I'm Quitting...Who's With Me?

[Gvac]

I'm going to try yet again to quit smoking. I've been eating healthier and lifting again, and when the weather gets a bit warmer I'd like to start doing some aerobic work too. I'll never be able to if I keep smoking like this.

I figure it might be easier if I get some of you maniacs to join me in kicking the habit. Come aboard the wagon here in this thread, and post all your "cheats" and lapses.

Be honest!

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I dont smoke.. but for you G-man, i will start , then quit. we can train like rocky and appolo.
i would like to play the role of mr.creed tho.

* good luck dude. You can do it.
from now on, imagine that lil white cancer stick as my dink*
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[reeshy]

Beat ya, Greg-quit 7 months ago with out a slip. Didnteven have any problems with the weight-even lost 15 lbs. I run occasionally(usually from bill collectors)-If I can do it , anyone can do it. Been smoking since i was in the service.(Civil War Era veteran)

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[TheMojoPin]

I'll stick with you on the getting back into shape. I dropped my daily workout routine right after Christmas, and I've been slacking for the last two months. Time to do a grocery run for some food that's GOOD for me and get back to the weights and bikes. HOP TO!!!

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[TheGameHHH]

I quit smoking pot 2 days ago and have lost 30 lbs. in the past month and a half, I'll be right there with ya Gvac.

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[Aggie]

I quit smoking pot 2 days ago

WHAAAA????

You probably just ran out again.

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[Cannon]

I'll tell ya what, You try to quit smoking, and i'll try to stop hiding transvestite midgets in my baseme..n..

er...

um..

On second thought, I'm here for moral support!

you go GVAC!

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[TheGameHHH]

WHAAAA????

You probably just ran out again.
Long, long story.......but as of now I'm drug free in '03!!


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[fluffernutter]

You know Gvac, im all seriousness I am too considering quitting here too. Either that or deal with the slight chest discomfort I get every now and again. As much as I love to smoke, especially with a pint, I know it is just going to be the better health decision for me to stop. I look at it as I have smoked for about 10 years now and I already know what having the smoke is like so WHY do it anymore. Or the better question, Why do I do it if I know it will have bad effects on my health?

This could be a good thing here kind of like a support group or NJ Quitline thinger. I would scare me shitless if Gvac would show up in my car and say NO SMOKING! They say that in the Quitline ad that someone will show up. It really is an honor system thing and I'll fess up if I start again.

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you could always use Nic-o-Trel....It's kinda like Nic-o-Trol..

except for the part where the Rock comes over and beats the hell out of you for smoking.

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[furie]

I don't smoke, but i'm pulling for you

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I've tried many times to no success. Best of luck to you, bruther.

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[Death Metal Moe]

Smoking is yucky. Just change to Cigars.

Much better!

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[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Both of my parents smoked, but I never picked up the habit.

I'm backing you up Greg!!! I know it's tough! Just be easy on yourself and take it one step at a time.

Load up of coffee and Diet Coke!


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[Ralphy Ramone]

I don't have any real advice but I can tell you what to expect in the very near future.I quit years ago.I don't have the addiction but I still have the craving.It's like when you go for a cancer stick because your body tells you it's time for one only because you "kicked" the habit you don't need to have one.Confused yet?Let me put it this way.If they came out with a "healthy" cigarette tomorrow,I'd be first in line.

He's some straight forward advice.Start stocking up on diet pills and Slim-Fast because you're gonna gain 30 lbs. in no time.

Good luck Greg.

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[erole]

best of luck to ya G
bah, to hell with luck...beat that thing like a red-headed step child.

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[noahfex]

Id like to quit smoking but then Id have to quit drinking too because I cant drink without smoking, but with the new no smoking rules going into affect I guess I might have too. I remember a year ago I quit for 3 weeks and i started eating everything in sight due to the fact that I had taste buds again. I even could walk up 3 flights of stairs to my apartment without feeling out of breath. Id like to quit but I honestly have no will power.

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[legroommusic]

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[RF Godfather]

I got asthma like most of you know so I don't smoke. But I've been getting in shape myself.

G-Dawg, good going with the life change and I hope you suceed in breaking the habit and making yourself better than you have ever been.

Frequent, thetruth.com as another deterrent. It worked for a few of my chicada friends in the Q-Tip.

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[fatty]

hey man, good luck. i smoked for like 8 years and i quit cold turkey 3 years ago on new years day.

to be honest man, if you have the will power its not that hard. first of all it's so expensive. second of all smoking just straight up sucks, it just stinks and it's annoying and it's just killing you.

but when it comes down to quitting there's only one thing to know, if you don't put a cigarette in your mouth you're not smoking. you don't need it to live, you won't die without it, just don't put one in your mouth and you're done. that may sound too simple but it worked for me, i just thought man if i just don't smoke i'm not smoking.

so fuck it dude, give that shit up. i know it gets hard like after you eat or especially when you're drinking at a bar because you're used to doing something.

but just think, honestly, am i that insecure that i can't just enjoy a drink without having to play with a flaming turd in my hand? just relax and don't pick one up, next thing you know you won't even need them anymore.

you're a good man gvac, you'll be even better without smoking. it's mad tough sometimes but just remember smoking stinks and you don't like it. and if a war started and we needed captain america to save the day, you'd feel a lot better if he was a nonsmoker.

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[ag]

I seem to have no trouble with Not smoking during the week. Coem the weekend I find I have that beer in one hand and a smoke in the other. GVAC, talk to your Doctor, maybe he can get you on some Wellbutrin, It helps ALOT wiht cravings. (to bad it makes my anxiety worse)

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[hatetreehighway]

been trying for th last month...was gonna put the patch on again.. but its my bday-trying agian sat...only smoked 2 100's today...help me

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[JustJon]

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[hatetreehighway]

and quitters never win..

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[Butters]

I am
I said when am i meant i dont smoke anyway

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[Aggie]

I've done it before, then started again like a dumbass.....I need to so I'll do it with ya.

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[ThePointer]

Mr G-Man you can do it and I am going to give it a try also. I have been finding myself wanting to do it but when there is idle time or the pleasure beverages around, it becomes hard. Let me know how it goes for you and I will do the same. Both my parents smoked and I started up late in life but will give it a solid try.

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[Ralphy Ramone]

Day 4, how's it going!?

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[A.J.]

I've done it before, then started again like a dumbass.....I need to so I'll do it with ya.


Are you talking about cigarettes or weed?

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[Ralphy Ramone]

Just thought of another tip to help you quit.
It's a mantra that has helped many.All you have to do is repeat it every time you feel the urge.Here goes(I think you know the tune).



Winston tastes good,
like a cigarette should.

No filter,no flavor,
tastes like toilet paper.

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[TheBrain007]

Smooth Joe Camel wouldn't quit, now would he?

j/k good luck man.

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[Ralphy Ramone]

Just curious.It's been about 3 months now.How did you make out?

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[JerseyRich]

He still smokes like a chimney.

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[high fly]

I'm with you, Gvac.
I'm now 2 weeks into it. I've quit twice before and this time is more difficult, but I'm determined to win.
One motivation was a statistic I saw somewhere that only 20% or so of the women out there smoke, so I decided to expand my target list.

" and they ask me why I drink"

[reeshy]

What is it with all these guys from Jersey Having to stick things in their mouths???

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[kc7586]

keep trying gvac, i personally am not trying to quit at this point but i say more power to you. dont give up if its something you really want.

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What is it with all these guys from Jersey Having to stick things in their mouths???


I wish I could answer that.....intellegently.


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[Roadgirl3]

Just noticed this post - if you have trouble, try taking Wellbutrin - (generic name bupropion) - it really helped me - it took three tries, but it finally worked - I have asthma and had to quit - it's also an anti-depressant, which doesn't hurt - only bad side effect was it was harder to achieve orgasm - but now I'm ok - smoke free for a year, and actually even quit smoking pot for the most part - just now and then - Good Luck! It can be done!

Go tell someone who cares...

[kc7586]

if you have trouble, try taking Wellbutrin
im on that and i smoke more since i started on it. but i might just be weird.

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[Roadgirl3]

Really? I noticed when I when on the medication it made cigarettes taste terrible - but some people have told me it didn't have that effect with them - I still wanted to smoke, but when I was taking the meds, the taste of cigs made me nauseous - I would take a couple puffs and throw it away. I guess it affects different people in different ways - good luck anyway - I know it's really hard, but if you really wanna quit, you can...

Go tell someone who cares...

[grlNIN]

Im down to 3 cigarettes a day. By the time June rolls around i will be completely cleansed of nicotine. :)

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[HordeKing1]

Zyban, not Wellbutrin is marketed as an aid to stop smoking although they are essentially the same medication. Wellbutrin is marketed primarily for depression.

Wellbutrin is a good drug b/c it usually does not have the delayed orgasmic response typical of many other antidepressants.

EDIT: Not that I'm advocating either, but if you have to chose, pot is much less likely to kill you than cigarettes. In fact to my knowledge there has never been a case of pot smoking directly causing death.

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[Ralphy Ramone]

Wellbutrin is a good drug b/c it usually does not have the delayed orgasmic response typical of many other antidepressants.



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[sr71blackbird]

The way I did it? I rationalized it in my mind... I made up my mind to think that if I can go 1 day without it, Ill be able to quit. So I said to myself, "self, do you wake up ever few hours when your asleep to smoke?" Answer= no
So, with that rational, I figured, if Im alseep for say 8 hours without a butt, I only need 16 hours to make that magic Day. So today, you smoke like a fiend, knowing that tomorrow your off from work, so tonite, when you go to bed, its your last cigarette...follow? When you awaken tomorrow, you already had 8 smoke free hours. Drink alot of water to flush yourself out. Get a cinnomen stick to hold in your mouth just in case. Every time your feel that lightheaded feeling that signals a craving.. you say..."Its not a craving! Its how my body feels to be recovering from all that smoke and shit!"