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re: Today marks 5 Years since I quit smoking.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 1:16 pm to windshieldman
Posted on 3/8/15 at 1:16 pm to windshieldman
Glad I've never had the urge or curiosity to try this cigarettes ever in my life
My moms a chain smoker and it just turned me off of the whole thing
Congrats on your good lifestyle choice
My moms a chain smoker and it just turned me off of the whole thing
Congrats on your good lifestyle choice
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Posted on 3/8/15 at 1:17 pm to windshieldman
Thanks for the advice windshieldman.
I did Chantrix a number of years ago and was off cigarettes for about 7 months. But I had some really weird dreams and could never get a good night sleep. My golf buddy gave me a vape thing for my last birthday. I have used it on and off, but strangely I find it more harsh than the Marlboros that I smoke.
I suppose the critical piece that is missing is a true desire to quit. It is the dumbest thing that I do.
I did Chantrix a number of years ago and was off cigarettes for about 7 months. But I had some really weird dreams and could never get a good night sleep. My golf buddy gave me a vape thing for my last birthday. I have used it on and off, but strangely I find it more harsh than the Marlboros that I smoke.
I suppose the critical piece that is missing is a true desire to quit. It is the dumbest thing that I do.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 1:17 pm to TenTex
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Can you share any affects it had on your taste and smell?
Beer: tastes way way way better.
Wine: ditto
smell: much improved.
taste(overall): better, but different. I used to love peanut butter, but now it's just kind of "meh". You'll find that you'll like some foods better, but some that you like will be less appealing. I still hate olives, though. frick olives.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 1:31 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Posted on 3/8/15 at 2:00 pm to IonaTiger
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Thanks for the advice windshieldman. I did Chantrix a number of years ago and was off cigarettes for about 7 months. But I had some really weird dreams and could never get a good night sleep. My golf buddy gave me a vape thing for my last birthday. I have used it on and off, but strangely I find it more harsh than the Marlboros that I smoke. I suppose the critical piece that is missing is a true desire to quit. It is the dumbest thing that I do.
Yea I completely understand, it took me many times to finally succeed. I became pretty much a joke at work everytime I'd try to quit b/c it would only last a few days and I was right back buying them again. My coworkers would just roll their eyes and laugh when I said I'm done with smoking
One of the hardest things I've ever done. Took me a full year to truly get over not wanting a smoke. Mornings were my weakness, every relapse I had was in the morningPosted on 3/8/15 at 2:16 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Congrats bro
Posted on 3/8/15 at 2:21 pm to LuckySo-n-So
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Beer: tastes way way way better.
Wine: ditto
I'm usually really really good at recommending wine. Occasionally I just can't seem to pair one for a particular person...and then I ask them if they smoke. 99% of the time they say yes. Then I know how to adapt and pick something they will like.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 3:30 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Quit the minute my first born was born. That was 20 years ago. I don't miss freezing my butt off standing on the porch to smoke in Winter. Such a bad habit.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 3:37 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Today makes 1 year for me. Quit being a regular smoker years ago but always had to have a few while drinking or out with other smokers. Really cut back on the bar nights and which bars I go to - very rarely hang out in a smoky bar anymore. I actually lost weight along the way and am enjoying the surplus in income not throwing down $5 or $10 a night at the bar to smoke.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 3:57 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Congrats!
I quit 3 years ago. Wasn't hard to quit because I wanted to quit, unlike all those other times I "tried to quit." I'd be lying if I said I still don't get the urge every once in a blue moon, but the urges are nothing to deal with anymore. That said, if they told me the world were going to end in a week, I'd smoke again.
You're right about the taste and smell thing. So much better.
I didn't gain any weight when I quit, but I also started running a lot when I quit and I was mindful of my food cravings during the quitting process.
I quit 3 years ago. Wasn't hard to quit because I wanted to quit, unlike all those other times I "tried to quit." I'd be lying if I said I still don't get the urge every once in a blue moon, but the urges are nothing to deal with anymore. That said, if they told me the world were going to end in a week, I'd smoke again.
You're right about the taste and smell thing. So much better.
I didn't gain any weight when I quit, but I also started running a lot when I quit and I was mindful of my food cravings during the quitting process.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 4:04 pm to BottomlandBrew
I started back about a year ago, and It was the absolute dumbest thing I could've done. Wife and I went on a vacation and she started drinking and smoking and I wasn't far behind. Took awhile for me to get up to a half a pack a day, but im there now, and I can feel the negative effects of every single cigarette I smoke.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 4:09 pm to LuckySo-n-So
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I'm not squandering $400 a month on cigarettes.
Congrats, but were you smoking 2+ packs a day? That's what $400 equals to.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 4:11 pm to chalupa
Good job, now if you can stop smoking poles you may fit in.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 4:37 pm to LuckySo-n-So
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Walked in Hitler's footsteps;
Posted on 3/8/15 at 4:44 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Good for you 
Posted on 3/8/15 at 4:52 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Congrats
"I quit smoking and it has allowed me to walk in Hitler's footsteps"
Sounds funny
"I quit smoking and it has allowed me to walk in Hitler's footsteps"
Sounds funny
Posted on 3/8/15 at 4:52 pm to LuckySo-n-So
That's awesome! I smoke one or two after I eat dinner and that's it. A pack usually lasts me about 10 days. I dont even think about them until after i eat dinner. That is the only time I crave them. I need to just quit all together.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 4:56 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Congrats. Nov 2009 fess my quit point. Pointless habit that cost a ton of money. Glad I was able to kick the habit
Posted on 3/8/15 at 5:52 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Congrats man. The money you save and the way you feel is priceless. I am 5 weeks smoke free as of today. Thanks for the encouragement.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 5:54 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Congratulations man. People don't realize how much money is involved. I used to eat out a ton and when I really audited my account, I was spending over a thousand a month on it. It's ridiculous.
Keep up the good sobriety!
Keep up the good sobriety!
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