I have stopped SMOKING!

“Nigal, good for you. Its a beeyatch at first but gets easier quickly. Almost three years here. Stick with it my man.”

“Way to go Nigal. Too many good reasons to NOT start again. Hang in there.”

“Thats awesome Nige!!
like birch says, it's tough at first but it WILL get easier, and one of these days you'll get to the point where you wonder why you ever smoked to begin with!”

“Great job, Nigal.

Yes, sarge, he never should have started in the first place. But, at least he's quitting and that's hard work and something that deserves praise. Someday, you'll understand that, when you have to quit doing something you've been accustomed to doing for so long... like being an as@hole.

(and, yes, I know sarge is just trolling)”

“can't wait to start posting on here again. maybe after my aruba trip in october.”

“congrats nigal, that should help you on the trail...too bad you can post a good thing on here without someone saying something negative though”

“Hey Scorchy, you need to keep smoking until after you get back from Aruba, so that when you're on the beach with some native, you'll have something to stab into his eye when he tries to slip you a mickey.”

“Congrads! Nigal!”

“Just another reason why I am so damn glad I quit!! Taxes suppose to go up. Some of the smokers could end up paying as much as $50 per month more for cigarettes.

I think it has been almost 3 years for me now. Or has it been 2 years? I lost time, but I think it's been 3. Hard to believe how fast time went buy.”

“I want a camel.”

“I stopped a year ago and my woman hasn't had a puff since the first week of January.”

“why do you want a camel - sheep are much easier to ahhhh emmmm use”

“So true Gem! Packs are up to $6.00 here. If Birch and I still smoked we'd be bankrupt or not eating, one or the other.

His last was at his best friend's funeral, almost 3 years ago.....mine was Jan 13 of 2003 or was it 2002? I still want them occasionally.”

“A week ago today, I started the no smoking pill called Chantix. Today, I am smoke free. Had my last cigarette sometime yesterday, and as of today, I am through. This pill works so far. I have not wanted a cigarette unless I saw it. No physical cravings that I have noticed, while taking this pill.”

“keep it up, wolfeyes...sometimes the hardest thing is figuring out what to do with your hands...”

“Thank You For Smoking

I gotta see that movie.”

“awesome. You can do it! Be a b!tch if you have to. I'd like to still know you when I'm seventy. I think we should cruise flea markets together, selling on ebay what our little houses won't hold. Deal?

Did S quit too?”

“LOL, Sass! Yes, S quit too. We both started at the same time. Two other people at work have quit using this pill and so has my Mother who has smoked since she was 12 or so.
It's a deal on the selling on Ebay! So long as one of us still has a hand steady enough to hold a camera and eyes good enough to use the computer.”

“Good for you wolfie!!! Its a bear but worth it. You just gotta be stronger than the nicotene.”

“Yup, good for you. Always good to see people taking care of themselves.”

““A week ago today, I started the no smoking pill called Chantix. Today, I am smoke free. Had my last cigarette sometime yesterday, and as of today, I am through. This pill works so far. I have not wanted a cigarette unless I saw it. No physical cravings that I have noticed, while taking this pill.”

The patch can be a real help also. No most doctors want you to start a script one month before your quit date and then start patches at the same time. Good for you on your eforts and I know you can do it.

Now if they only made a Corona patch...”

“Congrats. Did that 19 years ago. Tough first few weeks/months. Hang in there.

Each day I put the amount I would have spent on cigarettes in a coffee can. It added up nicely. More GEAR!


LOL at Nigal. Guess I could use one too! :-)”

“Goog goin Wolfeyes!!!

I quit two years ago and went off and on. I've been about 6 months now though (other than about a week back 4 months ago, but we're not counting that!).”

“Thanks, everyone! So far, its been pretty easy.

Nigal, the patch never worked for me. Not only that, but I am using a pill that has no nicotine in it. So, I am ridding myself of nicotine while using a help aid.

I can't explain this pill. It just stops the part of the brain that wants nicotine from working, I guess. It is also a diet suppressor so I am not starving all of the time. Statistics show that 3 out of 5 who used this pill quit and stayed quit. Pretty good odds I would say. But I personally think that no matter how you get to be a non-smoker, just get there. Tarabull was hypnotized. She has stayed quit but that also might explain her. Yes, just explain her, period.”

“im 25 years old, started smoking when i was about 15.

today is day 28 without a cigarette 8)

used the lozenges to help me out.
last edited: 9/19/06 9:13:08 AM”

“Tell Saint Peter at the golden gates
I just hate to make 'im wait
I just gotta have another cigarette”

“so smoke smoke smoke that cigarette
puff puff puff
till you puff yourself to death...

Havent heard that in a while Marko”

“Yeah Wolfie!!!!!!!!!! :-)”

“Awesome, wolfie. You'll never regret quitting.”

“But I do regret ever starting.”

“boy howdy.”

“.sometimes the hardest thing is figuring out what to do with your hands...”
mataharihiker
7:45:48 AM
9/19/06


i have some tips for that.......”

“And I quit cold turkey on Nov 4th, 2005. No gimmicks. I had my last smoke after my GP Doctor said:

"I think it might be Lymphoma."

Piece-o-cake. ;)”

“congrats! I need to tell my friend about those pills.

it's been over 3 years for me now. still can't believe it.”

“It's been right about 2 years since I touched my last smoke. Interesting that this thread pops up now. I was thinking yesterday that I think it was the 2 year date, but I don't really remember.

Quitting is one of the best things you can do for yourself. Congrats and good luck with your continued success.”

“I quit a year ago May. I'm glad I did, no regrets there. I gotta admit though, I bummed one this weekend around the campfire, just to remind myself why I quit... right... dang! What a head rush!”

“hardest thing for me is being around smokers now. I'm really glad that CO passed a smoking ban in all public buildings, so now i can go to bars and restaurants and not have to deal with it.

I've got a couple of friends that smoke, but the last time we hung out it wasn't a big deal.”

“Congrats Wolfie. In addition to all the other benefits, you are not a slave to the tobacco companies.”

“i agree with roam. gosh it's bad if I am around my friends. Everytime I visit her I smell like smoke. I feel bad but I turn into one of THOSE! you know those ex smokers that complain more then someone who has never smoked before.

I'm sorry :(”

“Those who have hiked with me will be glad to know that I had my last cigar last night. I'm done. I'm doin ok so far, and I've been up 8 hours and haven't killed anyone, or even cracked and gotten rude.
I've decided I'm gonna really start covering some miles, and the trail and my girls are more important than my own self destructive ways. I've even been working out for a week. (so totally against my principles)”

“Bump this up when you need help and good luck.”

“I've had 3 cigs in 4 weeks...not too bad considering I used to do 5-10 a day!”

“Thanks.
For today I'm trying to stay broke and out of gas stations so I can't buy any. Less temptation if you don't have any in your posession.”

“Be strong MG.... you'll be happier in the long run!”

“That's the goal G. How's life been treatin ya lately. I kinda been gone a while.”

“July 13 - one month before the Colorado trip - I quit smoking.

This is Day 4 - No cigarettes since July 12.

It's not been to bad actually. Less stressful really. The patches are little miracle drugs.”

“Yay stomper! Congrats! Keep it up. :)”

“Go Stomper! Good for you.

I used the patch and quit after 20+ years - I feel like i have a whole new body now.

It's been just over a full year since my last smoke. I was off and on for a couple of years, but the patch worked really well for me.”

“I could go for a cuban”

“Congrats. Keep it up.

I need to quit too.


I could go for a cuban”
bearmagnet
5:46:29 PM
7/16/07

Oh, stop, BM.
You're making me blush.”