MarylandQuitter

The signs of a non-smoker who is in control. Job well done! :)

I hope you're doing well, Rachael. Please don't let the jerks of the world or the stressors in life control your quit, much less ruin it for you. I can tell you from experiennce that not only is it not worth it, but you won't feel any better. It's okay to say **** it about the people or situations, but never, ever about your quit. Hold onto your quit like it's the most precious gift you've ever received. In many ways, it is. Please let us know how you're doing. :)

Awesome job, Armed! A woots for you! :lol:

Could be anything from acid reflux to nothing. Hang in there, I'm sure you're fine. This day and age, doctors are so concerned about being sued that they cover all their basis and turn us into pin cushions. :angry: Now the dentist, you're at their mercy as you sit in that mercy seat, butt puckered and legs stiff as a board. lol

Absolutely. Water weight from eating foods higher in sodium, what time of day you weight yourself, bathroom habits etc. You can't gain four pounds of anything except water weight in one day.

Gordon Lightfoot is at the top of my list. Not only did I get to meet the legend [1], but I also got to watch him tune his guitar and strum a few without his band and just sitting outside in a fold-up chair [2]. Footnotes: [1] Charlotte, North Carolina [2] Cleveland, Ohio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKb2XvemUeI

Ava, the idea is to get your butt moving on a regular basis and sweat. Ain't into it? Life getting in the way? Horse hockey. That is junkie thinking about exercising. Get moving, Ava.

You did? :P

Thank you guys but the designer who made it knocked it out of the park. I gave her some colors that I wanted and she stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and cracked a grand slam. ;)

Congrats, comrade!

Hi Evelyn, You seem to be very proactive in looking after your wellness by getting treatment, following your doctor's advice etc. Does your doctor want you to quit smoking right now?

My wife looked at me like I was insane and was pissed that I burned them all. She said the least I could do was give them to somebody to who smokes cigars and I said nope. I'm not going to contribute to anybody smoking. She thought I was nuts but had totally forgotten about them for the last 3 years. It didn't bother me a bit. I got more enjoyment tossing them to instant destruction than just crumbling them up and tossing them in the trash. Boring. ;)

A couple of weeks ago I was going through some old boxes in the basement and found my old humidor 1/2 full of cigars, most of which were Rockey Patel's. We had our first outdoor fire today so I decided to dispose of them when everybody came in the house for coffee. I dumped them out of the humidor into the fire and walked away. At $10-18 per stick, I burned a lot of money today but better to burn that crap in a fire than in my lungs. They were probably from 2011 or so. Yuck.

Not smoking cigarettes today.

Don't assume that is my intention. Big mistake to make with me. Tag team? What tag team? I'm in the minority opinion here. The white robe stuff is getting old. It's played out, man.

Perhaps not everybody is always looking for the great debate. I asked because I wanted to know, and smell and taste obviously wasn't the only reason why you enjoyed smoking so I wanted to know more. Instead, you chose to respond to me with a condescending attitude because of some kind of bad experience that you've had with others about the subject. I certainly didn't and still don't see the big deal about the question. Pull up the anchor and starting making headway, Sarge. Everybody else who says they enjoyed smoking, I'm not going to debate the issue with you. I just would like to know what you enjoyed about it. This is a forum about quitting smoking and if you say you enjoyed smoking, why not explain why, when asked what you liked about it? I can tell you that I didn't enjoy it like I thought I had and have explained all over the place what I didn't like about it.

Sarge, I was looking for a discussion to get your point of view because I respect it, or did respect it. That ship too has sailed.

lol O Great Connoisseur Of The Coffee Yes. I love the smell of freshly ground beans and the aroma as their oils are leached out. My coffee is perfect. I spent many years pursuing the perfectly brewed cup of coffee to satisfy my sophisticated palette I love it. Is that all you enjoyed about smoking?

What did you enjoy about smoking?

It's right here. ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn8_bWeZRVU

Life got to me too and I decided to throw a nice quit away to smoke. What a mistake as I got nothing from it. Didn't calm me down, didn't do anything but bring me down. I have 3 kids home this week on spring break. Nuff said! hahahaha Kids can drive you bananas. As much as we love them, even little ones can test our patience. You're only human. I was working with some Marines a few years back and one of them said "There is no reason why a parent should ever get upset at a little child and want to yell or scream at it and need to go in another room to get some silence". This other Marine said "Obviously, you don't have kids." hahahahaha Very funny. Again, I have 3 lovely children but I'll be the first to admit how they can at times just get on your nerves. I'm sorry, Mom & Dad. :) lol

I understand what you're going through and you beat that monster off your back like a boss! This is pass, I promise. Focus on the fact that you never really enjoyed smoking and got nothing of benefit from it. It may not seem like it right now, but it's this truth that will set you free forever from this addiction. How are you right now?

It's true that life has it's good days and bad days and there is no way around it. Gotta take the good with the bad and it's just part of doing business on planet earth and it makes us who we are. There are times when I need to get myself out of a funk because it's the best thing to do for those around me. I'll go off for a few minutes, sit on my deck with a cup of perfectly brewed coffee or turn some wrenches in my garage. Sometimes I need to recharge my batteries and decide if what I'm down about is something that is a result of my behavior and if I can change it or not, if it's a consequence from a decision I've made or if I'm making more out of something than needs to be. I guess finding perspective is a better way to put it. When all else fails and the MQ can't find the answers in which he seeks you know what he does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn8_bWeZRVU

This dope will nope today. :)

Juan, how is your quit coming along? Remember, your quit is separate from life's events. Life's events don't come before your quit and they certainly don't define your quit because if we let life's ups and downs control our quits, we'd all be smoking for the rest of our lives. Separate the two. :)