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RonL Starting to like posting Posts 161 |
08-10-07 12:29 PM - Post#335382
Fell off the wagon a few months ago after 16 months of non smoking. Now finding it much harder to quit (again) and really affecting my w/o. I know, I need to take the bull by the horns, but... Ron |
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DennisH Growing old is not for sissies. Posts 2884 
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08-10-07 12:32 PM - Post#335384
Fell off the wagon a few months ago after 16 months of non smoking. Now finding it much harder to quit (again) and really affecting my w/o. I know, I need to take the bull by the horns, but... Ron Quit in 1987. Haven't even touched one since. You need a diversion such as physical activity. I started skating. Good luck, you can do this. Dennis |
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Foster Haven't posted much Posts 11 |
08-10-07 12:41 PM - Post#335385
I used the patch to quit three years ago. In my opinion, the most important thing is desire though. If you don't have it...you will fail. |
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Jamie(IRL) Grand Pooh-Bah Posts 1377 
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08-10-07 12:59 PM - Post#335400
This is something Im dealing with right now. Im pretty young (Revised: pretty AND young, so Im not suffering any of the bad symptoms YET (thats a big yet), but I still wanna quit. I've been smoking for 8 years (Im 21,do the math). I think Foster is right, no amount of patches or NRT will help without the desire and willpower. Discipline yourself and be diligent, we can do this. I share a house with 3 buddies, all of whom smoke. Our house becomes party central every Saturday night as well. Neither of these help. Myself and the guys are negotiating about quitting together, and making a smoke free house. Parties will stop for a while too. I think this is necessary. Separate yourself from cigarettes completely for two weeks, use patches, gum, powder whatever for as long as it takes to integrate yourself back into your old social life without cigarettes. Be good to yourself and do things you enjoy while you quit (you should be doing this anyway). Eat more fruit and veg as you quit to clear impurities faster. Drink more water. Pick up Alan Carrs books too. A good friend of mine quit first time, after 5 or 6 years, with no problem. He swears by this book.
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silverbackbob Carpal tunnel from posting! Posts 2511 
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08-10-07 01:27 PM - Post#335417
I quit cold turkey on Halloween of 1978. I'm not sure why it took, but it did. No special way to do it. You gotta want to quit real bad though. I think that is the key. Bob. |
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michelle Gorilla strong Posts 10968 
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08-10-07 01:28 PM - Post#335419
here was another place we talked about quitting smoking. http://www.davedraper.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/9952/post/240949/ hl/smoking+quit/#240949
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Topper Settling in pretty good Posts 72 |
08-10-07 01:33 PM - Post#335421
RONl, TOOK ME 3 TRYS BEFORE I FINALLY QUIT, AND A WHOLE BOX OF GUM BALLS, 7 CAVITYS LATER! BUT, YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE FED UP WITH IT. ITS BEEN 20 YEARS NOW, I WAS A LITTLE SHAKY FOR THE FIRST 5, PICKED UP ONE EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT NOW I'M GOOD. GOOD LUCK! |
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Diablo Legal Alien Posts 7355 
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08-10-07 01:34 PM - Post#335422
In college I was up to nearly 2 packs a day. I got a job after college and continued to smoke. Moved to marlboro lights after being stuck on reds and mediums. Shortly after moving to lights the smell started to get on my nerves, I became self conscious about how I always smelled like smoke. I just up and quit one day. I can still just have one as a social thing once in a while, but I haven't bought a pack since that day I quit. I read that the chemical dependency is over in like 3 days. After that it's mental. You just have to know you don't want it anymore.
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bulch pete Posts 4276 
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08-10-07 01:35 PM - Post#335423
I stopped the cig's about the same time i quit everything else. I think two things helped; 1] living in a smoke free home with lots of support from the people around me. 2] praying. (not that i want to get all religious on the forum but you did ask..) lol. 
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Hack 'The Standard remains the Standard" Posts 4182 
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08-10-07 02:03 PM - Post#335431
I quit in 1981 while working at US Steel's Homestead (Pa) Works Open Hearth. Used to stop at Last Chance Bar by the gate for a shooter and a pack of Luckies. One day the guy who filled the machine was there and he was changing the price to a buck a pack. I was and am a cheap guy. I figured I had enough junk going into my lungs without going broke on top of it. Quit that day. No sweat. The other bad habits lived on for some time.
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yoyo aspiring curmudgeon Posts 4621 
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08-10-07 02:03 PM - Post#335432
The last time I quit was 1991. I had no internal desire to quit, no drive in my heart or gut. I knew it was the smart thing for me to do, but I had no real desire. There was nothing I didn't love about smoking. I used nicotine gum, maybe patch too, I don't recall. What I do remember was that it wasn't easy because I had no real heartfelt desire. However, I was determined. My wife was very supportive. I craved for a solid year and now I NEVER have a craving. And it doesn't bother me to be around it either. I haven't turned into an anti-smoking Nazi.
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Wicked Willie The mouth of the South Posts 16864 
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08-10-07 02:10 PM - Post#335435
I've quit twice...once with pipes, once with cigars. Would get started into the habit while smoking for my various cowboy characters...because a lot of the cowboys smoked...big time! Nothing tricky, nothing exotic...I just decided to quit. Didn't take much for me to realize the value of quitting. My Dad had smoked 3-4 packs daily since he was 13. He died at 60.... I'm sure I've smoked quite a bit just being around his second hand smoke. Used to dig the smell of it...perverse, I know. Just quit. Wicked
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garyed aging powerlifter Posts 10226 
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08-10-07 02:12 PM - Post#335437
I've quit twice...once with pipes, once with cigars. Would get started into the habit while smoking for my various cowboy characters...because a lot of the cowboys smoked...big time! Wicked Especially after catching a six pack of lead....in the chest.... 
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IB138 Too Dumb to Quit! Posts 9321 
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08-10-07 02:16 PM - Post#335441
I quite cigs cold turkey in 1979. Since then, I've smoked cigars off and on but I haven't even touched them in at least 8 years.
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TomP Carpal tunnel from posting! Posts 4887 
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08-10-07 02:46 PM - Post#335487
Just quit! Don't buy another one. Don't stick one in your mouth. It's just a habit. That is, unless you find yourself getting up in the middle of the night for a quick fix. If you can sleep for 6-8 hours without a smoke, then why don't you go that long during the day without one? Habit.
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Alpha-rettaMale Settling in pretty good Posts 87 |
08-10-07 03:06 PM - Post#335507
I started smoking when I was 13 with the homies on the corner where I grew up. Nasty addiction that! The last 10 yrs of my habit I was smoking 2 packs a day, everyday. I was the proudest of smokers, "No one likes a quitter" I'd say...looking back...what an idiot!  My then 7 yr old daughter pushed me over the edge, she loved me into quitting! I quit 2 yrs ago this June. I had never tried to quit before so I went to get some help. Went to a doc who prescribed Zyban and patches, I used both for a month. I never broke a sweat, had a craving or felt ill once. It was the best experience. I've since never once thought about going back. Things have never smelled or tasted better and I've never felt better. -Mike
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James G Settling in pretty good Posts 89 
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08-10-07 03:28 PM - Post#335535
Ron, You can do this. You have to do it for yourself and commit to it. Don't get suckered into macho thinking on this either, if you feel an NRT option will help then use it. It is one of the best choices you will ever make. Also, be fully aware that it will more than likely be hard to do, some "just put them down", most of us fight. But the fight can be won. Don't fall for the thoughts that you can have just one or you will be back here with the same post down the road. Understand it is an addiction,not"just a habit", and treat it like one. Find support and work hard. You can do this. |
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Dark Ferrous Metal Lurker Posts 494 
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08-10-07 03:37 PM - Post#335550
I smoked about 1 to 2 packs a day of Camels for about 15 years (ages 16 to 30). The first little Dark Ferrous Metal child was becoming aware of her surroundings and asked me what I was doing. I enjoy smoking but that was a big wake-up call. There was no way I could honestly smoke and then tell her not to so I decided then to set a non-smoking example for the little DFM's. I quit cold turkey over 7 years and I haven't touched them since. Curiously I still enjoy the smell of cigarettes and miss smoking. I don't think there is a single day I don't briefly think of having a smoke. I also echo everyone here who has said it's mental. If you can change your mind you can change your habits.
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RonL Starting to like posting Posts 161 |
08-10-07 03:38 PM - Post#335552
Thanks to all of you for your replies..I know it needs to be done (again). I'm going to have to treat it like an alcoholic treats liquor. The occasional smoke or cigar with a beer and I fell back into the habit.(Tom) yoyo-I was a smoke Nazi, couldn't stand to be around it.. dh-I am very active. Hunting, fishing, water/snow skiing etc. Until recently never bothered me. Now noticing shortness of breath, slow recovery from heavy workouts. I'm gonna set a quit date and just do it. It's really stupid because I know how bad it is, yet continue. BTW- been lurking for months maybe a year reading and learning. Thanks for all the information and helpful advice. You guys are the best... Ron |
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Steve C Safety Weenie Extraordinaire!!! Posts 3799 
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08-10-07 03:40 PM - Post#335554
Just quit! Don't buy another one. Don't stick one in your mouth. It's just a habit. That is, unless you find yourself getting up in the middle of the night for a quick fix. If you can sleep for 6-8 hours without a smoke, then why don't you go that long during the day without one? Habit. I agree, my Dad smoked for over 35 years and simply quit 25-30 years ago, and quit cold-turkey. He gained about 10-15 pounds (ate too much for a few months, due to the need to have something to do), but then lost the weight after 1 year. Not saying it was easy, he would be the first to say it was not.
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Dark Ferrous Metal Lurker Posts 494
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08-10-07 03:42 PM - Post#335558
I'm gonna set a quit date and just do it. That is a big mistake. Why wait and have a countdown? If you know you need to change do it NOW! Take the smokes you have and crush them into the garbage can. Throw away all your lighters and ashtrays. If it is worth doing it's worth doing now. Don't put it off because that's when people falter.
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IB138 Too Dumb to Quit! Posts 9321
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08-10-07 03:48 PM - Post#335562
Just quit! Don't buy another one. Don't stick one in your mouth. It's just a habit. That is, unless you find yourself getting up in the middle of the night for a quick fix. If you can sleep for 6-8 hours without a smoke, then why don't you go that long during the day without one? Habit. I agree, my Dad smoked for over 35 years and simply quit 25-30 years ago, and quit cold-turkey. He gained about 10-15 pounds (ate too much for a few months, due to the need to have something to do), but then lost the weight after 1 year. Not saying it was easy, he would be the first to say it was not. I gained quite a bit of weight in the first six months also. Probably cuz I could finally taste my food.
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Laree (Rhymes with Marie) Posts 26002 
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08-10-07 04:06 PM - Post#335571
Thanks to all of you for your replies..I know it needs to be done (again).... snipped... BTW- been lurking for months maybe a year reading and learning. Thanks for all the information and helpful advice. You guys are the best... Ron, I'm willing to bet a bunch that there are other lurkers (we call you guys stealth bombers around here) who are reading along and will be motivated by this post. You've got others right alongside you, no doubt about it. |
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Gregthebody Carpal tunnel from posting! Posts 2949 |
08-10-07 04:28 PM - Post#335594
Never smoked cigarettes. I do LOVE a good cigar once in a while, 1 maybe every 2 weeks. I feel it is what you do or don't do on a daily basis will kill you. Greg |
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garyed aging powerlifter Posts 10226
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08-10-07 04:29 PM - Post#335597
Never smoked cigarettes. I do LOVE a good cigar once in a while, 1 maybe every 2 weeks. I feel it is what you do or don't do on a daily basis will kill you. Greg good... I won't die from sex then.... or will I??? Hmmm |
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RonL Starting to like posting Posts 161 |
08-10-07 04:36 PM - Post#335606
Laree, I won't take that bet for it's a sure loser. I don't post much because I'm learning. But if I see something I can help with I will chime in. Everyone here is so knowledgeable and eager to share that knowledge that I keep my mouth shut and ears (well in this case, eyes) wide open. I sometimes feel selfish that I am able to gather this information and use it for my (and my wife- finally got her to start working out) benefit without giving anything in return. If I can do anything for anyone please don't hesitate to ask... Thanks again Ron ps. DFM - you are absolutely correct. Why delay the inevitable. TODAY is my quit day.... |
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Diablo Legal Alien Posts 7355
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08-10-07 04:39 PM - Post#335608
Feel the pride come to you for being strong enough to make that decision, and let it stick. Our minds are more powerful than we know. It's the greatest muscle of all.
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Laree (Rhymes with Marie) Posts 26002
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08-10-07 04:48 PM - Post#335613
DFM - you are absolutely correct. Why delay the inevitable. TODAY is my quit day.... WHOO!! We're with ya, Ron. Report in every day for the next five and then we'll decide if you can freefly. :~) |
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RonL Starting to like posting Posts 161 |
08-10-07 04:51 PM - Post#335615
lol...thanks Laree. Uh mam, can I start my reporting Monday..Gonna be on motorcycles all weekend.
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jmac OL Geek Posts 9046 
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08-10-07 05:03 PM - Post#335625
Advice: Suck it up and quit doing it, how's that for advice. Cold turkey is the only way to go and when you get right down to it its all a mental game. Been there and done that.
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TomP Carpal tunnel from posting! Posts 4887
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08-10-07 05:34 PM - Post#335644
My father quit cold turkey at age 56. He had a stroke, from cigarette smoking(and heriditary heart disease)became confined to a wheelchair and my mom refused to buy his cigarettes and beer for him. Now "Thats" a way to quit! He's still around, 21 years later, and still doesn't smoke or drink.
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IB138 Too Dumb to Quit! Posts 9321
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08-10-07 05:37 PM - Post#335645
TODAY is my quit day.... Excellent! Good luck Ron.
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RonL Starting to like posting Posts 161 |
08-10-07 05:45 PM - Post#335647
Sorry, had to leave for a smoke break....kidding...  Thanks.... |
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yoyo aspiring curmudgeon Posts 4621
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08-10-07 07:00 PM - Post#335668
Laree, I won't take that bet for it's a sure loser. I don't post much because I'm learning. But if I see something I can help with I will chime in. Everyone here is so knowledgeable and eager to share that knowledge that I keep my mouth shut and ears (well in this case, eyes) wide open. I sometimes feel selfish that I am able to gather this information and use it for my (and my wife- finally got her to start working out) benefit without giving anything in return. If I can do anything for anyone please don't hesitate to ask... Thanks again Ron ps. DFM - you are absolutely correct. Why delay the inevitable. TODAY is my quit day.... Go for it, man! You can do it. It may not be easy, but you can do it.
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Alpha-rettaMale Settling in pretty good Posts 87 |
08-10-07 07:21 PM - Post#335675
Just quit! Don't buy another one. Don't stick one in your mouth. It's just a habit. That is, unless you find yourself getting up in the middle of the night for a quick fix. If you can sleep for 6-8 hours without a smoke, then why don't you go that long during the day without one? Habit. I agree, my Dad smoked for over 35 years and simply quit 25-30 years ago, and quit cold-turkey. He gained about 10-15 pounds (ate too much for a few months, due to the need to have something to do), but then lost the weight after 1 year. Not saying it was easy, he would be the first to say it was not. I gained quite a bit of weight in the first six months also. Probably cuz I could finally taste my food. I'm only just in the process of losing what I gained. Quite a bit of weight and yea a lot of it is that things really start to taste good after the first 30days. The flip side of my great story is my dad, also a very heavy smoker quit cold turkey a year ago. Bad news is that it was only after he had a pair of heart attacks and triple bypass surgery. No better time than right now Ron! Good Luck!
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Laree (Rhymes with Marie) Posts 26002
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08-10-07 08:17 PM - Post#335689
Hey, Ron, stick your money saved in a glass jar every night. We wanna know how much it totals on September 10th. |
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Marooned Mike SgtTTTT Posts 4169 
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08-10-07 08:38 PM - Post#335694
RonL, I know of 2 folks who were successful at quitting... each had a different approach/mindset: one (an ex-Marine) merely desired to purchase things & not smoking allowed him to save big enough to get what he wanted; the other bad-mouthed everything about smoking & anyone who he saw smoking while in the Corps... had he gone back to smoking those singled-out for insults would have kicked his ___ hard & often thereafter, so he didn't dare light-up again... both Jarheads ended-up not missing the butts because they past the craving-stage with their will & actions intact & on course.
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joan t. At home here Posts 293 
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08-10-07 09:05 PM - Post#335706
This is how I quit. When I craved a cig, I #1-reminded myself that I had made the decision to quit. #2-distracted myself from the craving by asking myself, "if I were not a smoker, what would be the next thing I would do in my life?" #3-I started doing the "next thing." |
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yoyo aspiring curmudgeon Posts 4621
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08-11-07 07:24 AM - Post#335818
This is how I quit. When I craved a cig, I #1-reminded myself that I had made the decision to quit. #2-distracted myself from the craving by asking myself, "if I were not a smoker, what would be the next thing I would do in my life?" #3-I started doing the "next thing." Great advice. Simple, action oriented, focused.
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Scott I Carpal tunnel from posting! Posts 4485 
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08-11-07 08:12 AM - Post#335828
ok, I never smoked at all, but I do have a story that could be looked at as abuse, but in retrospect it was one of the best things my dad ever did (and he was a smoker at the time). When I was around 5 yrs old, I used to imitate my dad with what he did and yes, even smoking. I went around picking up cigarette butts my parents discarded in the yard and pretended like I was smoking them. Well, after several attempts at telling me to quit, my dad took me to the garage, lit one up and stuck it in my mouth ordering me to take a puff. Well.....I can still taste that aweful smoke burning fire tasting ash breath in my mouth to this very day. Ive never messed with a cigarette since. I quit before I started.
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jxb who is that clown? Posts 647 
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08-11-07 09:45 AM - Post#335857
I had my last cigarette four years ago around the beginning of June sometime . . . I know this may sound strange, but after years of "trying to quit", I woke up one morning and never had another again . . . and as some have mentioned here, I never really wanted one again either (at least not in a craving kind of way). I have been training since I was 14-years-old, so often the first thing I did after getting off the stairmill at the end of my workout was go home and have that cigarette. Ah, the paradoxes of being a human being. At the end of this month I will have been sober 19 years . . . Those "meetings" for that problem are non-smoking now in California . . . But, back in "the day" we'd all sit around smoking cigarettes, drinking coffee, eating doughnuts and talking about how "clean" we were. Well, the reason that I bring that up is that for the first many years of my sobriety I used to tell people that I had "tried to quit" drinking and drugs MANY times before I finally "got it". Now I realize that I never REALLY did "try to quit" . . . When the "rubber hit the road" and abstinence got difficult for me, I just really wasn't ready. I had to want being sober more than I wanted a drink . . . And, although I thought that was the case, in 20/20 hindsight it just wasn't true. The smoking was the same thing for me . . . I guess I hit some point, where I truly wanted to be a non-smoker (not just lip-service and self-deception). This, I found is a question that you can only really answer for yourself and you need not convince anybody else of it. It has to be a desire/decision that exists in one's innermost self. Then, oddly enough, the "quitting" is fairly easy. - Joel |
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bulch pete Posts 4276
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08-11-07 11:04 AM - Post#335876
Well, the reason that I bring that up is that for the first many years of my sobriety I used to tell people that I had "tried to quit" drinking and drugs MANY times before I finally "got it". Now I realize that I never REALLY did "try to quit" . . . When the "rubber hit the road" and abstinence got difficult for me, I just really wasn't ready. I had to want being sober more than I wanted a drink . . . And, although I thought that was the case, in 20/20 hindsight it just wasn't true. - Joel So true. In my work at a drug rehab i speak to a lot of guys who tell me they are ready and that they need to come in for our programme. I tell them to call back the next day (as a test of willingness). Only about five to ten percent actually make that second phone call.
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A.G. Settling in pretty good Posts 47 |
08-12-07 06:51 AM - Post#336160
I quit chewing tobbacco, did not want it to be the boss of me anymore. Just did it on will, and each day gets better as you go. Airborne nicotine from from other smokers can give you a bad nicotine fit, stay away from those people. There are little rituals that need to be broken, certain times that you will really want to sneak back into it. Avoid setting yourself up in those situations. It may sound corny, but everytime you feel like doing something bad do something good for you instead. Eat something healthy, grab up the dumbells and crank out a few good sets. Exercise your will on a daily basis. I quit right around New Year, and it is neat to look at the date on my watch and know its been 8 months. You can do it. A.G. |
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manguns weston Posts 27 |
08-13-07 08:44 PM - Post#336857
I'm a smokaholic as well. Training has been the one thing that has kept me off the booze and the cigarettes. If I stop lifting within weeks I start smoking again and next thing you know I'm frumpy looking again. That's the word my mom used to describe my physique 4 years ago. I train hard so the least bit of smoke will effect me. It's tuff in my house. My wife smokes. I'm hoping one day she will try to help herself and quit. I bought air cleaners to keep it out of my lungs and she only smokes under the range hood so the house does not smell like smoke. I really don't mind the smell of the stuff I just don't want the health effects. Smoking will cripple your ability to add lean muscle. The patch worked well for me to quit. Just follow the program. It's fairly easy. |
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Boris Grand Pooh-Bah Posts 2039 
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08-13-07 09:38 PM - Post#336888
I smoked a lot from age 19-26 and tried to quit many times before finally quitting for good at age 29. Part of being ready and able to quit was that I was sick of being a worthless piece of former-athlete crap. Part of it was that I was watching my grandfather die a long and painful death because of emphysema. Part of it was that I was living with a good woman who wouldn't tolerate it (she's my wife now btw). I don't miss it at all and I would never start up again, but sometimes smelling someone who's just finished a cigarette makes my mouth water...
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Laree (Rhymes with Marie) Posts 26002
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08-14-07 11:46 AM - Post#337081
Part of being ready and able to quit was that I was sick of being a worthless piece of former-athlete crap. Yeah, that'll do it. :~) Yo, Ron, since you didn't report in, we'll guess the weekend didn't go so hot. Can you interest you in a re-start? |
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RonL Starting to like posting Posts 161 |
08-14-07 02:16 PM - Post#337132
Hi Laree, As was said in "My Cousin Vinnie, You were serious bout dat"?  Actually the weekend went fine, awfully hot.... This is Day 4 and no smokes....  Thanks, Ron |
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yoyo aspiring curmudgeon Posts 4621
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08-14-07 02:18 PM - Post#337134
Hi Laree, Rock On!!!!As was said in "My Cousin Vinnie, You were serious bout dat"? Actually the weekend went fine, awfully hot.... This is Day 4 and no smokes.... Thanks, Ron
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Laree (Rhymes with Marie) Posts 26002
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08-14-07 09:11 PM - Post#337277
WOO HOO!!! Ron, that's OUTSTANDING! Of all the things we talk about, this is the absolute best thing you can do for your health. Numero Uno. I'm really glad to hear this because when we didn't hear from you yesterday, it seemed like, er, bad news. |
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jengrif Old hand here on IOL Posts 848 
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08-15-07 12:04 AM - Post#337335
There's a really great online program at www.stopsmokingcenter.net. I quit using their program five years ago, along with my husband. Check it out and good luck to you!
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RonL Starting to like posting Posts 161 |
08-15-07 08:50 AM - Post#337428
Thanks to all of you...... Ron |
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Foster Haven't posted much Posts 11 |
 08-15-07 09:13 AM - Post#337447
Hang in there, Ron. You're kicking ass. |
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yoyo aspiring curmudgeon Posts 4621
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08-15-07 09:34 AM - Post#337457
Hang in there, Ron. Amen to that. Perceived time distortion was extreme for me at the start.You're kicking ass.
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Alpha-rettaMale Settling in pretty good Posts 87 |
08-15-07 11:00 AM - Post#337502
You are already out of physical addiction! The rest is mental! Way to go!!
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RonL Starting to like posting Posts 161 |
08-15-07 11:21 AM - Post#337513
I've been called worse things than mental... I quit cold turkey. Wanted to get the nicotine out of my system as quickly as possible. The depression has hit now. Feels like I lost an old friend. I'm having to chant to myself be nice..be nice...be nice.... I do appreciate the support..... Thanks, Ron |
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Alpha-rettaMale Settling in pretty good Posts 87 |
08-15-07 11:26 AM - Post#337515
Deep breathing helps! Gooooosfrabaaa!
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RonL Starting to like posting Posts 161 |
08-15-07 11:30 AM - Post#337519
lol |
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Laree (Rhymes with Marie) Posts 26002
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08-15-07 11:31 AM - Post#337520
I'm gonna set a quit date and just do it. It's really stupid because I know how bad it is, yet continue. Hey, check out how far ahead of yourself you are! :~) Hang in there, Ron. Keep yourself busy, particularly your hands. You knit? lol. Here are a few more links to keep you in the game. Is There a Smoker in the Room? Draper on cigs IOL Stop Smoking archive |
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yoyo aspiring curmudgeon Posts 4621
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08-15-07 11:55 AM - Post#337535
Ron, You know what they say. With friends like that... Anyway, I'm really excited for you! Keep your guard up. Sometimes it's easier to have a slip after you've been off of them for a while than it is in the first few days.
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Dark Ferrous Metal Lurker Posts 494
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08-16-07 10:32 AM - Post#338058
Keep it up Ron, the hardest part is well behind you. Everyday you wake up smoke-free is another day that re-affirms your dedication, desire, and control. You're the man!
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RonL Starting to like posting Posts 161 |
08-16-07 10:38 AM - Post#338062
Yeah and it's all your fault..... If it hadn't been for your post I might still be putting it off......Yours and all the others, to you all I say Thanks.... |
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BBrand Haven't posted much Posts 5 |
08-16-07 09:47 PM - Post#338311
I quit in june,,chewed gum for a couple of weeks,,just got tired of it never liked it really,,just gotta find something to replace it really,,my girl was very supportive anytime i had a craving she would jump in my lap and take my mind off of it,,,,go jogging,,,,do pushups,,,when u have a craving,,do jumpingjack,,just do whatever to get urself breathless,,i mean really breathless where u will remember why u dont need them,,its not really that hard to quit,,either u want to or u dont is all it really comes down to...im very glad i did and hope anyone else who is trying quits as well u will be glad u did,,i love waking up now and my lungs dont hurt anymore,,ohh feels great,,,sometimes i do act like i have the urge tho when my girlfriends around..lol she really helped alot wasnt nagging or nothing just VERY supportive. I wouldnt touch a smoke now,,what a waste,,i feel ive put enough money to phillip morris im gonna give some to the whey protein companies for a while then maybe a few companies that sell freeweights and so on. Have a good one ? ? ? Sell? Freeweights?? thats not right at all |
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newmuscle At home here Posts 285 
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08-19-07 02:52 PM - Post#339328
I originally quit for about 9 months then started again whilst out drinking. I have since been given up 5 years this October - I was working nights when I was walking home at 430 am smoking I just thought, this is disgusting and chucked my packet away and havent been tempted since. Now England is no smoking in public places I doubt I will ever be tempted again. Dont bother planning a day to give up just do it now. Cold turkey is the best way if youre strong willed. Go for it.
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Pook Old hand here on IOL Posts 1101 |
08-19-07 04:18 PM - Post#339344
I was a two pack of Winstons a day smoker for about 20 years, maybe a bit longer, haven't smoked in about 4 years. What I did to quit was set a date to stop, about 2 weeks from the point I decided I wanted to quit. I still smoked during the 2 weeks but what I did was make it inconvenient for me to smoke. An example would be if I smoked immediately after dinner I would wait about 1/2 hour then smoke, If I smoked outside I would go further outside, you get the idea. Also I used cinnamon sticks to chew on. |
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Laree (Rhymes with Marie) Posts 26002
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08-29-07 09:50 PM - Post#343348
Yo, Ron. What's up? |
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RonL Starting to like posting Posts 161 |
08-30-07 09:32 AM - Post#343474
Hi Laree, I'm still a "stealth lurker". If you are inquiring about my smoking, I am ashamed to admit that I fell off the wagon. My mother-in-law had some serious health issues and trying to console my wife and father-in-law, I felt I needed a crutch to stay strong for them.  In my time of weakness I failed. Trying to regroup and let things settle down a bit. I will quit again. I had made it 10 days. If I can do 10 days I can quit for good... Thanks for asking..... Ron |
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yoyo aspiring curmudgeon Posts 4621
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08-30-07 09:45 AM - Post#343481
Ron, don't let a setback derail you completely. It sounds like you haven't let it. I know it took me many attempts before it finally stuck. You can do it.
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RonL Starting to like posting Posts 161 |
08-30-07 10:01 AM - Post#343494
Thanks yoyo, I appreciate the support.... Ron |
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Laree (Rhymes with Marie) Posts 26002
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08-30-07 11:01 AM - Post#343521
Let us know when you're ready to take another run at it... if you want us to nag you half to death. :~) |
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RonL Starting to like posting Posts 161 |
08-30-07 11:04 AM - Post#343523
Thanks, I'll do that....and here's hoping everyone has a safe and happy Labor Day.... |
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CharlieLittle Haven't posted much Posts 23 
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12-02-07 09:09 PM - Post#379794
Sat here reading through this topic as I was searching for help with quitting chewing tobacco. So it's a few months later...are you still trying? I want to get off this crap so bad (with dip in lip)! Started with Happy Days Mint Snuff at age 11 like my buddies. We were imitating our older brothers for the most part and everybody around here dipped or smoked then. Went on to Skoal Wintergreen then on to Copenhagen as if you didn't you was a puss, lol! Now there's no more peer pressure...just the remnants of it and bad life decisions. Also started smoking pot at age 12 and drinking alcohol. Proud I could drink a case of beer by myself at age 15 and do it every night. We used to ride motorcycles to Oklahoma and buy it from a small store in the middle of nowhere that didn't care our age. The weed...sister's boyfriend was a dealer and gave me all I wanted and it was the good stuff...pure gold from Columbia. Became a first rate grower by age 16 and supplied myself and all my buddies for the next almost twenty years. Been off the weed and booze now for several years. Can't say I don't miss it sometimes and really wish weed were legalized. Anyway this is about nicotine addiction and my desire to quit but I find it harder to quit than either weed or booze but am, in the light of my new lifestyle, going to give it more effort and quit if it kills me! Hope everyone with a desire to quit will eventually be able to! 
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Gregthebody Carpal tunnel from posting! Posts 2949 |
12-02-07 09:17 PM - Post#379795
This is very sad, but I have to be honest. Watching my grandfather, my mom, and my dad all die from smoking related diseases tore me apart. Watching your own parents die from lung cancer, was horrible, as I loved my mom and dad so much. I never smoked a day in my life, and watching them smoke, + my medical knowledge of what smoking does was enough to scare me, never the less anyone else. Everytime I see someone smoking, I just shake my head in disbelief. I know nicotine is a VERY ADDICTVE DRUG, sad, but true. Greg |
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woods_man8 IOL rocks! Posts 386 |
12-02-07 10:47 PM - Post#379805
I gave up smoking you have to really want it badly and just say this is it I am done, it is so hard I had "quit" many times before that, but then I just said I am paying to kill myself ,I cant breath and I stink man I have to quit! Charlie you ever try that mint snuff I know of a couple people that have used it to quit chew. |
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jengrif Old hand here on IOL Posts 848
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12-02-07 11:31 PM - Post#379809
Hi Charlie, Check out this link, there is a chewers and dippers corner in the online support group. http://www.stopsmokingcenter.net/ My husband and I used this program to quit smoking 5 1/2 years ago, it works well. Quitting drugs and drinking were easier than quitting smoking, it's tough. You just have to realize that after you quit, you can never use tobacco in any form ever again. I blew a three year quit years ago, one puff and I was instantly re-addicted; that's how it works. If you or anyone else reading this, would like help, please send me a PM. Quitting is tough, however not impossible. I never thought I had it in me to quit, but I did. I was a heavy smoker for a long time, almost thirty years. It's never too late and it's the best thing you can do for your body.
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craigb156 At home here Posts 272 |
12-03-07 02:11 AM - Post#379818
I quit. Here's my take. You are welcome to accept that alcoholism and addiction are diseases. This vision, though widely accepted, does nothing for me. Disease is out of my hands. Addiction is not. To clarify that, I can't choose to not have the symptoms of a disease. However, the symptom of my addiction to nicotine is smoking, and while I AM and addict, I can choose not to have the symptom (smoke). First off, you have to want it. Second, you have to break supporting habits. In my case this was alcohol and coffee. Third, it's going to hurt. You HAVE to be ok with this. If when it hurts, you are going to cave, don't bother trying. How I quit. I bought a pack of the lowest dosage nicorette gum. I trashed all my smokes. I had already stopped drinking, and had quit coffee for a week. I was working out a lot, and my quit day was a Monday- so smoked Sunday, then trashed the pack(like flushed- you will go get them out of the trash if you just toss them). I made it until about noon, then chewed about a quarter of a piece of gum for just long enough to stop the immediate cravings. However, I outright FOUGHT the urge to use the gum unless I was really getting out of my head. I also chewed a tiny piece right before bed. The second day, I chewed about a half piece of gum at different times, and again before bed so I could sleep. Third day, gum to sleep. Done. I see no good reason to extend your addiction with other sources of nicotine- as Dave posted years ago, you have actual chemical craving for three days. After than it's all mind games and willpower. I have slipped up as a previous poster mentioned, and gone back to smoking for a short while on a few occasions. I THINK I get it that I can't even touch the stuff. I have probably used no more than five pieces of gum, and as little as one, to quit. This method is probably not for everyone, but I have had about 25 people use it to much better effect than other methods. I call it 'warm turkey'. Craig
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warty Carpal tunnel from posting! Posts 3946 
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12-03-07 08:24 AM - Post#379864
My mother in law smoked like a chimney for around 25 years. A few years back she declared she was stopping, and did, cold turkey. She's been clean since. Amazing woman. What did it for her was a combination of shame and her word. It was mistakenly let slip that she had chosen it for a New Year's resolution when really she was joking. The damage was done though, her friends heard it, so she did it.
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