarettes? Lets quit together.

[rhos1355]

Just thought I might jump start this thread again with a question I asked myself as I was wending my boring way to work this morning.

If, say, we were sure that the human species, as we know it was about to to be exterminated in maybe 2 month's time, would any of you quitters start smoking again?
I think I would.

And I'd try all those drugs they've been telling us to stay away from since I was a teen-ager.

[Frankencake]

Just thought I might jump start this thread again with a question I asked myself as I was wending my boring way to work this morning.

If, say, we were sure that the human species, as we know it was about to to be exterminated in maybe 2 month's time, would any of you quitters start smoking again?
I think I would.

And I'd try all those drugs they've been telling us to stay away from since I was a teen-ager.

You would be hard pressed to find any of those drugs since you would not be a lone in your search.  The dealers would be swamped.  Not too mention the streets. 
You might want to start a whole new thread with this question.  That's a good one


For the record folks, I quit smoking last monday and haven't had a puff since then.  I am over the physical stuff and now I am going through the mental addiction.  That is the one that will last the longest  and be the hardest to beat.  I already feel better in my breathing and I can smell things again that I've missed.  My girl smells the best.  (right after my SOHC)
Who else has quit since I started this thread?  How has it been and what good things have you noticed?

[Frankencake]

I made it ten days.  Still not smoking.  I feel proud of it.

[ev0lve]

Get it Get it Go! and good for you!

Had 10 days in and a computer went south. Having a hundred people want to know when something's coming back up all at once made me lose my resolve. Should've just dealt with it but... Gearing back up for the 2nd quit at this point - and a little wiser. Not much but a little 

[seaweb11]

Just thought I might jump start this thread again with a question I asked myself as I was wending my boring way to work this morning.

If, say, we were sure that the human species, as we know it was about to to be exterminated in maybe 2 month's time, would any of you quitters start smoking again?
I think I would.

And I'd try all those drugs they've been telling us to stay away from since I was a teen-ager.

WHAT TF 

[spitfire]

My wife and I decided to give up smoking when I finished working in Oz and came back to the UK to retire.
4 years later we were still smoking, however we did not smoke in the house or car to help cut down, stop both places stinking and to save me decorating, this got me down to 20/day and my wife to 30/day.
Then my wife decided enough was enough, in the UK the National Health Service (NHS) provides a service for those that want to quit smoking, my wife went to see the "smoking" nurse and came home with a course of Champix tablets, she quit in Feb 2009 and has never looked back, she had been smoking like me for 40 plus years.
I did not really, passionately want to give up, my wife's incentive was money (£5/day or $8) mine was purely for health reasons but I duly went to see the smoking nurse, got my Champix and gave up in early May, haven't looked back since. We went on holiday in June and hung around with about 10 other people in the bar every night and they all smoked, didn't bother either of us.
The one thing that I will not do is preach about quiting to smokers as I always used to hate that !
The big disapointment is that I do not feel any healthier and the times for my daily bicycle ride do not get any faster.

Cheers

Den

[Retro Rocket]

Its going to be easier to give up in Australia soon, they are talking about putting smokes up $5 a packet, that will mean a packet of 30 cigs will be around $20 .....

Mick

[Lenny55]

Haven't smoked since 1:00pm yesterday.  I've quit a few times before, usually cave in at the year and half mark.

Hope this is the last time.  Getting through the first 24 hours is usually the hardest for me.  I think I'll have to lay off the beers for a while as well. 

My girlfriend gave me a new nickname not long ago, "Granpa Wheezy".  If that's not a good motivator, I don't know what is.

Good luck everyone!

[Retro Rocket]

One of my mate recently told me "its easy to give up, i do it all the time".......

Mick

[JeyLux]

over 1 month clean.

haven't even sneaked a smoke.  impressive because i usually cheat.

so far so good.

I had 20 pieces of nicrotte gum previous to quitting.

I have only chewed 5 pieces in a month.  To me those are the smokes i would have normally bummed for the 'hard' days.

I hope to keep this up indefinitely.  It's a lot easier now than it was.

[Frankencake]

It has been a month for me as well.  It's feels great.  I think that it is a dangerous time still because I feel so good.  I'm done but I sstill have those "what if I just have one?" thoughts.  The other night, I was fighting with the wife and I spent the night in the shop on netflix.  I rolled one and stuck it in my mouth and just chewed on it.  I liked the taste of the tobacco so much, I tossed the #$%*er in the trash.  It was to tempting to start chewing tobacco.  I'm not out of the woods yet, I guess.  I'm still an addict.

[Markcb750]

Only in the interest of helping my fellow SOHC mates....





Any one who smokes given the knowledge of the terrible death it often inflicts is an idiot.



at least death by motorcycle is generally quick.


Just a personal observation.

Just saying

Just trying to help

Mark

[silver fox]

Keep up the hard work folks, you know it's worth it in the end!

I have just returned from a trip to Orlando and was pretty sick on the flight on the way home

Decided to take a trip to the hospital (German efficiency!) and was immediately admitted with Acute Bronchitis! God it makes you feel like #$%*.

Anyways, i haven't smoked since the day of the flight (Thursday) until now, and i've decided it might be a good time to try and stop!!!! Not using anything other than willpower at the moment, but i do have one of those small plastic ciggies that you put nicotine capsules in for emergencies!!! The chest pain is enough right now, and maybe a taster of later life if i keep smoking

Just food for thought i guess.

Only time will tell

Good luck everyone

Kindest Regards
SF

[JeyLux]

Well I have been clean for over 12 weeks now.

It was though at first, and got easier. I have been traveling for work a lot, and it would be really easy to sneak a smoke and no one would know, but, I haven't. I am proud of myself for the first time in years.

To anyone else out there, you can do it.  it just takes a little work and will power.

[goon 1492]

well bad news for me, after a year and a half clean I started smoking again.... about a month and a half ago. I am quitting again after the rough patch in my life is cleared up. At least my wife is going to quit with me this time, well we will see that is the same thing she said a year and a half ago...
On the other hand I have learned that when you quit smoking the weight gain is not entirely from the extra snacking, it is also that the nicotine blocks the absorbtion of foods when passing through the intestines. When you stop smoking you absorb more nutrients. I know the last time I quit I knew I was gonna gain some weight so I started the ol' stomach crunches(3-sets of 10, 1 set forward, 1 set to the right, and one set to the left), leg lifts(same as crunches)(the wife loves the benifit from those too ), shoulder exercises and three sets of 35 push ups. It was enough that I only gained 25lbs, but I also lost fat and gained muscle in the process.
Wish me luch cause I am betting that my wife won't join me again...

[Frankencake]

I quit in August.  I haven't had a puff since then.  In September I buried my father.  He smoked for 71 of his 79 years.  It was not pretty to watch a man who I always looked to as a rock, wither to 115 pounds and die.  If you want as much control over your end game as you can get, quit. 
Rest in peace, Dad.  I can't stop missing you.  Thank you for my everything.

[KeithTurk]

I smoked for 40 yrs up to 4 packs a day....  since I was 10yrs old...  Hung out with all the wrong people... did all the wrong things...  Now I want them back... the years I pissed away standing on a stoop in the cold inhaling the end of a prepackaged fire stick that I Paid for...

If the doctor ever says i'm terminal.... I'll be at the corner store buying MORE MORE MORE.. but until then.. I won't even look at one ....

However...  I'm cool with you smoking so I can smell the smoke... 

[Lenny55]

Well since I first posted to this thread I caved and started smoking again.  But.........

Happy to say I haven't had a smoke since last Thursday. 

My big motivator this time around was turning 40 last week.  Smoking is stupid and I wish I'd never started. 

Anyway, I feel really good this time.  It seems to be easier or something.  At least so far..........Good luck everyone!!

[greasy j]

I have quit a lot of times, but my girlfriend keeps starting again and we live together so I'll share a bit of hers. I don't buy packs anymore, but I still have 1-2 a day sometimes. sometimes none for a week. but it's hard to completely give up with her doing it right next to me.

I told her about this forum topic. she says she's ready. we'll see.

thing is I'm super logical/practical guy. and there is absolutely no justification for cigarette smoking. if it made me feel good, it might be worth the cost and health risks. but it makes me feel like crap. and when I buy them I am supporting bastards. and they(cigs) will kill me eventually. so whenever I have one, my inside voice is screaming "moron".

it is the stupidest thing I do. and I know it. I'm done. hold me to it.

[silver fox]

Just to let you know, it's approx 10 weeks now, and i haven't had even a sniff of one
The best thing is, i'm not even bothered

Keep up the good work and never quit quitting!

[Frankencake]

Good for you Silver Fox.  I m still quit.  I still like the smell once in a while but i usually can't stand it.  The usual emotional stress makes me want one, but I won't cave.  The cravings are pretty mild.  Things would have to get real bad before I start puffing again.  I feel much better physically and I don't want to ruin that.  To anyone who wants to quit, do it.  It is so worth it.

[Skonnie Boy]

I just realized I'm close to the 8 month mark with no cigarettes, and I remembered this thread.  I think I had a miniature Terry from Australia on my shoulder helping me along.  I used the gum, but I never cheated and haven't slipped once.  I think my main motivation (besides health reasons) was that I wanted to be that a$$hole who just quit and it didn't seem to bug him.

But lord, it got to me.  18 years of my body and mind wrapped around nicotine molecules was difficult to undo.  I didn't think the gum did sh!t until I quit it.  Couldn't focus on anything, couldn't wake up, couldn't form sentences.  Just awful.

But here I is, I've made it this far.  I think I dream of smoking every other night, but its usually more like, "oh sh!t, why am I smoking again?"  I don't often want a smoke, but whenever I drink whiskey I wish I could.

How'd everyone else do?  Curious if some of the other quitters made it.

[Frankencake]

Awesome!  I haven't touched a smoke since August 17, 2009.  Almost a year!

[greasy j]

i think i finally did it for real. haven't smoked in a while. yay. fingers crossed.

[Retro Rocket]

3 months for me now but i still get some huge cravings, especially when having a beer....

Mick