Smokers Poll
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2005
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Originally Posted by Scottys78
I can't believe that January is less than 3 months away
I’m pathetic
I’m pathetic
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 3,547
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From: Carbondale Pa.
very glad I stopped.
Hi, I stopped,,, a million times, but the most recent time has been for just about 3 1/2 years. This time I stopped by not lighting one up when I got the urge,,, told myself to wait for 10 minutes and if I still felt the need to do it,,, light one up , but most times then not I'd delay the second urge ,,, just trying to test myself on how badly I thought I needed to light up, I went from 3 packs a day to one pack a week, and then weaned myself off until when I lit one up it was so stale tasting that I put it out immediately. Dont get me wrong,, I still have the urge but figure I've been good for so lnog and can finally taste what food tastes like and breathe without gasping and choking that it's gotten easier to fight the urge, besides the house and the car smell so much better, and besides that the price they are getting for them today is outrageous,,, sorry for the rant,,, but if ya really wanna quit,, you can,,, just set a goal, a realistic one and surprise your self. Good luck. Peace,,, Craig 
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2000
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From: Who says "Nothing is impossible" ? I've been doing nothing for years.
Gave up the lung darts about ten years ago, happy I did. Takes a long time to quit and it is a little tough but it can be done. You gotta wean yourself off them.
I went from pretty strong cigs to ultra lights in a couple of months. I am not recommending this but I went on the patch and I used to tear one in half and still smoke a few cigs a day until I was down to 2 or 3 then you can say pretty much stop. Kinda hard for the first year but it gets easier and after a few years you don't even think about having a smoke
I went from pretty strong cigs to ultra lights in a couple of months. I am not recommending this but I went on the patch and I used to tear one in half and still smoke a few cigs a day until I was down to 2 or 3 then you can say pretty much stop. Kinda hard for the first year but it gets easier and after a few years you don't even think about having a smoke
Pro
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 663
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From: Honolulu Hawaii
I used to smoke about a pack a day , I quit the day my first child was born.. funny how you look at life at a whole new perspective when you have a new life to look after, now 19 years later... still smoke free.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2004
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From: belle plaine ks
cold turkey
Quit cold turkey 7 years ago after smoking for thirty. I wonder why in the hell I ever did after I got clear of the smokes. Take it from an older guy the sooner the better. People around you will like you for it as well. What motivated me to quit was knowing Tobacco companies were putting ammonia in the smokes to make the nicotine more addictive. So it was like someone was out to kill me. I could prevent this. That and I had a bad smokers cough. Enough preaching, Just Quit. 
Heel & Toe
Joined: Oct 2005
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Ya, don't give up. Like seaboltm, my father smoked for years. Was with him when he passed, gasping for air, after years of being sentenced to life carrying an Oxygen tank every where so he could breath. Not to bring you down, but it's a horrible think to do to yourself and your family.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,347
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From: Salinas Ca.
Best way, is cold Turkey... start at night though..this way you get 7 or 8 hours jump on it... believe me...it wont take long and you'll forget all about them...and when you do recall, you will feel like a fool all those years you harmed your body !!!!! Go for it!!! , be healthy feels great !!!!!! 
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 1,330
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From: Kerrville Texas
Like Nike says JUST DO IT!!! It's very hard but you can do it. I am smoke free for 15 years. My mom asked me to quit for Christmas one year so I just threw out the whole carton of Kools sitting on the seat of the pickup and I have never looked back since.
If you quit stay away from other smokers till your sure your over it.
Kona
If you quit stay away from other smokers till your sure your over it.
Kona
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 7,009
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From: Philadelphia, sub burbs Wynnewood, PA
I’m going to try again this weekend. I signed up for a men’s league hockey team, I figure if I get my self active it will help get me to stop with the cancer sticks.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,008
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From: Space Coast Gator Territory
After smoking 18 years, sometimes 3 packs a day, I quit cold turkey. Its been 22 years and glad I'm free of the monkey. Just do it one day at a time and stay busy. It gets easier until finally free. Don't wait another day, throw them away and look forward to a healthier future. Take a look here for some help http://www.quitsmoking.com/ Another annual "Great American Smokeout" is coming up on the calendar.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Yorktown VA
NCM Sinkhole Donor
I have never smoked after seeing my parents smoke for most of their lives. My Dad just quit one day after 40 years of smoking and never smoked again. He's now 82 and going strong. My Mom quit about 3-4 years after my Dad. They both said they couldn't believe how everything started to taste and smell great after quitting.
Never give up. Just quit. Take a look at someone's lung that died from smoking and you'll be motivated to quit.
Never give up. Just quit. Take a look at someone's lung that died from smoking and you'll be motivated to quit.
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 1999
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From: Reno Nevada
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Originally Posted by Scottys78
I have been trying to quit since last new years, and so far I’m a failure. 
don't have any cigarretts around to even temp you.
It's the first 72 hours that are the hardest. Once your body and nose clears out you will realize how dirty, smelly, and disgusting smoking really is.
Us X-smokers probably hate the smell worse than people that have never smoked. You would not believe how much time is wasted smoking and aquiring smokes. The time just thinking about having your next smoke!
Every day put the same amount of money you would spend on smokes in a big jar that you can see every time you walk back and forth in your house. After the first month dump that money out and celabrate some how. I quit 18 years ago and have NEVER even had another puff.
IMO it's women that don't have any will power.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 8,339
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From: I can walk to MA
Quit in April 2004 ... but have had one cig since ... on New Years Eve !!!
Only way that worked for me was quitting at the same time
that the wife wanted to quit. We finally did it. How can you
quit when your spouse is right there every night smoking ??
It takes support from those around you, too.
You can do it !
Funny story: bought my 75 vette from a friend that smoked.
When I got the vette, it came with a brand new chrome ashtray.
I installed it, and then proceeded to use it. The guy looked one day
and said "That ashtray wasn't supposed to be used !".
I replied: "It is now !".
I'm pretty sure there are still a couple butts in the tray.
I will lick it, if I ever get the urge again.
Only way that worked for me was quitting at the same time
that the wife wanted to quit. We finally did it. How can you
quit when your spouse is right there every night smoking ??
It takes support from those around you, too.
You can do it !
Funny story: bought my 75 vette from a friend that smoked.
When I got the vette, it came with a brand new chrome ashtray.
I installed it, and then proceeded to use it. The guy looked one day
and said "That ashtray wasn't supposed to be used !".
I replied: "It is now !".
I'm pretty sure there are still a couple butts in the tray.
I will lick it, if I ever get the urge again.
Last edited by NHvette; Oct 14, 2005 at 01:07 PM.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 107
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From: New Berlin WI
this will do it
Originally Posted by Scottys78
I’m going to try again this weekend. I signed up for a men’s league hockey team, I figure if I get my self active it will help get me to stop with the cancer sticks.
Scooty78 has got the right idea, a few trips north and south, couple of backchecks, add a break away, if your still alive you'll definetely want to quit.
Also think of it another way. The money saved can be used to bribe the spousal unit into another Vette or ???.
In dating myself, I quit when they got to a dollar a pack. I walk through an airport now past a vending machine and I think to myself, you need a small loan just to buy them.
Good Luck