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09-21-2015, 05:49 PM
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#361
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
Posts: 4,373
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Thanks, Vic. I really appreciate the thoughtful response. I tried vaping for a while, but always used the crappy ones that still tasted like cigs because the others just didn't do it for me. But I'm definitely not opposed to trying a better e-cig if this doesn't work. I'm hoping it does.
48 hrs down. Thanks, all.
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09-21-2015, 06:15 PM
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#362
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Attleboro, MA
Posts: 453
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I am guily of Vaping too....but a buddy of mine said " if your trying to quit smoking, then why vape a flavor almost the same?" I started with the formula they said was as close as it got to a cig....then changed to something else. Sweet Tart of all flavors...call me a fag but its damn good. I gave away the cig flavor. Now its just about the haul and the 3mg of nicotine I get. I find that it helps my 4 or 5 cravings a day....but I dont see myself doing it forever. With a few beers I vape.....still better than butts though. By the way...no one thought Id make 20 days....no one. I keep getting calls from buddies asking how it is to be back to smoking....they assume....but they are wrong. Will power....and the thought of my health.
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09-21-2015, 06:19 PM
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#363
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User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 5,454
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Just keep it going u guys, get mad, you're not going to let those freaken things run your life, ruin your health and make u feel like an outcast any more,,, and stay mad ,,, u can do it
The preacher
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09-21-2015, 06:25 PM
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#364
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Attleboro, MA
Posts: 453
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Its funny you talk about getting mad....Everytime I quit I had to be careful who I told. Constantly being asked "how you doing with quitting smoking? " They could be a supporter but man do you just want to tell them STFU and slap em.....or they are they ones who want to bust your balls when you fail. Either way, it sucks....but man no way is easy. They are evil little sticks....getting mad is a good way to look at it!
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09-22-2015, 09:30 AM
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#365
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
Posts: 4,373
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Thank you both and awesome job, Mugz.
I'm definitely mad...going militant on this #^&#^&#^&#^&
Again, thank you!!
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09-23-2015, 08:55 AM
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#366
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
Posts: 4,373
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72 hrs without a cig...can't remember the last time I could say that.
It was crazy - I think all the nicotine finally left my body around noon yesterday because it was like getting hit in the head with a shovel. Could barely keep my eyes open. Was so tired i slept for 12 hrs last night and that never happens. I'm guessing it's because nicotine is a stimulant that my body was dependent upon. Crazy what these things will do to you.
Thinking of all the money I'll save has really got me in a good mood
*edit* Was in a good mood until I read the EEZ thread. Still not smoking
Last edited by bart; 09-23-2015 at 09:06 AM..
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09-23-2015, 09:32 AM
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#367
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Attleboro, MA
Posts: 453
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NICE.....22 days for me. They say it takes 22 days to kick a habit. I think for me it was sooner than that. It's funny how once you get past the first week you find yourself NOT thinking about it as much. I found that I needed to do things to keep my mind off of it....then when I did think about it, I would say to myself "wow, I didn't think about having a smoke for the last 2 hours." Baby steps, baby steps....
Keep up the good work....like I said, it DOES get better. Kind of like nursing a wound....every day it gets better.
Also, I have found that I used avoid the stairs up to the 3rd floor at work.....now I take the stairs and am realizing that I'm not as out of breath as I used to be....I cough less in the morning, and can tell that I can breath more deeply. Ahhh.....
Just some words of encouragement for ya...
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09-23-2015, 09:36 AM
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#368
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Attleboro, MA
Posts: 453
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Oh yeah, and money wise I used to look at my bank statements and see that I would take out $20 for a pack of smokes at least every other day if not daily....yikes!! That would leave me with $11 in my pocket....well, some of that would go to a $5 scratch ticket. So, I am saving myself trips to the store, saving myself from buying freakin losing scratch tickets and whatever other nonsense I would buy with the change from a $20 bill.....
Plus, there are a lot less swipes of my debit card at the local mini mart too...crazy how it all adds up.
Which gets me to thinking...what can I buy, what can I buy?.....
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09-23-2015, 03:23 PM
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#369
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User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 5,454
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Just think, Half a plug a day
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09-24-2015, 06:52 AM
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#370
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: East Prov RI
Posts: 1,501
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Keep it up guys, one of the best changes you can do in your life! Those things are evil. Been smoke free for 9 years now, never going back!
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09-24-2015, 08:02 AM
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#371
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
Posts: 4,373
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That's awesome, Mugz. Good for you, man. Keep it going.
I'm 4 days in and hanging tough. Having vivid nightmares and food cravings, but have been trying to offset that by working out like a beast at the gym. This weekend should be a test. I also haven't been fishing since I put them down because of how much I smoke when I'm out there. Pretty sad when you really think about it. That will be the true test, when I get back in the surf.
Thanks, fish4striper. Awesome accomplishment.
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09-25-2015, 12:13 PM
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#372
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Canceled
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: vt
Posts: 13,075
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Been done with nicotine now for 4 years, not really sure exactly when I quit. If I was awake I was smoking.
Getting to the point where i go thru just 2 packs of Trident a week!
The smell of cigarettes actually bothers me now. I hate to see kids (AKA anyone under 30) smoking and give them chit.
You can do it, even if you have a setback keep going down the no nicotine road.
I have not had bronchitis since I quit either, I always thought it was a winter cold.
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09-25-2015, 01:01 PM
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#373
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
Posts: 4,373
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Thank you! Congrats on your accomplishment!
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09-25-2015, 03:55 PM
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#374
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User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 5,454
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Bart, the gym was a big help for me, keep it up
There's something about smoken a cig on the way to the gym just doesn't feel right! LOL
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09-28-2015, 02:47 PM
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#375
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
Posts: 4,373
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Crazy thing is I used to smoke them on the way to the gym. And on the way home. Absolutely disgusting.
Made it through the weekend, which wasn't easy. Happy to be on day number 8....
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09-28-2015, 04:26 PM
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#376
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User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 5,454
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bart
Crazy thing is I used to smoke them on the way to the gym. And on the way home. Absolutely disgusting.
Made it through the weekend, which wasn't easy. Happy to be on day number 8....
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LOL
Keep it up, your getting there, it only gets better
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09-28-2015, 05:29 PM
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#377
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
Posts: 6,588
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8 days is good. Keep it up!
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09-29-2015, 07:24 AM
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#378
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,666
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Good job Rob. Think of the money you have saved in 8 days.
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No boat, back in the suds.
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09-29-2015, 08:51 AM
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#379
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Attleboro, MA
Posts: 453
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Excellent.....day 28 for me. Although, the Vapes do help from time to time (especially if I'm having a few brews).
Haven't touched a piece of nicotine gum since last week...no matter what anyone says, it does help with cravings. It helped me for up to 3 hours. In those 3 hours I wouldn't get a craving. 3 hours is 3 hours.....
But, I have to say...I have no DESIRE whatsoever to pick up a smoke again. I think I engraved it in my mind weeks ago....so, it really does get easier.
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09-29-2015, 10:38 AM
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#380
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
Posts: 4,373
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Good job, Mugz. You should be really proud. Almost a month down!
Thank you all for the words of encouragement. About to pull a fishing marathon so this should be a true test. Will load up on gum. Tight lines!
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09-29-2015, 12:07 PM
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#381
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
Posts: 6,358
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Hang in there bro you got this!
Good beef jerky, almonds, sugar free dried cranberries, does'nt always have to be gum.
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Domination takes full concentration..
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09-29-2015, 04:40 PM
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#382
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Branford, CT
Posts: 156
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Great job you guys keep it up you can do it!!! Don't you guys feel better already?
Vic
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09-29-2015, 05:58 PM
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#383
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
Posts: 6,588
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I must have went they 50 pounds of dumdum lollypops but if helped!
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10-01-2015, 10:04 AM
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#384
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Attleboro, MA
Posts: 453
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1 month today....seems like it's been a heck of a lot longer than 1 month though. Seems like soooooo long ago that I had my last smoke. Kinda crazy.....never looking back. Wow.....1 month without a smoke. I never thought I could do it....nor did a lot of people around me. Freakin A.....ahhh....feelin pretty damn good too.
Your turn bart.....
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10-01-2015, 10:09 AM
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#385
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
Posts: 6,358
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Nice work Mugz!
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Domination takes full concentration..
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10-01-2015, 02:00 PM
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#386
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User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 5,454
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Woo Hooo,,, great to hear this, I hate those freaken things for all the times I tried and didn't make it, for all the times they made me feel second class,,,,
U guys are down hill now!!! :-)
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10-01-2015, 08:06 PM
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#387
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
Posts: 4,373
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That's awesome, Mugz. Congrats, brother. That's a big time accomplishment
I made it through 48 hrs of fishing without a cig. 11 days now
Good suggestions, Vic. Thanks
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10-02-2015, 08:28 AM
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#388
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,134
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Awesome job guys!
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10-02-2015, 08:55 AM
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#389
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
Posts: 6,358
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The best revenge is living well, outstanding work men keep it up!
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Domination takes full concentration..
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10-02-2015, 07:12 PM
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#390
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
Posts: 4,373
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"The best revenge is living well."
I like that.
Thanks, guys
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