I smoked for 12 years and quit over 3 years ago.

There were three things working in my favor.

1: I waited until I had all four wisdom teeth pulled. You run a high risk of infection if you smoke in those circumstances.

2: I used the patch.

3: I really was sick of smoking.

Every day you go without a cigarette is a day you never have to go through again. You cheat and have a cigarette, you just made it that much harder on yourself. Even a drag. Sure, you well better for a few minutes. Then what?

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Qix77 Wrote:Here is a strange question... How many on the sector smoke (and by smoke I mean tobacco)?

Ok...now to be serious...nicotine is a drug that is just as (if not more) addictive than heroin. Various friends and members of my family have quit smoking. The best advice I can give you is do your best. If you ever DO fall off the wagon, don't beat yourself up too bad - just try again. If you don't give up, you *will* be successful eventually, you just gotta hang in there

Just think of all the $$$ you'll have to spend on something else BESIDES the ciggies (KILLER RIG PC!!!). Think of how many chicks will dig ya when you smell better (honestly, smokers really smell kinda funky). And, think of how much longer you can live without filling your lungs with crap...if you successfully quit smoking, you may just be able to live long enough to see Tron 2 made!!

Nikster Wrote: Just think of all the $$$ you'll have to spend on something else BESIDES the ciggies. Think of howmany chicks will dig ya when you smell better (honestly, smokers really smell kinda funky). And, think of how much longer you can live without filling your lungs with crap...if you successfully quit smoking, you may just be able to live long enough to see Tron 2 made!!

Very very true. I've been trying... but I'll keep trying... and I'll try harder.

You are so right. The money, the smell, the concept of living longer. Thats a nice goal.. Thanks Nikster...

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I smoked from '89 to '94. I ended up quitting by accident.

I was taking martial arts in '94 - none of that point stuff either - this was FULL contact, survival stuff. I cannot even begin to describe the amount of strength and endurance that is required to last through a 2 or 3 minute FULL contact sparring match. To put it in perspective - most street fights or schoolyard fights are over in 20 to 30 seconds.

In a nutshell, I got tired of getting my butt kicked repeatedly because I would typically run out of juice long before the match was over. The Master suggested I stop smoking and I will last longer.

I knew I couldn't just quit, so I just set out to cut back. I'd exercise and then skip my after-exercise cigarette (yes, I smoked after exercising ). Then dinner time and I would be able to enjoy my after meal cigarette... but instead I figured I'll skip that one too. I was doing ok so far. Then my before bed cigarette... but I skipped that since I was doing ok so far. Then the next morning - the best cigarette of the day is always that first - it's so relaxing and always tasted the best. You guessed it - I skipped it too. See the pattern?

I ended up just stopping. I quit cold-turkey and never even meant to. Days went by and I had not smoked so I set out never to smoke again after making it that far. I had a pack and a half of cigarettes left at the time and gave them to my girlfriend (later to be my wife) who still smoked.

At the time I quit, I was only smoking a half-pack a day. I was never a 2-pack a day person or anything. At my peak, it was about a pack a day. Maybe that helped a little too.

For the longest time, what I missed the most was that stress-cigarette. There's nothing like a good smoke when you're stressed out or agitated. It took literally years for that desire to smoke under stressful conditions to fully subside. It's been 13 years now and I haven't smoked since I quit. These days, I don't miss a thing. Glad I quit too.

Within weeks of quitting, I did find myself having more energy and lasting longer against my sparring partners. I even started kicking their butts. A sick thrill, I must admit, but there is something very gratifying about weakening your opponent to the point where they can barely defend themselves against you and then going in for the kill. Martial arts are a great discipline though. If not for any other reason in my life, they helped me quit smoking.

BTW - if you're going to quit, you have to really want it. Not just knowing it's better for you, but you really have to want it down to the core. Once I realized I could go days without smoking, I REALLY wanted to quit, period. And I did it. In time, you will too.

Good luck, Qix77.

TheReelTodd Wrote:Then dinner time and I would be able to enjoy my after meal cigarette...

OMG... That is the best time to smoke. Nothing on Earth can complement a meal like a good cigarette. That has to be be biggest obstical I'll have to overcome.

Thanks for your testimony and support.. I'm trying really hard. I went without a smoke for several hours and it's becoming hazardous to everyone's heath who are around me for the moment... lol... but they'll live..

Good luck, I know you can do it! XP

It'll be tough... Trying to kick any addictions of sort can be tough-- I once went a month without Dr Pepper just to see if I could. I did but what I really missed was the taste of Dr Pepper, not the caffeeine.

As for smoking, I have an allergy to smoke so I end up getting seriously sick if I'm in a club with lots of smokers. X_x

Maybe visualize smoke blowing over the game grid and clouding out an awesome lightcycle match; making it impossible for the little programs to see when to turn 90-degrees. You don't want to cause a program to unnecessarily crash into a wall, do you? Quit smoking. Your programs will thank you...

Replace your nicotine addiction with a video game addiction; it's not quite as expensive, you get far more pleasure for your money, and unless you live in South Korea, it won't kill you!

Seriously though, good luck with quitting.