Quitting smoking? check in here

[JohnR]

I wish I never started, and half the time I see one now I want it

[cheferson]

CIg tax went up another $1 in RI, now the highest in the country, more motivation for you guys to stay off em or to kick em !

[jimmy z]

Have a good smoke free day, everyone!

[thefishingfreak]

40 days now. easy peezy

[jimmy z]

Congratulations!
Have a very good smoke free one, everybody.

[jimmy z]

Have a Happy smoke free Valentines Day. Your honey will be grateful when ya give her a smooch without that smoker breath.

[JohnR]

Still on the wagon ... (put on the 10 pounds lost last year)

[thefishingfreak]

yeah same here still at it. a month and a half down. less and less bothersome every day. They say it's worse then kickin a heroin habbit. I am proud of myself. I feel like i'm over the hump. just need to remain vigilant. I'm still on the wellbutrin at one pill a day.

[thefishingfreak]

ohh and i'm buying wriglys gum bye the 10 pack at stop n shop for 2.50 or so. I allways have a ton of that stuff in my pockets. It don't hurt your teeth if your chewin it all day. There's a zillion gum wrappers where there once were cigarette butts. I think thats kool..
And I can smell a smoker a mile away I think man did I smell like that

[saltfly]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Still on the wagon ... (put on the 10 pounds lost last year)

It's better to GAIN weight.Than be DEAD weight.Keep up the fight. you are winning.

[jimmy z]

Have a very good smoke free one!

[jimmy z]

No puffs today, fella's! Keep strong!

[jimmy z]

Enjoy the smoke free air today everyone.

[saltwaterhabits]

Day # 11 today. On the Wellbutrin .
Just found this thread.. Mike

[JohnR]

Mike - welcome to the wagon - its a good thing you are doing. I'm on almost three months now and we have a few people doing it here...

[saltwaterhabits]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Mike - welcome to the wagon - its a good thing you are doing. I'm on almost three months now and we have a few people doing it here...

Hi John, Thanks ...And good luck to you.
We met at the Hab's Mem party in Middletown..We were both standing outside the door, puffing away.
It's been less than 2 weeks and reasonably good circulation has already returned to my previously frigid, anorexic hands.

[FishermanTim]

Keep up the good work, and remember that as tough as it is to quit, the payoff in the end will definitely be worth it.

I quit back in '79-'80, but at the time my habit was only a pack a week, so stopping wasn't as difficult, but the addictive nature is strong.

When I was "finally" over it, I felt great. Mind you, at only a pack a week, I had already noticed a drop in my stamina and endurance and was getting winded doing physical activities that I had loved for years.
That was my "wake up call". I hated not being able to do what I loved due to the effect of smoking. (All this in my late teens!)

The best advice I could give would be to keep at it. You may have a "relapse" but hey, you didn't start smoking 2+ packs right from the start, so quitting is never as quick or as easy as it is described.

Good Luck and Good Health to all!

[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.

[jimmy z]

One more smoke free day, under our belts. Give youeself a hand!

[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...

[BasicPatrick]

Just checking in...

45 Days without a smoke....woo hoo...
I am down to 5 pcs of nicorette gum per day and am a bit ahead of the schedule the gum program laid out for me. Just like Freak I am chewing other sugar free gum as well and have gum wrappers in my pockets and laundry and where the butts used to be. The car is even starting to smell good when I get in!

I tried dieting and am struggling with that...doing ok but still getting late night urges to snack. I made a decision a week ago and went out a joined a local gym where some friends work out. I started and although it has been hard to make the time, I am doign it.

I do have to respectfully disagree with Tagger. Quitting smoking will be the second most important thing I have done for myself. With a little luck on March 11 I will celebrate 14 years "clean". My longer friends on this board know I had a very bad life involving nothing but multiple trips to detox, court rooms and all the classic signs of substance abuse as a young adult. I still regularly attend NA meetings and do a lot of volunteer work in that area of my life.

Good luck to all and I look forward to the day I can peddle the canal and not run out of breath!!!!!!

[jimmy z]

Originally Posted by 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...

You're in the right place. It's one helping the other. Because we can't do it alone.

Originally Posted by BasicPatrick

Just checking in...

45 Days without a smoke....woo hoo...
I am down to 5 pcs of nicorette gum per day and am a bit ahead of the schedule the gum program laid out for me. Just like Freak I am chewing other sugar free gum as well and have gum wrappers in my pockets and laundry and where the butts used to be. The car is even starting to smell good when I get in!

I tried dieting and am struggling with that...doing ok but still getting late night urges to snack. I made a decision a week ago and went out a joined a local gym where some friends work out. I started and although it has been hard to make the time, I am doign it.

I do have to respectfully disagree with Tagger. Quitting smoking will be the second most important thing I have done for myself. With a little luck on March 11 I will celebrate 14 years "clean". My longer friends on this board know I had a very bad life involving nothing but multiple trips to detox, court rooms and all the classic signs of substance abuse as a young adult. I still regularly attend NA meetings and do a lot of volunteer work in that area of my life.

Good luck to all and I look forward to the day I can peddle the canal and not run out of breath!!!!!!

Hi Patrick
Congratulations on your 14 yrs. I have 12 myself, sober.
And this cigarette thing is an addiction, and as you know, when one addiction is removed, something has to fill in that void, otherwise it will come back. I think that's where some fail. Something positive has to go in it's place.
The difficult part is quenching the desire. That snack thing or junk food thing is just a substitution, and over time, can get out of hand as well. The snack thing is not a positive substitution, one can say it is fundamentally evil, because it puts someone in a sad or unhappy state from putting on weight.
Wisdom is the key, and filling the body and mind with everything that is good. Good food, good snacks such as fruits, and exercising.
Dwelling on the accomplishments that have been attained helps me keep a positive attitude.
Easy does it, everyone.

[thefishingfreak]

Good deal guys.
Crafty you take the wellbutrin for a week ,one pill a day. then you just quit. cold turkey if you will, and then up it to two pills a day. It really takes the edge off even with other things you tend to get stressed over it helps. you'll just glide thru them nice and calmly. well for me at least.
The desire is still there. I'm at the point where I say "wow - I don't think I've thought about a cigarette all day"

[jimmy z]

Have a very good smoke free day, everyone.

[saltwaterhabits]

Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

Good deal guys.
Crafty you take the wellbutrin for a week ,one pill a day. then you just quit. cold turkey if you will, and then up it to two pills a day. It really takes the edge off even with other things you tend to get stressed over it helps. you'll just glide thru them nice and calmly. well for me at least.
The desire is still there. I'm at the point where I say "wow - I don't think I've thought about a cigarette all day"

.Ditto here. I'm doing the Wellbutrin routine, 1/day -2/day.
I've now got 13 smoke-free days under my belt...And the stamina is returning........ for us to go out & fight the Togs this Spring as previously planned...Mike

[thefishingfreak]

Day 50 today how insane is that. Never thought it would happen. I think I'll buy myself a nice present at 60 days like a new reel

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by saltwaterhabits

Day # 11 today. On the Wellbutrin .
Just found this thread.. Mike

Hey Mike .. Good to see you here .. Keep your guard up .. your doing good ..

You'll keep getting better and better ... believe ...