Five days smoke free... And counting.

[busta]

12+ years pack-a-day smoker here. I had my last cigarette on Monday, slapped a patch on immediately after and have been having an okay week. A couple hiccups here & there, such as a migraine and some restlessness but overall it hasn't been too bad.

I was out at the bar last night getting a load on and I actually felt sick to my stomach when my friends would come inside from having a smoke. Man they f'n stink!! I didn't realize that was me all those years.

Are there any other recent quitters around? How's your experience been so far?

 

[MG0h3]

2 days no chewing tobacco. I've quit a bunch of times before for up to a year. I just chew some nicorette but I think it's the action of chewing rather than then the drug that is hard to stop.


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[Zemedici]

5 year pack a day here

Make it 2 weeks and you’ve done it. Count the days if you want. I found sunflower seeds and gum helped immensely.

And the smell will almost make you puke huh?

 

[OETKB]

12+ years pack-a-day smoker here. I had my last cigarette on Monday, slapped a patch on immediately after and have been having an okay week. A couple hiccups here & there, such as a migraine and some restlessness but overall it hasn't been too bad.

I was out at the bar last night getting a load on and I actually felt sick to my stomach when my friends would come inside from having a smoke. Man they f'n stink!! I didn't realize that was me all those years.

Are there any other recent quitters around? How's your experience been so far?

I tried to quit for 15 years. It wasn't until I went to work somewhere we couldn't smoke. I decided I wasn't going to stand outside in the heat, cold, and rain to smoke, so I quit two weeks before I started work there. I grew up in a house with a four pack a day smoker (killed dad eventually) so I never did mind smoke from others until I had been totally off the cigs for ten years. That's when I realized how bad they smelled. Even someone ahead of me at the traffic light I could smell it.

 

[Never_Enough]

Good job, keep it up. Now if I could only kick my sweet tooth.

 

[TK1299]

12+ years pack-a-day smoker here. I had my last cigarette on Monday, slapped a patch on immediately after and have been having an okay week. A couple hiccups here & there, such as a migraine and some restlessness but overall it hasn't been too bad.

I was out at the bar last night getting a load on and I actually felt sick to my stomach when my friends would come inside from having a smoke. Man they f'n stink!! I didn't realize that was me all those years.

Are there any other recent quitters around? How's your experience been so far?

Good for you. I quit dipping cold turkey after twenty years. I decided I didn't want my teeth to get yellow and nasty and just stopped. It really wasn't that bad after the first week or so. As MG0h3 said, I think the harder mental part is just the habit of doing it. Replace the action with something else and stay strong

 

[96 cobra]

Very cool!

Calculate how much money you'll save/invest (not to mention better health & time): https://www.calculators.org/health/quit-smoking.php

 

[OETKB]

I just don't understand how people afford them anymore. When I quit in 1989 they were $1.25 a pack, for the "good" ones.

 

[olympic]

Congratulations, keep it up! I quit 6 years ago. The patch will cause some small issues but I found it to be the best out of all the nicotine replacements I tried. I think I did 2 weeks with Stage 1 patches and then a week each with 2 and 3 but do whatever you feel comfortable with. Avoid situations where you may be tempted and carry some gum for when cravings arise. Quitting is an act of sheer will power. You just have to keep telling yourself that you will not start again. Not one cigarette, not one puff. You will not give up all of your progress and have to go through it all again. Good luck!

 

[DaleM]

Get the quitters app. Shows how much money you have saved.

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[olympic]

Very cool!

Calculate how much money you'll save/invest (not to mention better health & time): https://www.calculators.org/health/quit-smoking.php

Yep, I paid for a big portion of my Cobra with money saved from quitting smoking! Take a $20 bill and put it in a shoe box every other day as a visual reminder of your progress. Then after 1-2 years treat yourself to something nice!

 

[josephcostello]

My dad would always chew liquorish when he stopped and got the urge, then when one flavor got old he'd do the other flavor. Did that until he didn't have the urge anymore


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[gimmie11s]

Congrats. OP. Cigarettes are one of the most addictive habits on the planet.

I have a TON of respect for those of you who have the will power and determination to quit.

My old man couldn't kick it (or didnt want to?) and it ultimately cost him his life at the young age of 63.

Stay strong!

 

[nxhappy]

switch out the backy with some green .... if you get an urge of course

 

[PonyGlued]

I quit by smoking a pipe and getting away from the expensive Virginia’s and lol bought a tobacco with a skull and bones as it’s label it was floor sweeping s from the production, started smoking at 14years


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[nxhappy]

Get the quitters app. Shows how much money you have saved.

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$10 a pack now ...

 

[gimmie11s]

I quit by smoking pipe and getting away from the expensive Virginia’s and lol bought a tobacco with a skull and bones as it’s label it was floor sweeping s from the production, started smoking at 14years....

This post is full of LOL!!!

 

[Weather Man]

Keep going! My dad didn't quit until they told him he had 6 months to live. He lasted a lot longer than that, but he was down to 18% lung function and on oxy.

 

[Coosawjack]

Hang in there......I quit a 2+ Pack a day habit waaaaay back in 1977......40 years ago last week!!

I'm still kickin' and TRULY believe quitting is why!!

 

[VegasMichael]

Congrats. My dad smoked for 25 years and then quit. I'm thinking of walking away from the booze. I'm a daily drinker though. Not easy. Someone should start a thread for people trying to quit something.