Ace said:

Heartbreak will do it to ya! I couldn't eat for a month, I just smoked butts and drank coca-cola. Then I got hooked again.

I've been doing good. I worked last night at the bar and had 2, but better than a pack. I'm not craving them and refuse to buy them. If I bum one here and there that's fine.

Good on ya Hope you're still keeping strong. I've been wanting to give up but found it hard so I only permit myself (with a struggle ) to spark up on nights out and at work. It's backed fired because I'm smoking twice as many on the job now.

BTW, I, being British and hearing you "bumming butts at work" rather amuses me as I type this, chuckling under my Bowler hat.
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senik said:

See now if I said "bumming fags at work" then that would sound even worse to me!

It's a vicious cycle...this whole quitting smoking thing. Especially working in the bar scene and what not. But I think I'll do ok. I'm not gonna beat myself up if I have one here or there, I just can't buy a whole pack.

"Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times." - Mark Twain

CarrieLee said:

I did that, but it didn't really work. Cutting down is better than nothing (it started again as just a puff from someone's cigarette) but eventually I started smoking butts, bumming regularly (which can annoy our friends), and when those people were away, I eventually broke down & bought a pack.

But that's just my experience. It's easiest for me to not smoke at all.

three years as a quitter for me this month. all i have to say is if i can do it, anyone can. i am generally a complete slave to my wants.

You seem crabbier than usual.

Maybe you should start smoking again.

well done

Ive havent smoked for 1 year and 1 day

CarrieLee said:

You crack me up

CONGRATS Keep it going

CarrieLee said:

see that...move back to boston...all the bars are smoke free!
my own personal experience....you can't have just one or 2...it's a slipperly slope.... gotta just say no to the one or 2.

Good luck, and congratulations on your new goal! I'm so proud of all the orgers making positive changes in their lives.

Congrats, Darling!

Shorty said:

It's smoke free everywhere darling! It's just knowing that your friends are outside smoking that makes you want to join them! But much to my surprise, half the people I work with at the bar are quitting too. So it will be easier.

I can be a social smoker. The only time I craved one was last night after dinner and it only lasted a second or two. I'll be fine if I just have one or two on the weekends. I just can't buy a pack.

CarrieLee said:

it's not in NH darling!
I still say....no you can't. You'll see.

Shorty said:

Really?? I'm surprised...well actually no. Townies don't like to be told what to do. You have no choice in the big cities!!

I've done it before, I can do it again. For the most part I won't smoke at all, but I'm not gonna beat myself up if I cheat here and there. It's not like I"m gonna say "Hey I wanna smoke tonight so I'm gonna find a bar with a bunch of people who will give me cigarettes!!!".

Just get you butt over to Imago's thread and answer your three questions already.

CarrieLee said:

Tell that to the vodka/ginger-ale swilling 6'3" guy sitting behind that mirror there.

Ten days without a cigarette here.

Uhm that is to say, I smoked one cigarette a week ago, after a huge fight. And until now, I still don't want to quit smoking some weed once in a while. It suits me better than alcohol. So I've taken some puffs in Dublin. The beer was too expensive.

But hey, this is only a small amount of tobacco, no? My skin looks better. Or I imagine it to look better, but that's fine a well. And I can breathe deeper.

I'm not the kind of person who starts smoking in the morning, but in a pub, it's terrible. After ten years, it's starting to look dirty.

I just went to have a tea in a Belgian pub, and could resist. It was harder though than during my trip in smoke-free (almost) Dublin.