Life Quitting Smoking

Frazod · 08-15-2005, 05:49 PM

Both the wife and I need to quit, and since we've tried to quit at the same time before, and THAT REALLY SUCKED, I took the plunge first.

Haven't had a cigarette since last night. I've quit several times in the past, sometimes for up to three months - quitting ain't the problem - it's staying quit that kicks my ass.

Any advice on non-smoking methods/products or encouragement would be appreciated.

siberian khatru · 08-15-2005, 05:49 PM

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**mlyonsd** · 08-15-2005, 05:51 PM

Good luck man, I've never had the addiction so I can't give advice. Just wish the best for you and your wife.

chagrin · 08-15-2005, 05:54 PM

OK, I will fix mt errors...

I smoked 2-3 packs of Marlboro "Reds" daily, for 11 years (from 14-25) woke up one morning coughing up blood and quit.
I started smoking again 7 years later for 2 years. I simply tired of it and quit.

Here's what my experience taught me:

You will quit when you are strong enough and ready to quit. You can't win a fight with your body, it's a fight you can't win.

Frazod, you seem like a pretty strong willed dude from what I read on here. It's all about your will - power. Do you believe your will is strong? It is the only thing that will keep you from starting again. Think about how you would like to wake up tomorrow morning coughing blood, or unable to walk 2 blocks. Consider the punishment and IF you are ready inside, you will be successful.

Good luck dude!

P.S. As I have mentioned plenty of times here, I am a cancer survivor. Be strong!

Hydrae · 08-15-2005, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ENDelt260

Boy, you really know how to stretch out a dollar. Didn't they get stale after awhile?

He's also pretty good at stretching time itself:

Quote:

Originally Posted by chagrin

14 years (from 14-25)

chagrin · 08-15-2005, 05:59 PM

HA, sorry, I will say it myself...Frankth and Beanth!!

I started when I was 14, quit when I was 25...11 years.
I apologize. thank you for correcting me

ChiefsFan1965 · 08-15-2005, 06:04 PM

It helped me to make small commitments to not smoke. Like in the morning I'd say I wouldn't smoke 'til lunch and then at lunch I'd decided again if I'd commit not to smoke to dinner and thru the evening. I couldn't promise never to smoke again but I could agree not to smoke for a 4 hour period. Then one by one my days added up and I didn't want to ruin my success of not smoking for however many days it was. Also I would add up the number of cigs I'd usually smoke in a day and multiply that number by the # of days. After a short while, that # really got large, like for me it was 25 cigs a day, so after 4 days you'd see I didn't smoke 100 cigs. That was another thing to be proud of and not want to mess up. Hope this helps.

Frazod · 08-15-2005, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chagrin

I smoked 2-3 packs of Marlboro "Reds" for 14 years (from 14-25) woke up one morning coughing up blood and quit.
I started smoking again 7 years later for 2 years. I simply tired of it and quit.

Here's what my experience taught me:

You will quit when you are strong enough and ready to quit. You can't win a fight with your body, it's a fight you can't win.

Frazod, you seem like a pretty strong willed dude from what I read on here. It's all about your will - power. Do you believe your will is strong? It is the only thing that will keep you from starting again. Think about how you would like to wake up tomorrow morning coughing blood, or unable to walk 2 blocks. Consider the punishment and IF you are ready inside, you will be successful.

Good luck dude!

P.S. As I have mentioned plenty of times here, I am a cancer survivor. Be strong!

Wow. That's a fucked up story. Glad you made it through and stayed quit.

I'm not coughing up blood yet, but that greenish-brownish-yellowish shit that greets me every morning is bad enough.

I was strong willed enough to quit coke cold turkey, which was tough. The advice you gave above is pretty much how I felt about that.

Of course, I won't have to walk past people snorting lines outside my office building tomorrow. The hardest part is getting away from smoking, and what's got me everytime I've quit in the past is being around a bunch of smokers at a time when I though I was over it. Unfortunately, several of my friends smoke. Guess I'll be steering clear of them for awhile.

**Bowser** · 08-15-2005, 06:06 PM

Good luck, Tim.

After a month or so, you'll be able to breathe easier and actually smell things. So I'm told.

chagrin · 08-15-2005, 06:09 PM

On a disgusting note, if you want to see the results as you go:

take a empty bottle of Cola or beer, but make it a clear one. You know where I am going with this?
First time I quit I looked at the results after 7 days...egads dude, fuggin sick! That also helped

Frazod · 08-15-2005, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bowser

Good luck, Tim.

After a month or so, you'll be able to breathe easier and actually smell things. So I'm told.

The sense of smell actually starts to improve almost immediately. The breathing will take quite a bit longer (I've been doing this for almost 21 years).

One immediate benefit is no more chronic heartburn (direct result of smoking inflation). I generally pop about 20 tums a day. Haven't need to take one yet today.

DanT · 08-15-2005, 06:15 PM

Here's the National Library of Medicine's Smoking Cessation page, which is full of useful links:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/s...cessation.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seattle Bus Poetry

Homeless Guy Looking for Cigarettes at the Bus Stop

He picks up a crushed butt,
Doral, with lipstick stain.
“Low tar, less nicotine,” he frowns.
Old adage of beggars and choosers.
Inhaling, his mouth caresses the livid filter,
Color of a blood spoor,
As he dreams of kisses from the legal secretary he dated
All those many years ago.

David Fewster
Tacoma
Poetry on the Buses, 2004

http://transit.metrokc.gov/prog/poet...1_fewster.html

**BigRedChief** · 08-15-2005, 06:31 PM

I use probably know I'm a former smoker of 13 years and worked as a Respiratory Therapist for 10 years. I use to teach classes on quiting smoking.

The most important thing is the "want to". Every individual is different. If you are quitting smoking because you cough up phlem and "need to" you will fail. It's just too damn hard. What works for one person doesn't work for another.

For me it was seeing myself as an addict. It altered my moods. Made me happy when I got my fix, made me irritable when I needed my fix etc etc. Just because society says its legal didn't mean it was okay with me. I don't like to be told what to do. The nictione was telling me what to do. Quit cold turkey first time. Had a craving for a cigarette 8 years later. Go figure.

The first 48 hours are the worst. Get by that and your odds increase 38% in being successful in the long term.

You can use the gum but try not to use it too much. Its a crutch that if you need it to walk okay but if not don't use it.

Quiting smooking is about changing your life habits more than weining yourself off of a drug. Try to drink a diet coke or something after meals. Drink water with meals. Do something and more importantly plan something for when you would normally smoke. After sex take a shower. Eat some peanuts when you are drinking a beer. Have a beer where theres no smoking. Instead of a smoke break take an internet break. Buy your new pony or the wife something instead of smoking.

But the bottom line is the "want to". You are either ready to quit or you are not.
PM me if you like.

**BigRedChief** · 08-15-2005, 06:39 PM

Every single person has smoke in their lungs. Its easy to prove. This is for anyone whether you smoke or not.
Press your hand against your mouth and spread your hand out and blow against your closed mouth. This forces air from the bottom of your lungs. Take your hand off and breathe out. Smoke will come out.

Pants · 08-15-2005, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Every single person has smoke in their lungs. Its easy to prove. This is for anyone whether you smoke or not.
Press your hand against your mouth and spread your hand out and blow against your closed mouth. This forces air from the bottom of your lungs. Take your hand off and breathe out. Smoke will come out.

Just tried it and nothing came out. Let me get this clear, you take a deep breath, close your mouth with your hand and blow out as hard as possible (against your hand) and then release the hand and blow out?

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08-15-2005, 05:54 PM	#4
chagrin Giggitty! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missoula, Mt Casino cash: $9914905	OK, I will fix mt errors... I smoked 2-3 packs of Marlboro "Reds" daily, for 11 years (from 14-25) woke up one morning coughing up blood and quit. I started smoking again 7 years later for 2 years. I simply tired of it and quit. Here's what my experience taught me: You will quit when you are strong enough and ready to quit. You can't win a fight with your body, it's a fight you can't win. Frazod, you seem like a pretty strong willed dude from what I read on here. It's all about your will - power. Do you believe your will is strong? It is the only thing that will keep you from starting again. Think about how you would like to wake up tomorrow morning coughing blood, or unable to walk 2 blocks. Consider the punishment and IF you are ready inside, you will be successful. Good luck dude! P.S. As I have mentioned plenty of times here, I am a cancer survivor. Be strong! __________________ Times have changed, so have I, things are better now. Last edited by chagrin; 08-15-2005 at 06:00 PM..
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08-15-2005, 05:59 PM	#6
chagrin Giggitty! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missoula, Mt Casino cash: $9914905	HA, sorry, I will say it myself...Frankth and Beanth!! I started when I was 14, quit when I was 25...11 years. I apologize. thank you for correcting me __________________ Times have changed, so have I, things are better now.
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08-15-2005, 06:04 PM	#7
ChiefsFan1965 Rookie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $10004900	It helped me to make small commitments to not smoke. Like in the morning I'd say I wouldn't smoke 'til lunch and then at lunch I'd decided again if I'd commit not to smoke to dinner and thru the evening. I couldn't promise never to smoke again but I could agree not to smoke for a 4 hour period. Then one by one my days added up and I didn't want to ruin my success of not smoking for however many days it was. Also I would add up the number of cigs I'd usually smoke in a day and multiply that number by the # of days. After a short while, that # really got large, like for me it was 25 cigs a day, so after 4 days you'd see I didn't smoke 100 cigs. That was another thing to be proud of and not want to mess up. Hope this helps.
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08-15-2005, 06:06 PM	#9
Bowser sorta mod-ish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North Casino cash: $3081616	Good luck, Tim. After a month or so, you'll be able to breathe easier and actually smell things. So I'm told.
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08-15-2005, 06:09 PM	#10
chagrin Giggitty! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missoula, Mt Casino cash: $9914905	On a disgusting note, if you want to see the results as you go: take a empty bottle of Cola or beer, but make it a clear one. You know where I am going with this? First time I quit I looked at the results after 7 days...egads dude, fuggin sick! That also helped __________________ Times have changed, so have I, things are better now.
Posts: 13,394

08-15-2005, 06:31 PM	#13
BigRedChief Has a particular set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the water Casino cash: $2739627 VARSITY	I use probably know I'm a former smoker of 13 years and worked as a Respiratory Therapist for 10 years. I use to teach classes on quiting smoking. The most important thing is the "want to". Every individual is different. If you are quitting smoking because you cough up phlem and "need to" you will fail. It's just too damn hard. What works for one person doesn't work for another. For me it was seeing myself as an addict. It altered my moods. Made me happy when I got my fix, made me irritable when I needed my fix etc etc. Just because society says its legal didn't mean it was okay with me. I don't like to be told what to do. The nictione was telling me what to do. Quit cold turkey first time. Had a craving for a cigarette 8 years later. Go figure. The first 48 hours are the worst. Get by that and your odds increase 38% in being successful in the long term. You can use the gum but try not to use it too much. Its a crutch that if you need it to walk okay but if not don't use it. Quiting smooking is about changing your life habits more than weining yourself off of a drug. Try to drink a diet coke or something after meals. Drink water with meals. Do something and more importantly plan something for when you would normally smoke. After sex take a shower. Eat some peanuts when you are drinking a beer. Have a beer where theres no smoking. Instead of a smoke break take an internet break. Buy your new pony or the wife something instead of smoking. But the bottom line is the "want to". You are either ready to quit or you are not. PM me if you like. __________________ Time is worth more than money.
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08-15-2005, 06:39 PM	#14
BigRedChief Has a particular set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the water Casino cash: $2739627 VARSITY	Every single person has smoke in their lungs. Its easy to prove. This is for anyone whether you smoke or not. Press your hand against your mouth and spread your hand out and blow against your closed mouth. This forces air from the bottom of your lungs. Take your hand off and breathe out. Smoke will come out. __________________ Time is worth more than money.
Posts: 79,277