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[Notty]

Was smoking up to 30 a day, my daughter had lesson in skool warning about danger of smoking, she was 9 years old and cried whenever I lit up a fag.we moved house in 1983 and my wife said no smoking insight of our daughter so I gave it up there and then.Had a few  sly ones now and then, still feel like one with a pint though. Well done Mr and Mrs Grog 

[Will14]

It has been about six years for me since I succeeded kicking the habit, I was on between 20 & 30 straights per day. Money was a big influence as I could see tax free money going up in smoke in front of my face, by tax free I mean I had paid my taxes through payroll and was then spending a big chunk of what was left each month on cigarettes, which are also heavily taxed! The main influence was my health, being stuck behind a desk for 12 hours a day meant I worked, smoked, eat and slept and got no exercise, I would get out of breath going up the stairs which at about 46 years worried me!!

I kicked the cigs and got myself a vape, it took I would say between six and twelve months for me to see any health improvements but now in my early 50's I don't get breathless and up until getting covid my taste was much better and I can eat food that I would never entertain before. I had an ecig to help me of the cigs and decided that I would use it for a year then stop that as well, unfortunately I still use the ecig but am down to a very low strength fluid, no doubt there will be side effects but it keeps me sane and can't be as bad as the real thing I hope

@grog  Good luck with it & keep going, it's not easy but definitely gets easier, throw the money you save to one side and treat yourselves to a nice meal out or something (bike parts) each month as a reward         

[Kiwifruit]

......or new shoes and a handbag, nearly every week !!

[grog]

Friday night, footy on, beers as well. No harsh words, both going ok. Would kill for a smoke. This just not normal, will manage. I fought stupid cancer thing but this is harder. 14 up the mountain tomorrow, worth waiting for.

[Nic]

I don't want to sound like a broken record but when I was on the patches I never felt like I wanted a smoke let alone needed one.
6 week program,  new patch on the arm every morning:
40mg 1st 2 weeks, 20 mg next 2 weeks, 10 for the last two weeks.
Once I finished the last of the 10s I found it a bit weird not being on the patches but that only lasted a couple of days, then 12 months on the lollies.
I had really vivid dreams on the patches which is typical, I actually liked the dreams, others not so much?
Nothing a reformed smoker wants more than to help someone else off the merry-go-round.
Give em a go mate.

[Kiwifruit]

Hope your team won Grog,.......
Well done, you don't smoke 

[seth]

 
Well done to you all
Luckily for me I've never started smoking but from friends who have given up it's possibly one of the hardest things to do .

[grog]

One week today. Cant believe we did it. Both going ok. Ash trays thrown out, thats a $400 saving this week.

[KiwiCol]

Bloody awesome Grog, the first week is the hardest & you've done it. 

You have to be careful not to subconsciously just light one up now, (it's a habit & you always have one doing xxx, & you just do it without even being aware)  best way to avoid that happening is to not have any on you, ok if you still need to have that reassurance to have a pack somewhere in the house, but just don't have them on you.

Keep on the great work Mr & Mrs Grog!   

[Kiwifruit]

Well done the Grogs.....$400 sheets is a lot of money in a week 

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Well done, shows you've both got willpower.  Geez that a bit of coin in just one week. Didn't realise smoking was that expensive.

[VladTepes]

I'm almost tempted to take it up so I can stop and have an extra ton of $ in  my pocket.

Whaddaya mean it doesn't work like that......

[grog]

Yeah, 9 packs of smokes per week were us, $45 a packet. Makes petrol look cheap, even if its not.

[Mick_J]

Beer make petrol look cheap. 

[GSXKING]

It's great that you've both taken on the challenge together and yes you have willpower. 

The human condition normally involves 30 straight days to alter so stick with it and fight the cravings. Nicotine is more addictive than heroin.