Quitter!!!

chef · August 27th, 2013, 08:07 PM

I thought quitting smoking was going to make me feel better

Feel like absolute crap after 5 days
40/day/20 years & going cold turkey.
Better days ahead....i hope

jodag · August 27th, 2013, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chef

I thought quitting smoking was going to make me feel better

Feel like absolute crap after 5 days
40/day/20 years & going cold turkey.
Better days ahead....i hope

Good luck!!! hoping the best for you!
I used to smoke 25 a day (only for one year tho) and i was able to lessen my intake to around 4-5 a day for the year after and now, I am 7 months smoke free. It was hard for me, so i'm guessing it must be harder for you!
btw, my mom went thru the same thing as you. 2 packs a day unfiltered gauloises (strong french cigs) and quit to nicotine gum. she still had withdrawal symptoms. she quit the gum after a year and had more withdrawal symptoms. now, she is 11 years nicotine free! (but she drinks a s**tload of coffee and goes thru 3 packs of sugar free gum a week haha)

anyways, Best of luck! quitters like you are the winners!

MagicMike · August 27th, 2013, 08:54 PM

I don't know how anyone can smoke that much (yes I am a smoker). I do at MOST 10 a day. And I hardly ever have 2 less than 1hr apart.

Unless I am drinking. But then my throat feels like **** in the morning...

rasta · August 27th, 2013, 09:34 PM

Seriously, 40 a day? What is that like one every 20 minutes

Jiggles · August 28th, 2013, 11:36 AM

Get a vape!

Snake · August 28th, 2013, 11:54 AM

More power to ya brother! Keep struggling withe the desire to smoke and you will start feeling better.

Apex · August 28th, 2013, 12:00 PM

You do feel better. It isn't instant, but you will get there.

Whiskey · August 28th, 2013, 12:09 PM

It's almost all out of your system, getting a vape will just **** you up again.

Cracking the biochemical dependence is the first step, & nicotine dependence is just short of opiates in terms of how hard it is to break.

Another few days and you'll have cracked it.

OCMagnum · August 28th, 2013, 12:17 PM

You can do it Matt; stay strong!!!!

I started at age 13 and smoked until 21 when I met my then GF (now wife

) and she was not a big fan. Told her I'd finish the carton I had and would stop. Did it cold turkey and have not had a cigarette in 17 years.... I'm sure my lungs thank me for it

Don't give in if you have the urge, you can conquer this. Just imagine all the motorcycle stuff you can buy with the $$$$s you save!

Good luck!

chef · August 28th, 2013, 07:18 PM

Thanks guys,am looking forward to that turning point,physically i feel like crap but mentally i dont see myself giving in to the weed.
Here a pack is only around USD 1.50,the turning point was my 4 year old asking me to not have a smoke but play with him instead,cant beat that for motivation.
I can & will do this.

JohnnyBravo · August 28th, 2013, 08:41 PM

Congrats... Keep up the quitting. Def sucks at first, but gets better!

CC Cowboy · August 29th, 2013, 05:01 PM

I've never smoked in my life ( I love myself too much). Only the weak give in. Be strong.

Ytse Frobozz · August 29th, 2013, 05:09 PM

Holy crap cigarettes are like $10 a pack here in Massachusetts. If it were $1.50 I'd probably take up smoking just because it was a good deal!

Just kidding, of course. Good luck in your quest!

Jiggles · August 29th, 2013, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Ytse Frobozz

Holy crap cigarettes are like $10 a pack here in Massachusetts. If it were $1.50 I'd probably take up smoking just because it was a good deal!

Just kidding, of course. Good luck in your quest!

It is a good deal man. Just think of all the retirement savings that you'll never need to save for

Gurk · August 29th, 2013, 06:22 PM

Good Luck!

I have never smoked in my life and I never will. So I can't even imagine how hard it is to quit.. Hell I had withdrawals like CRAZY when I quit caffeine. Splitting headaches, dizziness, wanted to vomit all the time. It only took 5-6 days though.. then I was completely ok. I can't imagine how much worse quitting smoking is.

Ytse Frobozz · August 31st, 2013, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Jiggles

It is a good deal man. Just think of all the retirement savings that you'll never need to save for

"Smoking takes ten years off your life. Well it's the ten worst years, isn't it folks? It's the ones at the end! It's the wheelchair, kidney dialysis, adult diaper f***ing years. You can have those years! We don't want 'em, alright?"

-Denis Leary

CynicalC · September 1st, 2013, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by rasta

Seriously, 40 a day? What is that like one every 20 minutes

My god that's disgusting. Everything about a person who smokes that much is absolutely filthy. Their clothes, hair and skin, their car, their house, their pets... Everything. Thinking abut yourself from an outside perspective should be reason enough to quit, among dozens of others. Stick with it OP.

MagicMike · September 1st, 2013, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CynicalC

My god that's disgusting. Everything about a person who smokes that much is absolutely filthy. Their clothes, hair and skin, their car, their house, their pets... Everything. Thinking abut yourself from an outside perspective should be reason enough to quit, among dozens of others. Stick with it OP.

Tell us what you really think

chef · September 1st, 2013, 07:05 PM

Your absolutely right,the smell permeates EVERYTHING.
Now...crap smells like crap...flowers smell like flowers....& i just realised how BAD sweat & hair gel really smell foul inside a helmet.
Its been a week & starting to feel some change,hacking up less oysters each morning,enjoying my food & the smell of baby shampoo on my son.
I dont want to become a reformed smoker pussy,hose that want to...enjoy it but my affair with the weed has come to an end.....

kevheads · September 1st, 2013, 09:40 PM

Today is my 6 months anniv. quit date. I quit on my 50th b-day.It gets easier but I still feel worse than when I smoked.

quit date 3/2/2013 11:59:59 PM
gadget stats
183 days, 35 minutes and 42 seconds smoke free. 5491 cigarettes not smoked. $1,656.00 saved

NOPE= Not One Puff Ever

August 27th, 2013, 08:07 PM	#1
chef ninjette.org member Name: Matt Location: Bali Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): 1965 Honda S90 , 2010 Ninja 250,2012 Vespa LX 150(Yes,a vespa!) Posts: 177	Quitter!!! I thought quitting smoking was going to make me feel better Feel like absolute crap after 5 days 40/day/20 years & going cold turkey. Better days ahead....i hope

August 28th, 2013, 11:36 AM	#5
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Get a vape! __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

August 28th, 2013, 12:00 PM	#7
Apex Livin' the Minimoto Life Name: Mark Location: Riding around in TX Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2022 Honda Navi, 2018 Z-125 Pro Posts: A lot.	You do feel better. It isn't instant, but you will get there. __________________________________________________ --- My IG Page --- My FB page! --- 2022 Honda Navi && 2018 Z-125 Pro

August 28th, 2013, 12:17 PM	#9
OCMagnum ninjette.org member Name: OC Location: SoCal Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Aprilia Dorsoduro 750, 2012 Ducati Monster 696 (sold), 2012 Ninja 250 (sold) Posts: 168	You can do it Matt; stay strong!!!! I started at age 13 and smoked until 21 when I met my then GF (now wife) and she was not a big fan. Told her I'd finish the carton I had and would stop. Did it cold turkey and have not had a cigarette in 17 years.... I'm sure my lungs thank me for it Don't give in if you have the urge, you can conquer this. Just imagine all the motorcycle stuff you can buy with the $$$$s you save! Good luck!

August 28th, 2013, 08:41 PM	#11
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	Congrats... Keep up the quitting. Def sucks at first, but gets better! __________________________________________________

August 27th, 2013, 08:54 PM	#3
MagicMike ninjette.org member Name: Michael Location: Brisbane Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2012 EX250J Posts: 126	I don't know how anyone can smoke that much (yes I am a smoker). I do at MOST 10 a day. And I hardly ever have 2 less than 1hr apart. Unless I am drinking. But then my throat feels like **** in the morning...

August 27th, 2013, 09:34 PM	#4
rasta Your face Name: Wes Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Honda CBR650f Posts: A lot.	Seriously, 40 a day? What is that like one every 20 minutes

August 28th, 2013, 11:54 AM	#6
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	More power to ya brother! Keep struggling withe the desire to smoke and you will start feeling better.

August 28th, 2013, 12:09 PM	#8
Whiskey ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Morgan Location: A city twinned with Kawasaki Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250, 2010 STR 675 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	It's almost all out of your system, getting a vape will just **** you up again. Cracking the biochemical dependence is the first step, & nicotine dependence is just short of opiates in terms of how hard it is to break. Another few days and you'll have cracked it.

August 28th, 2013, 07:18 PM	#10
chef ninjette.org member Name: Matt Location: Bali Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): 1965 Honda S90 , 2010 Ninja 250,2012 Vespa LX 150(Yes,a vespa!) Posts: 177	Thanks guys,am looking forward to that turning point,physically i feel like crap but mentally i dont see myself giving in to the weed. Here a pack is only around USD 1.50,the turning point was my 4 year old asking me to not have a smoke but play with him instead,cant beat that for motivation. I can & will do this.

August 29th, 2013, 05:01 PM	#12
CC Cowboy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Whodat Location: Ware Is.,MA Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14	I've never smoked in my life ( I love myself too much). Only the weak give in. Be strong. __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

August 29th, 2013, 05:09 PM	#13
Ytse Frobozz Not dead yet! Name: Rob Location: Marlborough MA Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 315	Holy crap cigarettes are like $10 a pack here in Massachusetts. If it were $1.50 I'd probably take up smoking just because it was a good deal! Just kidding, of course. Good luck in your quest!

August 29th, 2013, 06:22 PM	#15
Gurk Done here. Name: - Location: Track Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	Good Luck! I have never smoked in my life and I never will. So I can't even imagine how hard it is to quit.. Hell I had withdrawals like CRAZY when I quit caffeine. Splitting headaches, dizziness, wanted to vomit all the time. It only took 5-6 days though.. then I was completely ok. I can't imagine how much worse quitting smoking is.

September 1st, 2013, 07:05 PM	#19
chef ninjette.org member Name: Matt Location: Bali Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): 1965 Honda S90 , 2010 Ninja 250,2012 Vespa LX 150(Yes,a vespa!) Posts: 177	Your absolutely right,the smell permeates EVERYTHING. Now...crap smells like crap...flowers smell like flowers....& i just realised how BAD sweat & hair gel really smell foul inside a helmet. Its been a week & starting to feel some change,hacking up less oysters each morning,enjoying my food & the smell of baby shampoo on my son. I dont want to become a reformed smoker pussy,hose that want to...enjoy it but my affair with the weed has come to an end.....

September 1st, 2013, 09:40 PM	#20
kevheads ninjette.org guru Name: Kevin Location: central Illinois Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Green 250R Posts: 346	Today is my 6 months anniv. quit date. I quit on my 50th b-day.It gets easier but I still feel worse than when I smoked. quit date 3/2/2013 11:59:59 PM gadget stats 183 days, 35 minutes and 42 seconds smoke free. 5491 cigarettes not smoked. $1,656.00 saved NOPE= Not One Puff Ever