One Year Ago Today...
I need to follow your example. I dip skoal and need to quit Keep up the good work
02-09-2009, 05:03 AM
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For all the interested students:
I went on Chantix which cost $127/month
Funny thing is, now my employer has this big smoking cessation program going, and they're paying for Chantix (-$20 copay) and another product. 
I took it for 5 months, I never really wanted to quit, but external "pressures" i.e., school propaganda my kids are taught
until it just wore me down to the point where I was only smoking 1 or 2 per day. Then one cold February day I was out and didn't feel like trudging out in the frozen tundra to buy more.
Oh, and BTW, I'm still broke all the time so what happened to the $4/day anyway
I went on Chantix which cost $127/month
Funny thing is, now my employer has this big smoking cessation program going, and they're paying for Chantix (-$20 copay) and another product. I took it for 5 months, I never really wanted to quit, but external "pressures" i.e., school propaganda my kids are taught
until it just wore me down to the point where I was only smoking 1 or 2 per day. Then one cold February day I was out and didn't feel like trudging out in the frozen tundra to buy more.Oh, and BTW, I'm still broke all the time so what happened to the $4/day anyway
02-09-2009, 07:05 AM
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Join Date: 06-21-2008
Location: Dallas, Texas
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I smoked 2 packs a day for 21 years. Quit cold turkey last June right before I bought the HHR. (That was my motivator.)
I never tried to quit before. But, it wasn't nearly as hard as I'd heard about. What I did was went camping for 3 days, alone. Nearest store was miles and miles away so I wouldn't be tempted. I just sweated it out until the nicotine cleared they system. Then I told myself, "Self, you dont' smoke any more." And it's been good since.
That's the same way I quit drinking also. Been a year and a half with that one. :)
I never tried to quit before. But, it wasn't nearly as hard as I'd heard about. What I did was went camping for 3 days, alone. Nearest store was miles and miles away so I wouldn't be tempted. I just sweated it out until the nicotine cleared they system. Then I told myself, "Self, you dont' smoke any more." And it's been good since.
That's the same way I quit drinking also. Been a year and a half with that one. :)
02-09-2009, 11:49 AM
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Congratulations on one year, you big quitter! My well-intentioned advice = "just one" cigarette does not exist for an ex-smoker, so don't fool yourself about it. I quit for a year and a half, tried "just one" around Thanksgiving, and now I'm back up to a pack a day. Take my advice - I'm obviously not using it! 
However - I do NOT smoke in the HHR! Just thought I'd mention that...
My well-intentioned advice = "just one" cigarette does not exist for an ex-smoker, so don't fool yourself about it. I quit for a year and a half, tried "just one" around Thanksgiving, and now I'm back up to a pack a day. Take my advice - I'm obviously not using it! However - I do NOT smoke in the HHR! Just thought I'd mention that...
Last edited by 2008LT; 02-09-2009 at 11:50 AM. Reason: NO SMOKING in the HHR!
02-09-2009, 12:32 PM
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Congratulations on one year, you big quitter! My well-intentioned advice = "just one" cigarette does not exist for an ex-smoker, so don't fool yourself about it. I quit for a year and a half, tried "just one" around Thanksgiving, and now I'm back up to a pack a day. Take my advice - I'm obviously not using it!
However - I do NOT smoke in the HHR! Just thought I'd mention that...
My well-intentioned advice = "just one" cigarette does not exist for an ex-smoker, so don't fool yourself about it. I quit for a year and a half, tried "just one" around Thanksgiving, and now I'm back up to a pack a day. Take my advice - I'm obviously not using it! However - I do NOT smoke in the HHR! Just thought I'd mention that...
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