Moejoe's quit smoking! - Page 3

krisk · 06-04-2009, 12:20 PM

congrats Moejoe! I'm just a little over 3 years smoke free! and I was a very dedicated 25 year smoker! I soaked a bunch of toothpicks in cinnamon oil and always had one in my mouth for the first couple of months to help with the oral addiction.

I need to lose some a swell *sigh* between quitting smoking and blowing out my knee, I've some unanswered poundage. the Doc wants me to swim not walk. I need to find a pool.

pshrynk · 06-04-2009, 12:50 PM

My pool's open, but only 70 degrees this morning. It keeps you moving if you get in, that's for sure.

Verencat · 06-04-2009, 12:52 PM

Forgive me father for I have sinned...
I stoped smoking on may 18th, but just had a ciggy...extremely bad day. I found out I have absolutely no self-control when in a bad mood. The rest of the time I'm holding on though!
I did also quit smoking in January for two whole months (started again after a few nights out), started yoga and better eating, and lost 40 pounds in the last 5 months...it was my first reflex after a bad breakup. Since quitting my job is also a "breakup", lets start again the good habits!

I'm with you all, let's change our lives right now!

desertgrandma · 06-04-2009, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Verencat

Forgive me father for I have sinned...

I'm with you all, let's change our lives right now!

there you go!

krisk · 06-04-2009, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

My pool's open, but only 70 degrees this morning. It keeps you moving if you get in, that's for sure.

that's a hell of a drive for a morning swim!

Xenophon · 06-04-2009, 01:04 PM

Hooray for all the freshly-minted non-smokers! My wife's father died of lung-cancer when she was 14. She's a rabid proselytizing anti-smoker for some reason. (I wonder what it could be?)

Anyway, I'm all in favor of anyone who's quitting, working on quitting, or successfully quit. And the rest of you who've embarked on other improvements are doing great things too.

I'll be sending the conga rats in your direction!

Xenophon

(What, me? Pay no attention to the extra 15 pounds behind the curtain...)

Alphapheemail · 06-04-2009, 01:13 PM

::::sigh::::
I was about to get up from my desk to go smoke, when i decided to check the llounge....

::chin in hands::

I've quit soooo many times... i've won at pretending i love myself

pshrynk · 06-04-2009, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krisk

that's a hell of a drive for a morning swim!

Well, it's shorter for me...

krisk · 06-04-2009, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Well, it's shorter for me...

and here I thought it was an invitation!

desertgrandma · 06-04-2009, 01:23 PM

I know...........I need a 'patch'.

You know. Like the smokers get.

Only mine would flood my senses with the taste of mashed potatoes, or fried potatoes, or cheezeburgers and fries.

I'd pay biiiiig.............

Lady Blue · 06-04-2009, 01:23 PM

Confession time?

I smoked for 44 years; 46 years if you count the first 2 not yet totally addicted years. Well, I did manage to quit once for 14 months in my 20s, but started back up again.

Chronology:

I was 12, my sister was 15. She decided if she's gonna get in trouble for smoking, then so am I. So she had me smoking right along with her and her friends. What the *ell do I know at that age! Big sister (who beats me up once a day whether I need it or not) giving you cigarettes, Mary Tyler Moore & Dick Van Dyke advertising cigarettes on TV, Marlboro Man on billboards and magazines, and every TV show and movie actor/actress smoking, and your dad smokes too. It's easy to get cigarettes from your dad (Pall Mall unfiltered no less) and back then storekeepers had no problem selling cigarettes to a 12 year old.

From age 12 to 14 my smoking was sporadic since I wasn't with my big, bad sister constantly and wasn't "hooked" yet.

By age 14 I was smoking pretty steady. It was easy to make excuses for doing it. It was cool, everybody did it, it was socially "expected," smoking was still advertised extensively. You could smoke EVERYWHERE: department stores, grocery stores, all municipal buildings, buses, airports/airplanes, Dr.'s offices, hospitals (even in patient rooms,) EVERYBODY smoked EVERYWHERE.

Like RWood said, cigarettes were under 25 cents/pack, under $2/carton. Even a kid could afford them. There was no Surgeon Generals Warning telling of the health risks.

I've heard many times that drug addicts who smoke cigarettes and also do cocaine have found it easier to quit using cocaine or other drugs than kicking nicotine.

Not only is it the addiction you must conquer, but the BEHAVIOR as well. You need to totally alter your behavior. It's hard to stop unconsciously reaching for that cigarette after dinner, when you get in the car, when you walk out of a store, when you leave work, when you walk the dog, when you're sitting on the deck with a cool drink, etc.

Well, to keep a long story from getting much longer, I managed to quit again 20 months ago.

I REFUSE to be one of those recovering smokers who PREACH to current smokers about quitting. That's the LAST thing a smoker needs, is to be preached to. It's been my experience that preaching hurts more than it helps, and it doesn't INSPIRE one little bit.

So all I can say is GO MOEJOE! CONGRATS.

And to everyone else who is tackling the challange as well.

pshrynk · 06-04-2009, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krisk

and here I thought it was an invitation!

No, no. The invite stands. I just checked with the Montsnmags Legion of Undead Lawyers, Inc., however, and they told me I wasn't responsible for geographic dislocations, no matter how much of it I actually created. So, come on in! The water's freaking COLD!!!!!

Peverel · 06-04-2009, 01:26 PM

Congrats Moejoe. I quit in November last year. My last promise to my father so I had to try. Once you get past the 3rd week it gets a lot easier.

Oh and I have really noticed the money difference too. Ciggies are over £5 a pack and I used to do 8 packs a week. In fact I just realised my quitting has more than paid for my PRS 505 - whooot.

Anyway Congrats again and go for it Sir

krisk · 06-04-2009, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

No, no. The invite stands. I just checked with the Montsnmags Legion of Undead Lawyers, Inc., however, and they told me I wasn't responsible for geographic dislocations, no matter how much of it I actually created. So, come on in! The water's freaking COLD!!!!!

ahhhh! tain't nuthin! I'm used to glacier pools!

when I'm ready for a cheese fix, I'll stop by for a dip!

pshrynk · 06-04-2009, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krisk

ahhhh! tain't nuthin! I'm used to glacier pools!

when I'm ready for a cheese fix, I'll stop by for a dip!

Towels are in the smaller of the boxes if I'm not in or conscious. Never mind the screaming woman, that's just SUmkIII, whom I always forget to inform of the "invitations" that I scatter around. She's really very nice. Just use the password "Harv and Vera in Morocco."

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06-04-2009, 12:20 PM	#31
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	congrats Moejoe! I'm just a little over 3 years smoke free! and I was a very dedicated 25 year smoker! I soaked a bunch of toothpicks in cinnamon oil and always had one in my mouth for the first couple of months to help with the oral addiction. I need to lose some a swell sigh between quitting smoking and blowing out my knee, I've some unanswered poundage. the Doc wants me to swim not walk. I need to find a pool.

06-04-2009, 12:50 PM	#32
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	My pool's open, but only 70 degrees this morning. It keeps you moving if you get in, that's for sure.

06-04-2009, 12:52 PM	#33
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Forgive me father for I have sinned... I stoped smoking on may 18th, but just had a ciggy...extremely bad day. I found out I have absolutely no self-control when in a bad mood. The rest of the time I'm holding on though! I did also quit smoking in January for two whole months (started again after a few nights out), started yoga and better eating, and lost 40 pounds in the last 5 months...it was my first reflex after a bad breakup. Since quitting my job is also a "breakup", lets start again the good habits! I'm with you all, let's change our lives right now!

06-04-2009, 01:04 PM	#36
Xenophon curmudgeon Posts: 1,481 Karma: 5748190 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Redwood City, CA USA Device: Kobo Aura HD, (ex)nook, (ex)PRS-700, (ex)PRS-500	Hooray for all the freshly-minted non-smokers! My wife's father died of lung-cancer when she was 14. She's a rabid proselytizing anti-smoker for some reason. (I wonder what it could be?) Anyway, I'm all in favor of anyone who's quitting, working on quitting, or successfully quit. And the rest of you who've embarked on other improvements are doing great things too. I'll be sending the conga rats in your direction! Xenophon (What, me? Pay no attention to the extra 15 pounds behind the curtain...)

06-04-2009, 01:13 PM	#37
Alphapheemail .a ribbon around a bomb. Posts: 639 Karma: 4334 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: sigh... ny Device: PRS700	::::sigh:::: I was about to get up from my desk to go smoke, when i decided to check the llounge.... ::chin in hands:: I've quit soooo many times... i've won at pretending i love myself

06-04-2009, 01:23 PM	#40
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	I know...........I need a 'patch'. You know. Like the smokers get. Only mine would flood my senses with the taste of mashed potatoes, or fried potatoes, or cheezeburgers and fries. I'd pay biiiiig.............

06-04-2009, 01:23 PM	#41
Lady Blue the snarky blue one Posts: 6,001 Karma: 3877825 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: deep in the heart Device: PRS500, 505 & 600, PRST1 & T2, Kindle PW, Moto Razr, Galaxy Tab 2-10"	Confession time? I smoked for 44 years; 46 years if you count the first 2 not yet totally addicted years. Well, I did manage to quit once for 14 months in my 20s, but started back up again. Chronology: I was 12, my sister was 15. She decided if she's gonna get in trouble for smoking, then so am I. So she had me smoking right along with her and her friends. What the ell do I know at that age! Big sister (who beats me up once a day whether I need it or not) giving you cigarettes, Mary Tyler Moore & Dick Van Dyke advertising cigarettes on TV, Marlboro Man on billboards and magazines, and every TV show and movie actor/actress smoking, and your dad smokes too. It's easy to get cigarettes from your dad (Pall Mall unfiltered no less) and back then storekeepers had no problem selling cigarettes to a 12 year old. From age 12 to 14 my smoking was sporadic since I wasn't with my big, bad sister constantly and wasn't "hooked" yet. By age 14 I was smoking pretty steady. It was easy to make excuses for doing it. It was cool, everybody did it, it was socially "expected," smoking was still advertised extensively. You could smoke EVERYWHERE: department stores, grocery stores, all municipal buildings, buses, airports/airplanes, Dr.'s offices, hospitals (even in patient rooms,) EVERYBODY smoked EVERYWHERE. Like RWood said, cigarettes were under 25 cents/pack, under $2/carton. Even a kid could afford them. There was no Surgeon Generals Warning telling of the health risks. I've heard many times that drug addicts who smoke cigarettes and also do cocaine have found it easier to quit using cocaine or other drugs than kicking nicotine. Not only is it the addiction you must conquer, but the BEHAVIOR as well. You need to totally alter your behavior. It's hard to stop unconsciously reaching for that cigarette after dinner, when you get in the car, when you walk out of a store, when you leave work, when you walk the dog, when you're sitting on the deck with a cool drink, etc. Well, to keep a long story from getting much longer, I managed to quit again 20 months ago. I REFUSE to be one of those recovering smokers who PREACH to current smokers about quitting. That's the LAST thing a smoker needs, is to be preached to. It's been my experience that preaching hurts more than it helps, and it doesn't INSPIRE one little bit. So all I can say is GO MOEJOE! CONGRATS*. And to everyone else who is tackling the challange as well.

06-04-2009, 01:26 PM	#43
Peverel Still Easily Confused Posts: 889 Karma: 505319 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampshire/Berkshire/Surrey - yes I am that big Device: Kindle	Congrats Moejoe. I quit in November last year. My last promise to my father so I had to try. Once you get past the 3rd week it gets a lot easier. Oh and I have really noticed the money difference too. Ciggies are over £5 a pack and I used to do 8 packs a week. In fact I just realised my quitting has more than paid for my PRS 505 - whooot. Anyway Congrats again and go for it Sir

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