I quit smoking!

cubdog
cubdog Posts: 835
edited June 2011 in The Clubhouse
The problem being it was on Jan. 7th. I haven't cheated once but still crave tobacco daily. I was a pipe smoker and I think I miss the ritual as much as the nicotine. I thought it would be easier than this.

cubdog
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,155
    edited June 2011
    Congratulations
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,622
    edited June 2011
    Hang in there, it takes a good year or two smoke free before you really don't think much about it.
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  • over50
    over50 Posts: 201
    edited June 2011
    I stop smoking about 5 years ago, after smoking for 35 years. At $10. a day, thats how i pay for all my Home Theater stuff. It does get better, after awhile the cravings go away. Just think of all the Polk stuff you can buy.
    Marantz SR 7007
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited June 2011
    cubdog wrote: »
    The problem being it was on Jan. 7th. I haven't cheated once but still crave tobacco daily. I was a pipe smoker and I think I miss the ritual as much as the nicotine. I thought it would be easier than this.

    cubdog

    Good job. It is very difficult to shake an addiction. Not a 'habit' as the deniers like to say.

    I realized I had finally become free when I could drink without craving a cigarette. Hang in there. It is worth it to be in control of your body.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited June 2011
    I smoke...and i hate it!..its nasty..and bad in every way!..i will give it up..and save my money for audio gear!..
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  • timlitton
    timlitton Posts: 289
    edited June 2011
    Congrats!! As of today, it's been 2 years, 3 months & 25 days since I've had so much as a puff from a cigarette. I started when I was 15 and I smoked for 19 years.


    Stay strong. Except for rare cravings that pass within seconds, I don't miss it at all!
    Slowly emerging from the 90's
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,047
    edited June 2011
    I quit almost 7 years ago...keep telling yourself you will die of lung cancer enough times, and you will never go back. Congrats and keep at it!
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  • bsoko2
    bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
    edited June 2011
    2 paks of camels a day for 34 years. Quit in '92 and with the cig money bought a '92 Typhoon. That truck was fun!

    Bill
    My 2012 HT Room - http://www.avsforum.com/t/1416077/bsoko2-new-ht-june-2012
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  • cubdog
    cubdog Posts: 835
    edited June 2011
    bsoko2 wrote: »
    2 paks of camels a day for 34 years. Quit in '92 and with the cig money bought a '92 Typhoon. That truck was fun!

    Bill

    I was a Camel non filter guy for 20 years. What the hell was I thinking?

    cubdog
    Shuguang Classic S8MK
    Emotiva XDA-2
    Bel Canto M300 mono blocks
    Bel Canto DAC 1.5
    Squeezebox Touch
    Sony SS-M7
    A/D/S L710
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited June 2011
    Congrats I quit over 4 years ago. It does get better.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited June 2011
    You just made me realize it's been 15 months since I quit. I don't even think about it anymore, so it definitely gets easier. Good luck.
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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited June 2011
    Congrats, and hang in there. I quit many times, I know how hard it is.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited June 2011
    Congrats to you all, and I'm sure your lungs are thanking you as well!
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,642
    edited June 2011
    Congrats on quitting. I quit 12 years ago and now I can barely stand to be around anyone who is lighting up.
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  • byfthalone
    byfthalone Posts: 345
    edited June 2011
    Congrats!!! I quit the blizzard of '78 and still crave a cigarette now and then.
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,398
    edited June 2011
    bsoko2 wrote: »
    2 paks of camels a day for 34 years. Quit in '92 and with the cig money bought a '92 Typhoon. That truck was fun!

    Bill

    Dang Bill, no wonder you employ quad Empires, you need something to shake the crap from your lungs :biggrin:

    I didn't smoke that long and was pretty easy to quit. I chewed Copenhagen for 22 years, made three different attempts to quit. I have been tobacco free for 13 years. Like the OP, I still miss the ritual, packing, pinching and spitting.

    I still think about it from time to time and sniff the guys cans that do it at work, but no chewing for me.
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited June 2011
    2 1/2 years here, 1st one was hard, the second one I was like what was I doing :rolleyes:

    It does get easier, mo money, means mo stuff :biggrin:
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • breal74
    breal74 Posts: 324
    edited June 2011
    It has been 8 1/2 months for me. I am a chef so it was not fun to be around me during work that first week! I smoked for 15 years and can say I haven't had cravings for a couple months and definitley don't miss the smelly clothes. Congrats and keep it up!
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  • woodhead 2
    woodhead 2 Posts: 367
    edited June 2011
    20 years for me. Took the price of smokes, and put it away every week. Ended up with over twenty grand in woodworking tools.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,602
    edited June 2011
    Congrats! Quitting smoking was my New Years resolution this year. I quit cold turkey, no pills, patches or gum. Haven't cheated either....my wife and 12 year old daughter still watch me though.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited June 2011
    Quitter!!!!























    Just Kidding, Good Luck, you can do it. (Wish I could)
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited June 2011
    i quit 16 yrs ago...get through the 1st 6 mos and you're set...i quit drinking a year and a half ago...THAT freed up some walking around dough;)

    good luck!
    mike
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,752
    edited June 2011
    Joe08867 wrote: »
    Quitter!!!!




















    Just Kidding, Good Luck, you can do it. (Wish I could)

    Me too...:frown:
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  • cubdog
    cubdog Posts: 835
    edited June 2011
    I doubt I could have quit if not forced by my surgery. I had a spinal implant done and nicotine can **** the bone growth around the titanium. Makes you wonder what other nasty things nicotine does.

    cubdog
    Shuguang Classic S8MK
    Emotiva XDA-2
    Bel Canto M300 mono blocks
    Bel Canto DAC 1.5
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited June 2011
    cubdog wrote: »
    I doubt I could have quit if not forced by my surgery. I had a spinal implant done and nicotine can **** the bone growth around the titanium. Makes you wonder what other nasty things nicotine does.

    cubdog

    That's the same reason I quit. Cervical spinal fusion w/implant of C5/6 and C6/7. Mine is fused now, or so they tell me. Still suffer from neck pain, but at least my arm isn't partially paralyzed anymore, and all the strength came back. Never really thought about quitting before that.

    Good luck with the recovery.
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  • bsoko2
    bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
    edited June 2011
    cubdog wrote: »
    I was a Camel non filter guy for 20 years. What the hell was I thinking?

    cubdog

    They tasted so good! Best smoke there was.
    My 2012 HT Room - http://www.avsforum.com/t/1416077/bsoko2-new-ht-june-2012
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2011
    Congrats! Get out into some fresh air, take up some outdoor activities and regenerate those lungs as well!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,039
    edited June 2011
    Stay off those things!!

    Wife & I are quitters....I think it starts as a habit & soon becomes an addiction. These days I really don't see how you can actually enjoy smoking with all the known health hazards and the social persecution.
    Yep, my name really is Bob.
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  • cubdog
    cubdog Posts: 835
    edited June 2011
    cnh wrote: »
    Congrats! Get out into some fresh air, take up some outdoor activities and regenerate those lungs as well!

    cnh

    I play golf daily. That helps alot.

    cubdog
    Shuguang Classic S8MK
    Emotiva XDA-2
    Bel Canto M300 mono blocks
    Bel Canto DAC 1.5
    Squeezebox Touch
    Sony SS-M7
    A/D/S L710
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,602
    edited June 2011
    cnh wrote: »
    Get out into some fresh air, take up some outdoor activities and regenerate those lungs as well!

    cnh

    Yeah like walking around flea markets looking for vintage gear! :biggrin:
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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