Had my last cigarette on Wednesday morning March 17 @ 11AM . This Sh*t ain't easy, but I think the worst is over.
Had my last cigarette on Wednesday morning March 17 @ 11AM . This Sh*t ain't easy, but I think the worst is over.
Congrats!!!!
"If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop
telling the truth about them." - Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
“I’m not liberal/conservative, I’m anti-idiotarian.”
At some point in the last 20 years, the left moved to the center, and the right moved into a mental institution
congrats i have just hit the 5 month mark myself.
a yankee living in the hind end of the bible belt
some people are like slinkys, not really good for anything, but still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
Are you still having cravings from time to time?Originally Posted by kb2crk
nope, ccravings stopped after 3 weeks after the nicotene cleared my system.
i do however find myself reaching for my shirt pocket now and then out of habit....
Last edited by kb2crk; 11-15-2010 at 06:26 AM.
a yankee living in the hind end of the bible belt
some people are like slinkys, not really good for anything, but still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
I still had mild cravings from time to time, even after several months of quitting. They are all gone now though. And, I sure don't miss all of that coughing and hacking every morning, that's for sure.
Congratulations to you George and to all who managed to quit. Those that haven't, keep trying. It will happen if you don't give up.
NH: Quitter since 4/1/87. Once smoked 3 packs a day.
I will not say it was easy. I gained 100 pounds the first month. Candy tasted too damned good to pass up. And in my case I got sick, but it was still worth it. Probably wouldn't have made it to the end of 1987 if I hadn't quit.
Last edited by N2NH; 11-15-2010 at 02:28 PM.
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words."
--Philip K. Dick
I did that for over a year after I quit. Everytime I drove my car, I would reach for the pack. It had become an automatic response to driving.
cul de n8tb
"Sadly, it always takes a few martyrs to get the ball rolling." Colonel Tim Boldman 2001
"There are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference and no difference."--William James
"Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings." Victor J. Stenger
The cravings gradually subside, but the worst part is the habituation of having a smoke at certain times -- morning coffee, in a bar with buddies, standing around and waiting for something for a long time, etc. In my case, the habituations lasted longer than the actual craving. Those familiar old habits are hard to break.
I can now smell tobacco smoke without being tempted (except good cigars, which were always my particular weakness, but one I now can resist knowing that one cigar may well be the return of addiction). In fact, I find cigarette smoke offensive now. I particularly hate to get into some smoker's car for any length of time -- it is amazing that you don't smell it until you've been off the stuff for some time.
Mazel tov, Geo. The farther from March you go, the easier it becomes. "Live long and prosper."
Thank you Albert, the living longer part was the point of this endeavor.
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