tomorrow i start to kick the habbit!

[colt45 gto]

well tomorrow i begin the cold turkey bit....i'm quittin smokin!

any tips?

[dbest671]

Buy some gum. Keep yourself busy. Try to stay away from drinking alcohol.

[OBXBoost]

Put your life under the microscope. Look at anything that you've ever associated with having a cigarette and discontinue that. Set yourself a financial goal. Take a look at how much you spent on smoking a month and then figure out what you would rather have bought with your money and use it as a reward. If you smoke 1 pack a day at $4.50 * 30 days a month = $135 a month in savings = $1620 a year.

I bought a motorcycle with the amount I saved by quitting smoking, and then if I ever had a craving, I just went riding. Can't smoke with a full face helmet on :) Haven't had a smoke in over 3.5 years.

Take it day by day. It is a mental game. Just stack the mental cards in your favor :)

[colt45 gto]

cheers guys, it wont be easy i smoke like a chimney! so its really gunna suck!

i dont drink as a rule so alcohol is easy avoidable. besides i'm broke so i cant anyway lol.

[OBXBoost]

cheers guys, it wont be easy i smoke like a chimney! so its really gunna suck!

i dont drink as a rule so alcohol is easy avoidable. besides i'm broke so i cant anyway lol.

How many packs a day?

[OhioSpyderman]

Ironically, I quit right after attending the first NG in Michigan (I wasn't much of a smoker anyhow, maybe two packs a week...).

I don't miss it (and my wife still smokes)....

You can "dooo eet"!!!!

Bob. ;)

[Ninja Performance]

Good luck!

-Chris

[colt45 gto]

How many packs a day?
i roll my own, done maybe 2.2lb of tobacco in in 2 month


Ironically, I quit right after attending the first NG in Michigan (I wasn't much of a smoker anyhow, maybe two packs a week...).

I don't miss it (and my wife still smokes)....

You can "dooo eet"!!!!

Bob. ;)
i'll win....i got will power!


Good luck!

-Chris

cheers dude

[ABattaglia]

Good luck my friend. Ive been smoking a pack a day for about 6 years and regret ever lighting that first cig. Waking up every morning to coughing black crap up really sucks.

[MADMarc]

Good luck man, I really hope you're able to kick it. Gum...and lots of it.

[colt45 gto]

i'll be like that big stone dude outta night at the musium...GUM GUM? :lol: hell my teeth are fubar already, i'll just keep busy with a few things, have some stuff to do on the van, bit of mechanical, try get some bodywork done too. i got this! :D

[OhioSpyderman]

Oh, and why wait till tomorrow David?

Bob. :)

[skater334]

You can drink, just not a lot. I'm a chewer and a smoker (mainly a chewer), and I know how hard it is. Just have patience and exercise whenever you can.

[colt45 gto]

Oh, and why wait till tomorrow David?

Bob. :)

fresh start no cigs to smoke ;)

have just one in the morning can put an end to quittin, have non and just go round beating folk up all day FTW lol

[venik]

Try and deal with anything that gives you stress, i.e. what I did was clean, eat healthy, do yoga, avoid procrastination on anything, and take pride in my will to quit.

Also, your blood sugar level will drop so have a few glasses of juice a day.

[colt45 gto]

what flavor yoga did you eat? i kinda like the rasberry.

anyway thanks for the advice, i may even gain some weight back and get in the gym too :)

[dbest671]

just go ahead and tell your wife/gf that you love her, and that you are sorry for anything that might be said during the first week of trying to quit smoking.

[colt45 gto]

hahaha she is thick skinned lol

[colt45 gto]

doin well so far, i dont get the feeling i want or need a cig. i hope this keeps up.

last cig i had was 14 hours ago.

[Sazzy77GTO]

Well we went for a walk earlier and he is doing really well made sure we have some food in so if he fancies a cig he can just grab a sandwich or something else, any weight gained wont be so bad, he keeps telling me he wants to put a bit on ;)

[OhioSpyderman]

http://www.theseriousbusiness.org/forums/images/smilies/Banana.gif

Bob. :)

[Atrosity]

Hope you succeed!

From the title I thought you were talking about the other site. :lol:

[colt45 gto]

startin to feel it now but aint giving in.....i cant anyway lol.

[TwoXist]

Stay strong! We have faith in you.

[Dbeltran24]

I'm trying to quit too. Just had one, but haven't had one since 12 hours ago. Good for me so far. I normally would have had 5 or 6 by now. I typically smoke a pack a day, so only one by 1:00pm is a triumph for me.

Cigs are around $6-$7 dollars per pack around where I live. Total cost monthly is around $180-$210. Total Yearly cost is $2160 - $2520. I could by some nice upgrades for my car with the money I'll be saving.

[colt45 gto]

I'm trying to quit too. Just had one, but haven't had one since 12 hours ago. Good for me so far. I normally would have had 5 or 6 by now. I typically smoke a pack a day, so only one by 1:00pm is a triumph for me.

Cigs are around $6-$7 dollars per pack around where I live. Total cost monthly is around $180-$210. Total Yearly cost is $2160 - $2520. I could by some nice upgrades for my car with the money I'll be saving.
having none is the bigger test i have never gone so long without....well i did before i started smoking but i mean in the last 20 odd years. i have usually smoked roughly about 30 cigs by now i have gone 20 hours so far without a single one. i got this! this is cake!

your better smoking tobacco. a bag of southern steel tobacco is around 15 bucks for 16oz last you a month or more. actually your better not smoking any! i never ever thought i would find myself saying that ever!

good luck, do it the way i did... wake up tomorrow. you already went 8 hours without? see if you can last the same way!

[Bob]

Good Luck! I was a 2-pack-a-day smoker and quit cold turkey. I smoked for 33 years! I did the bar scene about every day after work, and that was around 17 years ago when smoking was still allowed in bars. I was a Kool (brand) smoker and they say methols are harder to quit. I kept an unopened pack in my shirt pocket (or jacket) as a security blanket. I knew there was a cig within reach if I needed one. It's needless to say how many times I took that pack out and looked at it....and thought, "Do I really need one"? I never opened the pack, and after about a month I threw it away. If you're a smoker and quit, you will still have the craving from time to time for a LONG time. After meals I still will sometimes reach for a cig and then just chuckle. A form of habit in more ways than you can imagine. Hang in there and put your will power to test. YOU CAN DO IT! :thumbup1:

[beepbeep]

I can only say good luck. I have no tips. :(

[colt45 gto]

had my last cigarrette or rolly at 11pm last night, its 9.47pm and haven't touched one. i think i got this :D

[EZnTn]

Quit over 8 years ago
When you are ready, and I hope that time is now, you can / will do it!
Good luck

[CoreyB]

Dave it comes in 3's really. At 3 hours, days, weeks and months you feel like just saying screw it and starting again. I f you get past that you have a much higher rate of success. Good luck man.

[venik]

what flavor yoga did you eat? i kinda like the rasberry.

anyway thanks for the advice, i may even gain some weight back and get in the gym too :)
reminder: stay stress free.

I did the exercise lol.

[colt45 gto]

start of day 2 feel like shit!

[terrets]

I quit cold turkey too. Its nice to not want a cig :). My only advice is to find something to replace cigs/releasing stress. And dont work on your car for a while, I know I always smoked while doing so.

I think youll do just fine.

Also did you know that Nicotine withdrawl actually only lasts 3 days?? Remind yourself that too.

[blindmist]

This has encouraged me to quit... as soon as I get this oil leak taken care of and maybe the first few drives on the motor. But I have a feeling it will be sometime this week.

[colt45 gto]

right now i'm in the worst possible place to be....

bored with nothing to do, if i get over this then i can defeat the craving for good!.

[cjbyron]

Hang in there.

I smoked ever since high school, 40 years!
I just up and quit 3 weeks ago.

It has phases and takes a while for each but usually (from everyone I talk to) it goes away 90% in 6 weeks. Everyone is different and not all have the sleep problems or intestinal problems and so on. But no matter what it is all temporary. That's what I tell myself.

I did the A.Carr method (http://www.allencarrseasyway.com/) and it has been a LOT easier than I thought. Never thought I'd be able to do it but it has been easy compared to the fear of quitting. That method was the most straightforward way ever and it worked.

Good luck. Sounds like you want to quit and that's the #1 thing to doing it. Wanting to for you.

[Atrosity]

Nice job on your progress cj, I am sure david will have great success.

[TheRedStealth]

good luck man, I know its hard

[colt45 gto]

nice work CJ. dunno about paying to quit tho...reason i'm quitting now is because i have the perfect opertunity....cant buy any more lol i'm broke! so like it or not i really have no choice!

[cjbyron]

Didn't pay anything. Someone gave me the dvd. I watched it once and then said, OK, will do. Quit. LOL.

But yeah, price is getting ridiculous.
Here in WA state they just recently added yet another sin tax and upped it by another $1/pack for avg cost in WA being $8/pack.

[terrets]

Ya they are about $8 a pack in WI also. Think of all the money you will save from not smoking, then use that money to spend on your car :D

[cjbyron]

LOL. Yeah, good savings for sure! At least $350/mo. But my teenage daughter already has it all spent.
Which is okay, I spend too much on these cars as it is. ha, :)

[terrets]

Teenage daughter. Ouch haha. Got to get her what she wants though right?

[venik]

Make sure you have sugar in your system, nicotine releases glucose and without it your going to get sugar deficient for a few days while your body fixes itself. When it used to get really bad, I'd go on a walk or run too.

[colt45 gto]

its the 3rd day.....really could do with a cig right now but i know i cant have one! ......... so i'll make a bacon sammich instead :)

[CoreyB]

Thata boy !!!

[TheRedStealth]

its the 3rd day.....really could do with a cig right now but i know i cant have one! ......... so i'll make a bacon sammich instead :)

win!!

[colt45 gto]

dawg gawnit! its day 4 and still smoke free...!

[ChargerX3]

Way to go bud! Dont be a tit and give in! Go and grab some suckers to make it easy on you. I know plenty that have gone that route. Still can please your oral fixation and it would only help your glucose level as well.

http://www.dreamstime.com/bunch-of-suckers-thumb4418753.jpg

[colt45 gto]

bundle of tooth ache... i got mints lol

[cjbyron]

LOL....I'm with yah on that. Tictacs,,,,Altoids.

What helped me with those cravings was (and still is) : They will go away in 1-2 minutes. If you give into them then you went through xx days of this for nothing :)

Hang in there.

[Hammer]

So has tomorrow started yet?

[Sazzy77GTO]

He is doing really wellMonday was his last cig, although the mint tub has been hammered think i will have to get some more soon.

But really pleased for him. Keep it up babes your doing well

[colt45 gto]

So has tomorrow started yet?
not yet i'll let you know when :lol:

He is doing really wellMonday was his last cig, although the mint tub has been hammered think i will have to get some more soon.

But really pleased for him. Keep it up babes your doing well
i want softmints. i'm sure its teeth i'm chewing now!

[CoreyB]

Doing good buddy. Keep at it.

[ChargerX3]

Get the man some soft mints!

http://www.sweetiebag.com/product_images/details/softmint%20peppermint.jpg

[blindmist]

Go go go go go go

[colt45 gto]

well i aint give up! i'm still smokeless....frustrated but smokeless!.

[terrets]

Woot!

[ChargerX3]

Dont let your guard down...im watching YOU!

[Alex3000gt]

Cigarettes are terrible. You'll be surprised how much extra money you have when you don't smoke them.

[TheRedStealth]

Cigarettes are terrible. You'll be surprised how much extra money you have when you don't smoke them.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn115/Beaverman88/charles-barkley-savage-thumbcopy.jpg

[Alex3000gt]

Is that a screen shot from Space Jam?

[TheRedStealth]

Is that a screen shot from Space Jam?

lol, no clue, google search for terrible+charles+barkley

[colt45 gto]

lol, no clue, google search for terrible+charles+barkley

haha wtf? what made you search that lol whats it to do with quitting smoking?

stubborn buggers us brits! .... still smoke free :D

[Luke@tirerack]

Good job Colt, keep it up, in the end you will be happy you quit the reward is much more than money alone.

I quit after more years than I care to admit so, I understand how hard it is

[TheRedStealth]

haha wtf? what made you search that lol whats it to do with quitting smoking?

stubborn buggers us brits! .... still smoke free :D

alex said cigs are terrible and everytime I here terrible I think of charles barkley

[Alex3000gt]

alex said cigs are terrible and everytime I here terrible I think of charles barkley

Yep, I confirmed it. That IS from Space Jam. 1) I'm awesome and 2) you're awesome for linking Charles Barkley with the word terrible. Haha.

[terrets]

haha wtf? what made you search that lol whats it to do with quitting smoking?

stubborn buggers us brits! .... still smoke free :D

Woot good for you! .....I still have one once in a while.

[Luke@tirerack]

5 days and no update ... hope he didn't light up again

[terrets]

I just bought a pack of marby reds Sunday.:mad:

[colt45 gto]

5 days and no update ... hope he didn't light up again
still a smoke free zone although it isn't getting any easier.


I just bought a pack of marby reds Sunday.:mad:
bad!

[Dbeltran24]

I cracked too. I'll try quiting again after this pack. ..... hopefully

[terrets]

Hah Im done after this pack. :)......Good for you Colt :D.

[colt45 gto]

last night i had a wierd dream...i was smoking but strangly....i knew it was a dream because my dead cusin was in it and he was smoking weird too...or going on about smoking whatever i cant remember. either way.......

I WIN!

i get the urge to go buy some but i get a bigger urge to refuse myself.

do i feel better for it? hell no i feel just the same! those that say it makes them feel better are either crackheads or just on somethin lol

[terrets]

Dont do it....Ive been getting headaches that are only curable by cigs o.O

[venik]

last night i had a wierd dream...i was smoking but strangly....i knew it was a dream because my dead cusin was in it and he was smoking weird too...or going on about smoking whatever i cant remember. either way.......

I WIN!

i get the urge to go buy some but i get a bigger urge to refuse myself.

do i feel better for it? hell no i feel just the same! those that say it makes them feel better are either crackheads or just on somethin lol
Rofl.

Most people get dreams about smoking when they quit. The sicilia in your throat finally had a chance to regrow, and they brought all the tabbacco and tar out of your lungs and throat while you were sleeping. It made you taste tobacco and that triggered a dream. Tasted bad huh? Good thing you stopped!

It was what? 2 weeks ago that you quit? I've quit 2-3 times, and I've gotten that little kid in candy land feeling anywhere from 3 days to a month after. So don't count yourself out yet!

And whatever you do don't ever think that it'll be easier to quit now that you've done it, I made that mistake twice, obviously. And I was wrong both times. A single puff will make it start all over again. NEVER AGAIN

[colt45 gto]

haha i aint about to start smoking again, and i dont think its a bad taste either. what are a bad taste is those nicorette inhailer things, bought one when we were flying out to the states. that shit tasted like i was eating an ashtray!.

not had any meds, helpers anything. but this job i took on has really made me want to just walk down the street and buy some cigs. its a real bastard car to work on.

[venik]

haha i aint about to start smoking again, and i dont think its a bad taste either. what are a bad taste is those nicorette inhailer things, bought one when we were flying out to the states. that shit tasted like i was eating an ashtray!.

not had any meds, helpers anything. but this job i took on has really made me want to just walk down the street and buy some cigs. its a real bastard car to work on.
Lol. Just keep doing what you're doing, it's working.