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I quit in '96 after about 30 years of puffing away. The best advice I can give while quitting cigs is to not lie to yourself. When you get the urge/desire/want/need to light one up admit it. "Yes I'd like to have a cigarette, but I'm choosing not to." Then and only then are you in control and not the cigs. In time you will no longer want/need/desire cigarettes. You do have to want to quit or it will not happen.

[Boomer]

OK, who's on the fence? We kick this thing off THIS SATURDAY!

 

Are you ready???

 

 

http://forums.delphiforums.com/smokeout

[dray]

"Smoking is non-addictive for me. By smoking a pipe, I can take it or leave it no problem."

 

 

Oh yah right! You just light-up because you enjoy the foul smell, or is it that wonderfull taste of sewage in your mouth! No it must be the excitement of anticipating the cancer chancres on your lip!!

 

 

Let me see if I can answer this for you as I see it its three ?'s

1. yes i like the smell of a good cig.

2. yes i love the great tast of a cig or pipe

3. this one is a bit longer as my mom and youngest brother both had cancer removed and neather one smoked a day in there lives my granddad lived a very long life smoked and drank every day I dont drink but smokers or non smokers get cancer every day so i guess its just one of the perks as no one gets out of this world alive not that i have heard of yet anyways

 

also i dont remember asking any one to buy me a pack of smokes or smoke my cigs for me and i have never asked anyone to stand by my side when im smoking so if your insistant on being by someone when there smoking hold your breath or leave its that simple:thumbsup2:

[Boomer]

Aside of loosing family members to it and all the health concerns, the cost of the whole habit really got me rolling. I am a self professed "Chromosapien" and I have a patch on the vest that says that exactly. I am looking forward to affording more bike bling with the money I will save.

 

Remember: "Safety chrome is always a wise investment".

[SilvrT]

Hey... it will be 5 weeks this coming Sunday since I butted out!! wwooooooooooo hhhhhoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Well, let me tell ya what it feels like.... my nose isn't as clogged as it usually is .... I am starting to taste and smell things like never before .... my legs don't get so tired out when I'm walking .... I am more alert .... what else? .... ummmm the word "stamina" comes to mind and another thing that starts with "s" goes along with that.

 

My wife quit the same time. Now, she has allergies and smoking wasn't good for that for her...she was always clogged up, sneezing a lot, often times had to clear her throat while speaking otherwise her voice would fade and crack up... WOW.. what a difference 5 weeks has made for her!

 

Now I want to comment on what Dray said above.... yes, non-smokers get cancer and so do smokers and in fact, a lot of the cancers we get are not lung cancer and are not smoking related and personally, I sometimes wonder if all the "hype" about smoking and cancer is just that ... HYPE ... I mean, they can't seem to find a cure so they will blame it on the obvious ... but I tell you what .... cancer or no cancer, smoking does "stunt your growth" (as mom used to say) ... it will drag you down. I'm 60 ... been smoking for 46 years and frankly, I'm in better health than most my age and can run circles around many younger guys.... now just imagine if I'd never smoked! I am looking forward to the coming years ... smoke free years .... and better health, more energy, and the list goes on. Those who continue to smoke.... I have no issues with that... it's your choice.

[Thom]

5 weeks :thumbsup: your about to get over the hump 1 thing , you think you smelling is good now wait untill next year , you will start to smell things you never smelled before and most of the time that is great but i now have 5 brands of deodorant :rotfl:

i can ride now and smell the flowers , dairys , pig farms , honey wagons , roadkill , but the best smell is DQ

:rotfl:keep it up it's all down hill now

[skidrow]

I had lung cancer at 44years old and was told that I probably wouldn't see my next birthday, that was 11 pluss years ago. Went through kemo and radiation, no fun. I quit (and have nerver started again), six days before lung surgery that removed about 2/3 of my right lung. The fact is most people that get cancer nerver quit and out of those that do, the majority will start smoking again. It is a small % that acturally quit.

Cancer doesn't cure smoking, death form it does. Maybe you should encurage people who have quit to help encurage those that are trying to quit.

I WISH I COULD ENCOURAGE EITHER GROUP, BUT I AM PART OF THE GROUP THAT STILLS LIGHTS UP. BUT THIS WEEKEND WOULD BE A GOOD TARGET DATE. I ALREADY HAVE THE PATCHES AND KNEE PADS FOR PRAYING. SO I'LL JOIN YOU QUITTERS, NO MAKE THAT WINNERS.

[Thom]

skidrow ,if the patches don't work don't give up the fight try the commits but don't get the cherry flaverd yak , walmart has the best price

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[James Ardrey]

This is my 6th day w/out cigarettes Yahoo!!! I'm on my last wk. of a months supply of Chantix. I'm debating on whether to refill the subscription for a continuation of use. Any pros or cons would be appreciated. I think I am well passed the physical withdrawal and I am shocked at how few desires to smoke have occurred. I think I am well on my way to being smoke free. I have never contacted the help line offered by Chantix. Has anyone called them or are there tips or words of wisdom from their help and support that is worthwhile? Will be looking forward to hearing from the rest of you regarding your continued success, struggles, slips, experiences while seeking to be smoke free. Babye!

[Thom]

This is my 6th day w/out cigarettes Yahoo!!! I'm on my last wk. of a months supply of Chantix. I'm debating on whether to refill the subscription for a continuation of use. Any pros or cons would be appreciated. I think I am well passed the physical withdrawal and I am shocked at how few desires to smoke have occurred. I think I am well on my way to being smoke free. I have never contacted the help line offered by Chantix. Has anyone called them or are there tips or words of wisdom from their help and support that is worthwhile? Will be looking forward to hearing from the rest of you regarding your continued success, struggles, slips, experiences while seeking to be smoke free. Babye!

 

james , i do not know about chantix but i just want to say :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: keep it up

thom - exsmoker

[SilvrT]

This is my 6th day w/out cigarettes Yahoo!!! I'm on my last wk. of a months supply of Chantix. I'm debating on whether to refill the subscription for a continuation of use. Any pros or cons would be appreciated. I think I am well passed the physical withdrawal and I am shocked at how few desires to smoke have occurred. I think I am well on my way to being smoke free. I have never contacted the help line offered by Chantix. Has anyone called them or are there tips or words of wisdom from their help and support that is worthwhile? Will be looking forward to hearing from the rest of you regarding your continued success, struggles, slips, experiences while seeking to be smoke free. Babye!

Stay on the meds.... they are the reason you have few desires to smoke and the physical withdrawal is minimal. The recommended time is 3 months.

 

Stay strong and smoke free!

 

^5

[Guest KitCarson]

This is my 6th day w/out cigarettes Yahoo!!! I'm on my last wk. of a months supply of Chantix. I'm debating on whether to refill the subscription for a continuation of use. Any pros or cons would be appreciated. I think I am well passed the physical withdrawal and I am shocked at how few desires to smoke have occurred. I think I am well on my way to being smoke free. I have never contacted the help line offered by Chantix. Has anyone called them or are there tips or words of wisdom from their help and support that is worthwhile? Will be looking forward to hearing from the rest of you regarding your continued success, struggles, slips, experiences while seeking to be smoke free. Babye!

James.....if I am an authority on anything......it is this one!!! Do not push it, do not try to accomplish this in one month, go on and get another order of the stuff, the longer you can go without a nicotine fix , the better. Give yourself time to change your habits. It takes they tell me 21 days to form a new habit.......for KIT it takes 121 days!! My grandfather chewed tobacco and smoked a pipe at the same time!! I am somewhat similar.....I love that Nicotine!! Yes I know it will kill me, Yes I know it is bad for me.........Nicotine is a super hard to kick drug. It effects the body in many ways.

I have fought this thing for the past two years......totally quit, be good for six months....the the mind overloads the spirit and you have just one!! Un huh!!!

I still keep nicotine gum, in the truck, in the house. on the bike......at my desk..........just in case. I do get to wanting a fix sometimes.......especially if Cayce comes over and we have a beer or two and he lights up a cig...........gee...........

If I can do it........you can........I am the most addicted person in the world I think to this stuff........winning the battle......slowly........you can get past the physical part of it.......it is the mind that plays the games.

 

Kit

[James Ardrey]

Thanks guys for the responses and words of encouragement. The instructions and the studies that Chantix describes said as much but I always like to bounce it off people that are or have been in a similar circumstance. I think I will continue the meds for at least another 90 days. It is going so well I don't want to screw it up now.

[SilvrT]

It is going so well I don't want to screw it up now.

 

That's exactly how I feel and that's why I keep taking those pills. I know if I go off them, my mind will be messing me up. Right now I have hardly no craving nor do I even think about a smoke...I know it's the pills that are working on my brain.....the rest is my willpower and that's one thing that takes concentration and determination.

 

I plan on continuing with the meds for the full 3 months and if, when I go off them, I find the cravings coming back, I will go back on them for a while. We're always going to be one cigarette away from being a smoker again so we gotta do whatever it takes to NOT have that ONE cig.

[Mariner Fan]

Ok, I'm thinking of quitting as well. I'm one of those weird type of smokers who only light up at work. My wife has never seen a cigarette in my hand. I can go weeks on vacation without lighting up but as soon as I get to work I want a cig bad.

 

It's a stupid habit......

[hipshot]

Ok, I'm thinking of quitting as well. I'm one of those weird type of smokers who only light up at work. My wife has never seen a cigarette in my hand. I can go weeks on vacation without lighting up but as soon as I get to work I want a cig bad.

 

It's a stupid habit......[/quote

NO SIR!!!

 

 

 

that is not stupid!

that is a "learned behavior"!

the hardest part about quitting ANY bad habit, is "behavior modification"!

in my case: morning coffee, wants a cigarette!

after a meal, wants a cigarette, a cold beer WANTS a cigarette!

there is a pattern, and IF you can break the pattern, then quitting will be so much easier!!!!!

now i need for kit to tell me how to alter my lifestyle!!!

lol

just jt

[SilvrT]

Ok, I'm thinking of quitting as well. I'm one of those weird type of smokers who only light up at work. My wife has never seen a cigarette in my hand. I can go weeks on vacation without lighting up but as soon as I get to work I want a cig bad.

 

It's a stupid habit......

 

 

simple solution for ya... quit working!!

 

Seriously tho.... don't just "THINK" about quitting.... make the decision to do it...make a committment to yourself that you will not have another cigarette....then focus on that and never waiver. It's mind over matter....set your mind to it and just DO IT.... others have....I have...YOU CAN TOO.

[SilvrT]

simple solution for ya... quit working!!

 

Seriously tho.... don't just "THINK" about quitting.... make the decision to do it...make a committment to yourself that you will not have another cigarette....then focus on that and never waiver. It's mind over matter....set your mind to it and just DO IT.... others have....I have...YOU CAN TOO.

 

Easy enuf for me to say.... let me tell ya, it's not easy. You have to constantly be "checking" yourself. You get an urge to light one up... you have to mentally say to yourself "NO"... you gotta slap your own hand... keep telling yourself that you WILL NOT SMOKE AGAIN... talk to others... folks on this site have been a great help to me... get the Champix pills if you feel you need to....they are working GREAT for me. Oh yes, and alter your habitual ways....for example, I used to get up in the morning, grab a coffee and go sit and have it and a couple smokes before I even thought about anything else.... now, I get up, jump into the shower....grab a coffee and get dressed.... a small change in routine....makes a big difference.