BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 30 Aug 10 - 02:35 PM

Keep it up! Withdrawal may take some time. Stay away from the corner saloon.
Now I have to have a non-smoking room when I travel. Cigarette smoke has become almost unbearable. As my system changed, I became a strong anti-.
All restaurants here are non-smoking by ordinance, which is good.

Also all stores are no-smokng. Smokers have to go outside. It is fun to watch them dancing around to keep from freezing in cold bleak midwinter.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 30 Aug 10 - 03:50 PM

Chewing gum, Dan...sugarfree...just chew chew chew..

And some Worry Beads, for your hands....worry worry worry...

AND some deep breaths for you clean lungs....breathe breathe breathe....

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: olddude
Date: 30 Aug 10 - 04:10 PM

to be honest with you, I just don't know how it all will shake down, I went outside today smashing fire bricks (with my hand !!) practicing Kun Tao .. trying to work out my frustration .. so very unlike me. very very very frustrating

I will beat it, just one of those days today

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 30 Aug 10 - 04:54 PM

Like any behavior you want to extinguish, this one is better addressed not by fighting it (giving attention TO it) but by replacing it with another positive behavior (putting one's attention THERE).

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: gnu
Date: 30 Aug 10 - 05:16 PM

Dan... "smashing fire bricks (with my hand !!) practicing Kun Tao"

Ahhhh... you'd better get on the patch for that... sounds sillier than smoking.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: olddude
Date: 30 Aug 10 - 06:16 PM

Gnu
I felt better though LOL .. yea not smart .. those days are past for me also .. but at least I still can do it .. got that out of my system anyway .. like riding a bike all the years of training and teaching .. still there and not as rusty and I thought. But a broken hand would not be cool.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Slag
Date: 30 Aug 10 - 08:14 PM

Good for you od! Just think of those legal "pushers" getting rich off the misery and death they are selling. Stay mad at those bastards and don't give them any more money.

And stay healthy, man! You've got a lot of living to do!

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: olddude
Date: 30 Aug 10 - 08:21 PM

Hey thanks Slag
so right my friend .. gotta beat it for good .. no more of this stuff

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 31 Aug 10 - 02:11 AM

as Amos says - URGES PASS!

One of my friends was moaning about a significant birthday a few years back - 50!! Think of the alternative, I said & now she's even older & very happy with 2 gorgeous grandbabies!

Grandbabies are much better than cigarettes, & as Amos says - URGES PASS (worth repeating)

sandra


One of my mates got sober some years back following the AA program, but had to go to a detox to be rid of his nicotine addiction as it was so much stronger/deeper/heavier, & he was a very heavy 7-days, 24-hour drinker.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 31 Aug 10 - 03:46 AM

Hang in there Dan - Cant really appreciate what you are going through as smoking is something I never tried ! So I CAN remember the Sixties !

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: olddude
Date: 31 Aug 10 - 09:37 AM

Much better day today, my daughter and son in law flew home with the baby to visit ... so I am grand baby kissing again. My son in law took 7th place in the Iron Man competition and qualified for Hawaii in the world championships .. today it is all good.

My grandson is smiling, so is his grandpa ..

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: maeve
Date: 31 Aug 10 - 09:44 AM

Good for you, Dan. I bet I'd feel better with a grandbaby to dandle.

Keep going with your claim to the good life. We need you in this world.

m

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: jacqui.c
Date: 31 Aug 10 - 09:51 AM

Keep going Darlin'. We're all pulling for you.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 31 Aug 10 - 01:34 PM

you damn well better not break your hand, Dan. I expect to hear more of your songs. So when you want to pick up a ciggie, set up your recording equipment and pick up your guitar... ya hear!

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Little Hawk
Date: 31 Aug 10 - 01:38 PM

Hey, Dan, keep in mind how awful the cigarette smoke smells to your pals, the wiener dogs. They have very sensitive noses! You're not only doing yourself a big favor by quitting, you're doing them one too. ;-) They are all on your side, man, rooting for you.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: olddude
Date: 31 Aug 10 - 08:35 PM

Naw Tam, no more brick smashing. I gave up teaching that stuff a long time ago because it wasn't right to train anyone in it. Likewise those bricks never did anything to me to deserve being smashed (smile)
and I don't want to break my hand doing silly things .. so I won't do it again I promise. Much easier to play guitar you are right.

LH, never thought about that, my wiener dogs use to sneeze when they jumped on me after a cig .. you are right (Light bulb just went on)

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 01 Sep 10 - 06:28 AM

have they stopped sneezing?

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: olddude
Date: 01 Sep 10 - 09:56 AM

they have, they don't sneeze anymore ... LOL .. now they just want to sit on my head all the time ... Wiener dogs are something different for sure. I sit in the chair, they will jump on my lap .. then jump on the back of the sofa chair .. then slide down on to my head .. crazy critters for sure

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 01 Sep 10 - 01:15 PM

I've heard of cats sitting on shoulders & heads of people, but never heard of dogs doing the same.

has anyone taken a photo/video of them on their travels?

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: olddude
Date: 01 Sep 10 - 01:21 PM

I think Little Hawk will tell you the same. They are silly critters. My old one doolie likes to lay on the back of my neck with his head on my shoulder like I am wearing a scarf. Maybe it is cause their legs are so small they like being up high .. silly critters

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Tannywheeler
Date: 02 Sep 10 - 11:54 AM

olddude, live & be well. NO SMOKING. I also watched my mom die of lung cancer. Nasty. You were gonna head up the in-depth investigation of the toxic waste which makes up hospital lime-green jello. You gotta stick around for that. & did I see some reference to a grandkid? Talk about a reason to live & improve your health. Hang tough. Tw

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Ebbie
Date: 02 Sep 10 - 12:33 PM

It just occurs to me, Dan, that you have not 'given up smoking', you have opted for health.

Speaking of lung cancer, in the days when I was 'opting for health', a physician told our 'stop-smoking' class that lung cancer is a kind death compared with a death from emphysema.

I still didn't quit; it took another five years.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: open mike
Date: 02 Sep 10 - 03:14 PM

if it was 3 weeks on AUG 21,now it has been 4 1/2 weeks...!!

over a month, my friend...you can do it!

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Slag
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 01:30 AM

You're still on my mind, olddude! I quit at age 19! Nineteen! how hooked could he have been (you may ask)? Well, I had been smoking steady about three years and had a 2 1/2 pack a day habit and a morning cough to go with it, so I know! My motivation came from on high but I don't want this to devolve into one of those God-arguement things. This is about you. I'm just saying that WHATEVER it takes to beat this, do it! It is so worth it and we are all pulling for you and anyone else who wants to throw off the chains.

I remember that months after I quit I would find my hand flying up to my shirt pocket and I would see that and be amazed at the power those things had held over me. Whatever it takes man, win this one.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Ebbie
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 01:37 AM

Slag, after I had well and truly quit, one night I went out with some friends. It was a late night and we stopped for breakfast before going home. There were six of us and we were laughing and talking.

At a certain point I realized my date was staring at me- I followed his eyes to the ashtray: I was stomping my crust of toast into it.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Slag
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 04:17 AM

Oh yes! Well, hey! You can't beat toast for low tars and nicotine! lol. I'm so glad you made it off the stuff, tobacco that is (not toast!).

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: olddude
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 08:40 AM

Slag
you can turn to the God thing anytime you want around me. I am with ya man ... I will take the intervention from the big guy .. cause that is what it takes for this olddude for sure. Been a struggle still is .. fell off the wagon 1 day, went right back on the wagon .. I will beat it. You bet they hold power over you. I wake up in the morning get my coffee and look for my cigs ... now I just look for my coffee and and forget the cigs .. its nuts ... I read it is as hard as quitting some hard core drugs .. well never been on hard core drugs but it is hard enough for sure

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: maeve
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 08:45 AM

Any new songs, Dan?

Maeve

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: olddude
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 09:20 AM

Maeve
haven't picked up the guitar in 3 weeks. I need to get back to it for sure.

:-)

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: maeve
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 09:55 AM

Play that guitar!

Pretty please?

Maeve

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: frogprince
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 10:30 AM

Dan, maybe you should rethink this whole thing. Think of all the legendary greats who were fueled by their demons, and self-destructed in a blaze of glory at an early age. You may be ruining your chance to join the pantheon!

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Ebbie
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 10:46 AM

Let me watch my children grow
to see what they become
Oh Lord don't let that cold wind blow
till I'm too old to die young


(Moe Bandy)

The older I get the older a person must be in order not to appear young. :)

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Little Hawk
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 12:20 PM

Cigarettes ARE a hard core drug, Dan. They're just legal, so people tend to overlook it.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 01:57 PM

echoing Maeve

the thread title needs to change cuz it has been more than 3 weeks now.

your progress is under chronicalized.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Little Hawk
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 02:02 PM

Every time you feel the urge for a cigarette...reach for a wiener dog instead! ;-) Scratch him (or her) behind the ears. Rub its little tummy. Say, "You're the best dog in this town...perhaps in the world!" They love that, and it's much more fun than smoking anyway.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Slag
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 02:07 AM

You have the right idea, Dan. If you fall, get right back up. And yes, the "Big Guy" will give you the strength. I used to do some counseling work with addicts of varying substance including heroine, meth, crack, etc. at to a soul the all said kicking nicotine was the hardest of all. When you've kicked this one know that you can do anything with the right motivation and a little help from above---AND from your friends!

And for playing the guitar, do it! The more stuff you can do without the smokes that you used to do WITH the smokes the more certain your victory!

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: open mike
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 03:26 AM

keep a capo and a pick in the place where you used to keep your cigs
and when ever you reach for one you will find the other...

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Bobert
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 09:35 AM

Ain't it like 6 weeks now??? Maybe need a chnage to the thread title???

Brick bustin'??? Hmmmmmm??? Went thru that myself in the late 80s... My ex was a also a sansi... Okanowen/Shotokon (sp)... Got me involved for a couple of years... Rather have my hands not busted up, thank you...

BTW, keep up the NO SMOKING, Ol'ster...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 10:40 AM

Didn't Spaw claim once that he could bust bricks with his...you know...?

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: frogprince
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 10:49 AM

Bust bricks with a fart?? That sounds like a possible exaggeration...

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 08:42 PM

No...he just claims to be able to strip paint with those. And stop cattle stampedes...or rather, reverse them.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Jim Lad
Date: 05 Sep 10 - 02:30 AM

Congratulations, Dan!
It will be three months for me in a few days.
I've put on a stone, some people stink (I didn't know that) and everything tastes salty.
But it's done.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Slag
Date: 26 Sep 10 - 12:15 AM

OD! just wanted to check in and see how it's going! I'm still thinking of you and praying for your success. Hang in there Buddy!

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 26 Sep 10 - 02:07 PM

I think it wonderful when someone can cease a habit of long standing, so kudos to OD. I stopped frequent smoking over thirty years ago. Over time I have had, perhaps, half a dozen of those things--although none in the last 13 or 14 years. I never use the words "I quit" with respect to smoking. I may make it a regular habit tomorrow. But I think not.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: open mike
Date: 26 Sep 10 - 02:22 PM

Just thinking of you...when i saw this post from a friend on Face Book:
"To my very own shock my anniversary Quitnet reminder said that in 1538 days I have NOT smoked 31,678 cigs! I have saved over $6,336.00 (huh?... I never had that kind of money), and I have added 8 months, 1 day, 23 hours to my relative lifespan."
You might try adding quitnet to your support network!
http://www.quitnet.com/qnhomepage.aspx
Beat the Nicodemon at his own game with our FREE quit-smoking program!

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Bill D
Date: 26 Sep 10 - 02:41 PM

in the 1950s, as a smart-alec kid, I did some rapid arithmetic and informed my parents that if they had not somked, and had saved the money, they could buy a new Cadillac. (based on about 25¢ a pack and 5000-7000 for a Cadillac)

They were NOT amused.....

But, since health is far more important than cars, I applaud your efforts, Dan

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: gnu
Date: 26 Sep 10 - 05:19 PM

YO. DAN. You out behind the barn fer a smoke er what?

I hope not. I hope you are hugging the wee Dude and the weeny dog.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Little Hawk
Date: 27 Sep 10 - 07:46 AM

Give up cigarettes. Give up booze. Give up coffee. Give up robbing banks. Give up stealing candy from babies. But NEVER give up wiener dogs!!!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 27 Sep 10 - 11:48 AM

I like'm with hot mustard and sauerkraut.

Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 27 Sep 10 - 01:08 PM

Try that wiener with pinto beans and chili sauce.