Giving up smoking.
 

OK guys I'm doing it I on my first day cigarette free, I did bring some nic. gum with me but haven't used any yet. Pray for those around me, oh and me too. This is by far a hard addiction to quit but well worth the effort.:help:

I'm with ya.........back on the Chantix since yesterday..........Wife is working, I have all the kids this weekend............Pray for them too!!!! Good luck to ya..........Tim

good luck rob..

Good LUCK....ask Salty...how to do it

Tim we'll be our own support group, thanks for the encouragement. Tim good luck to you also. Fool learn from our mistakes, don't squat like "W", don't keep small trout, and definately don't pick up the tobacco habit.

Did Salty actually quit?? Last I heard he was still at it, just not as much???

:rasberry::rasberry:

W you have to admit that was a good one

quitting
 

I quit cold turkey 13 years ago. Going from 2 packs a day to none was hard but i made it. didn't have the patch or pills or gum . when i wanted a smoke i grabbed a hot cinnamon toothpick instead. 2 weeks later still no smokes and started cutting back on the toothpicks. 5 weeks no smokes and no toothpicks.

Good luck... When i decided to put them down 3 months ago.. I didnt have no problem,, I put them down and didnt look back.. if you want it bad enough, you can do it..

The bad part is that it's 5oclock on Saturday............nothin can stop whats about to happen..........I don't know what causes it, but every week a glass with little cubes and a pretty smoke brown liquid labeled (jack) attaches itself to my hand.........the only thing that helps me get through it is the smoking..............ugh

DRINK
 

dink i will not be far behind.usualy wait till abot 7or 8.put the kids to bed then its on.i like segrams 7, no ice,chase with a coke.

good luck . ive been having a script of chantix on my fridge for almost 2 years but i think it is time for real . i quit drinkin almost 5 years ago but cant seem to break the smokin habbit let me know how it goes

The only thing i miss about smoking is in the morning when i wake up... I like to have one for the "bathroom Influence".... Now it takes me 2 or 3 hours to get things going, and the cramp usually hits me when im fishing, where before i would just burn me one and I was ready... I used to always say that the best "#2 enhancer" is a cigerette and a coffee in the morning.....

I started smoking when i was 15, about the time id turn 24 waking up in the morning hacking up a lung was not cool. it was time for a change, i quit by making my self sick of it and change my habits. As of right now it been 10 years smoke free. I also help my wife do the same, she is now 1 year smoke free.


Hey Rob and Dink, if you need a sponsor let me know.:)

I can for one use all the incouragement I can get, I think my teeth are going to rot after all the gum I've been chewing

:*****: i too quit cold turkey after 12 years of puffin. just remember that ya not just tryin ta quit for you, but for ya kids,family etc.. pray on it and it will happen. if ya needa kick in the arse, lemme know, ill be happy ta help... lmao

Way to go Rob...been 23 days for me ...keep chewin that gum... so far the hardest part was being tired on the drive back from the lake this afternoon

Rob your wife going to quit to

yep or she said she was. She has surgery on the 13 of Aug, and the doc. said no smoking before the surgery so there's her motivation, she's having that same thing David H had

Dude........your wife's getting a Vasectomy??? I'm kidding of course..........ok, smoke count for today is 8............normally would be a pack.......the drink in my hand increased the number dramaticly

I screwed up last night and got sloppy drunk and picked up a cigarette and then 2 and then 4 and then... I'm kickin myself pretty hard over it right now! That's really the only time that I even want one and still ignore it most of the time. Really though, it hasn't been that bad if you've got it on your mind to stop.

Rob, I quit with the help of Chantix 16 months ago after 35 years of smoking and have never looked back. You just have to make your mind up that that's what you want to do. Best move I ever made and will never regret it. Good luck my friend and stay focused on quiting.

Thanks for all the incouragement guys it does help, Tim, Southern, and Rob need all the help we can get. When we make it 3 months we'll have "W" take us fishing, my treat.

I thought we were going to be rewarded for our good ways?!:*****::*****:

I put them down at the beginning of May. With the exception of a couple of times(alcohol induced) I haven't had any real desire to smoke. If you have a rough time on your own, try the Chantix. The stuff really does work!

good luck Rob..now is the time to do it with the prices shooting up so much....i quit almost 4 yrs ago...i used zyban(wellbutrin)..worked like a charm....took it for 2 weeks and was done... only thing that sucks is i gained 25lbs that wont come off!

biggest thing i can recommend is identify your "triggers" and then you can fight the urges better...or getting rid of those triggers would be even better...

Here is a little helpfull joke for you Rob....


A doctor on his morning walk, noticed an older lady with a crown sitting on her front step smoking a cigar, so he walked up to her and said, "I couldn't help but notice how happy you look! What is your secret?"
"I smoke ten cigars a day," she said. "Before I go to bed, I smoke a nice big joint. Apart from that, I drink a whole bottle of Jack Daniels every week, and eat only junk food. On weekends, I pop pills, get laid, and don't exercise at all."
"That is absolutely amazing! How old are you?"
"Thirty-four," she replied.

almost 2 years for me
 

october 29th will be 2 years for me...chantix was the way i did it. i've had a few bad days since then, but its been well worth it.

it has been almost 3 months since ive smoked a cigarette...get you some plastic tooth picks to chew on thats what helped me

Day 4 and no one has died yet

Guys, I can tell you this from experieince. I started smoking at 18 while a senior in high school. I went through college and working as a paramedic smoking, even getting up to two packs a day. My dad smoked and my grandfather smoked, so it was around me from a young age. I got remarried and my wife was on me to stop, but I continued to smoke, and I was one that smoked for several reasons: bored, stress, drinking, eating, but mainly because I enjoyed a cigarette. Then my kids went through DARE at school and started asking me to quit. That changed me forever!

Once the kids got through to me to stop, I made a choice and realized I needed to do it for them as much as me. I got on Chantix and after several weeks of dedication, I stopped taking the pills and doing all the stuff associated with the therapy. I have not smoked in almost 3 years.

I no longer have sinus problems, smokers cough, smelly clothes, are other things associated with smoking. It was the hardest thing I ever did, but I was able to make it and so can you! Rob/Dink, when it gets bad (and trust me, it will get bad), log on and BS on Saltycajun! We'll be here for you! Good luck!

I can smell things better also... Thus making my food more flavorfull!!

I agree
 

I agree on the food tasting better, just watch HOW MUCH you eat....lol

EXCALLY... Go on a diet Rob/Dink.. are you noticing that you are eating ALOT more?

Rob and Dink... how are things going ? Give us an update... Anyone dead? We need to be looking for bodies? LOL... in reality, i hope ya'll overcome this nicotine disease. Let us all know how its going !!!!

No one has died as of day 4 today, Cat I think you would agrre with me a few pound would hurt me at all.

ya keep it up I know yall can do it:)

I did put on a few pounds but, like Rob, I could stand to make about another 20 pounds.

Those pounds will come......and be hard to loose.

Please don't "let" the weight gain start!!!!!!!!!!!

I gave up Skoal in '91. That was one of the hardest thing I ever done.
I liked it, but was too cheap to pay $1.50/can. That is the main reason I quit.
Glad I did. Then I could spend more on beer.

Ray after my weekend with Salty Im going to try to quit to. Been dipping since I was 15 and rodeing Quit smoking 5 yrs ago cold turkey but dipping thats another one by itself

I had a friend who dipped, but didn't buy. When hunting ducks, he would always bum Skoal. He never brought any with him. One day while hunting, I took a dip and he held his hand out to take the can. I gave it to him and he took a dip.
When I was finished and there was no more taste in the Skoal, I put it back in the can and popped it a few times to mix it up with the new Skoal. He never asked for a dip from me again.

:eek: That took care of that:*****:

We gonna be smokin' trout on them Bombers....:rolleyes:

I am waiting to see if you can teach an old dog new tricks. I will never say never:*****::*****:

salty i hope...i done caught more bass than trout with that bomber and ive only bass fished with it once!!

SIT!

:thefinger:

Salty it`s going to be hard to teach that old dog new tricks .

Then he can just watch....:)