floridadiver81 0 #1 December 23, 2008 SMOKING! Today makes a week. It has been extremely hard considering my roommates smoke and my job is pretty much an open air environment so 80% of the people there smoke. Im pretty sure im over the cravings and im already feeling better! I can breath easier. Its easier to control my breathing while running too. Food is starting to taste better. This is my 4th attempt at quitting. The first three times i caved within the first three days! Im not using anykind of medication or gum or anything. Just plain ol spearmint chewing gum which is helping also! I truely feel that i have overcome the addiction....FINALLY!!!!!!!!! edited to fix grammar and spelling!"Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pokerstar 0 #2 December 23, 2008 Congratulations! Awesome job!Fortunately, I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber. --- The Dude --- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuna-Salad 0 #3 December 23, 2008 Good stuff. I quit in 2002. Very hard thing to do. My hat is off to you. Millions of my potential children died on your daughters' face last night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydemon2 0 #4 December 23, 2008 I think using a gun is a little extreme, good job on the week, let us know how your doing in 6 months!Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #5 December 23, 2008 YAY! Congrats! Keep up the good work. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerRoo 0 #6 December 23, 2008 congrats!! (I.C.D#2 VP) ""I'm good with my purple penis straw" ~sky mama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaRusic 0 #7 December 23, 2008 good on ya, very hard thing to do The Altitude above you, the runway behind you, and the fuel not in the plane are totally worthless Dudeist Skydiver # 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micduran 0 #8 December 23, 2008 Congratulations!!! You are over the physical cravings but the mental ones haunt you for years. I know - I quit in 1995 The best advice I ever got was "the craving goes away not matter if you smoke or not" Good luck. It is the toughest and smartest thing you will ever do.Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Belgian_Draft 0 #9 December 23, 2008 Way to go! Keep up the will power! I quit in 2000 after 25 years of smoking. It took me several attempts before I found the "trick" that made the difference, one that I will gladly pass on to you and anyone else who is kicking the habit. Remember one thing above all else: If you take so much as one little drag from a cigarette, all your efforts to that point are wasted and you will have officially become a smoker again. NEVER, NEVER, EVER GIVE IN TO THE TEMPTATION!!! You have made it one week, now stretch it to two weeks. The four. Then eight, 16...... You can do it! HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twoply 0 #10 December 23, 2008 +1 to the Belgian! Dont even take one hit off a smoke! I did and started up again after 9 years without nicotine. It was just one hit, then a few, then a pack... I went right back at it. Cold turkey and never look back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #11 December 23, 2008 Congrats! I'll smoke one to that !Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #12 December 23, 2008 keep it up. quitting is fucking hard. i have no idea how you can quit living with people who smoke. i couldn't do it. i don't know exactly when my last cigarette was, but it was sometime around thanksgiving 2003. i used the patch for a long fucking time after that though. whatever you do, don't drink for about 6 months at least. that's what would always be my downfall the many times i've quit in the past. even after all this time, i still occasionally get the desire to go outside and relax with a cigarette, but its not like the cravings that you will still experience. i now indulge in a cigar roughly once a month or two without any urge to buy cigs, but i'm probably playing with fire here. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #13 December 23, 2008 MOVE! You need to get away from people who make you think smoking is normal. Good luck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #14 December 23, 2008 Keep-up the good work! Quitting smoking is probably the toughest thing you'll ever do. I've been off cigarettes for about 10-yrs. and still get cravings. With all the additives they put in cigarettes, makes quitting really difficult. You'll get 'little' cravings but, as time goes-on, it gets easier. All the good luck in the world to you. Your body will love you for quitting! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_squared431 0 #15 December 23, 2008 Congrats! TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floridadiver81 0 #16 December 25, 2008 I cant move. I just signed a 1 year lease a month ago. I dont want to move anyway. I like the roommates i have now. They are cool about smoking outside...and im still good too...just over a week and havent really even wanted one. I came close once while stuck in traffic on the way home but i fought it. It was so bad i could have gotten out of my car...walked around the interstate and found a cigarette and went back to my car. But yeah im happy. Running is becoming easier every day. Im not getting winded as fast..THIS IS GREAT!"Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #17 December 25, 2008 Awesome! It will get easier and you will never regret it. Welcome to the 8th day of the best years of your life. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearless_chris 1 #18 December 25, 2008 I thought the first few days was pretty easy, it wasn't until about day four that it hit me. What I find odd is that sometimes the smell of smoking makes me sick to my stomach, and sometimes I still want to smoke too. I quit 7 years ago, and I still get urges sometimes."If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #19 December 25, 2008 Don't go patting yourself on the back too hard. I don't mean to sound harsh but 1 week is only the beginning. Good job one your first week but the worst is yet to come. don't go back to it. yOu already said you have felt the benefits. In a moment of weakness you can throw it all away. Don't fall for it. It takes something like 3 day to overcome the physical addiction but something like 3 months to overcome the mental addiction. One thing you'll never be is a NON-smoker but you can remain and EX-smoker if youre strong. It gets easy but in the next few months you'll be tested.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
