moodyskydiver 0 #1 April 19, 2007 now someone please stop me from going down to the store and getting another pack. I've tried to quit before and I know I need to.I have a special reminder of why I should quit,my grandmother passed away last June from lung cancer. all you other 'quitters' out there,please lend me some support. "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyflyer77 0 #2 April 19, 2007 just look at how many jumps you can make with the money you put towards smoking. And how much longer you can jump for. If I stand on my tip toes, I can see the weekend from here! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #3 April 19, 2007 I'm not a quitter myself (never started) but I'm happy to show moral support... Stick to it!!! You can do it!!! Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodyskydiver 0 #4 April 19, 2007 Yeah, thats a nice thought,except I'm retired from jumping.ack! this is going to be hell "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pop 0 #5 April 19, 2007 Quote now someone please stop me from going down to the store and getting another pack.I've tried to quit before and I know I need to.I have a special reminder of why I should quit,my grandmother passed away last June from lung cancer. all you other 'quitters' out there,please lend me some support. im a tobacco quitter ten time over. im not the right person to ask for support...but what i started doing is putitng away $1 into savings for every cigarrete I smoke. At least something positive come out of that :)7 ounce wonders, music and dogs that are not into beer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivermom 0 #6 April 19, 2007 I am so proud of you!!! My mom quit about a year ago after nearly 40 years of smoking. I had been praying for at least a decade, every night, that she would quit. Hang in there!!Mrs. WaltAppel All things work together for good to them that love God...Romans 8:28 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #7 April 19, 2007 Quote ack! this is going to be hell Keep in mind that it is a chemical addiction and consider taking steps to help reduce your bodies craving for that addiction...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodyskydiver 0 #8 April 19, 2007 Quote Keep in mind that it is a chemical addiction and consider taking steps to help reduce your bodies craving for that addiction... Ok,good idea.Now, how should I get rid of the cravings? grrr,dammit.I just remembered I have a beautiful brand new meerschaum pipe and tobacco that was mixed and flavored at this cute little shop.Ahhh!damn damn damn. "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyflyer77 0 #9 April 19, 2007 Quote Yeah, thats a nice thought,except I'm retired from jumping.ack! this is going to be hell Either way, you'll do just fine! Try not to be around people that smoke for the first 3 days if you can help it. Wash all your clothes so the smell is gone and stay active. If you feel the need to smoke, just let us know and we'll be here for you. That's what this community is for. To be there for eachother when we need them. So keep it up girl! I'm proud of you!!! If I stand on my tip toes, I can see the weekend from here! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #10 April 19, 2007 Only way to quit is to quit for yourself. Quit because YOU want to. If you quit for any other reason or for a person. You will resent that person for "making you quit" a habit that most smokers enjoy. I've been smoke free for 2 years. I resent no one and I couldn't be happier. I didn't smoke anything for the first year. I partake of a cigar now and again when I'm out having a few beers. Cigars were something I always enjoyed. Now don't get me wrong. I still get an overwhelming craving for a smoke. But I can squash it pretty fast. I just remember what an ash tray smells like. That's what I smelt like to other people who got close to me. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #11 April 19, 2007 Brother/sister I know what you mean after 25 yrs of being a slave to RJR, I'm on day 5 of being cig free. Have'n the same fight myself, trying to keep from going to get a pack. Once I hack and cough from my cold, I don't want to go get cig's anymore. I also find it helps go think of all the reasons why I would be better off to quit, like seeing some old guy walking into a store the other day with his porta OXY bottle and buy a pack of smokes. The smell it leaves on your clothes & car, house ect. All the money spent over the years to shorten life. Even with all reason I can think of to be good to quit and hacking up lungs and all that, yet still jones'n to go get a pack of smokes. you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #12 April 19, 2007 Dear Amber, FUCK YEAH! Welcome back to life. I tried and tried and tried... trust me... I know how freaking difficult quitting is! Here's what I had to do for almost two months to make it work: DO NOT hang out with any friends that smoke. DO NOT drink alcohol. DO NOT go to bars. Stay active! Start working out. Go for hikes. Do things that make your lungs hurt and remind you of every drag you ever took. Hang out with your friends who hate smoking and have them constantly remind you of how good you smell. I thought it was easier quitting during the winter because I also had to stop going to the dropzone for a couple of months. Sucked, but what's a couple of months versus the years you are getting back on your life. BECOME THE SMOKING NAZI! It's okay. Your smoking buddies will give you shit for it and you will probably severly annoy them. This to will pass and eventually you will no longer need this technique. But go around and tell people how disgusting they smell when they smoke and how horrible it is for them. It's okay if they hate you - you don't need them now anyway! Carry around a picture or a reminder of your Grandmother. My father passed away on January 23, 2006 from lung cancer. It took me almost a year to quit. I carried around his red hankerchief as a reminder of how proud he would be of me knowing that I beat something that was killing me slowly. Lastly, if you have a temporary setback YOU HAVE NOT FAILED. You hit an obstacle that you need to figure out a better way to avoid. Go back to quitting IMEDIATELY. Hopefully you will go longer and longer between obstacles until finally you wake up one day and realize.. shit.. you're a non-smoker! Sorry, this topic is still close to me. I recently left the smoking nazi stage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #13 April 19, 2007 Im a quitter. Ive quit many times over the years, but this time it was for real. November 1, 2004, and I still have the 5 or 6 that was left in the pack when I quit. I use it as a reminder of how hard it was to make it those first few days. For me, it wasnt the fact that I needed to quit. My grandfather died of Emphazema, and my Grandmother of respirtory complications. I just decided I wanted to be healthier. i'd smoked for 14 years and it was catching up with me. Slowing me down, and it will do the same to you. good luck.Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #14 April 19, 2007 I smoked 2+ packs of Marlboro reds for 25 years. Went cold turkey 6 years ago and never looked back. I no longer miss it and feel freakin great about the fact that I'm no longer a human ashtray headed for an early grave with no money because smoking costs so fucking much. Who would imagine it could cost so much to kill yourself? Just like quitting booze. One day at a time. Dont think about forever. Just deal with today. You CAN quit. The most important factor is that you have to really WANT to quit. Doing it because you think you should or because someone else thinks you should is a waste of time and doomed to fail. If YOU really WANT it, you will succeed.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azdav 0 #15 April 19, 2007 Nobody likes a quitter but seriously if your having trouble doing on your own their is script called Chantrix that really really helps. Its better than any gum or patch out there. Noooobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!!! M.P.F.C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 801 #16 April 19, 2007 haven't touched them in over 9 years (right handed ones anyway...) most digusting habit on the planet...with the sole possible exception of biting one's toenails.It is SOOOOOO worth quitting!!!!Hang tough cupcake, rough road ahead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #17 April 19, 2007 you know damn well you have it in you to quit. just do it. ***HUG*** Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #18 April 19, 2007 Quotescript called Chantrix that really really helps I got the first month of that stuff but I was still smoking into the 4th week. So 5 days ago I took the last two pills and smoked the last one in the pack. I get some cravings to go get a pack or bum a smoke.you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodyskydiver 0 #19 April 20, 2007 Quote DO NOT hang out with any friends that smoke. DO NOT drink alcohol. DO NOT go to bars. Literally ALL our friends smoke.There's only one out of the bunch who's quit,but hes roommate to 3 other friends who all smoke.I dont drink much these days.Hell I've had beer in the fridge and cabinet since before V-day.I dont go to bars.Every now and then my hubby and I will go to the open restaurant across the street to play pool in their bar and have a drink but thats rare.The good thing is,my hubby said if I quit smoking he'll quit dipping tobacco as well. "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #20 April 20, 2007 Quote now someone please stop me from going down to the store and getting another pack.I've tried to quit before and I know I need to.I have a special reminder of why I should quit,my grandmother passed away last June from lung cancer. all you other 'quitters' out there,please lend me some support. an ex smoker here......just have to want to quit, really want to quit. Put the money into a piggy bank and go somewhere that you really want to go......as a reward after a year. Take everything one day at a time. Ex smokers tend to hate being around the smell of smoke after they give it up....at least I can't stand the smell anymore. And when you are stressed and really wanting that cigarette....do something to alleviate that stress - go jump, go work out.....do something else.DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #21 April 20, 2007 Yeah...me too, gotta run over to Circle K! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #22 April 20, 2007 The last time I quit I used the patch. You REALLY have to WANT TO QUIT to use the patch but it worked wonders for me. I think the struggle really solidified the fact that I wanted, and still do want, to be nicotine free. GOOD Luck in your efforts!!!! Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodyskydiver 0 #23 April 20, 2007 Quote Yeah...me too, gotta run over to Circle K! you're evil!!! "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swOOOPS 0 #24 April 20, 2007 one/two word(s) zyban/wellbutrin, same medicine same result. After about a week makes your mind "forget" to lite up. And even if you do it helps you realize how nasty the cig tastes. Can't really explain any better but it is the only thing I found to work. It is rather expensive though, but very similar to the cost of the cig's themself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #25 April 20, 2007 Quote Quote Yeah...me too, gotta run over to Circle K! you're evil!!! Wife took me down for acupuncture a couple months ago...All it did was remind me how much I like playing darts...and drinking beer...and SMOKING CIGRETTES! Tried the patches, but they're hard to light and taste like shit! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
