114 days

[berettabone]

Today marks the 114th day, for me, of being nicotine free. Besides the fact that I feel like killing someone every 10 minutes, I guess I feel a bit better than before, when I smoked. Definitely one of the hardest things I've tried to do. Hope I can stay on the straight and narrow. Not counting the health positives, it's about an extra $200 -300 a month in my pocket.:israel:

[muggsy]

I gave up the evil weed back in 1989. When I quit I was a three pack a day Marlboro man. My doctor gave me two choices. I could either quit smoking or I could quit breathing. I chose the former and don't miss smoking one bit. I don't miss coughing my brains out and I have a lot more money to do the things that I really do enjoy. I can't say that for a time that I didn't want to strangle the cat for stomping around on the living room carpet, but even that urge passed. Stick with it, bone. You'll thank yourself if you do.

[Bawanna]

Been there done that. You drive down the freeway at 70 mph and want to open the door and step out.

Don't think about it, don't talk about it, stay away from others who smoke, don't give in to even one borrowed.

Ironically I haven't felt nearly as good since I quit 10 years ago, maybe coincidence.

[getsome]

Good for you!!!......I have never been a smoker because from birth until I moved out on my own, my parents and grand parents all were heavy smokers and I vividly remember long road trips in the car with 4 or 5 adults puffing away with the windows up and me choking to death...I was cured at an early age from ever wanting to smoke....

I was watching something on the news last night about people dying with cancer wanting to try any new drug that might offer some help with their condition but the stupid FDA says no because the drugs haven't been tested and proven to be safe???????....REALLY....Cigarettes are proven to be unsafe and a major cause of death but they are allowed to be sold anyway but some poor smuck with 2 weeks to live cant try an expermental drug because it might be unsafe....Give me a break....Our Nanny Government at work....


Anyway we're proud of ya bone and keep it up...It's the best long term decision you have ever made.....

[berettabone]

There's just something about the smell and taste of a Lucky or a Camel straight that's heaven. The doc told me that even if you've been smoking forever, it only takes 5 days to rid your body of nicotine. The rest is psychological. I am going cold turkey. He said that if I used the patch for help, and needed it for years.....he wouldn't say a thing, because the nicotine itself isn't very harmful............it's everything else. The toughest is when I get up in the morning, and after I eat, otherwise not too bad. I even have tested myself, by hanging around friends who smoke, and so far I haven't succumb. One day at a time.

[jocko]

I gave up the evil weed back in 1989. When I quit I was a three pack a day Marlboro man. My doctor gave me two choices. I could either quit smoking or I could quit breathing. I chose the former and don't miss smoking one bit. I don't miss coughing my brains out and I have a lot more money to do the things that I really do enjoy. I can't say that for a time that I didn't want to strangle the cat for stomping around on the living room carpet, but even that urge passed. Stick with it, bone. You'll thank yourself if you do.

ur doctor is an idiot. He should have shut his mouth and this forum would not hav eto p;ut up with ytour dribble. Just sayin.:amflag:

[knkali]

ur doctor is an idiot. He should have shut his mouth and this forum would not hav eto p;ut up with ytour dribble. Just sayin.:amflag:
wow feel the love?
Glad you are around Muggs!


And Jocko too.

[getsome]

Sniffffffffff....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjUAubxfN28

[knkali]

Sniffffffffff....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjUAubxfN28

wow a blast from the past for sure

[Armybrat]

Hang in there Bone!

After I quit cold turkey 1976, never looked back - and certainly don't miss hacking up those big yellow gobbets of scum every morning.

Of course I got fat as a hog.

[knkali]

Today marks the 114th day, for me, of being nicotine free. Besides the fact that I feel like killing someone every 10 minutes, I guess I feel a bit better than before, when I smoked. Definitely one of the hardest things I've tried to do. Hope I can stay on the straight and narrow. Not counting the health positives, it's about an extra $200 -300 a month in my pocket.:israel:
I hope you are buying yourself some rewards with the money saved and a job well done. Hang in there.

[berettabone]

Hang in there Bone!

After I quit cold turkey 1976, never looked back - and certainly don't miss hacking up those big yellow gobbets of scum every morning.

Of course I got fat as a hog.
Quite descriptivehttp://kahrtalk.com/images/icons/icon10.gif................I never had too much of an issue with coughing or " gobbets". Of course I use the money for bullets, and of course I am always on the lookout for another firearm, at the angst of my wife, who does shoot. It's a tad ironic. I'm quitting something that can kill you, and spending the money on something that can kill you.http://kahrtalk.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[GLOCKROCKER]

Still burnin' em down myself. Daddy didn't raise no quitter! Somebody's got to support all the "poor" tobacco farmers around here.:D

[DavidS]

Hang in there Bone!

After I quit cold turkey 1976, never looked back - and certainly don't miss hacking up those big yellow gobbets of scum every morning.

Of course I got fat as a hog.

Yup, I gained 40 lbs since I gave them up 6 years ago. I used Chantix (not for everyone) and it was amazing for me. Smoked right up to quit day, quit for about 4 hours, bought another pack and smoked it, quit the next day with NO problems. For quite some time I would find myself reaching for my pocket as an automatic habit, but never had the urge to smoke again. Around smokers, in bars, light my wife's cigarette for her in the wind (never inhale) without a problem.

You beat the addiction, now all you have to beat is the habit. Hang in there.

[O'Dell]

One year, ten months and six days for me, and I still find it hard.

[Bawanna]

Been 10 years for me and I sometimes still dream that I better go gargle some Clorox so the wife don't smell it on me.

I don't think about them much anymore during the day but it's awful easy to get right back on em. Like I say, not even one. No compromise, no cigar, no pipe, no chew.

And as stated the habit is the kicker. Eat, drink, walk, work, stress, all = I want a cigarette. But don't get one.

I even went to a group hypnotist seminar, 2 or 3 hundred people. During the first couple breaks it was like a house fire outside the entrance with butts on the ground 3 inches deep.

I'd left mine in my truck. Everybody else had to toss packs, lighters and cases into a trash bag, mine were in the truck. Traffic was a mess trying to leave, usually calls for a you guessed it "smoke". Didn't even think about them. Made it about a week, but everyone I worked with smoked and a lot of harassing in construction.

Probably took me 8 or 10 attempts to get off em.

[GROTMAN]

Fortunately for me it was a habit I never took up, but here's a little something to think about if you're tempted to start again. Good luck :)
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[DanTana]

It's been about 5 years since I quit and I wish I had quit much sooner. It was very hard for me when I tried before, but after my doctor prescribed some Welbutrin it was actually rather easy. The worse part though was gaining about 30lbs after quitting. I'm still fighting to lose that weight. I'm still better off than I was before and my wallet is too. Some days I really still get the urge to smoke, but I know if I have one I'll be hooked again. So I just let it pass and forget about it.

[muggsy]

Anytime you get the urge to smoke, just lick the bottom of a dirty ashtray. That will cure you. Since I quit I haven't burned a hole in any furniture or clothing. A hot ash hasn't dropped in my lap while driving and I haven't burned my eyebrows off trying to light one on the kitchen stove. I'm missing all of the fun. :)

[olympicmotorcars]

Good for you!!!......I have never been a smoker because from birth until I moved out on my own, my parents and grand parents all were heavy smokers and I vividly remember long road trips in the car with 4 or 5 adults puffing away with the windows up and me choking to death...I was cured at an early age from ever wanting to smoke....

I was watching something on the news last night about people dying with cancer wanting to try any new drug that might offer some help with their condition but the stupid FDA says no because the drugs haven't been tested and proven to be safe???????....REALLY....Cigarettes are proven to be unsafe and a major cause of death but they are allowed to be sold anyway but some poor smuck with 2 weeks to live cant try an expermental drug because it might be unsafe....Give me a break....Our Nanny Government at work....


Anyway we're proud of ya bone and keep it up...It's the best long term decision you have ever made.....

Getsome, this is almost exactly my story too. In addition, I watched my mother die a horrible death from lung cancer in 2000. The day she died, my dad threw the cigarettes away and has not smoked since.

[Alfonse]

Getsome, this is almost exactly my story too. In addition, I watched my mother die a horrible death from lung cancer in 2000. The day she died, my dad threw the cigarettes away and has not smoked since.


Ahh, growing up in the sixties. I remember this so well too.

[WMac19]

Awesome, keep it up!

12 years for me. The first month was hell but I used the withdrawals, which I labeled as "nervous energy," to my advantage. I hit the gym, hard, to expel the energy and I stuck with it. I wanted to explode too, I just did it through my imagination and with weights.

If you'll excuse the humble-brag, now at 46 years old, I'm much stronger than I was in my youth. Last workout, I bench pressed 225 lbs for 27 repetitions. If I never quit smoking, not only would I never have had the physical capacity to accomplish similar, I'd have never had the drive.

Whatever it is for you, find a positive outlet and hold on tight.

[muggsy]

One year, ten months and six days for me, and I still find it hard.

That's cause you're a whimp, O'Dell. Man up, bucko. :)

[rago]

its a tough battle but well worth it been 20 yrs for me. no patches or any meds all cold turkey, 6 moths will make a world of difference . hang in there and do not take even one puff , it will be your downfall. good luck and happy breathing

[marshal kane]

My mom and dad were lifetime smokers. Yeah, what a life. Mom passed on from a stroke and dad lived a few more years carrying a tank of oxygen with him wherever he went. Quitting is the best thing you can do for yourself. The only drawback is now you can gain weight. Best wishes for a long healthy life.

[C2Scott]

I smoked for about sixteen years, never more than a pack a day and mostly closer to half a pack. In September 2012 I decided to try an electronic cigarette. I had my last real one three days later. As stated above, it's not the nicotine that's really harmful, it's the other 4000 chemicals in cigarette smoke.

I've stepped down the nicotine content of the juice I'm using, maybe someday I'll stop using the e-cigs too, but for now it's good to know I've at least removed the greatest health risks. And I can taste food, and I don't smell!

[Southerngunner]

Good for you ,Keep it up.

[ced_56]

Good job on quitting. Never picked up the habit of those. Although once every 6 months or so I do enjoy a nice fragrant cigar...and I do like the smell of vanilla pipe tabbaco. That one reminds me of my grandpa

[DavidS]

One thing I REALLY like is SKOAL tobacco. I have loved it since the very first time I tried it in high school. I used it more in college but still only occasionally because I knew that I would never be able to quit if it became a habit. So, I stuck with the cigarettes which were hard to quit, but not like SKOAL would have been. I think it has been more than 20 years since I had a dip and I am now almost drooling jsut writing about it.
(Oh, and I stay out of casinos for essentially the same reason. I could really get in trouble there.)

[berettabone]

One thing I REALLY like is SKOAL tobacco. I have loved it since the very first time I tried it in high school. I used it more in college but still only occasionally because I knew that I would never be able to quit if it became a habit. So, I stuck with the cigarettes which were hard to quit, but not like SKOAL would have been. I think it has been more than 20 years since I had a dip and I am now almost drooling jsut writing about it.
(Oh, and I stay out of casinos for essentially the same reason. I could really get in trouble there.)
I went to the casino last week, wasn't much of a problem. Oh, I know......Skoal mint.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[DavidS]

I went to the casino last week, wasn't much of a problem. Oh, I know......Skoal mint.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Actually, it is the thrill of the bet for me. I would be homeless and standing on the corner with a sign if I spent much time in casinos.

[berettabone]

I'm a 7 minute drive to one....................I keep a handle on it. 4 or 5 times a year.