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Post by Happy » Sun Jan 22, 2017 11:49 am

So I quit smoking. Today is my first 100% smoke free day.
I never understood why I smoked because it goes against everything I practice in life. I try to live natural and simple and I'm often called mother nature by friends. So inhaling toxins every hour or so just didn't fit but I managed to do it for 30 years.
I'm on champex prescription and can honestly say I haven't wanted a cigarette in days....It's just taken me the past week to convince my brain that my body didn't need it anymore. Mornings were always my enjoyable time...Coffee and a smoke on the front deck regardless of weather. So this morning I cleaned the whole house before 8am trying to keep my mind off it. Then I went to sit in the coop. I was there a couple mins when I suddenly smelled the most amazing, intense smell. I inhaled deep for a few minutes and realized that my sense of smell had already increased by 100%! It was plain old coop smell...Chickens and scatch and shavings and dirt and a little poop...But God it smelled awesome!
That was the resolve I needed right then to get me through the day :)
I cannot wait to see what freshly mowed grass smells like through my new smoke free nose!!!

I don't know if there's any smokers on her but if so and you've even considered quitting I highly recommend champex.
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Post by thegawd » Sun Jan 22, 2017 11:58 am

Congratulations!!! I need to quite as well, always working on it but failing. my cousin did the champex and quite for a while, said it gave him terrifying nightmares and would wake up shaking and covered in a cold sweat. hes a paramedic and has a pretty stressful job at times, he quit for about 6 months and started again. I wish you all the best!!! CONGRATS! and never pick up another smoke again!
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Post by WLLady » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:05 pm

Happy!! Thats wonderful!! Keep it up and in 4 weeks you will notice your food like you noticed the coop this morning!!! And your laundry smells better...and wait until you smell smoke free hair!!!
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Post by Happy » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:20 pm

thegawd wrote:QR_BBPOST Congratulations!!! I need to quite as well, always working on it but failing. my cousin did the champex and quite for a while, said it gave him terrifying nightmares and would wake up shaking and covered in a cold sweat. hes a paramedic and has a pretty stressful job at times, he quit for about 6 months and started again. I wish you all the best!!! CONGRATS! and never pick up another smoke again!
Thank-you!
My sleep is really screwed up on this prescription. And my bladder lol. I usually sleep like a log until about 6am. Since I started it I'm up every single night anywhere between 2 and 4 to pee and then struggle to get back to sleep. And when I do sleep I dream about hatching chicks ALL NIGHT! Lol. I never remember my dreams so it must be from the prescription and if that's the worst it gets then I can handle it :)
I just might get some eggs to hatch to see if it will stop the dreams. It would be best for my sanity and a great distraction :)
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Post by Happy » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:29 pm

WLLady wrote:QR_BBPOST Happy!! Thats wonderful!! Keep it up and in 4 weeks you will notice your food like you noticed the coop this morning!!! And your laundry smells better...and wait until you smell smoke free hair!!!
Thank-you :)
It's a whole new world opening up! Lol
Honestly I was turning into a sneaky smoker because it's really not socially acceptable anymore. But it's hard to hide when you stink lol. I'm shocked I feel as good as I do right now and I know I will have moments but one hour at a time.
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Post by Killerbunny » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:53 pm

Best of Luck!
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Post by ross » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:55 pm

Geter done happy
18 years ago I quit cold turkey as they say .
Arteries plugged needed stents . Never looked back . Took the money I saved on smokes & rewarded myself , bought a used bass boat . 2nd best thing I ever did in my life next to marrying my current wife . Lol Luck
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Post by Happy » Sun Jan 22, 2017 1:13 pm

Thank-you!
And congrats @ross
That's a tough thing to do...The only other time I've tried was cold turkey. I hope that's the nearest I ever come to a nervous breakdown lol
Great idea...Think I will start putting $10 a day away to save for another coop
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Post by JimW » Sun Jan 22, 2017 1:14 pm

Great job Happy!!! Best wishes on your journey.
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Post by ross » Sun Jan 22, 2017 1:25 pm

Yup reward your self it is a hard deal . Not just the nicotine withdrawal but also the habit of lighting one up . All the best
I was 50 at the time . The mind substitute is the hardest .
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