[ctgross]

Congrats 400 4spd....and all the others too! I celebrated 2 years smoke-free on Jan. 24. Best thing I ever did was stop cold turkey...NO regrets...and more money in the pockets

I wish I could get my wife to quit also, but you guys know that no one can stop you, but you. We never did smoke in our new home we bought 7 years ago...and having to go outside will usually slow the urge...but not stop it.

Again, congratsto all of us

[goats2quick]

may 2000, best thing ever!

[cuz68]

April 29 2012 No Beer or Cigarettes, cold turkey, 8 months ago I weight 135 lbs. and i weight 173 lbs. now. to much ice cream i guess Congrats to everyone It was easy for me with the help of the lord and my will power. Anyone can do it, if i can.

[PunchT37]

I quit when they were $1.50 a pack. So, that`ll tell you how long it`s been.

Good job dude. Not easy. Especially if you still drink.

[400 4spd.]

Thanks for all of the positive comments. It's good to hear your stories, too. Some years the anniversary day passes and I don't realize it for a few weeks. Last night I was looking at a calender, planning the upcoming week at the shop I just opened. That's when the date struck me.
So anyway, I figured I would post about it. Maybe someone will read this thread and think about all of the reasons they should quit, including the people who love them.

[hurryinhoosier62]

Quit August, 1991. I fell off the wagon briefly in '93. No cigarettes since, although I do smoke a cigar once and a while.

[cuz68]

My wife smokes out side i never new how bad the smell was until i stoped, As some said the money, I never knowed how much i did spend, 12 beers every day. Pack and a half of smokes, My wife gives me $100 per week after i quit, I have done paid for a 97 4x4 nissan. Now i need to get her to stop smokeing i do harp on her she has stoped before but i allways smoked around her, I know the feeling now.I am proud of all of you, Your friend Randy.

[GTOGreg]

Way to go, Steve. Congrats on your milestone! You've got a lot to be happy about with those beautiful grand-daughters.

I pleaded and pleaded with my Dad to quit when I was about 13-14. Even told him I would give up sodas if he would quit. He did and never picked up another one. He lived to 82 from there...I'm quite sure that he added years to his life in doing so. He quit the Redman Chewin' Tobacco too. He might not have lived through my high school years had he not stopped. I thank God he did!

[1beautifuldaughter]

My dad picked up the smoking thing in the service. like so many did. He got lung cancer and had a lung removed , thats when he finally quit. About a year later I watched the paramedics carry my dad out of the house in a sheet, It was the only way they could carry him without hurting him because he waisted away so bad.He died in the hospital shortly after. He was only in his early 50s. ( Hows that for an incentive plan?)

[2002Z4CSS]

Congrats!

[Motor Daddy]

Originally Posted by 400 4spd.

February 17, 1999. That's when I last had a cigarette. I had smoked for more than 20 years and quit cold turkey. I honestly have had no desire to smoke since that day, just made up my mind I was finished with cigarettes.
It was the smartest thing I have ever done. My only regret is that I didn't take that step sooner.

That is my story too, almost to the exact month. I smoked for over 23 years, and in 99 I decided I had had enough and I quit cold turkey and never looked back. It is simply mind over matter.

Good for you!

[stags]

Originally Posted by 400 4spd.

February 17, 1999. That's when I last had a cigarette. I had smoked for more than 20 years and quit cold turkey. I honestly have had no desire to smoke since that day, just made up my mind I was finished with cigarettes.
It was the smartest thing I have ever done. My only regret is that I didn't take that step sooner. Today, my goal in life is to see my granddaughters marry. They are both 20 months old.
For anyone else trying to quit or considering it, don't think you can't do it. You can. And you will be glad you did.

Congrats to all who quit.

10 years ago this month for me. Don't remember the exact day but i do remember the place: sitting at a beachfront bar in Nassau having a beer and I didn't even want a cigarette. That's when I knew I was over them - never looked back.

Even if you struggle with quitting keep trying - it will happen and it's worth it.

[Brian '74]

10 years this past January for me. Still trying to lose the weight I gained!

[snakepod]

Just saw this thread. Hats off to you, Steve! Not easy to do, but very wise. See you this weekend.

[cuz68]

Originally Posted by Brian '74

10 years this past January for me. Still trying to lose the weight I gained!

Brian you also become a PY member 11 years ago on feb 19 also Good to see your old avatar photo Your friend Randy. I am useing the one you posted for me years ago.

[Squidward]

I quit 10/16/2010. I had some stints of quitting for a few years, and then starting again for a couple. For me personally, it was more of a social trap. Having a drink, post meal, post sex, break at work, at the end of a work day, drive home, etc. - all the usual mental triggers of "time for a smoke".

Once I was able to get past those mental barriers, it wasn't a problem. The night I quit, my wife and I smoked our brains out until the smokes were all gone. We must have put away a solid 3 packs between the two of us just that night. And then it was cold turkey.

During the first few weeks, it was tough knowing what to do with all the extra time I had previously devoted to smoke time. And the crappy thing about it was that I was bored silly, and I didn't feel like doing anything!

Glad I left it behind. And yes, I still puzzle over why young people still flock to cigs, from a sociological perspective. It makes me wonder if they are subconsciously flaunting their youthful immortality, or maybe some kind of rebellion? I can't even answer that for myself.

[Qball]

Originally Posted by cuz68

April 29 2012 No Beer or Cigarettes, cold turkey, 8 months ago I weight 135 lbs. and i weight 173 lbs. now. to much ice cream i guess Congrats to everyone It was easy for me with the help of the lord and my will power. Anyone can do it, if i can.

135??? Wow, I haven't weighed that since I was a Junior in high school. I'm 260, now. 5'10" trying to lose a ton of that but that's an entirely different thread.

[Brian '74]

Originally Posted by cuz68

Brian you also become a PY member 11 years ago on feb 19 also Good to see your old avatar photo Your friend Randy. I am useing the one you posted for me years ago.

Hi Randy, I haven't been on this site in quite a while. Starting to get the car bug again! Keep up the good work!

[jhann42]

I quit 10/04/10. My transplant surgeon said he wouldn't cut me until I quit. I had smoked almost 2 packs a day for 55 years. I didn't want to quit. I loved it. I went to Stop-Clinic in Cary, NC. Took a drag off a cigarette; went into the clinic; came out in about an hour and a half and never wanted another one. No withdrawl at all. Had my kidney transplant and my 2nd anniversary was yesterday. Feel great. If anyone wants to stop smoking, contact Stop-Clinic. They are on the web. I've sent several friends to them with 100% success. Jon