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Under big stress

Last Sunday I quit smoking (permanent), quit drinking (temporary) and started a diet (lost 7 lbs already). If my posts sound like I want to kill, I do apologize but the fact is I want to kill someone

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but you can do it, believe in yourself, take up walking even if its to the end of the driveway and a few more steps each day, go swimming....can you bike? You'd be surprised what good fresh air will...

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do you think we can get 10% for smoking as they were free to us in c rations??? Keep up the trying the misery gets less and less each day.

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Anyone trying to quit Smoking  & Drinking should--- besides all the other advices--- Number 1--- Drink lots of water---- lots of water-- Flush that system out-- Drink Drink Drink---   Number 2----...

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LouF,    When the urge hits you try exhaling. Take a real long slow inhale, hold it for a few seconds and then exhale real slow. You will be amazed how the urge disappears. As time goes by, you will...

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No, not the urge to smoke but the body's propensity to rid itself of the addiction. Given time, the urges will be less frequent, of shorter duration, and of lower intensity until the're gone. It WILL...

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Lou,Go out and get drunk and I mean real fall down drunk. Then go home and pass out and that should killabout 2 days of not smoking.Bill

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Thanks for all the support, I feel like I am going to AA for cigarettes. It is my 7th day now and the urge is far less. I feel like I can do this now. I am saving about 15 a day on cigarettes and 30 a...

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Sounds like to me you are adding another 60%  to the bank roll if you keep going.. Good luck brother.

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that's been 1 of the hardest things I ever attempted in my life.  I talked about it for years.  You know,,, all the reasons you could think of to quit;  the coughing, the nervousness that comes along...

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Lou, I feel for ya brother. The longest I've ever made it was 8 days, in about 50 yrs. If this doesn't work, and I'm sure you will succeed, try an electric cig. That's what I'm doing, and it's really...

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Lou:Congrats on the 7 days.  That is a great accomplishment.  Keep it up.  all of your brothers are on your side to accomplish this goal.

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Starting the ninth day, had some friends over last night, had a few glasses of wine and my wife and them were smoking a little after dinner, didn't bother me in the least, I must have been well...

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LouF wrote: Starting the ninth day, had some friends over last night, had a few glasses of wine and my wife and them were smoking a little after dinner, didn't bother me in the least, I must have been...

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LouF wrote: Doug, I have to tell you that I woke up one morning under my hooch with a 16 and a 45 locked and loaded. Have no memory of how I got thereI think we all had episodes kind of like that.I...

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Keep us posted with updates.We care.

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glad your doin good. went to see a friend the other day he was sitting outside puffing away on a Pall Mall . It still looked good , but after6 years smoke free I said nah.. good luck think of the...

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15 days today, just getting a little urge now, pop the old Wellbutrin pill and it goes right away

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Good to see  that you are still hanging in there.  Another couple of weeks food will taste better and breathing will improve.    It takes a lot of willpower and determination to quit smoking and it...

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keep up the good work  it is almost as good as a correct award letter.

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