Quitting smoking (HONEST!!) - Page 12

AVGWarhawk · 06-03-09, 09:46 AM

She talked me into it

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

Falkirion · 06-03-09, 06:34 PM

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.

August · 06-03-09, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I think you also need something to "click" in your mind.

I agree. My click was a heart attack.

SUBMAN1 · 06-03-09, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by August

I agree. My click was a heart attack.

Ouchie!

McBeck · 06-05-09, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Falkirion

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.

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

AVGWarhawk · 06-08-09, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by McBeck

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.

longam · 06-18-09, 03:50 PM

This is a short interesting medical film about COPD

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

Jimbuna · 06-19-09, 08:46 AM

Thanks for that

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.

AVGWarhawk · 06-19-09, 08:54 AM

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.

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

Jimbuna · 06-19-09, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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.

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

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

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)

AVGWarhawk · 06-19-09, 09:22 AM

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.

Onkel Neal · 06-19-09, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Thanks for that

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.

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

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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.

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

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.

AVGWarhawk · 06-19-09, 09:54 AM

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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

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.

Jimbuna · 06-19-09, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

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

Cheers Neal

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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.

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

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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

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.

"Jogging"!!

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

FIREWALL · 06-19-09, 11:19 AM

Cograts Jim and others on your Quest.

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

Kick that habit.

Don't let it kick you !

4+ yrs clean

And loveing every minute of it.

06-03-09, 09:46 AM	#166
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,276 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	She talked me into it Then again, my other daughter talked me into a hypercoaster called Apollos Chariot.....never again. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-19-09, 08:46 AM	#173
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,661 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Thanks for that 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. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-19-09, 08:54 AM	#174
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,276 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	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. 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 __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-19-09, 09:22 AM	#176
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,276 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-19-09, 11:19 AM	#180
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Cograts Jim and others on your Quest. The big PAYOFF is in later life you'll be able to run and play with your Grand Kids. Kick that habit. Don't let it kick you ! 4+ yrs clean And loveing every minute of it. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

06-03-09, 06:34 PM	#167
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	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.

06-18-09, 03:50 PM	#172
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	This is a short interesting medical film about COPD Wish you all the best of luck, I still keep a check myself even after a year