I haven't slipped up once. I'm very proud of myself. I'll take a puff on the electric cigarette here and there, but I find myself not even using it that much. I've had a couple cravings, but it wasn't this gnawing and overwhelming "I gotta have one NOW" thing. I've even been out for drinks with my friends (which absolutely killed me the last time I quit and was how I slipped up then) and been around smokers and smelled it. Neither of which made me want one. I just keep reminding myself, "you're a non-smoker now, you don't need that garbage that's too expensive and is going to kill you." I know some people use the pictures of the black lungs and everything as motivators, but I read this story about Sammy Davis Jr's cancer years ago and I still remember it...it horrified me. It's my motivator:

Went out for dinner the other night for my birthday. When my food came, I automatically salted it, as I always do. Well now that my taste buds are growing back, I realized that my food was almost too salty! I was just so used to overcompensating for my dulled taste that I almost ruined my meal.

I'm very very surprised. If things are this easy already, I think I may have this thing beat! :rock:

Very nice, Mark! Congrats and good luck keeping it kicked:salute:

Small positive steps Mark...one at a time...onward and upward :up:

Good for you! Sounds like you got it licked. Once you weigh the benefits of smoking to the problems smoking creates you will find the scale leans toward quiting the habit. The best thing for me was being free of worry about having enough, going to the store for more and enough money to buy a pack...it just added more stress then it ever relieved. :03:

At least your finger nails were left alonr to grow in happiness again :DL

My toe nails not so much :shifty: :o

I'm either going to be in Alaska (free cruise on the boys tug) or at the SS Meet later this year.

If it's the latter I'll bring you some toe clippings :DL

One week! :rock::yeah:

Keep it up Mark....I may need a loan from the money you've saved later at the SS Meet :O:

Awesome Mark! Keep it up. It is hard for me to even think I smoked year ago. It is a great feeling to kick something that you have been dragging around for years. It makes you feel like you can accomplish just about anything. Keep going :rock:

I quit smoking about 2 months ago, as of now i'm on 10 a day :nope: Really annoyed with myself, gave up a few years ago for about 8 months, just went back to it after a lot of crap happened, which was stupid. Oh well, we all know black lungs are sexy...

@ Mark, good on ya mate, won't be easy but stick with it, the rewards are great!!:yep:
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That's no good, I had tried giving up many times and failed, 3 things made a huge difference:
1) The Doc told me I was in the early stages of C.O.P.D., if I didn't give up soon I will die a slow death gasping for air.
2) The biggest hurdle to overcome wasn't the drug but habit, like when ever I had a coffee/beer I always lit up! - A month before the attempt to give up, break this routine, or any other smoking/association habit.
3) Patches, excellent but do not use during sleep.
Also the money you save put in a safe place, vow that if you give in within a year the money goes to charity otherwise you will have enough for a nice holiday etc!:up:

One year today without a smoke. :yeah:

Time for a celebratory smoke? :woot: Just kidding, good work... I'll hit 2 years around Labor day, the nasty things almost never cross my mind anymore, even when I'm hard into the liquor! I smoked for over 30 years.

I smoked 31 years. I do not think about them either. I drink my beer and scotch without wanting a smoke. It is a really good feeling to be free of smokes. They really are a ball and chain.