Way OT - I'm kicking the habit
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ladyofdragons
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another incentive: Smoking a pack a day at $4.50 a pack (cheap cigs in my area) means $1642 / year. Do you realize how many gaming books you can buy with $1642???
SemperJase
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After 3 days, it is all mental. That is how long it takes the nicotine to get out of your system. Then, as they say, its all in your head.
I didn't smoke, but used Skoal when I was in the USMC. Damn it was hard to quit. I still crave it a little (especially when golfing, go figure) but it is better without it. I kinda like having white teeth
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I didn't smoke, but used Skoal when I was in the USMC. Damn it was hard to quit. I still crave it a little (especially when golfing, go figure) but it is better without it. I kinda like having white teeth
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Thanee
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Taren Nighteyes said:
Well, 7 years too late, but better late than never, I say!
Now you'll have plenty bucks to spend on RPG books!
I have never started with that crap. Never seen a reason to smoke, and back in school, when our chemistry teacher showed us, what disgusting stuff one inhales, while smoking a cigarette (he let a glass container "inhale" everything), couldn't convince me either. Disgusting... Eeek!
Bye
Thanee
Thanee
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ladyofdragons said:
Hehe!
Cigarettes are quite expensive, where you are. They are about half as much here, I think (not that I ever bought any).
They should be at least 10 times that much, tho! AT LEAST!
And the cigarette companies should pay hefty compensation for the addicting sh*t they put in there! How such practice can be legal is still beyond me...
Bye
Thanee
Depending on how much money means to you...
Put a jar in a prominent place, and every day you don't smoke, put $5 (or whatever you pay to buy smokes) into it. Then, at the end of the week, buy something **tangible** with it. Like games!
A nice night out with the wife is another idea, but I prefer something tangible as constant proof that you're in control of your life.
Now if only I can kick my gaming habit, but that's another thread.
Cedric.
aka. Washu! ^O^
Put a jar in a prominent place, and every day you don't smoke, put $5 (or whatever you pay to buy smokes) into it. Then, at the end of the week, buy something **tangible** with it. Like games!
A nice night out with the wife is another idea, but I prefer something tangible as constant proof that you're in control of your life.
Now if only I can kick my gaming habit, but that's another thread.
Cedric.
aka. Washu! ^O^
Anabstercorian
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Here's a thing you can try if you ever find yourself slipping.
Take a cigarette. Don't savor it. Suck it down fast. Burn it so quick you can FEEL the toxins pouring through you. Half way through, toss it in a glass of water. See the poison filling the cup? Turning the water black?
Now drink it. Drink it all.
You'd never be able to touch a cigarette without shuddering again, I'd think.
Take a cigarette. Don't savor it. Suck it down fast. Burn it so quick you can FEEL the toxins pouring through you. Half way through, toss it in a glass of water. See the poison filling the cup? Turning the water black?
Now drink it. Drink it all.
You'd never be able to touch a cigarette without shuddering again, I'd think.
Taren Nighteyes
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Good ideas everyone!
I nearly broke down and bought some cigs today, but I remained strong.
One of the things I did do, to encourage/force me and my wife to quit was make it a financial requirement.
I bought a big screen TV, new entertainment center and a new car in the span of 3 weeks. We NEED the extra money from quiting smoking now
(I know I could have bought more gaming books, but my wife lets me buy about 40-60 bucks worth of stuff every month as is. She never bitches about it. Thank god she is a player - lends to understanding)
Thanks for everyones support. I will have to get my wife to read this when I get home from work!
Taren Nighteyes
I nearly broke down and bought some cigs today, but I remained strong.
One of the things I did do, to encourage/force me and my wife to quit was make it a financial requirement.
I bought a big screen TV, new entertainment center and a new car in the span of 3 weeks. We NEED the extra money from quiting smoking now
(I know I could have bought more gaming books, but my wife lets me buy about 40-60 bucks worth of stuff every month as is. She never bitches about it. Thank god she is a player - lends to understanding
)Thanks for everyones support. I will have to get my wife to read this when I get home from work!
Taren Nighteyes
jollyninja
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i quit in febuary, cold turkey with no notice to myself, no last pack as it were. i woke up and had no cigarettes. i just decided that it was time to quit, that i did not want any more cigarettes. even now there are times when i want one, i play with a smoker and that's where it is the worst. just be strong, if you truly do not want a cigarette that's half the battle. i smoked for 10 years, i started when i was 15. i smoked a pack and a half every day (that's 37 here in alberta, 25 in a pack). it was one of the things that had come to define me as a person to others along with my shaved head, big gut and stupid little chin goatee (which i still have).
one thing i did was buy a car with the money, after i was sure i had it kicked physically. now i could not afford to smoke even if i wanted to so the choice is not really there.
also, and most importantly, i can not really express properly just how much better i feel on a daily basis. i wake up more alert, i can actually run more then 200 feet without getting winded, no coughing in the morning, whiter teeth, no yellow on the fingernails, a million small things that just taste/smell better. the car is just a '95 ford escort but it's better then the '86 toyota corrola i had when i smoked. i hope that helps a little bit.
one thing i did was buy a car with the money, after i was sure i had it kicked physically. now i could not afford to smoke even if i wanted to so the choice is not really there.
also, and most importantly, i can not really express properly just how much better i feel on a daily basis. i wake up more alert, i can actually run more then 200 feet without getting winded, no coughing in the morning, whiter teeth, no yellow on the fingernails, a million small things that just taste/smell better. the car is just a '95 ford escort but it's better then the '86 toyota corrola i had when i smoked. i hope that helps a little bit.
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