((( The Stop Smoking Cigarettes Thread)))

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  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    Black Diamond wrote:
    The one for me is the first of the day? As soon as I leave the house! How about you guys?

    What is a good strategy to get over that one!

    The first one of the day, no doubt.

    I am guessing that I will no longer be partaking of the beverages. There is NO way I could get through a night of drinking without smoking. Ugh. ARGHHH!!!!
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

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  • PJSerf
    PJSerf Posts: 637
    The toughest ones for me when I quit were the cigarettes I had on my commute on the way into work. I would always light up at certain landmarks on my way in. Usually had 3 smokes on the way in.

    To get over it, I stopped listening to music on my way in and switched to talk radio. It actually worked for some reason. And now I am able to listen to music again with no temptation. Don't know if it makes any sense but it worked for me.
    "If you love someone, set them free... if someone loves you, don't fuck up" - EV
  • KosmicJelli
    KosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    The first one of the day is the worst! We all agree on that for sure....

    How about first being real positive and telling oneself that you can make it through the craving of first smoke of the day? Give oneself a small reward for making it through the craving just for the first few days... If by smoking you are rewarded physically with the nicotine find the alternative reward.

    Pavlov here I come arf...arf...
  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    KosmicJelli wrote:
    The first one of the day is the worst! We all agree on that for sure....

    How about first being real positive and telling oneself that you can make it through the craving of first smoke of the day? Give oneself a small reward for making it through the craving just for the first few days... If by smoking you are rewarded physically with the nicotine find the alternative reward.

    Pavlov here I come arf...arf...

    Thats a good suggestion! :)
    Dont get DEPORTED during this process okay?
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  • KosmicJelli
    KosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    SENROCK! wrote:
    Thats a good suggestion! :)
    Dont get DEPORTED during this process okay?

    LMFAO!!! :P
  • KosmicJelli
    KosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    KosmicJelli wrote:
    The first one of the day is the worst! We all agree on that for sure....

    How about first being real positive and telling oneself that you can make it through the craving of first smoke of the day? Give oneself a small reward for making it through the craving just for the first few days... If by smoking you are rewarded physically with the nicotine find the alternative reward.

    Pavlov here I come arf...arf...

    I think I will give myself 4 bucks a day maybe in quarters... the cost of a pack of smokes here. Everytime I get the craving place a quarter in the jar to let me know what I am saving and proof that I am getting through the cravings... money is a great motivator
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    PJSerf wrote:
    The toughest ones for me when I quit were the cigarettes I had on my commute on the way into work. I would always light up at certain landmarks on my way in. Usually had 3 smokes on the way in.

    To get over it, I stopped listening to music on my way in and switched to talk radio. It actually worked for some reason. And now I am able to listen to music again with no temptation. Don't know if it makes any sense but it worked for me.
    Def makes sense. Other senses play big time in it for me.
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  • Stone Is God
    Stone Is God Posts: 1,331
    KosmicJelli wrote:
    I think I will give myself 4 bucks a day maybe in quarters... the cost of a pack of smokes here. Everytime I get the craving place a quarter in the jar to let me know what I am saving and proof that I am getting through the cravings... money is a great motivator

    Don't do it in quarters, just put the cash money into the jar. I think after seeing it for a few weeks and then counting up that extra $100 that you have would make a huge difference.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    Stone Is God wrote:
    Don't do it in quarters, just put the cash money into the jar. I think after seeing it for a few weeks and then counting up that extra $100 that you have would make a huge difference.

    I am with you. Living in NY it is up to $10 a pack. I can go to Hawaii if I don't smoke for a year.
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  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    KosmicJelli wrote:
    I think I will give myself 4 bucks a day maybe in quarters... the cost of a pack of smokes here. Everytime I get the craving place a quarter in the jar to let me know what I am saving and proof that I am getting through the cravings... money is a great motivator

    You could spend it on cool Pearl Jam stuff!!!!

    p.s i enjoy the way you quoted yourself :D
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • nuffingman
    nuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Just going out for a cigar! Only a few days left!
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    nuffingman wrote:
    Just going out for a cigar! Only a few days left!
    Too funny. Smoking as we speak.

    How many a day do you smoke?
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  • peacegirl
    peacegirl Posts: 841
    KosmicJelli wrote:
    I think I will give myself 4 bucks a day maybe in quarters... the cost of a pack of smokes here. Everytime I get the craving place a quarter in the jar to let me know what I am saving and proof that I am getting through the cravings... money is a great motivator

    that's a great idea
    when I quit I figured out how much money I would save and then I bought myself an expensive watch as a reminder not to start back up..so far, so good
  • KosmicJelli
    KosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    SENROCK! wrote:
    You could spend it on cool Pearl Jam stuff!!!!

    p.s i enjoy the way you quoted yourself :D

    LMFAO! hehehehe.. Well nobody else is doing it! Well I am trying to keep my thoughts together... ahem... thats a hard thing to do!
  • KosmicJelli
    KosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    Black Diamond wrote:
    I am with you. Living in NY it is up to $10 a pack. I can go to Hawaii if I don't smoke for a year.

    See... maybe that should be your treat to yourself after a year... trip to hawaii!
  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    SENROCK! wrote:
    You could spend it on cool Pearl Jam stuff!!!!

    p.s i enjoy the way you quoted yourself :D

    Fanch tells me collecting PJ posters is wicked cool!
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  • nadja_vedder
    nadja_vedder Posts: 291
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Is that in the past or coming up? Thanks for the wishes! and congrats!

    Thanks, next year I am turning 25 and getting married a couple of months after, so I figure is a good way to start a new life, but i am still not sure if i will be able to do it!
    "makes much more sense, to live in the present tense"
  • dawng
    dawng Posts: 644
    Good luck to all of you! You can do it!!!

    When I quit cigarettes - I also went cold turkey. The hardest times were when I was driving, drinking, or after smoking herb. And I was a bitch for quite some time...weeks...be prepared.

    Here's the good news. In the last 10 years of not smoking - I've saved $18,250 (that's assuming a pack a day at $5 a pack - so the real total is probably higher than that!)

    Again - GOOD LUCK!!!
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  • Snake
    Snake Posts: 2,605
    Good vibes guys, you can do it!
    Pirates had democracy too.

    "Its a secret to everybody."
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    *dawn* wrote:
    Good luck to all of you! You can do it!!!

    When I quit cigarettes - I also went cold turkey. The hardest times were when I was driving, drinking, or after smoking herb. And I was a bitch for quite some time...weeks...be prepared.

    Here's the good news. In the last 10 years of not smoking - I've saved $18,250 (that's assuming a pack a day at $5 a pack - so the real total is probably higher than that!)

    Again - GOOD LUCK!!!
    Thanks so much! I really appreciate the good words and the money part in certainly a factor
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