Im quitting smoking!

AlumniClub · 03-08-2006, 11:24 PM

Well folks...as i type this i am having my last cigarette. My wife has to quit so i have decided to quit with her. Things are going to be crazy in my home the next few weeks. Ive smoked for close to 20 years....besides it cant kill me to quit...wish me luck all and i will keep you updated with my progress.

Exhales and puts out last his cigarette in the ashtray and awaits his new day tomorrow of clean air.

GB2

**Kris10** · 03-09-2006, 12:12 PM

GOOD FOR YOU!!!!

You are doing something awesome for your health and the health of those around you. It's terribly hard to quit, but it is so worth it!

I quit last year. My previous attempts using the nicotene gum went well, but I always caved when I was around other smokers. When I developed a chronic cough last year from environmental allergies, I had no choice but to quit. I don't miss it! I save a ton of money and don't have to stand outside in the cold! What keeps me smoke free is thinking of the long-term effects the smoking will have on me. My genetics are bad enough, I don't need to add smoke to the mix!

Keep us posted on your progress, or if you just need some support!

AlumniClub · 03-10-2006, 09:04 AM

Congrats Kristen! Thanks for your support also!

GB2

JuJu · 03-10-2006, 06:21 PM

Thats great!! And what a great husband you are to be so supportive! Goodluck to the both of you!

**MrKhay** · 03-11-2006, 02:15 AM

I suppose I'll quit when the tobbacco, and cigarette tubes are gone. I pack my own....one of those TOPS cigarette machine deals. Cute gimmick, kinda fun, but I still feel as if I'm a slave to a really bad habit. I think I'll try it cold turkey....the patches, and gums, and lozenges seem like a slave thing, as well. Just quit, and be done with it. I'll bear in mind, that smoking is a behavioral trait, and inorder to stop smoking, I'll have to change my behavior, and perhaps my lifestyle.
Good Luck with your venture, GB2, and givem' hell,
Brain[/b]

**MrKhay** · 03-14-2006, 01:38 AM

The tobbacco is gone, and I have a few tubes left. Shortly after I started the "GIMMICK", the retailer jacked the price of the tobbacco up, $4.00. It just seems wrong to have to pay to be a slave.

AlumniClub · 03-14-2006, 09:23 AM

Well...im a grumpy old man, but im hanging in there. Dont know whos going to kill each other first...the wife or myself...lol

Worst thing is i return to work tonight after being off since october and the entire place smokes! This is going to be hard.

GB2

Crys · 03-14-2006, 10:51 AM

We're all pulling for you!

**keith** · 03-14-2006, 11:55 PM

A thousand good wishes for your positive success!

Regards,
Keith

AlumniClub · 03-15-2006, 12:07 AM

Good Job Buddy!!!

I know you can...!!!
Call me if you think your going to light up and Ill talk you out of it.

Tip from a cold turkey cigarette smoker going on 5 years now.

Your first 3 months are the hardest.
After a year you will feel like a different person and may be able to really smell what the outdoors is suppose to smell like.

Unfortunately, I can not smell well anymore but my doctor is working on some remedys. But I can smell and breath better now than when I smoked.

You can do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**MrKhay** · 03-15-2006, 03:12 AM

I have one day in...if I do another, I'll consider it as being on a roll.
Hang in there GB
Brain

waxman1982 · 03-15-2006, 06:08 AM

Good Luck, and continue to hang in there. I have tried to quit several times, however, weak I am. Craig

AlumniClub · 03-15-2006, 05:45 PM

Well, i broke and had ONE. Couldnt finish it either... made me gag! Other than that 1 im doing pretty well.

GB2

**MrKhay** · 03-15-2006, 09:30 PM

I use those Listerine PocketPaks breath strips to cover the oral fixation part of the habit. They come in mint, and cinnamin flavor....maybe more, I don't know.
Reading takes care of the mental activity part. As far as giving the hands something to do, I'm thinking about starting the car model building hobby that I took part in, as a youngster. I did'nt smoke then, so the mental groove of smoking while I concentrated won't be there.
Givem' Hell...I say

AlumniClub · 03-16-2006, 02:14 PM

Model building eh?....hmmmmmmmmm

As a kid i was a huge model making nut. Built cars, planes, rockets. Its a thought i will highly consider as an alternative. Thanks for the reminder of my childhood days.

GB2

Rob1981 · 03-17-2006, 09:44 AM

Good job on quitting.

**MrKhay** · 03-22-2006, 06:28 PM

How's it going with that nicotine ceasation program that you've been working, GB2?
I'm having some success, coughing up the slugs of the past 2 years, since the last time I stopped smoking.
Tell yourself that you're stopping, as nobody likes being called a quitter.
Brain 8)