She talked me into it :oops: Then again, my other daughter talked me into a hypercoaster called Apollos Chariot.....never again. :oops:

I've been clean for 3 months. I knew I had to quit and since I managed to do it once I figured it'd be easier second time round. It wasn't. Still got the powerful cravings for a smoke, hell going on 3 months clean I still get cravings for one.

Gotta remember to thank my girlfriend when I get home tonight, she's the main reason I quit this time. That and my parents are outright opposed to smoking.

I agree. My click was a heart attack.

Ouchie! :o

If you still got the cravings....you may want to try this book!

Yeah, try the book McBeck recommends. Allen Carr, 'Stop Smoking the Easy Way'. I have heard from several that reading the book makes something click in your head and the cravings are diminshed quite a bit or are gone all together. In my case the cravings are totally gone...going on my third week. I used to smoke about a pack a day. My wife had her gravings diminish. Here friend who is reading the book know AFTER she stopped smoking a week ago was experiencing the cravings. About chapter 5 she said something clicked in her brain and the cravings were gone completely. I got the book from Amazon for $10.00. Best $10.00 I ever spent.

This is a short interesting medical film about COPD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aktIMBQSXMo

Wish you all the best of luck, I still keep a check myself even after a year :03:

Thanks for that :up:

Still cigarette free during this month of June.....very early days I know.

I've found it suprisingly easy thus far but am well aware the true battle may well lie ahead.

Excellent Jim. I passed week 4 just yesterday. I get a graving every now and then but I think that I have gone this far and do not want to screw it up. I still cough up the nasty tar but not as near as much as 4 weeks ago. Tell you want, my bank account sure is much fuller. Since both me and my wife stopped we are saving $14.00/day. That is $98.00/week. If we multiply that by 52 weeks that is a $5418.00 in savings/yeaf. Do you realize what kinds of vacation we could have with that money? You bet we do! We are already planning on a Disneyland trip next year. :D

Keep it up man, somehow when you kick the smokes you feel empowered and in control of your own destiny. Think about it, you kicked the most addictive crap on the planet. That says something about you as a person :03:

Permit me to reciprocate in kind.....bloody good going :rock:

The coughing bit.....I sense a very small worsening of my chest (bearing in mind I stopped whilst suffering the effects of man flu LOL)...did you experience similarly at first? (seeing as your a week ahead of me) :hmmm:

Oh hell yeah, one week after stopping I got a sever cold and my bronchi were raw as hell. That lasted for about a week. See, they do not go into possible symptoms of stopping. I was coughing so hard that there was traces of blood in the phlegm. (yeah, yuck). It was not much but the onset of that cold and bronchi that were already working on being a chronic issue produced traces of blood. I got online and found plenty of forums with folks who have had the same problems and syptoms after stopping the cigarettes. That is all gone now and I feel great. I'm not out of breath at all and plenty of energy.

Yes, you will feel worse before you feel better. Coughing is just about non-existant now. I do not feel like I'm under the thumb thinking about cigarettes and hoping I have enough. I have not been to the convience store since I quit. Overall, I'm pleased with the results and so are my kids. :up:

Good going, hang in there Jim. You're too clever by half to be a smoker. You can do it, man :yeah:


I'm pulling for you, it won't be long and your sense of smell will return. Next time you get in an elevator or a car with a smoker, you'll realize how bad the stench is.

Oh hell, I was there after week one. Then I found out how bad I smell even when not smoking:shifty:

Anyway, I have seriously consider starting thinking about jogging. I have already started buying fruits. This week alone I have had a banana, peach and apple every day. My body is wondering just what the hell I'm doing with it. :har:

Cheers Neal :up:

Oh I still get the breathlessness, but I expect that at my age :DL

"Jogging"!! :o

I'm fast approaching 17 stone, so I'm not sure what would hasten the onset of the heart attack the quickest.....the obesity or the exercise :doh:

Cograts Jim and others on your Quest. :salute:

The big PAYOFF is in later life you'll be able to run and play with your Grand Kids. :woot::woot::woot:

Kick that habit. :yep: Don't let it kick you ! :nope:

4+ yrs clean :DL And loveing every minute of it. :woot: