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Posted: 7/1/2011 8:55:41 AM EDT

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Today starts month seven. I had struggled with smoking for the past 10-15 years. I have quit for a couple of months at a time only to go back to it but I think I have finally kicked it.

The money I have saved from this has allowed me to purchase three suppressors and one SBR more donuts.

Fixed it for you...

I have not had a donut since March.

Posted: 7/1/2011 8:56:38 AM EDT

[#2]

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Congrats. You did the right thing.

Only bad habit I ever missed.

I'll think of you when I pick up 500 cigarette butts after my 4th of July BBQ.
Bastards.

I'm king of the roll out and pocket the butt.

Posted: 7/1/2011 8:57:03 AM EDT

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Congratulations!

I'm struggling with the nasty ass habit myself.

ETA: Did you use any patch, gum or pills?

I've tried the patch, it worked... and then I started smoking again. What really worked for me was Wellbutrin. I think I took 300mg a day for 4 days and then you stop smoking. It took away most of the cravings and helped me to not think about smoking. You normally take Wellbutrin for about 3 months.

Posted: 7/1/2011 8:58:23 AM EDT

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Have you noticed any increase in body weight/size?

Yes. My diet really hasn't changed but I have put on a few pounds.

The reason why I need to start running again.

Posted: 7/1/2011 8:59:01 AM EDT

[#5]

I know it is so hard to do. You have the hardest part done.

Posted: 7/1/2011 9:03:47 AM EDT

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Congrats. You did the right thing.

Only bad habit I ever missed.

I'll think of you when I pick up 500 cigarette butts after my 4th of July BBQ.

Bastards.

I'm king of the roll out and pocket the butt.

This is my first sizeable BBQ in 4 years.

We had a massive annual one for 5 years in a row and I stopped it mainly because of the butts.

Not just the picking them up hassle but the total passive agressive disrespect of the whole thing.

I bought 5 office size trash cans and filled the bottom with sand and put "Butts here please" signs on them.

I still found butts all over the property for months. WTF?

Posted: 7/1/2011 9:08:47 AM EDT

[#7]

I did it for 28 years. Stopped cold turkey 3 months ago. Congrats

Posted: 7/1/2011 9:49:49 AM EDT

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I built up a supply of snus with the free coupons. Then one day I quit smoking and used nothing but the snus, after about two months I weaned off the snus so I've been nicotine free for about four months now.

I was smoking two packs a day.

Yikes! That's quite an accomplishment kicking that.

Posted: 7/1/2011 9:58:19 AM EDT

[#9]

Good on you.

Keep it going ...

Posted: 7/1/2011 10:02:51 AM EDT

[#10]

Congrats!

I recently passed the 1 year mark, I spend my savings on bullets and golf balls and Blue Moon

Posted: 7/1/2011 10:03:47 AM EDT

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Congrats Bama. Cigarette smoking is awful. Single worse thing you can do to your health.

I think meth smoking is worse.

Who the fuck smokes crank?

lots of people.

Posted: 7/1/2011 10:04:13 AM EDT

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I'm coming up on week 2, so I have some catching up to do.

you can do eeeet!

Posted: 7/1/2011 10:05:42 AM EDT

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Good for you! I quit about 7 years ago. Now I can't stand the smell, although I still dream about smoking sometimes. I carried a pack of little mints in my pocket, which helped a lot. Stay strong!

I used various tic-tac flavors as well.

Posted: 7/1/2011 10:10:11 AM EDT

[#14]

Congrats. Smoking tears apart your insides. If I had a nickel for every COPD patient I've taken care of, I'd buy everyone a SCAR-17

Posted: 7/1/2011 10:15:35 AM EDT

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Posted: 7/1/2011 10:16:38 AM EDT

[#16]

I am on my second month myself. I am using skoal mint pouches for cravings but i fear i may have traded one devil for the other. Although a can of pouches lasts me two too three days so at least its not a pack+ per day like the cigs. Congrats

Posted: 7/1/2011 10:23:07 AM EDT

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I'm coming up on week 2, so I have some catching up to do.

so I have no need to ever visit?

Posted: 7/1/2011 10:26:55 AM EDT

[#18]

Coming up on three years after smoking for ten.

Best think I ever did. If you are struggling, hang in there, it gets better

Posted: 7/1/2011 10:29:23 AM EDT

[#19]

Good job and keep up the good work. Its been going on 4 years for me and I dont regret quiting for a second. Woke up one day and said screw it I am done.

J-

Posted: 7/1/2011 10:49:42 AM EDT

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Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it at least 5 times.

Congratulations.

This.

Good on ya Bama. Do you get the dreams about smoking too?

Posted: 7/1/2011 10:52:22 AM EDT

[#21]

Congrats, Bama!

I bought a couple e-cigs after reading a thread here:

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1152118

Well, last pack of cigs I bought was 2 weeks ago today. Went a week
without smoking a cig, and bummed one from the neighbor while we were
having a couple drinks last Saturday.

It.

Was.

Nasty.

Tried another later that night, and it was really gross.

Literally tastes like licking an ashtray...

It's been real easy to quit using e-cigs. There's a bit of a learning curve, and initial inverstment. But it's pretty cruisey once you get it dialed in.

Posted: 7/1/2011 11:01:06 AM EDT

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I been smokin' 30 years. My lung feels fine.

Same here, once I get done coughing in the morning, especially in the shower, I feel great. No problems at all.

I think the only way I could quit smoking is to be locked into a padded room for a month.

Chantix has some very bad ju ju going now, cancer in addition to all the other side effects. Accupuncture almost worked, cold turkey, not so much, thinking of e-cigs instead now.

Posted: 7/1/2011 11:10:17 AM EDT

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Today starts month seven. I had struggled with smoking for the past 10-15 years. I have quit for a couple of months at a time only to go back to it but I think I have finally kicked it.

The money I have saved from this has allowed me to purchase three suppressors and one SBR.

six +months for me too!!!

I didn't really take note of the date just decided one day that I had had enough saw the doc and hit wallyworld and bought a box of patches..
sadly the wife didn't make it...

she only lasted about 2 months

Posted: 7/1/2011 11:13:48 AM EDT

[#24]

18 months smoke free, some days are harder than others......

Posted: 7/1/2011 11:16:51 AM EDT

[#25]

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I been smokin' 30 years. My lung feels fine.

Same here, once I get done coughing in the morning, especially in the shower, I feel great. No problems at all.

I think the only way I could quit smoking is to be locked into a padded room for a month.

Chantix has some very bad ju ju going now, cancer in addition to all the other side effects. Accupuncture almost worked, cold turkey, not so much, thinking of e-cigs instead now.

links please

Posted: 7/1/2011 11:20:44 AM EDT

[#26]

Congrats, OP. A wise and necessary move. I passed the 25 year mark on 03/01.

Posted: 7/1/2011 11:36:00 AM EDT

[#27]

August 13th will be 2 years for me. I used to smoke like a train and now i'm the size of one. I've gained about 30 pounds and with my ankles and knees it's hard to get rid of it. Sometimes i forget i even smoked before.

Posted: 7/1/2011 11:43:27 AM EDT

[#28]

I quit myself, around the end of January.

Posted: 7/1/2011 11:53:36 AM EDT

[#29]

Congrats, Thanksgiving was when I quit, so I just hit 7 months. I don't even want a smoke. I feel great.......but have gaind 20 lbs

Posted: 7/1/2011 12:03:31 PM EDT

[#30]

Congrats on nicotine free Bama! I'm a week shy of 8 months. You really start to feel better just knowing your not doing that to yourself anymore.

Posted: 7/1/2011 12:23:31 PM EDT

[#31]

Congrats Bama!

Posted: 7/1/2011 12:30:47 PM EDT

[#32]

Good job!

I quit January 15th, so I am a few days past my six month point. The last time I quit for 4 years, this time it's permanent.

Posted: 7/1/2011 1:02:31 PM EDT

[#33]

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I been smokin' 30 years. My lung feels fine.

Same here, once I get done coughing in the morning, especially in the shower, I feel great. No problems at all.

I think the only way I could quit smoking is to be locked into a padded room for a month.

Chantix has some very bad ju ju going now, cancer in addition to all the other side effects. Accupuncture almost worked, cold turkey, not so much, thinking of e-cigs instead now.

I find that very hard to believe, it's not like you take it for years. Chantix worked absolutely great for me, yes you can have some weird dreams, but that's easily avoided by not taking it right before bedtime. Other than that the only side effect I had was not wanting to smoke any more.

Posted: 7/1/2011 1:04:27 PM EDT

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Awesome.

Welcome to the "used-to" club.

Stick with it.

Posted: 7/1/2011 1:38:43 PM EDT

[#35]

Very good 11 years for me.

Posted: 7/1/2011 1:39:41 PM EDT

[#36]

congrats!!! I need to try to work it on myself, since I drive around all day for my new job I'm up to 2-3 packs a day

Posted: 7/1/2011 1:40:52 PM EDT

[#37]

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Today starts month seven. I had struggled with smoking for the past 10-15 years. I have quit for a couple of months at a time only to go back to it but I think I have finally kicked it.

The money I have saved from this has allowed me to purchase three suppressors and one SBR.

Congrats

Posted: 7/1/2011 1:43:51 PM EDT

[#38]

Good for you Bama, bad habits belong in the past.

Posted: 7/1/2011 1:46:58 PM EDT

[#39]

Congrats. 7 1/2 years here. I was about a 2 pack a dayer for 25-30 years.

Posted: 7/1/2011 1:52:55 PM EDT

[#40]

Day 21 here. Not going back.

Posted: 7/1/2011 1:56:23 PM EDT

[#41]

Congrats.
Wish i could do it. Tried chantix and the patch...nothing.

Posted: 7/1/2011 2:04:16 PM EDT

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Posted: 7/1/2011 2:06:42 PM EDT

[#43]

Thats next on my list.

I've lost 65 lbs and gained a massive amount of muscle, almost to my goal for this one. Smoking should be easy compared to getting in shape

Posted: 7/1/2011 2:14:16 PM EDT

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Congrats Bama. Cigarette smoking is awful. Single worse thing you can do to your health.

I think meth smoking is worse.

Who the fuck smokes crank?

lol

with all the ad banners around here with nasty ass faces on them.....apparently a lot

Posted: 7/1/2011 2:50:18 PM EDT

[#45]

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Today starts month seven. I had struggled with smoking for the past 10-15 years. I have quit for a couple of months at a time only to go back to it but I think I have finally kicked it.

The money I have saved from this has allowed me to purchase three suppressors and one SBR more donuts.

Fixed it for you...

I have not had a donut since March.

Oh Great! now you two are gonna start locking more threads

J/K Good job on quitting

Posted: 7/1/2011 3:20:17 PM EDT

[#46]

February 15th-ish 2011 for me.

Posted: 7/1/2011 3:33:30 PM EDT

[#47]

There is a nice e-cigs store called Vapors Lounge , near my class3 dealer.

They sell probably 100 different flavors , CamelBoro ,Capitan Black,Cappucino,watermalon,blackberry lemonade etc etc etc.

Very nice this e-cig thing!

Posted: 7/1/2011 3:40:44 PM EDT

[#48]

It's great to read all the posts of people who have quit!

Congratulations to you all...hang in there!

Posted: 7/1/2011 3:43:08 PM EDT

[#49]

Nice Bama! I'm on day 3 without cigs or any kind of nicotine. I'm hoping it'll stick this time. This weekend is gonna be a challenge, but I should do ok if I don't get hammered.

Posted: 7/1/2011 3:50:09 PM EDT

[#50]

Congrats. It's been a year and a half for me. I feel so much better, and I have more money.

I quit cold turkey, and haven't gained any weight. You just have to want to do it.

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