Today is going to suck big time

Decided to reward myself for not smoking so I took the cash I would have spent on 3 days worth of smokes ($15) and bought a shirt on sale at REI
I figured buying a shirt I could use while kayaking would be a good idea seeing as almost everything I own is cotton

3 days is the bomb....love yourself brother....you are now a non smoker and soon will pretty much forget you smoked at all...I dont have any regrets...day one....is the big day ...from there it is just quick strong thoughts or a quick urge....think about something else...say the serenity prayer and minutes later you will forget you even wanted one...do this a few times and it goes away too...to where the thought is a flash every six months...I'm told even that goes away!!! good for you.....winner

I just high fived my woman..we both dont smoke togther...It was a big deal for us to quit...and still is/always will be

it is a BIG DEAL...no joke...stopping smoking is the shit..the feeling we get when we think about is all good....BIG DEAL..

Good going quiting,my mom and dad smoked all their lives,i hated going to there house because i would have to go home and take a shower after wards,at 60 years old my  mom quit cold turkey one day,i think after watching my dad wretch in a bucket for two hours every morning to clear his lungs she was finally scared enough to quit,Don't be that guy hacking up crap in a bucket,my brother smoked for years and his wife nagged him to quit,one day she told him if you quit for thirty days she would  buy a Harley,he quit cold turkey and didn't make her pay up.

The only time i ever smoked in my life was once while hunting a bug flew in my mouth and i figured my brothers cigarette had to taste better then that bug,it didn't.

I took a buddy along on my last rock fish outing of the year...been trying to help him for almost a year to get his act together -down and out alcoholic...let him use my spare fish-n-diver and all the gear-rods etc....swore last time I took him -never again...big hassle...
Well I dont have anyone to blame but myself for taking him this time...I knew better...left him in a kelp bed and bailed off to deeper fishing with Hector from this site after my buddy's  tenth cigg in my face...We are trying to catch bait and this guy is more focused on his ciggs and his cigg gear than on my gear and taking care of that...unloading was the same deal...I told(like many times before) "hey man,not to be a dick but those ciggs are blowing in my face and it took me 30 years to quit...could you please not smoke next to me"...so he cups his hand...really...cup your fucking hand...like that helps...
I could care less who smokes...hell i'm a smoker for my whole life...taking a break you could say...lol...but fuck,it was pretty sad to see a guy who i'm trying to help so addicted to them that he cant even tie his own lures on without a cigg going....
rant over...friendship over...the smoking was not the deal...his not putting effort into his own life let alone fishing was deal breaker...dropped him at his rent free house...carless driveway and and did not say a word...just drove away

 

  Sorry to hear your friendship ended.  You tried, he didn't.
 

Good call on the non-cotton shirt

sorry for the highjack...just all the smoke in my face was right after reading and posting in this thread as the dawn broke before going and getting him for the day...the ciggs were constant and made me think of this thread-quitting-and stuff like how much effort smoking is whether I admit it at the time or not...it takes a big chunk of my time- my money-my friends airspace-my car-my clothes- my self respect...it is true...I had to crack the window everytime he got in the car...not wanting to be rude I did it slowly...like i did something wrong...I must have impacted many people with my smoking...he stunk...STUNK...reeked...this is smoking at it's best

And so day 4 is here I think my body is starting to clean itself out I have been hacking up the nastiest crap I have ever seen all day but as the days go by quitting is getting easier
Don't worry about jacking the thread I'm sure there had to be more going in to ending your friendship than just the smoking but I could be wrong
I always tried to be a polite smoker and not blow it in peoples faces I knew I smelled and knew the smoke bothered people so I would do my best to not smoke in large crowds but now that I don't smoke I don't have to worry about that any more 

And so day 4 is here I think my body is starting to clean itself out I have been hacking up the nastiest crap I have ever seen all day but as the days go by quitting is getting easier
Don't worry about jacking the thread I'm sure there had to be more going in to ending your friendship than just the smoking but I could be wrong
I always tried to be a polite smoker and not blow it in peoples faces I knew I smelled and knew the smoke bothered people so I would do my best to not smoke in large crowds but now that I don't smoke I don't have to worry about that any more 

Well done!  Keep it up

great job on day four! Changing life habits is always hard and smoking is known to be one of the very hardest to change.  perhaps reward yourself today and everyday because you deserve it!

I read somewhere that after 5 days of not smoking the nicotine has left your body and all you need to fight is the mental aspect.
With that said I welcome day 5. I now consider myself officially a non-smoker. Today is going to be a good day 

Congrats and STICKwithIT! 

after a year or so for me...i still wonder if that shit gets bonded to my dna or something.....it is evil stuff and is grafted into my makeup forever...I can get breaks from the urge...even long term forget about it...but it is always there it seems and can flash up for a milla second and be super strong mental/reward center etc..then be gone again and wait it's time out for the right combo of events...that is why I dont like being around smoke...it is tiny particles regaining their toe hold...resetting the clock for me....
Ciggs are one bad mutha and kick the ass of anyone who thinks they are tough...it is just sheer luck that some get away almost...it is that strong[quote

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I read somewhere that after 5 days of not smoking the nicotine has left your body and all you need to fight is the mental aspect.
With that said I welcome day 5. I now consider myself officially a non-smoker. Today is going to be a good day 
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On day 6 I rewarded myself by taking the kayak out for the first time I did get a strong urge to have a smoke when I launched but a handful of BBQ sunflower seeds took care of that right quick