4r3s's quitting smoking Journal

tjlazer

Here is some more Z related motivation for ya... you can do it. Think of all the $ you are saving!

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Mannysrt8

I will speak from experience,I smoked for 18 years and I am only 34,I have been smoke free for 2 months,I know its a very short time,but trust me every person including myself thought I would never quit.

I am gonna give you some advice,its free advice,take it if you want...

Go to the local pharmacy and get the following items,stick with your patch if you want.

Go get the 4 following items.

Vitamin C
Magnesium
Chlorella
Cream of Tarter
Orange Juice.

Will cost you about $50 bucks.

Vitamin C,is pretty straight forward...for healing and recovery
Magnesium to calm down the anxiety
Chlorella-Super Food,has all the vitamins and minerals your body needs and the most important function will be to repair the DNA in your lungs
Cream of Tarter,take this for one week at the end of the night before bed,mix one tea spoon in a citrus drink,this will help remove the nicotine from your lungs.

If you need more info PM me.

Lastly,another motivation for me was money,my dream car was a GTR,smoking and drinking costs me well over 1K a month,thats a GTR payment...well 2 months after quitting smoking I just put a deposit on a 370Z,will be in my possession in a week,I know its not a GTR but its the next best thing,quitting smoking just brought me one step close to my GTR,being able to be around and watch my son grow up,lowering my insurance premiums was a huge saving,smoker to non smoker rate is huge.

Anyways enough of the rant.

shadoquad

I wish you the best on this, Manny. Sounds like a good plan. To me, in the end, it takes willpower. Take control of your life back, man. Andrew is successful thus far. I've been successful. You can do it. Get your GTR

4r3s

Thanks for the advice Manny, I stopped using the patch a long time ago and different things work for different people. I've been smoke free for a year now and there's still an occasional rough spot here and there but the most important thing is your will power to stick to it and not let yourself slip. We both have a long way to go in this venture.

Chupacabra

^^ I think you would have to smoke 2 packs a day for 10 years to get to the Z price range;

$5/pack (Florida price)

$10 * 356= $3560

$3560*10= Z with sports package and nav... maybe even dealer fees, and tag, and carpets on the inside.

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b1adesofcha0s

Ummmm, there are 365 days in a year

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Chupacabra

you are right... well that makes more money for a nice set of rims.. all the better.

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4r3s

2pm. its been 14 hours since my last cig. I feel good for the most part but I feel like I need to go outside and sprint as far and fast as I can and scream as loud as I possibly can. I can imagine how ridiculous and hilarious that would be to witness.

Once I get free time at home I will be dishing out a whole lot of rep to everyone posting positive comments for me! Will be nice to be able to read everyone's names next to their post too once this bieber crap goes away.

shadoquad

4r3s, the good news is that if you can make it through the next 2 weeks, the worst of the cravings will be gone, or at least that's how it was for me.

4r3s

Well the whole reason I got serious about this was because the person I loved dearly and thought I would end up marrying left me so why not throw in another life changer while we're at it right? This happened about a month ago and I was literally physically sick from this and how messed up the whole situation was. Turns out she was not the women I was looking for or who she was showing me she was. When I got sick I lost about 10-15 lbs which is a lot when you only weight 150 to begin with. I used to work out a good bit but for some reason I slipped on that when I was seeing this girl. So this past week I started a new regiment. Monday,Wed, Fri/Sat I am back to lifting and I'm starting a new habit of jogging Tue and Thurs. I honestly only ran once this week bc of the weather but this is the plan and I am going to force myself to stick to it. I need to gain back that lost weight bad, so hopefully quitting and being physically active will help a lot on that front. Okay back to work!

tooohip

Good luck bud... I quit about 5 years ago now and it wasn't easy. I went cold turkey, no patches, nuttin...

Work was real hard as it was always a good excuse to give my eyes a break from the computer and go for a lap around the building while having a puff.

After I quit, I found myself staying inside more, but eventually just got up and took that lap while chewing a new stick of gum.

Get through the first month and it gets a lot easier!

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tjlazer

Well my mindset was like this: Cancer sticks are $8 a pack here. 2 times $8 = $16 a day x 30 = $480 a month

Pretty darn close to a typical 370Z car payment I think!

Just think about that next time you want to smoke. LOL

Thats how I justify my car to people. I tell them, I could smoke a couple packs a day, or have my sports car with high car payment. And I am not able to quit. And I don't want to. LOL

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GM_Traitor3.5

Good for you man! I need to give up the habit as well. 10 years now for me.

The health benefits and money savings are worth it... just need to quit cold turkey

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4r3s

Don't even try to fool yourself that you can do it cold turkey, you will be setting yourself up for failure. If you are serious start reading all the information available on nicotine addiction and what it does to your body most specifically your brain. Being aware of these things well help a lot but also can make you humble in that this is something that you will need assistance with both emotionally and physically. And the good thing is if someone truly cares for you they will be more than willing to support you in your decision and the process you just have to be willing to accept the help.

pssh listen to me, im only 17 hours in and talking like I'm an expert on the subject lol. Guess thats the attitude you have to take to kick this nasty habit to the curb.

Red__Zed

Good luck!