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(Message started by: thomas on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 12:38pm)

Title: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by thomas on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 12:38pm

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by JDH on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 12:51pm

Go Thomas, Go Thomas, Go Thomas!
Keep it up. Hope to try and join you soon.
Jim

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by CJohnson on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 12:54pm

Fuckin' pink-lung. LOL! They say don't even have one. You're either a smoker or a non-smoker, and a non-smoker doesn't smoke even one. Good luck, brother.

PFDANs
-Curtis

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Tiannia on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 12:55pm

Great job sweetie. Now just keep it up. The nicotine is out of your system. You just have to keep your hands busy. (Jonny be nice. [smiley=sgrin.gif]) I still constantly chew on tooth picks even after 8 years of being smoke free.

Tia

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by peteyg on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 1:45pm

Keep with it! Like was said earlier, you either do or don't smoke. No in between. I know. I'm going on 3 years coming up in February. I smoked for 24 years before that. It CAN be done. Hang in there.

Put the money you would have spent on smokes in a glass jar and put that someplace very visible. Every time you think about smoking a cigarette, look at the jar and think about whatever toy/trip/car/etc. you've been thinking about and how soon you'll be able to get it/do it. ;;D

Worked for me! When my wife quit, we saved close to $400/mo. That's a car payment (well, a small or used car, anyway). It made the difference in being able to afford the mortgage on our new house.

Oh, I did the Zyban thing, too. That helped quite a bit.

Good luck! That's a hell of a monkey to get off your back. Congrats on the 10 days. Your system is clean. Now it's all mental.

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by 357Mag on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 1:51pm

Great news Thomas! I'm pulling for U. And given your caption at the bottom of your posts, I trust you have it within you to continue this fight and win.

Peace,
357Mag

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Karla on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 1:57pm

Congradulations! I am very proud of you. Keep up the good effort.

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Patrick_A on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 3:57pm

Man, That is great! I have tried quitting 3 times and never made it past 3 months. Its about time for me to try again.
Good luck bro!

Patrick :)

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by amen on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 5:37pm

Great job! ;) Keep it up! Some day I'll quit again too!
Andrea

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Woobie on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 6:07pm

GOOD for you Thomas!

I have NO willpower - if I did - I would be thin and I wouldn't smoke, and I wouldn't - oh - nevermind. ;;D

Glad you have some willpower!! Keep it up!

tina

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by 9erfan on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 7:24pm

WOOHOO!! Great job Thomas! You CAN do it!!!

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Prense on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 7:26pm

I'm stopping tomorrow...

It's a money thing. ;;D

Kickass Thomas!!

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by 5-string on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 8:11pm

Thomas..I bow to you Sir..You don't smoke anymore.
They're addictive,expensive,they stink,oh yeah and the kill people.
I say that everytime I light one up. L.S.M.F.T
...Mark..

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Kirk on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 8:14pm

No smokes. Next it'll be no Whiskey then no wimmen. I see a down hill slide here into the deep dark pits of being normal.
Oh well. Good Luck. God bless you and all who sail in you.

And he was so young too.

TTFN

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Mark C on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 8:15pm

http://www.drfeller.com/Mark/clapping.gif

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by jonny on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 8:16pm

If your at the convention bro.....steer clear of me, Im up to four packs aday, If I bring my laptop it could go up to five ......LOL ;;D

..................................jonny

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by 5-string on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 8:30pm

"If I quit smoking and drinking will I live longer?"
"No. It'll just seem like it." ;;D
...Mark..

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by thomas on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 8:32pm

on 01/22/04 at 20:14:38, Kirk wrote:

sorry i aint given up my booze

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by t_h_b on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 8:38pm

Thomas, are you sure you can drink without smoking?

[smiley=beer.gif]

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Charlie on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 9:18pm

Nice going Thomas. I smoked for 16 years. It took me two tries but I quit in 1980. I did it by staying out of the pub for four months because every time I went there they tried to get me to smoke......bastards. I didn't do much drinking for that time even at home.

Very very good going and one of the best things is that it's much less complicated without it. 8)

Charlie

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Elaine on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 9:20pm

Way to go Thomas my moneys on you! I know you can do it!

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Mastifflvr28 on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 9:59pm

WHOOO HOOOOO THOMAS!!
YER MY HERO!
:)
Mast

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by BlueMeanie on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 10:38pm

Thomas. What a quitter !!

Cough Cough Cough. Guess I should quit one day too huh.

Way to go Thomas !! ::) ::) ::)

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Carl_D on Jan 22^nd, 2004, 11:41pm

I pretty much quit drinking. Even on the few occasions where I had my mind set I was gonna get 'liqoured up,' like new years - I drank, but I dunno. I think I've lost my taste for it.

As for smoking - been batling it for over a year trying to quit. What is funny is, after stopping for a couple of weeks beginning Dec 8th '02, now I smoke TWICE as much as I used to. In fact, I quit 'again' last thursday. How am I doing? LOL - getting ready to light one up!

Good luck to all who attempt to lick smoking. I know I wil, I just hope it isn't forced - like, I quit when I can't breathe anymore.

Peace,
Carl D

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Callico_Kid on Jan 23^rd, 2004, 1:50am

Good job! Keep it up.
jc

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Timmi on Jan 23^rd, 2004, 2:44am

You go man!Wish I were so strong.

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by jmorgan52 on Jan 23^rd, 2004, 2:54am

26 years smoke free. For me it was never about the money. When my first kid was born I wanted to make sure he never smoked and I figured that setting a good example was the best way. Both my kids always hated the thought of smoking so it worked.

Cold turkey was too hard for me so I take my hat off to anyone who does it that way and sticks with it.

I used the taper down method to quit over at least a 3 month period. First I cut out the first one of the day when you get up with coffee smoke, then waited until after 10am, then 11am etc until I was on only after dinner smokes for a long time, then just the odd one every few days then finally quit.

21 days booze free, but only because I was back in cycle. I am 99% sure I broke the bastards back now so look forward to my first beer after a month at the end of January :P

John

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by totka on Jan 23^rd, 2004, 11:44am

Congrats Bro! [smiley=sayyes.gif]

(I have made it a rule never to smoke more than one cigar at a time. I have no other restriction as regards smoking. --Mark Twain ;;D )

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Gena on Jan 23^rd, 2004, 11:59am

:P Has It been ten already

Well I have held up my end of the bargin (no cig here eather)

Will you hurry up and smoke cuz I really need that $500

[smiley=laugh.gif]

Gena

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by thomas on Jan 23^rd, 2004, 12:01pm

on 01/23/04 at 11:59:39, Gena wrote:

Will you hurry up and smoke cuz I really need that $500

[smiley=laugh.gif]

Gena

So do I......... jeez why do you think I haven't smoked yet, knowing that the first one is gonna cost me five hundred beans........ ;)

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by ZAIRA on Jan 23^rd, 2004, 3:39pm

Me too I'm stopping [smiley=ohjez.gif] ;;D..... good job, Thomas :-*!!

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by echo on Jan 23^rd, 2004, 3:53pm

on 01/22/04 at 20:16:10, jonny wrote:

If your at the convention bro.....steer clear of me, Im up to four packs aday, If I bring my laptop it could go up to five ......LOL ;;D

..................................jonny

4??? You must have one sticking out of each hole in your body.

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Gena on Jan 23^rd, 2004, 3:54pm

Thomas I never said anything about beans :o

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Cerberus on Jan 23^rd, 2004, 3:58pm

Just goes to show that I have absolutely NO will power regarding this issue ;;D.
Last time I talked to the doctor about it he actually told me NOT to quit. He said with all the anxiety, CH , and depression it would only make things worse.

Oh well, I reckon its better than the alternative, which would be "please stop me before I kill again"

Ramon

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by echo on Jan 23^rd, 2004, 4:03pm

Stopping smoking has never been a problem for me.

It's staying stopped that becomes the problem

Congrat !!!!!!!! [smiley=bow.gif]

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Charlie on Jan 23^rd, 2004, 4:09pm

You win the kewpie doll Ramon........I'm moving this one to the top position in my rationalization collection :o

LOL Ramon ::)

Charlie 8)

Title: Re: 10 Days smoke free.
Post by Cerberus on Jan 23^rd, 2004, 4:33pm

I never implied that it was "healthy" logic............ ;;D

Ramon