I am no longer a smoker!!!

“Good for you Scorch. I quit on Jan 1 of this year. The TT family was very supportive and helpful. If you need to see some pics that will help you keep quitting... search the Michigan Mountaineers Support Group and check out what Pathman showed us. Truly disgusting stuff.”

“Wow! Thanks for all of the support. And also, congrats to everyone else who quit!

Today was my first day without a cigarette in about 2 months (I had quit previously for 3 months and once school started up again, I got a little stressed out and went back). Overall I've been smoking since i was 14 (unfortunately).

Anyway....

kodiakman: yea, i was on the patch before and it gave me nightmares.. should be interesting to see what i dream about tonight. maybe tea.. oh wait, that'd be a nightmare ; )

bobo: don't get fresh young man!

stratusloop: yea! break out the snow bong!

gemini: 5 months?! wow, congrats! hopefully i'll be saying that five months from now.

laqtis: thanks for the tips.. i liked the part where i picture everyone smoking as an old leather handbag,.. LOL

ynami: what kinds of lozenges?

2poops (stormbringer, wtf ever): i tried the zyban (wellbutrin) but it gave me really bad side effects.. ringing in ears, cotton mouth to the max, nightmares, constant dissociation feelings,.. not good. i stopped it after 2 weeks. i'd rather try just the patch again. it worked once, it'll work again! this time i'm determined.

artex: buy ice tea dinner with the money i've saved?? pssssssh.. that boy owes me a week's worth of food after what i had to put up with this past weekend! LOL jk

stikmon: denver trip in july?? hmm.... if i have enough money, count me in!

reptiles: thanks for the tips... btw, i love your trail name.

calmwater: fly up the steep trails? HA, need more practice.

phil : congrats on quitting!

tarabull: you as well!


Thanks again all : )”

“dont forget to thank the academy ; )”

“The academy of what?


8p”

“The academy of non-smoking!”

“The academy of.. YOUR MOM”

“"Borkum Reefer"? <BLECH>


Yeah, that Zyban is some weird wild stuff. I was bouncing off the walls for about a week. Funny thing... after I quit taking the Zyban I didn't need the nicotine gum anymore.

hmmm............”

“Best of luck quitting smoking Scorchfire!!!!!”

“Good for you scorchfire. Its a muthersratcher for sure but its worth it. I quit feb 23 of this and feel fan-frickin-tastic!!! I ran my first marathon last month so there is always hope, keep it up and dont overwhelm yourself with thinking " I will never smoke again" just dont smoke today.”

“Good way of thinking.. I'm trying my hardest! One day and no smokes :) Tomorrow is another day...”

“It breaks my heart to see people I care about smoke. I was surprised to see that you were a smoker and very pleased to see that you are quitting. I wish you the very best with that.”

“Thanks Fritz : ) Kind words from a kind man (I think LOL).
Hope to hike with you as a non-smoker someday!”

“LOL, I think there was an implied "old" there in "kind [old] man" but that's OK. :)

I hope so, too.”

“C'mon Fritz, who are you kidding? You ARE old!”

“LOL... I would never be such a sassy girl”

“That's right, Artex, older and wiser.

Scorchy...I wouldn't put it past you. ;-)”

“But the thing is...I always thought that when I got old, I would be treated with a little respect...

Wonder what happened to THAT!

(Dang kids.....)”

“Kids? Who you callin a kid Mr. Fritzoid?”

“are the lozenges as bad tasting as the gum? I have tried the gum and almost pucked. Nasty stuff that gum.”

“I think they're called committ here. Hold on.
lozenges

lozenges”

“Thanks for the link ynami.

Yea, the gum is absolutely AWFUL!”

“The gum doesn't taste any worse than the cigarettes! LOL”

“they tasta a little better than the gum, and the strong ones give you a fantastic nicotine head rush :o)”

“That's true, Tilt,.. but cigarettes have that familiarity to it... since I've been doing it for almost 9 years.”

“Working on it at least. Good luck to you Scorchfire. I've been smoking for about 16 years and the habit is pretty much hardwired, but I'm determined to do it. Ask me in a few weeks how I'm doing and if the rest of my family is still putting up with me.”

“I know it's not the same thing but...I recently stopped smoking cigars after approx 13 yrs. I would usually smoke a cigar after work everyday and maybe 3 or 4 on the weekends.

I don't miss it a bit. I used the money I'm saving to buy myself a really cool digital camera and some new hiking gear.

:)”

“Keep at it all you quitters. Good luck and remember this one little thing:

If you fall off the wagon and light up, it's not Geobeet you'll hurt by doing that silly thing.”

“i had a friend addicted to the gum...never smoked..just got hooked on the gum..said it tasted kinda like black pepper”

“that is too funny. that gum is nasty. black pepper my a$$”

“LOL... I would never be such a sassy girl"

Scorchie....righhhht!!! LMAO jk

Good luck. Stay with it. Your body will definitely thank you.
NJpacker”

“so how are you doing scorch? Aint nothin to it but to do it.”

“Of all the crap I have managed to quit in my life, from drugs to booze, cigarettes were the hardest.”

“Good luck to you too hikinmike!!! We can support each other LOL.

NJpacker: me? Sassy? I think u have the wrong girl ; )

3 days and no smoking! Still craving it though, but the cravings don't last as long as if I wasn't on the patch. It's working so far...”

“Woohoooooo!

Scorchy's a quitter!”

“Yep, the stronger gum does Tingle a bit....

I think MaryPhyl knew someone kindof like that, Opie. They quit smoking but continued on the gum for Months.


Either way --- pretty nasty.”

“We should set up a hotline or something to talk each other through the cravings. LOL”

“LOL I know right. I think they actually have those, don't they??”

“Ack, I'm fiening....”

“Don't do it!!! Chew gum, chew more gum. Take a walk. Scream. Chew gum again. You CAN do this. It DOES get better.”

“im working her over on aim pretty good right now. i promised her a spanking if she is good.”

“mmmm how about a nice marlboro light....maybe a cool refreshing menthol...mmm goes so good with a nice bourbon and coke....that first one of the night...drag it in deep..hold it...sloooowly exhale.....oh sorry...i'm an ass”

“MEAN OPIE!
NICE StormBringer!
LOL!!!”

“Opie, ouch”

“My friend quit 2 weeks ago. She was sitting in her kitchen with a cigarette in one hand, ashtray on the table and the phone on the other hand...then she called me.

She didnt' smoke yet. I am not sure if she is going to make it, but I'll try my hardest to help her.

Do you have any friends that you could call? Well, you got TT, that's great....

Try them I am not sure how much their lame support will help you, but the number of days showing everytime I login sure does help me. The basic site is free, and that's all you need anyway. They have a couple good clubs like the "#&%!$ club" that's where you get your a$$ cursed out...if that's what you need.”

“Thanks Gemini! I'm going to check out that web page.”

“Nobody at all can stand to kiss a smoker.”

“I know, but I have no one to kiss at the moment”

“except another smoker”

“Look Out Scorchy! It's the Psycho!


Take a few DEEEEEEEEEP breaths and feel How Good It Feels Now!

Then jump up and do jumping jacks or something for two or three minutes....”

“Thanks guys :) I'm feeling better now (and no, I didn't smoke!)”