I've been smoking for the last 7-8 yrs, and drinking religiously for the last 5yrs or so.
My friends and family don't like the smoking.
I don't think I have a problem drinking, but my friends think so.
So whatever, it will be better in the long run, and "should" save me money also.
This is gonna suck, and and I'm probably going to be very unpleasant for a while [bang] , but hey, their the ones that will have to deal with it. [evil]
Anyone have any good advise?
find a good meth dealer [thumbsup]
oh sorry you wanted good advice...
You are basically talking about a lifestyle change here. Don't plan on hanging out with any friends who drink/smoke (at least for awhile), or at any bars, etc.
Start exercising, maybe jogging everyday, if you don't already.
...good luck! [thumbsup]
Conrad, I will do my utmost to help you.
With that in mind, I will be by around 7 PM tomorrow night to take your entire liquor collection.
It's for your own good.
Quote from: someguy on August 07, 2008, 04:31:54 PM
Conrad, I will do my utmost to help you.
With that in mind, I will be by around 7 PM tomorrow night to take your entire liquor collection.
It's for your own good.
I forgot to mention: 8/11 is my quit date. IF...there's anything left by then, you're more than welcome. [thumbsup]
FYI: It's almost all gone. [laugh] [wine]
Quote from: factorPlayer on August 07, 2008, 04:29:37 PM
Start exercising, maybe jogging everyday, if you don't already.
Thanks!
I have a problem sleeping (probably why I drink), and have factored exercising in if necessary to help me sleep better.
Quote from: DarkStaR on August 07, 2008, 04:44:41 PM
Thanks!
I have a problem sleeping (probably why I drink), and have factored exercising in if necessary to help me sleep better.
Smoking also goes a long way to destroying your sleep habits. I basically quit drinking about 6-7 years ago and I've been "smober" for the last 18 months. I do exercise, but I've always done that. Thing is, if you're quitting because your friends and family think you should, you're gonna resent them and you're more than likely going to fail. Until you're ready and you actually WANT to quit, not much is gonna help you.
All that said though - good luck.
Almost everyone I know that has quit smoking and drinking...
is dead.
I wouldn't do it if I were you.
Quote from: ducpainter on August 07, 2008, 04:54:32 PM
Almost everyone I know that has quit smoking and drinking...
is dead.
I wouldn't do it if I were you.
Justification :P
Quote from: ducpainter on August 07, 2008, 04:54:32 PM
Almost everyone I know that has quit smoking and drinking...
is dead.
I wouldn't do it if I were you.
Did they quit before or after?
you cant quit something if your dead. :P
I am not addicted or a daily smoker. But im giving up cigarettes. Im going to smoke fresh rolled from now on.
why? becasue my chest itches from cigarette smoke. it makes my chest hurt for 2-3 days, especially when i smoke 2-3 cigs at a time.
With the fresh stuff, i think its much better than ciggerette smoking. why? cause its like walking into a burning forest vs a burning chemical plant, which do you perfer? Plus those hand rolled ciggs hit you like a horseshoe of cope!
Anyway, i cant offer you any advice besides, if you drink before 10am, you have problems. this does not count if your still up from the previous night and your still drinking.
If you can blow a .7 and still be awake, you have a problem.
If you cant win a bet to not drink for x amount of time, where x is greater than 5x the number of days you usually drink a week. then you have a problem
otherwise, i dont know why youd quit drinking. your liver heals itself over time, i like to completely destroy it once a month.
while I've never smoked (first hand) I've done my fair share of drinking and have made many adjustments to my intake both up and down for a variety of reasons (activity/social based). I've taken a stance of 'moderation is key' in just about every facet of my life and it's done me quite nicely for several decades now. one thing is for sure though- if you're honest with yourself and happy with yourself don't let anyone tell you how to live your life unless they're paying your bills. own your mistakes, your successes, and your every breathing moment and you'll get to the finish line a happier man/woman.
I smoked for 22+ years and "quit" on new years of this year.
I say "quit" because I still smoke about one cigarette a week and I chew about 4 pieces of nicotine gum a day (and show no signs of slowing down)
The gum ain't bad. Almost all the goodness of Cigarettes with none of that pesky cancer risk.
Yeah I've quit them both..... I recomend keeping yourself crazy busy. I'd do anything to ocupy my time and mind. I even appeared as an extra in a movie and co-starred in a indie. Pretty cool, the point is though explore life take some risk, and you will save money. Just quitting drinking saved me $1,200-$1,400 per month. Smoking I don't know, but it is the one that still urges me to breakdown even now 2 1/2 years later. I still want a smoke or dip on ocassion. Feel free to pm me if you need any advise or just support, whatever. Good luck mang. [thumbsup]
Thanks for all the advice so far! [thumbsup]
My ultimate goal is to be just a social drinker again. [roll]
Just wanted to say good luck! [thumbsup]
Let us know if you need help or just a non-drinking evening out. :)
Quote from: DarkStaR on August 07, 2008, 08:36:28 PM
Thanks for all the advice so far! [thumbsup]
My ultimate goal is to be just a social drinker again. [roll]
FYI, if you truely have a problem.... this will not work. Alcoholism does not reset back to zero, you can force it into remission, but once you pop the top you'll end up right back where you started.
Quote from: WannaDucBad on August 07, 2008, 09:32:14 PM
FYI, if you truely have a problem.... this will not work. Alcoholism does not reset back to zero, you can force it into remission, but once you pop the top you'll end up right back where you started.
Whoa, it's not like that!!!
I'm just gonna stop drinking as much so I can stop smoking and vise versa.
As of now I'm out of cigarets. Let see how this works out.
My start date for this is 8/11, but since I'm out of cigarets, might as well try to get an early start. :-\
Now, for you quitters out there, what do/did you do when you get/got the cravings?
nobody likes a quitter
Quote from: DarkStaR on August 07, 2008, 11:24:36 PM
Now, for you quitters out there, what do/did you do when you get/got the cravings?
the nicotine gum does help take the edge off for meeting, but is admittedly not the best of solutions.
other than that hot tea, lots of water. chewing on toothpicks which also give you something to do with your hands.
as others have said, exercise. especially cardio.
Quote from: DarkStaR on August 07, 2008, 11:24:36 PM
Now, for you quitters out there, what do/did you do when you get/got the cravings?
a few things i have tried...
tea - made at the local herb shop in MPLS - drink it, if you try to smoke anything it makes you sick [puke] For weeks later the thought of cigs make you ill
http://presentmoment.com/index.php?cPath=6&sort=3a&page=2&osCsid=60e94330078d7d804127f04898380c18
The Guru at PM also told me something in Malt-o-Meal helped rid your body of nicotine thus helping to stop the cravings
what works best for me...
not buying them and lots of cardio
Good luck!
-Cookie (the closet smoker)
I quit smoking 3.5 weeks ago and haven't had a cig since. These have helped a lot: help (http://www.health-care-beauty.com/Thursday-Plantation-Tea-Tree-Australian-Chewing-Sticks-100-sticks-B0001U1YB8.htm)
I don't like menthol smokes but those things still help and are enjoyable. You don't need to stop hanging with your smoking buddies or go to bars if you have strong will power. My friend quit at the same time and we made a $100 bet on who will crack first. I don't want to lose $100. Good luck
really can't over state the exercise thing. it really helps.
and, for a few weeks at least, you really have to find ways to keep busy... and maybe--though it sucks--avoid some of your friends. i did, at least.
reading too. i drink less when i run/read at night instead of the daily 3 beers.
cmorgan47:
That nico gum stuff is f'n gross. I hope it doesn't come to that.
My work provides us with a deal a local gym with no membership necessary. I use to go often, but I f'n hate the meat heads in the weight room. [bang]
Pakhan:
I'll look in to those things. They kinda look like bird treats. :P
Luckily I'm one of the few smokers in our immediate group of friends. The problem is at work, too many people smoke there. Looks like I'll have to avoid the smoking area for a while.
Cookie Monster:
Good thing I like Malt-o-Meal. [coffee]
I quit smoking (tobacco) a little over a year ago. The patch + will power seemed to work. This was like my 10th attempt at quitting.
For the month leading up to my quit date I refused to "enjoy" a smoke.
During that month everytime I would have a smoke - I would make sure I was uncomfortable. i.e. not sitting down relaxing. I stopped smoking directly after meals too. I was basically training my brain to not like smoking.
Then by the time the month was up - Getting over the mental addiction wasn't as tough - then the physical part of the addiction was helped by the patch.
Just though I would share what worked for me. Best of luck to you. [thumbsup]
Quote from: DarkStaR on August 08, 2008, 09:57:25 AM
cmorgan47:
That nico gum stuff is f'n gross. I hope it doesn't come to that.
My work provides us with a deal a local gym with no membership necessary. I use to go often, but I f'n hate the meat heads in the weight room. [bang]
Pakhan:
I'll look in to those things. They kinda look like bird treats. :P
Luckily I'm one of the few smokers in our immediate group of friends. The problem is at work, too many people smoke there. Looks like I'll have to avoid the smoking area for a while.
Cookie Monster:
Good thing I like Malt-o-Meal. [coffee]
Not advice on quitting, but advice in general: don't let other people dictate your behavior. Everybody hates those D-bags. You are either using that as excuse or or you are letting them mentally bully you. Stop it. Turn up your headphones and don't pretend that if you don't do your workout in a certain order that it will be ruined. You see Capt. Douchenozzle on the machine you were going to use, go do something else. Or skip that machine altogether this workout. Not that hard. And never try to "work in" with some one you don't know. You will be perpetually disappointed. Move on. Douchebags are everywhere. Going to the gym should be relaxing (and if you look are the meat heads in a different light, really really amusing).
sac
/seriously turn up your iPod
//that way you don't have to listen to the homoerotic grunting
advice: Don't watch anything wtih Ron White in it.
Quote from: SacDuc on August 08, 2008, 10:36:50 AM
Not advice on quitting, but advice in general: don't let other people dictate your behavior. Everybody hates those D-bags. You are either using that as excuse or or you are letting them mentally bully you. Stop it. Turn up your headphones and don't pretend that if you don't do your workout in a certain order that it will be ruined. You see Capt. Douchenozzle on the machine you were going to use, go do something else. Or skip that machine altogether this workout. Not that hard. And never try to "work in" with some one you don't know. You will be perpetually disappointed. Move on. Douchebags are everywhere. Going to the gym should be relaxing (and if you look are the meat heads in a different light, really really amusing).
sac
/seriously turn up your iPod
//that way you don't have to listen to the homoerotic grunting
I concur entirely. Unless you are, in fact yourself a meat head, getting paid for the way your body looks then there is no sense in taking it that seriously. Do the stuff you like, get good and exhausted and go home. Drink lots of water too.
I quit smoking twice, both times cold turkey. The first time I quit for 8 years. I started again while in France , a couple of Gauloise a day and over a period of some months again became a full fledged smoker, 1-2 packs a day. I quit again about 4 years ago. I just put smoking into the big basket of things I want but can't have, like a Ferarri. Works for me, I am rarely tempted and even then, no biggie.
IMO, a whole industry has been created around breaking the habit and this industry is busy convincing people how hard it is to quit without help. Clearly some folks do need help but most important is you either really want want to quit or need to quit.
Quote from: SacDuc on August 08, 2008, 10:36:50 AM
Not advice on quitting, but advice in general: don't let other people dictate your behavior. Everybody hates those D-bags. You are either using that as excuse or or you are letting them mentally bully you. Stop it. Turn up your headphones and don't pretend that if you don't do your workout in a certain order that it will be ruined. You see Capt. Douchenozzle on the machine you were going to use, go do something else. Or skip that machine altogether this workout. Not that hard. And never try to "work in" with some one you don't know. You will be perpetually disappointed. Move on. Douchebags are everywhere. Going to the gym should be relaxing (and if you look are the meat heads in a different light, really really amusing).
sac
/seriously turn up your iPod
//that way you don't have to listen to the homoerotic grunting
The problem is...I don't have an iPod. :-\
Don't get me wrong, some of the meat heads are good guys.
The grunting though, is so unnecessary. I can't concentrate in those conditions.
On top of it, this one guy keeps changing the f'n radio station in the weight room, and sings along out LOUD!!!
Sometimes a MFer will occupy 2 stations, and alternate between the 2.
Worst, is when they say: "Come on, you can do more than that", or "Is that all your gonna do"...F' them.
Just everytime you smoke, put the cig out on your arm. You'll stop soon enough.
Chicks dig scars.
Quote from: DarkStaR on August 08, 2008, 11:11:14 AM
The problem is...I don't have an iPod. :-\
Get one with all the money you'll save on cigarettes. [thumbsup]
Don't get me wrong, some of the meat heads are good guys.
The grunting though, is so unnecessary. I can't concentrate in those conditions.
You don't need to "concentrate." You're just going to the gym not training for the Olympics. Don't take it so seriously and don't use so much weight that you are at risk of injury.
On top of it, this one guy keeps changing the f'n radio station in the weight room, and sings along out LOUD!!!
Talk to the manager about it. S/He will handle it discretely.
Sometimes a MFer will occupy 2 stations, and alternate between the 2.
Just butt in and use one. Or go use something else, or go run, or . . . or . . . lots of options at a gym . .
Worst, is when they say: "Come on, you can do more than that", or "Is that all your gonna do"...F' them.
Look them dead in the eye and in a sad low voice say, "Yeah, its been really hard since the accident. But just yesterday we found out that my brother can now grip a ball tightly with his left hand. So we are both healing faster than expected." Then turn away to hide the smirk.
Or if snark isn't your thing you could simply chose not to be upset by some douchebag who wants to wave his prick at you. If that's the worst thing that happens in your day that is pretty make the beast with two backsing good day. Do you seriously get upset at some dick being a dick. You are in for long miserable life if you really take all that shit to heart my friend.
Lots of excuses up there. Just try it again and work on ignoring the meatheads.
sac
/iPod Shuffles are cheaper than 1 week of smoking and drinking.
Quote from: DarkStaR on August 08, 2008, 11:11:14 AM
The problem is...I don't have an iPod. :-\
Don't get me wrong, some of the meat heads are good guys.
The grunting though, is so unnecessary. I can't concentrate in those conditions.
On top of it, this one guy keeps changing the f'n radio station in the weight room, and sings along out LOUD!!!
Sometimes a MFer will occupy 2 stations, and alternate between the 2.
Worst, is when they say: "Come on, you can do more than that", or "Is that all your gonna do"...F' them.
there's not much you can do about make the beast with two backss, except straight up ignore them. Which is risky since the roids probably make them a little testy. A "You're a dumb ass" look ought to work well enough. or when you walk past them tell them to stop using the girl plates. Which'll be even funnier when you put signifigantly less weight on the bar and have at it.
Quote from: SacDuc on August 08, 2008, 11:31:36 AM
Just try it again and work on ignoring the meatheads.
sac
Good advice...
I try to follow it here. ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on August 08, 2008, 11:39:15 AM
Good advice...
I try to follow it here. ;D
you can try :-*
Quote from: ducpainter on August 08, 2008, 11:39:15 AM
Good advice...
I try to follow it here. ;D
make the beast with two backs you! I'll kick your ass, you FAGGOT!!!
sac
Put the $$ you woulda spent on smokes and booze in a jar each time you woulda consummed...
You'll have a new bike before you know it. 8)
Quote from: SacDuc on August 08, 2008, 11:50:07 AM
make the beast with two backs you! I'll kick your ass, you FAGGOT!!!
sac
(http://dashiva.net/img/faggot.jpg)
[laugh]
Are you a digital drinker? One my friends was big time - it was either none or twelve pack - I'm going to drink a bottle of wine, now.
if i were you, i would start secretly putting those nicotine patches on them so they get addicted to it, then let them smell your cigs.
it works
you dont need a gym
spend the money on good running shoes instead
and an iPod
do worry about gaining weight when you give up smoking
whenever possible, run before breakfast
then eat healthy
if you get the urge during the day
drop and do 20 pushups
or sit ups
or crunchers
run again when you get home.
eat healthy
stay hydrated
in the evening, find activities which make you fall asleep early (reading, boring conversation, whatever)
that burning sensation in your chest and your muscles
thats you getting healthy
what a buzz
i was a closet smoker for a good year. and IMHO, i smoked a lot--probably because i wanted to "make up" for the time i wasn't smoking while at work, with friends and anywhere else where i was embarrassed about my habit.
i quit cold turkey by doing what others have suggested here. i replaced the old habit with a better one, working out. jogging/cycling is always a good sweat and i also picked up...(i could get made fun of for this)...wait for it...the perfect push up. yes, that "navy-seal invented infomercial you can't get away from" product. and i swear it works, plus you can do it in the comfort of your own home. this combined with eating better/drinking less, which i think comes naturally when you start working out regularly, helped me lose 30lbs.
if you ever need a running buddy, DarkStar, hit me up. [thumbsup]
b.
Conrad, come cycling with me on the peninsula, I promise no grunting and better scenery. ;)
Quote from: b. on August 08, 2008, 06:24:28 PM
if you ever need a running buddy, DarkStar, hit me up. [thumbsup]
Quote from: msincredible on August 08, 2008, 06:31:25 PM
Conrad, come cycling with me on the peninsula, I promise no grunting and better scenery. ;)
Thanks!
I need to buy running shoes, and get the bike fixed. :-\
When the sh!t really starts getting bad, I'll let you know.
As for today, i just tried to keep busy. Ended up cleaning the interior of my car, it smelled like an ashtray.
We'll see how it is on monday when the drinking cut back plan starts.
Good Luck
Smoke free for 8 years now. Don't miss it but still think about it everyday.
Had to quit drinking for a few years to keep from smoking, and it just didn't taste right.
Keep busy, stay active and exercise. Thats all I got.
I did like the put it out on your arm, I might have quit earlier with that one. [laugh]
Quote from: SacDuc on August 08, 2008, 11:50:07 AM
make the beast with two backs you! I'll kick your ass, you FAGGOT!!!
sac
Bring it hon.... :-*
So, it's been over a week since the last time I smoked a cigaret. :)
I didn't end up having to use any sort of gum/tea/patch/etc.
However, not randomly having a good beer/whiskey/scotch every now and then ended up to being harder than I thought.
I figure I accomplished 1/2 of what i was going for. I actually though quitting smoking was going to be more of the problem. [roll]
I'll just have to make a new date to finish the 2nd 1/2 of my goal.
Gratz so far. Try to quit one at a time it might make things easier. [thumbsup]
I'm not smoking now for 1 month 2 days 11 hours.
Quote from: Pakhan on August 16, 2008, 08:48:48 AM
Try to quit one at a time it might make things easier. [thumbsup]
I "think" I was psyching my self out for this from the start. I "think" I knew I was not going to be able to quit both at the same time. So as to not be a total failure, I was forced to quit one or the other.
I haven't had a cigarette in about three years. I think quitting drinking would be harder, especially because I don't think I have a drinking problem. I know I can't smoke and carry my two daughters up the hill to my house without wheezing like a broken vacuum cleaner, so that makes it easy not to light up. If you don't see a problem with booze, I can't see how it would be possible to quit it. Good job on staying smoke free for so long [thumbsup]
I quit smoking yesterday.
You'll have to kill me to get my booze.
I warn you...
I'm armed and grouchy. ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on December 13, 2009, 12:58:05 PM
I quit smoking yesterday.
[clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]
[beer]
Quote from: ducpainter on December 13, 2009, 12:58:05 PM
I quit smoking yesterday.
I always say stopped, instead of quit.
Good luck! I haven't smoked in a few wks myself.
Thanks Chris.
I'm gonna do it.
Quote from: Randimus Maximus on December 13, 2009, 01:02:46 PM
Mark Twain style?
Or for reals?
I did it that way for lots of years. ;D
I'm giving it my best shot.
Quote from: kopfjäger on December 13, 2009, 01:04:03 PM
I always say stopped, instead of quit.
I kinda like your way of thinking... ;)
but I don't plan on starting again.
edit...
and if I do you can come kick my ass.
Good for you! [thumbsup]
Good luck, get bulk packs of sugar-free gum. After the initial stopping, the tough part comes a couple or three weeks in, when your resolve starts to soften. [thumbsup]
Good for you Nate. [thumbsup] [beer]
We're rooting for yah, dp. [thumbsup]
Quote from: Dan on December 13, 2009, 01:25:19 PM
Good luck, get bulk packs of sugar-free gum. After the initial stopping, the tough part comes a couple or three weeks in, when your resolve starts to soften. [thumbsup]
I can't chew gum.
I know this isn't easy. I've attempted before.
Give me a call in a few weeks to remind me. ;D
I'm really weak.
I can call and remind you everyday, if need be. ;)
Is T quitting too? If not it's going to be extra hard for you...
Quote from: NAKID on December 13, 2009, 01:42:56 PM
Is T quitting too? If not it's going to be extra hard for you...
She hasn't made the choice yet.
I'm ready.
Smoking what?
Quote from: ducatiz on December 13, 2009, 01:46:56 PM
Smoking what?
cigarettes...
they're bad for you you know.
TLC02- Are you sure you want to quit smoking? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2TDUenV7b4#normal)
Quote from: kopfjäger on December 13, 2009, 01:59:29 PM
TLC02- Are you sure you want to quit smoking? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2TDUenV7b4#normal)
Yes
Good for you dp.
You'll live longer. Unless the 996 gets you ;D
What got you to make the choice?
Quote from: Monsterlover on December 13, 2009, 02:17:32 PM
What got you to make the choice?
I'm guessing he remembers how happy he was before tobacco was discovered in like, the 1600's.
Quote from: Monsterlover on December 13, 2009, 02:17:32 PM
Good for you dp.
You'll live longer. Unless the 996 gets you ;D
What got you to make the choice?
It's just time.
I've been doing it since...
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 13, 2009, 02:20:10 PM
I'm guessing he remembers how happy he was before tobacco was discovered in like, the 1600's.
like the 1600s...
so I figured I didn't wanna leave Z with centuries of tobacco use ahead of him.
Quote from: ducpainter on December 13, 2009, 12:58:05 PM
I quit smoking yesterday.
You'll have to kill me to get my booze.
I warn you...
I'm armed and grouchy. ;D
I'm really glad no one has asked me to give up my booze. ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on December 13, 2009, 02:52:46 PM
I'm really glad no one has asked me to give up my booze. ;D
That's just crazy talk...
Quote from: NAKID on December 13, 2009, 02:59:06 PM
That's just crazy talk...
I guess I've been clear in that regard. [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Quote from: ducpainter on December 13, 2009, 03:08:00 PM
I guess I've been clear in that regard. [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Crystal ;D
It might just be a good idea to get some people lined up to randomly call you and see how you're doing. Can it hurt?
Quote from: Dan on December 13, 2009, 03:33:59 PM
It might just be a good idea to get some people lined up to randomly call you and see how you're doing. Can it hurt?
If you can find me....
randomly...
meaning not after 5pm or before 7am... est[evil]
Quote from: ducpainter on December 13, 2009, 03:37:57 PM
If you can find me....
randomly...
meaning not after 5pm or before 7am... est[evil]
I'm usually out by 7 so someone else will have to take the morning shift. ;D
Quote from: Dan on December 13, 2009, 03:50:58 PM
I'm usually out by 7 so someone else will have to take the morning shift. ;D
You could go on a mission. ;D
Quote from: Dan on December 13, 2009, 03:58:42 PM
Ya mean like to Mars?
You won't find me there.
I'm nowhere near that far out. ;)
Quote from: ducpainter on December 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
You won't find me there.
I'm nowhere near that far out. ;)
Says who? ;D
good for you nate [thumbsup]
Go Team Ducpainter, you can do it!
Not going to read through 7 pages.
but going on Wellbutrin will help you quit smoking.
I'd quit drinking prior to this as sudden dropping of drinking without "tapering" can increase chance of seizure.
Good luck
(Wellbutrin is similar to if not the same as Zyban)
Quote from: cyrus buelton on December 14, 2009, 05:37:26 AM
Not going to read through 7 pages.
but going on Wellbutrin will help you quit smoking.
I'd quit drinking prior to this as sudden dropping of drinking without "tapering" can increase chance of seizure.
Good luck
(Wellbutrin is similar to if not the same as Zyban)
ahhh, better living through chemistry!
good job DP. and if you gave up the booze too you would raise suspision. this way nobody will try to perform an exorcism. ;D
I used swedish snus to quit smoking.
Before you rail this method for "just as bad" read up a bit on it and go from there.
I'm not going to use substitutes or medication.
I've lived my whole adult life trying, somewhat successfully, to avoid doctors. It's their job to find stuff wrong.
I will go and have my bp checked tomorrow and hopefully get off the medication or have it adjusted as necessary.
BTW today was a breeze so far. ;)
Quote from: ducpainter on December 14, 2009, 10:30:09 AM
I'm not going to use substitutes or medication.
I've lived my whole adult life trying, somewhat successfully, to avoid doctors. It's their job to find stuff wrong.
I will go and have my bp checked tomorrow and hopefully get off the medication or have it adjusted as necessary.
BTW today was a breeze so far. ;)
Congrates!! One day down, the rest of your life to go..
Quote from: ducpainter on December 14, 2009, 10:30:09 AM
I'm not going to use substitutes or medication.
I've lived my whole adult life trying, somewhat successfully, to avoid doctors. It's their job to find stuff wrong.
I will go and have my bp checked tomorrow and hopefully get off the medication or have it adjusted as necessary.
BTW today was a breeze so far. ;)
Good work -- keep it up!
It's not the doctors that keep me out of the medical system, it's the insurance companies - why on earth would I intentionally deal with those monsters?
Quote from: triangleforge on December 14, 2009, 10:58:29 AM
Good work -- keep it up!
It's not the doctors that keep me out of the medical system, it's the insurance companies - why on earth would I intentionally deal with those monsters?
Not having insurance is the best way to keep yourself out of the system. ;)
Alcohol free since 09/01/03
Smoke free since 01/19/05
There's nothing terribly unique about my story. I just did too much of the above, too often, over too long a period of time.
If I can quit... you can too. [thumbsup]
Quote from: rule62 on December 14, 2009, 11:54:07 AM
Alcohol free since 09/01/03
Smoke free since 01/19/05
There's nothing terribly unique about my story. I just did too much of the above, too often, over too long a period of time.
If I can quit... you can too. [thumbsup]
I'm not trying nor do I want to quit drinking.
I like alcohol.
Alcohol likes you too ;D
Quote from: Monsterlover on December 14, 2009, 12:42:09 PM
Alcohol likes you too ;D
It's a symbiotic relationship. [laugh]
YA Good for you!
Never been a huge fan of either, though a glass now and then I do, 2 and I regret it.
Unless I'm at Mr. I's house then 17 and I regret it. [cheeky]
I like healthy better.
Just for the record Nate, bourbon tastes better without tobacco. I stopped smoking nearing eight years ago and still find satisfaction in hunting out new bourbons! Good luck.
tod
Quote from: Desmostro on December 14, 2009, 01:00:25 PM
YA Good for you!
Never been a huge fan of either, though a glass now and then I do, 2 and I regret it.
Unless I'm at Mr. I's house then 17 and I regret it. [cheeky]
I like healthy better.
This here be a den of inequity.
Quote from: T. Rush on December 14, 2009, 01:16:42 PM
Just for the record Nate, bourbon tastes better without tobacco. I stopped smoking nearing eight years ago and still find satisfaction in hunting out new bourbons! Good luck.
tod
but how does vodka taste?
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 14, 2009, 02:09:39 PM
This here be a den of inequity.
I'm not certain about the inequity part...
iniquity perhaps.
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 14, 2009, 02:49:29 PM
but how does vodka taste?
spray this on your tongue
(http://www.overstockdrugstore.com/product_images/m/070730042120.jpg)
Quote from: ducatiz on December 14, 2009, 05:39:51 PM
spray this on your tongue
(http://www.overstockdrugstore.com/product_images/m/070730042120.jpg)
nah, i use moose on my tongue.
No san-champagne for me thanks.
Quote from: ducatiz on December 14, 2009, 05:39:51 PM
spray this on your tongue
(http://www.overstockdrugstore.com/product_images/m/070730042120.jpg)
That is what I used to power my potato gun.
Works great.
Quote from: ducpainter on December 14, 2009, 05:10:52 PM
I'm not certain about the inequity part...
iniquity perhaps.
It's both. See, now I can't drink at all and he has to drink for 3. ;)
Quote from: somegirl on December 15, 2009, 08:33:19 AM
It's both. See, now I can't drink at all and he has to drink for 3. ;)
Now I get it.
He'll have no problem with that
Quote from: ducpainter on December 15, 2009, 12:33:19 PM
Now I get it.
He'll have no problem with that
So, how'd your day go? ;D
How's the op making out?
I think I'm doing great.
I guess I'm a little edgy, but I'm not sure if that's from not smoking...
or from shoveling the same roof every morning before we can shingle it. ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on December 15, 2009, 12:44:45 PM
I think I'm doing great.
I guess I'm a little edgy, but I'm not sure if that's from not smoking...
or from shoveling the same roof every morning before we can shingle it. ;D
One December it took me a month to insulate, re-sheath and roof a 5 sq flat roof. It snowed every day it seemed. Roofing sucks
Quote from: Dan on December 15, 2009, 12:56:32 PM
One December it took me a month to insulate, re-sheath and roof a 5 sq flat roof. It snowed every day it seemed. Roofing sucks
Quitting smoking sucks too. If you're using nailers, they can be a great stress reliever.
Quote from: Dan on December 15, 2009, 12:56:32 PM
One December it took me a month to insulate, re-sheath and roof a 5 sq flat roof. It snowed every day it seemed. Roofing sucks
It seems it has snowed every day since I started cutting rafters.
Add that this place is on top of a mountain and some days we spend half the day sanding the drive...
We're doing good. ;D
Tomorrow we have 2 skylights to install and then continue up with the shingles.
Should have it buttoned up by Thursday at the latest.
Quote from: Dan on December 15, 2009, 12:59:11 PM
Quitting smoking sucks too. If you're using nailers, they can be a great stress reliever.
I'm really doing pretty well with it.
I'm on the ground so there are times when not much happens. That's when I think about smoking...but I really don't have any 'cravings'.
Good deal. Being the ground guy ain't so bad either, unless you're humping bundles.
Quote from: Dan on December 15, 2009, 01:05:09 PM
Good deal. Being the ground guy ain't so bad either, unless you're humping bundles.
A half bundle is lighter. ;)
I make extra trips. [cheeky]
I got something for Nate if he lights up. :D
NO SMOKING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtbWdzlrbO8#normal)
I was on fire today...
but I was not smoking. ;D
Go NaTe!!! You're doing GReaT!
+11tyb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!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replace with..
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=32928.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=32928.0)
Quote from: IZ on December 15, 2009, 04:25:27 PM
replace with..
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=32928.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=32928.0)
no...
but I'll piss on your grave. ;D
Quote from: kopfjäger on December 15, 2009, 06:01:05 PM
[laugh] :D
you expect me to be
less cranky without nicotine? ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on December 15, 2009, 06:03:04 PM
you expect me to be less cranky without nicotine? ;D
Meh (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhmjnYKlVnM#normal)
Quote from: kopfjäger on December 15, 2009, 06:06:22 PM
Meh (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhmjnYKlVnM#normal)
Which one is Statler?
Quote from: kopfjäger on December 15, 2009, 06:15:03 PM
The one on the right.
The other guy doesn't have enough hair to be me. ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on December 15, 2009, 06:17:54 PM
The other guy doesn't have enough hair to be me. ;D
that is SO the future you! [laugh]
Today was tough
But you got through?
;D [thumbsup]
See, it's easy.
Quote from: Dan on December 17, 2009, 02:30:43 PM
;D [thumbsup]
See, it's easy.
It actually is. ;)
It's harder staying warm. :P
Quote from: ducpainter on December 17, 2009, 02:38:05 PM
It actually is. ;)
It's harder staying warm. :P
You just need something to paint
Quote from: Dan on December 17, 2009, 02:42:35 PM
You just need something to paint
I can't control much...
I can react to anything ;)
Quote from: ducpainter on December 17, 2009, 02:38:05 PM
It actually is. ;)
It's harder staying warm. :P
i have an idea on how to stay warm...it involves a boat though.
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 17, 2009, 02:52:58 PM
i have an idea on how to stay warm...it involves a boat though.
If we could have harnessed that heat... [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Quote from: ducpainter on December 17, 2009, 03:38:35 PM
If we could have harnessed that heat... [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
should have put it in a bag for the winter. [thumbsup]
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 17, 2009, 05:12:38 PM
should have put it in a bag for the winter. [thumbsup]
ya think?
pretty chilly tonight. ;)
Quote from: ducpainter on December 17, 2009, 05:15:49 PM
ya think?
pretty chilly tonight. ;)
i hear it keeps well int he freezer, just thaw it out when in winter and you're set! ;D
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 17, 2009, 06:18:50 PM
i hear it keeps well int he freezer, just thaw it out when in winter and you're set! ;D
silly boy....
Quote from: ducpainter on December 17, 2009, 06:21:23 PM
silly boy....
i forgot, your grump factor is increased right now.
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 18, 2009, 08:57:06 AM
i forgot, your grump factor is increased right now.
actually not
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 18, 2009, 09:21:01 AM
It can't go higher?
This grump goes to 11 :P
Nope...
I'm so happy and relaxed it's scary.
Quote from: ducpainter on December 18, 2009, 09:25:08 AM
Nope...
I'm so happy and relaxed it's scary.
well i guess when you only give up smoking cigs the other "items" can keep you happy. ;D
vodka is my friend
Checking in, how's it going?
Quote from: Dan on December 19, 2009, 01:18:59 PM
Checking in, how's it going?
I'm OK.
No cigarettes for 7 1/2 days.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4200082482_2d94f09f95_o.jpg)
Quote from: Dan on December 20, 2009, 02:53:14 AM
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4200082482_2d94f09f95_o.jpg)
That's it?
Where are all the health benefits...
and money saved...
and stuff? ;D
Seriously, I can't believe how well it's going.
I think I'll make it another week.
If you got the big stuff after the first week, you'd have nothing to look forward to.
Quote from: Dan on December 20, 2009, 03:01:18 AM
If you got the big stuff after the first week, you'd have nothing to look forward to.
We'll talk next week...
You're gonna have to do better than that cheezy statue. [roll] ;D
The money saving benefits are notable. Move to NYC and you will save even more money not buying cigarettes, all you will need to do is figure out how to pay rent :P
Congrats!! I haven't smoked since 2004 and don't really miss it. I just store the desire with other things I can't do, like rob a bank.
Quote from: howie on December 20, 2009, 03:36:40 AM
The money saving benefits are notable. Move to NYC and you will save even more money not buying cigarettes, all you will need to do is figure out how to pay rent :P
Congrats!! I haven't smoked since 2004 and don't really miss it. I just store the desire with other things I can't do, like rob a bank.
The brand I was smoking was costing +$50/week @ 1pack/day.
That's enough of a spiff.
Great job, Nate!! [clap] [clap]
One can buy a lot of dp water with $50. [bacon]
Quote from: ducpainter on December 20, 2009, 03:53:20 AM
The brand I was smoking was costing +$50/week @ 1pack/day.
See. I told you that ya get an automatic pay raise, when you quit. :D
I've tried to quit smoking twice since this thread was started. First attempt was for about 2 months. Second attempt was for about a month.
I FAIL.
Now, I quit smoking and drinking on a daily basis for a couple hours at a time. [roll]
Quote from: DarkStaR on December 20, 2009, 01:39:12 PM
I've tried to quit smoking twice since this thread was started. First attempt was for about 2 months. Second attempt was for about a month.
I FAIL.
Now, I quit smoking and drinking on a daily basis for a couple hours at a time. [roll]
Maybe try one at a time bro...
...and sorry to steal your thread.
I'll split them if you like.
Quote from: ducpainter on December 20, 2009, 02:05:36 PM
...
...and sorry to steal your thread.
I'll split them if you like.
Don't worry about it, It's all good. [thumbsup]
I just can't find a reason good enough to make me quit. I guess personal health isn't good enough for me.
What made you quit?
Quote from: DarkStaR on December 20, 2009, 02:22:07 PM
Don't worry about it, It's all good. [thumbsup]
I just can't find a reason good enough to make me quit. I guess personal health isn't good enough for me.
What made you quit?
I'd been smoking longer than most people here have been alive.
I want to be around for my son and T.
I was waking up every morning choking...
could barely walk across my field...
it was hard to work.
I got tired of spending almost $75 a week to poison myself.
I realize that I'm just a week in and it will always be a temptation. I really think I'm up to it.
I really thought it would be harder. I've tried before.
I guess it was time.
That's really what it comes down to, you get sick of it. Quitting isn't hard, finding and maintaining the resolve is.
Quote from: ducpainter on December 20, 2009, 03:53:20 AM
The brand I was smoking was costing +$50/week @ 1pack/day.
That's enough of a spiff.
Much more fun to spend that on lighting up tires. [thumbsup]
So...
a couple of observations.
The nicotine addiction does not seem to be the problem...the nicotine leaves your body relatively quickly.
It's the brainwashing.
I was told that quitting would be hard...
that I'd be ugly...
and always want a butt.
I really don't want to smoke...if I'm standing around the thought of smoking crosses my mind, but there doesn't seem to be any real 'craving'.
I guess I'll add that I read a book to quit.
The fact I read a book is remarkable...I'm not a reader.
If you want to quit try reading...
(http://www.quitsmoking.com/images/books/allencarr/allencarrlarge.gif)
it's working for me.
2 weeks and counting. ;D
[clap] [bow_down] [clap]
[thumbsup]
[clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [drink]
[clap] [clap] [beer]
Closing in on 24 years without a puff. What did it for me was acknowledgment and admitting that I am an addict.
Quit once for two years, figured I had it under control. Had a cigar at a bar one night and that was the edge of the slippery slope.
Was over 2 a day when I quit. I really am an addict, I still get the urge from time to time. I know taht with one single puff I will be back at it in no time. Keep the focus and good luck to everyone trying to quit!
Quote from: ducpainter on December 27, 2009, 05:25:32 AM
2 weeks and counting. ;D
you are almost an inspiration ;D [thumbsup]
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on December 27, 2009, 12:46:36 PM
you are almost an inspiration ;D [thumbsup]
now you're getting carried away.... [laugh]
another observation...
being in the car is difficult.
Quote from: ducpainter on December 27, 2009, 12:49:57 PM
now you're getting carried away.... [laugh]
another observation...
being in the car is difficult.
is it the copilot?
try lollipops ;)
Does the car smell like smoke? Thorough cleaning and febreeze is probably a real good idea...
Quote from: NAKID on December 27, 2009, 02:28:14 PM
Does the car smell like smoke? Thorough cleaning and febreeze is probably a real good idea...
That's not the trigger. It's just being in the car.
Quote from: kopfjäger on December 27, 2009, 02:33:16 PM
That's not the trigger. It's just being in the car.
Bingo....
The nicotine addiction cannot be logically explained Chris... I think I have an idea how hard the illogical can be for you...remember...you followed me through a fire in your skivvies...how make the beast with two backsing logical was that? ;D
I still like the smell. The smell doesn't make me want to smoke. I don't
want to smoke...
Quote from: ducpainter on December 27, 2009, 03:10:20 PM
you followed me through a fire in your skivvies -snip- I still like the smell.
Sorry, had to...
Quote from: kopfjäger on December 27, 2009, 02:33:16 PM
That's not the trigger. It's just being in the car.
So...
It really is...
the car has proven to be the biggest challenge for me.
I'm staying home for at least a month. ;D
Living where you do, you might not have a choice ;D
Quote from: swampduc on December 30, 2009, 04:38:56 PM
Living where you do, you might not have a choice ;D
Jeff Foxworthy on New Hampshire
If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 36 inches
of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you
might live in New Hampshire.
If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights a year
because Mt. Washington is the coldest spot in the nation, and Plymouth gets
more snow than any other major city in the US, you might live in New
Hampshire.
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from October through May, you might live
in New Hampshire.
If you get 131 inches of snow in a week and you comment that 'winter's
finally here', you might live near Laconia in New Hampshire.
If you instinctively walk like a penguin for six months out of the year, you
might live, bundled up, in New Hampshire.
If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance, and they don't work
there, you might live in New Hampshire.
If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his
forehead, you might live in New Hampshire.
If you have worn shorts and a parka on the same day, you might live in New
Hampshire.
If you have had a lengthy phone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong
number, you might live in New Hampshire.
YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE NEW HAMPSHIRER WHEN:
'Vacation' means going South past Manchester for the weekend.
You measure distance in hours.
You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.
You often switch from 'heat' to 'A/C' in the same day and back again.
You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard,
without flinching.
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.
You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend/wife knows how to
use them.
You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road
construction.
You can identify a southern or northern accent.
Down South to you means Concord .
Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new shed.
You go out for a fish fry every Friday.
Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
You find 10 degrees 'a little chilly.' and 55 is shorts weather.
You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your New
Hampshire friends and to those who used to live here and left. --
(chickens).
Bring it bro
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
you should visit. [thumbsup]
Maybe in ... Summer? Does that exist there?
Quote from: swampduc on December 30, 2009, 05:17:35 PM
Maybe in ... Summer? Does that exist there?
we have four seasons... ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on December 30, 2009, 05:19:27 PM
we have four seasons... ;D
Swampduc asked about summer. Your four seasons are "You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road
construction."
Quote from: howie on December 30, 2009, 06:10:02 PM
Swampduc asked about summer. Your four seasons are "You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road
construction."
At least someone gets it. ;D
wife and I quit smoking tomorrow night. wish us luck, we'll both be crabby assholes for about a month. I'm gonna start picking fights to get more "make-up" sex. ;D
good luck....
with both.
Somehow I don't see a lot of success with a nicotine deprived woman the very night she quits...
but that's me. [laugh]
Quote from: howie on December 30, 2009, 06:10:02 PM
Swampduc asked about summer. Your four seasons are "You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road
construction."
What about bug season and mud season?
Quote from: ducpainter on December 30, 2009, 06:56:13 PM
good luck....
with both.
Somehow I don't see a lot of success with a nicotine deprived woman the very night she quits...
but that's me. [laugh]
oh I can piss her off very well, my specialty. [thumbsup]
3 weeks
Quote from: ducpainter on January 03, 2010, 07:03:32 AM
3 weeks
Yea! I am impressed [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [beer]
And into the next year, you are doing great!
1 week smoke free. :P
Great for all the people that have stopped, I still smoke a pack of Luckies a day [thumbsup]
Quote from: Big Troubled Bear on January 08, 2010, 03:01:57 AM
Great for all the people that have stopped, I still smoke a pack of Luckies a day [thumbsup]
You could be next
Quote from: ducpainter on January 08, 2010, 03:08:48 AM
You could be next
My main mission is losing some weight, about 10 kg overweight at the moment and the holidays didn`t help either ;D
4 weeks...
it gets more difficult not easier.
Quote from: ducpainter on January 09, 2010, 03:15:46 PM
4 weeks...
it gets more difficult not easier.
Now it's the habit, not the nicotine. This is where all the things you associate with smoking pop up like wretched little demons, to remind you. You can do it. [thumbsup]
I don't expect they'll leave.
Quote from: ducpainter on January 09, 2010, 03:41:24 PM
I don't expect they'll leave.
Not for a while. I'd sometimes wake up in a cold sweat, and finally figured out that I'd had a dream where I had a smoke. It would tweak me for the whole day.
Quote from: Dan on January 09, 2010, 03:43:47 PM
Not for a while. I'd sometimes wake up in a cold sweat, and finally figured out that I'd had a dream where I had a smoke. It would tweak me for the whole day.
I'm looking forward to that dream. ;D
I'd like this feeling to subside, that would help a lot:
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:pzWDY41aGDawOM:http://patdollard.com/wp-content/uploads/marty_feldman_ameri_186080m.jpg)
Quote from: Speeddog on January 09, 2010, 04:15:45 PM
I'd like this feeling to subside, that would help a lot:
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:pzWDY41aGDawOM:http://patdollard.com/wp-content/uploads/marty_feldman_ameri_186080m.jpg)
That's funny... [laugh] [clap] [laugh] [clap]
I didn't have that at the beginning.
It's building a bit.
Quote from: ducpainter on January 09, 2010, 03:41:24 PM
I don't expect they'll leave.
demons generally don't.
Hang in there.
You'll make it.
Quote from: ducpainter on January 09, 2010, 03:41:24 PM
I don't expect they'll leave.
They wont. Just put your desire to smoke with all the other things you can't do, like ride your motorcycle through town on route 3 at 140 MPH.
You can do it.
While it may get tougher for a while, it get's pretty easy after that.
Quote from: howie on January 09, 2010, 05:35:06 PM
They wont. Just put your desire to smoke with all the other things you can't do, like ride your motorcycle through town on route 3 at 140 MPH.
[laugh] [laugh] [clap]
Quote from: howie on January 09, 2010, 05:35:06 PM
They wont. Just put your desire to smoke with all the other things you can't do, like ride your motorcycle through town on route 3 at 140 MPH.
There in lies the rub...
If I did that it would only be once...maybe twice. ;D
If I light another cigarette I'll do it till I die.
While I appreciate them, I'm not posting these little tidbits looking for encouragement or kudos. They're just my observations.
That's why you'll probably be able to quit
BTW, what does T say about all this?
Quote from: Monsterlover on January 10, 2010, 05:15:24 AM
That's why you'll probably be able to quit
BTW, what does T say about all this?
She thinks it's great. She's been impressed by how little trouble I've had with the process and has been really supportive. There were a couple of days around the 2 week mark when I was more of an asshole than usual, but it was associated with long car rides, so she's let me off the hook on doing that for a while.
I'm hoping she gets to the point where she believes she can do it too.
Sweet.
Are the cost savings noticeable yet?
hard to say.
I need to get in the habit of putting the money elsewhere.
Send it to me. You have my address ;D
Quote from: Monsterlover on January 10, 2010, 08:34:17 AM
Send it to me. You have my address ;D
You'd do that for me?
What a guy.
Indeed.
I'll invest it for you.
You won't get any financial return, but the good feeling knowing you're helping:
- Close the hole in the o-zone layer by burning fuel through a KTM and Ducati
- Return tires back to the earth (where they came from originally.) Just in tiny pieces localized at racetracks and certain roads the public uses.
Do your part to help the earth.
Act now before it's too late ;D
Wow, ML.
You're such a thoughtful guy. [cheeky]
Great job sticking with it, dp. Attitude is everything, and it sounds like yours is awesome. [thumbsup]
Hey, if you guys want to contribute to the cause, I'll pm my paypal address ;D
Do your part.
Act now before it's too late
[laugh]
5...
count them...
5 weeks
i'm so proud of you nate :)
[thumbsup]
[thumbsup]
You're well on your way to having another reason to rant and yell at people. [laugh]
Quote from: Dan on January 16, 2010, 02:12:54 PM
[thumbsup]
You're well on your way to having another reason to rant and yell at people. [laugh]
works for me.
Update?
7+ weeks
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+1 to what Howie said. [bow_down]
Smoke free since 1/1/10. :P
Quote from: Speeddog on February 02, 2010, 08:27:11 AM
Smoke free since 1/1/10. :P
Keep it up. [thumbsup] [clap]
Good job Speed.
I'm smoke free since 10/1/09
Don't miss it now, kinda bothers me too now
Congrats to all the new non-smokers. Doesn't it feel good just to take in a breath of clean air. [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup]
Congratulations to the non-smokers! You've made it through thee hardest part! It's all down hill from here!
edit;
Down hill meaning it's going to get easier and easier with every passing day.
[thumbsup] [thumbsup] ;D
Quote from: Speeddog on February 02, 2010, 08:27:11 AM
Smoke free since 1/1/10. :P
One day at a time, you're doing great [thumbsup]
Quote from: ducpainter on February 02, 2010, 01:25:45 PM
Congrats Nick.
Thanks, and congrats to you as well! [beer]
Physical effects of the no nicotine withdrawal are gone.
Mental aspect is still there, and will not go away any time soon.
This is not my first rodeo, so pretty much like last time. :-\
Quote from: Speeddog on February 02, 2010, 03:40:23 PM
Thanks, and congrats to you as well! [beer]
Physical effects of the no nicotine withdrawal are gone.
Mental aspect is still there, and will not go away any time soon.
This is not my first rodeo, so pretty much like last time. :-\
The urge is still there, but the desire isn't.
I know I don't want to smoke.
I think I've done it...
for now. ;D
10 weeks today.
The lack of nicotine seems to be screwing with me physically.
I did smoke for a long time...probably why.
Increase your vodka intake [evil] Seriously, don't give in now. I haven't smoked in about 5 years now and don't miss it.
Quote from: ducpainter on February 20, 2010, 07:23:36 AM
~~~SNIP~~~
The lack of nicotine seems to be screwing with me physically.
~~~SNIP~~~
In what ways?
I don't feel 100% 'right', but then again, maybe this *is* how 'right' feels.
7 weeks for me.
Congrats on staying 3 weeks ahead of me. [beer]
Quote from: Speeddog on February 20, 2010, 07:42:42 AM
In what ways?
I don't feel 100% 'right', but then again, maybe this *is* how 'right' feels.
7 weeks for me.
Congrats on staying 3 weeks ahead of me. [beer]
I'm having some issues regulating my blood pressure
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=198.msg611640#msg611640 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=198.msg611640#msg611640)
Quit on Jan 1. I find the physical addiction is the easiest thing to deal with; the psychological addiction (reaching for a cigarette when my mind is racing as I'm dealing with some work problem) is more problematic.
I've quit before, for long stretches- 10 years, 5 years, 4 years. I really don't want to relapse this time.
Quote from: ducpainter on February 20, 2010, 07:49:59 AM
I'm having some issues regulating my blood pressure
IIRC, nicotine is a blood thinner, so it makes sense that a change in BP meds might be in order.
Best of luck with the fine-tuning.
I haven't noticed any change in blood pressure myself, but I've not been monitoring it. :P
Quote from: nicrosato on February 20, 2010, 07:59:08 AM
Quit on Jan 1. I find the physical addiction is the easiest thing to deal with; the psychological addiction (reaching for a cigarette when my mind is racing as I'm dealing with some work problem) is more problematic.
I've quit before, for long stretches- 10 years, 5 years, 4 years. I really don't want to relapse this time.
Congrats!
Quote from: nicrosato on February 20, 2010, 07:59:08 AM
Quit on Jan 1. I find the physical addiction is the easiest thing to deal with; the psychological addiction (reaching for a cigarette when my mind is racing as I'm dealing with some work problem) is more problematic.
I've quit before, for long stretches- 10 years, 5 years, 4 years. I really don't want to relapse this time.
Keep it up. [thumbsup]
Quote from: Speeddog on February 20, 2010, 08:05:16 AM
IIRC, nicotine is a blood thinner, so it makes sense that a change in BP meds might be in order.
Best of luck with the fine-tuning.
I haven't noticed any change in blood pressure myself, but I've not been monitoring it. :P
Yet they also claim that smoking increases bp.
I'm thinking that the initial body reaction was an increase and the long term will be a decrease.
It will work out.
Smoking Kills (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssD6lpTDydk#normal)
How's everyone holding up?
Quote from: triangleforge on February 23, 2010, 05:51:37 AM
Smoking Kills (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssD6lpTDydk#normal)
How's everyone holding up?
[laugh] [laugh]
I'm good.
I gave the lack of nicotine a bad rap.
It was a medication fiasco.
I gave up 18 months ago. And I don't miss it. Waking up in the middle of the night coughing my burning lungs up and then sneezing/coughing up a huge gob of phlegm in the morning made the decision easy for me. [puke]
Now I'm trying to give up drinking during the week. Was drinking every night and waking up feeling like sh*t. Only going to drink on weekends.
Haven't had a drink for 2 nights. :(
I quit seven times last week. ;D
LA
HEAR-YEA, HEAR-YEA...
As of last night, I've drank my last beer. I will not be buying it anymore for home consumption. I have run out of gin too and will not be buying spirits for the house to just sit there. I drink them if they're around....
I may still enjoy a drink while out for dinner or a social event, but at home....I'm done.
Quit smokin' back in 1993-ish... Cigarettes that is. I still *yearn* for the occasional cigar.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on June 24, 2010, 05:57:12 PM
HEAR-YEA, HEAR-YEA...
As of last night, I've drank my last beer. I will not be buying it anymore for home consumption. I have run out of gin too and will not be buying spirits for the house to just sit there. I drink them if they're around....
I may still enjoy a drink while out for dinner or a social event, but at home....I'm done.
Quit smokin' back in 1993-ish... Cigarettes that is. I still *yearn* for the occasional cigar.
[clap] [clap] [clap] [thumbsup]
[bacon]
Hasn't been easy w/the Hendricks around budday.... BUT, I've got to steer this chassis (my body) to something less toxic/more healthy.
Thanks Guy... ;)
Nice to reach a personal realization and feel so right about it. Congrats with everything!!!! [thumbsup]
UPDATE:
Apparently I have very little willpower.
Went to the doctor today for a congestion/allergy issue. Of course the Dr. recommends me to quit smoking...as they all do, but this time she offered a prescription.
So, I started the program ASAP, and have 1 week left to smoke.
At +$150 a month (not covered under my medical plan), this shit BETTER work.
It's a 12 week deal, but I'm going to "try" to have it done in 8 weeks so i don't have to buy another box.
I can't wait for the side affects:
1) Nausia [puke]
2) Sleep problems including vivid strange unusual dreams [laugh]
3) Constipation [laugh]
4) Gas [laugh]
5) Vomiting [puke]
6) depression/suicide :-[
7) mania [bang]
8 ) hallucinations :o
9) unusual mood changes :'(
and that's just to name a few.
jeez... sounds like your better off smoking at that point...
good luck man, it's a difficult task. we're rootin' for ya.
Quote from: DarkStaR on July 20, 2010, 03:39:46 PM
UPDATE:
Apparently I have very little willpower.
<snip>
At +$150 a month (not covered under my medical plan), this shit BETTER work.
It's a 12 week deal, but I'm going to "try" to have it done in 8 weeks so i don't have to buy another box.
I can't wait for the side affects:
1) Nausia [puke]
2) Sleep problems including vivid strange unusual dreams [laugh]
3) Constipation [laugh]
4) Gas [laugh]
5) Vomiting [puke]
6) depression/suicide :-[
7) mania [bang]
8 ) hallucinations :o
9) unusual mood changes :'(
and that's just to name a few.
How much do you spend on ciggies?
Are you aware of the side effects of smoking? [evil]
You could just man up and quit the make the beast with two backsing things you know. :-*
Quote from: ducpainter on July 20, 2010, 04:02:24 PM
How much do you spend on ciggies?
Are you aware of the side effects of smoking? [evil]
You could just man up and quit the make the beast with two backsing things you know. :-*
Oh yeah, well......................I got nothing... [cheeky]
Quote from: ducpainter on July 20, 2010, 04:02:24 PM
How much do you spend on ciggies?
Are you aware of the side effects of smoking? [evil]
You could just man up and quit the make the beast with two backsing things you know. :-*
Reformed smokers :P
In NYC $150 a month would be a bargain, cigarettes here are about $10 a pack. Quitting is different for everyone, but I think part of the problem is media convincing people it is that difficult. The other problem is you either really want to quit or really have to.
We are rooting for you [thumbsup]
Quote from: DarkStaR on July 20, 2010, 04:32:35 PM
Oh yeah, well......................I got nothing... [cheeky]
It isn't easy...
I know.
It really is a decision though.
The nicotine monster doesn't have to run your life.
Quote from: howie on July 21, 2010, 03:51:27 AM
Reformed smokers :P
In NYC $150 a month would be a bargain, cigarettes here are about $10 a pack. Quitting is different for everyone, but I think part of the problem is media convincing people it is that difficult. The other problem is you either really want to quit or really have to.
We are rooting for you [thumbsup]
That is exactly correct howie.
Quitting isn't hard.
Deciding that you can live without cigarettes in the long term is tough to deal with.
It's not that I want to smoke...it's just that I'm not sure that I want to work this hard to not smoke. ;)
Yea, it's the whole convincing thing. It's been a long time since I've stuffed a wad of shredded tobacco leaves into my mouth (not that shit that comes in a can...). It took some time, but I don't want it all the time now. There's still times I do, but I just have to find something to distract myself with.
JM
The owner of a machine shop I work with called the other day and drops the bomb that he had just got done with chemo treatments for cancer attributed to his occasional cigar smoking. One of my aunts died from lung cancer as she was a cigarette smoker all of her life. My grandfather died from emphysema due to smoking his entire life.
Just some dark and dreary food for thought.
Quote from: Drjones on July 22, 2010, 08:22:35 AM
The owner of a machine shop I work with called the other day and drops the bomb that he had just got done with chemo treatments for cancer attributed to his occasional cigar smoking. One of my aunts died from lung cancer as she was a cigarette smoker all of her life. My grandfather died from emphysema due to smoking his entire life.
Just some dark and dreary food for thought.
My dad smoked 1-2 packs of cigs for most of his adult life. He died at 86 due to complications from SHINGLES. Not a touch of emphysema or lung problems.
Quote from: ducatiz on July 22, 2010, 09:40:21 AM
My dad smoked 1-2 packs of cigs for most of his adult life. He died at 86 due to complications from SHINGLES. Not a touch of emphysema or lung problems.
In nature there are not black and white rules and there are always exceptions to general trends. But do you want to gamble with your life on the chance that smoking won't hurt or kill you.
Everything we do is a gamble.
I am sure some people are more disposed to disease.
Quote from: akmnstr on July 22, 2010, 11:26:39 AM
In nature there are not black and white rules and there are always exceptions to general trends. But do you want to gamble with your life on the chance that smoking won't hurt or kill you.
I don't see how that gamble is any different from the one on a motorbike.
Quote from: DarkStaR on July 20, 2010, 03:39:46 PM
I can't wait for the side affects:
1) Nausia [puke]
2) Sleep problems including vivid strange unusual dreams [laugh]
3) Constipation [laugh]
4) Gas [laugh]
5) Vomiting [puke]
6) depression/suicide :-[
7) mania [bang]
8 ) hallucinations :o
9) unusual mood changes :'(
and that's just to name a few.
Many of those are pregnancy side effects too! [cheeky]
Seriously, good luck, I hope the prescription helps.
Quote from: somegirl on July 23, 2010, 08:43:43 AM
Many of those are pregnancy side effects too! [cheeky]
Seriously, good luck, I hope the prescription helps.
So does that mean the prescription will make me pregnant?!?! :o [laugh]
Quote from: MrIncredible on July 22, 2010, 02:36:02 PM
I don't see how that gamble is any different from the one on a motorbike.
Common Mr Incredible, Surely you can see the difference. COPD or cancer, a protracted illness and a long drawn out death. And you will know it is coming for a long time. The risk of death by MC and smoking are not compensatory they are additive meaning that if you smoke and ride you are not substituting the risk of one for the other, rather the risks are added giving you a higher probability of an early end.
3 weeks off the smokes.....no where did I put my beer?
Quote from: akmnstr on July 23, 2010, 03:51:52 PM
Common Mr Incredible, Surely you can see the difference. COPD or cancer, a protracted illness and a long drawn out death. And you will know it is coming for a long time. The risk of death by MC and smoking are not compensatory they are additive meaning that if you smoke and ride you are not substituting the risk of one for the other, rather the risks are added giving you a higher probability of an early end.
Yes, because no one has ever been paralyzed on a bike, or had to spend a long time relearning to walk, etc.
No one is saying combined they aren't worse than either.
At least with smoking it could likely take years to kill you-on the bike, it's any moment.
Quote from: MrIncredible on July 23, 2010, 07:13:41 PM
Yes, because no one has ever been paralyzed on a bike, or had to spend a long time relearning to walk, etc.
No one is saying combined they aren't worse than either.
At least with smoking it could likely take years to kill you-on the bike, it's any moment.
Here is the tuff luv message I am trying to get across. If you are using your riding as a rationalization for smoking you are either a damn fool or you are lying to yourself. Not trying to piss anyone off. Just trying to make it simple and easy. You are all my bros.
1 week has passed since my last smoke, and I don't get the urges too often anymore. Can't say for sure if it's the prescription or placebo, but I guess it doesn't really matter. Only side effect so far is i think I'm a bit more emotional than normal. :'( [bang] [laugh]
Quote from: DarkStaR on July 31, 2010, 11:01:27 AM
1 week has passed since my last smoke, and I don't get the urges too often anymore. Can't say for sure if it's the prescription or placebo, but I guess it doesn't really matter. Only side effect so far is i think I'm a bit more emotional than normal. :'( [bang] [laugh]
good job! [thumbsup]
Quote from: DarkStaR on July 31, 2010, 11:01:27 AM
1 week has passed since my last smoke, and I don't get the urges too often anymore. Can't say for sure if it's the prescription or placebo, but I guess it doesn't really matter. Only side effect so far is i think I'm a bit more emotional than normal. :'( [bang] [laugh]
Good work.
You
can do it.
way to go! Coming up on a month! havent worn a patch for 8 days!
good job, all y'all!
[thumbsup]
So its now been 2 1/2 months since my last smoke, and as a side effect I drink a lot less.
When I first started this post back in 9/08 I was smoking about 3/4 packs, and drinking about 6 drinks (mix of beer and whiskey) a day.
I tried to quit on my own for almost 2 years, but you know how that goes. You REALLY need to find YOUR reason to QUIT before you can REALLY QUIT.
At this point, I can hang out with my smoking friends without even thinking that I need a cigarette. I was smoking consistently for almost exactly 10 years, and on and off 10 years before that.
As a pleasant side effect, now that I don't smoke, I only drink about 1-3 drinks a day. So,... I'll consider that a 3/4 success to the original post...and I can live with that. [cheeky]
My doctor prescribed Chantix to help me quit, and I'll say if you don't have much will power, every little bit of help goes a long way. Does it work? I don't know, but it and/or the online program help me in one way or another.
I was prescribed 12 weeks of Chantix, bought 8 weeks worth, and only used it for 4 weeks. Now I have an extra box worth $150 collecting dust. :-\
What REALLY made me quit was the smokers cough that occurs the first few weeks after quitting. I don't want to ever have to go through that again. That REALLY SUCKED!!!
Another plus to quitting smoking was that shortly after, I was able to pay off a credit card that had been looming over my head for the last couple months, and that put me at ZERO debt. ;D But, that didn't last very long as I bought myself a new computer as a reward shortly after. :-\
Oh yeah, and thanks for all the support DMF! [cheeky]
^^^ [thumbsup] You get an automatic pay raise when you quit smoking and drinking. :D
keep it up bro...
good for you.
Good going [thumbsup]
Oh, what's dimby? Lol. Na I'm guessing its the biggest dmf meet of the year where we drink, eat, burn stuff and have a hell of a time without getting jailed? That sound bout right..? I see it might lasta couple days.. does that mean we bring tents or make resovations? Oh and what's the location to see how long I needto be on the road..
Quote from: cokey on October 10, 2010, 08:09:03 PM
Oh, what's dimby? Lol. Na I'm guessing its the biggest dmf meet of the year where we drink, eat, burn stuff and have a hell of a time without getting jailed? That sound bout right..? I see it might lasta couple days.. does that mean we bring tents or make resovations? Oh and what's the location to see how long I needto be on the road..
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=43338.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=43338.0)
You pretty much got it. I would suggest reservations. Very limited indoor facilities, so a tent is a good idea. I think a good estimate on road time is about 5 hours to a week depending on the route you choose. No guarantee on not getting jailed.
One year smoke free. 8)
Hope the rest of ya are still on the wagon. [thumbsup]
Quote from: Speeddog on January 03, 2011, 11:05:36 AM
One year smoke free. 8)
Hope the rest of ya are still on the wagon. [thumbsup]
Congrats Brother! Keep it up!!! [thumbsup] [moto]
[bacon]
I was off the wagon for a little over a year and now I'm 10 days into my new smobriety (sobriety from smoking, haven't drank for years). I think the lesson here is to stay quit cause it's harder and harder to quit every time I do it. Also, I just realized that by not smoking, I've basically gotten a 5k/yr raise - that part is nice!
Seven smoke free years for me ;D
Gonna be 6 months soon for me. ;D
This being the newyear I think it is great that folks are reporting in their continued success; but what about the originator of this thread, that well known mod that we know is always lurking out there to keep the peace. Ducpainter, please report in!
I did not originate this thread. DarkStaR did.
I also did not stay a non-smoker...made it till Labor day weekend.
I'll try again.
Quote from: humorless dp on January 04, 2011, 01:22:29 PM
I did not originate this thread. DarkStaR did.
I also did not stay a non-smoker...made it till Labor day weekend.
I'll try again.
Nobody likes a quitter.
Animal House: Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lT1o0sDwI#normal)
QuoteNobody likes a quitter.
Are you a quitter if you quit smoking?
Are you a quitter if you stop smoking and then quit the non-smoking program?
Or, is there no way out this, your a quitter no matter what ya do?
Quote from: akmnstr on January 04, 2011, 01:39:51 PM
Are you a quitter if you quit smoking?
Are you a quitter if you stop smoking and then quit the non-smoking program?
Or, is there no way out this, your a quitter no matter what ya do?
I have an answer for one of your questions.
No one gets out...alive. ;)
Most people don't "quit", they are just taking time off ;D
mitt
Quote from: humorless dp on January 04, 2011, 01:22:29 PM
I did not originate this thread. DarkStaR did.
I also did not stay a non-smoker...made it till Labor day weekend.
I'll try again.
Most people quit more than once. Do try again. Moving to NYC may help, around $11 a pack is an incentive :P
Quote from: mitt on January 04, 2011, 02:38:58 PM
Most people don't "quit", they are just taking time off ;D
mitt
The key word's are.....I stopped. ;)
Quote from: DarkStaR on January 04, 2011, 12:14:36 PM
Gonna be 6 months soon for me. ;D
20 days after that ^^^ post, I went on a business trip to Japan and started smoking again. Took about a month or so to get control over it again.
Now, on special occasions, I'll have a social cigaret with a smoking friend, but that's maybe 1 cigaret in 2 weeks...
Well, today is 6 months smoke free. Feels like its been longer. I did it with Chantix (the wonder drug).
As for the drinking....not a chance, that will send me over the edge. Need at least one vice. ;)
Quote from: howie on January 04, 2011, 11:42:31 PM
Most people quit more than once. Do try again. Moving to NYC may help, around $11 a pack is an incentive :P
I'll pass on the NYC thing...talk about a fish out of water. [laugh]
I have stopped smoking again though. 2 1/2 weeks. T stopped also.
We figure we'll save about $7K/year at NH prices.
7 grand a year?!?! Damn!
That's some serious coin.
Good luck to both of you!
Quote from: ducpainter on April 19, 2011, 06:41:47 AM
I'll pass on the NYC thing...talk about a fish out of water. [laugh]
I have stopped smoking again though. 2 1/2 weeks. T stopped also.
We figure we'll save about $7K/year at NH prices.
Good luck to you both, stay strong! [beer]
8 days no smoke. I'm less likely to kill someone now. That first three days sucked royal ass.
Quote from: muskrat on April 19, 2011, 06:34:09 PM8 days no smoke. I'm less likely to kill someone now. That first three days sucked royal ass.
My favorite is getting high just from inhaling. I quit the first time several years ago and still remember being higher than a kite after a few deep inhalations of clear air after my lungs had a chance to purge themselves of some crap.
Quit again a few months ago... Sadly the high wasn't nearly as memorable this time [laugh]
Quote from: ducpainter on April 19, 2011, 06:41:47 AM
I'll pass on the NYC thing...talk about a fish out of water. [laugh]
I have stopped smoking again though. 2 1/2 weeks. T stopped also.
We figure we'll save about $7K/year at NH prices.
I'm rooting for you and T [thumbsup]
YAY for everyone that's quit [clap]
I quit a couple months ago as well. I had a cold that turned to bronchitis
I figured it was as good a time as any to quit. Don't miss it anymore.
No way I'm givin up the booze though. ;)
I quit smoking for a few months but really missed the cough-and-swallow instant breakfast in the mornings......
Quote from: RAT900 on April 20, 2011, 10:53:44 PM
I quit smoking for a few months but really missed the cough-and-swallow instant breakfast in the mornings......
[puke]
thanks for that, RAT... :P
Quote from: The Bacon Junkie on April 20, 2011, 11:20:53 PM
[puke]
thanks for that, RAT... :P
Just trying to do my part to help folks stay off the killer weed [thumbsup]
What about the other weed? ^
Yeah, I remember coughing up something that looked like escargot.
Ah those were the days
Quote from: RAT900 on April 20, 2011, 10:53:44 PM
I quit smoking for a few months but really missed the cough-and-swallow instant breakfast in the mornings......
Nicotine oysters, they are even better when gritty. :D
I haven't had the smokers cough.....strange. :-\
It can take a bit of time.
Also you may not be exercising them enough. Many doctors believe that your heart and lungs can rehab to almost 100% post quitting... With help. Theres some breathing exercises that I've done in the past to help and I got into the habit of getting off the elevator a few floors early at one of the sites I'm at regularly. Climbing 6 flights of stairs energetically gets the lungs moving :)
I'm proud to say its one year today smoke free. ;D
Gonna celebrate with some [drink]
Good for you!!!!!
I'll have one for you too. [drink]
Quote from: Speeddog on January 07, 2010, 06:54:27 PM
1 week smoke free. :P
Closing in on 5 years smoke free. 8)
It's a bit early to declare "I quit", but I've stopped, and I'm hoping to be able to encourage those who are still in the grip that it's possible to escape.
For the last couple years, the smell of smoke makes me gag. [puke]
If I can do it, chances are incredibly good that you can too.
There's no particular significance in doing it on January 1, but it's an easy threshold.
Give it a shot.
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Quote from: Speeddog on December 10, 2015, 08:33:43 PM
Closing in on 5 years smoke free. 8)
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Have only heard how crazy hard it is to give up. Congrats Speeddog!!!
About 10 years for me. Smoking, I ain't giving [drink] [wine] [shot] up. At this point I have absolutely no desire.
I heard David Koresh quit smoking as well.
Quote from: Behind all Trees on December 18, 2015, 05:15:25 PM
I heard David Koresh quit smoking ss well.
He only smoked for a little while, so it was easy for him to quit.