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Can he do it?

Sure he can. But why would he want to? ;)
 
RetiredUSN said:
Sitting at my work bench looking at my last pack ever?

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I thought quitting was okay and not really hard to do at all. The main problem is deciding to do it and understand that there will be no more cigarettes. After that it is a week of killing the habits of lighting up under certain circumstances and there was no more than a mild memories.
 
RetiredUSN said:
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Sure can.

Have your last cigarette, and really focus on what it feels like in your mouth. Just, really pay attention to it.

****ing gross, isn't it?

No matter how many years you smoke, it tastes and feels gross. You just learn to not pay attention to it. That's why you're always keeping your mind on something else when you smoke. It's gross. You have never in your life had a cigarette, and spent that time sitting back and thinking about how great it feels, have you. Because it doesn't.

You'll sleep so much better tomorrow without the smoker jitters. You'll see. And then about 4 days from now you'll start to forget about the cravings. And then after that it's just a matter of remembering how gross that last cigarette was.

Don't change anything. Have your coffee, whatever. And just think about how much better you can taste it now.

Suggestion: light that last pack on fire when it's empty, and dump the ash out your window. The end.
 
RetiredUSN said:
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Hope so.

You'll be shocked and surprised at how much things change for you after you quit.

Your sense of taste and smell alone will transform quite dramatically.
 
holbritter said:
YOU CAN!!! And then I will be jealous enough to follow in your footsteps! I wish you luck and willpower! (wishing myself some as well)
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What's the cost of a pack now-a-days? Tax included and all.
 
Dragonfly said:
What's the cost of a pack now-a-days? Tax included and all.
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Regular price in Upstate NY is $10-12 a pack depending where you buy. In the city of course it's more. Indian reservations are much cheaper. $25 a carton for Marlboro comparable.
 
holbritter said:
Regular price in Upstate NY is $10-12 a pack depending where you buy. In the city of course it's more.
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WHAT????


$10 or more per PACK????

If that's not incentive to quit I don't know what is? You know, besides early death, inability to breath, no sense of smell or taste, having a personal odor of a used ashtray, yellow stains on your fingers and teeth, inability to walk 100 yards without wheezing, a persistent gurgling/hacking cough, cancer, .....


:afraid:
 
Dragonfly said:
WHAT????


$10 or more per PACK????

If that's not incentive to quit I don't know what is? You know, besides early death, inability to breath, no sense of smell or taste, having a personal odor of a used ashtray, yellow stains on your fingers and teeth, inability to walk 100 yards without wheezing, a persistent gurgling/hacking cough, cancer, .....


:afraid:
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Yet, I can't seem to do it. I lack willpower, which I am working on. :)
 
holbritter said:
Yet, I can't seem to do it. I lack willpower, which I am working on. :)
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National average cost per pack seems to be about $5.95

I know that each state has different taxes levied.

Still. When I smoked it was easy to go through a pack a day.

So glad I stopped.
 
Dragonfly said:
National average cost per pack seems to be about $5.95

I know that each state has different taxes levied.

Still. When I smoked it was easy to go through a pack a day.

So glad I stopped.
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Yeah, NY is in competition with CA for the highest taxes :)

I won't quit trying to quit.....and one day it will hold! I'm hoping RetiredUSN has better success!
 
Don't even smoke another one! You know you will be ready, when the smell of cigarettes, the smoke or on someone's clothes or breath disgust you, you will be ready. I've quit many times, once for five plus years. I knew when I couldn't stand the smell. Even today in nicer weather, I can smell other drivers on the road. Many good things will happen, if you stick with it. No more wheezing at night, food taste, smell on clothes, stains on the walls or car interior and many more....."Break a leg!"
 
Rexedgar said:
Don't even smoke another one! You know you will be ready, when the smell of cigarettes, the smoke or on someone's clothes or breath disgust you, you will be ready. I've quit many times, once for five plus years. I knew when I couldn't stand the smell. Even today in nicer weather, I can smell other drivers on the road. Many good things will happen, if you stick with it. No more wheezing at night, food taste, smell on clothes, stains on the walls or car interior and many more....."Break a leg!"
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If you smoke when you drive, and you once in a while windex the inside of your windows and interior.....the yellow-brown gook that comes off on the white paper towels should be enough to convince most people to stop smoking.

Truly astounding what we'll voluntarily inhale.
 
I quit about 7-8 years ago. Used this:

Quitting Smoking | CHANTIX® (varenicline) | Safety Info

It's expensive, but then so are cigarettes. Anyway worked perfectly. I took it for about a month, smoked all the while too. Then one day i had NO urge for a cigarette. Nothing, and I never picked 1 up again.

If you're serious about quitting, talk to your Doc about this.
 
You don't mean the coffee do you? Because that ship's actually good for you!
 
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The potential for this would be all the deterrent I would need. Odds are you would never need to wear oxygen but smoking definitely would increase that.

Many years ago my lungs had a allergic reaction to dove dander and I ended up wearing oxygen with a nasal cannula. If you don't mind feeling like you have a dog leash tied to you it wasn't too bad.

Good luck man, kick tobacco's ass up and down the street.
 
Good luck, man. If you find it ass-kickingly tough, give vaping a try. I could *not* quit smoking to (literally) save my life, but after switching to vape, which is infinitely healthier to begin with, I never missed smoking again. Lots of people I know have used the fact that you can gradually lower the nicotine level to act as a more satisfying "patch" approach....weaning themselves off gradually. I kept going because I like it...but my nicotine is next to nothing, and my next step is zero nicotine, so we'll see how long I bother after that.
 
I quit cold turkey about 8 years ago. Coffee [due to stomach issues] some time later.

My advice is to stay away from other smokers [if they're in you house, ask them to only smoke outdoors] and not use any nicotine containing aides like gum etc. The sooner you get the nicotine out of you system the better.

Best of luck!
 
RetiredUSN said:
Sitting at my work bench looking at my last pack ever?
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Best of luck. I left a 16 year, pack a day habit 8-9 years ago. The gum helped me, but whatever method works is best.

If you do try the gum, I found it's about a third of the price online.

There's a great r/StopSmoking subreddit I wish I'd known about back then.
 
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