> If you or someone you care about smokes tobacco you can help to change
> their life for the better and prevent cancer. I have been using
> electric cigarettes for a couple of months now and I really love them.
(ka-snip)
Spam.
Love & kisses,
Steve J
Spending $70/week on cigs was also a motivation. I bought a new TV after I
figured I had saved that amount of money by not smoking.
Cheers........Heather
"jloomis" <jlo...@ocean.net> wrote in message
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> Me too, John. Quit about 4 years ago (after 50+ years of smoking).
--
skramer remarks
Now that's impressive!
I started smoking as a teenager, and gave it up when I was 30, after trying
several times. I just went out one night to buy cigarettes and decided
along the way that I would try one more time.
For me, it was a change in venue. I had lived in Southern Illinois for many
years, and most of my friends smoked, so there was little support for
quitting. When I got to grad school in Evanston, there were few smokers;
that made it a lot easier.
--charlie
This year, I gave myself a complete medical physical........(oh my)
Knowing I would be 60 in Jan....2010....I started in Aug.......with
appointments and all.
Colonoscopy....you name it.....
I am finished with that now.....have some issues and work on those also.
My head is out of the proverbial sand......
I do not think I know of anyone who gave themselves that for a present?
So, yes, you can quit..........smoking etc. It really adds more to life for
a person......
Will Power....john
"Heather" <fer...@canada.invalid> wrote in message
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I want to try that, as soon as I finish my electric hamburger and
my electric beer.
The only problem is that I'm not sure I should sit in my electric
chair with an electric cigarette. I already get more of a jolt
from it than I'm comfortable with.
Alan
I dislike the spam but I've seen "normal" ads for these smokeless
cigarettes and from what they say about them I think they would be a
real benefit to someone who can't stop smoking and with the cost of
cigarettes would probably be the same cost or cheaper. I've been
tempted to buy my Aunt one. That's another mystery about smokers,
I've told my Aunt about them and you'd think given the severe health
issues from smoking she would be very interested in at least trying
these things but apparently it's too much trouble. The nicotine must
be a very powerful addiction, one I don't have so I can't really
comprehend how smokers feel when they try to stop.
On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:49:08 -0500, "Heather" <fer...@canada.invalid>
wrote:
Thank you. It was easier than I expected because there were a myriad of
reasons why I finally decided to quit. The patch works well......yet I had
quit once before using it. Lasted a year that time. It is all about
WANTING to quit.
I have absolutely NO desire to ever smoke again. And I had no medical
reasons (cough, asthma, etc) for quitting. I just didn't like the way my
house smelled and the amount of money I was spending on a stupid addiction.
I switched that for an addiction to Smarties instead, grin. Hence the
weight gain. Stopped those about 2 months ago.
Happy New Year to all.........Heather.
PS........if even one person on this group quits after this discussion, I
will be thrilled. But I know it has to be on your own terms, not mine.
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>
>
We're proud of you for quitting. I've got to guess that takes much more
effort and resolve than something comparatively simple, like choosing a
cancer treatment.
I.P.
I worked in law for many years and I can still see one client who had just
gotten out of rehab for alcohol addiction. He told me that quitting smoking
was WAY harder than booze. And according to those that know, it is on a par
with cocaine.....quitting-wise.
Never tried marijuana (nasty smell), or any drugs, simply because I like to
be in control. Got blitzed a few times on booze and have to say the
hangovers simply weren't worth it, lol.
Still like my CC and Pepsi tho. Or a nice glass of white wine from Spain or
Portugal. But that is about once/month. As I used to say......I get high
on life.
Heather