Trying to be smoke free!

[badass350x]

Bill, Got the freebie's you sent out, very Awesome of you and will be using every bit of it! Thanks for the support you have given to me and everybody on here that has stopped smoking or trying to stop.

Hope all are still smoke free and feeling well, nothing better then a good hard ride and not winded while doing it!!!!

[atc007]

Glad to hear it Dean. Thank you for everything and really sorry it took so long. I still owe Dave.I need your address man! I lost it in the crash. I hope everyone is still on the straight and narrow.

[kb0nly]

Quiting is a PITA.. But i did it too. Smoked for years and when i wanted to quit i was stressed due to bills and the impending birth of my first son.. So i quit because i didn't want him exposed to it, but only with the help of meds from the doctor. Forget those gums and patches they don't work for... The key to quitting is to get rid of the Nicotine, putting it in using another product only weens you off the smoke but not the underlying cause. I went on Wellbutrin at the encouragement of my doctor, after a week of smoking and taking the pills the smokes starting tasting horrible and i quit, that was almost 12 years ago now!

The money got channeled to bills and next thing you know i was caught up, funny how that happens.

[badass350x]

Dave where are we with the smoking buddy? Hope its all good and smoke free! Your probably at TF , let us know when you get back. Hope everybody else is doing well no matter what the habit might be.

Dean

[Swinger]

I quit then pick it back up then quit again. I am at the smoking stage now but after TF I am gonna give it hell. I got a close friend that we are gonna jump on the wagon together. I sucks and cant wait to walk away forever!!! TF bound in a few hours....wooohooo!!

[tanks350x]

You know guys, all it takes is positive will power. You really should want to quit also. Those are the best 2 tools to quit smoking IMHO... Luckily for me I had a great bunch of people around me to help me get over the urges,yes neither of them smoked which made it easier. I was someone who smoked close to 2 packs a day and quit cold turkey. Hell I even have a thread on here on how to roll your own for peat sake! :lol: The first week, week and a half were the toughest. a lot of it is in your mind, I'm a firm believer of that. I used to think that I needed a smoke to fall asleep, and to wake up in the morning.. I still hang around with some people that smoke on a weekly basis but it doesn't bother me at all. But damn, I can tell a smoker from 20 feet away now :lol I can't stand the smell of them now, but to each their own...I just realised that it's been 2 years for me not having a smoke at all!! :w00t: :w00t: yay me!! The only downside is, if you have a slow metabolism, you will gain some weight for sure...well good luck, thats my .02 cents
Tank

[3Queen]

lol I feel I am at SA, but it is 3 week for me, and I quit cold turkey.. I am so happy I did it and cold turkey on top of it..

[atc007]

What the heck????????? Why didn't you say something Saturday!!!?? My offer is good for anyone on this site!! Congrats!! I had no idea.. I smelled it all over Ben:lol::naughty: Sorry man,,,,and just assumed you too. Shame on me! That is SO awesome. It was a true pleasure meeting you guys . You'll have to come and get your rewards in person now. Stay on her Dave! This is awesome!

[badass350x]

^^^^^ this is true,,, bill will hook you up if you stay smokeless!!!!^^^^^

[3Queen]

What the heck????????? Why didn't you say something Saturday!!!?? My offer is good for anyone on this site!! Congrats!! I had no idea.. I smelled it all over Ben:lol::naughty: Sorry man,,,,and just assumed you too. Shame on me! That is SO awesome. It was a true pleasure meeting you guys . You'll have to come and get your rewards in person now. Stay on her Dave! This is awesome! Thank you!!! Yes I would love to come back to your house LOL On a nice hot summer day.. I feel I did very good 2 for the weekend of riding and still no smoking.. And is every one at your house doing better I feel so bad seeing them all so sick...

[atc007]

Are you kidding?!! That was a GREAT DAY !!! Seriously.... At least I don't have the grocery store story! Ewwwwyuckkkkk! lol..

[3Queen]

LOL Yay for me that was a great day.. I got to come to your house...:Bounce

[atc007]

Lol,The pleasure was all mine. The company you were keeping wasn't so bad either lol.

[3Queen]

But I would love to come back...

[thestud25]

Keep it up you smokers who are trying to quit. I smoked for ten years and quit cold turkey July 2012, haven't had a single cigarette or puff for that matter since.

[ATC-Eric]

Still rolling strong here, since dec 2011

[atc007]

[QUOTE=thestud25;1194874]Keep it up you smokers who are trying to quit. I smoked for ten years and quit cold turkey July 2012, haven't had a single cigarette or puff for that matter since.[/QUOTE

Well then,I do believe I need your address?! I have No clue who all I have shipped parts too. But,I don't think I did you.Congrats Jon !!

[just ben]

I smelled it all over Ben:lol::naughty: Sorry man,,,,That was Brapps woodstove you were smelling LOL. I know I need to get off the smokes too,they can't be good for me and definetly not my lap times haha.

[atc007]

That was Brapps woodstove you were smelling LOL. I know I need to get off the smokes too,they can't be good for me and definetly not my lap times haha.
I Only razz ya cuz I care man. Got the little bugger all washed up and inside. What a NEAT piece !! Still haven't even opened the tub... Christmas time when I do.

[just ben]

That is a very cool bike I'm glad I could get it to you, although it did look nice parked next to my protech ytm200 hahaha

[fabiodriven]

I gotta get off the smokes too. The coughing, gagging, and loogeys are disgusting. So is my breath. Yuck. I'm stuck here.

[ditchmud]

I've been smoke free for five years now! Yeah me!

[atc007]

I gotta get off the smokes too. The coughing, gagging, and loogeys are disgusting. So is my breath. Yuck. I'm stuck here.
Wish to God I could help ya man.. I know you've tried some different things. I'm out of ideas. You did cold turkey,you did the electronics. Hmmmmmm...what would work for you? I was gonna type something very rewarding you Would like,,But I know the crosshairs would get zoomed in even tighter on me lol. Hopefully it just Clicks for you ,and you can throw them away. It really does free up a Ton of time and money.

[thestud25]

I had a co-worker, her and her husband did acupuncture treatment behind her ears and they quit cold turkey and didn't smoke for over 5 years. Maybe try that John.

[ditchmud]

I got acupuncture that's how I quit after smoking for 23 years. My brother in law smoked 3-5 packs a day seriously, and he quit by getting acupuncture. That is why I tried it and it worked for me too.

[Custom200]

I'm 21 and been smoking 5 years already, yikes. I've attempted to quit a couple times, which the longest stint has been about 4 months, It's just so hard, I know i should really quit for my health but its hard justifying almost 300 bucks a month. Good job guys

[3Queen]

Will I have a up date on me this friday will be 2 months with out smoking.. And that is cold turkey.. I feel so much better not smoking..

[atc007]

Kudos !! Absolutely awesome! Keep up the good work !!

[hatc200x1]

From all the talk about how terrible to quit is is, im for sure never going to try one now!

[shovelryder]

Im at a month now..........Quit yrs ago cold turkey, then my house burned and I started again.....Then quit fer a couple yrs and found out my Ma was dying of cancer and started again.........Hope I can keep it going this time. Its affecting me with all the coughing, hate that......But damn how I love ta smoke.......Forty now, been on them damned things since I was 10!..........Hope this is it!....Stay strong all!

[kebby28]

I have been smoking 2 packs a day for 16 years. Said I would never Quit. Woke up one morning and went to the pharmacy and bought the patch. Followed the directions and when that was done I did the nicotine gum. I went 7 months hapily smoke free and decided to have one for old times sake.... bought a pack the next day and I'm right back at it again..... Good inspiration here though.

[philgipson]

my brother found out last october that he has lung cancer and a brain tumor from that habit,he quit,i went cold turkey after 15 years.it was hard but has lasted 35 years.good luck man

[atc007]

Kebby and Shovel. Keep it on the straight and narrow. You can kick this.

[tri again]

I'm a real dumb*&^ and smoke a pipe.
Oh it's better, cheaper, no full cigarette comittment, one puff put it down,
yeah right. how's about I just sign up for lip cancer....

Seems like most addictions follow similar rules.
Nicotine darn near has it's own neuroligic receptors in the brain.
Harder to quit than heroine, they say.

associate with pain? snap a rubber band on the wrist when craving?
associate with pleasure? m and m's ?

Get up in the morning, make coffee, light up?
The behavior mods say change it up.
Drink tea, have a snack and try to put it off for a minute, then 2.
Never smoke inside....ANYthing, house, car etc.
Pretty amazing how much of a reflex it becomes.
Neighbor always said her truck wouldn't start without a cigarette.
When Zappa was diagnosed, he stated that tobacco was a vegetable.


Funny 'cause we all have times we can go for hours without.
Blood levels seem to drop every 20 minutes, hence the maintenance dosages.

isn't there some 'quitnow dot gov website or something?
I just Love some of the foreign tobacco packages...
full color pix of open heart surgery etc, but for some reason I really wanted to try one.

wow
Congrats to all who've ever tried, and those who won.
To those who haven't started, you'll never have to quit.

[keister]

UPDATE:

This Saturday will be 500 days since I have had a cigarette and about 14 months since I have put any nicotine into my body.
I still get a craving about 1-2 times a day, but they aren't strong urges and they go away within a minute or two.
Coming from someone who smoked hard core (entire pack of cigarettes between my front door and Haspin Acres, for example).....
If I can quit, ANYONE can quit.

By my calculations, I have saved about $3500 on cigs in that time. That would buy a pretty cherry three wheeler in this day and age.

[ironchop]

Congrats.

Five years for me. Will be six on July 24th.

I smoked a pack of cigs a day minimum since 1988. Plus I dipped a can of Grizzly every two days while I smoked and also smoked cigars and chewed plug and pouch tobacco on occasions on top of cigs and dip.

Totally tobacco free since 2010.

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[DohcBikes]

Dipped Copenhagen can a day from age 14 to 25 smoked cigs from age 18 to 25, when my grandfather died of lung cancer. Quit both for almost a year, then my friend brad shot himself in 2006 and I said fvck it, started both again. Promised his little brother I wouldn't use brads death as an excuse to hasten my own, quit again in 2007. Had to quit drinking entirely for a year and a half to make it because it was a major trigger.

I have been smoke free for 9 years, dipped about a half a can At MMI when I tried quitting weed. Came to my senses and threw that away again after a week. Spit bottles are disgusting. Still smoke a little grass, but not very often anymore. Won't ever use tobacco again.

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[barnett468]

Smoking is a dirty filthy habit, and the smoke from smokers affects others around them and stinks up their clothes etc, and many of the smokers I have seen are careless with their ashes and often unwittingly, or wittingly, drop them on other peoples floors, especially when they are in a drunken stupor.

I used to think it was cool to smoke, so when I was around 16 I would have a cigarette going when I went to the local pool hall just because I thought it would make look cool, however, I only did it for "appearances" sake and only inhaled maybe twice, at which point I immediately got dizzy and felt sick, so after a couple months, I realized how incredibly stupid it was and that I could instead take the money I was spending on cigarettes which I didn't like and use it to hang out on the side of the local Liquor store with and try to get people to buy us something that I and my friends all liked.

[El Camexican]

The worst thing about second hand smoke is when people try and blow it up your a**

[atc007]

Congrats to every one of you quitters. Way to go :)