3 days ago I had my last cigarette

[A/Fuel]

I'm doing a little better, but the edge is only slightly worn.
One intresting note though, I was at the post office this morning and I could smell that someone was smoking....something I don't think I would have noticed before.
I think I just have to stay busy right now.

[JOES66FURY]

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Good luck man! I have not had one in 6 months...still crave them from time to time...the down side is I replaced one habit with another...I started eating again.

[A/Fuel]

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Wow, 6 months, I hope I can make it that long.
I don't have the eating problem, I just walk around in circles and talk to myself, lol.

[JOES66FURY]

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I buy tooth picks form a local vitamin store, they are Cinnamon and green tea flavored..they help a lot. and peppermint candy, I was partial to the Camel Menthols so the candy helps.

[Eagle Kammback]

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Quitting can be rough, my mom had a horrible time quitting, my dad just decided to stop and had no trouble at all

Chewing Gum seems to help many of my friends who have quit

[A/Fuel]

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I think the fact that I get all jacked up on coffee in the morning doesn't help.
That's another habit I'm going to kick.
I really don't know why I've decided to torture myself like this lately.

[TheSilverBuick]

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I think the fact that I get all jacked up on coffee in the morning doesn't help.
That's another habit I'm going to kick.
I really don't know why I've decided to torture myself like this lately.

Yeah, and you got married too. Classic self destructive behavior, might have to start calling you Charlie or something.

[tedly]

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Congratulations! Those first 3 days are definitely a bitch. Things should slowly ease up until about 2 or 3 months from now when you will REALLY WANT A FRIGGIN CIGARETTE! Gum or hard candy helps sometimes. Good luck man!

[Tazracing]

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good luck.. I never started (that went well, my lungs are funked)
I'd think the toothpick is a great idea..
you just got married.. you picked a great time to try this,,
I'd sit down with the little misses, and let her know that you are gonna be on edge, and you know it's not right, BUT. that you might blow your top from time to time, and to not take it to heart,,
THIS WILL PUT OUT FIRES BEFORE THEY START
your biggest problem will be drinking,, smokers tend to forget they are quit'n when drinking..
also ask the people you work with to try not to ask if you want to go have a smoke..
wifes biggest downfall was taking breaks with the girls she worked with,, no they didn't force it back into her hand, but didn't help when try'n to quit..
up side is sex releaves stress, tell your wife you'll need alot of stress releaf.. hehe..

[JOES66FURY]

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A/Fuel, not to be a downer but would like to add a dose of reality.....If quitting gets hard let me know. I will send you some pics of my friend Ron who has, from today, about 2 weeks to live. they found the cancer in his lungs, but it was way too late...smoked his whole life. The removed 1 lung and part of the other...if the Chemo works he may have 6 mos to a year...and must be on oxygen...it is sad...

[SpiderGearsMan]

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yet others can smoke for 50 years , no problem

my dad smoked from 1950-88 got the throat cancer 5 years ago , has been getting chunks of vocal cord cut out , a real struggle to talk , but , hey , whats the alternative

wifey knows the danger , costs me a pack a day , no matter how broke I am

[Dignlif]

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Good Luck A/Fuel and good job Joe! I never smoked, uh cigarettes, so I don't know how hard it is to quit but I hear it's extremely tough because it's not just mental but chemical addiction. I've got my own fight with table muscle though so understand the challenge of changing behavior and fighting the mental addiction.

I see my mother in law struggle to breathe, even using oxygen, with only 9% lung capacity (COPD after a lifetime of smoking). We feel bad for her cause she is often so miserable that it completely bums her out.

Keep at it and you'll get there! If you slip, just get back up and keep going. It'll be worth it in end. Plus holy crap those things are expensive now. I overheard a guy paying $6 for a single pack.

[nesabo]

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good luck A/Fuel.

[A/Fuel]

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Thanks....I need all the luck I can get.
I think I'm going to start the spring cleaning a little early this year.

[Brian Lohnes]

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You can swing it, dude. Don't have much to add other than the fact that you'll have a few more bucks in your pocket if you ditch the death rods.