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On July 23 2011 11:03 KroplaBeskidu wrote:
How you doing TL. Reporting in at around month and a half smoke free now, no problems. No problems as in not even close to smoking again, however I'm still a bit down, there's still that feeling something's missing. Not all the time fortunately, most times I don't even think about it at all, like I never smoked. But there's that moment during the day when you take a break right :/ It's taking a lot longer than I thought but guess it should go away soon.
Awesome that you actually reported back that you had quit, congrats!
Saw this thread pop up again and just wanted to pop in and say that TL helped me quit! I had only smoked about two years, but smoked and chewed, a lot. I had tried quitting probably five times unsuccessfully. In early March, I finally found what worked for me.
After doing a bit of reading on here I realized cold turkey was the way to go, the problem was all my friends at the time still smoked. So what I decided to do was face it head on really. I told my friends I quit, but I still let myself think about smoking, have cravings etc. I let these thoughts enter and leave while consciously focusing on my goal. After a few weeks, not only had I quit but the cravings were gone. I have somehow never craved nicotine since, and I think that may be from having "closure" or something related to allowing myself to crave nicotine during my quit. Hope this helps someone!
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Half to full pack a day smoker for 7 years,
Me and a few mates decided to quit on New Years
Threw away my last pack (I still remember it,practically full pack of Peter Stuyvesant Blues) on Jan 3rd, after our 4 day bender in Melbourne for NYE.
Haven't looked back since, feel so much better, sense of smell is back, saved a load of money already.
I'm not gonna pretend it isn't hard, and still get occasional cravings, but whenever I feel like I could cave in, I think of the money I saved already this year, that I've used on a new 3d LCD tv as a present for myself. =)
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I quit about a month ago or maybe a bit more after about 10 years of smoking a 20-pack per day on average. I know it is really hard for a lot of people, but I found it easy, I basically decided that it was not worth it anymore and that was it. The first couple of days I had occasional cravings but nothing too hard to resist. Guess I am lucky.
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On June 23 2010 15:14 coL.CatZ wrote:
<4 days without smoking, how do i join tl quit smoking team?
 im so proud of u 
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Whilst I don't smoke at all, I just wanna say TL Quit-smoker team fighting!
Keep up the no smoking!!
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On August 11 2011 09:14 rebuffering wrote:
im on day 3!!! but ive been smoking 2 grams of pot per day, for 8 years now, and im stopping cold turkey, because im feeling chest pains and such. So it was really a no brainer, i just physically cannot smoke anymore, so im sober, playing games. Its hard for me lol but i imagine it will get easier as time rolls on, i will start drinking liquor tho, haha gotta do something between sc2 matches.
ya that makes sense...have to do some sort of drug right? cant just be sober and think for yourself..
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Good luck guys 
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Team Liquid quitters fighting!
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Non-smoker, will never start. I'm proud of you guys, I know it's hard, but everyone in this thread is here for you, you can do it!
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Bought a vaporizer for my marijuana habit, haven't had any tabacco since then (2 days now ._.)
Used to smoke couple cigarettes in the morning, and ofcourse mix my weed with tabacco.
I've quit tabacco for my health, hmmm *ping* I was planning to work in some working out every once in awhile, that would actually be a great distraction for when I feel like smoking.
I also quit caffeine like 1,5 week ago (Used to drink loooaads of cola) so a lot of changes going on!
So anyways, 11 AM and really craving a cigarette, guess I should give that excercise thing a try then... :D
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Why do people start smoking in the first place? Do they not realize that it actually is as bad as people say until it's almost (sometimes already) too late?
Good luck to those who wish to quit as it's an addicting bitch. I for one am never trying it as I see no gain within.
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On August 11 2011 11:25 Bonkarooni wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2011 09:14 rebuffering wrote:
im on day 3!!! but ive been smoking 2 grams of pot per day, for 8 years now, and im stopping cold turkey, because im feeling chest pains and such. So it was really a no brainer, i just physically cannot smoke anymore, so im sober, playing games. Its hard for me lol but i imagine it will get easier as time rolls on, i will start drinking liquor tho, haha gotta do something between sc2 matches. ya that makes sense...have to do some sort of drug right? cant just be sober and think for yourself..
Hey, he's quitting after 8 years and he's on day 3! Give him a break.
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I never understood how some ppl get addicted to it, i can smoke 2/3 packs in 1 day and then just not smoke for unlimited amount of time w.o felling "bad" ( i only smoke when im out with friends at a coffee/beer but i smoke a lot when i do )... meh
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On August 15 2011 18:01 Voltaire wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2011 11:25 Bonkarooni wrote:On August 11 2011 09:14 rebuffering wrote:
im on day 3!!! but ive been smoking 2 grams of pot per day, for 8 years now, and im stopping cold turkey, because im feeling chest pains and such. So it was really a no brainer, i just physically cannot smoke anymore, so im sober, playing games. Its hard for me lol but i imagine it will get easier as time rolls on, i will start drinking liquor tho, haha gotta do something between sc2 matches. ya that makes sense...have to do some sort of drug right? cant just be sober and think for yourself.. Hey, he's quitting after 8 years and he's on day 3! Give him a break.
You do realize that one is a lot worse than the other right?
Lungs repair the Liver rarely does, though quitting both is ideal, but everyone here should also learn most things in moderation are fine.
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On August 15 2011 18:10 NoobSkills wrote:Show nested quote +On August 15 2011 18:01 Voltaire wrote:On August 11 2011 11:25 Bonkarooni wrote:On August 11 2011 09:14 rebuffering wrote:
im on day 3!!! but ive been smoking 2 grams of pot per day, for 8 years now, and im stopping cold turkey, because im feeling chest pains and such. So it was really a no brainer, i just physically cannot smoke anymore, so im sober, playing games. Its hard for me lol but i imagine it will get easier as time rolls on, i will start drinking liquor tho, haha gotta do something between sc2 matches. ya that makes sense...have to do some sort of drug right? cant just be sober and think for yourself.. Hey, he's quitting after 8 years and he's on day 3! Give him a break. You do realize that one is a lot worse than the other right? Lungs repair the Liver rarely does, though quitting both is ideal, but everyone here should also learn most things in moderation are fine.
...That guy wasn't an alcoholic or anything. He was just drinking to help deal with the withdrawal on the third day of quitting cold turkey. As long as it's just for a day or three it'll be okay. We're not talking long term abuse here.
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On August 15 2011 18:10 NoobSkills wrote:Show nested quote +On August 15 2011 18:01 Voltaire wrote:On August 11 2011 11:25 Bonkarooni wrote:On August 11 2011 09:14 rebuffering wrote:
im on day 3!!! but ive been smoking 2 grams of pot per day, for 8 years now, and im stopping cold turkey, because im feeling chest pains and such. So it was really a no brainer, i just physically cannot smoke anymore, so im sober, playing games. Its hard for me lol but i imagine it will get easier as time rolls on, i will start drinking liquor tho, haha gotta do something between sc2 matches. ya that makes sense...have to do some sort of drug right? cant just be sober and think for yourself.. Hey, he's quitting after 8 years and he's on day 3! Give him a break. You do realize that one is a lot worse than the other right? Lungs repair the Liver rarely does, though quitting both is ideal, but everyone here should also learn most things in moderation are fine.
Liver not repairing? o.O
You can loose 50% of you liver and it can completely regenerate. Damage to the lungs is harder to get rid of.
Hi there TL-Smoking Team,
i want to join you. Currently i am still a active smoker but i definitly want to quit, since i can't afford smoking anymoer and i don't want to. However it has alsways ben my concern, that i might gain weight, eventhough i am going to the gym. Do you guys have any experience with that?
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Both NoobSkills and Voltaire are making assumptions.
NoobSkills seems to assume that the guy in question is an alcoholic whereas Voltaire assumes that he's just doing it in moderation.
When in fact the guy said neither, he was unclear about the exact situation.
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On August 15 2011 18:08 Aterons_toss wrote:
I never understood how some ppl get addicted to it, i can smoke 2/3 packs in 1 day and then just not smoke for unlimited amount of time w.o felling "bad" ( i only smoke when im out with friends at a coffee/beer but i smoke a lot when i do )... meh
It's because of the way you're smoking. You would have a much higher chance of getting addicted if you smoked the same number of cigarettes over days or weeks.
That said, some people just don't get addicted. I'm one of them. I can stop for weeks or months without noticing a difference at all.
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Been cigarette free for 2 1/2 years or so, stopped counting. I smoked for about 8-10 yrs pretty heavily, its definitely hard to stop but you have to want to quit. Otherwise it is almost impossible, you have to really hate it, get to the point where you hate the taste and everything.
You can do it. It takes a lot of willpower to quit smoking, but you will feel SO much better for doing it. Stick it out for a month or so and you'll notice a big change, best of luck! :D
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Physical side effects only last 3 days. All mental after that.
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