I have gone a whole day without a Cigarette...

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:42 am

OpenMind;1340777 wrote: I will do Ahso. Though money isn't the reason I am kicking the smoking habit.I know, its just an added beifit and incentive to remain focused.

I quit 30 years ago at age 24 after I grew tired of waking up in the morning hacking up dry blood. I had become a very heavy smoker. Several times prior to that I had attempted to quit using cigars and pipes but I just began inhaling them too. If I had gone too long without a cigarette, one may have found me sucking on a automobile's tail pipe out in the driveway. My first cigarette was at age 6 and I began smoking regularly at 12 or 13.

Well wishes to you. You're making one of the best decisions of your life.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 2:01 pm

Ahso!;1340780 wrote: I know, its just an added beifit and incentive to remain focused.

I quit 30 years ago at age 24 after I grew tired of waking up in the morning hacking up dry blood. I had become a very heavy smoker. Several times prior to that I had attempted to quit using cigars and pipes but I just began inhaling them too. If I had gone too long without a cigarette, one may have found me sucking on a automobile's tail pipe out in the driveway. My first cigarette was at age 6 and I began smoking regularly at 12 or 13.

Well wishes to you. You're making one of the best decisions of your life.

That's quite a head start on me. I didn't start till I was 15. I've tried several times to stop but have failed. The longest I've gone without a smoke is 6 weeks so far. That was in 2005.

I have an added incentive now which is very much to do with my daughter and the fact that I want to live to see my grandchildren. (A little presumptive, but one can hope.)

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:59 pm

Well Done Wisey and Roger, I am so pleased with you both. It gets easier I can promise you. Please keep It up !!!!!

Boogalette · Post by **Boogalette** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:05 pm

Good job everyone! Think of the health benefits to yourself!

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:16 am

oscar;1340871 wrote: Well Done Wisey and Roger, I am so pleased with you both. It gets easier I can promise you. Please keep It up !!!!!

Thanks Oscar, well done yourself.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:13 am

YZGI;1340984 wrote: Thanks Oscar, well done yourself. I just got back from my session with the smoking advisor and on blowing Into the tube, I registered a big fat Zero........ :guitarist This means I am now officially a non smoker... Hurrah Hurrah Hurrah for me.

Please keep It up Wisey, It Is so worth It. Even after just 12 days, I can breathe, smell and laugh with-out coughing.

We are all here for you any time you need a boost.

Oh and to celebrate I had to have a new handbag :yh_rotfl

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:52 am

oscar;1341005 wrote: I just got back from my session with the smoking advisor and on blowing Into the tube, I registered a big fat Zero........ :guitarist This means I am now officially a non smoker... Hurrah Hurrah Hurrah for me.

Please keep It up Wisey, It Is so worth It. Even after just 12 days, I can breathe, smell and laugh with-out coughing.

We are all here for you any time you need a boost.

Oh and to celebrate I had to have a new handbag :yh_rotfl

Good job Oscar. Wow so just 5 more days and I can get a new handbag. What a great reward to look foward too.:wah:

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:57 am

oscar;1340871 wrote: Well Done Wisey and Roger, I am so pleased with you both. It gets easier I can promise you. Please keep It up !!!!!

Yep, keeping it up. Haven't had a fag either.

The inhalator is helping me a lot at the moment.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:58 am

YZGI;1341016 wrote: Good job Oscar. Wow so just 5 more days and I can get a new handbag. What a great reward to look foward too.:wah:

I want to see a photo of you with your brand new bag, YZGI.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:04 pm

OpenMind;1341018 wrote: I want to see a photo of you with your brand new bag, YZGI.

:wah:

Um, not gonna happen.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:08 pm

OpenMind;1341018 wrote: I want to see a photo of you with your brand new bag, YZGI. On Day 12 Wisey not only gets a new handbag but he also gains the right to sneer at people smoking with a haughty disdain. I have been practicing my look of haughty disdain but this will be replaced on day 25 with a sneer of disgust.

keep It up Roger, I know It is tougher for you with the stress you have but Arabella will Thank You one day.

Talking of haughty disdain, I must flip to Facebook to use my haughty disdain on Nomad.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:48 am

oscar;1341075 wrote: On Day 12 Wisey not only gets a new handbag but he also gains the right to sneer at people smoking with a haughty disdain. I have been practicing my look of haughty disdain but this will be replaced on day 25 with a sneer of disgust.

keep It up Roger, I know It is tougher for you with the stress you have but Arabella will Thank You one day.

Talking of haughty disdain, I must flip to Facebook to use my haughty disdain on Nomad.

I am doing it more for her than for myself.

I didn't get a wink's sleep last night. Not sure if this is worry, lack of 4000+ chemicals, or both. :wah:

I would recommend the inhalator to anyone who can't resist hanging their lips on the end of a fag. Particularly on bad days.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:49 pm

4 days for me now.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:09 pm

OpenMind;1341492 wrote: 4 days for me now.

Then your body should be starting to flush the poisons out and clear the chemical adiction - from here on in you start getting better.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:11 pm

Good job OM. This is day 9 for me. I actually had a dream last night that I smoked and it pissed me off for doing it. I then woke up wondering if I had smoked a cigg or not. I got out of bed, went to the bathroom and finally figured out that I couldn't have smoked, Hell I was in bed asleep.:wah:

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:15 pm

I can smell today. I had a sleepless night the night before last.

YZGI, don't you just hate dreams that are that real.:wah:

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:29 pm

OpenMind;1341503 wrote: I can smell today. I had a sleepless night the night before last.

YZGI, don't you just hate dreams that are that real.:wah:

Yeah it became funny and my wife woke up to ask me what I was laughing at. I told her about the dream and trying to figure out where the hell I had gotten the cigg to smoke. I was like " Okay where did I get the cigg, how did I light it, where did I put the ashes" then suddenly dawned on me that I was dreaming.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:46 pm

YZGI;1341510 wrote: Yeah it became funny and my wife woke up to ask me what I was laughing at. I told her about the dream and trying to figure out where the hell I had gotten the cigg to smoke. I was like " Okay where did I get the cigg, how did I light it, where did I put the ashes" then suddenly dawned on me that I was dreaming.

If it's any consolation. Lately, I've been coming downstairs (having woken up and got out of bed) and wondering what I was doing upstairs just a minute ago.

All good fun.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:16 am

well done you two!!! keep it up!;)

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:35 am

OpenMind;1341503 wrote: I can smell today. I had a sleepless night the night before last.

YZGI, don't you just hate dreams that are that real.:wah:

How is taste doing?

I think you two are doing great!

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:06 am

Day 10. The more I think about it the more I think it took me this long to quit because everyone said it was so hard. I am going to start telling people that it isnt as hard as everyone says. Put the damn things down and when you want one do something else until you quit thinking about it. Maybe more will try if they are not so scared of it being hard and failing. I also told my wife and cousin who are somewhat trying to quit that if you smoke you arent failing its the trying to quit which is the success. Keep at it. No pressure just support.

Thanks all for all the support.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:26 am

YZGI;1341593 wrote: Day 10. The more I think about it the more I think it took me this long to quit because everyone said it was so hard. I am going to start telling people that it isnt as hard as everyone says. Put the damn things down and when you want one do something else until you quit thinking about it. Maybe more will try if they are not so scared of it being hard and failing. I also told my wife and cousin who are somewhat trying to quit that if you smoke you arent failing its the trying to quit which is the success. Keep at it. No pressure just support.

Thanks all for all the support.
That is true! I thought it was going to be much harder than it was,, it was hard for me really especially in the first few weeks,, but i still expected it to be even worse,, i think we do imagine things worse than they are:wah::wah:

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:18 am

Yes, thanks everyone for the support.

This is my 5th day now. I haved to say that I'm personally grateful for the inhalator. Without it, I would have been on the baccy a couple of days ago. It's not just the nicotine, for me it's the whole habit and ritual of rolling, ligghting, puffing, etc. The desire only lasts a second or so and comes complete with a visual in my mind. The inhalator helps that to pass relativley painlessly.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:52 am

OpenMind;1341637 wrote: Yes, thanks everyone for the support.

This is my 5th day now. I haved to say that I'm personally grateful for the inhalator. Without it, I would have been on the baccy a couple of days ago. It's not just the nicotine, for me it's the whole habit and ritual of rolling, ligghting, puffing, etc. The desire only lasts a second or so and comes complete with a visual in my mind. The inhalator helps that to pass relativley painlessly.

pleased to hear you are still going,,, i smoked baccy too:wah:but i used to most times roll a load for each day all at once

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:05 pm

kazalala;1341643 wrote: pleased to hear you are still going,,, i smoked baccy too:wah:but i used to most times roll a load for each day all at once

Seems like a lot of people roll their own over there. Here almost everyone buys them pre packaged. Is it cheaper to roll your own?

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:22 pm

YZGI;1341644 wrote: Seems like a lot of people roll their own over there. Here almost everyone buys them pre packaged. Is it cheaper to roll your own?

I am proud of all of you who gave up the cigs, as I have also done years ago.

You all have good attitudes...take one day at a time. AND, stay away from places that you like where your friends smoke. You'll be able to be around them later on, but perhaps not now. I didn't go to parties, pubs and restaurants for about 3 months after I gave up smoking.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:15 pm

YZGI;1341644 wrote: Seems like a lot of people roll their own over there. Here almost everyone buys them pre packaged. Is it cheaper to roll your own?

omg loaads cheaper!:wah:i honestly dont know how anyone can afford to smoke these days

i started roling my own when i was still quite young in my 20's ,, my dad did so thats where i got it from and at the time we were struggling financially a bit and i couldnt justify what i was spending on cigs when i had children:) i could never see them go without so i could have my smokes:(

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:21 pm

kazalala;1341654 wrote: omg loaads cheaper!:wah:i honestly dont know how anyone can afford to smoke these days

i started roling my own when i was still quite young in my 20's ,, my dad did so thats where i got it from and at the time we were struggling financially a bit and i couldnt justify what i was spending on cigs when i had children:) i could never see them go without so i could have my smokes:(

Here where I live its about $5 a pack right now.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:53 pm

YZGI;1341644 wrote: Seems like a lot of people roll their own over there. Here almost everyone buys them pre packaged. Is it cheaper to roll your own?

YZGI;1341655 wrote: Here where I live its about $5 a pack right now.

double that for here

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:53 pm

It would cost about $8.00 to buy a pack of cigs in Noo Joisey.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:19 am

I started hand-rolling when I was a young man. Cheaper and stronger than tailor mades. Tailor mades are about £6 to £7 a pack of 20 now, depending on the brand you buy.

Today marks my 6th day without a smoke so far. I'm still heavily dependent on the inhalator. But I reckon that even if I used an inhalator for the rest of my life, it would be miles healthier than smoking cigs.

My sense of smell is really strong now. I can smell next door's dinner cooking as I write this and I'm glad I'm not having what they're having.

I've cut down on the cartridge changes for the inhalator. I'm still getting a buzz from the withdrawal symptoms because of that.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:26 am

OpenMind;1341819 wrote: I started hand-rolling when I was a young man. Cheaper and stronger than tailor mades. Tailor mades are about £6 to £7 a pack of 20 now, depending on the brand you buy.

Today marks my 6th day without a smoke so far. I'm still heavily dependent on the inhalator. But I reckon that even if I used an inhalator for the rest of my life, it would be miles healthier than smoking cigs.

My sense of smell is really strong now. I can smell next door's dinner cooking as I write this and I'm glad I'm not having what they're having.I've cut down on the cartridge changes for the inhalator. I'm still getting a buzz from the withdrawal symptoms because of that.

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl That cracks me up! I was very surprised by the things I no longer enjoyed once I could really smell them. And I know this sounds gross but I added a hanging deodorizer in the toilet bowl in addition for in between scrubs:yh_rotfl

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:29 am

Try the rubber band on the wrist yet? I actually found that helpful for the 'something else to be doing with my hands' trick. just sit there twacking yourself and it's not a bad distraction at all.:-6

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 3:19 pm

flopstock;1341823 wrote: :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl That cracks me up! I was very surprised by the things I no longer enjoyed once I could really smell them. And I know this sounds gross but I added a hanging deodorizer in the toilet bowl in addition for in between scrubs:yh_rotfl

I regularly use Harpic and I was pleasantly surprised when my smell sense came back.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 3:25 pm

flopstock;1341824 wrote: Try the rubber band on the wrist yet? I actually found that helpful for the 'something else to be doing with my hands' trick. just sit there twacking yourself and it's not a bad distraction at all.:-6

I bought some science putty to play with.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:51 am

Day 13, still hanging in there. It amazes me when i smell smokers now. I look at them and think wow am I glad I don't do that anymore.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:25 am

YZGI;1342000 wrote: Day 13, still hanging in there. It amazes me when i smell smokers now. I look at them and think wow am I glad I don't do that anymore.

Revolting isn't it - a stinking miasma hovering around them

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:39 pm

Bryn Mawr;1342016 wrote: Revolting isn't it - a stinking miasma hovering around them

I haven't noticed it yet. I recall though that I used to like the smell of fresh cigarette smoke when I was a kid.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:04 pm

OpenMind;1342020 wrote: I haven't noticed it yet. I recall though that I used to like the smell of fresh cigarette smoke when I was a kid.

I was sitting next to a smoker at work today and each time he went out for a coffin nail it reeked around the desk for half an hour after - I'll be glad when we're at different desks.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:41 pm

Bryn Mawr;1342025 wrote: I was sitting next to a smoker at work today and each time he went out for a coffin nail it reeked around the desk for half an hour after - I'll be glad when we're at different desks.

I think ex-smokers are more sensitive to smoke by other smokers than people who have never smoked. A lot of the latter folks that I know have told me it doesn't bother them in that way. Obviously, more people nowadays are concerned about secondary inhalation effects.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:09 pm

It doesn't really bother me much but I never realized how strong the odor was.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:39 am

YZGI;1342032 wrote: It doesn't really bother me much but I never realized how strong the odor was.

Yes, the odor of cigarettes permeates your body, clothes and house. I can smell smoke on the young children who come into school because their parents were smoking in the car or at home.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:30 pm

Kathy Ellen;1342068 wrote: Yes, the odor of cigarettes permeates your body, clothes and house. I can smell smoke on the young children who come into school because their parents were smoking in the car or at home.

The real problem with cigarette smoke is that it contains tiny droplets of the gunk created by burning the tobacco.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:52 am

Way to go Oscar!! Back on the patches myself! And while on the ward, I also use the nicorette mini's. We can do this babe. Been two weeks for me now. Happy days!

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:20 am

I have been having a go at not smoking for a couple of weeks now - since I got this bug from my hubby ! It seemed the ideal time to give it a try - when you don't really feel like having a cigarette. I've usually managed to just have a couple during the day, but today is the first day that I haven't had a cigarette at all (yet) and I'm going to try to make it a clean day for the first time. What is helping me is that I feel absolutely lousey - still got the remnants of this bug, and I've only got one day left of the antibiotic course. Now I've got loads of mouth ulcers and they are agony (I counted 8 of the little buggers yesterday!). The thought of breathing in cigarette smoke when my mouth is so painful, just makes me wince. The only thing I can eat or drink at the moment is soft slithery stuff like pasta and lukewarm tea or coffee, oh and I had some soup yesterday. Nothing that involves tomatoes or anything like cispy toast! I can't open my mouth very wide, so that has restricted the teeth cleaning a little, and has prevented me from talking too much (a break for hubby LOL). So, with all this help, I would be stupid to pass up a chance to give up smoking wouldn't I ? No I refuse to take those patches or chew gum etc. No if I can't stop smoking now, when I really don't feel like smoking, it would be a very poor show, and a great opportunity missed. I really am fed up with skulking off somewhere just to satisfy the craving. It's like you've got leprosy and must be segregated from the other people who do not smoke. You gather in a huddle with all the other lepers, chuffin away, getting your fix. It is disgusting, but it is an addiction, like alcoholism is an addiction, but not nearly as anti-social. I do know that you have to still have will-power even after a year or so. I gave up smoking many years ago, for a couple of years, but found I was spending more money on chocolate than I ever did on cigarettes ! So I stupidly started smoking again - one of the biggest mistakes of my life. But at least I know I did it once so I can do it again ! This time it will be for good................... but I will go day by day, and I will keep my roll-up makings around so I'm not fretting about not having any tobacco anywhere. I would actually like my brown lungs to have a chance of returning to a sort of pinky colour, eventually. I would also like to enjoy not getting out of breath when I walk upstairs sometimes. I would like to be able to tell insurance companies that I DO NOT SMOKE,

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:33 pm

Good for you, G. I do hope you make it without the patches, etc. I didn't do at all well with the minis. They were too powerfully minty for me. and I hope you don't have to suffer those ulcers for very long.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:41 pm

This is my 10th day now. I go back to the clinic to report on my progress tomorrow. The inhalator has definitely been very helpful.

I've had no work this week. Today I walked into town and back and definitely felt as though I had wind to spare. Yet, I can feel the nicotine in me from the inhalator. I can taste it now too. Not very pleasant. I'm only using one capsule a day now. The next step for me is not to replace it then just to remove it and use nothing. Then I might look for a straw.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 1:37 pm

wow!! a FG no smoking drive !:wah::wah:

gill mouth ulcers can sometimes be caused with a lack of iron and vitamin b12....

roger.. i never had the need to do the pretend smoking thing,, but 10 days! Woo ,, see if you can do 10 days why do you even need to smoke!

Also Raven!! good for you you are getting past the worst of it:-6

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:08 pm

kazalala;1342248 wrote: wow!! a FG no smoking drive !:wah::wah:

gill mouth ulcers can sometimes be caused with a lack of iron and vitamin b12....

roger.. i never had the need to do the pretend smoking thing,, but 10 days! Woo ,, see if you can do 10 days why do you even need to smoke!

Also Raven!! good for you you are getting past the worst of it:-6

I found that for me, it wasn't just the addiction to the substance, but also the rigmarole of rolling, lighting, holding, etc. was an addiction in its own right. So, the doctor and I decided to deal with one thing at a time.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:14 pm

OpenMind;1342254 wrote: I found that for me, it wasn't just the addiction to the substance, but also the rigmarole of rolling, lighting, holding, etc. was an addiction in its own right. So, the doctor and I decided to deal with one thing at a time.

hey whatever works!!!:D