Smokers Anonymous
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simon626 – hilarious story about your dad ! I can just picture this old, balding Chinese dude, fumbling with cigarettes, trying in vain to look suave and cool--cracks me up !!!...I have pictures of my handsome dad taking a drag with his Porsche Carrera sunglasses and Armani suit on...and trust me, the man is the epitome of cool.
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I smoked for many, many years until in 2006 I gave it up completely. Cold Turkey. I had quit before, even for longer periods of times (couple of years the longest), but started again when I went back to school for my grad. degree. What a pain that was. Trying to get back into cycling and good shape I quit for good. Now I smoke only cigars. Hmmmmmm Cigars. I don't seem to get the addiction to cigars like I did with cigarettes. I can smoke three cigars in a day or go without for weeks.
Smoking a nice Rocky Patel 99 Connecticut vintage right now on my balcony.
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nixage, congratulations on overcoming your nicotine-addiction. From the looks of it, you used the same technique my Mom used to quit smoking – rigorous physical exercise. Somehow, once my Mom started regular long distance running, giving up cigarettes was easier. No doubt, exercise increases the circulation of endorphins in your bloodstream -- which helps to combat the pain of withdrawal.
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Yes, that's so true, Shubharamani!
When I started riding a lot (like 200-250 miles a week), I no longer even wanted a cig, let alone needed one. It's like your body really cleanses yourself of it all.
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I am ashamed to say, that on occasions, I smoke a pipe.
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I am ashamed to say, that on occasions, I smoke a pipe.
That's actually how I began, at 18! My smoker friends said it was dumb. People still say I act like an old man. It takes patience to (learn to) smoke a pipe though.
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Anyone try these before? I just ordered the starter pack from blucigs.com
Trying to quit. My sis who's a doctor says that using these things has a very high success rate
At $15 a pack in NYC, it also saves me a lot of money to switch to these/quit
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Doug, I have been wanting to try them out. Let me know how it goes. Also, this thread should be merged into http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=412.0…
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A guy i work with has his own small business and sells starter packs up to party packs haha … they're gaining in popularity here in socal
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I caught Jody's 16 year old son stealing my cigarettes, so I figured it's time for me to set a good example
Plus, I'm sick of the damn smokers cough in the morning
The other plus about them is that you can smoke them anywhere since it's just water vapor with nicotine and flavoring…including airports and airplanes (I would do it in the bathroom so I don't get any lip) where I find myself spending waaaaay too much time
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Just in case anyone is interested…
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Blucigs.com was out of stock (and I heard some horror stories about their CS) so I wound up going with volcanoecig.com instead after reading their rave reviews
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sure…..before you end up sitting there inhaling electrical smog...
We can do anything
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On my second day without a cigarette, five days total on this thing, coming from a pack a day habit
Doing ok, this is a lot easier than going cold turkey, but it's still not as easy as just lighting up a butt
Btw, I wound up using this system because 1) cold turkey sucks 2) I get a weird reaction from the gum (makes me really edgy, even on the low dosages) 3) I get a callous underneath the patch, so I wind up changing locations every couple days
Feeling better overall though, despite the withdrawal symptoms (though I nearly ripped someone's head off today). Smokers cough in the morning is gone, although I do cough up some of the stuff building up in my lungs now and again from real cigs.
I typically work out in the morning because after work, I've been smoking all day long and I don't get a very good workout. Went to the gym late yesterday and had a GREAT workout
