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CThomp
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 Posted - 06/11/2007 : 11:22:16
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Smoking that is. I'm done. I told myself i'd quit when I turned 30. Yep...I turned 30.
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HVAC Girl
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Posted - 06/11/2007 : 11:54:04
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Happy Birthday!!
Congrads on the quitting and good luck!
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CThomp
Contributing Member
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Posted - 06/13/2007 : 12:42:14
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Thanks
How long does it take for nicotine to get out of your system? Isn't it a week or something. I'm on day 4 right now. All is well. |
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Askabutcher
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Posted - 06/13/2007 : 12:52:57
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Originally posted by CThomp
Thanks
How long does it take for nicotine to get out of your system? Isn't it a week or something. I'm on day 4 right now. All is well.
First week is EZ 
Keep your resolve up for the 2nd and 3rd week.
Good luck.
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CThomp
Contributing Member
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Posted - 06/13/2007 : 13:14:44
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| Thanks. I'm not all that worried about it anyhow. I've never been a heavy smoker. My best estimate was about 3-5 cigarettes a day. With some "event" smoking being much heavier. But I figure I'm gonna save about $400 or so a year not buying cigarettes. |
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Irish
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Posted - 06/13/2007 : 15:05:35
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Good for you. I thought the first several days were the hardest. Everyone is different. I was a heavy smoker and I did it. Actually I quit every bad habit I had over time. Bitting nails, smoking, drinking, etc.....
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CThomp
Contributing Member
1650 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2007 : 15:53:40
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I'm not gonna quit drinking. I don't see it as a bad habit for me though. When I was 18-22. Probably a very bad habit then. But now? Not so much. I may have a glass or two of wine in the evenings but that about it. A scotch on the rocks here or there. A beer or 12....who's counting?
I have cut fast food almost 100% out of my diet. That's a good thing. It makes me sick if I eat it anymore anyhow. |
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Irish
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Posted - 06/13/2007 : 20:20:34
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Cutting out fast food is a good idea. I never eat it alot so it is not a problem for me. I eat it about once a month. BUT I love my sweets. But it is my only vice.
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CThomp
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Posted - 06/13/2007 : 21:14:26
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| I never did eat much fast food to begin with. Maybe once every month or two at the most. Then I listenned to Morgan Spurlock's "Don't Eat This Book" on CD and decided it would be a good idea to try to eat as little fast food as possible. Especially when he reads the ingrdients to stuff and tells you in detail about some of the chemicals involved. It's kinda scarey. |
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CapeChick
Contributing Member
Zimbabwe
3595 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2007 : 16:51:19
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I always found the first couple days easier then when all the nicotine started leaving my body I got severe cravings. I'm glad you quit - stick with it!
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CThomp
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Posted - 06/15/2007 : 17:55:16
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| Thanks. So far so good on day 6. |
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CThomp
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1650 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2007 : 17:56:29
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CapeChick
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Zimbabwe
3595 Posts |
Posted - 06/17/2007 : 22:23:25
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Okay how are you doing on day # 8?
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CThomp
Contributing Member
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Posted - 06/18/2007 : 08:38:45
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So far so good. I'm fine with it. I realized I just really like tobacco. BUT...I need to get in shape. Kinda hard to get in shape and smoke. Not impossible but it doesn't help.
Once i'm back into my place I think I might buy a hookah. And some nice tastey tobacco. |
Edited by - CThomp on 06/18/2007 08:39:08 |
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Rainbo
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USA
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Posted - 06/19/2007 : 15:20:10
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The first three days and the entire 3rd week have always been the hardest for me.
After that, it only bothered me when I was having a cocktail. Somehow a smoke and a cocktail seem to go together.
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CThomp
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Posted - 06/19/2007 : 22:04:02
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| I'm at the end of day 10. All is well. This isn't very hard. I know i'm gonna want one next time i'm fishin though. I'll have to refrain. Oh well. |
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Askabutcher
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HVAC Girl
Member
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Posted - 06/20/2007 : 12:29:03
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Originally posted by CThomp
Once i'm back into my place I think I might buy a hookah. And some nice tastey tobacco.
Hubby's going to that part of the world soon. If you want one from there or the tobacco..let us know.
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Sometimes at night, I see their faces, I feel the traces they left on my soul. These are the memories that made me a wealthy soul.
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CThomp
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Posted - 06/20/2007 : 12:34:08
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CapeChick
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Zimbabwe
3595 Posts |
Posted - 06/20/2007 : 21:37:06
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Would you believe with everything happening the last few days I actually bought a pack of cigarettes yesterday afternoon! My brand too. But I realized that nothing was to be gained by me smoking again. My B.P. is already above normal, my glucose levels are slightly elevated and it's such a b i t c h to quit that I decided against it.
CT do you like licorice or bubble gum? It helped me with my oral fixation to have something in my mouth. (Rummy don't even go there, you either SoWhat!)
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CThomp
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Posted - 06/20/2007 : 22:10:08
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Not really an orally fixated individual. I'm more of a hands fixated type.
I don't know what that's called.
It really hasmn't been that hard to quit. Kinda dissappointing really. |
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captj
Contributing Member
Wallis and Futuna Islands
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Posted - 06/20/2007 : 23:50:15
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DROP THE HAND AND BACK AWAY!
Get the hookah. I have some "tobacco" for ya. It tastes like oranges and makes you miss all the answers on Jeopardy.
“How could we drink up the sea? Who gave us the sponge to wipe away the entire horizon?
What were we doing when we unchained this earth from its sun?”
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CThomp
Contributing Member
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Posted - 06/21/2007 : 19:24:35
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"tobacco" that smells like oranges? How'd they get the oranges in the "tobacco"?
I miss most of the questions to jeopardy anyhow. My favorite is when it's high school and middle schooler week. |
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coon
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Posted - 06/22/2007 : 13:31:35
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ahh, the "citrus" aka 'couch lock'
i ran across the blueberry flavor the other day, lip smackin good!
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Dancinfool
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USA
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Posted - 06/29/2007 : 12:03:05
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Congrats Cthomp!! Stick with it. I quit almost 2 yrs ago....still miss it sometimes at cocktail hour.
I also quit fast food a few years ago too. Even on my 2 1/2 wk road trip, we didn't eat junk food once.
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CapeChick
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Zimbabwe
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Posted - 07/01/2007 : 23:11:19
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Wow! How on earth did you manage that?
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CThomp
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 08:37:30
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| Yeah road trips I think it's nearly impossible to not eat junk food unless you pack a ton of stuff for food and keep stopping into grocery stores to pick up even more stuff. Which is what my parents used to do when I was a kid. My wife and I managed that on recent trip to Georgia. |
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Dancinfool
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USA
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Posted - 07/03/2007 : 08:44:30
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[quote]Originally posted by CapeChick
Wow! How on earth did you manage that?
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Just like Cthomp said....we had a big vehicle and we just took a cooler with us for snacks and such. We would restock at the grocery store. Most of the hotels we stayed in offered free breakfast, then we would either eat lunch from the cooler or stop at a restaurant. Dinner was usually some fun place. I actually lost weight on this trip! I'm ready for another one!
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CThomp
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1650 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2007 : 12:36:07
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Pre-made sammiches
Grapes
Kettle cooked potatoe chips.
A cooler full of beverages, usually water and fruit juices.
Cereal. Its a great dry food snack.
beef jerky (probably the most unhealthy thing) |
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