Hawnjigs
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Seeing someone die of lung cancer, like my dad, is a real incentive to avoid toxic inhalants.
1st time - 20 years
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JSC
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The Coffee .... Great stuff but when I quit smokin I quit Coffee at the same time ... Had to go in to see Doctor a short while after and when I told him what I had done I got a real "Cussin Out" (if he liked you and you did some thinig he did not like U were due a "Cussin") ... Said I should have stopped one at the time and as much as I was Smokin and as much Coffee (I am not goin to say how much U would not belive me) .. was surprised he had not had to put me in a straight jacket and get hauled off ... said the coffee was worse than the smokin (both being bad) ... So from that I took it was better to quit coffee first (and any and all Caffine products) get over the shock then go for quittin the smokin ... I really miss the Coffee ... I will drink "De Cafe" Ice Tea but stay as far away from the Coffee as I can ... I was really "Hooked" ... I feel ur pain.
CrappieHappy
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Russ, it's hard to do, but mind over matter, can see you through it... you get use to having that cig in your hand, but the habit can be broken. Hang in there... Gums and/or mints help alot with the cravings...
redman
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Quit smoking Cigy butts 7 years ago next Monday November 21. Still dip snuff on occasion and have to have a bowl of tobacco in my pipe after a good meal. Being Native American I will never leave tobacco entirely as it is part of some of our rituals.
I will say that I have a hard time smelling cigarette smoke. Use to smell so good now it is harsh smell to me.
Redman
I will say that I have a hard time smelling cigarette smoke. Use to smell so good now it is harsh smell to me.
Redman
I have gone a day here or there without my morning coffee... end up having a headache by noon and general crappy (not the fish) feeling most of the day. Gonna stick with my caffiene for now.
Still getting over the infection but can already 'smell' the smoke differently. One of my bosses at work smokes and was amazed today that i could smell him after he came back from lunch from across the room. NOT a small room either, would guess it is a 18' x 30' room and it took less than a minute before i could smell it in the whole room!
Water... Is that some kind of new fancy imported beer??
Still getting over the infection but can already 'smell' the smoke differently. One of my bosses at work smokes and was amazed today that i could smell him after he came back from lunch from across the room. NOT a small room either, would guess it is a 18' x 30' room and it took less than a minute before i could smell it in the whole room!
Fatman
Active member
I'm with ya on lots of coffee Doc, always seem to have a fresh pot going.
LedHed
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I finally quit in 04 - best thing ever - it will get easier. Hang in there.
So far so good - lots of old rituals trying to overcome. Slow day at work made it rough... normaly would have taken many breaks on a nice laid back slow day but managed to get through. This evening went better and spent some time in the basement painting/tying.
So far i think the hardest part for me is not getting to go outside as often. May sound crazy but the trees, grass, lakes, rivers, sky, sun, moon, stars...... is all pretty much MY church. Always had to go out the back door at work to smoke and having little ones at home meant no smoking in the house. Every half hour or so - i was outside checking out the clouds, trying to identify a bird just fom its song, checking the pond for any fish movement, walking over from work to look at the river level, listening to the wind, talking to my grandparents up in the stars. Just simply peaceful time. Seems odd to explain, but just who i am i guess.
Anyway... have started just going outside (both at work and home) for no real reason other than to go outside. Just now came back in from a stroll around my yard at midnight with a temp. of 30 degrees and a stiff SW wind - but damn it sure felt good.
Crystal clear skies and the half moon was just breaking the horizon in a killer yellow color. 
So far i think the hardest part for me is not getting to go outside as often. May sound crazy but the trees, grass, lakes, rivers, sky, sun, moon, stars...... is all pretty much MY church. Always had to go out the back door at work to smoke and having little ones at home meant no smoking in the house. Every half hour or so - i was outside checking out the clouds, trying to identify a bird just fom its song, checking the pond for any fish movement, walking over from work to look at the river level, listening to the wind, talking to my grandparents up in the stars. Just simply peaceful time. Seems odd to explain, but just who i am i guess.
Anyway... have started just going outside (both at work and home) for no real reason other than to go outside. Just now came back in from a stroll around my yard at midnight with a temp. of 30 degrees and a stiff SW wind - but damn it sure felt good.
Crystal clear skies and the half moon was just breaking the horizon in a killer yellow color. 
papaperch
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Russ- I also quit smoking back in 2008. I was a 2 pack a day man. Health issues aside political reasons got me to quit after many many attempts to quit prior to 2008. TAXES on the cigarettes finally ticked me off enough to get my d__ A__ quit for good.
My property taxes had just jumped that year along with everything else. My brand was hovering around 5.00 a pack at the time.
So at two packs a day my smoking was costing me @ 300.00 a month. I realized I was not getting much for such an investment.
" Cold Turkey " is what finally worked.
I have been reading about these E-Cigarettes. Which is a habit replacement therapy. All you inhale here is water vapor. You can get many different flavors. From what I read a lot of people who have quit use these to stay on the wagon. I don't know the cost but in the long run it would be better that returning to smoking.
Personally I have been tempted many times these last 4 years to " smoke just one ". But I just know my d__ A__ would be back up to 2 packs a day in nothing flat. Knowing that I investigated these E-cigs as a crutch to get over any relapse I might suffer.
Just knowing that something is available has been instrumental in me staying quit. Hope that makes sense to someone other than me.
My property taxes had just jumped that year along with everything else. My brand was hovering around 5.00 a pack at the time.
So at two packs a day my smoking was costing me @ 300.00 a month. I realized I was not getting much for such an investment.
" Cold Turkey " is what finally worked.
I have been reading about these E-Cigarettes. Which is a habit replacement therapy. All you inhale here is water vapor. You can get many different flavors. From what I read a lot of people who have quit use these to stay on the wagon. I don't know the cost but in the long run it would be better that returning to smoking.
Personally I have been tempted many times these last 4 years to " smoke just one ". But I just know my d__ A__ would be back up to 2 packs a day in nothing flat. Knowing that I investigated these E-cigs as a crutch to get over any relapse I might suffer.
Just knowing that something is available has been instrumental in me staying quit. Hope that makes sense to someone other than me.
Lost Pole
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Hoping you're staying strong, bro!
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Thanks for the encouragement Adam & Bill!
DC - Yep.... still hanging on to that wagon - one full week now.
Weekend went ok, i did not tie my kids up or lock them in the basement either. 
Have been really going out of my way to act a little 'crazy' and up beat round them and my wife. I know someone who quit about 3 years ago and he turned mean and grumpy over night! He used to go on a few fishing trips with me a year and was good to throw back a few beers now and again..... but NOT ONCE since the day he quit. :-/ Never understood and swore that i would never do that myself!!!!!!!
Did make it out fishing to my little local city reservoir on sunday for a short trip after breakfast with the in-laws and hauling water for the house, another not in 20 years moment with a fishing pole in my hand and a butt NOT hanging from my lip. Thought that fishing might be one of the hardest things to get past that nagging 'light one up' thought, but all in all just felt good to get out. I tried to estimate how many xtra casts i was able to make since i wasn't trying to tend a cig at the same time. Didn't matter tho - fish weren't hungry.
DC - Yep.... still hanging on to that wagon - one full week now.
Weekend went ok, i did not tie my kids up or lock them in the basement either. Have been really going out of my way to act a little 'crazy' and up beat round them and my wife. I know someone who quit about 3 years ago and he turned mean and grumpy over night! He used to go on a few fishing trips with me a year and was good to throw back a few beers now and again..... but NOT ONCE since the day he quit. :-/ Never understood and swore that i would never do that myself!!!!!!!Did make it out fishing to my little local city reservoir on sunday for a short trip after breakfast with the in-laws and hauling water for the house, another not in 20 years moment with a fishing pole in my hand and a butt NOT hanging from my lip. Thought that fishing might be one of the hardest things to get past that nagging 'light one up' thought, but all in all just felt good to get out. I tried to estimate how many xtra casts i was able to make since i wasn't trying to tend a cig at the same time.
Didn't matter tho - fish weren't hungry.LedHed
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Fishing without a butt was weird for me also - don't think about it now. I don't like the smell anymore and the car or truck doesn't stink (use to smell like an ashtray).
First week for me was the hardest - then the money savings kicked in.....
First week for me was the hardest - then the money savings kicked in.....
Fatman
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AF
Hang in there buddy. I'm still kickin myself - I had quit for 2 years and then messed up my back, went through all the PT, came off the pain killers went out with the guys one night and somebody said hey throw me my smokes - he slid them down the bar instead and like they say 1 won't hurt, well it did!!!!!!!
I'm gonna have to start the quit game pretty soon, my grand daughter is at that age where she's giving Papa "you need to stop Papa!!!!!!
Hang in there buddy. I'm still kickin myself - I had quit for 2 years and then messed up my back, went through all the PT, came off the pain killers went out with the guys one night and somebody said hey throw me my smokes - he slid them down the bar instead and like they say 1 won't hurt, well it did!!!!!!!
I'm gonna have to start the quit game pretty soon, my grand daughter is at that age where she's giving Papa "you need to stop Papa!!!!!!
I have heard that many times as well. My kids are 6 & 8 - they have given me the speech several times now reminding me that cigarettes are drugs. It's hard to hear your own young children telling you that you are on drugs. :blush: My 8yo daughter is asking me each morning.... 'Did you put your patch on today Dad?' She is proud of me for quiting and that sure makes it worth it all by itself.
Sure am - been a month now. And i was even able to talk the misses into 2 seperate online orders to off-set the savings!!! Still fight with myself in my head thinking that i should be smoking a cigarette at certain times... usually when i just want to kill some time and still pretty much always when i sit down in my car. Maybe those thoughts will just never go away?
So far it has been easier than i thought it would be. Just got to the point where had heard it enough from the wife and kids and just knew it was going to happen sooner or later with them bumping the cig taxes up every few months. Hopefully it was early enough in my life to get back a few years that i may have missed out on also. Do get the cravings but pop a mint and am good to go for awhile. Have gained 5 pounds. :s There is a bag of pretzel sticks by my computer at work most days now. But the colder months are settling in and end up gaining a few pounds over winter anyway.... yeah.... that must be it....
And i was even able to talk the misses into 2 seperate online orders to off-set the savings!!! Still fight with myself in my head thinking that i should be smoking a cigarette at certain times... usually when i just want to kill some time and still pretty much always when i sit down in my car. Maybe those thoughts will just never go away?So far it has been easier than i thought it would be. Just got to the point where had heard it enough from the wife and kids and just knew it was going to happen sooner or later with them bumping the cig taxes up every few months. Hopefully it was early enough in my life to get back a few years that i may have missed out on also. Do get the cravings but pop a mint and am good to go for awhile. Have gained 5 pounds. :s There is a bag of pretzel sticks by my computer at work most days now. But the colder months are settling in and end up gaining a few pounds over winter anyway.... yeah.... that must be it....
LedHed
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Hang in there Russ
CrappieHappy
Moderator
Good to hear Russ....
Frank, mind over matter... you can do it...
Take care guys!
Frank, mind over matter... you can do it...
Take care guys!
StumpHunter
Active member
Great to hear you have been smoke free for a month now
Doc Crappie said:
Hey Doc - how is it going?? Been thinking about you last few days then every time i get around a computer i end up forgetting about your post. :blush: Sure hope you were able to get started on your resolution and wish you the best of luck.
I am still smoke free! :icon14: :icon14:
The number of times i think about it in a day is going way down but still does creep into my mind on occasion. It is amazing how deep them damn things put their hooks into you!
LRB
Moderator
Hey Russ.......Keep up the good work...!!!...:t-up::t-up::t-up:
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