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[saltwaterhabits]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Mike - welcome to the wagon - its a good thing you are doing. I'm on almost three months now and we have a few people doing it here...

Hi John, Thanks ...And good luck to you.
We met at the Hab's Mem party in Middletown..We were both standing outside the door, puffing away.
It's been less than 2 weeks and reasonably good circulation has already returned to my previously frigid, anorexic hands.

[FishermanTim]

Keep up the good work, and remember that as tough as it is to quit, the payoff in the end will definitely be worth it.

I quit back in '79-'80, but at the time my habit was only a pack a week, so stopping wasn't as difficult, but the addictive nature is strong.

When I was "finally" over it, I felt great. Mind you, at only a pack a week, I had already noticed a drop in my stamina and endurance and was getting winded doing physical activities that I had loved for years.
That was my "wake up call". I hated not being able to do what I loved due to the effect of smoking. (All this in my late teens!)

The best advice I could give would be to keep at it. You may have a "relapse" but hey, you didn't start smoking 2+ packs right from the start, so quitting is never as quick or as easy as it is described.

Good Luck and Good Health to all!

[jimmy z]

Hi Mike, It's good to have you with us on the wagon. Just think ya ain't in it alone.
You'll be casting that 6500 chrome with added vim and vigor.

I'll be out by the SWE this weekend, BTW.

[jimmy z]

One more smoke free day, under our belts. Give youeself a hand!

[saltwaterhabits]

Originally Posted by jimmy z

Hi Mike, It's good to have you with us on the wagon. Just think ya ain't in it alone.
You'll be casting that 6500 chrome with added vim and vigor.

I'll be out by the SWE this weekend, BTW.

Thanks Jimmy.See you Saturday.

[Crafty Angler]

Ummmm...so Mike, how's the Welbutrin working?

I've been giving it some thought lately - I'd really like to grow old enough to be even grumpier than I already am...

Out side of the health risks, the sheer price alone is enough to give ya pause any more - pretty soon it's gonna be cheaper to just smoke the money...

I'm doing an honest deuce a day and yeah, I know how bad it is - and the fact that they juice cigarettes with additional nicotine makes it even worse.

I'm smoking Diet Merits but the time is at hand to deep-six 'em altogether, I'm thinking -

Guess I oughta start at Page 1 of the thread and work on my resolve first -

[Crafty Angler]

Well, **** it.

Read the whole thing from P. 1 so it looks like I won't be the Lone Ranger anyway -

I turned 60 a little over a month ago and never really thought I'd see it honestly - my dad died at 59 from the form of lung cancer most often attributed to cigarette smoking.

From the day he was diagnosed to the day he died was exactly 10 weeks. It still makes me well up - gotta tell ya that I still miss him every day.

So at 60 I figure that I've been a smoker since I was 15 or so - that makes 45 years.

Let's see how I do - I'm gonna try to wean myself off, I was actually in a research group when the patches 1st came out and it killed maybe 75% of the desire -

If I start today, I'll make my goal 1 cig an hour - that'll cut me by 60% just as a start and I'll work my way down from there.

My wife wants to quit too - she's done it cold turkey - - once but fell off - that way if we both do it will mean support at home and support at S-B too -

Okay...here goes...

Hi, my name is Crafty -

I have a problem...

[JohnR]

It's hard Chuck but it is so bleeping worth it.

My dad died when he was 63 and had a triple bypass when he was fifty something. If I am going to pass the average life expectancy of the men of my family I had to:

A) Not be an alcoholic - successful - I have less beers in a whole year now than I did every few days in my youth

B) Quit smoking - in progress.

C) Lose weight - that is next

I need to do these three so I'm around for a long time for me, and more importantly, my kid & family...