haha, thanks for the reminder that I"m gonna be broke! I'm experiencing that now withOUT any kid(s). hahaha

Yes, Kerri planned on using my car once the baby is born. That means I get her 99 Cougar. But I'll convince her to get her own box eventually.

 

hey man, congrats to you and the family!!
i know this for a fact, if you get the right baby seat, the xb looks cool with it.

lol, anyways, if theres anything you need, holla at a fat man.

 

I quit in 1982 long before any over the counter aids were available. I knew the addiction was strong (Camel no filters and a pack+ per day) so I laid out a 6 month plan to gradually step down the Nicotine levels in my system Here's how I did it:

1 )First switch was to Camel with filter for a few weeks plus less cigs per day. I only lit up when my body said I HAD to. No pleasure smoking.

2) Switched to Marlboro as it had less nicotine for a month. Each week reducing the number of smokes. From this point forward I smoked when I HAD to but I skipped one of those MUST-HAVE cigs. Then Another etc. Did this weekly to reduce number of cigs.

3) Switched to Marlboro Lights 100's, bigger cig but overall less nicotine for about a month

4) Dropped down to Marlboro lights reg size for about another month

5) Having difficulty with satisfying the craving I switched to Salem lights Menthol to make things interesting again. Did this for a month

6) Swithed to Salem ULTRA-Lights 100's for two weeks

7) Switched to Salem ULTRA-Lights regular size for 2 weeks

8. Switched to Carlton lights 100's (like sucking only air) for a week

9) Switched to Carlton lights reg size for a few weeks

10) Success, just a little over 6 months but I did it on my own. I threw out the last pack and was done with it.

I STILL had 2 weeks of withdrawal symptoms. Everytime I needed a cigarrette I stuck an empty bottle of Krazy Glue between my fingers. That helped pshycologically with the habit-induced sensory needs. I was smoke free from there on but then had to deal with packing on 30lbs, but it was well worth it.

BTW.... one reason for quitting was the cigarrettes were getting too expensive at .99 per pack!! (true!)

Good luck Den!
Keith

 

haha, thanks for the 9 step program! lol

.99 per pack, I wish! you do know they're up to $7 in some areas right?!

 

Yup, I do. And if 7 bucks per pack isn't incentive enough to quit I don't know what is :-)

 

Just an update on the quitting...

I went to the doc today to talk to him about quitting, and he ended up prescribing me "Welbutrin XL". So, hopefully in 3 weeks I'll be done smoking. We'll see...

 

Good Luck! You can do it!

 

ok here is the offical:

YOOOOOOOOOU CAAAAAAAAAN DOOO IIIIIT!!!!
Hey I stopped like 31 years ago and haven't picked one up since. Good luck to ya!!

 

thanks everyone! It's too much pressure!! I don't wanna let you guys down! haha I just took the first pill, and HOPEFULLY, 17 days from now, I'll be a non-smoker wishin' he were a smoker!

 

After 2-3 weeks you'll be surprised how GREAT different foods suddenly taste! mmmmmm yummy, I'll have another one of THose!

 

Yeah and before you know it you'll look like me...LOL good luck to you!!!

 

lol Frank! Supposedly, with this drug, I'm not gonna use food as a substitute. We'll see!

 

Don't bet on it, wait until the first time you bite into a piece of soft smooth creamy cheesecake with fresh strawberries on top whose flavor is not masked by a thin vail of cig and nicotine taste. WOW!!!! LOL

>>> Ok I'm hungry...off to the fridge !

 

brb gotta odd craving for cheesecake now......

 

congrats!

 

congrats!

 

Cheese cake ... im thinking a triple chocolate cake. The kind with the fudgy oooey gooey frosting on the outside. The kind that is so thick and creamy you could sub it as spackle. MMMMMMMMM

 

hey d i forgot to ask the other night...hows the pill working for you?

 

Don't know how Den is doing but the rest of us are pigging out on cheesecake

 

wow thats really cool man congrads..