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Post by LucyRoo & AdamToo on Jun 13, 2007 1:25:05 GMT -5
Good luck to you future quitters! I didn't plan on quitting till after bonnaroo, but I'm so glad I did. That was 2 weeks prior to bonnaro, though. Definitely wouldn't be jumping on that bandwagon right now!!
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 22, 2007 12:08:50 GMT -5
I read somewhere, i think it was an internet article, that people who smoke for a short period of time in their life and then quit eventually grow to have healthier and stronger lungs than someone who never smoked a cingle cig in their life. I can't find the article anymore, but I wonder if there's truth to that.
well ive quit - - again - - and am on Day 3. In my most recent attempts, i have not made it past day three. My last serious attempt was last spring, and i actually quit for two months . . . . . . . and then went to Bonnaroo. rrrrrrrrrrrright. I think i going to save cigarettes for that specail place in tennessee where i only do those other specail things, once a year.
"My greatest hope is to laugh as much as cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return" Maya Angelou
"We can't do much about the length of our lives, but we can do plenty about it's width and depth" Evan Esar
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought." Albert Szent-Gyorgi
Post by ejamesglend on Jun 22, 2007 14:50:42 GMT -5
Rock on!! I've heard that the first 3 days are the worst, but I've routenly gone a week easy. I guess I don't have that much of an addicted personality. I've seen what it's put some people through though. So *hugs* to the quiters!!!
"My greatest hope is to laugh as much as cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return" Maya Angelou
"We can't do much about the length of our lives, but we can do plenty about it's width and depth" Evan Esar
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought." Albert Szent-Gyorgi
strumntheguitar
Bleary-Eyed Bonnawook Sir Strum, Master of Rum
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 22, 2007 14:53:07 GMT -5
The worst for me is when I'm stuck in 5:00 traffic. Especially when the Dept. of Trans. decides that 5:00 is the perfect time to pave a lane on a major highway. That happened to me the week before Roo and I think I smoked half a pack just on my drive home cause I was so irritated.
"My greatest hope is to laugh as much as cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return" Maya Angelou
"We can't do much about the length of our lives, but we can do plenty about it's width and depth" Evan Esar
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought." Albert Szent-Gyorgi
"My greatest hope is to laugh as much as cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return" Maya Angelou
"We can't do much about the length of our lives, but we can do plenty about it's width and depth" Evan Esar
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought." Albert Szent-Gyorgi
strumntheguitar
Bleary-Eyed Bonnawook Sir Strum, Master of Rum
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 22, 2007 15:19:25 GMT -5
ejamesglend said:
I've never dated a smoker, so I haven't gotten used to the after sex cig. When I'm by myself I light one up sometimes...
Hahaha oh man, I've never even thought about lighting up a smoke then... But I do love some post-sex smoke, so perhaps I should consider it more often.
"My greatest hope is to laugh as much as cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return" Maya Angelou
"We can't do much about the length of our lives, but we can do plenty about it's width and depth" Evan Esar
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought." Albert Szent-Gyorgi
"My greatest hope is to laugh as much as cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return" Maya Angelou
"We can't do much about the length of our lives, but we can do plenty about it's width and depth" Evan Esar
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought." Albert Szent-Gyorgi
My last cig was 8 days ago. I'm still hacking up a lung, so it' not even a thought. Thanks Roo'monia!
I've had an Rx for Chantix for a couple of months, which I got filled with all my other meds. Started yesterday and got ZERO sleep last night. Total insomnia. Anyone else have any experience w/ it? I'll try to stick with it since I'm off work anyway, but if it does me wrong I'll stop.
Plus, I really need to sleep this shit off. Dr said two naps a day min.
I just received this email from my landlord (been renting her Condo for the last 2 years).
"Hi Dottie,
Keep in mind that I'm the messenger here....
Jim, your upstairs neighbor contacted me because he says he can smell cigarette smoke coming from your balcony and he doesn't like it.
How do you want to handle this? Do you want me to give him your response?
What do you think?
Pat"
FTW! Dan's been smoking outside for me, 'cause I'm so sick, and plans on continuing since I've quit for sure. What should I say to this wuss, who knows me, and doesn't have the balls to knock on my door? He fvucking CALLS my landlord? What an A-hole.
Once I quit for seven years, been smoking again since 2002. One cig with a glass of wine and I was buying cartons by the next week. Never give in to the urge, even once. Nicotine made me a slave to it's evil ways.
Oh, and I am supremely jealous of those that can smoke at bars, but are not addicted. ~must be my personality~
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 28, 2007 9:50:43 GMT -5
I'm on day 3 (I know, I was reluctant to give in to the Bonnacough), and honestly I haven't even had but one craving and that was during traffic but I just put on some Radiohead and that really was all I needed for rest of the drive to take my mind of smoking.
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 28, 2007 10:21:51 GMT -5
bos1969 said:
Good luck to all of you!!! I think it is great that you are quitting whether by choice or forced to because of the Bonnacough.
I am a lucky one - not addicted - smoke 3-4 a day - mainly when in traffic
that's generally how I felt. I went through a pack in 3 or 4 days and always smoked at the exact same time every day (driving to and from work, after dinner, stuff like that) so I often wondered if I was addicted and didn't even know it.
Good luck to all of you!!! I think it is great that you are quitting whether by choice or forced to because of the Bonnacough.
I am a lucky one - not addicted - smoke 3-4 a day - mainly when in traffic
that's generally how I felt. I went through a pack in 3 or 4 days and always smoked at the exact same time every day (driving to and from work, after dinner, stuff like that) so I often wondered if I was addicted and didn't even know it.
It is a horrible habit for me - like you said - same time - same place everyday. I read somewhere that it takes 3 weeks to develope a habit and 3 weeks to break a habit.
Once I quit for seven years, been smoking again since 2002. One cig with a glass of wine and I was buying cartons by the next week. Never give in to the urge, even once. Nicotine made me a slave to it's evil ways.
Oh, and I am supremely jealous of those that can smoke at bars, but are not addicted. ~must be my personality~
I think it is great that all of you guys (and girls!) are quitting smoking. As a health care professional for 18 years (respiratory therapist), I think cigarette smoking is probably the single worst thing you can do to yourself in terms of your health on so many levels. Remarkably, I didn't quit when I went to RT school and saw the effect cigs can have on your lungs. It was when I was doing lung testing for people who needed to have cardiac bypass surgery that I woke up to the harm it does to one's body. Everyone who was having the surgery at our 300+ bed hospital was required to have a pulmonary function test. I would say that over 95% were smokers who had recently quit for the surgery. That really woke me up because my father, a smoker, had his first heart attack when he was 46.
Also, my daughter was 3 at the time and she told me that smoking was stinky and she didn't like it. Well, that was 20 years ago and I have been smoke free since then.
I went to a Smoke Stoppers class that was offered at my hospital at the time. There were many things that they suggested that helped me get through it and I will try to remember some of the best ones.
1. Tell all your friends and family what you are doing, and that you might not want to be around the smokers for about a month while you are withdrawing and detoxifying. What's important is your health, not what the smokers think or feel about your decision, if they are not supportive. If they are supportive, they won't smoke around you.
2. Change your routines so that you don't have that after meal craving, craving, craving, gnawing. Immediately get up and do something that is different, like taking a walk, or just changing your normal enviroonment. Go to places that don't allow smoking, a bookstore, library, or other public place you would enjoy finding out about. Shake it up in your life so you are doing different things and hopefully the triggers won't be there.
3. The urge to smoke will go away whether you have a smoke or not. Some diversions will help you get through the cravings, though. For your mouth, consider gum, toothpick, straw, hard candy... For your hands, try putting a rubber band on your non smoking wrist, not a tight one, so you can fiddle and play with it with your smoking hand. Exercise, take a 10 min walk to replace your 10 min cig break.
4. Reward yourself! Use the money you have saved by not buying cigarettes to buy a special treat for yourself that you normally wouldn't have the extra cash for. Now is the time to invest in some great CDs or new camping equipment for next year's Bonnaroo! Put the cash you are saving in a special account to buy your ticket and food and other goodies for 'Roo 08.
5. Drink orange juice. If you add some water to it (up to 1/2) it still tastes good and will hydrate you much better than the extra sugar in full strength. The vitamins and minerals in OJ will help you reduce the nicotine cravings. I don't know why, but this really helped me.
If you are still just considering quitting, or if you slip, don't fall all the way back. Admit to yourself that you CAN do this. Prepare for a couple of days by smoking with your non smoking hand in between your last two fingers. Throw away those favorites and buy a pack of either menthol or non, whichever you don't prefer. or bum a few from a friend. Never smoke at the trigger times, have only one or two times a day when you can smoke your non favorite with your last two fingers of your non smoking hand. Put the ashes and butts in a small jar that you carry around with you. Put a little bit of water in there so that it is really nasty and smelly. You must open your jar and smell it at least every two hours. Do this for a week and you will be READY to quit!
This is just an aside that I noticed and it happened to another person in my class, too. I felt AWFUL for about 6 weeks. I kept getting sore throats, feeling sick, like I was coming down with a cold, coughing. I was tempted to start back since I was so sick all the time. It just went away after about 6 weeks. I guess I had to detoxify and that was the result. Persevere!
I light one up sometimes... 
I do whatever my Rice Krispies tell me to...