Denali n DOO said:Matt, how's it going for you?
TollKeeper said:But I quit again yesterday, as the guys that I was bumming from at work quit yesterday...
Matt said:So, how's the non smoking going for you all?
I'm doing pretty well. I had a cigar last Sunday while playing golf, but aside from that, I haven't felt like having a cigarette, even when I'm driving.
Selecting a realistic date was the smart way to go. I think you'll have a much better chance at success waiting until after such a major event.Voymom said:My quit date isn't until November after the wedding, I imagine if I tried to quit while planning this thing I would indeed kill someone
BO TIE SS said:Selecting a realistic date was the smart way to go. I think you'll have a much better chance at success waiting until after such a major event.
It was much easier for me. When I quit, there wasn't a big event to work around.
Matt said:So, how's the non smoking going for you all?
I'm doing pretty well. I had a cigar last Sunday while playing golf, but aside from that, I haven't felt like having a cigarette, even when I'm driving.
Denali n DOO said:Lol, we're opposites! I have had no cigars but I have bummed cigarettes the last two weekends while drinking. Going good I guess but would be better if I had nothing on weekends. So far that's 32 packs of cigars I haven't bought, savings of $286.00!!!
Voymom said:Holy Shit Batman!!! I would save $286.00 in about 2-3 months compared to your 2 weeks. You really needed to quit!
$572.00 a month is your savings, you could pay my freaking rent dude!
Denali n DOO said:Bad habits are Expensive,
Cigars- $8.75/8pack x 2 day=$550 month
Coffee- $4.00 daily, 2xl Tim's for wife n me=$124 month
Budweiser's -$30 every weekend=$120 month
Almost $800 month, Crazy huh!!!
TollKeeper said:Well, my quit date is the day I sell my house. I refuse to smoke any where near my new house, and around my family.
Voymom said:We can do this Toll! If at first we don't succeed we must try again! Just because we don't get it right the first time, doesn't make us failure's!
Voymom said:Well My quit Date is November 17th if anyone wants to join in!![]()
Voymom said:Well My quit Date is November 17th if anyone wants to join in!![]()
Matt said:That was my Grandpa's birthday. He was smoking when the ambo came to his house to pick him up after his first heart attack.He survived another 5 or 6 before the last one finally got him at about 87 or so...he quit quite some time before that though.
jeffro312 said:I quit smoking may 2012 here in ct ciggerette prices went up to 9.04 for a pack of newports or Marlboro. So one day I had one ciggerette and no.money for more so I got really mad at them and all the money I spent on them and told my self that that was the last cig I'll ever smoke...
(I've told.myself this many times so in my head I thought bull.... I'm going to get a pack as soon as I get money)
So time came I thought about buying more instead I bough a big pack of gum some sour patch kids some gummy bears etc anytime I thought of a ciggerette I'd eat to kinda replace the thought I used to drive a delivery truck so lot of time to wanna smoke. Candy worked still smoke free no urges any more either.
(I am 50 pounds heavier though)
Just thought I'd share my success story. Good luck all. Cold turkey is only way to go all these other gimmicks just prolong and tease you... after a week or two it gets easier. Get mad at them until they make you sick
(Side note I quit drinking a year prior to this I'll admit if I still drank I would have never quit smoking)
Voymom said:I quit smoking last year in December, but only lasted 3-4 months. My cravings never went away, partially because my husband either bummed smokes off people at work, or hung with them when they smoked, and he would smell like a cigarette when he came home. He would also smoke in front of me knowing I was trying to quit. Now we are both quitting together.
By the way, congrats on being both smoke free and drink free!!
Voymom said:3 weeks and counting for both Mat and I. We used the e-cig for a week and we were done. The first 4 days were absolute hell but its much better now. How is everyone else doing? Any other quitters or soon to be quitters? It has been so woth it for us.
Voymom said:3 weeks and counting for both Mat and I. We used the e-cig for a week and we were done. The first 4 days were absolute hell but its much better now. How is everyone else doing? Any other quitters or soon to be quitters? It has been so woth it for us.
Voymom said:3 weeks and counting for both Mat and I. We used the e-cig for a week and we were done. The first 4 days were absolute hell but its much better now. How is everyone else doing? Any other quitters or soon to be quitters? It has been so woth it for us.
BO TIE SS said:Congrats to those who have quit!
I've posted this before, just a reminder...
If you quit smoking right now...
* In 20 minutes your blood pressure will drop back down to normal.
* In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal.
* In 48 hours your chance of having a heart attack will have decreased. All nicotine will have left your body. Your sense of taste and smell will return to a normal level.
* In 72 hours your bronchial tubes will relax, and your energy levels will increase.
* In 2 weeks your circulation will increase, and it will continue to improve for the next 10 weeks.
* In 3 to 9 months coughing, wheezing, and breathing problems will dissipate as your lung capacity improves by 10%.
* In 1 year your risk of having a heart attack will have dropped by half.
* In 5 years your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker.
* In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will have returned to that of a non-smoker.
* In 15 years your risk of heart attack will have returned to that of a non-smoker.
non-smoker since May 1, 2000