Quitting Smoking

[Monkus]

I decided to stop as well, I didn't tell anybody cuz, I didnt want to jinx it. I decided that I'm gonna smoke one less every day this year for Lent, now I'm down to 9 a day. Its getting harder and Plank, I'm with ya on the mood swings, they are horrible.

My sense of smell has improved though, I smell nuances of everything that people always talk about. My crutch is exercise, every time I feel the urge I take a run, or do some pushups. what helps as well is guitar playing. Once I start to work on a song or a riff, it takes my mind off it. So I'm there with ya !!!!

[Childbride]

shiner and i quit 1/4/10 circa 12 noon.

and i quit a 25 year diet coke habit about a week and a half ago.

it's been interesting. the other day, i was trying to pour some beans into a bowl and pour a glass of milk, and i poured my milk into my bowl.

i'm having trouble resetting... [and thyroid problems on top of that]

bottom line... it's hard, but if you do it, you will be so proud of yourself. and i personally am saving around 200 a month that is going into the vaca fund.

and momma really needs a vaca.

all our strength and support.

ps: you also start looking younger when you quit smoking.

[kidsmoke*]

ps: you also start looking younger when you quit smoking.

don't tell shiner, we'll never get him to put his clothes back on!!!

I did what you're doing, Plank, picked a date a ways out, told everybody and their brother, and quit cold turkey. It was BRUTAL, this was several years ago, everyone was smoking everywhere. I was having a real tough time, about three weeks after I quit, I started (graphic images coming) hacking up these nasty black chunks of crud from my lungs every morning. That did it for me. Once I had something tangible from inside me showing me the damage I was doing, it became much easier. I struggled and slipped occasionally, but never felt the pleasure again that Chojin describes.

Good luck bro. We're all pullin' for you. $83,000.00, hell you could get yourself Claptons strat and a Dumble with that kinda scratch!

[Plank_Spanker]

Thanks, folks!

This will entail a major life style change for me - coffee and alcohol are huge triggers and will be cut down to next to nothing. I also have no intentions of gorging on whatever food I can shovel down my gullet when I regain full taste.

I'm in for a rough summer, but I have my eyes on the prize - smoke free and staying that way.