GolfHos

How is the "giving up smoking" going.

 :sad3:  I need to start stopping again.

Just going through a rough stretch in and out of work.

It will happen when you want it to happen.

Sometimes life gets in the way of us wanting to do things.


I was going to start a diet today, but yesterday I got a phone call from a friend and we are going to have a reunion lunch with girls I used to work with 10-15 years ago.  They haven't seen Georgia since she was a toddler. 
So I had better go (2 hour drive) and whoops there go's the diet. ;D ;D

 ;D  Thanks Jules.  I'm ready.  I keep putting it off because it's hard.  I keep looking for the right time.  There is no door that will open, or light that will come on. 

I just need to man up, face it and do it.

Stroh,

I quit almost three years ago (although I cheat every now and then with a cigar).  If you want kicked in the ass, let me know. [sm_devil]

Really, it wasn't that hard.

I quit 10 years ago cold turkey.

And if there is a line to kick your ass I'm in. ;D

I  :airquotes: tried  :airquotes: to quit dozens of times. The day I decided I was serious about it and not simply  :airquotes: trying  :airquotes: to quit, it was among the easiest things I ever did. The habit was much harder to break myself of than the so-called addiction. As for kicking stroh's ass, I'm your huckleberry.

 ;D  Reminds me of the line that formed in Airplane to slap the hysterical woman.

One of the biggest problems is about day three, the mood swings and anger make me difficult to be around.

How did you guys deal with that?

Go shopping, eat some chocolate, wear baggy clothes that hide your fat ass. Put on some make-up and go out with all the other girls. You should be fine in a couple days.

try puffing on some fags instead

Sounds like Steeler fan activity.

Agreed.

Better than what the Steeler fans do.

 [sm_laughatyou]

Jules, didn't you used to smoke "Alpine Menthols"?  [sm_disgust]

Quit cold turkey in 2001, after smoking for 11 years. But I don't think I was ever seriously addicted. Good luck.

Wouldn't that still count as smoking ?

Yes I did, but I have given up for about two years now.
The first time I gave up, I gave up for six years.
I am on my second time around now.
I never feel like one, unless I am really stressed out, eg. a fight with Russell.

Honestly I didn't have to deal with it because I didn't experience it. The only things I had to fight were matters of routine, e.g.- get in car- close door- put on seat belt- put key in ignition- start car- push in lighter- roll down window- put cigarette in mouth...