rifleman 61 #1 October 7, 2013 It's 7 days since I gave up smoking - my throat hurts, I'm coughing like a loon and my mouth tastes like the inside of a litter box. Hopefully it's going to get better over the next seven days.Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #2 October 8, 2013 Wooohooooo!! Happy for youBut, uuuuummmm question. How do you know what the inside of a litter box tastes like? No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #3 October 8, 2013 Oh man, some day you'll think "how could I have ever done that to myself." It'll happen and you'll never be happier. Keep the faith. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 61 #4 October 8, 2013 At the warehouse I worked at, a forklift truck collided with some of the racking and dumped about 2000 bags of kitty litter onto the ground from 40 feet up. The resulting dust cloud filled the warehouse for about 45 minutes and everybody ended up with the stuff in their eyes, mouth and nose. Plus when you do chemical decontamination drills in the british Army you get fullers earth everywhere and you can taste it for hours afterwards.Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #5 October 8, 2013 Whew!!! I was a little worried there. No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #6 October 8, 2013 Keep up the good fight! lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #7 October 8, 2013 your wallet will thank you in the endNSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glitch 0 #8 October 8, 2013 Whether you quit or not is entirely up to you! If you've gone this long, what's another day? ....and another? ...then another? You're stronger than you realize. Just know that you never, ever have to light up another one. Ever. I quit 2 yrs ago last May 20, after >25 years of that nasty ass habit. The first week is the hardest. You've got that under your belt. Just be careful substituting eating and/or sweets for smoking. I chunked up about 30 lbs! I've lost 20 of it...and am still still working the rest off little by little.... I'd wish you luck, but you don't need it. Just resolve yourself to NOT ever light up another one, not matter what half assed excuse you might have.... Randomly f'n thingies up since before I was born... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trafficdiver 8 #9 October 8, 2013 How is the sense of taste and smell doing? I remember walking outside and thinking, wow, I forgot how good morning smelled Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrDom 0 #10 October 8, 2013 riflemanIt's 7 days since I gave up smoking - my throat hurts, I'm coughing like a loon and my mouth tastes like the inside of a litter box. Hopefully it's going to get better over the next seven days. Hey! If you quit smoking, guess what: you have done what is widely considered the hardest accomplishment of one's life You can do it, there are a lot of advantages. Your health and your wallet being the most pressing. 3 packs of cigs = 1 or so jumps. 10 packs in NYC would buy you a nice altimeter ;)You are not the contents of your wallet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 61 #11 October 8, 2013 I tallied it up and based on what I was smoking a day I should be able to afford 2-3 extra jumps per month.Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #12 October 8, 2013 I am now 8 months smoke free. I do have an e-cig for when I have a bad day, but I used chantix for a week...just to get the the point where ciggarettes tasted bad and then went cold turkey for 4 months after that. If I can do it so can you. and chantix might work...but damn do the side effects suck ass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #13 October 8, 2013 I used the patch to get off of cigarettes…….used cigars to get off the patch……used a pipe to get off the cigars. I then used crack to get off the pipe. I am pretty much tobacco free. Hang in there, it will get easier. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 61 #14 October 8, 2013 Couldn't use chantix as I had a severe bout of depression 5 years ago and my doctor advised against it, so I had to go cold turkey. Didn't see any point in using NRT as I'd just be swapping one form of nicotine for another,Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,123 #15 October 9, 2013 You have the most important thing -- a real desire to continue your status of ex-smoker. You are no longer a smoker -- that's really cool. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #16 October 9, 2013 Today will be 22 days tobacco free for me. Longest time without a cigarette in almost 30 years. Still have nicotine monkey, but ecigs keeping that at bay. Keep it up! It's so nice to be able to smell again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterblaster72 0 #17 October 12, 2013 Good luck keeping it up. I can tell you as one who is smoke-free for 18 months now that it is the most rational, logical and healthy decision you may ever make. Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 61 #18 October 15, 2013 Officially made it to 14 days without a smoke. I'm still coughing crap off my lungs and I appear to have pulled a muscle in my shoulder because of all the coughing but have started jogging again.Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiemel 0 #19 October 15, 2013 39 days in, still coughing up crap... I'd rather have it out than keeping it in, it's just nice to be able to breathe again, and not waking up like a 90 year old man with only one longue. Keep it up! We can, because we're awesome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uberchris 0 #20 October 15, 2013 congrats and keep it up. its been almost 2.5 years for me, and holy shit, i am SICKENED with cigarettes, they are the most disgusting thing in the world. i have tried to take a puff here and there, and simply cannot do it anymore. you are well on your way to getting to that point. keep rocking now if i could just quit binge drinking.......sighgravity brings me down......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #21 October 15, 2013 28 days. I'll be coughing up crap forever... too many years, damage already done. But it's nice to taste things. :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybill 19 #22 October 15, 2013 riflemanOfficially made it to 14 days without a smoke. I'm still coughing crap off my lungs and I appear to have pulled a muscle in my shoulder because of all the coughing but have started jogging again. Hi rifleman, Good job!! I put the smokes down a long time ago, like when LPH-5 pulled into port back from 'Nam in DEC68. I had made up my mind that when we got back to the States I was going to quit smoking. Last smoke I had was on the ship before I walked off the gangplank onto the dock. That was "The dividing line!" From here onward you have to see smoking as part of your past, not your future!! Carry on! PS, The tough part is putting up with all the "second hand smoke" ya' run into!!SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrDom 0 #23 October 15, 2013 As an aside, if any of you are having a lot of coughing, you should talk to your doctor. I've given a few patients some albuterol inhalers (like the asthmatics have) and a few have come back saying it really helps. You'll cough just a bit more at first but you'll clear a lot of junk. Remember you have however many years of tar as you smoked in your lungs and those cillia have been dormant since your smoking started. But guess what... 1) you have done what most say is one of the hardest things a human can do (nicotine is one of the most addicting chemicals available to us and also the behavioural component of smoking is near impossible to beat.) 2) Its only going to get a little better every day, it doesnt get worse now that you quit :) Keep your head up. I'm proud of anyone who quits smoking!You are not the contents of your wallet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phillbo 11 #24 October 15, 2013 I quit on Y2K. I made a pact with a friend that if the world did not come to an end I'd quit. Stupid world :) Weight gain is a part of the process I think because your metabolism slows down without the nicotine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrDom 0 #25 October 15, 2013 PhillboI quit on Y2K. I made a pact with a friend that if the world did not come to an end I'd quit. Stupid world :) Weight gain is a part of the process I think because your metabolism slows down without the nicotine. That and people substitute food for the behaviour (nictone doesnt have a huge metabolism effect but it does suppress appetite. ) That and I've heard a lot of smokers go on eating binges because they can actually taste food!You are not the contents of your wallet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites