TAC

Nice venting job, good to hear that you have made progress, just keep trying and some day it will just happen. Then in about 6 months into your quit, you will just stop thinking about it altogether. Don't be so hard on yourself, you have made the first step, the right step. We are not just a helpful quit smoking forum but a fun place to chat with other Nic-addicts.

Wish I could help, my motivation is that I do not want to be sleeping on cardboard, on the street. A very powerful force! I had no choice, be a bag man or quit smoking.

Granted the new law won't stop kids from smoking, but if the law saves just ONE kid from this insane habit it was worth it:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TsVjvEkc4s

Bakon abusers, where are they, have not seen any lately. And Bakon is still running wild, beware all eggs!

Yes, I'll be the one pulling up in the 12 passenger limousine.

You have to be 21 to buy cigarettes in California. I'm not a big fan of legislation in California but this one is a good one. Kudos California!

Don't laugh, my current motor home is not much better Bakon!

Now ten weeks into my quit I have realized that the next big objective is six months or about four months from now in August. Just seems like an eternity but its cool. I've completely lost my desire to smoke and am looking forward to spending my extra money on a newer motor home at or around Christmas time. Then beware folks, I might actually come out east next spring and visit y'all, my family, and fly to the UK to visit all my friends there, see my first crop circles in person, live the life etc. I have a girlfriend in New York City, have been seeing her off and on for almost two years now. She just left after a one week visit just the other day. Can't wait to see her there and I may just stay there, get married, you know the routine LOL Cheers!

Yes, but not exactly what I did, yet I achieved the same results by cutting out gluten about 95 %. I don't normally eat a lot of processed food as a rule anyway. What I discovered is that I cannot OD on gluten foods or I will not sleep at all that night. In moderation as you say, I can tolerate gluten in small quantities nowadays. I am also convinced that I have had a mild gluten intolerance for most of my life as I think back. I did not smoke cigarettes for fifteen years at one time in my life and had mild symptoms similar to what I have had recently but not nearly as severe. Guess the older I get the less my old body can take LOL.

Don't even think about it any more, in fact I almost forgot to come here to brag tonight. Now all I do is razz everyone I know to quit and I've had some success. Still I am surrounded by smokers at work, but amazingly it does not bother me.

Its been a week now and I can safely say that too much gluten in my diet can cause stomach problems. With some exceptions, I find that I can have whole wheat bread, chocolate cake and ice cream. It is mostly when I eat large volumes of gluten containing foods. I went three days completely gluten free and all symptoms went away. No, I did not have such severe symptoms when I smoked cigarettes. I am adjusting, cutting down on large volumes and it seems to be working. Soup however really upsets my stomach, but I have no problem giving it up, soup has way too much salt and I am not a big fan of overly salty foods.

I may only have to cut back on glutin for a week or two until my stomach heals, or at least I hope so.

Not death, just misery:(

Ecuador, is where the quake was, not sure where Cristobal lives, let's hope he was no where near it.

I hope Cristobal was not involved in the recent 7.8 earthquake in South America

The primary source of glutin is wheat flower

Simply put, it is Gluten intolerance, like lactose intolerance, Bakon. When you Google Celiac disease, some pages claim that smoking may cover the symptoms, such as severe stomach cramps. There is no proof hence I can only speculate. My symptoms have grown significantly since I quit smoking or at least until I cut out glutin entirely. I'll let y'all know how successful I am with my glutin free diet in a week or so.

It has taken me 40 years but I am almost convinced that smoking does cover Celiac symptoms. I am currently suffering big time, or was until I cut out gluten recently. Since about 4 weeks after I quit smoking the symptoms are so bad I sometimes cannot sleep at night, it's been hell, but again only until recently when I cut out gluten. My favorite foods have gluten including ice cream, hence I am fit to be tied, so don't mess with me Bakon:) Anyone else have this experience?