We had a thread about that a couple of nights ago. Paying at the pump is the way to go.

Cig demon is better than Coke Demon coming around??

That's nearly 10 years gone now. Coke demon is little more than a bad memory.

No

Cig is worse than coke

It was easier to quit coke. Of course, when I quit coke, there weren't ten people freebasing outside the door of my office building every morning when I went to work. Hard to get away from cigarette smoke. Well, not so much anymore.

OK.... this is more for me than for the planet BB....... but what better thread.... I just made it through week 1!!!! And I made it through my most difficult test yet! Poker night..... I've been dreading playing poker without lighting up a cig, and I did it tonight!! It may sound stupid, but this has been worrying me for weeks....

Thanks to everybody posting in this thread!! I know I have a long way to go before I can brag about 7 smoke-free months, but fucking baby steps....

Thanks all.......... you have helped......

Best advice I can give - GUM. Not nicotine gum, just regular gum (I use Trident, so it's good for the teeth, too). Replace your oral fixation with chewing instead of smoking.

Good luck. Poker night must have been a bitch. I would have personally sworn that off for a while. Be careful. Cigarette demon definitely plays cards.

A week is significant, Fish. Good job, man.

If you can beat coke you can beat cigs-good luck dude-If I was a praying man-I say one for ya-but instead I will buy you an ice cold soda pop in a smoke-free establishment.

Im still drinkin beer here

Sounds good. :thumb:

Great Job Man Keep it up

Im right here with you

How's the family, halfcan?

I've been chewing the shit out of these Tea Tree Australian Chewing Sticks..... basically fancy toothpicks soaked with tea tree oil, cinnamon, peppermint, and spearmint.... I highly recommend them!! Made by Thursday Plantation Co .

It's been a big help for the oral fixation...(insert joke here)...

I've actually caught myself taking them in and out of my mouth (insert joke #2 here) just like a cig......

And yes, poker night was hell....... of course everyone else was smoking and giving me shit for quiting...... I feel I made a major accomplishment.

Thanks again for the support... whether ya knew it or not......

You're welcome. Good luck.

And those toothpick things rock - I just don't know where to get them.

You can get them here.... or just search the intraweb....

I can't tell you how much these have helped..... try it.... I justified it by saying it was less than the price of 2 packs of cigs...... and the flavor lasts longer than the stick does.........

Doing much better-thanks for asking bud!

Still Quit here.... Gotten some pretty Tough Urges but I have overcome them all..


Those Chewing sticks came in today... they KICK MAJOR ASS I bought 4 boxes on accident but I am going to keep all of them. Thanks for the Idea the Flavor really outlasts the toothpick.

Thanks everyone for your support

you ready for some dannys action tonigh slag?

If your buying Im there ... Im flat broke.


:D

I quit this week as well.
 

I had said I wanted to be smoke free by my birthday.
Didn’t quite make it.:(
BUT!!

I started coming down with a bug last Sat, by Sunday I was in bed all day, Monday, -Wed were rough, but I managed.The doc isn’t quite sure if I had a touch of food poisoning, or a slight flu bug, either way, it’s now 1:29 am, and I’ve officially gone 6 days with out a smoke.ROFL

Quit cold turkey, and today was work day #2 with out one.
Don’t know if I’m starting to feel any better or not??:hmmm:

But I know one thing is for sure, since the headaches have passed you can’t say 2 words to me without some primal force taking over and having me want to kill you. (Go ahead and say it, a RaIders fan gonna go to prison for murder! :banghead: ) I’ll keep you posted!

Dont give In...

Check this out:

www.cdc.gov


Within 20 minutes after you smoke that last cigarette, your body begins a series of changes that continue for years.

20 Minutes After Quitting
Your heart rate drops.

12 hours After Quitting
Carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.

2 Weeks to 3 Months After Quitting
Your heart attack risk begins to drop.
Your lung function begins to improve.

1 to 9 Months After Quitting
Your Coughing and shortness of breath decrease.

1 Year After Quitting
Your added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.

5 Years After Quitting
Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker’s 5-15 years after quitting.

10 Years After Quitting
Your lung cancer death rate is about half that of a smoker’s.
Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.

15 Years After Quitting
Your risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a nonsmoker’s.



Compared to smokers, your…

Stroke risk is reduced to that of a person who never smoked after 5 to 15 years of not smoking

Cancers of the mouth, throat, and esophagus risks are halved 5 years after quitting

Cancer of the larynx risk is reduced after quitting

Coronary heart disease risk is cut by half 1 year after quitting and is nearly the same as someone who never smoked 15 years after quitting

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk of death is reduced after you quit Lung cancer risk drops by as much as half 10 years after quitting

Ulcer risk drops after quitting

Bladder cancer risk is halved a few years after quitting

Peripheral artery disease goes down after quitting

Cervical cancer risk is reduced a few years after quitting

Low birth weight baby risk drops to normal if you quit before pregnancy or during your first trimester the benefits of quitting

Thank god I descided to go to work today.
Woke up this morning, wanted to use the cat as a piniata, told the wife if she kept whistling I was gonna staple her lips shut,(Top wqhich she replied you wanna feel that staple gun up yer ass do ya? ****SHE"S PMSing!!! :eek:) and felt like hanging my mother in law from a ceiling fan.

Other than that this "quitting " shit is going well :D

keep on keepin' on sounds like you're almost over the hump

So now Fraz is a non smoking, non drinking fat bastard. Somebody just shoot him.

Sounds to me like you guys are kicking the butt. Congrats!

Thanks..

Had a really bad Craving this morning but these Chewing Sticks Kick ass

Kick them cigs.... you'll never regret it.

speaking of giving up stuff... Im on day 25 of No Mountain Dew. I quit smoking cigs back in 1997, and have never had another tobacco cigarette...

but the Mountain Dew crack habit is a tough one... but I act like the shit doesnt exist in my world. As a result of not drinking Mountain Crack... plus working out, I have lost exactly 20 lbs in about 8 weeks.

No way I could ever do that. But I'm not fat either.

I used to drink a two liter bottle of that shit every day. Switched to diet soda about 10 years ago, but now I generally don't drink soda at all unless I'm in a restaurant.

As fat as I am anyway, I hate to think how huge I'd be if I still drank MD like that. Damn. :eek:

Mood swings are starting to subside.
lost my damn appitite though?
The only time i'm hungry now is after smoking one :bong: (thats madicinal ;) )

day 8 NO CIGGS ROFL

Learn how to spell medicinal, you dope head. :p

Got this from the QuitNet People Today..


Hello Slag02
Your Quit Date is:Thursday, March 02, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM
Time Smoke-Free:31 days, 6 hours, 14 minutes and 18 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked:625
Lifetime Saved:4 days, 18 hours
Money Saved:$128.03

Open Gadget

Congratulations
WHO'S BETTER THAN YOU TODAY?
You've made it! A whole 1 month without a cigarette! In that time, you've successfully navigated the physical chaos of withdrawal, the emotional highs and lows of early quit, and the pitfalls of relapse!
WHO'S BETTER THAN YOU TODAY?
Countless times you've refused the offered cigs. More times than that you've craved nicotine, but opted for health, instead. You've endured teasing, lack of support, and feeling uncomfortable and out of place among smokers. You may have had issues with weight, anger, tension or sadness, but still you stayed SMOKE-FREE!
WHO'S BETTER THAN YOU TODAY?
You're adjusting to a whole new lifestyle. You're already thinking different thoughts. You've changed habits and routines. You've made new friends and, perhaps, let go of some old ones. You're starting to realize the benefits of living a SMOKE-FREE life. More and more, you see yourself as a non-smoker. We hope you're as proud of you as we are.
WHO'S BETTER THAN YOU TODAY?
And while you've been doing all this for yourself, you've been helping everyone here at the Q: your membership in our community, whether active or passive, has demonstrated an ongoing support of the efforts of all of us. We hope you stay with us as you continue your SMOKE-FREE journey to a fuller, richer, healthier life.

You do realize that you will soon weigh 350 pounds don't you? On the bright side, you will be able to eat 35 tacos.

Yes but my Lungs will be squeaky Clean,

After your massive coronary, you will have the cleanest lungs in the graveyard.

Good job quiting. Your at a month, dependency issues should be nearly done. Your kids will love you for it.

Ya know skip in all seriousness you are correct,

my plan is now that spring has sprung to start riding my bicycle to work, My work is just far enuff away that riding my bike could be a big difference, because honstley im not gettting the exersice I need.

I did get my blood pressure check after eating alot of bacon and it was very very good, so i know im in overall good health I just need to exersice more, but by qutting smoking that was one huge step to improving myself

I lasted 7 weeks this time......but 3 days ago I started up again..eh fuck it

Alright, I'm going for it again. I haven't had a smoke since yesterday afternoon, so I've almost lasted for a whole day. Gonna try for the long haul here

i haven't had a cigarette since 12/30/05...

best decision i ever made...
now if i can just stop eating junk food

bp

The first 48 hours are the hardest. Hang in there. It ain't easy but its doable.:clap:

It been 3 three years since I had a smoke . So you and your wife hang in there and stick it out!!!!!!!!

11 months to the day for me (I had three drags from one the second day after I started this thread).

Great job, frazod.

My mom has smoked since she was 18 and she is now 59. She just quit last week and hasn't smoked one. I pray every day she'll have the strength to continue it. It's such a huge fear that my mom might die of cancer.

Been 17 weeks yesterday since I lit a smoke.:)
***I do put a tiny little pinch in my "draw" :bong:
But if you added that all up I may have had 2 in the last 17 weeks.
I'm ok with that.

You must be motivated..................
 

my wife was the epitome of addicted. She quit a couple times because she needed to. She finally quit when she WANTED to. Think this way. You are an addict. You can NEVER have so much as a social puff again. Then you will finally kick it. Good luck.

p.s. I quit several times. But until I new that I was nearing my window of opportunity I would always relapse. You will know when it is truly the right time.

Epilogue............................................
 

My Mother-in law quit smoking in 1988. She now is in the last stages of smoking related lung cancer. My mother is 83 and I catch her smoking occasionally. What are ya gonna do.

Good job, y'all.

Yesterday was 6 months W/O a Copenhagen.

i'm still going strong -

Last Cig was St. Pattys Day

Congrats bud! :toast:

I must say, it's good to see you guys take such a positive and difficult step. Congrats.

Every time I see this thread get bumped I get the urge to light up. Dan, here I go again.

i've tried the patches, gums, and losenges. once i was done with those, i would go right back to smoking. it sucked.

i tried something new.

cold turkey.

i haven't smoked in 2 months. don't feel like it at all. it was hard (very hard) for about 5 days. after that, smooth sailing.

i am under some immense stress and haven't felt the urge at all. i have also been out drinking without the urge. i would like to say at this point that i'm done, but i know how that has gone in the past. to be honest though, i do feel a lot different this time going cold turkey... i don't feel the struggle i have felt in the past still trying to get the nicotine out of my system that the patches, gums etc kept in my system after quitting the "act" of smoking.

good luck to you, i know it's hard, but if you want to do it you can.

having kids that bug the crap out of you to quit helps a lot too... ;)

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good luck man..

i thought i was done... but i tell you what... about 3 weeks ago.. i had the strongest cravings ever... i mean it was really really brutal...

it has eased off some but damn... it came back as if it had never left..

i guess it never goes away

dang... i used to live on that sh*t in the army. a couple days with no sleep or food? throw in a dip of 'schlaggen (copenhagen).

i used to love that headbuzz rush it would give you. (didn't like picking it out of my teeth though).

could never understand why they called it snuff though. who the fuck would want that sh*"t up their nose??!! :shrug:

http://smokersupply.com/smokersupply...5Csnuff_3d.jpg

never goes away? so they say...

however to support my claims that cold turkey is the way to go, i have been in the middle of a (*nasty*) custody battle and i haven't gone back to smoking. talk about being fuckin' stressed out??!! i'm there and then some for certain dude. my ex is a real fucking winner and has put my kids through HELL for the last 2 years. she's an abuser, a scumbag liar and a friggin drug addict to boot. has no business being anywhere near children. dealing with all this BS had kept me smoking for a long time, but i just said "fuck IT" and quit 2 months ago. everyone thought i was reeruned for trying during all this court sh*t, but it seemed to work for me. (i was miserable enough all ready... gnome sayn? ;) )

they smell nasty to me now, and the thought of polluting my lungs again after all i've been through since i quit is just completely moronic to me. the crap is coming out of my lungs in big old chunks. it hurts, but it also feels good to know it's getting out of there. it's actually VERY nice to be able to take a full, deep breath again.

good luck to you too dude. i KNOW it aint easy, but stick it out. breathing is much more important. i just watched my grandad pass on due to emphysema a few months back. i did it for him and for my kids (and for myself). if you have some inspiration of your own, go for it and stick to it!

cigarettes SUCK!!!

Cigarettes-

Fire on one side.... a SUCKER on the other

I went out drinking tonight, and I had about 4-5 smokes.......I still want to quit, but damn it is tough, especially since I like to drink and have a job that is stressfull.....I'm still going to try to not smoke tomorrow, but it is tough to quit, I've quit a lot, the longest I've lasted was 7 weeks, but every time I got stressed at work or went drinking I wanted a smoke.....I'm still going to try and quit though

I am not trying to dis you on this KCCM, but you just listed several reasons why you can't stop. I bet if you really sat down and thought about it, you would come up with a lot more reasons why you can. Just by reading your post, I can tell you are not ready to quit yet, in which case, you would likely fail if you tried. Your heart has to be in it and you have to be ready to face the mosster one on one, spit in its eye, kick it in the oat sack and know in your heart there is now way you can lose. That's the kind of attitide you are going to have to muster when you decide to quit. When you want it bad enough, you can damn sure do it.

Confucius say, the easiest way to quit is to not start.

Thank you for your contribution Captain Obvious. :spock:

Aye aye, Skipper.

There's more to it than just the literal meaning ;)

Well, I have been thinking about ending my smoking habit soon. I talked to my Dr. and he wrote me a prescription for Zyban. I have not filled that prescription yet but I think I will be soon. I have been told that Zyban works well. We will see.... Good luck on your quest.

The gum worked for me. Been about 6 months now.

One year. No cigarettes.

Think I'll smoke something to celebrate for you.

I could celebrate by reliving one of my old vices. I could drink a bunch of southern comfort, or perhaps snort some coke. Just for old times' sake. ROFL

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wow, time flies don't it?

That's rockin dude! Congrats! :toast:

Excellent Fraz!!!! Congrats and keep it up.

Good job dude. I wish all my friends could quit, not because I dislike cigarettes so much but for their own good.

IF you have any teeth left chew a fresh piece of gum every time you crave a smoke it will help....BOOG OUTT...

Thanks, everybody.

And yes, Boog, I still have teeth. :spock:

Yeah, nobody is thinking whats my quality of life going to be at 60. Smoking will only knock off 2-5 years off your life but your quality of life will be for chit the last 4-5 years before that. And the burden you will place on your family to take care of you during that time will be crushing to your soul. Struggling to get a breath into your lungs and guilt stricken is no way to go out.

A year and a half smoke free. :thumb:

Congrats....its been 2 1/2 years for me.