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fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
Fri Mar 14, 2014, 02:21 PM Mar 2014

going to try to make it through today without cigarettes

we picked up some e-cigs the other day and there is one camel left in the pack. i'm going to bring it to work with me just in case, but my goal is to still have it at the end of the night.

the e-cig worked well enough yesterday, although i smoked a few because it was a shit day. i've made it through my wake up routine so far without issue, so we'll see how today goes.

the real test is going to be when i have a drinking night. that's not something that happens often, but i smoke a lot more when i drink.

wish us luck.

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going to try to make it through today without cigarettes (Original Post) fizzgig Mar 2014 OP
Good for you! cyberswede Mar 2014 #1
Now you know one. trof Mar 2014 #12
Just don't have a cigarette in the next 10 minutes! hedgehog Mar 2014 #2
When I started doing e cigs...I had 10 cartons of real cigs...have not smoked one! angstlessk Mar 2014 #3
Best of luck shenmue Mar 2014 #4
You can do it! bigwillq Mar 2014 #5
fizzgig Skittles Mar 2014 #6
Very true... Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #7
good for you Skittles Mar 2014 #11
the car is a big one for me fizzgig Mar 2014 #16
there you are Skittles Mar 2014 #20
Some people like to smoke after sex Major Nikon Mar 2014 #9
Yeah, I did. Back when I used to have sex. trof Mar 2014 #14
Scotch and coffee. My triggers. trof Mar 2014 #13
The most noticeable thing for me... Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #8
i'm going to have to account for taste when cooking fizzgig Mar 2014 #17
I quit many times before I succeeded lunatica Mar 2014 #10
how did it go? Kali Mar 2014 #15
not bad fizzgig Mar 2014 #19
update: made it through the day fizzgig Mar 2014 #18
Thinking of you on day two! You can do this!! Don't cave in now riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #21

trof

(54,256 posts)
12. Now you know one.
Fri Mar 14, 2014, 07:25 PM
Mar 2014

I've regretted it a dozen times.
Then I discovered that if you don't quit, you don't regret it.

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
3. When I started doing e cigs...I had 10 cartons of real cigs...have not smoked one!
Fri Mar 14, 2014, 03:21 PM
Mar 2014

Got sick and ordered e cig...now I am doing vaping...not just look alike cigs

Skittles

(153,160 posts)
6. fizzgig
Fri Mar 14, 2014, 03:44 PM
Mar 2014

when I started my successful quit attempt, I temporarily suspended any alcoholic beverages - it was such a strong trigger - that's the key to successfully quitting: identifying your triggers and dealing with them

Callmecrazy

(3,065 posts)
7. Very true...
Fri Mar 14, 2014, 05:12 PM
Mar 2014

I quit on Feb. 16 and haven't touched one since. I do however use the patch and the e-cig. My trigger is when I get in the car. Put it in gear and light one up. Or right after a meal, I need a smoke. I've been able to distract myself during those times and now I don't even think about it.

Skittles

(153,160 posts)
11. good for you
Fri Mar 14, 2014, 07:21 PM
Mar 2014

I advise smokers who are trying to quit, for example, to first stop smoking in the car - that way when they quit, that particular trigger is gone

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
16. the car is a big one for me
Sat Mar 15, 2014, 01:47 AM
Mar 2014

husband and i drove 11 hours to see my mom last summer and i think we went through three packs.

Skittles

(153,160 posts)
20. there you are
Sat Mar 15, 2014, 04:52 AM
Mar 2014

OK fizzgig, get on this website and educate yourself about smoking and how to quit......I found it very beneficial INDEED to read Joel's Libary:

http://whyquit.com/joel/

he nails EVERY smoker excuse including the myth that smoking relaxes you - now you check it out!

NOT ONE PUFF EVER <------ that's his mantra and where you want to be!

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
9. Some people like to smoke after sex
Fri Mar 14, 2014, 05:23 PM
Mar 2014

Seems like in some cases controlling those types of things would be more of a problem. Some people seem to like to smoke as a reward for some other behavior that might not be so bad.

trof

(54,256 posts)
14. Yeah, I did. Back when I used to have sex.
Fri Mar 14, 2014, 07:30 PM
Mar 2014

But I found that celibacy didn't cut down on my desire to smoke.
Go figure.

Callmecrazy

(3,065 posts)
8. The most noticeable thing for me...
Fri Mar 14, 2014, 05:18 PM
Mar 2014

is that my sense of taste and smell have improved greatly. It's a double edged sword though. Some of the people I'm around on a construction site really stink.
Stay strong, fizzgig. I'm right there with you. We can quit together.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
17. i'm going to have to account for taste when cooking
Sat Mar 15, 2014, 01:54 AM
Mar 2014

come from a family of smokers, cook primarily for smokers and we like salt. just need to remember to have a lighter hand.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
10. I quit many times before I succeeded
Fri Mar 14, 2014, 05:27 PM
Mar 2014

Good luck! Just remember that once you're a smoker, you're a smoker forever. Having one cigarette one or two years later just gets you all hooked again.

When you succeed you will never regret it. Never.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
18. update: made it through the day
Sat Mar 15, 2014, 02:03 AM
Mar 2014

got through wake up time, drive time, work, drive time and hanging out at my buddy's. he smokes inside and i always chain smoke when i'm there, but left the one camel in my pocket. nursed a few beers, beat that. left that last smoke in the car and i know i'm not going to walk across the complex to get it.

it's been 24 hours and i've been sucking on the e-cig like crazy, but i made it.

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