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Just wanted to give a big shout-out to myself for making it two weeks with out a smoke cigarette. I started taking the "new miracle drug" by pfizer (don't want to help those bastards out any), to help me through the initial psyiological phreak-out, then just quit the pills a couple of days later. It's has been two weeks and I'm doing terrific ;D ;D, with small bouts of wanting to choke someone.
Does anyone have any nice stories about kittens and puppies that will help me through the rough times?
Post by oatmealschnappz on Apr 11, 2007 1:45:05 GMT -5
When I was younger, my grandmother got hypnotized in an attempt to stop smoking. She claimed that, afterwards, she had no desire to smoke whatsoever. She would often just blurt-out "I don't even want a cigarette right now!" at the most random times! It was really funny! She quickly made an "honest and informed" decision to start-up again!
Post by spookymonster on Apr 11, 2007 8:04:56 GMT -5
I quit with the patch back in '98. The first 6 months are tough. The first 2 years or so, you'll get the odd craving, especially when drinking. After that, it's easy street. Soon enough, you'll actually be repulsed by (cig) smoke, and even moreso by smoker's living spaces - you get so used to it when you're a smoker, you never notice that everything smells like an ashtray.
Just don't become an a-hole ex-smoker, scolding your friends who still smoke; everyone's got to find their own peace in this world. I promised myself I wouldn't do that, and (hopefully) I've held honest to it. If you really feel the need to save your friends, do it by being a positive role-model... show them what it's like on the other side.
Post by oleander124 on Apr 11, 2007 8:59:11 GMT -5
Congratulations on being cigarette free!
I've been cigarette free for about 2.5 years now...I quit cold turkey. That was quite difficult! But, it's the best decision I have ever made! The reason I quit was because I wanted to be able to laugh when I'm 50 and not cough afterwards. I was 26 when I quit and had smoked for 7 years and I already had the cough. I decided I liked laughing more than smoking.
Post by amantesuena on Apr 11, 2007 11:47:29 GMT -5
ive been trying to quit recently (yesterday i had 3-4) and thats down from being a pack a day smoker. its tough. a lot of my friends can just stop smoking, and just be done. i dont know if its just part of my highly addictive personality, but i can never just stop for good.
Post by oleander124 on Apr 11, 2007 12:04:06 GMT -5
amantesuena said:
ive been trying to quit recently (yesterday i had 3-4) and thats down from being a pack a day smoker. its tough. a lot of my friends can just stop smoking, and just be done. i dont know if its just part of my highly addictive personality, but i can never just stop for good.
I didn't think I could quit, either. I tried many, many times to quit, but after a point I just got so tired of spending money, having stinky clothes and apartment, and getting the smoker's cough that I just had a moment of clarity and decided to quit.
I made the decision to quit exactly one month before my 27th birthday . . . that way, I could give myself a present by being smoke-free for one month.
Post by stuckinutero on Apr 11, 2007 12:21:28 GMT -5
rolandd said:
Just wanted to give a big shout-out to myself for making it two weeks with out a smoke cigarette. I started taking the "new miracle drug" by pfizer (don't want to help those bastards out any), to help me through the initial psyiological phreak-out, then just quit the pills a couple of days later. It's has been two weeks and I'm doing terrific ;D ;D, with small bouts of wanting to choke someone.
Does anyone have any nice stories about kittens and puppies that will help me through the rough times?
Keep us posted on how it works out. As of right now I'm planning on using it to stop sometime this year. I got 8 years of smoking in the bag, and Id like to stop now before Im looking at 10 or 20 years.
I was born in the back seat of a Yellow Cab in a hospital loading zone and with the meter still running. I emerged needing a shave and shouted 'Time Square, and step on it!
Post by bojangles22 on Apr 11, 2007 12:24:28 GMT -5
Yea, my testimonial may be null and void due to the fact i quit smoking after only two years of the nasty habit. It wasn't as hard as i thought it was going to be to quit.I was smoking a pack and a half a day just for something to do and also it was a reason to stop working at work. I think I was more addicted to just having the convenience of something to do while just standing around or talkin to folks. I only got cravings when i was drinking beer so i'd just put an unlit cigarrete in my mouth and just hold it there (Jhonny Depp/fear and loathing style), It got to where i wasn't even compelled to light it anymore. I do think also that if you quit smoking and stay off of it for a solid year or so, the very smell of a cig will make you wanna vomit.
my biggest problem isn't quitting...it's staying quit. i quit cold turkey like its nothing all the time and i'm fine for 2-3 weeks...after that some type of alcohol occasion or stress at work always brings me back. i'm at 2 1/2 weeks quit right now and the biggest triggers for me are all related to work. as soon as i'm home, i have very, very little urge to smoke (it helps that i live with all non-smokers), but at work i get it all the time.
i make a concerted effort to eat/snack often, i buy toothpicks to chew on, and eat like a pack of mints a day. as long as i can keep providing myself new/alternative compulsive habits, i think i can keep myself off for good this time.
Maybe I'll throw myself to the dogs, but my back's not to the wall Maybe I'll lay some bricks for the man, but the days just aren't that long So if I settle back and chill will I see far enough to feel the angel's dream? I thought it was the Story of the World!
Post by spookymonster on Apr 11, 2007 16:57:00 GMT -5
Same thing happened to me when I quit smoking... I replaced one addiction with another (food). Blew up over 100 pounds. It was only after a couple years as a non-smoker that I felt secure enough to try losing the weight. In little over a year of healthy eating and near heart attack inducing exercise , I lost over 100 lbs (from 326 down to a low of 210). I'm able to maintain (give or take 10 lbs.), but I haven't had any urges to light up again. The moral of the story is: deal with one addiction at a time.
I quit when my daughter was 3 and said "you stink mama, stop that smoking". That was 20 years ago and I am so glad it has stuck. I can breathe and "laugh without coughing".
It was hard for that first month. I went to a Stop Smoking Class and called all my smoking relatives and friends and told them I wouldn't be able to be around them for about a month. At work I found something else to do at my usual smoking times.
My daughter and I are coming to Bonnaroo this year together. If I hadn't quit smoking, I might not be here to come at all.
Post by spookymonster on Apr 11, 2007 20:23:15 GMT -5
The best part of quitting cigs (for me, atleast) is that I can appreciate a real bit of tobacco every now and then. Maybe 2 - 3 times a year (usually on vacation), I break out the cigars. Sometimes, a nice Excalibur 1066, maybe a Fuente Opus X, even a Padron, when I'm feeling ritzy. Hell, I'll prolly have a stogie or two on me at 'Roo, if I can find a decent espresso somewhere....
Thanks for the concern and support. I started smoking when I was 16, then quit when I was 32. I figured a 16 year run was long enough. It wasn't. Started up again when I got a new job. That was after not smoking for three years. I tried quitting a few times since then with the patch. What really helped was staying focused on my wonderful, beautiful kids.
I told my doctor that I didn't want to be "that person" who is trying to quit all the time, and he said that "that person" has a higher success rate at quitting. I guess that being too proud to fail is a cop out for not trying to quit. Addiction is a funny thing.
Post by stuckinutero on Apr 12, 2007 14:00:25 GMT -5
spookymonster said:
Same thing happened to me when I quit smoking... I replaced one addiction with another (food). Blew up over 100 pounds. It was only after a couple years as a non-smoker that I felt secure enough to try losing the weight. In little over a year of healthy eating and near heart attack inducing exercise , I lost over 100 lbs (from 326 down to a low of 210). I'm able to maintain (give or take 10 lbs.), but I haven't had any urges to light up again. The moral of the story is: deal with one addiction at a time.
Since nobody else seemed to do so, I will. Karma for the willpower. I know how hard that can be. 5 years ago I peaked at around 245 lbs. Mainly due to the fact that I stopped playing sports and became lazy. Currently I weigh 165 after a few years of hard work. Recently I decided that my frame was a little too bare for me, so I started lifting again. I was at 155 around X-mas and have since been putting on tons of muscle. Congrats on your achievement.
I was born in the back seat of a Yellow Cab in a hospital loading zone and with the meter still running. I emerged needing a shave and shouted 'Time Square, and step on it!
Post by oleander124 on Apr 12, 2007 14:54:11 GMT -5
Yeah, it is hard!!! I quit smoking in Nov 2004, bought a treadmill in January 2005, lost 25 lbs by May...then I moved to another state and my life was in upheavel for a year and a half and I didn't stick with the workout routine I had, but luckily I kept the weight I lost off. I've just begun getting back into the routine and amd trying to lose more weight. Quitting smoking and working out seemed to work for me...seeing results by working out and losing weight motivated me and not smoking allowed me to work out at the level I needed to.
It's now been 22 days, 12 hours, and still only 8 pounds. I have gotten pretty drunk a couple of times since I quit and I'm still going strong. I hope I can survive a Bonnaroo without my beloved cigarettes.
I've been nicotene free for about 9 months!!! That's the longest I've gone... before that it was 4 months. I'm one of those people that quits smoking cigs for a while, then gets back in. Well, I intend to stay away from em this time, I can even drink without wanting a cig.
congrats on your success so far. i've tried quitting several times, but somehow always find myself picking the habit back up. i just made a doctor's appointment to ask for zyban. i was able to quit for 4 months using zyban before, but started back up again when my home life was stressing me out. now that things are a liitle more sane, and i'm no longer living with any smokers, i think it's time to try again. it's amazing how nasty the habit is, yet it's still so hard to quit.
the other thing i'm going to do is put $4 in a jar everyday i don't buy smokes. i think seeing the amount of money i'm saving will help me quit successfully.
My girlfriend's been bugging me to quit for a while now. The only way I could successfully quit smoking is if I quit drinking too...and I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Post by trippindaisy on Apr 26, 2007 18:37:19 GMT -5
badfish said:
My girlfriend's been bugging me to quit for a while now. The only way I could successfully quit smoking is if I quit drinking too...and I don't see that happening anytime soon.
That is the hard part. I quit almost 2 years ago and never crave it except for when I go to happy hour and have a few drinks and sit with people who smoke, I get that craving again. I have lots of willpower though so I resist the temptation,
, I lost over 100 lbs (from 326 down to a low of 210). I'm able to maintain (give or take 10 lbs.), but I haven't had any urges to light up again. The moral of the story is: deal with one addiction at a time.
I do whatever my Rice Krispies tell me to...
