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Smoker here! No will power to quit. I NEED to quit but it is so hard. On the plus side, we smoke outside or under the fan at the stove so the kitties are not subjected to all that pollution.
 

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i get so tempted to pick up the pretty pack of ciggies and try but i know its so not worth it, i tried peter jacksons when i was 13 and they were
thank god they dont sell it here haha
 

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Originally Posted by Yosemite

Smoker here! No will power to quit. I NEED to quit but it is so hard. On the plus side, we smoke outside or under the fan at the stove so the kitties are not subjected to all that pollution.
Yeah, I don't smoke inside the house at all...that's why it'snot worth smoking in the winter. Too cold to go outside!!!
 

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Originally Posted by emb_78

Good for you? How did you do it?
I went on the Nicoderm patch

did 2 weeks of the 21 mg
2 weeks of the 14 mg
and then 2 weeks of the 7 mg

It was a nice stepdown for me. Of course there is still alot of willpower involved. That was the hardest part.
 

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Smoker for 35 years. Tried cold turkey, patch and Zyban. If I go more than 2-3 waking hours, without a cigarette, I come close to committing mayhem.

Since Bill has emphysema, I don't smoke in the house. We have a deal: I don't smoke in the house and he doesn't nag about my smoking.
 

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Originally Posted by lovemycodygirl

Yeah, I don't smoke inside the house at all...that's why it'snot worth smoking in the winter. Too cold to go outside!!!
I try to limit my smoking in the kitchen by the open windows. But most of the time, weather permitting, I will go and sit in the garden... so at least I don't stink out the flat
 

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A friend of mine came round last week and I mentioned that I don't smoke around the kittens, but go into the bathroom, shut the door and open the window. She looked at me like I was mad, and said 'but they're only cats'. I just smiled, thinking 'no, they're darn well not ONLY anything!'

When I get home from work my boys are there to greet me, all purrs and raised tails, wanting to be picked up and cuddled. When my friend gets home from going out, the cats couldn't give a damn! And she wonders why mine are more friendly (maybe because I treat them as more than 'only cats')


Sorry for the hijack, it started off somewhat related then digressed!
 

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Originally Posted by Purity

A friend of mine came round last week and I mentioned that I don't smoke around the kittens, but go into the bathroom, shut the door and open the window. She looked at me like I was mad, and said 'but they're only cats'. I just smiled, thinking 'no, they're darn well not ONLY anything!'

When I get home from work my boys are there to greet me, all purrs and raised tails, wanting to be picked up and cuddled. When my friend gets home from going out, the cats couldn't give a damn! And she wonders why mine are more friendly (maybe because I treat them as more than 'only cats')


Sorry for the hijack, it started off somewhat related then digressed!
My bf doesn't smoke around me or the cats. Right on "'no, they're darn well not ONLY anything!'
I quit in January.
 

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I try not to smoke near Guin either (even though if I am in the kitchen he likes looking at the wafts of smoke floating about). I normally try and shoo him away as I am sure passive smoking is not good for cats!
 

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I was thinking bout quitting for soooo long, and finally when we moved into our new apartment (it's a non-smoking building) and I quit! I was so proud of myself for quitting cold turkey, I never was a heavy smoker. Still when I have a couple beer is when the "will power" kicks in..lol..
 

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I started smoking in HS at a party where I had been drinking. I probably wouldn't have kept smoking if they hadn't been so available at my house, since both my parents smoke. Before I tried it I was always saying how disgusting it is and wondering why people would do it.

I'm not ready to quit, and I'm worried I'll gain weight if I do. Of course, smoking makes you age sooner and I'm definitely starting to worry about that more. Besides, the worst part about smoking to me is the smell (besides the health risks of course) and the smoke getting on my skin and hair. Now with the Eclipse cigarettes, that's not an issue. They don't stink and they don't keep smoking.

I'll quit when I'm ready. I mean, you DO have to want to quit to be successful. I wish I had never started, that's for sure.

I go outside because I don't even want it in the same house as my cat.

My Mom & Dad have been smoking since their teens and they are in their 50's & 60's. My mom has major health issues because of it. It's absolutely terrible and I never, ever want my children to have to see me in that situation. But...I don't plan on having children for a while.
 

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Started when I was 13 due to peer pressure; continued to age 19 due to peer pressure. I never liked smoking; I just did it cuz all the fun people, my best friends, did it!

I quit cold turkey when I was 19. It was freaking easy, because I hated smoking.

Now, I'm one of those reformed smokers who is real vocal about people smoking around me. Ah well.
 

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My dad quit after many many years of smoking 5 packs of Lucky Strikes a day. I hope thats an inspiration to someone.
 

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I'm an on again off again smoker. But when I'm on it's minimal quantity maybe 4 or 5 cigs a day at most (and sometimes I can even squeak by on 1/2 a cig!), so it's not all that bad. Although if I'm drinking I can go through a pack in a few hours and not notice it. But I rarely drink if ever anymore so it's very uncommon. I can probably make it a week without even trying not to smoke, I only smoke when I have an irrestible urge, and I've decided not to deny myself that because the last time I quit (and stayed quit for a year!) I put so much pressure and stress on myself that when I cracked I really cracked, from 0 cigs in a year to a pack a day. So anyhow this time it's only when I absolutely need it, and I find the absolutely needings getting fewer and fewer. Eventually I'm hoping the needings will just disappear. If not I'll make it stop. But I realized that me and bf must quit together or neither of us will, so when we're both ready we'll do it.
 

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I'm a smoker. I wish I had never started in the first place. Sadly, I really enjoy cigarettes, and I wish I didn't. I wish I could just wake up one day, and no longer enjoy the taste of cigarettes. I've tried quitting before, and I couldn't be around people, I didn't enjoy anything, while I wasn't smoking. I am so hooked on them, it's pitiful.
 

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Originally Posted by HopeHacker

I'm a smoker. I wish I had never started in the first place. Sadly, I really enjoy cigarettes, and I wish I didn't. I wish I could just wake up one day, and no longer enjoy the taste of cigarettes. I've tried quitting before, and I couldn't be around people, I didn't enjoy anything, while I wasn't smoking. I am so hooked on them, it's pitiful.
I know what you mean I feel like I should quit, but I really like smoking. I tried quitting once and I would be in the car all of a sudden noticing all the other people smoking and think how happy and relaxed they looked. Crazy right?
 
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