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[Boris]

You must have never been a smoker. If only it was that easy.

How about 2 packs a day for the past 10 years.
Yep, I got sick of it so I stopped.
No gum, no patches, no fake substitutes or squeeze toys.

I'm old enough to understand that it's all in the mind and am stubborn enough to keep my word especially to myself.

Don't turn this into a whole production or look for a support group. Those are for fegs.

 

[Matt_E]

That's the same way it was for me. I got sick of my lungs hurting, not being able to breathe, the expense of it, my kids being disappointed in me......so one day I up & quit.
No regrets, no looking back. No patches.

 

[kawasakit2me]

Don't turn this into a whole production or look for a support group. Those are for fegs.

Why not if that's what it takes? It is NOT easy to just quit. If it was for you, consider yourself lucky.

 

[Boris]

Why not if that's what it takes? It is NOT easy to just quit. If it was for you, consider yourself lucky.

Why not ? Because it's immature.
Adults shouldn't need nor seek out a pat on the head from others, that's for children.

 

[kraqus]

I smoke cigarettes for 20 years, I also drank heavily and put just about everything on my pipe and under my nose......
I quit cold turkey, everything at once, and I have been cleaned for 6 years so far...and won't EVER be back into that lifestyle.
Quitting was the easy part....the HARDEST part for me was walking away from my circle of friends....
I could not stay there if I wanted to get cleaned...
I am not saying you should do the same....that was my case.


Benny

 

[FlightPlanDan]

weakness, addiction, oral fixation, lack of motivation and on and on....
Smokers know smoking is stupid.
I quit cold turkey for 8 years. Started again.
It costs me money I could use elsewhere. It degrades my health. It is not cool in most social atmospheres. My wife hates it.

All logic says to put it down and walk away. But....

 

[kawasakit2me]

Why not ? Because it's immature.
Adults shouldn't need nor seek out a pat on the head from others, that's for children.

Is that what Dan is seeking? A pat on the head?

It's immature... childish to ask for help/advice/encouragement?

Wow, I really disagree.

 

[FlightPlanDan]

Is that what Dan is seeking? A pat on the head?

It's immature... childish to ask for help/advice/encouragement?

Wow, I really disagree.

I'm not seeking anything.
I'm ashamed that I failed to quit since this thread was started...a year ago. No amount of support and / or kind words will do it for me or anyone else. (although support and kind words are appreciated)

It's a hardcore decision that has to be made. Nothing can take priority over it. Nothing.
I haven't been able to do that.
Nobody's fault but mine.

 

[McDog]

Good luck.

 

[baxt3r]

I have decided to decide to quit, too. I just have to do it. I've quit only to unquit several times. For anyone who says it is easy, if it was easy for you, you are a rare breed and kudos to you for whatever you did. The times I have quit, it was probably the hardest thing I've ever done but in moments of weakness and stupidity, I picked up "just one smoke" and caved.

I'm in a position now where I really need to quit. Not just for me, but for my unborn child. I'd kind of like to be there for him the first time he takes to this jet ski addiction and not have my wife saying I would have been proud.

I'm having my deviated septum fixed March 4th and I'm going to try the Chantix route between now and then. Another thing I've seen is a book. A few people I play Golden Tee with have read it and quit. I'm trying that too.

This is the book. http://www.0verfiend.com/gt/allen_carr-Easy.Way.To.Stop.Smoking.pdf Its a pdf and I'm going to give it a read. Maybe it helps, maybe it doesn't. I'll report back later on that.

To those who want to quit, let's quit talking and start doing.

 

[Boris]

Don't quit, just STOP.
Quitting is just too fancy a word.

Start putting the money you would have spent on cigarettes aside and watch the pile grow. The thought of all the jetski parts that you can buy will keep you going.

 

[kawasakit2me]

Start putting the money you would have spent on cigarettes aside and watch the pile grow. The thought of all the jetski parts that you can buy will keep you going.

Is this a mind trick you're suggesting? I thought that was for "fegs".

 

[orangefinger]

i quit smoking when i was 30...12 years ago....never felt i needed to pick it up again, hated the smell of smoke in clothes, everywhere and lame taste in mouth, suddenly everything started trasting better, i quit drinking heavily about 2006 after 20 years of hard core abuse, i will have a glass of wine or 2 or even a beer here and there but never more than 2 ( avoiding flood gate syndrome )....im now almost 42, i work out in the gym and try to eat healthy and every morning i feel good waking up and i really like it....i think once your mentaly over it , its over....

 

[imabadfish]

My wife and I quit smoking over a year ago. I only started smoking though when I went off to college. So did my wife. We smoked for about 8 years. I must say that my wife and I tried quitting at different times and it didn't work. We both had to commit to not smoking to make it work. We also had to cut back on our drinking as well. She was more of a social smoker but I was the nicotine freak. I didn't find it easy to quit but it wasn't too terrible looking back on it. I know some people say its easy and others not but I read some statistics that say it is easier to give up if you weren't a teenage smoker. Lifetime smokers generally started in their early teens 13-15, so I can't imagine trying to quit after 15+ years of smoking. I'm sure it's difficult.

The battle for me didn't stop after smoking though. Without smoking my appetite increased and I gained weight. I started eating junk food to fill the void and so basically I traded one unhealthy vice for another. After college I got a desk job so my activity level went down. I used to ride a bicycle to work and was on my feet all day. To me the final goal is to live a healthy lifestyle, eat right, work out, etc... The journey for me started with quitting smoking and is ongoing...

Good Luck to everyone!

 

[Rickster]

I have to agree with Boris on this one. I have not has a cigarette since May 10, 2010 and I just stopped cold turkey... It was time and I was ready...

I have stopped before, but this time is for good... You will not quit until you really want to, regardless of what crutches you use...

 

[Sanoman]

Good luck on just plain stopping to smoke Dan! From what l have read here,the "stop" part is what makes the difference.Just words,l know but if that's what it takes,ya got to do it.l never smoked.Bunch of friends and l went into the woods loaded up with cigars and cigs back when l was around 13-14 years old.l got deathly ill,hurling my guts out.After that it was simple! no way.But the wife is a different story.She has smoked almost 30 years.She quit when she was pregnant with our son,which l was happy for her.That was the only time she "quit".Now she is having other health issues.Besides the health risks,that is a lot of money that she spends on smoking.

Good Luck,Man and try your best to stop!

 

[megabiite]

Dan,

My wife quit but she has a e-cig and slowly is getting off the e-cig seems to work. She says in her mind that the e-cig is better than nothing
and makes the thoughts of a real cig the absolute enemy no way she will light up a real cig so when the urges get BAD hit the e-cig only NO REAL CIG
you get the feeling of a real cig and even get a bit of nicotine and smoke rings but no poison and bad smells. in other words it is a step in right direction that is doable

Jade
Sarasota

 

[B3IS]

Dan when threads like this come up it easy to see that most of us on the X are close to the same age mindset or way of going about things. I was also a smoker for about 10-? years I alsways knew I would quit, I just didnt know when. I would always say that I will quit when I am done. HEY BRO YOU ARE DONE.....One of the best ways to quit is get sick look for someone that has the flu and breathe their air. You started this thread awhile ago and are still living the same way. Get your sheat together bro. The difference is talking and doing.

 

[lcgordon]

ive heard of ppl using baby carrots they are the same shape as cigs
i dont know how you feel tho never smoked a cig in my life

 

[X2Pilot]

March 25th was my no smoking anniversary. Six years clean and it was the best thing I ever did for myself, and for my kids. If you have the will to quit then you have taken the first and IMO, biggest step. Good luck to you, hang in there, dont give up!!!!!