6 months

[yoink 321]

Without Nicotine!
Totally woke up in a good mood this morning knowing it's been half a year since my last cigarette.

I no longer have cravings and no longer feel like someone has taken a cheese grater to my lungs the morning after going out on a large one. Very rarely am I dead pleased with myself, but this is one of those times!

Just wanted to share... Thanks for listening and to those who have supported me!

[BRYANGOESBOOM 0]

congrats !!!

im trying

well kinda

Not only will you look better, feel better, and fuck better; you'll have significantly increased your life expectancy. --Douva

[Rebecca 0]

Yeah! That's the way to do it - one day, then one week, then one month, then one year at a time!

Keep it up!

you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk?

[kcjumpersgirl 0]

That's so awesome!!! Congrats!

[wingnut 0]

congrtas......



think i'm going ot go have a smoke now...... any tips on quiting? or was it one that was like.."okay i'm gona quit" and you just did...... or was there struggle????... i've tried before, but relise that i like smoking to much to quit..some day i figure i'll get fed up with it!!.. untill then....

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"i have no reader's digest version"

[mouth 0]

I'e never smoked but I know so many people who have and managed to quit. Now they can't even stand the smell of cigarette smoke. I think it is so funny how they have totally changed.

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Hot Mama
At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit.

[foxyroxtail 0]

Oh, yeah, I'm one of those. Quit 10 years ago, and I can't even go to smokey bar anymore. Reformed Smokers - we are the worst!

(Guess I should mention I live on Tobacco Road, for those of you who live in states where bars aren't smokey anymore...)


Congratulations, Yoink! Keep breathin' easy...

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[bigorangemd 0]

Keep it up dude!

[gemini 0]

Congrats! You'll start feeling better and better.

Blue skies,

Jim

[Peej 0]

Congrats dude!

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[weegegirl 2]

Wow... nice, dude. How did you do it?? I've tried a bunch, but given up quitting. I don't smoke that much, except when I'm at the dzs. I'm pretty healthy the rest of the week. That of course doesn't matter, I know.

[yoink 321]

Quite a few people have asked me that now, so I'll post a reply I made to one of them. Maybe it'l help some people!
As to how I did it, dz.com really helped me out, see here:

http://www.dropzone.com/...rum.cgi?post=1310640

Just putting it in writing so I could look at it when I really wanted a smoke and remind myself of how bad I felt was a good coping strategy.
I also posted that to all of my close mates and they were fantastic in helping. I lost count of the times I'd call someone at a really radom time and say "I'm really wanting a smoke! Just talk about something for 10 minutes wil ya and take my mind off it!"

getting over each one of those short periods of wanting a tab got easier and easier that way...

I also changed my drinking habits. I associated smoking with drinking lager, so switched to drinking more fizzy water or bitter. That was dead useful too..

I guess those are the 3 big things that helped me, but of course being too ill to even think about smoking for the first 4 days was kinda useful too! [Wink][Laugh]

If I can be any help, just let me know!

Take it easy.

good luck to anyone else who is trying!