My Kingdom for a camel!

happy_terd · 01-22-2010, 05:25 PM

Two full days nicotine free. My whole body is in pain. I hate my life at this moment...it will pass though.

Anyone else quiting / trying to quit this month?

Bilbo1967 · 01-22-2010, 05:27 PM

Ah, come on. Quitting's easy; I've done it loads of times

vivaldirules · 01-22-2010, 05:32 PM

Yep, Moejoe and Verencat both started on their way to forever tobacco-free bliss just in the past few months. I'm a quitter from way back and finally finished quitting and finally stopped in mid-August, 1982. I hope you succeed, too. Frankly, I'd rather eat camel dung than smoke another Camel Light (my preferred brand in that former life).

poshm · 01-22-2010, 05:34 PM

Quitting is easy but staying the course is tough.

But if my 85 year old mum managed to quit smoking after puffing away since she was a young girl, then anyone can do it. Just takes a lot of willpower. She's been smoke-free for over a year now bless her.

Katti's Cat · 01-22-2010, 05:36 PM

Hmmmm - well, good on you for trying.

Myself, I'm not a quitter and keep paying my taxes. Health system would go down the drain if we all stopped smoking. Not to speak what a National quit action would do to the GST.

Moejoe · 01-22-2010, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy_terd

Two full days nicotine free. My whole body is in pain. I hate my life at this moment...it will pass though.

Anyone else quiting / trying to quit this month?

First 3 days are the hardest. First month you won't feel like yourself anymore. Three months in and you'll start feeling the benefit. By six months, you'll wonder why you even smoked in the first place.

Keep hanging in there, it's doable, believe me, I used to chain smoke

The only thing I miss from smoking is late night walks to far away all-night garages when I ran out.

Fledchen · 01-22-2010, 06:02 PM

When my father quit smoking, he maintained that he was just fine, it was everyone else who was being crabby and unreasonable.

After a few months the cloud of irritability lifted from the world.

Katti's Cat · 01-22-2010, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fledchen

When my father quit smoking, he maintained that he was just fine, it was everyone else who was being crabby and unreasonable.

After a few months the cloud of irritability lifted from the world.

Made same experience - the world was turning crabby. They were so nasty, they ask me to start smoking again to join their 'crabby' attitudes.

pshrynk · 01-22-2010, 06:14 PM

Stick with it! No one ever looks back and says, "Gee I wish I hadn't stopped smoking!"

(From a never-has-except-for-the-one-time-and-I-thought-I-was-going-to-die non-smoker who has to deal with the sequelae of smoking on a daily basis.)

Verencat · 01-22-2010, 06:27 PM

Four months smoke free as of last Tuesday!
Everything tastes batter, everything smells better (me included), I breathe better and it is so extremely wonderful to not have to get out because I want to smoke, rush out of table because I'm craving for a ciggie, stress to go on break because I can't think straight for the lack of nicotine... man, you'll see, you skip out of sooooo much stress after you quit!
Hang on!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 01-22-2010, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poshm

Quitting is easy but staying the course is tough.

But if my 85 year old mum managed to quit smoking after puffing away since she was a young girl, then anyone can do it. Just takes a lot of willpower. She's been smoke-free for over a year now bless her.

That's reassuring, as I'm hoping my parents will both stop, and they're younger than that (but as both have smoking related illnesses and still show no inclination of trying, I'm not holding my breath. And I keep reminding myself it's their choice)

desertgrandma · 01-22-2010, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy_terd

Two full days nicotine free. My whole body is in pain. I hate my life at this moment...it will pass though.

Anyone else quiting / trying to quit this month?

I'm sure nothing can help with the horrible way you are feeling right now.

BUT.......it will be worth it. Hang in there and post daily, letting us know how you are doing,

Do you need your own thread? The "HappyTerd is quitting smoking!" thread can easily be started.........

vivaldirules · 01-22-2010, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

I'm sure nothing can help with the horrible way you are feeling right now.

BUT.......it will be worth it. Hang in there and post daily, letting us know how you are doing,

We all agree. Too many stories around of heartache caused by those things.

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Do you need your own thread? The "HappyTerd is quitting smoking!" thread can easily be started.........

Awww, come on, grandma! I was hoping it would be a poll, for goodness sakes. You know, something like "Should HappyTerd quit and (a) buy a camel for his back yard with the money he'll save, (b) run a half marathon this year since he'll be breathing so much better, (c) invest in some nice clothes from ShortNCuddlyAm's Boutique (she has one, right?) to impress the ladies since he won't stink any more, (d) buy VR a million donuts just because he's a great, warm, and cuddly little doggie, (d)...etc., etc.

happy_terd · 01-22-2010, 10:10 PM

lol...I think this thread is good enough for updates if anyone is curious later as to if I decided to unquit. I am not an unquiter.

Thanks for the support guys.

Katti's Cat · 01-22-2010, 10:13 PM

Go for it - you can do it. Go and quit, imagine all the money you save and can spend on all those eBooks you want. Might even be enough to get the camel for the backyard

.

I think people who can kick the habit have lots of guts - they are changing their lifes after all. One day, I will be one of them, just not right now.

01-22-2010, 05:25 PM	#1
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	My Kingdom for a camel! Two full days nicotine free. My whole body is in pain. I hate my life at this moment...it will pass though. Anyone else quiting / trying to quit this month?

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Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Ah, come on. Quitting's easy; I've done it loads of times

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vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Yep, Moejoe and Verencat both started on their way to forever tobacco-free bliss just in the past few months. I'm a quitter from way back and finally finished quitting and finally stopped in mid-August, 1982. I hope you succeed, too. Frankly, I'd rather eat camel dung than smoke another Camel Light (my preferred brand in that former life).

01-22-2010, 05:34 PM	#4
poshm Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1003580 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cambs, UK Device: PocketBook 360, Sony Reader Touch, Ipod touch & Kindle 2	Quitting is easy but staying the course is tough. But if my 85 year old mum managed to quit smoking after puffing away since she was a young girl, then anyone can do it. Just takes a lot of willpower. She's been smoke-free for over a year now bless her.

01-22-2010, 05:36 PM	#5
Katti's Cat Wizard Posts: 2,259 Karma: 175640 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Sony PRS-600	Hmmmm - well, good on you for trying. Myself, I'm not a quitter and keep paying my taxes. Health system would go down the drain if we all stopped smoking. Not to speak what a National quit action would do to the GST.

01-22-2010, 06:02 PM	#7
Fledchen Guru Posts: 663 Karma: 84658 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: PB360+, Sony950, VR Stream, iPod Touch, iPad	When my father quit smoking, he maintained that he was just fine, it was everyone else who was being crabby and unreasonable. After a few months the cloud of irritability lifted from the world.

01-22-2010, 06:14 PM	#9
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!	Stick with it! No one ever looks back and says, "Gee I wish I hadn't stopped smoking!" (From a never-has-except-for-the-one-time-and-I-thought-I-was-going-to-die non-smoker who has to deal with the sequelae of smoking on a daily basis.)

01-22-2010, 06:27 PM	#10
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Four months smoke free as of last Tuesday! Everything tastes batter, everything smells better (me included), I breathe better and it is so extremely wonderful to not have to get out because I want to smoke, rush out of table because I'm craving for a ciggie, stress to go on break because I can't think straight for the lack of nicotine... man, you'll see, you skip out of sooooo much stress after you quit! Hang on!

01-22-2010, 10:10 PM	#14
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	lol...I think this thread is good enough for updates if anyone is curious later as to if I decided to unquit. I am not an unquiter. Thanks for the support guys.

01-22-2010, 10:13 PM	#15
Katti's Cat Wizard Posts: 2,259 Karma: 175640 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Sony PRS-600	Go for it - you can do it. Go and quit, imagine all the money you save and can spend on all those eBooks you want. Might even be enough to get the camel for the backyard . I think people who can kick the habit have lots of guts - they are changing their lifes after all. One day, I will be one of them, just not right now.

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