Quitting smoking? check in here

[saltwaterhabits]

Originally Posted by jimmy z

Hi Mike, It's good to have you with us on the wagon. Just think ya ain't in it alone.
You'll be casting that 6500 chrome with added vim and vigor.

I'll be out by the SWE this weekend, BTW.

Thanks Jimmy.See you Saturday.

[Crafty Angler]

Ummmm...so Mike, how's the Welbutrin working?

I've been giving it some thought lately - I'd really like to grow old enough to be even grumpier than I already am...

Out side of the health risks, the sheer price alone is enough to give ya pause any more - pretty soon it's gonna be cheaper to just smoke the money...

I'm doing an honest deuce a day and yeah, I know how bad it is - and the fact that they juice cigarettes with additional nicotine makes it even worse.

I'm smoking Diet Merits but the time is at hand to deep-six 'em altogether, I'm thinking -

Guess I oughta start at Page 1 of the thread and work on my resolve first -

[Crafty Angler]

Well, **** it.

Read the whole thing from P. 1 so it looks like I won't be the Lone Ranger anyway -

I turned 60 a little over a month ago and never really thought I'd see it honestly - my dad died at 59 from the form of lung cancer most often attributed to cigarette smoking.

From the day he was diagnosed to the day he died was exactly 10 weeks. It still makes me well up - gotta tell ya that I still miss him every day.

So at 60 I figure that I've been a smoker since I was 15 or so - that makes 45 years.

Let's see how I do - I'm gonna try to wean myself off, I was actually in a research group when the patches 1st came out and it killed maybe 75% of the desire -

If I start today, I'll make my goal 1 cig an hour - that'll cut me by 60% just as a start and I'll work my way down from there.

My wife wants to quit too - she's done it cold turkey - - once but fell off - that way if we both do it will mean support at home and support at S-B too -

Okay...here goes...

Hi, my name is Crafty -

I have a problem...

[JohnR]

It's hard Chuck but it is so bleeping worth it.

My dad died when he was 63 and had a triple bypass when he was fifty something. If I am going to pass the average life expectancy of the men of my family I had to:

A) Not be an alcoholic - successful - I have less beers in a whole year now than I did every few days in my youth

B) Quit smoking - in progress.

C) Lose weight - that is next

I need to do these three so I'm around for a long time for me, and more importantly, my kid & family...