I made it; one year smoke free!!!

Ricardo
Ricardo Posts: 10,636
edited September 2008 in The Clubhouse
Well, technically not a complete year because labor day 07 was on September 3...but I'm celebrating anyway.

Do I feel better? Hell yes.
Do I miss it? Hell YES.

For those who smoke and want to quit: If I could do it, you can do it. I smoked for over 30 years and I never thought I'd quit.

For those who smoke and don't feel like quitting: enjoy it!!
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited September 2008
    Congrats Ricardo. Getting rid of any addiction is a major accomplishment.
    Michael ;)
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited September 2008
    Congrats Ricardo....I better pick up smoking just to offset you stopping...someones gotta keep those tobacco companies in business!


    (kidding, obviously)
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2008
    Congrats man. Hell of an achievement, I only smoked for a few years and know how difficult it was to quit, can't imagine doing it after THIRTY.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited September 2008
    Congratulations Ricardo,, patch,cold,how did you do it?
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • seeclear
    seeclear Posts: 1,242
    edited September 2008
    congratulations, and keep up the good work!
    "Don't forget to change your politician. They are like diapers they need to be changed regularly, and for the same reason."
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,185
    edited September 2008
    Excellent. My wife quit as well and has not for 8 months now. She feels stronger and can run longer. It's nice.

    Fantastic man, I'm happy for yeah.

    Dan
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  • bilbeau
    bilbeau Posts: 34
    edited September 2008
    Congrats!!! I know just how hard it is. I ave been smoke free since June 29, 2007. I used that new pill out that block your nicotine receptors in your brain. Was actually easier than I thought it would be. I smoked from 16 years old till 51 years old.

    Do I feel better, Hell Yes!
    Do I miss them, Not as much now. There are times though.

    Now im working on the weight. I had a Lap Band but in on Apr 28, 2008 I was at 354lbs now im 297lbs.

    I tell you what. When I quit smoking I put on 20lbs.
    http://www.billbeau.net

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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited September 2008
    I used nicotine lozenges (Commit) for four months; when I quit that I had to have something in my mouth so I used gum (normal) for a couple more months.

    This is the second time I try to quit. I quit for six months in 2005, and one day I thought I could have just one and tested myself...wrong. I started smoking more than before.

    But if I knew now that I could have just a couple a day, I would do it.
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  • bilbeau
    bilbeau Posts: 34
    edited September 2008
    With the pill you you smoke while using it for the first week then go cold turkey. I switched to Carlton ciggs about 6 months before quitting. After the first week you take the pill for two months. It costs like 100.00 a month but hell I was payin more than that for smokes.

    I replaced the nicotine habit for a food habit. Doc said the food was going to kill me also but at a much slower pace.

    Both of these changes really improved my stamina during Bass fishing tournaments. Being out on a lake at 106 degrees for 8 hours can be tough :)

    Money saved not buying smokes 120.00/month
    Money saved not eating as much 100.00+/month
    Better health and feeling better PRICELESS!
    http://www.billbeau.net

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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited September 2008
    Congrats to all the quitters!
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,481
    edited September 2008
    Congrats on your achievement Ricardo. I know from friends experiences how tough it can be. One went with hypnosis to quit, after other attempts failed. A friends wife on the West coast recently quit cold turkey after 20 years. No patch, no gum. Her hubby said him and the kids just steered clear of her for a month....
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,830
    edited September 2008
    Excellent!!!
    One day at a time; keep up the good work.
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • carpenter
    carpenter Posts: 362
    edited September 2008
    Congratulations man, that's some properly encouraging news :cool:

    9 months and counting here..
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited September 2008
    Congrats Ricardo! I'm glad you kicked the habit! You are better than cigarettes. Swagger past the cigarette display knowing that you kicked their ****!
    Carl

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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited September 2008
    Rock on. Your heart is much happier today because you quit.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited September 2008
    bilbeau wrote: »
    With the pill you you smoke while using it for the first week then go cold turkey. I switched to Carlton ciggs about 6 months before quitting. After the first week you take the pill for two months. It costs like 100.00 a month but hell I was payin more than that for smokes.

    I replaced the nicotine habit for a food habit. Doc said the food was going to kill me also but at a much slower pace.

    Both of these changes really improved my stamina during Bass fishing tournaments. Being out on a lake at 106 degrees for 8 hours can be tough :)

    Money saved not buying smokes 120.00/month
    Money saved not eating as much 100.00+/month
    Better health and feeling better PRICELESS!

    Chantix kicks ****.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2008
    Congrats!
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited September 2008
    Congratulations! May you go the rest of your life smoke free!!!
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited September 2008
    Congrats what a crappy habit to finally kick I think that is one of the most disgusting things you can do is smoking. Congrats Celebrate Enjoy a Better Healthier Life.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,986
    edited September 2008
    Braggart! :p

    Seriously, congratulations! I'll be in your shoes one day.
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  • bilbeau
    bilbeau Posts: 34
    edited September 2008
    Chantix kicks ****.

    Thats what the name of that damn pill was. Thanks for reminding me!
    http://www.billbeau.net

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  • bigyank
    bigyank Posts: 224
    edited September 2008
    Ricardo wrote: »
    Do I feel better? Hell yes.
    Do I miss it? Hell YES.

    I agree with the above 150%
    I am almost there myself (9 months tobacco free:D). One day at a time and I did it cold turkey!

    Yank
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited September 2008
    Beating any addiction is about the toughest it gets. It takes a tough person to do it. Congrats!

    Mike
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited September 2008
    Congrats Ricardo well done :)



    REGARDS SNOW
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited September 2008
    Congrats!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited September 2008
    Congrats Ricardo! Fellow smoker here, and I know how tough it is. How I was the only kid out of 5 to smoke, I have no idea--dumbass habit though.
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    edited September 2008
    Congrats dude! I watched as my former next door neighbors tried to quit together. They almost divorced!
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  • SBrown712
    SBrown712 Posts: 202
    edited September 2008
    I'm on the 51st day of my quit. I am using Chantix too. I know there is no way I could have quit without some kind of help.
    Do I feel better? Not really
    Do I miss it? Hell yes.
    Had to put gas in the car today and the station is where I usually bought cigs. I really had to talk myself out of gong in and buying a carton.
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  • cwhyte
    cwhyte Posts: 27
    edited September 2008
    Congrats to all who accomplish this, keep it up!
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited September 2008
    excellent Ricardo, you have made it, the one year date is a real benchmark. As far as the urges they do get much easier to control, I stopped 17 years ago and know that I am still just a puff away from being a smoker, every once in a while I have a dream where I smoke like a chimney, tough chemicals in those cigs. I almost smoked a cigar at the Polkfest last year but thought better of it at the last moment.

    For those on the fence with this if you quit you are not giving up anything worthwhile.

    RT1
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