Gato 0 #1 October 30, 2007 Hey - A year ago, I promised myself that when I became a skydiver, I would stop smoking cigarettes. I said it out loud in front of my wife. On a mere technicality, one is not considered a "real skydiver" in the Static Line progression until one pulls for onesself. So I've continued smoking for this past year, but I passed my Clear & Pull on saturday. It's in my logbook. Now I have to honor my promise; I've read "The Easy Way" book by Allen Carr, and I believe I can do this! If I can get over the fear of a Cessna, this shouldn't be so difficult, even if it is a less acute and long-term fear. Would anyone care to join me - or at the very least send vibes for brief and uneventful withdrawl pangs? Just for fun, I'm going to put what I would have spent on smokes into a coffee can for a few weeks, and see what happens. Cheers! GatoT.I.N.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #2 October 30, 2007 Quote Hey - A year ago, I promised myself that when I became a skydiver, I would stop smoking cigarettes. I said it out loud in front of my wife. On a mere technicality, one is not considered a "real skydiver" in the Static Line progression until one pulls for onesself. So I've continued smoking for this past year, but I passed my Clear & Pull on saturday. It's in my logbook. Now I have to honor my promise; I've read "The Easy Way" book by Allen Carr, and I believe I can do this! If I can get over the fear of a Cessna, this shouldn't be so difficult, even if it is a less acute and long-term fear. Would anyone care to join me - or at the very least send vibes for brief and uneventful withdrawl pangs? Just for fun, I'm going to put what I would have spent on smokes into a coffee can for a few weeks, and see what happens. Cheers! Gato Good luck brother... I quit smoking... just switched over to chewing tobacco. Figured the smoking was affecting me more, so I switched. I don't care to quit right now as I'm still trying to make up for the money I lost to twardo back in april.Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxx 1 #3 October 30, 2007 You can do it! I'm in my third month no smoking or so.. Last time I quit it lasted 6 months! But then I was on 1 packet a day again for 6 months.. Better to be an on/off smoker than smoke your whole life.. Of course the best is it to stop smoking completly! Much luck with it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gato 0 #4 October 30, 2007 Quote Good luck brother... I quit smoking... just switched over to chewing tobacco. Thanks! I won't let myself do the old switcheroo - my wife wouldn't let me near her fresh Brazilian. T.I.N.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #5 October 30, 2007 he the pool boy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #6 October 30, 2007 Good luck brother... I quit smoking... just switched over to chewing tobacco. Figured the smoking was affecting me more, so I switched. I don't care to quit right now as I'm still trying to make up for the money I lost to twardo back in april. Quote Yeah...you quit because ya couldn't afford a pack of smokes every time ya pack your rig...then again watchin' ya pack...I understand the nervousness! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gonzalesna 0 #7 October 30, 2007 Quote Good luck brother... I quit smoking... just switched over to chewing tobacco. Figured the smoking was affecting me more, so I switched. I don't care to quit right now as I'm still trying to make up for the money I lost to twardo back in april. Quote Yeah...you quit because ya couldn't afford a pack of smokes every time ya pack your rig...then again watchin' ya pack...I understand the nervousness! Shut up and gimme a beer.Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites usedtajump 1 #8 October 30, 2007 You can do it if I can bro. After 20 years, I went "cold turkey" five weeks and three days ago. I can tell you where and when the last puff I had was and how much I enjoyed it. Finally got to the point where I just shamed myself into laying 'em down. I don't miss them or even think about them at all anymore. The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jewels 0 #9 October 30, 2007 Go for it! That's great news!! Your wife will enjoy your reformed lifestyle--and therefore, so will you! TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Gato 0 #10 October 30, 2007 20 years for me, too, man. I'm glad to know I don't have to be a slave to those little fuckers anymore.T.I.N.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 6 #11 October 30, 2007 Finally......I don't miss them or even think about them at all . Quote How long did THAT take? I quit on my birthday a week back... ...and two days ago, the wife picked up an extra trip & left the country to get away from ole grumpy! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gonzalesna 0 #12 October 30, 2007 Quote Finally......I don't miss them or even think about them at all . Quote How long did THAT take? I quit on my birthday a week back... ...and two days ago, the wife picked up an extra trip & left the country to get away from ole grumpy! How long ago did you start back up? 6 days?Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Gato 0 #13 October 30, 2007 QuoteYour wife will enjoy your reformed lifestyle--and therefore, so will you! Thanks, Jewels! I've heard there is an added benefit to "improved circulation."T.I.N.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jewels 0 #14 October 30, 2007 TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 6 #15 October 30, 2007 Quote Quote Finally......I don't miss them or even think about them at all . Quote How long did THAT take? I quit on my birthday a week back... ...and two days ago, the wife picked up an extra trip & left the country to get away from ole grumpy! How long ago did you start back up? 6 days? Clean for 9 days....& no felonies...YET! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bigway 4 #16 October 30, 2007 howz tht going for you? I bet you $1000 that i can blow more smoke rings than you over a total of one hour every day. Every day you blow as many smoke rings as you can in an hour and add the total up. after a month we will see who has blown the most. If you beat me i will give you $1000 This is only for you though. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 6 #17 October 30, 2007 Quote howz tht going for you? I bet you $1000 that i can blow more smoke rings than you over a total of one hour every day. Every day you blow as many smoke rings as you can in an hour and add the total up. after a month we will see who has blown the most. If you beat me i will give you $1000 This is only for you though. Prolly not U.S. $ though...I hear not everyone uses 'em! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bigway 4 #18 October 30, 2007 The thing is all other dollars are worth just as much now. the us dollar has dropped .85 cents in the last 2 months compared to the aussie dollar .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skootz 0 #19 October 30, 2007 Gato - I quit smoking three months ago. Best thing I ever did. I smoked for 13 years.... I have tried quitting with the patch before. This time I went cold turkey and it was the best way ever. The first week sucked, but then it started to get easier. Now I don't even get bothered by the smoke. Keep up the good work and just remember if you fall off the wagon its not the end of the world...just get back on it. Good luck!!! And keep us up to date on how things are going. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites countzero 7 #20 October 30, 2007 i quit 6 years ago using the final smoke pills. i used the money i saved toward a car stereo system to reward myself. if i had been a jumper back then i would have spent the money on jumps. just the other week while getting gas i saw a sign for how much cigs are nowadays and started calculating how many jumps a month i can do instead based on my past pack a day habit. best of luck!diamonds are a dawgs best friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Morrison79 0 #21 October 30, 2007 If you really want to quit you can. I quit almost 1 year ago. The first couple of weeks i was a total asshole to everyone I came in contact with but that soon wore off. After a couple of weeks you will be able to taste your food more, be able to smell things better and not smell like shit yourself all the time. I did what someone else said and put all the money I would have spent on cigarettes into a jar for the first 6 months. I had over a $1000 in there so I went and spent that, plus a little more, on a new TV. It's really all in your head, you don't need to waste money on nicotine patches, gum ect..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites newbloomer 0 #22 October 30, 2007 Get some running shoes! When you get home every day, strap em on and go. It sucks at first but it gets that urge out and starts cleaning out your lungs right away. It helps with those times when you want to hit something, plus you won't gain those quitters pounds."not all grief is bad grief, just ask Charlie Brown" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jojo69 0 #23 October 30, 2007 Good for you!!! You will find that there are physical things to deal with when you quit (I thought I was going to cough up a lung). Once you have been without for a few days then the nicotine is out of the system. After that is all the hand to mouth habits you miss. I quit 10 years ago and it was the best thing I could have done for myself. I woke up every day and promised myself that "for today I will not smoke". It is hard but well worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gonzalesna 0 #24 October 31, 2007 Quote Quote Quote Finally......I don't miss them or even think about them at all . Quote How long did THAT take? I quit on my birthday a week back... ...and two days ago, the wife picked up an extra trip & left the country to get away from ole grumpy! How long ago did you start back up? 6 days? Clean for 9 days....& no felonies...YET! So when's the wife gonna unchain you? Still not sure whether it's to keep you from committing said felonies or not.Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites druvaughn 0 #25 October 31, 2007 Congrats and Best of Luck!!! Keeping the goal in sight will help prevent that "just one". Good Luck!!!- - "Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
gonzalesna 0 #7 October 30, 2007 Quote Good luck brother... I quit smoking... just switched over to chewing tobacco. Figured the smoking was affecting me more, so I switched. I don't care to quit right now as I'm still trying to make up for the money I lost to twardo back in april. Quote Yeah...you quit because ya couldn't afford a pack of smokes every time ya pack your rig...then again watchin' ya pack...I understand the nervousness! Shut up and gimme a beer.Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #8 October 30, 2007 You can do it if I can bro. After 20 years, I went "cold turkey" five weeks and three days ago. I can tell you where and when the last puff I had was and how much I enjoyed it. Finally got to the point where I just shamed myself into laying 'em down. I don't miss them or even think about them at all anymore. The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #9 October 30, 2007 Go for it! That's great news!! Your wife will enjoy your reformed lifestyle--and therefore, so will you! TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gato 0 #10 October 30, 2007 20 years for me, too, man. I'm glad to know I don't have to be a slave to those little fuckers anymore.T.I.N.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #11 October 30, 2007 Finally......I don't miss them or even think about them at all . Quote How long did THAT take? I quit on my birthday a week back... ...and two days ago, the wife picked up an extra trip & left the country to get away from ole grumpy! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #12 October 30, 2007 Quote Finally......I don't miss them or even think about them at all . Quote How long did THAT take? I quit on my birthday a week back... ...and two days ago, the wife picked up an extra trip & left the country to get away from ole grumpy! How long ago did you start back up? 6 days?Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gato 0 #13 October 30, 2007 QuoteYour wife will enjoy your reformed lifestyle--and therefore, so will you! Thanks, Jewels! I've heard there is an added benefit to "improved circulation."T.I.N.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #14 October 30, 2007 TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #15 October 30, 2007 Quote Quote Finally......I don't miss them or even think about them at all . Quote How long did THAT take? I quit on my birthday a week back... ...and two days ago, the wife picked up an extra trip & left the country to get away from ole grumpy! How long ago did you start back up? 6 days? Clean for 9 days....& no felonies...YET! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #16 October 30, 2007 howz tht going for you? I bet you $1000 that i can blow more smoke rings than you over a total of one hour every day. Every day you blow as many smoke rings as you can in an hour and add the total up. after a month we will see who has blown the most. If you beat me i will give you $1000 This is only for you though. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #17 October 30, 2007 Quote howz tht going for you? I bet you $1000 that i can blow more smoke rings than you over a total of one hour every day. Every day you blow as many smoke rings as you can in an hour and add the total up. after a month we will see who has blown the most. If you beat me i will give you $1000 This is only for you though. Prolly not U.S. $ though...I hear not everyone uses 'em! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #18 October 30, 2007 The thing is all other dollars are worth just as much now. the us dollar has dropped .85 cents in the last 2 months compared to the aussie dollar .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skootz 0 #19 October 30, 2007 Gato - I quit smoking three months ago. Best thing I ever did. I smoked for 13 years.... I have tried quitting with the patch before. This time I went cold turkey and it was the best way ever. The first week sucked, but then it started to get easier. Now I don't even get bothered by the smoke. Keep up the good work and just remember if you fall off the wagon its not the end of the world...just get back on it. Good luck!!! And keep us up to date on how things are going. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
countzero 7 #20 October 30, 2007 i quit 6 years ago using the final smoke pills. i used the money i saved toward a car stereo system to reward myself. if i had been a jumper back then i would have spent the money on jumps. just the other week while getting gas i saw a sign for how much cigs are nowadays and started calculating how many jumps a month i can do instead based on my past pack a day habit. best of luck!diamonds are a dawgs best friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morrison79 0 #21 October 30, 2007 If you really want to quit you can. I quit almost 1 year ago. The first couple of weeks i was a total asshole to everyone I came in contact with but that soon wore off. After a couple of weeks you will be able to taste your food more, be able to smell things better and not smell like shit yourself all the time. I did what someone else said and put all the money I would have spent on cigarettes into a jar for the first 6 months. I had over a $1000 in there so I went and spent that, plus a little more, on a new TV. It's really all in your head, you don't need to waste money on nicotine patches, gum ect..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newbloomer 0 #22 October 30, 2007 Get some running shoes! When you get home every day, strap em on and go. It sucks at first but it gets that urge out and starts cleaning out your lungs right away. It helps with those times when you want to hit something, plus you won't gain those quitters pounds."not all grief is bad grief, just ask Charlie Brown" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jojo69 0 #23 October 30, 2007 Good for you!!! You will find that there are physical things to deal with when you quit (I thought I was going to cough up a lung). Once you have been without for a few days then the nicotine is out of the system. After that is all the hand to mouth habits you miss. I quit 10 years ago and it was the best thing I could have done for myself. I woke up every day and promised myself that "for today I will not smoke". It is hard but well worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #24 October 31, 2007 Quote Quote Quote Finally......I don't miss them or even think about them at all . Quote How long did THAT take? I quit on my birthday a week back... ...and two days ago, the wife picked up an extra trip & left the country to get away from ole grumpy! How long ago did you start back up? 6 days? Clean for 9 days....& no felonies...YET! So when's the wife gonna unchain you? Still not sure whether it's to keep you from committing said felonies or not.Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
druvaughn 0 #25 October 31, 2007 Congrats and Best of Luck!!! Keeping the goal in sight will help prevent that "just one". Good Luck!!!- - "Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
