Gonna quit smoking tomorrow

[Sully]

I'm actually really afraid of this. Need to do it, hate that I do it now. In a great amount of fear that I'll fail.

[Sully]

Originally Posted by Pants

Man, it's going to be exactly two years for me in 7 days. It's so weird thinking back on smoking almost a pack a day. Seems crazy now, like it was a whole different life.

I do still get jealous from time to time when I see people light one up and enjoy the **** out if.

I don't think it was ever the nicotine for me because I still smoke a cigar once a month during warm weather and it doesn't make me crave nicotine any more or any less when I do it.

It was just the habit and I liked the whole sensation of inhaling and exhaling smoke as well as the smells (it's weird, I know).

While I can feel the chem withdrawals, I feel the same way. It's the action I'll miss.

[DaFace]

A friend of mine convinced himself to at least give quitting a try after coming to visit this weekend. We went on a drive up to around 10k feet or so and did a short walk (I can't even call it a hike in good conscience). He's 32 years old and was huffing and puffing like I'd made him run a mile. That shit's just stupid.

Anyway, I don't have much to add to the thread other than my support. There's a whole new world out there if you kick the habit, so try and focus on the good things that you'll be able to add rather than the things you'll be losing. Good luck, man.

[jason54858]

Originally Posted by Sully

While I can feel the chem withdrawals, I feel the same way. It's the action I'll miss.

Yes yes and yes, I just quit smoking to. Maybe one of the hardest things I have ever done tbh.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by jason54858

Yes yes and yes, I just quit smoking to. Maybe one of the hardest things I have ever done tbh.

It's not easy. That's for ****ing sure.

[Rasputin]

Try Uncle Bucks 5 year plan

[DeepPurple]

I smoked my last cigarette Dec 2006, I was a 2-1/2 pack a day smoker since 1970 when I was 20 years old. I tried twice before and quit for a period of 6 months both times, once in 1986 and again in 2003. Both times I had to give up coffee and beer and as soon as I started drinking a couple of beers, I ran and bought a pack of cigarettes.

This time, I used a prescription drug called Chantix. I wasn't even interested in quiting, I had already figured I was going to die in my 60's but I would enjoy my life. Now, I'll be 63 in July, I quit when I was 56. My wife picked up the prescription from my doctor and I said, I'll give it a try just to amuse her. After the fifth day I didn't want cigarettes anymore. The drug doesn't have any nicotine, it shuts down the sensors in the brain that crave nicotine. The only bad side-effect are terrible nightmares, I stopped using it after my first 30 day prescription ran out. I had stopped smoking after five days, so why get it refilled, although they recommend using the drug for 3 to 4 months if you do quit. If you don't quit in the first 30 days then it's not going to work for you.

Since I quit smoking I've moved to a retirement community in Florida. I play softball every Saturday, shortstop for my team. I hadn't played since 1980 but it eventually came back, just like riding a bicycle. I also play golf twice a week, I hadn't played since I was a teenager. On top of that I workout using 20 pound hand weights and resistance bands, I do a couple of hours twice a week. I feel really great, my only regret is I didn't quit a much longer time ago, or had never started when I did. I was in the Army stationed overseas in Korea, so in 1970 everybody was smoking when I was there. It did take a couple of years before I stopped having a yearning for a cig, if someone I was playing golf with, or something like that I might want one. Now, however I like playing golf or being around a smoker now and then, just for the challenge. Good Luck, I wish nobody smoked.

[chefs fan in omaha]

7 months this week.
2 packs a day for 30 years

[R8RFAN]

Originally Posted by chefs fan in omaha

7 months this week.
2 packs a day for 30 years

rep

[Sully]

Having a real ****ing rough time.
Smoked yesterday and today.
Feel like shit, and I'm pissed.
What the ****.
I seriously hate me sometimes.

Sorry.., needed to vent

[phisherman]

Do you still REALLY want to quit? If so, just get back on the horse and keep doing it.

[Sully]

I ****ing do, that's why I'm do damn angry.
I'm just letting the ****ing cravings run me, and I'm acting ****ing weak.
I feel like punching myself in the nuts right now.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Sully

Having a real ****ing rough time.
Smoked yesterday and today.
Feel like shit, and I'm pissed.
What the ****.
I seriously hate me sometimes.

Sorry.., needed to vent

Meh. Don't be so hard on yourself. It's not easy. Just keep at it. If you're serious about wanting to quit, you'll do it.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Sully

Having a real ****ing rough time.
Smoked yesterday and today.
Feel like shit, and I'm pissed.
What the ****.
I seriously hate me sometimes.

Sorry.., needed to vent

Dude, go to a doctor and get a prescription for Chantix. The shit really works.

[phisherman]

Any updates? Smoke free still?

[Rasputin]

I've been smoke free from Feb 8 this year, but all I want to do is eat.


I can't get enough ice cream either. I feel like I'm getting fat now.


Is this eating habit normal for people who quit smoking?


Even when I feel full I want to eat more. I've made myself puke by eating too much. Am still happier I quit smoking and don't have a craving so much I just can't help but want to eat all the time.