good scare to make me quit

[duke62]

well i found a lump on my back and it felt like it was pressing up against my lungs.i was so freaking scared i went to the doc today.i swore if it was nothing i would quit smoking..well its just a large sist so first thing tomorrow i will puchase something to help me quit.i do not want the next time to be the real thing.

 

[Tangs Rule]

Good for you and good luck. My father in law passed away at 55 from smoking for 30 years. It's a terrible habit that has no benefit.

 

[frank arriaga]

I quit 18 years ago. It was hard at first but you'll get uses to it.Good luck

 

[duke62]

i know.i quit for 3 years until a drinking episode sent me back to it

 

[inkblue]

good luCk and be weLL

 

[Keith P]

Good luck! I'm down to 1 a day. I'll be a quiter any day now..

Just be conscious of you triggers. For some it's going to the b-room, eating, waking up, etc.
For me it was getting in the car. One on the way to work, one one way back. I don't bring cigs in the car any more.

You'll find yourself talking away in your head, trying to convince yourself that one more won't hurt. Just have strength and you'll get through it..

 

[masterswimmer]

good luCk and be weLL

+1

Don't cry wolf, make this cyst the catalyst that drives you to be an EX-smoker.

swimmer

 

[duke62]

i am making a promise to my deceased mother and my children that i will give it 100% to make this happen.

 

[Pinkheine]

Sending some power of will and good vibes your way to make this a successful life change. I am hoping to attend this swap this year and spend more time "inside" than "outside" puffing away.

It's been far too many years, far too much money.. just think of all the extra hobby money you'll have (I've known people that have taken month long vacations on the money they saved on smokes for six months)

My one and only vice has always been a cigarette. I think it is a disgusting, stinky habit but I am so weak when it comes to stopping, even through all the knowing how terrible it is and what a waste of money it is etc.
Congratulations on your decision to stop. :groupflip
May I also be able to say one day... now is the time...

 

[flipit13]

good luck and just remember the smoking urge only lasts for 10 seconds if you could think of something different for thos ten seconds you will be an EX-Smoker.....

 

[Wolverine57]

You can quit if you really want to!
One day I was getting these pains on my chest on the right side, it was getting me nervous. So for a New Years resolution 3+ years I gave it up and do not miss it. I smoked a pack a day for 30 years. I did it cold turkey. Just take it one day at a time....you can do it!

 

[TimberTDI]

I think cold turkey is the best way to do it. Tomorrow is eight months tht I quit. I think using nicotine based quiting solutions don't work because you never get the nicotine out of your system.

I quit when I realized that for the whole month of July 08 I was going into my third pack of cigarettes at 6am (I work nights). So one Saturday, after 20 years of smoking I called it quits.

My advice is to chew on anything cinnamon. Dentyne and Altoids work great, use them till you can't feel your tongue and the insides of your cheek.

Good Luck,
Steven

 

[e.muehlbauer]

Congratulations!!!! Most importantly, your children will thank you...they will get to grow up with their daddy. My mother smoked....and aside from dying younger than she should have, the years of being exposed to all her smoke left me very sensitive to cigarette's ...I can't even be outdoors around smokers..just talking with a smoker can lead me to my inhaler. So good job...I know you can make it!

 

[nanoreefer22]

J,

Very happy to hear you're taking steps to stop smoking, you'll be happier and so will everyone around you will be too.

Good luck!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ellebelle]

You can do it! My grandmother who had been smoking for 60+ years quit three years ago. Doctor told her it was quit smoking or die tomorrow and she threw all of her cigarettes away. She said she wished she had done it a lot earlier.

 

[greggnyce]

I quit 3.5 years ago. I smoked since I was 14, I quit when I turned 30. Best desicion I ever made. I will tell you this though, you will not notice an increase in money due to quiting, especially if you have a tank.lol. Best of Luck and go cold turkey those products wont remove the habit just change it.

 

[Keith P]

Duke, any update? Are we cig free?? Keep us informed on your progress!

 

[bueller]

You can do it! I stopped on the 19th of this month COLD TURKEY...day 7 and going strong!!! I think i really got it kicked because I had a few beers yesterday and still didn't smoke...

I did the math between myself & my wife:

2 packs a day --- $20.00

for the week --- $140.00

for the month -- $ 560.00

for the year --- $ 6720.00 a year saved


you can do it, what i do as soon as i get a craving I think about something else and it passes in about 30 to 45 seconds.

that's how it works for me

GOOD LUCK!!

 

[CHEMCHEF]

I've been smoking for 24 years 2&1/2 packs a day.
I have to say you guys really inspired me. It's nice to know that im not alone in this.
I have tried to quit 1000 times. I go to bed at night swearing that this is it, and when I stop for coffee on my way to work, I buy 3 packs of cigs at a whopping 24 bucks.
Last week my friend Lada, at work, got this thing called an electronic cigarette, he didnt really want to quit, so he let me use it for the day.
I worked 14 hours that day and did not smoke 1 cig. So on my way home from work last night. I went to roosvelt field and pick one of these things up. The cost $$ does not even matter.
Well I am happy to say It is 10:15 now and I have been up since 7:00 and I have not had 1 cigarette. Usually I would have been up to about 8-10. (I know crazy right).
I hope this works because the thought of me not dancing with my daughter on her wedding day makes me feel like breaking down in tears.
So people keep posting on your progress because I know I cant do this alone.
Thanks for listening, and good luck everbody, Stay Strong

 

[georgelc86]

My goal is to stop before I reach 30, was doing good, got down to being able to not smoke for like 3 4 days but that failed. trying to get back to that point again. There should be a MR Smokers Quit Line. 800-Paks -4-Frags