flypunk 0 #26 July 23, 2003 I have tried before and actually went for 4 years then It sucked me back into it! ok so this time I've learned my lesson and its been 4 months smoke free! . Its over no more, still got the want, but I know better. ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perky77 0 #27 July 24, 2003 I have only smoked 4 times since monday morning, well including monday morning. Just because someone said something to me and it got me questioning if I can quit any time I want......AND THIS SUCKS!! I just want to make it thru the week. "Sacrifice is a part of life. It is supposed to be. It's not something you regret . It's something to aspire to." Mitch Albom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #28 July 24, 2003 I quit last September, I've have had a few relapses. I smoked a bit on the weekends in the fall, but have stuck to it since then. I did try one cigarette early this spring, but couldn't finish it. Apart from that one I didn't finish, I haven't smoked since christmas I can't even remember the last time I had a craving... _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #29 July 24, 2003 I quit back in 1976. However I am still sort of fond of Camels and Luckies, so every year or two I might light one up for the exceptional rush. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrose7 0 #30 July 24, 2003 QuoteThanks Suz! I hope it helped someone! hey! It helped me too! I am still goin strong! I think it has been more than two weeks now!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. MaryRose Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuke 0 #31 July 24, 2003 Of tobacco since 1/3 -03. Not smoking but the swedish kind witch is a mix of lye, glass and finely grind tobacco. First is carves your lip up and then it goes straight into your bloodstream, i e it has to physically hurt you to work. The kick from cigarettes are nothing compared to that, it's evil stuff . First 3 days of (long weekend) ment going to the gym 10+ times and I don't even want to try to describe my modeswings......... Took about a month to become "normal" and now it's just one more month at a time. /M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suz 0 #32 July 24, 2003 QuoteSUZ, we (or at least I) want an update i'm soooooooo guilty it's not funny. Don't bother me, I'm living happily ever after Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #33 July 24, 2003 QuoteIf you search my post you will see skymama owes me a case Haha, I don't remember that but if you're still smoke-free if we ever meet up, you'll certainly get your case. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilivan 0 #34 July 24, 2003 Similar for me Stopped March 2000 after approx 11 years - and knew it was the best thing I did, and then stupidly started again about April this year..... Finding it much harder this time to get my head around quiting. I know I know, I just got to do it..."If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fozchek 0 #35 July 24, 2003 I quit smoking on May 26th, 2003 at Chris's Benefit in Deland. Bob Hallitt donated $100 to Chris if I quit smoking...I pay $200 to Chris if I ever smoke again. Having such great motivation has made this the easiest thing I have ever done. I think it is amazing that in trying to help out Chris and Nancy, they ultimately helped me out more. I am so grateful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RippedCord 0 #36 August 30, 2003 May 8, 2003 at 6p According to my "Quitkeeper.exe" software, thats 113 days; 2263 cigs. Savings: Money: $566 saved; LIFE: 1 week 20 hrs AMDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkey1031 0 #37 August 30, 2003 monkey1031 My Milage: Todays Date: 08/30/2003 My Quit Date: 07/04/2003 Smoke-Free Days: 57 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2281 Amount Saved: $399 Life Gained: Days: 7 Hrs: 0 Mins: 48 Seconds: 38 Been going to the gym 4-6 days a week since the 6th of July. Quit eating red meat, chicken and no longer indulge in caffine. Have been sober for 25 days as well, but over all feel like a million bucks. Smoking sucks... no pun intended. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #38 August 30, 2003 Congrats on doing so well, I quit two weeks and one day ago........ I like the money saved......but as for extending your life.............. LIFE: 1 week 20 hrs = at the end your pooping yer diaper and getting fed mush.......... not sure if I really want to be around then........... RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydyvr 0 #39 August 30, 2003 My anti-smoking software has this: I have chosen not to smoke for 2 Years 11 Months 3 Weeks 8 Hours 52 Minutes 51 Seconds. Cigarettes not smoked: 27134. Money saved: $3,391.78. . . =(_8^(1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodyskydiver 0 #40 August 30, 2003 Here's an inspiring story for all of you who are trying to stop smoking. My 73 year old grandmother was a smoker for over 50 years! She smoked atleast 2 packs a day for longer than I have been on this earth.Because of her addiction,she has chronic bronchitis and a number of cirrculatory problems.May 19,2003 she put her cigarettes down and has not touched a single one to her lips since then.Its been over 3 months.She is in ICU tonight, recovering from 5 hours in surgery b/c her years of smoking caused 3 different blockages in her arteries that lead to her lower body/legs that were 100% blocked.There are so many complications that are possible with this surgery but she wanted to reclaim her life as her own rather than be tied down to an addiction.The docs are saying she is doing very well and the surgery has, so far, been a success but the road to a full recovery is long.My heart and thoughts are with her tonight. If she can stop after being a smoker for over 1/2 of her own life (50 years!) then every one of you can do it too! Good luck! "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #41 August 30, 2003 I wish her wellThanks for that story.... RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #42 August 30, 2003 QuoteMay 8, 2003 at 6p According to my "Quitkeeper.exe" software, thats 113 days; 2263 cigs. Savings: Money: $566 saved; LIFE: 1 week 20 hrs Keith, Way to go. I quit Nov. 10, 2002. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usmcdannyboy 0 #43 August 30, 2003 ok so ive tried at least a dozen times and i smoke the ultra lights (i know it doesnt make a difference)..the hardest part every time i quit is when i see some one light up....i want to quit but its become a hardcore addiction...i say we band together and make it illegal...if we get enough signatures we can send in a petition...what do you all say??????I am the light my son...What you seek is fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #44 August 30, 2003 congrats to all that are atleast attempting. I am still smoking around 1 pack a day - players filters cost over 7 bucks a pack cnd. so $210. a month - a skydive to 12,500 ft. cost $30. cnd. so.... - I could be making 7 jumps a month if I quit.... When I think of the cost in jump $$$$ it is a great incentive. SMiles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tailgate 0 #45 August 30, 2003 I have been smoking for 20 years and have recently quit. I have had one occassionally ( big mistake) but I will be putting the $$$ from the smokes into a gear fund. I am glad I have stopped but still miss those darned things. Good luck to all quitting _________________________________________________ Let me live in my house by the side of the road and be a friend to man- Sam Walter Foss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeaKev 0 #46 August 30, 2003 Smoke-free since Sept. 18, 1993. Hmmm, 10 years. Sounds like a good reason to get drunk! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RippedCord 0 #47 May 20, 2004 May 19, 2004 8:00P.M. Please, God, let this be my last quit date AMDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #48 May 20, 2004 May 11, 2004. Just three pieces of Nicorette have been required so far. Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #49 May 20, 2004 WHAHOOO!!!! GO RIPPEDCORD AND KEL!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #50 May 20, 2004 I quit smoking july 21 2000. The day after I broke up with someone I really really cared for. She didn't like me smoking so i wouldn't smoke the couple hours before a date or anytime I thought I would see her(basically smoking hours between 1200 am to 5:00 am). Well, when we broke up for differences( she was Christian, I was a Heathen) I sparked up in front of her and said "At lease I can do this now". The next day, what I said struck a nerve and I quit. I stayed smoke free through a 9/11, high intensity underway periods, two Gulf deployments and spending about maybe a total of 5 months out of two years outside the continental US. I think I got this licked. Getting up to 3 years._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
