I've been cigarette free for a year now!

[TheGhost]

Proof that it can be done!

[Brock Samson]

  Congrats Everette! ten years for me now... I'd buy ya' a beer but I gave that up last march... 

hows the station wagon and baccaruda commin along?..

[TheGhost]

Work on both has stalled, due to a severe lack of funding.

[Charged]

5 days for me and Im loving it.

Cold Turkey & Im using the patch only...but also the nicotine gum for those strong cravings, but I havent had to use the gum yet. I have noticed that Im eating everything in the house and sleeping like a damn Sloth. I smoked Doral/ Marlboro full flavor for 10 years at a pack and a half a day.

I work for the UPS air district world hub in Louisville and they give us a benifit called "Free & Clear" that counsels us and gives us things like the patch and gum for free. Pretty bad ass antismoking program. 

[Shakey]

Good job fellas.

Since Labour Day for me - not a single one.

[Dave22443]

Congratulations!  I've been smoke free for a year now as well.  I smoked about a a pack a day for 27 years and finally gave it up for my kids.  I've been alchohol free for 18 years.  Only bad habit I have left is my @#$(*!*%$#  mouth   

[Mefirst]

-So you want a cookie???

[The70RT]

Hell yeah he wants a cookie..congrats. It will be one of your best decisions in life yet

[TK73]

Now, about that nasty little heroin habit...

[4forty]

I quit last New Year's Day  (cold turkey) so I just turn a year too, hasn't been easy but just got tired of it  (still miss it sometimes ), at least car don't stink like smoke anymore! nasty habit

[kab69440]

Chewing tobacco free for a year and a couple of weeks. It's a wonder I still have a job and was not sentenced to prison. I could pick it back up today like I never quit. I miss nicotine... A LOT!!!!

[rusty lee]

congrats I gave it up a little over a year ago when my wife got pregnant. now that money goes towards the charger.   

[TruckDriver]

Congrads Guys! 

[moparstuart]

Congrads Guys! 

great job thats awesome guys

[Old Moparz]

Proof that it can be done!

Does being "cigarette free" mean you quit, or just too broke to buy them all this time? 
 

Congrats to you either way, I know from watching friends & family try that it isn't easy.   

[1969chargerrtse]

Great job to all of you.     Thank you, thank you.  As most of you know I work on elevators.  I am amazed how many hours are wasted as I watch people come down on the elevator, go outside while other employees are still working and chat and puff away.  Sometimes I see them right back no more than 15 minutes later, and this goes on all day.  What a waste of working hours, not to mention health issues, and wearing my elevator out. 

[70charginglizard]

Awesome job guys. Keep it up.
I've been smoke free for over 10 years now and proud of it.
Best thing I could have ever done for myself.
Aint giving up my beer though.

[Rolling_Thunder]

A year and a half for me - started when i was 18 and promptly quit at my 20th birthday   

[TheGhost]

Proof that it can be done!

Does being "cigarette free" mean you quit, or just too broke to buy them all this time? 

Right now, it's a bit of both.  Won't have any money for 2 more weeks, either.

[charger_mike75]

That's great guys, My problem with quiting is when someone starts irritating me then it's either smoke one or smack em. How did you guys handle it?

[my73charger]

Congrats! 

[400/6/PAC]

I've tried to quit several times but didn't make it.
Mabey when I wake up in the middle of the night looking for an inhailer and spend all day coughing I'll try a little harder.

[Shakey]

That's great guys, My problem with quiting is when someone starts irritating me then it's either smoke one or smack em. How did you guys handle it?

I've been charged with assault 14 times since September.   

[A383Wing]

Quit cold turkey in 2002....can't even stand the smell of them now.....good job for everyone!

Bryan

[Dave22443]

For me, being only a year smoke free, I still enjoy the smell of them 
However, I think if I actually tried to smoke one, I would 
There are still times even now that I would love to have one, but so far I've never given in to the urge.  It gets easier the more time passes.

[Musicman]

I quit back in 94... it's not that I didn't want to finish that last cigarette, I surely did.... but the heart attack that I was having at the moment made it real difficult. It did make my decision to quit a rather simple one however... I put out that last cigarette, and have never looked back.

Mike ( sometimes you just need a little kick in butt )

[Dave22443]

Heres a little chart I got from my doctors office.  Some of you may want to print it out and post in by your computer to help track your progress.  (Thats where I keep my copy)

WHEN SMOKERS QUIT

Within 20 Minutes of smoking that last cigarette, the body begines a series of changes that continue for years.

After 20 Minutes
* Blood pressure drops to normal
* Pulse rate drops to normal
* Body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal

After 8 Hours
* Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
* Oxygen level in blood increases to normal

After 24 Hours
* Chance of heart attack decreases

After 48 Hours
* Nerve endings start regrowing
* Ability to smell and taste is enhanced

After 2 weeks to 3 Months
* Circulation improves
* Walking becomes easier
* Lung function increases up to 30 percent

After 1 to 9 Months
* Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decrease
* Cilia regrow in the lungs, increasing ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs and reduce infection
* Body's overall energy increases

After 1 Year
* Excess risk of coronary heart desease is half that of a smoker

After 5 Years
* Lung cancer death rate for average former smoker (one pack a day) decreases by almost half
* Stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker 5-15 years after quitting
* Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, and esophagus is half that of a smoker's

After 10 Years
* Lung cancer death rate similar to that of nonsmokers
* Precancerous cells are replaced
* Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases

After 15 Years
* Risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker

(Source - American Cancer Society, contact for Disease Control and Prevention)

[charger_mike75]

All very good points, think I'll quit now. Hopefully I wont get charged with assault.   

[911bear]

  first congrats to you!!!!!!!!!!!1  12.11.07  made me 1 year snipe free ! i hope i never pick up another cigg.!!!!!!!!
911bear

[CaptMarvel]

Good for all of you!, my dad gave up smoking right after his 2nd grandchild was born in 1989 or so. Never went back (after 45 years + of smoking) Then he totally quit drinking too. The cool thing is how his grandkids noticed that and appreciated it. I am trying to lose weight, and I think I know a little of what he went through.

[squeakfinder]

Its easy to quit. I've done it 15 times.   

[Silver R/T]

good for you kid

[BMOTOXSTAR]

Man, I hope I can stop smoking as well. 

[TheGhost]

good for you kid

I'm 22.  Aren't you in your early 20s, too?

[Mike DC]

 
Props on quitting and staying quit. 

Nicotine may be legal and everything, but actually quitting that sh*t is as difficult as biker meth or heroin. 

[Khyron]

congrats!


I'll go celebrate with a smoke now

[Shakey]

 
Props on quitting and staying quit. 

Nicotine may be legal and everything, but actually quitting that sh*t is as difficult as biker meth or heroin. 

You've been through that.   

[PocketThunder]

good for you kid

I'm 22.  Aren't you in your early 20s, too?

No he's in his early 30's.

[BigBlockSam]

ver cool    cigs are the hardest things to give up .

[TheGhost]

good for you kid

I'm 22.  Aren't you in your early 20s, too?

No he's in his early 30's.

Are you serious?