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Post by baronrenfrew » Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:29 pm

:beer: cheers to all of you! (I can't give up beer, average 5 or 6 cans a week). I never really smoked, but I did hang out with them...the conversations were better. I'd buy a pack of Colts (high school) and give most away.

But chickens....ooohhh...there's only one in the house now... Now THAT's an addiction!
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Post by Home Grown Poultry » Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:21 pm

I quite drinking 4.5 years ago, that was super easy and I never had another drink again. I wish quiting smoking would be that easy. I was down to 4 smokes a day last week there and Lizzie brought me home more. I wish she didnt. oh well I'm going to give it another go here and wean myself off. I havent bought smokes at a real store in years and instead buy the legal (duty paid) ones of the Reserve. $38 a carton, 10 packs of 20, last 12 days give or take, much cheaper and they dont have the added chemicals. but that dont matter, my kids, my heath and living to a ripe old age is why I want to quit. I have lots to do and lots to keep me busy. when I quite drinking I put all that extra money into new tools, my boat, and the birds, now a days I have no idea how I used to afford to drink so much, the price of everything has skyrocketed except for the money people make. I started smoking when I was 18, quit once for 6 months and then started again after a very stressful event, I wish I didnt! I'm 34 now so thats 16 years. I find it rather frustrating that smoking and drinking are legal even though they are killers and other things that are completely natural and actually help people, instead of killing them are not. bass akwards.

I will quit smoking and thank you all for the motivation!

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Post by ross » Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:34 pm

Eventually we ALL have to take responsibility for our own actions . If it was easy everyone could do it .Be that one or two or three or.... Luck to you all .
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Post by Home Grown Poultry » Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:43 pm

I definitely agree Ross! it was definitely a huge mistake to take those and smoke them, I was doing well and threw it away. grrrr! tommorow is another day.
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Post by ross » Mon Jan 23, 2017 11:16 pm

I like this one ...nite all
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Post by Happy » Tue Jan 24, 2017 6:37 am

Al I'm sure no expert on this with 2 whole days under my belt but if you do quit you have my full support.
I had been waiting for the urge to quit to hit me for years. It never really came...I had to force myself.
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Post by Eggsaggerate » Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:24 am

I quit a number of years ago and I still like that fact that I can just go out without having to calculate if I have enough cigarettes, a lighter or matches for however long I was planning on being out.

My reward was taking dressage lesson from a level 3 coach, my husband started taking his shirts to the cleaners. We still saved money

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Post by Ontario Chick » Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:39 am

Start counting the benefits...
from Mayo Clinic,
Within 20 minutes of quitting, your blood pressure and heart rate decrease. Within one year, your risk of heart disease is half that of a smoker. Within 15 years, your risk of heart disease is similar to someone who never smoked.
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Post by WLLady » Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:46 am

hey happy!!!! today is 2 days under your belt that you didn't have 2 days ago! small steps!! (me too...i managed 4km on the treadmill yesterday...i might have overdone it, i'm sore today, but i did a little this morning already...only about 0.5 km. but i'll just spread it out over the day today). like i said, small steps. every one counts.
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Post by Happy » Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:52 am

Eggsaggerate wrote:QR_BBPOST I quit a number of years ago and I still like that fact that I can just go out without having to calculate if I have enough cigarettes, a lighter or matches for however long I was planning on being out.

My reward was taking dressage lesson from a level 3 coach, my husband started taking his shirts to the cleaners. We still saved money

Good luck Happy
Lol yes life is certainly easier! Far less planning involved! I was excited about the silliest thing yesterday. I was always stumbling around in the dark when I woke up to find socks to put on so I could immediately take dogs out and go out for a smoke. I hate socks. Yesterday morning I realized I don't need them...I just let the dogs out and went about loading the wood stove and making coffee. I'm a creature of routine and had it all down pat to accomodate smoking. Now I'm working on new routines and finding it quite freeing. I seem to have more hours in the day.

OC the drop in blood pressure may explain the head spins I'm getting lol. Mine was on the low side to begin with!

WLLady congrats! 4K is awesome :)
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