After fifteen years...

[judasmachine]

I finally made the decision to just stop. My fiance gave me those patches, but the 'pack a day' ones made me ill, so I put on the 'half a pack a day' patch and the first twenty-four hours went well. Until, I went for coffee with my friends. Watching them smoke made me bum one from this guy. So I got mad and just quit, no patches, no smokes, just guts. That first night of cold turkey, I did bitch out my boss though...

 

[Jahee]

Well good luck to you! You made a clever decision!

Let us know how it goes...

 

[Swag1138]

Gratz!

 

[judasmachine]

Thanks, and I'm just tired of doing something I do know better than to do.

 

[Biggerhammer]

Keep up the good work!

 

[judasmachine]

It's surpisingly easy once you make it past that first 24. Oh and Texas just raised the tax $1/per pack. It's getting expensive to commit suicide.

 

[leftyman]

keep it up take it one day at a time, and it will get easier.

 

[crt1530]

What's your plan for being around your friends while they're smoking?

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

:thumbsup:

My friend just went over the 2 year marker

 

[YetioDoom]

You can do it!

 

[Dutchmaster420]

cold turkeys the way to go....now if only i can apply that statement

be right back

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Keep it up and don't cave in to temptation (like I always do). :thumbsup:

 

[SunnyD]

Good for you! Stick it to the tobaccey man!

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: judasmachine
Thanks, and I'm just tired of doing something I do know better than to do.

GG. I went cold about seven years ago and never looked back.

 

[ForumMaster]

:thumbsup: you made a wise decision. may you have the best of luck.

 

[FoBoT]

that is good, do your best

 

[LeiZaK]

I've been smoking for 15 years... wonder what my lungs look like. I averaged 2-3 packs a day when I first started (first 3 years). Even smoked 7 packs one day :Q

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Good job. I hope it works for you.

 

[Ferocious]

good luck!

The first several days were surprisingly easy for me too. But then the next several weeks were real tough. I actually got cravings on and off more many months afterwards.

But it feels great now!

 

[kgokal]

Good god, 7 packs in a day... and i thought i was a chimney at 1/day.

Good luck!

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Congrats, stick through the hard times and it'll turn out to be a good decision in every way.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Good job. Another couple hours will be two full days.

 

[Juno]

go you! you can do it!

 

[Looney]

The first couple of weeks have always been easy for me. I could quit for a week or two anytime i wanted, and did many times. It's the long haul that's hard. I haven't had a smoke in years (and only smoked consistently like 8 years ago), and even today, i still get cravings, especially when i hear/see people smoke (though not when i'm actually around ppl that smoke... it's actually disgusting).

 

[deerslayer]

Been since July 31, 2006 for me. Keep it up!