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My dad's at 2-3 months now I think, cold turkey, no gum no patch, just tried chinese acupuncture. He's really funny about it though, I'm glad he's done with the stuff 🙂

Keep it up!
 
Originally posted by: Ausm
Great Job! I personally have been smoke free for 11 months and I feel great. I have had thoughts of having a cig but when I look at what I have accomplished only an idiot would fall back into addiction.

Keep up the good work,

Ausm
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Exactly. I've been a smoker for 10 years and I hope to never fall back into the habit again. The pleasure of a smoke (and it IS enjoyable) is just not worth what it does to your body. Kinda makes me wonder WTF I was thinking for 10 years.
 
I quit on Monday. The health reasons really don't motivate me but my goal of becoming of a pilot requires me to quit. I checked out the Alaska Airlines page and it said they don't hire nicotine users, so immediately after reading this I threw away all my cigarettes. No way am I going to turn down a career because of smoking.

I had strong urges but the idea to actually light up never entered my mind, it felt more like being sick than anything else. All anyone needs to quit is some kind of motivation, or else you'll just give in to that urge. My cravings have almost died down and I even got drunk today with my smoking friend, and it wasn't too hard to resist.
 
Originally posted by: chrisms
I quit on Monday. The health reasons really don't motivate me but my goal of becoming of a pilot requires me to quit. I checked out the Alaska Airlines page and it said they don't hire nicotine users, so immediately after reading this I threw away all my cigarettes. No way am I going to turn down a career because of smoking.

I had strong urges but the idea to actually light up never entered my mind, it felt more like being sick than anything else. All anyone needs to quit is some kind of motivation, or else you'll just give in to that urge. My cravings have almost died down and I even got drunk today with my smoking friend, and it wasn't too hard to resist.
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The one thing that scares me is when I'm out drinking. The urge for a smoke will be overpowering. I won't light up, but it will be a hard fight.
 
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: chrisms
I quit on Monday. The health reasons really don't motivate me but my goal of becoming of a pilot requires me to quit. I checked out the Alaska Airlines page and it said they don't hire nicotine users, so immediately after reading this I threw away all my cigarettes. No way am I going to turn down a career because of smoking.

I had strong urges but the idea to actually light up never entered my mind, it felt more like being sick than anything else. All anyone needs to quit is some kind of motivation, or else you'll just give in to that urge. My cravings have almost died down and I even got drunk today with my smoking friend, and it wasn't too hard to resist.
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The one thing that scares me is when I'm out drinking. The urge for a smoke will be overpowering. I won't light up, but it will be a hard fight.
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Hang in there man... I know it's rough, but your heart is going to thank you. That stuff REALLY does a number on your blood-pumper.
 
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: chrisms
I quit on Monday. The health reasons really don't motivate me but my goal of becoming of a pilot requires me to quit. I checked out the Alaska Airlines page and it said they don't hire nicotine users, so immediately after reading this I threw away all my cigarettes. No way am I going to turn down a career because of smoking.

I had strong urges but the idea to actually light up never entered my mind, it felt more like being sick than anything else. All anyone needs to quit is some kind of motivation, or else you'll just give in to that urge. My cravings have almost died down and I even got drunk today with my smoking friend, and it wasn't too hard to resist.
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The one thing that scares me is when I'm out drinking. The urge for a smoke will be overpowering. I won't light up, but it will be a hard fight.
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Drinking and after big meals, those are the toughest times to resist, but keep resisting, it gets easier!
i smoked for around 6 years or so, but i got heavy, like 40 a day on a normal day, up to 60 or more a day if i went out clubbing at night as well......quit cold turkey, smoked 100 on my last 24 hours before my quit time i had set.......certainly didnt wanna smoke for the next day with all that still in me...lol
2nd day wasnt so easy tho...heh, but worked thru it and carried on working through..
now its 7 years since i quit, and i have absolutely no desire whatsoever to smoke a cigarette ever again.

one thing that helped me, little psychological thing....look at the filter on a cigarette after you finish it......u see the white filter turns a manky reddy/brown colour? just pretend its a tampon after a womans finished with it.......heh

gross, but goddamn it stops you wanting to put the thing between your lips....lol

anyhow, keep going, you'll succeed 🙂

 
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: DannyBoy
Gratz, I don't have the will power to stop at the moment, partly because I really enjoy a lot of my cigarettes, I do intend to give up eventually.

Either way, good for you, stick with it 🙂
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You think I didn't enjoy my smokes? I loved it! I just woke up one morning and said WTF am I doing to myself and called it quits.
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good job man! fight it. end result will be worth it!!
 
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: chrisms
I quit on Monday. The health reasons really don't motivate me but my goal of becoming of a pilot requires me to quit. I checked out the Alaska Airlines page and it said they don't hire nicotine users, so immediately after reading this I threw away all my cigarettes. No way am I going to turn down a career because of smoking.

I had strong urges but the idea to actually light up never entered my mind, it felt more like being sick than anything else. All anyone needs to quit is some kind of motivation, or else you'll just give in to that urge. My cravings have almost died down and I even got drunk today with my smoking friend, and it wasn't too hard to resist.
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The one thing that scares me is when I'm out drinking. The urge for a smoke will be overpowering. I won't light up, but it will be a hard fight.
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Well then why drink? Obviously it's a trigger. Plus it's arguably just as bad for you as smoking is. But congrats on your decision to give up the cancer sticks. Just make sure you come up with a plan for what to do when you feel like having a smoke. A lot of people try to give up things like smoking and drinking but don't put in place any plan as to what to do when the urge comes on and fall back to their old ways quickly. They often feel like there is a void or hole in their lives where the smoking or drinking or whatever used to be and don't know how to fill it. So don't fall into this trap. Make a plan, take up something new to keep you busy that is not coducive to smoking or to which smoking would be detrimental. And most importantly make sure its something you enjoy! 🙂 Good luck!
 
Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: chrisms
I quit on Monday. The health reasons really don't motivate me but my goal of becoming of a pilot requires me to quit. I checked out the Alaska Airlines page and it said they don't hire nicotine users, so immediately after reading this I threw away all my cigarettes. No way am I going to turn down a career because of smoking.

I had strong urges but the idea to actually light up never entered my mind, it felt more like being sick than anything else. All anyone needs to quit is some kind of motivation, or else you'll just give in to that urge. My cravings have almost died down and I even got drunk today with my smoking friend, and it wasn't too hard to resist.
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The one thing that scares me is when I'm out drinking. The urge for a smoke will be overpowering. I won't light up, but it will be a hard fight.
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Well then why drink? Obviously it's a trigger. Plus it's arguably just as bad for you as smoking is. But congrats on your decision to give up the cancer sticks. Just make sure you come up with a plan for what to do when you feel like having a smoke. A lot of people try to give up things like smoking and drinking but don't put in place any plan as to what to do when the urge comes on and fall back to their old ways quickly. They often feel like there is a void or hole in their lives where the smoking or drinking or whatever used to be and don't know how to fill it. So don't fall into this trap. Make a plan, take up something new to keep you busy that is not coducive to smoking or to which smoking would be detrimental. And most importantly make sure its something you enjoy! 🙂 Good luck!
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just be careful what you do replace it with, ie not food...otherwise u get biiiiig...lol
or chewing gum, that stuffs fine if you eat at regular intervals, but if your day means you dont eat for quite a few hours at a time, too much chewing gum gives u stomach acid nonstop and by the time you get older you are at risk of ulcers....
 
Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: chrisms
I quit on Monday. The health reasons really don't motivate me but my goal of becoming of a pilot requires me to quit. I checked out the Alaska Airlines page and it said they don't hire nicotine users, so immediately after reading this I threw away all my cigarettes. No way am I going to turn down a career because of smoking.

I had strong urges but the idea to actually light up never entered my mind, it felt more like being sick than anything else. All anyone needs to quit is some kind of motivation, or else you'll just give in to that urge. My cravings have almost died down and I even got drunk today with my smoking friend, and it wasn't too hard to resist.
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The one thing that scares me is when I'm out drinking. The urge for a smoke will be overpowering. I won't light up, but it will be a hard fight.
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Well then why drink? Obviously it's a trigger. Plus it's arguably just as bad for you as smoking is. But congrats on your decision to give up the cancer sticks. Just make sure you come up with a plan for what to do when you feel like having a smoke. A lot of people try to give up things like smoking and drinking but don't put in place any plan as to what to do when the urge comes on and fall back to their old ways quickly. They often feel like there is a void or hole in their lives where the smoking or drinking or whatever used to be and don't know how to fill it. So don't fall into this trap. Make a plan, take up something new to keep you busy that is not coducive to smoking or to which smoking would be detrimental. And most importantly make sure its something you enjoy! 🙂 Good luck!
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That is not true at all. Drinking to excess is, but a drink or two isn't bad for you at all. They say a glass of red wine each day may actually be good for you.
 
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: chrisms
I quit on Monday. The health reasons really don't motivate me but my goal of becoming of a pilot requires me to quit. I checked out the Alaska Airlines page and it said they don't hire nicotine users, so immediately after reading this I threw away all my cigarettes. No way am I going to turn down a career because of smoking.

I had strong urges but the idea to actually light up never entered my mind, it felt more like being sick than anything else. All anyone needs to quit is some kind of motivation, or else you'll just give in to that urge. My cravings have almost died down and I even got drunk today with my smoking friend, and it wasn't too hard to resist.
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The one thing that scares me is when I'm out drinking. The urge for a smoke will be overpowering. I won't light up, but it will be a hard fight.
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Well then why drink? Obviously it's a trigger. Plus it's arguably just as bad for you as smoking is. But congrats on your decision to give up the cancer sticks. Just make sure you come up with a plan for what to do when you feel like having a smoke. A lot of people try to give up things like smoking and drinking but don't put in place any plan as to what to do when the urge comes on and fall back to their old ways quickly. They often feel like there is a void or hole in their lives where the smoking or drinking or whatever used to be and don't know how to fill it. So don't fall into this trap. Make a plan, take up something new to keep you busy that is not coducive to smoking or to which smoking would be detrimental. And most importantly make sure its something you enjoy! 🙂 Good luck!
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That is not true at all. Drinking to excess is, but a drink or two isn't bad for you at all. They say a glass of red wine each day may actually be good for you.
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Yeah, but there is nothing in that wine that you can't get from other non-toxic foods / drinks / vitamin supplements. I only mentioned the drinking because of the way he said, "when I go out drinking" which to me sounds like going out and getting drunk. A glass or two of wine is fine but getting intoxicated is never good for you. And my point totally was that he shouldn't do it if it is a trigger for him to smoke. That glass of wine is not so good for you that it outweighs the benefits of quitting smoking.
 
Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: chrisms
I quit on Monday. The health reasons really don't motivate me but my goal of becoming of a pilot requires me to quit. I checked out the Alaska Airlines page and it said they don't hire nicotine users, so immediately after reading this I threw away all my cigarettes. No way am I going to turn down a career because of smoking.

I had strong urges but the idea to actually light up never entered my mind, it felt more like being sick than anything else. All anyone needs to quit is some kind of motivation, or else you'll just give in to that urge. My cravings have almost died down and I even got drunk today with my smoking friend, and it wasn't too hard to resist.
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The one thing that scares me is when I'm out drinking. The urge for a smoke will be overpowering. I won't light up, but it will be a hard fight.
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Well then why drink? Obviously it's a trigger. Plus it's arguably just as bad for you as smoking is. But congrats on your decision to give up the cancer sticks. Just make sure you come up with a plan for what to do when you feel like having a smoke. A lot of people try to give up things like smoking and drinking but don't put in place any plan as to what to do when the urge comes on and fall back to their old ways quickly. They often feel like there is a void or hole in their lives where the smoking or drinking or whatever used to be and don't know how to fill it. So don't fall into this trap. Make a plan, take up something new to keep you busy that is not coducive to smoking or to which smoking would be detrimental. And most importantly make sure its something you enjoy! 🙂 Good luck!
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That is not true at all. Drinking to excess is, but a drink or two isn't bad for you at all. They say a glass of red wine each day may actually be good for you.
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Yeah, but there is nothing in that wine that you can't get from other non-toxic foods / drinks / vitamin supplements. I only mentioned the drinking because of the way he said, "when I go out drinking" which to me sounds like going out and getting drunk. A glass or two of wine is fine but getting intoxicated is never good for you. And my point totally was that he shouldn't do it if it is a trigger for him to smoke. That glass of wine is not so good for you that it outweighs the benefits of quitting smoking.
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I don't go out and get wasted on a regular basis. I go out every weekend or every other weekend with friends for a coupla beers, that is not anything like smoking everyday.
 
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: chrisms
I quit on Monday. The health reasons really don't motivate me but my goal of becoming of a pilot requires me to quit. I checked out the Alaska Airlines page and it said they don't hire nicotine users, so immediately after reading this I threw away all my cigarettes. No way am I going to turn down a career because of smoking.

I had strong urges but the idea to actually light up never entered my mind, it felt more like being sick than anything else. All anyone needs to quit is some kind of motivation, or else you'll just give in to that urge. My cravings have almost died down and I even got drunk today with my smoking friend, and it wasn't too hard to resist.
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The one thing that scares me is when I'm out drinking. The urge for a smoke will be overpowering. I won't light up, but it will be a hard fight.
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Well then why drink? Obviously it's a trigger. Plus it's arguably just as bad for you as smoking is. But congrats on your decision to give up the cancer sticks. Just make sure you come up with a plan for what to do when you feel like having a smoke. A lot of people try to give up things like smoking and drinking but don't put in place any plan as to what to do when the urge comes on and fall back to their old ways quickly. They often feel like there is a void or hole in their lives where the smoking or drinking or whatever used to be and don't know how to fill it. So don't fall into this trap. Make a plan, take up something new to keep you busy that is not coducive to smoking or to which smoking would be detrimental. And most importantly make sure its something you enjoy! 🙂 Good luck!
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That is not true at all. Drinking to excess is, but a drink or two isn't bad for you at all. They say a glass of red wine each day may actually be good for you.
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Yeah, but there is nothing in that wine that you can't get from other non-toxic foods / drinks / vitamin supplements. I only mentioned the drinking because of the way he said, "when I go out drinking" which to me sounds like going out and getting drunk. A glass or two of wine is fine but getting intoxicated is never good for you. And my point totally was that he shouldn't do it if it is a trigger for him to smoke. That glass of wine is not so good for you that it outweighs the benefits of quitting smoking.
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I don't go out and get wasted on a regular basis. I go out every weekend or every other weekend with friends for a coupla beers, that is not anything like smoking everyday.
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Nothing wrong with going out and having a couple of beers dude. Forget what the nerds tell you.
 
its been a week since i stopped drinking coke. not that its anywhere near as hard, but on some distant level i feel your pain. oh and congrats!
 
Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: chrisms
I quit on Monday. The health reasons really don't motivate me but my goal of becoming of a pilot requires me to quit. I checked out the Alaska Airlines page and it said they don't hire nicotine users, so immediately after reading this I threw away all my cigarettes. No way am I going to turn down a career because of smoking.

I had strong urges but the idea to actually light up never entered my mind, it felt more like being sick than anything else. All anyone needs to quit is some kind of motivation, or else you'll just give in to that urge. My cravings have almost died down and I even got drunk today with my smoking friend, and it wasn't too hard to resist.
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The one thing that scares me is when I'm out drinking. The urge for a smoke will be overpowering. I won't light up, but it will be a hard fight.
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Well then why drink? Obviously it's a trigger. Plus it's arguably just as bad for you as smoking is. But congrats on your decision to give up the cancer sticks. Just make sure you come up with a plan for what to do when you feel like having a smoke. A lot of people try to give up things like smoking and drinking but don't put in place any plan as to what to do when the urge comes on and fall back to their old ways quickly. They often feel like there is a void or hole in their lives where the smoking or drinking or whatever used to be and don't know how to fill it. So don't fall into this trap. Make a plan, take up something new to keep you busy that is not coducive to smoking or to which smoking would be detrimental. And most importantly make sure its something you enjoy! 🙂 Good luck!
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That is not true at all. Drinking to excess is, but a drink or two isn't bad for you at all. They say a glass of red wine each day may actually be good for you.
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Yeah, but there is nothing in that wine that you can't get from other non-toxic foods / drinks / vitamin supplements. I only mentioned the drinking because of the way he said, "when I go out drinking" which to me sounds like going out and getting drunk. A glass or two of wine is fine but getting intoxicated is never good for you. And my point totally was that he shouldn't do it if it is a trigger for him to smoke. That glass of wine is not so good for you that it outweighs the benefits of quitting smoking.
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I don't go out and get wasted on a regular basis. I go out every weekend or every other weekend with friends for a coupla beers, that is not anything like smoking everyday.
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Nothing wrong with going out and having a couple of beers dude. Forget what the nerds tell you.
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I'm not suggesting he needs to give up drinking totally forever. But at least in the first 90 days or so while he is still getting comfortable with the idea of never smoking again, it would be wise to avoid putting himself in situations that could make him vulnerable to failure. If he associates having a few beers with his buddies with smoking then doesn't it stand to reason that drinking could be a trigger for the urge to smoke? Quitting habits is mostly about changing lifestyle choices and avoiding choices which could make you vulnerable to falling back into your habbit. If you have confidence you can continue with your regular behavior and still successfully quit smoking, then by all means carry on. I'm just throwing the suggestion out there. How seriously you take it is up to you. Once you break your streak, you are likely to fall into the attitude of, "well, I already screwed it up so one more smoke won't hurt. I'll start quitting again tomorrow." But then tomorrow becomes tomorrow and that becomes tomorrow again and so on. . .

Anyway, my objective here is not to discourage you but to encourage you. Good work on your first week! Keep it up!
 
Originally posted by: ahurtt
I'm not suggesting he needs to give up drinking totally forever. But at least in the first 90 days or so while he is still getting comfortable with the idea of never smoking again, it would be wise to avoid putting himself in situations that could make him vulnerable to failure. If he associates having a few beers with his buddies with smoking then doesn't it stand to reason that drinking could be a trigger for the urge to smoke? Quitting habits is mostly about changing lifestyle choices and avoiding choices which could make you vulnerable to falling back into your habbit. If you have confidence you can continue with your regular behavior and still successfully quit smoking, then by all means carry on. I'm just throwing the suggestion out there. How seriously you take it is up to you. Once you break your streak, you are likely to fall into the attitude of, "well, I already screwed it up so one more smoke won't hurt. I'll start quitting again tomorrow." But then tomorrow becomes tomorrow and that becomes tomorrow again and so on. . .

Anyway, my objective here is not to discourage you but to encourage you. Good work on your first week! Keep it up!
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I get your point. Of course it makes sense to avoid areas that give you an added urge to smoke, but I am not going to change my entire lifestyle, I'll just stop the smoking part of it. Personally, I don't think avoiding these areas for 90 days or any set period of time will make a difference, because once you do get into that situation the urge will be back full-force even if you already stopped for 3 months. I think that the best way is to attack it head-on. To go out with my friends and NOT smoke. Once I pass that test everything else is easy.
 
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