365 Days Smoke-Free - What's Your Success Story?
06-03-15, 06:28 PM
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Congrats on one year smoke free and to all of you who have kicked the habit! I somehow never picked it up despite a family of smokers, almost all of my high school friends smoking, and my Dad working in the tobacco business.
06-03-15, 06:34 PM
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Happy birthday John. From this point forward, you will share your birthday with my latest grandson, born this morning.
06-03-15, 06:48 PM
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Never smoked, didn't have to quit. Not an alcoholic, didn't have to quit. I guess the only habit I had to quit was messing around with single women. That wasn't hard, did it cold turkey. 
From what I've seen, quitting smoking is a real accomplishment. Not at all certain I could do it. Congratulations to those of you who've done it.
From what I've seen, quitting smoking is a real accomplishment. Not at all certain I could do it. Congratulations to those of you who've done it.
06-03-15, 06:59 PM
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Congrats to all of the ex-smokers, and others recovering from addiction. It took me a few tries to quit smoking and I still get cravings, even years later, but it is so worth it!
Fun fact; on average it takes a person 18 attempts to quit smoking before they finally succeed (Source was an info-leaflet stuck inside a pack of smokes, as they do here in Canada)
Fun fact; on average it takes a person 18 attempts to quit smoking before they finally succeed (Source was an info-leaflet stuck inside a pack of smokes, as they do here in Canada)
06-03-15, 07:21 PM
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Congrats!! I quit 3 years ago with the help of electronic cigarettes. I smoked 2 1/2 packs a day for over 30 years. I developed emphysema and could not run a half a block without being doubled over fighting for air and seeing stars. I was told I would be on oxygen if I did not quit. Electronic cigarettes and cycling have brought my lungs back. I will always have diminished lung capacity but have gotten stronger every year. I will never keep up with the A speed group, but I can go at a decent average speed. If you have any loved ones that can`t quit using gum or the patch, get them to try Electronic.
EDIT: I still use the electronic. Someday I may quit that too.
EDIT: I still use the electronic. Someday I may quit that too.
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06-03-15, 08:14 PM
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06-04-15, 05:47 AM
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Quit cigs cold turkey after my fifth heart attack. That was five years ago. I still want them sometimes, especially when stressed, but never looked back.
06-04-15, 09:00 AM
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Congrats to DD and everyone else who has ever thrown off a serious chemical dependency like that. I know a number of ex-drinkers and I can only admire their accomplishments. My parents smoked for most of their lives. One day they decided to quit and did. My dad, with heart trouble as a genetic predisposition in his family, died of heart failure at age 52. I have been smoke-free for 66 years, but I'm only 66 y.o. Fortunately our family inherited no genetic predisposition to alcoholism. Otherwise I'd have to give up beer.
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I'm a few years off the cigs after 20 years at a pack a day. Always said if they invented a better nicotine delivery system I'd be all over it, and e-cigs are that system. Can't quit the nicotine, but got rid of the nasty stuff. 5+ years recovered alcoholic, too. That was the real biggie.
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06-04-15, 10:03 AM
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I smoked a bit in college/post college drinking days but nothing serious. However those cravings when out with the fellas drinking were intense so I can only imagine how it is for a daily smoker. Kudos to all of you who have quit smoking. You are doing yourselves and your families a great service. I saw my wonderful grandmother die from cancer after smoking two packs a day for 30 years and I vowed never to touch a smoke again once I had a case of bad bronchitis brought on by smoking when I was in my late twenties. Never did. I have always been active and athletic but a couple of years ago I got lazy and was eating like crap. I gained 20 extra pounds on my thin frame and the most exercise I was doing was lifting weights once or twice a week which equates to nothing. It was summer and my wife commented in a cute way that I was jiggling a bit. That was my wake up call and I decided to get off the slippery slope before I am sliding too fast downhill. Now I am 36 and a new dad and I am the same weight (145lbs.) and stronger than I was as a college student. Riding around 100 miles weekly, running and lifting does the trick and I still indulge sometimes with food as long as I burn off the extra calories. I feel great and it rubs off on my family which is an added benefit.
Keep it up everyone who has worked to improve their lives!
Keep it up everyone who has worked to improve their lives!
