Quitting is Contagious

[UncleEbinezer]

Ha!  Just keeping you on your toes.
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard


I hit 7 months on Sunday.

you're 3 ahead of me. Sunday was my 4 month mark.

you both are still ahead of me three months coming up soon.

4 months happened on the 16th for me, working toward 5 now.

awesome Nab, I completely forgot about you. 

I didn't! Hoping its all going strong, adn your lady is sticking with it too.

Also, no worries jj, one of these days you'll catch up to me, and i'll catch up to nab and we' catch up to phishy, and uncle eb will catch us, and we'll all catch up to superfreakie.....then, i don't know what happens.....

Then we have to form a new competition.

[VA $l!m]

alright fellas.
time for iceman to get serious.
after over 12 years as a professional waiter i worked my last shift ever on tuesday.
my health is at defcon 4 and im dying.
so, im in.

im smoking about 25 cigs a day right now, and ive been a daily smoker for over 18 years.
the last time i tried to quit was about 4 and a half years ago, and i made it a week or so.
It is 11:41 cst, and there are 7 camel lights in my box.

[gah]

alright fellas.
time for iceman to get serious.
after over 12 years as a professional waiter i worked my last shift ever on tuesday.
my health is at defcon 4 and im dying.
so, im in.

im smoking about 25 cigs a day right now, and ive been a daily smoker for over 18 years.
the last time i tried to quit was about 4 and a half years ago, and i made it a week or so.
It is 11:41 cst, and there are 7 camel lights in my box.

Don't smoke em.

[kellerb]

alright fellas.
time for iceman to get serious.
after over 12 years as a professional waiter i worked my last shift ever on tuesday.
my health is at defcon 4 and im dying.
so, im in.

im smoking about 25 cigs a day right now, and ive been a daily smoker for over 18 years.
the last time i tried to quit was about 4 and a half years ago, and i made it a week or so.
It is 11:41 cst, and there are 7 camel lights in my box.

In my head, that reallly realllly sounds like a movie preview

[rowjimmy]

alright fellas.
time for iceman to get serious.
after over 12 years as a professional waiter i worked my last shift ever on tuesday.
my health is at defcon 4 and im dying.
so, im in.

im smoking about 25 cigs a day right now, and ive been a daily smoker for over 18 years.
the last time i tried to quit was about 4 and a half years ago, and i made it a week or so.
It is 11:41 cst, and there are 7 camel lights in my box.

Don't smoke em.

The serious move would be to flush those 7 smokes.

[gah]

alright fellas.
time for iceman to get serious.
after over 12 years as a professional waiter i worked my last shift ever on tuesday.
my health is at defcon 4 and im dying.
so, im in.

im smoking about 25 cigs a day right now, and ive been a daily smoker for over 18 years.
the last time i tried to quit was about 4 and a half years ago, and i made it a week or so.
It is 11:41 cst, and there are 7 camel lights in my box.

Don't smoke em.

The serious move would be to flush those 7 smokes.

Write each day of the week on them, and carry that days with you as a reminder, and at the end of each day, break it or smoke it as a reward for making it all day, and consider yourself one day closer. When they're all gone, you'll be one week in, and a lot more prepared to move forward without any at all.

[phuzzyfish12]

alright fellas.
time for iceman to get serious.
after over 12 years as a professional waiter i worked my last shift ever on tuesday.
my health is at defcon 4 and im dying.
so, im in.

im smoking about 25 cigs a day right now, and ive been a daily smoker for over 18 years.
the last time i tried to quit was about 4 and a half years ago, and i made it a week or so.
It is 11:41 cst, and there are 7 camel lights in my box.

Don't smoke em.

The serious move would be to flush those 7 smokes.

The day I quit (over a year ago) I threw out an ENTIRE pack of cigarettes!!

DON'T SMOKE THEM!!!!

[Buffalo Budd]

alright fellas.
time for iceman to get serious.
after over 12 years as a professional waiter i worked my last shift ever on tuesday.
my health is at defcon 4 and im dying.
so, im in.

im smoking about 25 cigs a day right now, and ive been a daily smoker for over 18 years.
the last time i tried to quit was about 4 and a half years ago, and i made it a week or so.
It is 11:41 cst, and there are 7 camel lights in my box.

Good luck Slim 

[rowjimmy]

I suppose my last post should have included this:

Good luck Slim 

Because, of course, I wish you the best of luck and strength.

I know that this really only works if you are doing it for yourself because you know that YOU need it but I want to note that we want it for you too. I think I can comfortably speak for everybody here when I say that; including those who still smoke. We want to see you make it. We want to help you make it. The 'paug is manned by somebody through most hours day and night so you can ALWAYS come here for encouragement or a talk-down if you are feeling like caving.

Also, feel free to call me for support.

[Buffalo Budd]

I had to laugh looking at your post RJ

Also, feel free to call this guy ^^^ for support.

:wink:

[Superfreakie]

The 'paug is manned by somebody through most hours day and night so you can ALWAYS come here for encouragement or a talk-down if you are feeling like caving.

I generally man the 'paug/fort in the wee hours of the morning, so feel free to hit me up.....in fact, I think we have convo'd at those hours before. I know I chat up the west coast boys around that time. You should probably get involved in the huge GD project about to commence at LL, it'll help get your mind off things.

[UncleEbinezer]

slim, you can do it.  Good luck and hit me up anytime too.  I'm only one week 1, but I made it and it feels pretty good.  It is real tough but each day you feel like you are a stronger person. 

[mattstick]

The day I quit (over a year ago) I threw out an ENTIRE pack of cigarettes!!

DON'T SMOKE THEM!!!!

I gave almost an entire carton of smokes to some Scottish kids when I decided to quit.

[UncleEbinezer]

Yesterday marked the end of Day 9 and the today is the beginning of Day 10 for me.  Its been a struggle everyday.  Actually on Wednesday night I had several beers out at a bar and really felt those cravings start coming on.  I popped my little nicotine lozenge and kept me good to go.  I had GAH and my wife to make sure I didn't dissappear, but the little nicotine bump, helps distract your mind from it. 

I use the lowest dose and since I have started this process I may have popped 10 or so, but I had been weaning down and going a day or two without a smoke.  For anyone else that is struggling or attempting, find all the possible ways you need to help you along.  The first few days and weeks are the toughest and I can say that only because this is like my fifth time I've been at this juncture.  I just expect it to be the last.

[Superfreakie]

Yesterday marked the end of Day 9 and the today is the beginning of Day 10 for me.  Its been a struggle everyday.  Actually on Wednesday night I had several beers out at a bar and really felt those cravings start coming on.  I popped my little nicotine lozenge and kept me good to go.  I had GAH and my wife to make sure I didn't dissappear, but the little nicotine bump, helps distract your mind from it. 

I use the lowest dose and since I have started this process I may have popped 10 or so, but I had been weaning down and going a day or two without a smoke.  For anyone else that is struggling or attempting, find all the possible ways you need to help you along.  The first few days and weeks are the toughest and I can say that only because this is like my fifth time I've been at this juncture.  I just expect it to be the last.

keep fighting the good fight. It's a bitch but one day, I promise you, you will not feel it anymore. That's a special day to strive for. I think Nab has got to be close to there now, seeing as he is 5 months in.