Going to give quitting smoking another shot

Beer Forever · 12-06-2006, 08:01 AM

I have to get back into shape for fire and I have a lot of oreos and beer that I have to work off not to mention the years of smoking.

Chris · 12-06-2006, 08:18 AM

Nothing wrong with that sir! I have recently started back into weightlifting and eating right.

There are a few other members that can give you tips if you need any...

Pred · 12-06-2006, 08:27 AM

A few years ago I was smoking a little over a pack a day. Now I'm down to somewhere between 2-4 a day. However I only smoke when I'm at work, have no desire for one anywhere else.

7mmag6 · 12-06-2006, 09:05 AM

just quit smoking its simple but than im marine, I go through lots in life divorce after 30 years shot in vietnam be a man

BattleRifleG3 · 12-06-2006, 10:12 AM

If you need any help, do a yahoo video search for "nicotrel."

Beer Forever · 12-06-2006, 10:20 AM

I was quit before, but after a beer or two things change and before I knew it I was back to a half-pack a day.

Calvin · 12-06-2006, 11:17 AM

I've cut WAY back myself. It's not eady, but it's becoming evident that quitting sure has some benefits.
Never mind the fact Ohio just passed a no-smoking law last month and goes into effect tonight at 12:01 AM......

NRAJOE · 12-06-2006, 01:59 PM

Yup...Ohio passed that law....supposedly we can no longer smoke in the buildings smoker room or anywhere on the premises.

I smoke 2-3 cigars at work everynight.

As security they even told me that smokers are not allowed to even smoke on the premises outside or even in their cars!

Yeah, Like I'm gonna tell them what they can and can't do in their vehicles!

They are supposed to go out on the sidewalk to smoke....I'll be doing extra patrols in the dark part of the parking lot with my lit stogie......

7mmag6 · 12-06-2006, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sks forever

I was quit before, but after a beer or two things change and before I knew it I was back to a half-pack a day.

are you man or mouse deal with it

I quit 20 years ago its called willpower

silentknight · 12-06-2006, 04:07 PM

Good to hear SKS, good luck!

Pred · 12-06-2006, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7mmag6

are you man or mouse deal with it

I quit 20 years ago its called willpower

Very supportive 7mm, very nice. Just wondering, is this the way you support people both on and off the net? And before anyone jumps at me for asking this, just want to say this is the second post you've made in this thread, both of which have a smart comment in it directed at SKS. Anyways, SKS, this helped me. I set a time frame in which I wouldn't smoke, like not before 9:00am, and not after 5:00pm. Then it became 4:00pm, then 3:00pm, then 2:00pm. Now I don't smoke after 1:00pm. And with working in between and staying busy, as I said, I'm down to between 2 and 4 cigs a day.

7mmag6 · 12-06-2006, 04:22 PM

I can be a butthole you aint telleing me much just hang in quitting smoking is hard you are going to go withdrawals hang in young man no problem pred im actually a nice guy. smoking is very hard to quit your comments dont bother me trying to help the guy

yes I know my support sounds like ---but im actually a nice guy--

its ok pred making me mad is impossible quitting smoking is hard I have no ideas

wait thaimine helps vitamine b umm super b

this is how I quit smoking sounds radical-- use skoal for about 1 month you can taper off the nicotene the skoal is not as near as strong as smokes sounds crazy it works, a little willpower bingo no smoking

than you taper off the skoal it works

Johnny_Revolver · 12-06-2006, 06:39 PM

I smoked full time from when I was 13. I gave up for 2 years in the 80`s and like a tool started again. I loved cigarettes, I smoked 40 - 50 a day. Just prior to my 40th birthday, I decided, for a number of reasons, to stop.

DO NOT say, ` Ima try to give up` or ` I`ll see how I go ` or ` I`ll cut down`

You need to think about this a lot to be successful. If you really want to stop, thats what you need to do, STOP. Go over it in your head for a few days, then, say on a sunday night say ` this is my last ever cigarette` get up the next morning, and don`t smoke. If you have made the choice to stop, and commit yourself to doing just that, it`s a lot easier to rebuff the cravings. I used to say to myself ` you can want one all you like, but you aint gettin` one `

You must be committed. Go in half arsed and you`ll fail.

Some people need some aids to stop, the nicotine gum works best I feel, it tastes like crap, but will take the edge off and its a tangable thing ` I`m chewing this god awful peice of crap instead of smoking ` patches, I`ve yet to see work. I am convinced the patches contributed to my fathers heart attack, he was smoking those 2 mg kiddie cigs that are like a breath of air near a campfire, and then he sticks a full strength patch on 24 /7 thats like smoking cigars all day drawing back.

regular gum helps, even though you`ll bite the inside of your mouth and tongue a bit, and the sugarfree stuff will get you trotting to the toilet if you over indulge ( weightloss! free bonus ! )

Don`t think you can reward yourself after going a day without a cigarette by bumming one off a friend, if you do, go buy a pack cause you`ve blown it and need to start again.

It is hard, but not impossible. You CAN do it.

It will be one of your greater achievements, do it soon.

It`s coming up to 4 years since I stopped. I`ve not regretted it.

wingman371 · 12-06-2006, 06:53 PM

Remember nobody likes a quiter LOL. I have quit from time to time so I reckon it was more like a break. The surprising thing is I have cut way back since I have been here this time around a pack will last me 1 1/2 to 2 days. Of course they are only a buck a pack here if you can smoke HAJI smokes. Good luck with the quitting and hopefully I will be right behind ya.

7mmag6 · 12-06-2006, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pred

Very supportive 7mm, very nice. Just wondering, is this the way you support people both on and off the net? And before anyone jumps at me for asking this, just want to say this is the second post you've made in this thread, both of which have a smart comment in it directed at SKS. Anyways, SKS, this helped me. I set a time frame in which I wouldn't smoke, like not before 9:00am, and not after 5:00pm. Then it became 4:00pm, then 3:00pm, then 2:00pm. Now I don't smoke after 1:00pm. And with working in between and staying busy, as I said, I'm down to between 2 and 4 cigs a day.

dont mess with me pred

troy2000 · 12-06-2006, 07:04 PM

It's the second time I really did it successfully, instead of just cutting down or quitting for a few days.

The first time lasted a few years, and I was pretty much a snot about it. What was the problem with all the people around me who couldn't quit? Were they wusses, or what? I mean, all it takes is a little will power...

Then one night I was in a bar; a guy's cigarette smoke drifted under my nose and I asked, "hey -- can I bum one of those?" A week later I was buying my own again, and it took me years to successfully quit again.

I'm a lot less snotty, a lot more humble and a whole lot more sympathetic to others this time around.

The thing to remember, SKS, is that there's a fine balance point between smoking or not smoking. Your job is to keep the balance tipped just a little bit toward the non-smoking side. And the craving for a cigarette comes in huge, strong waves, but recedes after a little while until the next time. Take it fifteen minutes at a time if you have to, and start over at the end of that fifteen minutes. The longer you stay quit, the longer the time between those crashing waves of craving will stretch, and the weaker they'll be.

After a while you'll wake up some morning, and while you're brushing your teeth you'll say, "I'll be !!!!ed. I didn't even think about a cigarette yesterday...kewl!"

ash · 12-06-2006, 07:27 PM

No one likes a quitter.

troy2000 · 12-06-2006, 08:44 PM

Or a smart-!!!. Well, I guess that isn't strictly true, or a lot of us on here wouldn't have any friends...

missharpshooter · 12-07-2006, 05:00 AM

SKS...I also am going to try and stop. I hate smoking...I really do. Gets in my hair ruins my perfume. My lungs are almost gone. I signed up for yoga class and will soon be starting that and I am going to get myself back in shape too. It is so bad for you, I quit once and then went on a vacation to the islands with a girlfriend and she smoked me out so bad I couldn't stand it, so I said give me one and have been smoking since. I think I might try that nicorderm or whatever the gum is called to help the cravings. Lady Di

Johnny_Revolver · 12-07-2006, 05:08 AM

Quote: Gets in my hair ruins my perfume.

This is why I quit...

What??

12-06-2006, 08:01 AM	#1
Beer Forever Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,714	Going to give quitting smoking another shot I have to get back into shape for fire and I have a lot of oreos and beer that I have to work off not to mention the years of smoking.

12-06-2006, 08:18 AM	#2
Chris HMFIC Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,834,168 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 18	Nothing wrong with that sir! I have recently started back into weightlifting and eating right. There are a few other members that can give you tips if you need any... __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members No one has the right to deny my personal safety Please be descriptive in your thread titles!

12-06-2006, 09:05 AM	#4
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	just quit smoking its simple but than im marine, I go through lots in life divorce after 30 years shot in vietnam be a man __________________ This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine

12-06-2006, 10:12 AM	#5
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	If you need any help, do a yahoo video search for "nicotrel." __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

12-06-2006, 01:59 PM	#8
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,052 Images: 3	Yup...Ohio passed that law....supposedly we can no longer smoke in the buildings smoker room or anywhere on the premises. I smoke 2-3 cigars at work everynight. As security they even told me that smokers are not allowed to even smoke on the premises outside or even in their cars! Yeah, Like I'm gonna tell them what they can and can't do in their vehicles! They are supposed to go out on the sidewalk to smoke....I'll be doing extra patrols in the dark part of the parking lot with my lit stogie...... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

12-06-2006, 08:27 AM	#3
Pred Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,873 Blog Entries: 3	A few years ago I was smoking a little over a pack a day. Now I'm down to somewhere between 2-4 a day. However I only smoke when I'm at work, have no desire for one anywhere else.

12-06-2006, 10:20 AM	#6
Beer Forever Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,714	I was quit before, but after a beer or two things change and before I knew it I was back to a half-pack a day.

12-06-2006, 11:17 AM	#7
Calvin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,000	I've cut WAY back myself. It's not eady, but it's becoming evident that quitting sure has some benefits. Never mind the fact Ohio just passed a no-smoking law last month and goes into effect tonight at 12:01 AM......

12-06-2006, 04:07 PM	#10
silentknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,125 Images: 3	Good to hear SKS, good luck! __________________ Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum

12-06-2006, 04:22 PM	#12
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	I can be a butthole you aint telleing me much just hang in quitting smoking is hard you are going to go withdrawals hang in young man no problem pred im actually a nice guy. smoking is very hard to quit your comments dont bother me trying to help the guy yes I know my support sounds like ---but im actually a nice guy-- its ok pred making me mad is impossible quitting smoking is hard I have no ideas wait thaimine helps vitamine b umm super b this is how I quit smoking sounds radical-- use skoal for about 1 month you can taper off the nicotene the skoal is not as near as strong as smokes sounds crazy it works, a little willpower bingo no smoking than you taper off the skoal it works __________________ This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine Last edited by 7mmag6; 12-06-2006 at 05:11 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

12-06-2006, 06:39 PM	#13
Johnny_Revolver Gun Liker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,209 Blog Entries: 6	I smoked full time from when I was 13. I gave up for 2 years in the 80`s and like a tool started again. I loved cigarettes, I smoked 40 - 50 a day. Just prior to my 40th birthday, I decided, for a number of reasons, to stop. DO NOT say, ` Ima try to give up` or ` I`ll see how I go ` or ` I`ll cut down` You need to think about this a lot to be successful. If you really want to stop, thats what you need to do, STOP. Go over it in your head for a few days, then, say on a sunday night say ` this is my last ever cigarette` get up the next morning, and don`t smoke. If you have made the choice to stop, and commit yourself to doing just that, it`s a lot easier to rebuff the cravings. I used to say to myself ` you can want one all you like, but you aint gettin` one ` You must be committed. Go in half arsed and you`ll fail. Some people need some aids to stop, the nicotine gum works best I feel, it tastes like crap, but will take the edge off and its a tangable thing ` I`m chewing this god awful peice of crap instead of smoking ` patches, I`ve yet to see work. I am convinced the patches contributed to my fathers heart attack, he was smoking those 2 mg kiddie cigs that are like a breath of air near a campfire, and then he sticks a full strength patch on 24 /7 thats like smoking cigars all day drawing back. regular gum helps, even though you`ll bite the inside of your mouth and tongue a bit, and the sugarfree stuff will get you trotting to the toilet if you over indulge ( weightloss! free bonus ! ) Don`t think you can reward yourself after going a day without a cigarette by bumming one off a friend, if you do, go buy a pack cause you`ve blown it and need to start again. It is hard, but not impossible. You CAN do it. It will be one of your greater achievements, do it soon. It`s coming up to 4 years since I stopped. I`ve not regretted it. Last edited by Johnny_Revolver; 12-06-2006 at 06:42 PM.

12-06-2006, 06:53 PM	#14
wingman371 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Currently of Balad Iraq Posts: 106 Images: 21	Remember nobody likes a quiter LOL. I have quit from time to time so I reckon it was more like a break. The surprising thing is I have cut way back since I have been here this time around a pack will last me 1 1/2 to 2 days. Of course they are only a buck a pack here if you can smoke HAJI smokes. Good luck with the quitting and hopefully I will be right behind ya. __________________ NEVER FORGET THOSE THAT DIED FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM

12-06-2006, 07:04 PM	#16
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 9,460 Images: 9	I've been quit for ten years, come February It's the second time I really did it successfully, instead of just cutting down or quitting for a few days. The first time lasted a few years, and I was pretty much a snot about it. What was the problem with all the people around me who couldn't quit? Were they wusses, or what? I mean, all it takes is a little will power... Then one night I was in a bar; a guy's cigarette smoke drifted under my nose and I asked, "hey -- can I bum one of those?" A week later I was buying my own again, and it took me years to successfully quit again. I'm a lot less snotty, a lot more humble and a whole lot more sympathetic to others this time around. The thing to remember, SKS, is that there's a fine balance point between smoking or not smoking. Your job is to keep the balance tipped just a little bit toward the non-smoking side. And the craving for a cigarette comes in huge, strong waves, but recedes after a little while until the next time. Take it fifteen minutes at a time if you have to, and start over at the end of that fifteen minutes. The longer you stay quit, the longer the time between those crashing waves of craving will stretch, and the weaker they'll be. After a while you'll wake up some morning, and while you're brushing your teeth you'll say, "I'll be !!!!ed. I didn't even think about a cigarette yesterday...kewl!" __________________ If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. -Anatole France

12-06-2006, 07:27 PM	#17
ash Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 934 Images: 3	No one likes a quitter.

12-06-2006, 08:44 PM	#18
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 9,460 Images: 9	Or a smart-!!!. Well, I guess that isn't strictly true, or a lot of us on here wouldn't have any friends... __________________ If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. -Anatole France

12-07-2006, 05:00 AM	#19
missharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 979 Images: 2	SKS...I also am going to try and stop. I hate smoking...I really do. Gets in my hair ruins my perfume. My lungs are almost gone. I signed up for yoga class and will soon be starting that and I am going to get myself back in shape too. It is so bad for you, I quit once and then went on a vacation to the islands with a girlfriend and she smoked me out so bad I couldn't stand it, so I said give me one and have been smoking since. I think I might try that nicorderm or whatever the gum is called to help the cravings. Lady Di __________________ IF IT DOESN'T GET HOT..IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FIREPOWER....DBL TAPP IS NOT DANCING..

12-07-2006, 05:08 AM	#20
Johnny_Revolver Gun Liker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,209 Blog Entries: 6	Quote: Gets in my hair ruins my perfume. This is why I quit... What??