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xcheopis
Jul 23, 2003


I don't know if this will help others firm their resolve but:
I quit cold turkey on August 1, 1990 and haven't had any form of nicotine since. 22 20 years! Stay strong!

edit: d'oh! thinking of sobriety date and cigarette quit date and CONFUSED. lol can't do simple arithmetic.

xcheopis fucked around with this message at 04:16 on Dec 13, 2010

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xcheopis
Jul 23, 2003


Shizmo posted:

I do not ever exceed three cigarettes a day and swim and exercise daily; been smoking Luckys for about two-three months. I ask, am I addicted?

That was a serious question...
I was a competition swimmer and a long-distance runner but those activities eventually became more difficult with the diminished lung capacity and it was obvious they were interfering with my smoking so I stopped doing them. That how you wanna live your life?

xcheopis
Jul 23, 2003


Lifepuzzler posted:

The "X" amount really got to me... 5 packs is 100 cigarettes. As of now I'm 4 weeks, 4 days, 13 hours, and 32 minutes. By not smoking ~293 cigarettes, I've saved $78.15 (Cigs are cheap in Missouri).
I never get a good estimate of how much I've saved, since the cost jumped precipitously not long after. At ~$1.50/pack, I've saved over $33K (at an average of 3 packs/day) but the current cost is closer to $4-5/pack, so I'm saving quite a lot more each day.

Pity I don't actually have that $33K but still...

xcheopis
Jul 23, 2003


21 years!

njark posted:

So i stopped smoking 3 weeks ago and it wasn't to bad ( 1 pack a day smoker for 4ish years ) and the last few days have been really awful I've barely manage to control myself by not getting a pack and even now i was reading back in the thread ( page 16 or so ) with the dude talking about e-cigs and now i'm starting to rationalize getting one even though ( personally ) i think it's a terrible idea.
Don't give in now, when you're already past the worst of the physical cravings.

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