Ready to quit smoking? or Have you already Quit?

[boozehag]

Yup me too still trucking along nicely. Coming up to 2.5 months NF now and similar for AL - have had the odd drink here and there but nothing to write home about. Without the double whammy of the nicotine I have very little desire fo alcohol - what a bonus!
Long may it last. Thank the lawd for champix - only wish I had found it sooner - like about 10 years ago!
BH (no more)

[LVT25]

Boozehag--you are my hero! Amongst others of course! Congrats on all your accomplishments so far. I thought I was doing so great, that it seemed to be so easy for me. But just because I don't drink every day, does not mean I do not have a problem!!

[livingfree]

I just want to shout out a WAY TO GO on all the cig busting going on!! Congrats to everyone! It smells so good doesn't it!!!

[boozehag]

Ah thanks living free.
Yes it does smell great. I got into a lift the other day with someone who had obviously just been outside the building having a ciggy and I had to hold my breath until he got out. It was disgusting. I dont think we smokers quite realise how bad it actually smells to non smokers. We just smell the smoke on our hands etc and even if you eat a mint or chew gum I dont think we get the whole body odour thing that non smokers get from us. Uuughh
BH

[LVT25]

Gotta agree with that one! Stinky things! I get an instant headache if I'm in the same building when someone is smoking! No wonder people didn't want to be around me!!

Nebraska is going smoke free next year--before I would have been pissed, now I'm glad!

[jbphan]

I would love to quit smoking. I wonder if it is a good idea to do it at the same time as the AF?? Today is only my day 2 AF. But I haven't had a cigarette for 2 days either. Maybe I can do both. Just dont want to be a total B*&CH while trying to quit. If I can I will do it this way, but if not maybe I will try the Chantix. Sounds like it works pretty well. I dont smoke during the day (usually) but as one of the other posters said, I make up for it the minute I am not at work! especially if I start drinking, and lets face it, I was always drinking after work! Cigarette smoke, the smell, the after taste, waking up in the morning still smelling and tasting cigarettes just disgusts me. Seriously, but I still do it (or did). I just turned 40 and for me a lot of this is motivated by my mortality. I want to stay here on this planet with my children and their children as long as I can. I dont want to think I might only have 40 more years, or less....I want to be here loving my family as long as I can. I have two grandsons that I want to see grow up.

Ok, this is too long, sorry.

[LVT25]

jb---

For me the smokes and the beer were totally linked. If you have time, go to the top of this thread and read our stories and maybe some helpful advice!

I still have trouble giving in to the cigs when i drink. So I'm abstaining rather than moderating in June.

[barebones]

hi ya al again, sry for not being around alot just now, just been bz yet again.

here is my stats

I have been quit for 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 3 Days, 18 hours, 10 minutes and 6 seconds (48 days). I have saved £482.69 by not smoking 1,950 cigarettes. I have saved 6 Days, 18 hours and 30 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 28/04/2008 00:00

116 days AF i think hmm i have to recount i think.

hope everyone is fine, and good going everyone. keep safe, will come and drop in again soon.

[Niblet]

Just wanted to stop by and say that you guys ROCK !!!!!!!! Woooo !!!! Hoooooo !!!!!!!!!!
As a teenager I smoked for five years,.. not much I know, but it was sooooo hard to quit !!! Give yourselves a big old pat on the back !!!! xxx

[livingfree]

Barebones - that is awesome. I quit Nov. 28, 2007 and would love to run the stats! Where do you get your calculations? Did you figure them yourself or is there a website? Thanks and way to go on quitting the smokes! It was the hurdle I needed to jump before I quit drinking and it works! No smokes, No drinks ... you HAVE to form new things to do - like get on MWO and post!!!!!!!!!!!