Not going as badly as I had anticipated…never smoked too too much, but for the past year been killing about half a pack a day, figured it was time to stop. I’m sure there are a few people out there who’ve gone through it, any words of wisdom or encouragement are welcome
No matter how hard it gets it will get better, I quit after smoking for 15 years and it was pretty tough for the first week. After that it’s all history. I used gum to keep my mouth occupied.
One day at a time brother. It’s been 3 weeks for me. If you’re like me, don’t even have “just one” when you’re out with friends drinking. 1 always leads to 2 and then before you know it, you’re buying packs again. Believe me, I’ve been “quitting” smoking most of my adult life. This time I can truly call my self a quitter.
I used to smoke Lucky Strikes. They stopped making them and I bought hookah, and was into that for a few years.
Now Im smoking e-cigarettes. Considerably safer, you exhale fat amounts of water vapor, and the taste is absolutely incredible. Best of all, it isn’t subject to smoking bans, so I can bust it out in a bar, club, airport, airplane, apartment, etc. The one I got cost me $50, and it’s great in every possible way I can think of. Hell of alot cheaper too.
Plus, it can be used as a way to quit smoking since you can adjust the nicotine content
Either way dude keep it up, cigarettes are fucking gross. Except when you’re drunk, hanging out with friends, and want that fat nicotine buzz.
Hell yeah. Congratulations.
To you non-smokers 2 days may seem like a really short time for accolades. But as a smoker, who is constantly trying to quit, the first two days are very hard.
Keep it up man, and since i’m out of smokes now, i think i’ll try to quit as well.
hell yea now i stopped (1 year ago) i can see how bad its smell and stick hard to any object you live with.
And its always good to stop smoking for your immune system/gain vitamins and its will help not to make your skin getting old faster.
And for canadien its help our tax … i hate paying for ppl who dosent care about their life and fill the hospital.
Been almost exactly a year since I quit smoking. I only usually killed about 1/2 pack a day also, but it wasn’t easy to quit to say the least. I still get cravings every once in a while, but I know that I feel a hell of a lot better and don’t stink all the time. Gained a few pounds, cause everything tastes better and sympathy weight from my wife being prego, but that’s easy to fix compared to the smoking part.
Keep on it, you won’t regret it. Think of all the extra gear and tracks you could buy since you won’t have to shell out thousands a year on cigs
i’ve been an on & off cigarette smoker for about 8 years. when i want to take a break from it i just do. i’m currently on my off cycle, it’s been about 4-5 weeks. no sweat baby. just remind yourself of how unsatisfying the habit actually is and how gross it makes you smell to others.
i smoke for almost 15 years. quit with commit lozenges, was addicted to those for 2 years (Which is more expensive than smoking).
now im using the electronic cigarette. nicotine delivery with none of the terrible side effects.
and it costs about 1/30th the price of smoking after you buy the equipment.
only reason i wanted to quit was because of the carcenogens. i quite like nicotine (by itself its really no worse for you than caffine
so by all means, do your best, but if you dont make it, dont be too hard on yourself. it takes several tries and theres lots of options for you if cold turkey doesnt work out for you.
I quit about 12 years ago and I still think it’s the best decision I ever made. I was smoking a pack and a half at the time (over two if I was drinking), so it was a necessary life change for me. I quit cold turkey and the trick for me was I didn’t make a big deal about it at all – didn’t even say out loud I was quitting until I hadn’t had a cig for almost 3 months (though it came up occasionally if people noticed I wasn’t smoking), so that by the time I did tell people about it I was pretty sure I actually had quit. Never looked back.
yoo you and i are on the same page. been at it for 5 years, i think i operate on reverse psychology though… so it would be a different story if i forced myself to quit or went on a regiment. cigarettes smell gross to other people, but i like it when a man smokes.
check out bill hicks on youtube talking about smoking. hilarious shyte