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Its been 7 or 8 years for me, used the patch. If you feel you need a crutch use the patch it worked for me! I still cant believe i quit... :rockon:
 
dcmilkwagon said:
Thanks for the words of encouragement W99. It would probably be easier right now if my wife would have quit too. Both of us have been saying for years now that we wanted to quit. Guess I'm just more committed to the freedom than she is. Now if I can just keep her from dragging me back down into the pot, I'll be alright.:nutkick:
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Funny you say that, the owners of my first trucking co. husband and wife both smoked alot, then husband had gall bladder surgery and lost his urge to smoke, wife felt alone I guess, she beat him down till he lit up again, that one cancer stick was all it took he was back at it, talk about a selfish woman, instead of looking out for her husbands health she was thinking about her own self, and not having a partner that wouldn't share her habit, they are filthy rich so money for cigs was no object, even now, don't let that happen to you!!
 
Good luck and hang in there!!19 years for me and the wife.We did the hipnosis thing and we both never smoked again.Don't know why it worked but it did..Guess we brain wash easily...
 
:woohoo1: Made it through a day in the city without a cigarette. I tell ya what, there were a few times that I really wanted to pull into a convienence store and buy a pack. But thanks to all of your words of encouragement I resisted the urge. I'm at 70+ hours without nicotine, seems to be getting easier, as the urges are getting less severe and doesn't seem to last as long as they were.

Being here at the house seems to be my biggest problem right now, as the wife is still smoking. :ranting2: Maybe I need to try to get as much overtime as I can get for awhile. Less time spent in the house, less temptation to smoke, plus the extra money won't hurt either. :clap:
 
i smoked when i was a teen (not too long ago) because my friends were doing it and it made me look (or feel) like i was cool or something. I didnt have the easy life and didnt do the college route (tough childhood) and had to get a 'real' job and grow up quick. Through all this, i just never lit one again. wierd.
 
dcmilkwagon said:
:woohoo1: Made it through a day in the city without a cigarette. I tell ya what, there were a few times that I really wanted to pull into a convienence store and buy a pack. But thanks to all of your words of encouragement I resisted the urge. I'm at 70+ hours without nicotine, seems to be getting easier, as the urges are getting less severe and doesn't seem to last as long as they were.

Being here at the house seems to be my biggest problem right now, as the wife is still smoking. :ranting2: Maybe I need to try to get as much overtime as I can get for awhile. Less time spent in the house, less temptation to smoke, plus the extra money won't hurt either. :clap:
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Weather you know it or not, you are realizing immediate benefits;
Nicotine and carbon monoxide leave the body in the first few hours after stopping smoking, although it may take up to two days for nicotine by-products to leave the body. Within a month of cessation, blood pressure returns to the normal level, and lung function has improved. After around three months, the lungs may have regained the capacity to clean themselves properly, depending on whether irreparable lung damage has occurred, and blood flow to the limbs will have improved.
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.......and if you were a pack-a-day, you have already saved $12 to $20.
 
I burned the last pack of cigarettes I purchased in my fireplace, Christmas Eve – 1979! Haven’t touched one since then. Cold turkey, without outside support, is tough. But it can be done. You just have to want it bad enough.

I just kept telling myself; “I don’t need one today. Maybe tomorrow, but not today”. It worked for me, and is still working every time I get a whiff of smoke from someone who hasn’t figured it out yet.
 
Although my parents and brother smoked along with other family members I never had the urge to. Not bragging just stating that altho I haven't dealt it with my family have and some have made it, some not when it came to quitting.

My mom recently tried to cut down but I think she's back up to 2-3 packs a day and is using breathing treatments. Her sister (who smoked also) along with her dad, a smoker, have all died of complications of COPD.

I hope and pray for my mom to quit, I don't want to see her suffer, on oxygen, and literally dying from being smothered. But I realize from all that people have written/said in person, that nicotine is highly addictive making it hard to quit.

So DC, just think not only are you saving that money per day but if you get in OT then you'll be able to buy that new boat/gun/vacation that you've been wanting, probably within a year! Also you are saving your family from having to watch you suffer consequences. I've already been through several months of taking care of my mom while going through chemo

CONGRATS ON YOUR 70 HOURS NICOTINE FREE! WE'RE ROOTING FOR YA!!
 
dcmilkwagon said:
I keep catching myself reaching over to where I normally would have my pack of cigs.
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When I finally quit (right about a year ago) I started keeping a pack of gum (not the nicotine gum, just the regular gum) where I normally kept my smokes. it's the psychological part that kills. I have entirely too much downtime on my job and still find myself wanting to burn one just to kill time. At this point I know it's not nicotine, just the mindset of wanting to light up. but is much easier to tell myself no now. find something to keep your mind occupied, makes it much easier.
As for the wife still smoking, how supportive of you quitting is she? maybe you two can start with a compromise of where she won't smoke in the house anymore or something? that way you won't be worried about going home and what not...
just my 2 cents :)
 
Digital Import said:
When I finally quit (right about a year ago) I started keeping a pack of gum (not the nicotine gum, just the regular gum) where I normally kept my smokes. it's the psychological part that kills. I have entirely too much downtime on my job and still find myself wanting to burn one just to kill time. At this point I know it's not nicotine, just the mindset of wanting to light up. but is much easier to tell myself no now. find something to keep your mind occupied, makes it much easier.
As for the wife still smoking, how supportive of you quitting is she? maybe you two can start with a compromise of where she won't smoke in the house anymore or something? that way you won't be worried about going home and what not...
just my 2 cents :)
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True, my ex-father in law would smoke outside in all kinds of weather, thats because his wife didn't like smoke, if she cares even a little she will comply, smokers don't give a crap, I used to be one I know, I chew now and what smokers don't understand is by blowing their exhausted smoke in my face and on my clothes is akin to me spitting tobacco juice right in their face or on their clothes, now tell me which will get your a$s kicked quicker cigarette smoke or tobacco spit....:nutkick:

Whats wrong with that picture?? Tit for tat right??
 
grocery thrower said:
True, my ex-father in law would smoke outside in all kinds of weather, thats because his wife didn't like smoke, if she cares even a little she will comply, smokers don't give a crap, I used to be one I know, I chew now and what smokers don't understand is by blowing their exhausted smoke in my face and on my clothes is akin to me spitting tobacco juice right in their face or on their clothes, now tell me which will get your a$s kicked quicker cigarette smoke or tobacco spit....:nutkick:

Whats wrong with that picture?? Tit for tat right??
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As an ex-smoker and ex-chewer, I think I would opt for the smoke.
 
TiredDvrsWife said:
Although my parents and brother smoked along with other family members I never had the urge to. Not bragging just stating that altho I haven't dealt it with my family have and some have made it, some not when it came to quitting.

My mom recently tried to cut down but I think she's back up to 2-3 packs a day and is using breathing treatments. Her sister (who smoked also) along with her dad, a smoker, have all died of complications of COPD.

I hope and pray for my mom to quit, I don't want to see her suffer, on oxygen, and literally dying from being smothered. But I realize from all that people have written/said in person, that nicotine is highly addictive making it hard to quit.

So DC, just think not only are you saving that money per day but if you get in OT then you'll be able to buy that new boat/gun/vacation that you've been wanting, probably within a year! Also you are saving your family from having to watch you suffer consequences. I've already been through several months of taking care of my mom while going through chemo

CONGRATS ON YOUR 70 HOURS NICOTINE FREE! WE'RE ROOTING FOR YA!!
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Thanks TDW, I'm now at 119 hours. I tell ya what today was minute by minute. Was tempted several times today to buy a pack and light up.

Digital Import said:
When I finally quit (right about a year ago) I started keeping a pack of gum (not the nicotine gum, just the regular gum) where I normally kept my smokes. it's the psychological part that kills. I have entirely too much downtime on my job and still find myself wanting to burn one just to kill time. At this point I know it's not nicotine, just the mindset of wanting to light up. but is much easier to tell myself no now. find something to keep your mind occupied, makes it much easier.
As for the wife still smoking, how supportive of you quitting is she? maybe you two can start with a compromise of where she won't smoke in the house anymore or something? that way you won't be worried about going home and what not...
just my 2 cents :)
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Yep same here, I keep a pack of Juicy Fruit gum in my pocket now instead of cigs.

The wife claims she supports my effort, but wouldn't consider taking her cigs outside to enjoy. I know her too well to even ask her. Oh well, if she thinks I'm going to take smoking back up again, she has another thing coming.
 
Quick up-date for y'all. Got through day 6 without a cig. Then got home, after working the dock for an hour and a half of OT, and found the wife had put away all the ashtrays in the house, and she was smoking out on the deck. Told me she was going to smoke outside to support my effort. (Surprised me, I didn't even ask her to do this.) She says that she is cutting down on her smoking, and will soon join me smoke-free. :woohoo1::beerchug: Hope she has the true desire to pull it off.
 
dcmilkwagon said:
Quick up-date for y'all. Got through day 6 without a cig. Then got home, after working the dock for an hour and a half of OT, and found the wife had put away all the ashtrays in the house, and she was smoking out on the deck. Told me she was going to smoke outside to support my effort. (Surprised me, I didn't even ask her to do this.) She says that she is cutting down on her smoking, and will soon join me smoke-free. :woohoo1::beerchug: Hope she has the true desire to pull it off.
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Support your wife, no matter what.
 
I'd put my mom's cigs and ashtrays away but I want to live. Seriously.
She was hooked up to the chemo, been without a cig for several hours and got antsy. The nurse saw how upset she was getting and told her they made arrangements for her to go out to smoke. She jumped up and SNARLED at me and made a run for the door, chemo & all. The nurse got wide eyed and moved out of the way. I could see the pity for me in the nurse's eyes. After that my mom got the closest cubical to the back door so she could smoke.

Congrats on your wife showing support!! Great for you!! Maybe she was waiting to see if you were really serious?
 
I was a former smoker and dipper.....It was much easier to quit the snuff for me than the cigarettes. Once in a while, I will miss the smoking or will think of taking a dip of Kodiak, but no way. It has been too long without it and I don't need it.

I quit smoking when the Steelers won the Super Bowl in 2006. I went to dipping. I quit that in November 2007 and have been free ever since. I also quit caffeine and carbonated drinks in June of 2008.

If I can do it, anyone can!
 
truckdriver402 said:
I was a former smoker and dipper.....It was much easier to quit the snuff for me than the cigarettes. Once in a while, I will miss the smoking or will think of taking a dip of Kodiak, but no way. It has been too long without it and I don't need it.

I quit smoking when the Steelers won the Super Bowl in 2006. I went to dipping. I quit that in November 2007 and have been free ever since. I also quit caffeine and carbonated drinks in June of 2008.

If I can do it, anyone can!
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Excellent! The ranks of the quitters is growing like I've never seen before. What finally motivated me was the deteriorating condition of my lungs. When they went over a dollar/pack....$2/pack.............$3/pack..............................$4/pack...You get the idea, I was gonna quit every time. Am sure the rising prices motivated some. Cleaner, safer house. No second hand smoke for the kids. ect - tons of reasons to quit.

But I certainly understand those that smoke. Which reminds me;












DCMILKWAGON!!!!!

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It is amazing how expensive it still is! I remember when I moved up here to PA and Basic's were #3.50 a pack and that was highway robbery.

I certainly don't miss the money I blew on tobacco. At the least, my snuff was 3-4 bucks a can. It all adds up!

Visiting my dad, who is a smoker, I can smell it on me when I get to my house again....Even before then...in my car. I can't believe I used to smell like that!


I miss it, in some ways, but realize that healthwise, I am much better off without it.












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