Im quitting smoking.

[turtlecrxsi]

GL to you. I smoked a pack a day for 12 years and then quit cold turkey July 23, 2004 at 12:00pm. I never looked back either... no gum, no patch, no smokes with beers, nothing. At first it's difficult but you have to think about how badly you want to be healthy. For me, it was my eldest brother turning 40 having heart surgery after smoking cigarettes for 25 years. I found out I was type 2 diabetic and got smart. The cravings passed easily by doing exercise or walking around the building at work (instead of sitting on a bench smoking). I eat 5 times a day but have actually lost weight (think it's the diabetes). Anyway, I feel great. And even though I think about smoking sometimes, I just think about my brother and his heart surgery and my future and those cravings die real fast...

[vinnym86]

Originally Posted by Steel

Cool. So this is going good so far. Thanks for the support guys. I'm so elated to finally stop saying "I gotta quit these things" and instead be saying "I quit those things..."

you've just stuck it to the man!


great job, keep it up

[Steel]

Originally Posted by vinnym86

you've just stuck it to the man!


great job, keep it up

"Aren't you the man, sir?"
"Yes."
"So you're.....sticking it to yourself?"
"....................Maybe."

[vinnym86]

Originally Posted by Steel

"Aren't you the man, sir?"
"Yes."
"So you're.....sticking it to yourself?"
"....................Maybe."

wasn't that a cellphone commercial? lol

[stoned_pimp420]

well I've been trying to wing myself from drinking for about a week now, so I guess we gots two quitters on the pages of AF now. My next feat after I stop drinking a fifth of vodka a night will be stop smoking two packs a day. Damn you call yourself a heavy smoker at one pack a day, damn I should have hell quitting too.

[ghostrx7]

been a month and three weeks. feel much better. cold turkey, no bull sheet!lol
altho i had a few drags at the bar fri when i was totally wasted......

[KustmAce]

I have quit about 12 times now. My longest break was about 3 weeks.

Ill quit someday...

Best of luck to ya

[Steel]

Originally Posted by ghostrx7

been a month and three weeks. feel much better. cold turkey, no bull sheet!lol
altho i had a few drags at the bar fri when i was totally wasted......

Yeah, i did that too, but it's ok in my mind. As long as i dont buy a pack and smoke sober i figure that counts under the "social smoking" umbrella for bar etiquitte.

[Oz]

I thought the same thing Steel, and next thing I know I'm smoking more and more.....



Unfortunately I don't think it works that way. All or nothing.

[1986Z28]

it will get somewhat easier, but not much, my dad quit 9 quit 9 years ago and he still has really bad cravings

[ghostrx7]

true oz, thats how i started the other times i quit, but friday i would of did a 2 dollar hooker raw in the condition i was in.....i know cause i was saying hell no to my friend that was smoking earlier, then i was grabbin one out of his hand!lol i only had four drags total, but i still felt it in the morning......

[fredjacksonsan]

OK Steel, so how are you doing?

[ghostrx7]

im still good, i quite smokin budd also 3 weeks ago. tried a hit lastnight and basically remembered why i quit! i got light headed, tired and hungry. ordered chinese then passed out................lol

[Steel]

Meh, i cheated a bit the other night, but its ok.. still on the straight and narrow, just hit the rumble strip a bit

[ghostrx7]

same here, getting drunk three nights in a row didnt help my cause. i need to quit again....even tho i havent bought a pack, or been smoking, i still have nic in me and have cravings again!!!!!!!!!!!!