i must stop smoking.....

[Nadia]

i went swimming today with a friend of mine. well, i guess i'm wether getting old or i just smoke tooooo much. is a pack a day too much? hm... maybe...
fact is: i'm not that fit anymore, so i'm gonna start with yoga, pilates, swimming blablabla..... and maybe stop smoking. (who am i kidding?!)

[mp-seventythree]

One cigarette a day is too much

[BeastieLips]

yeah you should stop smoking. my dad died from that shit. it sucks. you really don't want to go through it.

[Brass_Munkey]

I would suggest if you want to get in shape, stop smoking should be the first thing you do rather than maybe do it after you start yoga and swimming.

[Nadia]

i know, i know.... :( but the hard thing is that here in switzerland you're allowed to smoke almost everywhere... and i really don't want to put on a lot of weight (as lots of people do when they stop smoking)

[mp-seventythree]

If you eat healthily and exercise, putting on weight shouldn't be an issue

[paul jones]

I need to stop too

[CiaoBellaXO]

Stop talking about it and just do it...all this is ...is procrastnation.

[adam_f]

All the cool kids smoke Lucky Strikes.

[Nadia]

I need to stop too

how much do you smoke?

@all
nicotine gums and patches don't work for me. and as long as i like smoking, i'm afraid that i won't be able to quit.... shit...

[adam_f]

No offense, but shut the fuck up and throw the cigarettes in the garbage. That's what my brother did. Granted, he became a semi-alcoholic, but he's breathing better.

[Knuckles]

All the cool kids smoke Lucky Strikes.
I don't smoke them but I like to roll a pack up in my shirt sleeve.

like so (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gtnpictures.com/albums/hollow/John_with_cigarette_pack.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gtnpictures.com/gallery/hollow/John_with_cigarette_pack&h=3204&w=4638&sz=1160&tbnid=F6QWZUZlHykJ:&tbnh=103&tbnw=150&hl=en&start=31&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcigarette%2Bpack%26start%3D20%26svnum %3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN)

[Nadia]

No offense, but shut the fuck up and throw the cigarettes in the garbage. That's what my brother did. Granted, he became a semi-alcoholic, but he's breathing better.

yeah, you'r actually right. i should just throw them away... but how can i convince myself not to buy a new pack? i'm asking seriously.

[paul jones]

No offense, but shut the fuck up and throw the cigarettes in the garbage. That's what my brother did. Granted, he became a semi-alcoholic, but he's breathing better.

haha (y)

[paul jones]

how much do you smoke?

@all
nicotine gums and patches don't work for me. and as long as i like smoking, i'm afraid that i won't be able to quit.... shit...

tried patches and cold turkey

.if only every boss i work for wasn't an asshole :rolleyes:

[Nadia]

and here a funny story:
my boyfriend told me yesterday that if "we" wanted to get pregnant ( :eek: ), i should stop smoking now. who said i wanted a baby now?! hello??? i guess he banged his head somewhere....

[paul jones]

I quit cold turkey, it's been over a month but I still don't consider myself quit yet!

It takes time, but you must love quitting as much as you love smoking (which you really don't, your body now needs the nicotine to stimulate the acetylcholine neurotransmitter), but you can live without the nicotine

QUIT QUIT QUIT!

I psyche myself out now, when I see someone smoking I imagine what that cigarette is doing to them and it scares me! I can't believe I was addicted for so long =(

I'm gonna try that RF! gonna psych out the cancer sticks like the fuckin crap Obi Wan (y)

[paul jones]

you have to REALLY want to psyche yourself out!

Plus I tell myself I won't be a slave to some filthy rich dickhead who is laughing over the graves of millions who have died from his products

fuck that shit!



yeah! fuck the police!(cigarrette billionaires)

[zorra_chiflada]

i threw a pack of cigarettes in the garbage, but then i proceeded to go into the garbage and take smokes out. :(

[Nadia]

wow... aren't we a bunch of little loooooser..... :p
ok, alright, i'll quit tomorrow... or today, since it's 2 a.m. here in switzerland

[Audielicious]

Here's a surefire way to quit:

1. Chainsmoke packs of American Spirit Cigarettes

2. Convince yourself that they're "healthier" than your regular Marlboros because they're additive-free

3. End up in the ER with a swollen upper lip from an allergic reaction to the paper of the cigarette.



Yes, I was in the ER yesterday for this very reason. I never, EVER want to smoke a cigarette again. :(

I'm taking Benadryl for the swelling.

[Audielicious]

i wish i had the will power to quit, it would save me a fortune
I was disgusted when the guy at Ed's Liquor Center told me that in the ten years I've been smoking, I've spent more than $1500 on cigarettes.

:(

Back to cinnamon gum, Mentos, Green Apples, and plenty of water.

[hardnox71]

i went swimming today with a friend of mine. well, i guess i'm wether getting old or i just smoke tooooo much. is a pack a day too much? hm... maybe...
fact is: i'm not that fit anymore, so i'm gonna start with yoga, pilates, swimming blablabla..... and maybe stop smoking. (who am i kidding?!)
I grew up along the coast of Southern California and therefore learned how to swim like a fish. I used to swim all fucking day.

I jumped into Lake Michigan a couple of years ago and damned near drowned trying to get back to the dock ladder. I was only about seven or eight feet out and I had been in the water for less than a minute.

I couldn't breathe for shit. Scared the hell outta me.

[Nadia]

Here's a surefire way to quit:

1. Chainsmoke packs of American Spirit Cigarettes

2. Convince yourself that they're "healthier" than your regular Marlboros because they're additive-free

3. End up in the ER with a swollen upper lip from an allergic reaction to the paper of the cigarette.



Yes, I was in the ER yesterday for this very reason. I never, EVER want to smoke a cigarette again. :(

I'm taking Benadryl for the swelling.

i'm so sorry that you ended up in the ER, i hope you're fine now. but your post made me laugh so hard i almost fell from my chair! i did switch from marlboro to american spirit because of the "healthier"crap!!! :p but those cigarettes are impossible to smoke! half way through i'm like "there's more to smoke, not burned down yet"! i hope i won't see the ER, though....

[miss_bhaven]

and here a funny story:
my boyfriend told me yesterday that if "we" wanted to get pregnant ( :eek: ), i should stop smoking now. who said i wanted a baby now?! hello??? i guess he banged his head somewhere....


Hahahaha!~ He's probably just trying to make you quit.

[Nadia]

i'm not so sure. he said that if he gets the job he applied for (and it looks like he's going to get it), we should start a family right away. and i think he's going to pop the "will you..."-question very soon... but i'm the one who is having thoughts about it.... (totally OT now)

[miss_bhaven]

i'm not so sure. he said that if he gets the job he applied for (and it looks like he's going to get it), we should start a family right away. and i think he's going to pop the "will you..."-question very soon... but i'm the one who is having thoughts about it.... (totally OT now)


Ohh I see...I'm guessing you're not quite ready for all that at the moment? Far out, new job - marriage - kids!! Pretty big hun! :p

[Nadia]

Ohh I see...I'm guessing you're not quite ready for all that at the moment? Far out, new job - marriage - kids!! Pretty big hun! :p

i don't say i'm not ready.... i feel mature enough to be a mother, but i'm honestly not sure if my current boyfriend would be a good father... :(
he doesn't seem to know the meaning of "patience", he lost his nerves quite often and too easily in the past few years. and i've known him for a long time, more than a third of my life...
but i think i'm gonna quit smoking anyway.

[laura]

thanks guys for this thread..
I've such signature now!!!

about pregnancy: I cant image sooooo many weeks without coffee..
I cant live without espresso!

[Nadia]

i'll quit next month. i have so much going on right now, i really don't want to quit smoking now. it's the ONLY bad habit that i have!!! jeez...

[TAL]

It's next month tomorrow.

[Nadia]

It's next month tomorrow.

uhm... i meant november.... :D

[miss_bhaven]

he doesn't seem to know the meaning of "patience", he lost his nerves quite often and too easily in the past few years. and i've known him for a long time, more than a third of my life...

You need to talk to him about his lack of patience and that if he wants to have children, he's gona have to learn not to lose control. Gotta talk to him before any decisions are made, yer? :confused:

[Nadia]

i hope you don't get me wrong. he would NEVER EVER use physical violence against me or any other women/childern etc. but sometimes he really can't control his temper and starts to say mean things about me, the dogs, my family, friends and so on. plus, he got the job he applied for (he told me over the phone this morning), so he's going to make really good money now... but i'd rather be poor and happy than rich and unhappy... :(
i just have to think things through before i make any decisions that i might regret in the future.

[miss_bhaven]

but i'd rather be poor and happy than rich and unhappy... :(
i just have to think things through before i make any decisions that i might regret in the future.

Poor and happy for sure...you've got your priorities set straight ;) Yeah hey, think before you act dude...(y)

[Nadia]

i'm gonna. just don't have a clue what to do right now. hopefully i'll find an answer soon...

[enree erzweglle]

i hope you don't get me wrong. he would NEVER EVER use physical violence against me or any other women/childern etc. I have a close, close friend who is somewhat like this. He's a gentle and wonderful person, but every now and then he gets REALLY indignant, angry quickly. When he gets that way, nearly everything I say becomes fodder for a tangential argument; he distorts most things that I say (when he's in this state) as a form of attack and that escalates everything.

He doesn't think he's being loud or out of control seeming, but when he does this to me on the street, people stop and look up/around.

He would never become physically abusive, but that anger thing is weird--especially when you know him well outside of it. His mom does the same thing--I watched her argue once with him and I learned a lot from that.

In my situation, when it gets to a point, he sometimes belittles me or badgers me until I either walk away (which is what I usually do) or just agree with him (which is what I do when there's no other choice).

It's happened on/off over a long period of time and several times in the last few weeks alone. I'm tired of it because it prevents us from solving problems or really just talking rationally, and it's a terrible way to be treated.

[Nadia]

it sounds like you're writing about me... i've known him for 12 years now, we have a 10 year relationship. i guess the best thing for me would be to go on a trip alone, visit some friends in italy. i would have some days "off", so that i could figure out how i'm really feeling about this whole situation.

[enree erzweglle]

it sounds like you're writing about me... i've known him for 12 years now, we have a 10 year relationship. i guess the best thing for me would be to go on a trip alone, visit some friends in italy. i would have some days "off", so that i could figure out how i'm really feeling about this whole situation.I don't want to go into the details of my situation out of respect for his privacy, but yes, it sounds like we're in similar boats.

Bet that trip will help you; it probably won't help him at all. (I did that last month, by the way--went to Europe--and it helped me in some ways and muddied things in other ways. The problem I'm facing is that it's not such a regular occurrence that it's predictable--in some ways, though, that's worse. It's also hard to look at that one problem in a vacuum--there are other aspects of the relationship that are good and sound. But that other thing is hard for me to swallow.)

[Nadia]

so true....

[Nadia]

i forgot to buy cigarettes and now its 11 p.m. .... and i really don't want to go out just to buy some f***ing cigarettes....

[TAL]

Good.

[voltanapricot]

Smoking is for fags.

[Nadia]

Good.

meh.... my galpal will be here soon, and she smokes too.... :D

[ToucanSpam]

Smoking is for fags.
You need to quit, 10 packs a day is not healthy.

[TAL]

meh.... my galpal will be here soon, and she smokes too.... :D
Oh, bummer.

[voltanapricot]

I ain't no waccy baccy claaaaaht.

[Nadia]

Oh, bummer.

i once said that i'm gonna stop smoking as soon as i find out that i'm pregnant. and that ain't gonna happen THAT soon, believe me....