Is anyone here smoke or tobacco free?
I gave up smoking after 15+ years in April. I am LOVING it! Anyone else?
I gave up smoking after 15+ years in April. I am LOVING it! Anyone else?
I see a lot of Tobacco Posts
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Free, also a Respiratory Therapist.
I gave up 9 years ago last month. Still get big cravings for a good cigar at times, but havent given in. Have had asthma since I was 2 years old, and had it not been for my really dodgy lifestyle in my teens, I am certain I would have grown out of it 
I quit a couple years ago.
If it was cheap and didn't kill you, I'd still smoke like a house afire.
If it was cheap and didn't kill you, I'd still smoke like a house afire.
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I am looking forward to my year anniversary.
I never have any cravings. I don't have any extra money and still get winded climbing stairs but that could be all the barbeque I eat.
I used hypnosis to quit.
I never have any cravings. I don't have any extra money and still get winded climbing stairs but that could be all the barbeque I eat.
I used hypnosis to quit.
Beginning of next month will be one year since I quit smoking.
Couldn't be happier to kick that habit and addiction. Never again.
Couldn't be happier to kick that habit and addiction. Never again.
I admire you guys. I still see dogs smoking when I walk down the street. I crave tobacco constantly. I beat my wife and kids.
Well, not that bad, but except for the expense, consequences and the repulsiveness, I miss it.
Well, not that bad, but except for the expense, consequences and the repulsiveness, I miss it.
Interesting thing. If I see someone in person smoking, I get sickened. Mostly because of the smell of it. And no way am I craving to join them in a smoke.
Yet on TV I use to crave it a little when I saw someone smoking. Most likely because they use it as a prop to make it look good with the character.
I haven't actually had a craving for one in months though. You just need to remember all the things you dislike about them, and you'll lose that craving pretty quick!
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About 7 months after I'd quit I pulled into the gas station where a sign for cigarettes was displayed on the outer window.
For a brief second, I told myself that I should get a pack while there so I'd have them. I didn't have a craving wanting one, just a reminder to say hey!!! get these...
Then, I was like oh yeah, I don't smoke anymore! Duh..
One of those subconscious triggers I suppose.
For a brief second, I told myself that I should get a pack while there so I'd have them. I didn't have a craving wanting one, just a reminder to say hey!!! get these...
Then, I was like oh yeah, I don't smoke anymore! Duh..
One of those subconscious triggers I suppose.
For a bit I associated driving a car with smoking. When I first quit I always had to fight the cravings while driving.
Interestingly enough, I never craved any smokes before or after riding my motorcycle (which I commute and travel with most often). Riding engages so much of your brain at once, and afterwards you feel rewarded with the ride. At least I do. Even after all these years.
I quit permanently about 3 years ago, before that I'd quit off and on for years. I hated being addicted to cigarettes and felt like an idiot every time I had to go outside at a restaurant or bar to have a smoke. The irony is that I have always been very fit and active. Smoking was such a contradictory behaviour for me. I am so happy to be free, now.
When I quit cigarettes after 10 years or so I always had a bag of sunflower seeds in my car for long drives, which helped take the place of the cigarette.
For the first month I didn't have a cup of coffee or any alcohol, and didn't step foot in a bar either because those were huge triggers for me.
I still enjoy a cigar on occasion (with friends, on the golf course, etc ...) but don't ever see myself ever smoking a cigarette again.
For the first month I didn't have a cup of coffee or any alcohol, and didn't step foot in a bar either because those were huge triggers for me.
I still enjoy a cigar on occasion (with friends, on the golf course, etc ...) but don't ever see myself ever smoking a cigarette again.
This is what my Grandad said happened after he quit.
I don't know, personally, because I'm quitting as of today, so hopefully this is what I can expect. We'll see.
Aside from a biennial or triennial cigar or hookah, I am tobacco free.
I generally quit smoking a long time ago, but have an occasional cigar, say once a year.
I find tobacco terrifyingly addictive. Smoking the occasional cigar is playing with fire for me. I get cravings even now. I agree, if it were cheap and did not kill me, I would smoke like a house afire, too.
I completely agree that it was the feeling like an idiot/addict that drove me over the edge. I quit and started again so many times I cannot count them!
I find tobacco terrifyingly addictive. Smoking the occasional cigar is playing with fire for me. I get cravings even now. I agree, if it were cheap and did not kill me, I would smoke like a house afire, too.
I completely agree that it was the feeling like an idiot/addict that drove me over the edge. I quit and started again so many times I cannot count them!
I quit cigarettes last November/December with a 3 or 4 week program, Resolve lozenges, which I highly recommend for any cigarette smoker who wants to quit.
Prior quit attempts (gum, patch, etc) were all fruitless and not fun for those around me. Lozenges went really well. Each step down was empowering rather than terrifying. I was looking forward to my next step down.
I have the occasional cigar now, though not for the last couple months (have had some allergies and a cigar doesn't sound appealing when I'm stufffed up and sneezy), but I knew my last quit was "for keeps" when I found people smoking around me disgusting rather than tempting. I really thought I was doomed to crave cigs for the rest of my life but I (a little proudly!) want nothing to do with them, even when drinking now.
Congrats to all the quitters in here. I don't think any never-addicted people understand the sense of helplessness to be trapped or the sense of joy to be rid of those things.
Prior quit attempts (gum, patch, etc) were all fruitless and not fun for those around me. Lozenges went really well. Each step down was empowering rather than terrifying. I was looking forward to my next step down.
I have the occasional cigar now, though not for the last couple months (have had some allergies and a cigar doesn't sound appealing when I'm stufffed up and sneezy), but I knew my last quit was "for keeps" when I found people smoking around me disgusting rather than tempting. I really thought I was doomed to crave cigs for the rest of my life but I (a little proudly!) want nothing to do with them, even when drinking now.
Congrats to all the quitters in here. I don't think any never-addicted people understand the sense of helplessness to be trapped or the sense of joy to be rid of those things.
I quit in October of 1997. Don't even remember what it was like. I'm so glad I don't have to do that anymore.
I enjoy an occasional social cigar or a night of hookah, but other than that I'm smoke free. Seeing my roommate attempt and fail to quit dozens of times during the four years we lived together at college was enough to keep me the heck away from them. Also I've always found the smell of cigarettes repulsive, though I am rather fond of cigar and pipe smoke.
I've never used any tobacco product and currently I have no plans to. Just not my thing.
I started smoking not too long after I turned 20 and told myself when I started I would not have this habit 10 years later. Fast foward to a month before I turned 30 I realized it was put up or shut up time.
I quit smoking cigarettes back in May and picked up running in replacement. Still smoke free and back to being able to put up a < 6min mile. Couldn't be happier.
I quit smoking cigarettes back in May and picked up running in replacement. Still smoke free and back to being able to put up a < 6min mile. Couldn't be happier.
