Grumpy A-holes (quitting cigarettes/ nicotine products) (Part 1)

I’ve spent the last couple of days baiting tubs to fish tomorrow.

My coworker smokes. He has been as low key as possible. It hasn’t bothered me much. It hasn’t made me start over.

I still get cravings but they are easier to shoot down.

Morning coffee is still good without a cigarette.

My sense of smell and taste is improving. My breathing feels better.

I’ve saved 180 dollars!:muscle:

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Awesome!! Pumps fist in the air for Jason! You are rocking this :heart:

My only regret about quitting smoking is when I did. Why did I do it at night so I have to wait all day to claim my two weeks? Lol

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My addict brain had to finish my pack in the morning :rofl: I could have had eight more hours clean time!

You got this! :muscle:

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:joy::joy: it is my quit day today but I’ve already had 2 cigarettes. I have 2 left and I’m going to smoke them then put a patch on. I should’ve thrown them last night but I just couldn’t do it :frowning:

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**2 weeks! ** I am all smiles for you :full_moon_with_face::full_moon_with_face::full_moon_with_face: how do I do them big ones? I’ve forgotten lots of little ones it is :full_moon_with_face::full_moon_with_face::full_moon_with_face::full_moon_with_face::full_moon_with_face::full_moon_with_face::clap::clap::clap::+1::no_smoking:

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You’ll find a way Hayley.:full_moon_with_face: never stop trying to stop. We have a miryad of tools to help us. Meno has posted some great help and support tools further back on this thread. :full_moon_with_face:

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So I didn’t buy more cigarettes yesterday. Didn’t go shop at 8am this morning which I do every day. Yay for that. I did, however, smoke a docker out of the ashtray. Disgusted with myself. Ashtray and dockers have gone into the wheelie bin which will be emptied this morning. Small wins, small fail. Not going shop today.

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Hi there Hayley the amount of times I’ve been through the ashtray and picked up but ends off the garden and smoked them. :face_vomiting:Its disgusting when I look back. When you do stop you will be feeling like me so thankfull that you dont need to do that anymore.
I’ve lost count the number of times I’ve tried to give up smoking. Each time I failed I felt like such a failure. When you do succeed words cant describe the elation you will feel.
You can do this Hayley. :+1:

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Thanks for the encouragement and I’m glad I’m not alone in being a trampy butt smoker :joy:
It’s such desperate behaviour. Hopefully won’t do that no more :muscle:

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Oh lord, if I could count the number of stale butts I have smoked I’d probably freak out. Good for you getting rid of them. Butts caused more of my failures than trips to a store. Stand strong! We got this!! :heart:

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Jumping into the party! Been vaping 50MG juice for almost two years. Kicked down to 6MG this past weekend. Went cold turkey on Monday. Have not noticed any withdrawal symptoms yet, I’ll keep you guys updated.

PS- I chose to do this because it was killing my stamina, making me tired all the time, depressed, coughing, chest tightness, pain in chest. Also it’s expensive, so Fuck it!!!

We are in this together TS Fam :+1:t3::call_me_hand:t3:

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Well done mate. I tried vaping as a substitute for smoking several times. It didn’t really help me to quit. In fact it made me smoke more. We are all in it together and despite the title of this thread I dont usually get grumpy as I know I will never smoke again but if you have a bad day feel free to come here and let it all out. Best wishes you know your doing the right thing.:clap::+1::no_smoking:

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Boy oh boy but me and my mates sure have woken this thread up! It makes my soul smile to see more and more people join. I’m smiling big time over @Hayleylujah and @TwoWolves967 joining in. All of you posting here help me feel not alone on this journey and that has helped more than anything! :heart:

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Glad to be here to share In supporting you and others in kicking this nasty addiction for good!

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Due to a rail strike in another part of the country it just took me three hours to get home instead of one. I felt sorry for the smokers I saw at the various stations I saw on my travels. Risking hefty fines -since smoking is not allowed anywhere in the railway system- just to get their fix. Smoking because they think it helps with the stress. Just another lie addiction tells. Smoking is Stupid. NOPE (Not One Puff Ever) forever! Glad to be here with you all. 2530 days of freedom. Never again.

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Started my counter last night, it’s my first smoke-free day. I don’t feel prepared, but I had enough of procrastinating the start. So here I am.

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Everyones got to start stopping sometime. You’ve made the decision to stop it’s all up to you now. Your in the right place to stop right here @SassyBoomer will be overjoyed of another addition to the family. Wishing you all the best. :slightly_smiling_face::no_smoking::+1:

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Day 4 over here. I have not noticed any withdrawal symptoms which I am surprised about. The Tough times so far have been driving, and right after my AA meetings when I would normally hang outside with some good folks and vape. Other than that I have been keeping extremely busy with work, sidework, AA meetings, I have not yet had the time to sit on the couch and think about picking it up.

So far so good :+1:t3::call_me_hand:t3:

How is everyone else doing!?

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Day 16.5. Thoughts hit me, some minor some major. No real physical withdrawal. Mainly, like you, it is more a habit withdrawal. Funny thing though. I’ve really cut down on my coffee consumption. I didn’t realize how tightly it was tied to my smoking.

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