22_Shooter 1,560 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 I'm done. I just smoked my last cigarette. I hate to say it, but I'm not doing it for health & wellness reasons. I'm doing it because it's too damned expensive. (OK, well maybe partially due to health reasons. I helped a friend of the family bale hay last month or so, and I literally thought my lungs were going to explode out of my chest.) I threw out all of my lighters, too. I'm thinking it's going to be hard, because many of my friends and family smoke, and I'm not going to ask them to not smoke around me, just because I quit. But I think I'll just keep my distance for a little while, at least. So wish me luck. On the bright side, I'm going to be putting the money I save (probably close to $150/month) towards finally getting a motorcycle. I've wanted one since as far back as my memory stretches. I think it will be a good reward to myself. I'm pretty set on the Yamaha WR250R. It's dirt cheap on insurance and gas (rated @ 71MPG, but most are reporting about 50-60MPG) and from what I hear, is fun as hell, even for a little 250. I can also dick around with it off-road in the winter time. Something I couldn't do, had I gone with most other street bikes. She's sexy, eh? The only thing I want really want to do to it, is swap out the factory tail light/tag holder setup for a low-profile one, and then get the Highway Dirtbike hanguards with retractable mirrors. I've seen videos of them being installed, and it looks fairly easy.......and really cleans up the look of the bike. So hopefully my journey is successful. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,114 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Good luck dude, keep an eye on the prize! It is definitely not easy, i've been trying for the last two months and the best i can do is make cut backs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Hopkins 1,065 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 damn, wouldn't you know it, I got insomnia and went on here to see what's what, and I reached for my pack and it's empty! damn, gotta go now to get a pack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrThunder88 912 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Go for it, Shooter! It's undoubtedly a tough row to hoe, but remember it's a matter of mind over Marlboro. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deadeye 325 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 you can do it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haugpatr 972 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Cold Turkey is the way to go. It only takes 3 days for nicotine to get out of your system. Avoid moderate and heavy drinking until you get some time behind you. I quit about 6 months ago. It really isn't as bad as people make it out to be. To quote Henry Ford, whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Those are two good ideas. Link them. Make a contract with a friend. If you start smoking again he gets the bike. That will help with the motivation. Also, I think the mirrors/ barkbuster combos are great. I might want standard mirrors too, that I could take off at the trail head. I love the ones Ducatti put on the hypomotard. I would basically want those with a stronger spine for a bike like yours. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 i got faith in ya. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dayofruin 425 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Good luck to you! I need to quit completely myself. Still want one so bad when I drink... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dad2142Dad 6,559 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Good luck and hang in there. Have been trying myself lately. Be strong....... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
liberty -r- death 1,445 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Good luck. It's not cheap but alot of people find Chantix helps since it blocks the receptors in the the brain that crave nicotine. Speaking of which . . .I gotta go have a smoke. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SaigaKen 338 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Cold Turkey Dec 1995......be bullheaded about it....first couple weeks are the hardest, but you can do it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOT 3,743 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Go for it, Shooter! It's been 11years for me, after using tobacco for 24 years. The only thing I can say that might possibly help is that you've got to want to stop more than you crave the nicotine. Right now, it seems like you have your mind in the right place. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheDarkHorse 216 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 5 years quit here. You have to have a strong will/self control. It is quite literally MIND OVER MATTER. My wife is 2.5 years quit also. I gave her a choice when we met....and she chose correctly. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
romad7 75 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Good job dude, get the bike buy guns, ammo, hookers, whatever it takes. Your health is worth it! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theorangeplanet 968 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Shit is hard to do. It took me three real tries to quit (cold turkey, too) before I was able to kick the habit. Its going on almost a year since I had my last smoke and I can't even imagine lighting up now. It only took about 3 months before I 95% of my cravings. You just gotta hang with it, fight real hard, and refuse to give up even when you slip up. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arik 565 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Reading this as im having a cig and coffee at work. Good luck man! Ive been trying too for some time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
22_Shooter 1,560 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Thanks, fellas. I forgot to mention in the OP, that yeah, I will be doing this cold-turkey. No patches, pills, etc. It's 10:30 right now. Been up since about 7. My morning routine is to wake up, take a leak, and then go outside for a smoke. EVERY morning, no matter what, for years. So it feels weird not having had my morning smoke. I feel a little irritable already. So far so good. There's literally 2 packs of smokes sitting within reach right now (my brother-in-laws). They're some weird shitty brand, but they do look really good right now, lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Mark 2,452 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Good luck Shooter. It took me several attempts to final get off of them. I still have the occasional cigar every now and then but no more cigarettes. Don't be afraid to try the patch. it is what finally worked for me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Odd Man Out 1,283 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Having never smoked, I can't see the attraction but I do know that it is an addiction and one that is hard to break. I applaud your efforts to try to stop the self destruction. I hope that you will be successful. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Syndicate 812 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 replace smoking with a healthy habit, working out walking for a few min instead of smoking. chew gum (normal gum) for some the oral fixation is part of it or when my mom was trying to quit when I was a kid, for every time we caught her smoking we got $5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dethspec 2 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Keep it up. I have been trying to put down the pipe for weeks now. I have bought the patches, but have not started them. So far, everyday I plan to quit tomorrow. Keep up the good work. Like HOG76 said, it takes three days for your body to adjust to the removal of nicotine. Nicotine blocks up nerve receptors, your body opens new ones to process nerve messages, when the nicotine deposits "wear-off", there are more impulses being receive by the receptors - this causes the nervousness. More nicotine clogs them up again, so you 'feel' better after smoking. The first day you are the worst, by the second day your body is starting to shut down/close the extra receptors. By roughly 72 hours it has closed the extra ones completely off. After that, it is strictly the "mental obsession (habit)" part that you need to break. Knowing is half the battle, now getting off my rear and doing something is the other part I need to put into practice. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra 76 two 2,677 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Ahhh you can't do it you're gonna fail. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chevyman097 2,579 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 (edited) Good luck man, I wish you well. Once you get past the first 6 weeks( for me anyways) it will get better. The old routine will be forgotten(kinda lol, you will always remember that smoke) and you will feel better, breath better, have more energy, and more money(the plus). If it helps have an occasional smoke. But dont let it take hold of you again. You will enjoy that spending money. I eventually got to where I dont even like smoking anymore. Maybe its just this new shit they put in them. I havnt tried any of the natural smokes lately. Ah and a big plus for the chewing gum suggestion. I started chewing a piece of gum (sugar free or the dentist will love you!)on the way to work instead of the cig and it helped a ton to replace that desire to be doing something while driving. Good luck again! Edited August 15, 2012 by Chevyman097 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mostholycerebus 415 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 On the bike, are you looking at new or used? Used is a great option because so many people want to learn on a 250 that they have excellent resale after the initial depreciation hit. Typically they lose very little, some friends of mine even made money. Dont let anyone talk you out of the 250. TONS of riders have the standard 'bigger is better' american mentality and will chastise your tiny bike, but there are plenty of youtube videos showing 250's eat supersports. Nothing handles better, and an experienced rider can maintain speed so that the smaller engine is less of an issue. Its a LOT more fun to flog a 250 on the street than use barely 5% of a literbikes capability. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dashowdy 141 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 I was a smoker for five years and quit cold turkey and my fiancee's family all smoke so it was definitely hard. The real eye opener for me was my fiancee's dad passed this past sunday from his bout with cancer mostly due to his smoking 2 packs a day for 50 years but he also was a vietnam vet so there is no telling what shit he was exposed too while there. He was only 61 years old which is young. So stick with it and get through the first 30 days without using any patches or anything and you can quit. Or do like I did come home drink 3 beers every night and no cigarettes if you can make it through that quitting will be easy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arik 565 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 I read somewhere that cravings last for only about 15 minutes. So when you get one just think to yourself it will only be for a short while. I just wish i could take my own advice. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 I always say if you want to quit smoking, get sick. Do everything you can to get a killer flu. Get a few days off work, feel like shit, and when you are done with it, never have a cigarette again. It's how I quit 6 years ago and never looked back. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 On the bike, are you looking at new or used? Used is a great option because so many people want to learn on a 250 that they have excellent resale after the initial depreciation hit. Typically they lose very little, some friends of mine even made money. Dont let anyone talk you out of the 250. TONS of riders have the standard 'bigger is better' american mentality and will chastise your tiny bike, but there are plenty of youtube videos showing 250's eat supersports. Nothing handles better, and an experienced rider can maintain speed so that the smaller engine is less of an issue. Its a LOT more fun to flog a 250 on the street than use barely 5% of a literbikes capability. That's how it used to be, but people trying to save $$ on gas have picked all of them up around here. That's part of why I ended up with a 650. You could get a mid range bike cheaper than a low cc "beginner bike" I was watching ads for about a year before I got mine and 250 CC street legal enduros of any non chinese brand seem to stay steady at $2000-2500 even if they are 20 years old. I do agree about the light nimble bikes being fun though. It seems like EPA killed the best of them though, and all the 2 cycle cycles are getting older every day. I would love a proper dirt bike in that size range with turn signals etc added on. They feel different than factory duo sports. I could live with a cross breed like this though: http://spokane.craigslist.org/mcy/3200586154.html 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Salt1219 176 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 you might try doing something in place of smoking every time you feel the need. I had a friend who would suck on a cinnamon stick 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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