Congrats Sir, and good luck on your journey.

Think of all the loading / shooting supplies you can buy with the saved money. Keep at it

My Mother also started smoking as a teen. Died at age 58 from lung cancer, that is how she ''quit". Horrible thing to watch.

So folks........think about it: You're going to quit one way or the other. I don't recommend doing it the hard way.

I started smoking at age 18. Got up to two packs a day at one point. Went home to visit one day, ran up the stairs to say hello and found myself out of breath at the top of the stairs.

Knew exactly what it was from. Grabbed the pack of cigarettes from my shirt pocket, threw it in the trash and never touched another one.

Now, I know....it was much easier for a 20 yr. old to quit smoking than for those who have had a the 'habit' for many, many years. But do it now.

Congrats, wp. All the best in this new chapter.

A friend of mine just died from lung and throat cancer, 58 years old. Tabaco user for 45+ years.

And a way to relax a few minutes.

It's pretty sad to see someone with an oxygen mask in one hand, and a lit cigarette in the other, alternating them for each breath.

I quit in 98. Was smoking 2 plus packs a day. You can do it man!

Today was tough. Almost 300 miles on the road. Pretty sure I got on my wife’s nerves telling her I wanted a cigarette every ten minutes.

Find something benign that occupies your mind. Popping open sunflower seeds in your mouth or something like that.

This. ^ You need to find things to do to occupy your mind. Eating helps a lot ( I gained a lot of weight for a long time). Hand to mouth, like a cigarette. It's psychological. After about two weeks it got a little easier for me. I'm pretty sure my body was clear of nicotine, but my brain still wanted to smoke. By one month I knew I had broke the chain and was free. But, probably, for a solid year I would eye the smokes in stores, but I never bought another pack. It felt good to say no I don't need them and walk out a strong willed individual.

Another thing, too. You really want to have to quit before you actually do quit. I couldn't tell you how many times I would throw away two or three unopened packs of cigarettes. But I wasn't ready to quit...... because by morning I would be digging in the trash looking for my smokes. It was pathetic.

But for me, the last straws were two things. One, I was having circulation issues with my legs at night. That was a little scary. And two, a friend of mine whom I worked next door to ended up with throat cancer and had to have a voice box to speak. He died. That frightened the hell out of me. So my desire to quit, along with other events, got me to where I needed to be, physchologically, so that I could quit for good.

I’m m ready. That’s for sure. I’ve lost 50 pounds this calendar year. I hope I don’t eat my way back up.

You can do it!! You need to do it.

I'd rather be a little overweight than be a smoker.

Congrats stick with it

Don’t start dipping.

I quit Copenhagen a dozen times with the “after this can” or on Monday attitude.

The one that took is when I threw away a full can, cold Turkey.

Every young person... Listen to this right here. Seriously do not do it

Been quit for over 10 years now. After a month or 2 food started tasting a whole lot better and it shows.

I did quit nicotine 100%. I didn’t want two separate battles.

25 years tobacco free. I don't miss it a bit. I'm glad to be rid of the addiction, and now very glad of it when I see cigarette prices of $7 to $8 a pack! Wow, either retire or smoke, those are the two life choices past 60 years old.

Best way! In theory, the physical addiction is down to 10% after 72 - 96 hours. After that, it's all a mind game that you have control of!

I tried quitting using "crutches" and it never took. It was difficult killing a 35 year addiction, but cold turkey worked for me and it's been about 15 years. The desire to smoke died completely after around 60 days.

I got some flavored toothpicks on amazon that helped a lot. I was really surprised how long the toothpicks hold their flavor. They've helped a lot with keeping my hand and mouth busy. Cherry flavor is my favorite, but I also got the citrus too. Both have cinnamon flavor in them too it's what gives them their "spice" flavore.

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